Mower County transcript., 1903-12-23

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State fair. Attending to official duties
left too little time to devote to the in.
terests of the paper. The usual con-
clusiOn can be drawn:
Chicago Interocean: Experts in land
location. and able lawyers have been
employed to formulate plans for de-.
frauding the government, and these
have been successful to such q degree
that 10000 entries of land have been
suspended on charges Of fraud. In ad-
dition, suits have been brought in the
to restore to the public domain lands
acquired by alleged fictitious entrymen,
acting in the interest of corporations
and syndlcates.
Northwood Index: A fellow who
years ago left Northwood for North
woods good, and who is continuing his
nefaFious business elsewhere-we do
not care to advertise him any more de-
finitely is himself advertising what he
calls his "Specialties" for the Happy
Christmas season, and here they are:
Pickwick, Maryland and Baltimore
rye, California, Hennessy, Vitaline and
Dreyfus grape brandies; Jamaica rum,
Acq uavit, Spanish wines, Gin fact every
kind of liquof you wish," and probably
all out of the same barrel. Isn't that q
great setting out for the days of peace
on earth, good will towards menp ..
Crookston journal: The people who
laid cement walks last season are now
aware of mistake made in the
character of the work. The smooth
finish which was specified in nearly
every instance proves a menace to
limb if not to life every time one walks
upon it unsh0d with rubbers. There
are places, and a good many of them,
where such walks ara like glass, and
already several persons have had falls
that gave them cause to fear injury,
although happily nothing SO serious
that those having cement walks laid in
the future will choose the rough finish.
Mankato Free Press: The system of
county judges is in vogue in Washing.
ton and it is said to work very we'll.
In Wisconsin the county Judge has
jurisdiction over criminal cases where
the accused person wishes. to plead
guilty. There is one advantage in this,
+ A man arrested for a crime is given an
opportunity to plead and receive his
sentence, thus he is not obliged to lie
In Jail for several months. Should
the county Judge be given the. work of
justices of. the peace people might
possibly refrain from "lawin' it" over
petty matters. They would most likely
settle their differences among them
selves.
Albert Lea Tribune: Sunday eve.
ming last there was mass meeting
held in Waseca to protest against the
, cigarette and there was an immense
crowd present, the theatre being pack.
ed. Addresses were delivered and the
law expOunded and there is to- be 8
crusade against the miserable little
coffin nail. Those back of the move
ment hope to drive the cigarette out o1
that, place, as an enforcement of the
law would leave very little in the busi
ness for the one who follows it. Such
movement could we'll be pushed along
here, as little boys are running; them
selves by the use of the disgusting littl.
cigarette.
Litchfield Independent: Seventyfivl
thousand dollars were paid out re
Gently by the state capitol commits
| sion for compensation for 81 dOzer
residences near the new capitol build
ing. The lots were wanted so as tt
make more opened ground about tn,
new building. Why didn't they get
complete site when the selection Of th,
location was made? The whole capito
job is a gigantic fraud from beginnin,
to end. When the new building wal
first projected it was to cost not q cen
over two million dollars, site and all
This was over ten years ago. Sine
that time five millions have been spent
and the building is not nearly com
pleted. It would surprise no one t,
find it twill cost, ten millions before thi
big St. Paul grab is finished. y <-:.. ~
!, Minneapolis journal: il Minneapoli
certainly was to be congratulated Whel
1t received the university instead O
fthe capitol. The university is worth,
dozen capit0ls; from a business stand
lpo1pt. . There are this year neatlv 4OO
students enrolled in the various de
Epartments Of the University Of Minne
Esota. More than half of then, cam
from outside Of St. Paul and Minnea
! polls u They. spend on. the i average
$4QO 9 year. Two thousand Eve hund
! red Of them, from outside the city
would bring into Minneapolis over
million dollars a year which, Of course
Is only small part Of all the none
iald out In Minneapolis as q result o
the location of the university here
i Inns institution is worth several mil
lions year to the business of this CITY
I Farm For Sole.
| Consisting Of 100 acres in good stat
OF cultivation. Good soil, good in