Mower County transcript., 1904-04-06

completed his business and normal
course at the Austin Normal, but has
not decided just what he will do. He
will remain at home for portion Of
the summer. Ben is bright, energetic.
a good business man and not without
experience. Success to him.
Midway News: On the strength of
the Pioneer Press claim that the guber-
material election is all over but the
shouting, it might be we'll for Mr.. Cass
Gilbert to further modify the new cap
itol plans to the extent Of having the
new swearing room enlarged, copper
lined and double-riveted. That ought
to call for another million dollars. /"
Wells Forum: We have no doubt
that Bob Dunn's platform is simple
and unassuming, and we are positive
that Bob is fearless. A republican
office holder who will scheme and fig
ure around to hand over all the state
printing plums to populist papers after
the republican papers have done the
campaign work free is certainly fear
| less. Bob is no friend of the republi-
CAN press.
Albert Lea Enterprise: S. G. Thomp-
son of Itasca will this spring set out a
I ten acre apple orchard north of his
house with 1000 trees, consisting of an
equal number of Wealthy, Patterns
Greening and Duchess, varieties which
he has bought at the Wedge Nursery.
The tract is very fine fruit land and
Mr.. Thompson will make valuable
improvement that is bound to prove
profitable i'll few years.
Renville Star Farmer: 1t is no dis
credit to MI. Dunn to say that he does
not measure up to the requirements of
the high office he seeks. In Judge
Collins we have the evenly balanced
man who has passed nearly half GEN.
tury Of his life in our great state, and
whose life is an inspiration to the
young men of today. AS a sturdy
pioneer, as soldier in the war of the
rebellion, as lawyer, as member of
the supreme court for three terms, he
would bring with him to the office a
splendid record of a busy and useful
life.
Albert Lea Times: The outlook for
labor in Albert Lea is anything but
bright. Those who work by the day
and teamsters are alive to the situation.
Several have already rented farms and
others are looking to the country to
provide them with work and wages as
soon as seeding commences. The total
number of clerks and Office help in the
city, too, has been reduced, for less
help is needed to conduct the trade and
merchants are as hard up or more so
than the farmers and all are forced to
cut their expenses to the lowest poss-
ible point.
Pioneer Press: It might be cOnven-
lent for the rural banks, but it would
be disastrous not only to them, but to
many other banks, if congress should
permit loans on real estate. The fail
ures that would result would "give a
black eye" to the enational system, which
has won popular confidence in it's stabi-
lity and safety, and would pull down
many another bank whose officers had
been prudent enough to leave real es-
tate loans alone. Congress cannot
afford to stultify itself by listening to
these pleas to undermine the whole
national banking system. It would
be far better to have the complaining
banks reconvert themselves into state
institutions.
Pioneer Press: There is nothing
that others hold dear and sacred that
Dowie hesitates to attack with scurril.
ity. No private character, however
pure. and admirable, is safe from as.
saults, in pulpit and in print. He has
no veneration whatever; not particle
of consideration for others; not an iota
of the spirit of love which characterizes
a truly religious disposition wherever
/ found. He is a braWler and a disturbel
wherever he goes. In Australia he has
J; hunted, yearned, prayed for trouble