Mower County transcript., 1907-12-25
OTHER EDITORS OPINIONS

OTHER EDITORS OPINIONS
Farlbault Republican: The demo
cratic leaders appear to be we'll pleased
with Roosevelt's positive refusal to be
a candidate, as they admit that it he
had been nominated it would have
been impossible to hold their party in
line.
Winnebago City Enterprise: The
farmer who has 160 acres of good Fari-
bsult county land paid for, with
number of horses, cows, etc can sleep
nights while the Wall street men are
tossing on the feathers, not knowing
whether the morning will bring ruin or
riches.
Atchison Globe: If every one in
your family is well, and yoa know
sleep without disturbance till morning,
that you shouldn't stop to dust the
floor before kneeling.
Lake Crystal Union: It is suspected
that there are a whole lot Of damsels
in Mankato who rather enjoy being
held up. Nine out of ten girls do not
object to being squeezed once in a
WHILE We will have to visit our old
stamping grounds once more and take
a hand in the fun.
Minneapolis Star: It is usually when
the yOungster is out of the bounds of
his parents domain and safely hidden
from his teachers eyes that the cigaret
gets in its work and the only way to
exterminate the evil is for the parents
to empty the childs pockets each day
and for the police to keep sharp tab
on storekeepers who have the tobacco
and cigarets for sale.
Fairmont independent: The men,
bers of the supreme court and of all
other courts should be selected from
those who never yet have been in the
employ OF the trusts or combines, or
who represent the special interests as
against the rights of the people. There
are men broad enough and who know
enough for judicial positions, without
selecting the favorites Of the railroad
companies and of Wall street.
Blue Earth Post: Minnesota's new
capitol which was supposed to be ade-
quate' to the needs of the State for all
time, is already overly crowded, if one
can believe the reports published by the
St. Paul dailies. A movement is now
Oh foot to get the next legislature to
appropriate one million dollars for the
purchasing of site and the erection of
a new building for the historical so.
ciety.
Mankato Free Press: The point as
to whether public sentiment in St. Paul
is favorable to the present policy of
allowing the saloons of that city to re-
main open until twelve O'Clock at night,
does not enter into the contention, so
far as the attorney general is concerned.
He is not to be guided by the desires of
any element. His action will be based
solely upon the law which governs such
cases. In this he will be upheld by the
people OF this state.
Heron Lake News: 1t begins to look
as though the express companies and
big city stores will be able to defeat the
proposed parcels post bill at the coming
session OF congress. The bill is purely
IN the interest of the farmer and cOun.
try merchant, but they may not be-
come thoroughly aroused to help along
the work. The express companies the
greatest robbers on earth) are back of
the move to discredit the bill.
Rochester Bulletin: The case of the
City OF Rochester VS.. Fielding & Shep-
Icy, suit instituted because of failure
to pay for defective pavement, was NJ t
on trial Friday as expected. Late
thursday arrangements we're complet-
cd between the attorneys and the dis
trlct judge, who is now in Winona, for
continuance until January 6, 1908.
Wjnona Republicans: The mother of
United States Senator Knute Nelson of
Minnesota, surrounded by her three
chlidren has just celebrated her 93rd
birthday at Deerfield, Wis. Despite
her advanced age she retains all her
faculties; is around her home dailv.
singing old Norwegian songs and
hymns and reading her Norwegian
books and papers. She keeps speciaI
track of the "doings'' of her son. the
senator, thru all the papers.
Waterville Advance: Odd Fellow
ship was illustrated in our midst in the
way that + y. Glass was taken care of
Dy our local Lodge and the Lodge
throughout the state. Some ten wears
ago when he was stricken blind the
Lodge here did all that. they could do
TOR him in money. and care and when
the Treasury was exhausted Bro, j. 81,
Burnell was sent to the Grand Lodge
to state our trouble and the Grand
Lodge gave Waterville Lodge No. ll8O
authority to ask aid which it did, The
Lodge OF Minnesota contributed the
amount of $875.00 that was known as
the Glass Fund. - =. !.
St. Paul Dispatch: A two horse load
OF hsh from q foot to foot and half
long stOO d at the market house TODAY
selling at four cents per pound. Az
Minnesota has 10000 lakes and near1v
an stocked with fish, it is easy to see
Maere tne tour cents per pound comes