Mower County transcript., 1904-06-29
OTHER EDITORS OPINIONS

OTHER EDITORS OPINIONS
Faribault Journal: A Judge in New
Jersey has recently ruled chat boys
life is worth twice as much as q girls.
We know a lot of young men about 20
years of age who reside in Faribault,
whose opinions differ from that of the
ge-granting them the privilege to
pick out the girl.
Waterville Advance: 1t is related
that a druggist who is little slow
about rendering bills, recently made
out bill for young man, covering q
period of two years. First item charg-
ed was a box Of bon bons, a little later
two ice cream sodas. Among the items
of a more recent date was talcum pow
der and nursing bottle. How fast
time flies when it once gets to flying.
Fergus Falls Journal: The Republi-
can state central committee in arrang-
ing the call for the state convention
acted wisely in providing that the su-
preme court judges should be nomina-
ted first. This will have a tendency to
keep the selection of judges out of poll
tics and allow the convention to select
those who are best fitted for the posi-
ton.
Saltwater Gazette: War has been
declared on bill boards by the Minneso-
ia State Art society, and the legislature
will be called upon for aid in sup
pressing the erection Of bill boards, by
passing law that will hold good. 1t
has been suggested that tax be i'm
posed or that the size of the board be
limited as we'll as the places where
they may be placed.
Mantorville Express: Miss Olive
Burgess, of Austin, teacher-elect for
| the fifth and sixth grades of our schools,
made MantorviIle brief visit yester-
day and secured a boarding place for
the ensuing year with Mrs. G. H. Park
er. We learn Miss Burgess is very
highly commended by the faculty of
the Winona Normal, of which she is a
graduate, as being a young lady OF
unusual ability and requirements.
Rochester Post and Record: Mrs.
| Amelia Weed Holbrook of New York,
may her shadow never grow less, has
hit upon a device to make the crying
of babies a Joy forever. She would
have a tuning fork applied to the
| baby's ear just before it begins to dis
turb the atmosphere, and thus the lit
tie one will emit melodious tones. The
prayer of the fond mother will hereaf-
ter be, "Oh may my babe in tune be
found, like David's harp of solemn
sound"
Anoka Herald: In spite of the fan
cied gain to the poor man through the
installment plan of buying things it is
an evil. 1t is often argued that man
is able to have more and better house
hold goods, more books, more maga-
zines, better clothes, a better home,
more to eat and all on account of the
installment plan. These arguments
are all the work of the installment
plan boomer. The fact still remains
that man cannot live two thousand
dollar rate on fifteen hundred dollar
salary. Breakers are ahead somewhere.
Albert Lea Times: Mr.. and Mrs.
Mark Lowe and little daughter former
ly of this city but now of Greedy, Col.
are here for visit with relatives and
friends. Their many friends will be
glad to learn that they are enjoying
good health and prospering we'll enough
in worldly things in their new home in
mountain country. Mr.. Lowe conducts
a stationery store near the normal
school in Greeley and puts in: portion
of his time at contracting and carpen-
tering, his health requiring that he be
out of doors as much as possible. Gree
ley is a city about the size of Albert
Lea and situated midway between
Denver and Cheyenne, being about
fifty miles from each.
Benson Monitor: The telephone
fight at Willmar between the Minneso-
ia Central and Tri State companies has
resulted in victory for the latter COM
pany. The city council at a special
meeting last week unanimously decid-
ed to grant the Tri State Telephone
Company permission to install local
exchange and to maintain lines and
poles through the town on a payment
of $1,000 a year. Why there should
have been fight at all is hard to un-
derstand. All towns interested have
readily granted the necessary privileges
and without tribute. They all realize
the Importance of competition.
Albert Lea Enterprise: A number
of the farmers in Meriden and Deer
field townships, Steele county, have
been cajoled into buying $1,000 Nor
man Percheron stock horse. No doubt
the animal is fine one but what is the
use of lot of farmers paying from
$2,50O to $3.50 for such horse when
an equally good one can be bought for
$500 to 81, 500? Freeborn county far
mers have committed the same kind
of mistakes but we doubt if there is
one who does not wish he had never
been a member of a fine horse syndicate
before he had been an owner six
months. ri alz3@{ 1Hr-s + >szz%:-2. .esr==s -
II lie Roy Independent: Henry Haw.
, kins and the oSher delegates frcm Le
Roy to the big Lutheran convention aa
:, Albert Lea report an amusing Incl dent
, ofthe meeting: The secretary request,
! ed every delegate to send up toa biz
desk his rail road cred edentialslfor oonnt,
ersigning, to enable them to secure 8
return ticket at the reduced rate. The
! great auditorium was packed and there
81 was much haste and confusion. The
lsecretary finally rose and announced
! that there appeared to- be. 8 slightirrer.
! ularltY about three Of the crndnntiais