Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-02-05

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The other day. do you know, l
got the notion that I'd jest break
away fer day or two and make
trip down to St. Paul and Minnea-
polls to look around a little for my
own edification and pleasure. So
Aunt Melinday packed my brussel-
carpet suit case with some extra
buds. a comb, about dozen banker
chiefs, a shoe brush, box of Shi-
nola and about 3 weeks provisions;
cause she says, yer train might
get blockaded afore you get back
and you might starve. And when
l started to dress up says to my
self. "Si,' SEE you better put
on the best toys We got fer you can't
tell what you'll run up agin afore
you get back. Besides there's
nothin' like maxim people believe
you're some senator or county
Judge. You're more apt to get to
hold an extra seat on the train fer
your legs and luggage. So |
brings out spankin' new dress suit
as got from a young longhaired
musician as boarded at our farm
wonst and which Aunt Linda has
had packed down in mothballs fer
9 years.
(The suit in mothballs, l mean,
Of course.) I've never wanted to
use the toys cause the lower front
corners of the coat had been cut
away completely, probably for
patchin' purposes.
When l had squeezed myself in
side of that ere full dress suit and
had put on my old Harrison hat,
l reckon I looked about as swell and
dignified as any peacock you ever
seed. l had on pair of button
hook shoes, a patriotic pair of red
white-and- blue-striped stockin's as
my mother knit durin' the war. /
put on stand-up collar and an i'm
pressive green tie as l had bought
last fall at the rummage sale for Is
cents. Well, sir, do you know, a
Teller will strike a bargain at them
church bazaars sometimes. When
I'd got all logged out, I jest took a
look at myself in the lookin' glass,
and by gum, l put on a smile that
didn't come off till l come hum
agin. HE! he! Well, we'll! No
fool like an old fool" SEE l.
Well, l arrived at Minneapolis
safe and sound and proceeded at
once to look over the place, and the
way people rubbered at me reckon
they had proceeded to look over
me. know up hum when there's
a stranger in town we're all more
or less curious to know who he is
and what has brought him, but
we're not so rude as to gawk as
them guys did at me.
I've got to low that Minneapolis
is right smart place. Them's got
-four mills here as are the biggest
in the world and run out several
barrels full Of -four every day.
They have got three daily newspa.
pers besides Swenska Amerikansks
Poster and the Prohibition Press
Bulletin. There's a heap of water
as runs down thru the Mississippi;
river which generates electricity
that lights the town and pulls
horseless streetcars thru the streets
and all you got to do is to press ;
button or refuse to pay your fare
it you want to get off and walk.
| There is one thing / noticed anC
that is that there are more genuine
ISwedes in this ere mans town thar
you can shake a stick at, tho the:
haint as dangerous to shake sticl
at as the Irish, however, l reckon
There's one thing l noticed ant
| that is that Minneapolis got heal
better lookin' girls than Chicago
haven't spied a red-headed on
|yet, and Whit horses are scarce
IAnother thing; they's built up /
large, high tower on the city court
house in which they's put in a biz