Mower County transcript., 1904-01-20
OTHER EDITORS OPINIONS

OTHER EDITORS OPINIONS
Emmons Leader: Dowie finds the
South too slow. Probably these slow
Southerners won't "dig up" like some
of the "fast" northern people, who are
under Dowie's rule.
Minneapolis Times: Men kick when
eggs good, fresh eggs-cost more than
half nickel apiece, yet there is more
real value in good, strictly fresh egg
than there is in a ive-cent cigar or
glass of beer.
Faribault Journal: Farmer Ben of
the: Austin TRANSCRIPT, who seems to
be gifted with a whole lot of horse
sense, has something to say this week
about stand pat" congressman which
is quite wellESworth reading. :st
WatervilIe Advance: The use of
tobacco bysboys is a serious problem
and one that should invite the best at
rentiOn and command the earnest ef-
forts of all who hold at it's high est
worth the welfare of the youth Of our
country. - ...>~
St. Ansgar Enterprise: 1t has been
suggested that the Rural Mail carriers
reverse the order of going on their
routes once month so that the fellows
who get their mail first one month will
get it last the next and vice versa.
Good idea.
St. Paul Dispatch: The New York
World finds that President Roosevelt's
popularity is "waning" in the West.
Well, if the present condition So far as
ponoauolf &c nnnnnrnn1 ic oo1(o1
ing" we would like to know what it
would be if it were "waxing?"
Sioux City Journal: A good news
paper cannot be made these days with
out good advertisers. What is of more
general concern is the broad fact that
a good town cannot be made these days
without a good newspaper. H. 1t costs
money to make a good newspaper.
Elk River Star News: 1t is new
costing at the rate of $38, 900 per year
to heat the new state capitol, and it
will cost more when it is ready for
occupancy. The state has got a pretty
good sized elephant on it's hands in the
new building, but what's the odds
when the people pay the bills.
Buffalo Express: Perry Heath gave
too many details in his statement that
President Mckinley told him Senator
Hanna ought to be the next president.
Heath dated the conversation at the
White House two days before President
had not been at the White House for
two months before the great tragedy
occurred.
Kasson Republicans: H. E. Vroman
went to Austin Tuesday on official
business. Just before leaving he
shipped a "bunch Of trouble" for some
one to the department at St. Paul for
examination. The blackberry brandy
sellers are coming in for their share of
the trouble these days, as the depart
ment finds that very little of the pure
article is offered for sale.
Rochester Bulletin: The mayor of a
neighboring town is reported as saying
that he will not close up the opera
house even though it is declared to be
is that "the people are sufficiently
acquainted with the condition of affairs
and must thoroughly understand that
| 1t they attend entertainments at that
place they take their lives in their own
hands" Isn't that cheerful view of
the situation?
St. James Journal: Last Saturday
one of our local contemporaries came
out against the gubernatorial candidacy
of Hon. Robt. c. Dunn, basing it's op.
position on Roberts only published
| ntqnl1 viz. GTf n)nofo1
there will be no governors staff during
my term of office" Military men to
the rescue! Fall in line! Forward
march! Down with this tyrant who
would strip off our gold braid!
Minneapolis Tribune: In little
home in North Minneapolis the baby
lay in its little coffin. The mother and
the minister were waiting for the
father to come home. They waited
un, il the shades of night were falling
when the mother took the coffin in her
own arms and carried it to the buggy
then the minister drove with her to the
grave. After the sad little funeral had
left the house, the husband and father
came home drunk and made scene
because he could not get in.
Mankato Free Press One and one
fifth of a cent on the dollar is all thai
the stockholders in the Star Petroleum
company Of Beaumont, Texas, get ou
OF the assets of the company, which
are just being distributed The con
dition of the oil fields in Texas led tn,
BOARD OF directors at meeting held O,
Dec: IL last, to decide to bore no NOR,
wells but to distribute all the assets O.
the company and wind up the business
i The capitalists Of Mankato who invest
ed about two anda half years ago il
this oil enterprise put in about $500,
coo in the aggregate. Now they ar
d $500. b -
American Farmer: It.seems tha
just o common, everyday, unregistere,
land INBRED or illbred steer, took Ia
Z, champ pionahip premium al The, recen
!, great sinternati ationat prize stock siioy az
held "a Chicago. This must have bee1