The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-30

Cheerful Editor Foearty's" Sunny Dis.
position Slightly clouded by Water In
His Basement-The City Fathers to
8Iame-other Unpleasant Incidents Con-
nected With High Water in North Da-
kota-Growins Necessity of "preenaee"
In the FHckertaiI State.
The Cando Democrat has made mis-
take in calling Editor Fogarty Cheerful"
MI. Fogarty is far from hilarious. He
built his house in slight hollow. When
the clouds wept Mr.. Fogarty discovered
his basement to be full of rainwater and
found vent to his excited feelings, as the
butter firkin foated away, by jumping on
the city council. The city fathers in
stead Of bailing out the thought molder's
cellar. acted as who should say, go chase
yourself Hence, Mr.. Fogartys increased
sense of injury and anger.
Speaking Of the rains, there are other
Ioatastrophes than flooded cellars in North
Dakota. TO the Democrat we are also
Indebted for the account of the sad ex-
perience that befell Joe Leeson and At
torney Moothart, who took trip in the
country Tuesday on business, and came
home with fsherrnan's luck As they were
driving thru a coulee, the water came
into the buggy and they put their feet
up on the dashboard, but as the water
came up over the seat they raised their
feet higher. Mr.. Moothart says they kept
their feet dry, anyway.
There are interesting events in elderly
society circles at Miller, S. D. The ladies
are planning a birthday party for Great
Great-Grandma Hubbell aged 80, at
which are to be Great Great Grandma,
Reyes, aged 50, and Great-Great-Grand-
ma Sweetland, aged 95. The latter named
lady recently came from the east all alone,
making a trip of 1000 miles. Great
Great Grandma Mccarthy, aged 90, will
also be asked to this tea party These
ladies all bid fair to live much longer and
are today as clipper as crickets, bless
them.
If there is any work in statecraft that
Is difficult and dangerous, it is the attempt
to stop and field into first base one of
those large brunette bombs full of peroxide
and heldeviltry. When chemical bombs
are about give us a good. inconspicuous
back seat.
Prince Pu Lun, who is a shrewd OBJ
server, says he docs not see what now
remains for American women to gain if
lit be not the Acknowledgement of man.
Some of them already are at work for the
emancipation of man.
ment is when you look at the state of
popular feeling in Russia and compare it
with that of Japan
Poor John Matt, who has been visiting
the Mission clearinghouse for the last four
weeks, has been laboring under the illu-
sion that he is the deity. Mat was con-
s1dered quite harmless until he attempted
to run the world in the way that seemed
pest to him. but which did not comport
with the peace and dignity of the state.
Whereupon the police stepped on Matt
ana ne will hereafter attempt to run the
universe from st. Peter. Why is it that
man who thinks he is the deity almost
always acts like the other party? Pos
sibly the popular conception of the deifc
character is somewhat warped.
The Sandoun IN. D. Enterprise tells
of the visit to that enterprising town of
party with name that deserves en-
rollment in the New York Suns list of
remarkable American nomenclature. The
Enterprise says:
| Toby Toxic is in town today looking for pros
perity with big P. I. T. is one of our south.
! ern neighbors and makes Sandoun his regular
point for trade. Toby is all right and so think
the girls also. -
mean and INSCRIPTIONS contemporary
says slightingly that "Sandoun has pop
ulation of about seventy-five." This SLAM
der was refuted by the long petition nu-
merously signed by the citizens land some
others) and addressed ''to the Honorable,
the r. r. Commissioners of North Da-
kota,' asking for a depot" at Sandoun.
Only dudes call q depot a station.
The commissioners threw Sandoun down.
The Enterprise tells of their dastardly
work thus:
EVERYTHING ready for the special train to
arrive but the 29th came along and nothing but
the regular trains came and went. Consequently.
when no inspection party appeared, the people
here, like all other good citizens, retired for
their nights rest. The only wicked individual
in town is, of course, the editor who most of the
time is putting in time in the office. About the
hour of II pm heard the whistle of loco
motive and a train as in sight. Curious to
know what nightly visitors were honoring our
village with their disturbance that time Of night
for the by the water
found a locomotive, coach and sleeper Reply
Ing to our Inquiry, the conductor informed us
that 1t was the commissioners special train. We
were dazed, fguratively speaking. Never even
the idea entered mind that the commission
ers would sneak upon like thieves at night
We thought they were men whose actions could
be tolerated In broad daylight; but it certainly
looks different
Who did ever hear of state officials coming
upon official duty at midnight like the honorable
board of railroad commissioners of North Da-
kota did at Sandoun? Such officials should be
utterly ignored at the polls. We do not care
a particle what political color they represent.
1uelE dctlolls SHOW their disposition ana manner
of serving people who entrusted them with pub
lie affairs; who showed their confidence by
electing them to draw salary and journey
around the state in fine coaches with the latest
Improvements. What do these men give the peo-
pie In return? The village of Sandoun, for one
can say it was subjected to the most contemp-
tuous treatment possible.
We may expect to see the vote of San
doun thrown as one man next fall against
the present R. R. commissioners.
"A. j. r.