Mower County transcript., 1903-10-14

coroner haQ SAT on the remains OF w I.
Olson, the hobo killed at Harvey last
Tuesday, he decided that Olson COM
mitted suicide by trying to hold up the
wrong man.
Midway News: Those political
specialists who demand "clean cam
paign" while at the same time referring
to Governor Van SAINT as ''His Tubship,"
and to Ex-Congressman Eddy as "a
whiskey bloat,' are evidently looking
for "soap."
Hector Mirror: Prophet Dowie has
rule which reads, 'Do not talk about
things you know nothing about" A
strict application of the maxim would
prevent Dowie's talking theology, and
would destroy the gentle art of con-
versation generally.
Montevideo Leader: The editor Of
the Commercial thinks we broke the
tenth commandment when we washed
our office windows. He forgets that
"cleanliness is next to g0dliness" and
shows that he is considerao oly mixed
Oh the scriptures anyway. Does not
the tenth commandment say "Let your
| light so shine. -. ...-s-sss~-.
/ Adrian Democrat. A young man in
Bloom township blacked his mustache
with stove polish one night recently
and then courted his girl. The next
morning her face looked Ikea map of
Murray county with railroads running
from her mouth to her ears. He'll
| know better the next time.
! West Concord Enterprise: No Won
der that time is represented as haggard
and worn out. A watch keeps time,
. the chorist keeps time, the clock strikes
time, trains run on time, people threat
en- to do things on time if they get
time, at a prize fight they call time,
soldiers mark time, criminals serve
time, few can spare time and everyone
now and then tries to kill time.
| GAINESVILLE Argus: So far as injuring
him politically his stand in the Miller
case will likely prove strong card in
the presidents favor. The great mass
of the people are attracted, not by cheap
demagoguery but by honest and right
motives. Cheap demagoguery is at the
bottom of the opposition to the pre-
sident in this matter and all the peo-
pie see it.
Ell Paso Herald: With it's half billion
nominal, or common stock, selling at
% cents on the dollar, and it's half.
billion of preferred stock at 70, the
Steel Trust is not so much of billion
dollar corporation as it Was-half.
billion would hit the mark nearer
Nearly $500, 10000 of water has leaked
out of the concern. ,.-
St. Louis Globe Democrat: The
Kentucky assassin who fired the fatal
shot at William Goebel should have
been hung long ago, and he would have
been singled out and executed if con
spirators against the ballot had not
preferred to hide the murderer in or
der to persecute Republicans who were
elected to Office but robbed Of the places
bestowed upon them by the people.
| Shenandoah Sentinel: A young man
who has been married four years told q
reporter for the Sentinel recently that
he had not paid out SIS in money fol
groceries and clothing together since
he was married. That their butter an0
eggs had more than furnished these
necessities. He says they sold $l5z
worth OF butter, eggs and chickens last
yOeA4s ACAO 10 1lO GIOuUl0 1OE SuCQ
+ couple to get along all right. s ]
| Window Citizen: 1t is rumored tha,
Rev. Winter, who has been supplying
Bingham Lake during the summer
will be given the Wilder and Bingham
Lake charges, We will be glad to ge1
such good man. AS he is single there
will doubtless be many young lady con
verts, each Of whom will hope to b,
more successful than with our presen
pastor, who stole a march on his con
Z gregation and went to Indiana for hi
helpmeet. .:s =S.5.. B '...''-s 80
St. Louis Republic: Every citizen
rich and poor, has public duties. Z
every citizen will perform these duties
j good government will be permanent
advancement will be progressive AM
8 reform will be unnecessary. In th,
4 United States the people will be th;
B government, in all branches, SO Ion,
& as the republic endures, and their vii
must he supreme. They; can piy,
munich cipalities good government al,
I, preservethe organic law Of q city ma,
! be, but the government wi Il not remain
s TIA high standard unless good citizen
take active interest IA public affairs