The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1923-08-08
MAGNUS And
FAMILY TALK
IT ALL over
And Decide Mother Goes to WASH
ingtOn with Dad, Who Is Min
nesOta's New Farmer-LabOr Sem
atOr
VISIT TO JOHNSON FARM
Family of Eight Work Hard, Read
Good Books and Are Happy
on 140 Acre Place
(By Aleda Chamberlain

KIMBALL, Mimi, Aug. Mrs
Magnus Johnson is human. The
mother of six and f~armer-wife of
Minnesota's new U. S. senator-elect
has changed her mind. She is not
going to stay on the farm and milk
lows while her husband goes to Wash
ington. She is going with him.
The family has talked it over. Six
unselfish children wanted mother to
enjoy some of the fruits of victory
after 80 years Of hard work on the
farm, and they finally won. Mother
decided to gO-and with her will go
at least two of her children-her
babies, Agnes, 10, and Florence, 9.
They will attend school in Washing
ton this winter-quite an unexpected
change from the district school not
far from the johnson farm here liz
Meeker county.
Mrs. johnson and the six children
did a good job of running the farm
while Mr.. Johnson was campaigning
during the early summer weeks. 1t
was as a result of this that the report
became current that Mrs Johnson was
not going to Washington if her hus-
band was elected.
Senator Magnus Johnson is happy
that his wife is going with him. He
quite frankly admits that she is his
boss. Whether he remains in public
life after serving this short term de-
pends altogether, he says, upon what
she decides.
The 140-acre Johnson farm is a
typical Minnesota home, equipped
with modern machinery; 40 head of
cattle, "a Of which are milk cows; DC
Duroc and Chester White hogs; SOC
chickens, and eight horses. Every
member of the family is kept busy
running the place, Mrs. johnson milk.
ing seven lows at least once a day.
Magnus Johnson was born in Swe
den and came to America an immi
grant in 1891. Mrs. Johnson, how
ever, is a typical gray-haired, pleas
} ant-faced and ideal American mother
who traces her descent back to Gen
eral Israel Putnam on her mother
] side.
Mrs. Johnson is very positive tina
the nation is going to be surprise
if it thinks that Senators Brookhaf
0 and LaFollette are going to lead he
fighting husband around in their leg
islative ranks. "He has a mind an
ideals of his own" she avs.
The Johnson home loves book
Every member of the family is
great reader.
p Lillian, the oldest girl of the fan
B. lily, will keep the house going whe
9 her mother and father go to Wasl
le ingtOn. Victor, 81; Francis, 10, ar
MaCnus, Jr., IA, will run the farm.
70 mo doubt I will have a very plea
: ant time in Washington" said MI
- Johnson, "that is, as pleasant q tin
" as any mother could be expected
have when her family is divided,
ours will be, for the first time. Ye
l a min favor of women in politics, b
l have never had time for it. S
children and a busy life on a far
was all / was able to handle in t
last thirty years"
These are the things Magnus job
son says he will favor and oppo
at Washington:
Favor fixed prices of grain, ma
ing possible fixed profit to grove
Favor diversified farming.
Favor government ownership
public utilities.
Favor soldiers bonus; favor rec(
milton of Russia; favor wage incres