Mower County transcript., 1908-09-30

Fairmont Independent: It is claim |
I'D that Governor johnson has con. J;
tracted with Lyceum bureau to de- j
liver lectures in various parts OF the
United States for practically year. |
Whether be is elected governor or not
will apparently make no difference as
to his lecture engagements. Why elect
a governor, who will spend agreater
part of his time on the lecture plat
form? The state needs the services OF
man as governor who will stay at
home and attend to the Important bus
mess of his office of chief executive.
Glenville Progress: In travelling
from MYRTLE to Albert Lea Sunday to
see our sick wife at the hospital, there
came to our notice the utter disregard
for keeping the Sabbath Day. Teams
burdened with loads of grain and hay
could be seen almost anywhere be-
tween Myrtle and Glenville and to note
the churches so scantily attended.
One begins to wonder whittier We ara
drifting? Sickness and death all
around US and yet it appears that these
WARNINGS are little needed.
Providence journal: On this whole
subject of corporation interference
with legislation the people are in a very
suspicious and censoriOus mood. They
now know that one leading Senator
was secretly in the pay of one big
trust: they naturally next ask them
| selves, how many other Senators and
| Representatives were also in its pay
and how many other trusts had similar
ARRANGEMENTS. It is contrary to CON-
mon sense to suppose that the relations
of Mr.. Archbold and Senator Foraker
were an isolated case.
Caledonia Journal: We admit that
it is humiliating for certain govern
ment employees, after they have, against
the orders of the postot1ice department,
by fair means or foul: tried to warp
the honest wishes of voters, just to
have the name of having carried the
county for a man whom majority OF
they people do not want, but it seems
to be the height Of folly for them to
rear, rave and roar about it after the
voters have expressed their wishes in
the matter.
Waseca Journal Radical: The Jour.
na;-Radical wants to enter d protest
against allowing Main street to be lined
up one side and down the other during
fair time with such an outfit of sharp.
ers and tricksterS running games of
chance of the spindle wheel variety
that we had here last week. 1t looks
bad, say what you may, to see lot of
young boys being fleeced of their money
at these one sided games. We are
hardly in harmony with the spirit of
the times-which is to do away with
dishonest games of chance, graft, etc.
when we allow these games during
fair times even.
| Albert Lea Tribune: Sam Langum
the editor and publisher of the Preston
Times, is man of parts. He can roll
nis eyes heavenward and sing "Sweel
Hour of Prayer" with the same beauti
full baritone that in the "wee sma
hours ayont the twa'" he sometimes
MARBLES the jolly refrain "We won't Go
: Home Til Morning." He also has q
most wonderful memory, he never for
gets that a public office is private
graft, and he usually manages to have
an office or two stored away in his
game sack, not necessarily for publica
ton, but just merely az an evidence of
good faith on the part of the politician
who desires the support OF his newspa
per.
I Red Wing Republican: The sur
crossed the equator in the sky and au
tumn began OF Septrmber q, at 6 p
m. This is the instant known as the
autumnal equinox. The full moon oc
touring nearest that date this year. the
full moon Of Sept. 10, was known al
RI hu E.or
5 beIoro and after this date the nearly
full moon rose at almost the same houl
each night, so that ut thi" time th'
, evenings are made beautiful by All un
. usual amount Of moonlight The earl.
farmers of New England did not doub
that this phenomenon, was special.
designed for them, so that they nigh
! have an unusual succession OF brlgh
nights on which to gather their harv
i, est.