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CbeCegislature to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to Proceedings o' the Week in the State Law Mill.. In the Senate. St. Paul, April 8-The house amend ments to Senator Thompson's bill In creasing the state aid to high schools were concurred in by the senate. The amendments increase the high school aid from $1,000 to $15,000 instead of to $1,600, and provide also for greater aid for graded semi-graded and rural schools. Senator Ferris' measure providing for free text books for school children in cities of less than 10,000 inhabitants was recommended to pass by the sen ate in committee of the whole. The senate, without debate, recom mended for passage the bill which makes it unlawful for boards of health to require the vaccination of school children. Representative Peterson's measure appropriating $18,000 to place the farmers' institute on a sound basis was passed by the senate. The senate passed twenty-three bills yesterday and recommended to pass twenty-two. One bill was introduced. In the House. The house killed the bill requiring the state board of control to keep books where the public may see who the bidders on all state contracts are and the amount of their bids, which are at present withheld. The bill of W. I. Nolan providing for the isolation of Juvenile criminals was recommended to pass by the house. P. B. Dowling of Eveleth had his Tion-partiaan Judiciary bill reconsid ered and It will go back on general orders for the further consideration of the house. It was killed Saturday, and yesterday Mr. Dowling moved a reconsideration of tho vote by which !t was lost. The motion prevailed EG to 25. The house acted on a calendar of twenty-tro bills, passing nineteen, and In the afternoon took up general or ders and advanced a long list of bllla to the calendar. W I In the House. I Bt. Paul, April 9. Two bllla de signed for the protection of laboiing people were recommended to pass by the house in committee of the whole. One of them aims to do away with blacklisting. It makes it unlawful for any employers to conspire to prevent any person from holding employment on the ground that they have been en gaged in a strike. The other bill is Intended to protect workmen on tall buildings. The movement for a training school for girls, separate from the one at Red Wing for girls and boys, was de feated in the house. The bill creating a state highway commission was recommended to pass by the house. In the Senate. The senate refused a second time to advance to general orders Repre sentative O. B. Sonla'B hill "!"v*i Leaders of Fashion *IN FURNITURE Styles change in Furniture as well as in othor lines, and the newest and latest productions in the furniture line always reach our storo first. What we sell is of handsome design, excellent material, per fect construction and beautiful finish. Don't you need a NE W BED? Here's a fine assortment of beds in oak from $3.50 to the highest. Our line of brass and iron beds is complete in every detail and the prices are the lowest. -sva--a cie odrtiioiisanic exmipuon irom ?2B a month to $8 a week. The senate passed by a vote of 34 to 17 Senator Eberbart'p bill, which lim its the term of thn field officers of the national guard to ten years. A motion by the author to suspend the rules and substitute a similar house bill was lost by a vote of 37 to 18. The bill caused a prolonged discussion when it was on general orders, its op ponents maintaining that It was mere ly an attempt to oust Brig. Gen. W. B. Bend, who was commissioned in 1892, and to elect' in his place Col. Joseph Bobleter of the Third regiment. In the Senate. St. Paul, April 10.Representative Dorsey's bill authorizing the Minne sota Sugar company to sue the state to test the validity of the sugar bounty law of 1895 was killed by the senate yesterday by a vote of 25 to 32. The senate indefinitely postponed the bill which prohibits railroads from raising rateB without the consent of the railroad and warehouse commis sion. The senate decided to place on general orders the bill abolishing the normal schools at Duluth, Moorhead and Mankato. Senator Pugh's measure establish ing a civil service commission to ex amine grain inspectors was passed by the senate by a vote of 32 to 17. The senate passed without debate the home rule charter bill. The meas ure raises the limitation of indebted ness for cities of less than 50,000 in habitants to 10 per cent of their as sessed valuation, and provides that in cities above 50,000 the indebtedness must not exceed 5 per cent, unless voted by the people. The senate passed fifty bills, the largest number it has passed in one day this session. General orders were taken up and no bills were Intro duced. In the House. The bill making one automobile ex empt from execution, Just as one wagon or one carriage is exempt under the present Jaw, was recommended for indefinite postponement. The investment of school funds In bonds issued by counties for drainage purposes is permitted by a bill which the house passed yesterday. Severer tests of kerosene and a new test for gasoline are provided in a bill which the house in committee of the whole recommended to pass. The house killed the bill creating a state highway commission. The house put in a busy, If rather uneventful day. Twelve bills were passed and one was killed, and on gen eral ordora considerable progress was made. In the Senate. St. Paul. April 11.The senate com mittee of the whole favorably reported the measure Introduced by the road and bridge committee which creates a state highway commission to superin tend the construction of roads and bridges. The bill prohibiting boards of health from requiring the vaccination of school children failed to pass the sen ate by five votes. The senate recommended for oass- Our line of Desks offers 'everything desired in price, design and substantial construction. The quality is the best and prices right. Refrigerators We have a full line of refriger ators at reasonable prices. No kitchen is complete without a re frigerator. Drop in and look over the stock. Sun Proof Paints A new line of Patten's Sun proof Paints, guaranteed to last for five years if used according to directions. Brushes, oils, etc. i Licensed Embalmer. jrs .V-.-A-C3 it a UW" meaiior tor any elevator company to adulterate screenings with chaff, dust or any worthless substance. The senate adjourned yesterday un til 10 o'clock Monday morning. Iu the morning and afternoon sessions early all the measures on the calendar and several on general orders were dis posed of. In the House. Protection for public officers and candidates for public offices is pro vided in a bill which the house in com mittee of tho whole recommended to pass. After a little fight the house, in com mittee of the whole, recommended to pass the bill creating a state immigra tion commission and a state Immigra tion commissioner. The non-partisan Judiciary bill passed tho house61 to 26. The bill adding a density test to the present requirements on illuminating oils, passed the house. The house passed thirteen bills and waded through all Its work in time to adjourn at noon for the day. In the House. St. Paul, April 13.A civil service system for the state dairy and food department is provided in a bill which was introduced In the house Saturday by request of the governor. It pro vides that all appointments In the de partment, except that of the commis sioner himself, shall be made strictly on merit, and that applicants must pass examinations before they can re ceive places. A new state office in the department of education is created in a bill intro duced in the house. It creates the" of fice of rural school Inspector, whose duties are to inspect semi-graded and the rural schools throughout the state which apply for special state aid. Among the bills passed by the house was Senator Hardy's bill mak ing amendments to the Torrens land title law. The bill was passed under suspension of the rules. The principal amendment takes the power of fixing the payment of examiners of titles away from the boards of county com missioners and gives it the district court. Three bills that affect the issuance of bands in St. Paul, Minneapolis and Duluth were passed by the house un der suspension of the rules. i enny is a rree iwan. Sioux City, Iowa, April 14.Charles Tenny, charged with rifling the mails, has returned to Cedar Rapids, a free man. Judge Shiras sentenced him to two years in the penitentiary, but sus pended sentence during good behavior. Equipped for Death. Ames, Iowa, April 14. Mrs. Jerry Field disappeared from home and rela tives found her late at night in the big woods near town. She had a halter, some matches and a hatchet, and was staking plans to commit suicide. Col. Bill Root, a frontiersman, a companion through his life of "Buffalo Bill" and a friend of Bill Nye during the latter's reportorlol days at Lara mie, died suddenly of heart failure at Salt Lake, Utah. I N BUYIN FURNITUR E You have two things to consider-first, Quality then Price. When You have made up your mind to buy a lot of furniture come in and look over our stock. We will quote you prices that will make the mail order catalogues look like very small change. Our stock is new and up-to- date. We believe it to be the best and most practical stock in northern Minnesota. Our stock has been selected with but one purpose and that is to supply a want that we were never in as good a position to supply before, and that is to give you something that you formerly had to send for. A visit to our store will tell you more than several pages of type. Go-Carts An elegant line of baby buggies and go carts of the newest pat terns at the very lowest prices. Don't make your purchase until you see our line. KITCHEN CABINETS BOYS' EXPRESS WAGONS WASTE BASKETS In Minnesota. 8 8 LAMPS All kinds of repair work neatly and promptly done. E. NAYL0R The ice In Lake Pepin has all moved out and the way is clear for boats. John Sinclair, an old and respected citizen of Villard, died of pneumonia, A mass meeting has been called at Warroad to organize a co-operative creamery. Merchants of Northfield will con tinue the early closing movement, at least until May 1. John A. Walker has erected a saw mill four miles west of Roosevelt and will add a planer. John Mcintosh has completed the building of a machine shop and Is erecting an office at Warroad. P. G. Chllds of Granite Falls has been elected superintendent of the Slayton schools for next year. H. W. Locke, a well-known citizen of Wadena, was adjudged insane and committed to the Fergus Falls asylum. Mrs. G. M. Lowell of Osakis died suddenly of apoplexy. She was a res ident of River Falls, Wis., in the early days. The Baptist church at Montevideo has extended a call to Rev. W. T. S. Spriggs of Park Rapids, and he has accepted. John Daily has sold his bonanza farm of 717 acres In Cottage Grove to S. D. Brenning and A. E. Linnington of Iowa for $28,4fO. The newly elected council at Spring Valley voted to accept Andrew Carne gie's offer of $8,000, with all his condi tions, for a library. Nels N. Raabolle, whose threshing outfit was badly damaged by the col lapse of a bridge over the Zumbro last fall, has been awarded $800 damages. Frank Putnam has purchased the Jonathan Irish farm near Pelican Rap Ids for $60 per acre, this being, the highest price ever paid for a farm in the county. Nicholas Wagoner, aged eighteen years, residing three miles northwest of Caledonia, was kicked by a horse and his right leg broken above the knee. Rev. Alex Chambers, pastor of the Congregational church at Grarilte Falls, died of apoplexy. He was forty one years of age and leaves a wife and three children. The charter membership roll of the Northfield Commercial club is full, as *K.- Mmitn+ian ~t OiO 1. k~ PiW^-' Trunks, to to to to to to to to to to to to 9tte Hmvn of tl*e Week Briefly Told. %*w-w & to to to to to to to to to to Telescopes, Suit Cases Valises, James Beatty is in the county Jail at Albert Lea in default of bail, charged with forgery. He is said to have signed the name of John Beatty to a note for $60, cashing it at the Albert Lea State bank. A new town has been started at Itasca close to the lake. About sev enty-five lots have been sold and a ho- &1 arooofo] ntnra envorai rCSld@RC99 Et c. Alter Ma 15-03 TiYou will find the Be midji Wagon Works lo cated in their new place of business. Their shop will be up-to-date in every respect. All new machinery and ||a full line of wagons, car riages,cultivators,drags and plows. Our horseshoeing department will be complete in every respect. If your horse is ugly or vicious we can shoe him just the same. If your horse is sore footed or crippled bring him in and see what can be done for him. When you want your wagon or carriage re saired, remember us. Our new location will be between Third and Fourth Street, Minnesota Avenueformerly oc cupied by the Scandia Hotel. REYNOLDS & SON, jg^Now Located at No. 114 Beltrami Ave. Bemidji, [Minn. x^i-caiter applications must be filed and members voted upon. The Chicago Great Western round house at Mankato burned and two freight engines were destroyed. The fire started in the oil room. The building was of no great value. Cuspidors A stock of cuspi dors at from 10 cents up. We have a line of Waste Baskets in willow and wire at all prices. Don't forget the Big Furniture Store with the Little Prices. Bemidji, Minnesota. &mGmmtt*m&*.mm m\ ,m to 1 and otner nuimings wm De ereexeu as soon as the weather will permit. At the biennial city election at Jor dan H. S. Schreiner, banker, was elected to succeed himself as mayor and C. Juni, C. H. Casey, G. B. Strait, Henry Arens, H. T. Morlock, Robert Small and Andrew Jackson were chos en councilmen for two years. The new city council of Detroit re fused to confirm Mayor Davis' appoint ments for city marshal and street com missioner. After he had made six such appointments, each one sharing a like fate, the matter was left until the next meeting. The CENTER O ATTRACTION is our center tables. In dasign many of these tables are differ ent from any stock ever brought to the city. The material is ma hogany, golden oak, imitation mahogany and cherry. In make and finish they fare equal to the best you have seen elsewhere at higher prices. Pass your evenings in a Morris Chair. Cf*rJ#v We carry a fine assortment of comfortable and stylish chairs which merit your attention, as they are high grade makes and are constructed with an eye to cemfort and durability as well as good looks. i 7 I I I I to to to to to to to to to to to to