The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-05-07
WHY NOT REIMBURSE EVERYBODY
CLong Prairie Leader)

Oong Prairie Leader)
A farmer named Gustav Gormentz of Otter Tail
county, has had the legislative member from his
trct introduce bill to appropriate $14465 and VIM.
Peach another farmer in the neighborhood, has had
bill to appropriate $3.50 submitted, the proceeds
to compensate them for losses due to killing
turkeys their respective farms. In explanation
the two farmers say that the is protected
NAL and the state therefore responsible damage
by them. Coons killed turkeys the farms. Con-
elusive evidence is submitted that there is no ques-
ton of the guilt of the Hence the bill in the
legislature for compensation The fate of the meas
ures Is yet unknown but they open up interest
ing line of thought to the editor the Faront Senti
mel who discourses follows: "Why not avoid the
necessity of special bills for all such claims against
the state by passage of such bill this: bill
for an AGA to reimburse citizens Of Minnesota who
have or shall hereafter suffer loss damage. Be it
enacted by the Minnesota legislature that from and
after the passage of this act citizens of this state
their heirs descendants, executors, attorneys
signs, shall be entitled to from the state in
triple amount any loss or damage they have shall
larly as follows: 1. Loss damage to crops, cars,
persons property, wages, business reputation, chas-
tity character, health, religion peace of minds cat
tie, calves, cows poultry, parsnips, onions vege-
tables, rutabagas, turkey eggs ducks, geese, pigs,
hogs etc. 2. Provided further that payment Of
damages shall be made if resulting from any of the
following causes: Activities Of communists, pleas
ants criminals bootleggers skunks stock statesmen,
potato bugs black BIRDS cut worms rabbits gophers
garter snakes, mosquitoes, nose flies. angle worms,
bacteria germs, moonshine, hail. lightning, fire.
drouth flood theft, swine bank failures, punctures,
collisions, bad roads, blowouts by being leased,
tormented killed, injured, molested, annoyed in
terfered with by any all of them, including the
following: Bears, beaver, porcupines deer, moose,
wood-peckers, muskrats weasles, seat drivers
and poecats. 8. Additional for reimburse
ments shall be loss Inconvenience through dealing
with land agents. lawyers bootleggers justices of the
peace, chicken thieves which shall also include hog
cholera, unemployment, sickness lameness laziness,
law suits and relatives, judgments executions, etc.
f. Quadruple reimbursement shall be allowed for
time treading down of crops and trespass by agents.
candidates, petitioners agitators welfare workers,
etc. There Is hereby appropriated sufficient amount
of money, much thereof may be necessary
to carry out the provisions of this act Claimants
hereunder shall file their bills with the secretary Of
state and other proof evidence shall be required
Honorary discharged soldiers sailors (not marnes
shall be compensated in double the amount of or
binary citizens. This act shall be in full force and
effect of March 8, 1849 All matter not specific
ally set forth herein shall be construed included in
etc.. etc, ETC.