Mower County transcript., 1904-03-16
OTHER EDITORS OPINIONS

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Scholarly jSdge at 81 st. Faults Paul. is being
mentioned for Justice of the supreme
court. The Judge is the author of legal
works of great reputation and certainly
ranks as high as any republican ]awyeEEss
so far mentioned for the supreme
| bench. .is.,
!. Clara City Herald: There is neWs
leap year game that is gaining greass
popularity. When you 60 to see your.
girl these long winter evenings take
along nice red apple. At the proper
time take the apple and toss it into the
air. IT it falls you kiss the girl, if Il.
stays up you don't. The girls like the.
game as the chances are greatly in Their
favor III
Pioneer Press: Mormonism, is not
likely long to flourish. A 'religion3.
intoxicating the principles it inculcates.
and appealing to the natures it appeals.
to has within it the seeds Of its own
dissolution. Such cults have thehss
periods of growth, bnt they wither
? rapidly when the first impulse is ex1$|
hausted and the environment becomes
unfavorable. Il
| 1nlltS ll7 Argus. ~ yOullS ltuy lttIs5
the Higher AL ebra class was asked to-
give a rule for adding decimals. She
said: 'Place the decimal points under
one of our upper grade rooms was exa
planning an example one day this week..
! He read: ave have given the base and
altitude of right triangle to find the
hippopotomus.' n
Montevideo Leader: We learn that
certain 'grafters'' are at work in other
| parts of the state trying to induce
school teachers to patroniZe what pur.$
ports to be the estate Teachers Read
ing Circle Union" They get the teach
ers' money or notes by false pretenses7
palming off spurious letters Of recom-S
mendation from prominent County
Superintendent and others. Our teachs
ers should look ont for them. A
. Luverne Herald: The merits of thes
merger issue will be in no manner af 4
fected by the outcome of the litigationH
| Whether the contention of the state ons
! the various legal questions involved isl
right or wrong, the Republican partysa
and Governor Van SAINT were eternallYs
right in. declaring that no corporations
I is powerful enough to override a statutea
OF this state with impunity, and that
the laws must be rigidly and impartial-f
ly enforced at all times and under all
circumstances. This position must be
steadily maintained. 4
Heron Lake News: The southwest.
ern Minnesota editorial association
will meet in Heron Lake in April.
John A. johnson of St. Peter, Joel E.:
Heatwole of Northtield, Frank Day of;
Fairmont, Edwards Of Tracy, Hunt:
ington Of Window, Bob Dunn 8
Princeton, l.. 2. Hunt of Mankato, H.
J. Miller Of Luverne, John King of
Red Lake Falls, a. 3. Allen of Morton,
Lynch of st. James, G. D. Belden of
Austin, and twenty or thirty other
rattling good boys will be here and our
people will see that they are we'll taken
care of while in the city.
st. Louis Globe Democrat: The
United States has no interests. treaty,
the Japan-Russia war trouble. She
has, on the other hand, decisive reasons,
aside from her hostility to entangling
out of the conflict. She does not want.
and would not accept, any territory in
Europe or Asia. No American territory
in Asia's waters or in the big ocean
which touches Asia's coast is in danger
prospective. Alone among the great
nations Of the world, the United States
is not directly affected by anything
which can take place in the near East
or the far East.
Fairmont News: If our farmers can
build and operate creameries and cheese
factories and handle millions of dollars
worth OF products every year, is it not
reasonable to suppose that they might
be just as successful in handling all
their own grain, grinding their own
wheat, butchering their own stock, etc?
Certainly, and the writer does not ex-
pect to die of old age before this great
question of trusts will be settled by the
farmers making it impossible for them
to exist. The cooperative idea is just
getting to work nicely and everything
points to it's advancement. The success
of the, system depends upon the educa'
tiOn of the farmer along social and
) economical lines, and the future, there.
, fore, appears brilliant
Hills Crescent: Had Bob Dunn de-
f clared early in the campaign that he
was opposed to the so-called merger
no political power in the state cOul0
have prevented his nomination, but in
stead of this he and his boisterous
| hackers kept making light of Governor
Van SAINT in his attempt to enforce the
laws of the state until some of his best
friends lost faith in him. His promise
to impartally enforce the laws of the
| state in the event Of his election woulC
have been received with better grace
had he not ridiculed Van SAINTS at
tempt in this same direction. This is
an age of law enforcement, and mel
who are not in harmony with this sen
timent should get out of the politica
path and save themselves the humilia
tion of being run over.
St. Cloud Journal-Press: A few days
. ago Thos. Harborn, proprietor of tht
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