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twenty One counties In the
state took advantage of the seed loan
law enacted in the regular session
last winter. Twelve Of these counties
financed their loans out of available
funds or through the issuance of
county warrants. Nine others issued
bonds and sold them to the State In
vestment board.
A total of 6,5O3 loans was made
at a cost of $790,337.23 to the coun-
ties. On December 1 of this year,
2.4s4 loans had been paid, the total
of these loans was $353,093.42; re-
turned to the counties, $166,942.15.
showing collections to be 47%. Final
settlements are now in the process
of being made and it appears from
reports from the various county audi
tors that the final loss will approx
innate 500. or about a half million
dollars of the original two million
dollars appropriated. This loss is
because of the difference in the price
secured by the individual county
boards on seeds returned as against
the price which they paid for the
original seed, and because of the loss
sustained in certain localities by
blight and rust.
Old People Legitimate Burden.
The necessity for public hearings
on the advisability of enacting old
age pension legislation should be a
thing of the past. The public hear
ings should be for the purpose OF
devising ways and means to pay an
adequate pension to those who have
reached the age OF retirement.
Vivian Thorp, able and penetrating
writer on The Minneapolis Star, rates
space in this column when she says:
1T is not matter for bowling
about taxes and burdens and what not.
The people of any country, if that
country is so conducted as to place
them in such a position, are it's leg
itimate burden. Unless, of course,
the state would like to entertain the
idea of lethal chambers for the pain
less removal of everyone over 60. It's
wholesome thought that if you have
luck you'll be 60 yourself some day
and all this may be your own par
ticular problem"
Repeal of the law passed by the
1885 regular session exempting house
hold goods from the personal prop
erty tax is recommended by the House
Committee on Taxes and Tax Laws.
The Farmer-Labor Association and
the governor both expressed them
selves in favor of repeal, saying that
the exemption law favors wealthy per-
sons who have large possessions.
Relief Problem in Cities Critical.
A critical situation in the relief
problem of the three large cities OF
Minnesota prevails, according to rep
resentatives from Minneapolis, ST
Paul and Duluth, who appeared be-
fore the Legislature on Thursday and
made a plea for financial assistance
They implored the legislature tC
make available at once the $5,000,0OC
appropriated at the regular session
for use after July 1. 1886. The three
large cities need the money now anG
asked that their share be allotted tC
them at once to tide them over until
funds can be secured from the federal
government.
Ask Ala in Liggett Murder Mystery
The brutal murder of Walter Lig
get. Minneapolis newspaper publisher
who was shot down before the eyes
of his wife and daughter at the door
of his home in Minneapolis, Monday
evening. becomes a matter of national
Significance when Governor Olson anG
Attorney General Peterson joined in
an appeal to Homer S. Cummings, u
S. Attorney General. for federal oper.
atives to help solve the murder. The
governor also sent a special message
to the Legislature requesting an ap-
preparation to employ operatives from
some national detective agency in the
event Department of Justice men were
not permitted to function in the case
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