The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-08-17
MAGNUS IS BOOKED
SENATOR WILL SPEAK AT
GARDEN CITY FAIR
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Correspondent

! COrmick of the county fair board ac-
non Center and John Chapman OF
Garden City consisted OF u commit
tee who went to Kimball, Mimi, in
the interest of the county fair, to
secure the Honorable Magnus John
son as a speaker, as numerous let
tiers sent him had ELECTED no re =
Spouse. The committee concluded TO
exemplify that familiar proyero, III
you want thlng-"Go!--if not,
"Send"-and accordingly the above
gentlemen hit the long trail in the
trusty Nash for the home MINI
esota's new senator, about seven
o'clock in the evening. They ar
rived at his farm home. Mrs. John
son, whom FL. c. says is "a Real
Woman" informed them that Magnus
was out in the field very busy stack
ing his wheat, so out to the field they
went and found Magnus on a partly
finished stack. Almost before the
Nash came to a stand still, the notes
OF Magnus's ponderous voice float
ed down to them, with these words
which caused dlsmay to the com =
mittee: Am sorry gentlemen, but
can't take time to entertain you to-
day for have to get this big stack
finished before l quit work. then I've
got to milk twenty three cows, after
that comes a school meeting, fol-
lowed by bank meeting-No, No,
gentlemen l can't take time to talk.
But the versatile mind of the spoke
man solved the difficulty when he
persuaded MagnuS to let him stack
and Mr.. Johnson to accompany the
the other three men back to the
house and help with the chores and
milking. Thus getting time for a
short conference with the senator al
about eight o'clock. The stack be-
ing finished, H. G.. followed the trail
of the others to the line big up to
the minute barn, where he found the
owner and his wife and several OF
his girls and boys lined up, happy
bunch milking. AS the milk rose
higher and higher in the pail, Mag
he told to the interested listeners
his future plans. He was going to
rent a small farm about thirty miles
out OF the city, where he could keep
a cow a few hogs, chickens, geese
ducks and have garden and live as he
had always lived. He wasn't 60
ing to ruin his stomach as most
senators do by eating things served
in high toned Washington restaur-
ants. He would drive back and forth
morning and night. Having finished
milking, Mr.. Johnson took his visi-
tors to the house, on the way he in
formed them that he wanted to be
governor of Minnesota" as there
are many wrongs in the state that
needed righting. In regard to his
IQr0a OF Re .;
mary in June, he said that his mail
used to be put in his box down by
the gate, but now the postman
brought it right to his door in a spe-
cial box, "a bushel basket and the
visitors did not doubt his work, when
he brought out suit case filed up
with unopened letters, the accumu-
lation of two days. The senator has
hired a secretary and the mail is
sent to him to open and answer. His
correspondence are from all over
the United States and are mostly
letters inviting him to speak. Find
Ing his date book among his letters,
he scanned the pages, and after
moments of deepest suspense Sen.
Johnson tolk them that Thursday
he would speak at the fair in the
afternoon of that day, and with light
hearts but empty stomachs the com
mittee bade their host good night
and struck the trail for Kimball,
where they got late supper, after
which they started for home, where
they arrived at three o'clock in the
morning. Tired, but happy in having
attained the goal" for which they
had strived. Everybody is jubilent
in our little burg and are looking
forward with keenest anticipation to
August %, when a record breaking
attendance will greet the new sena
tor, who in less than three months
has become the most talked of man
in the United States, sonnets and
odes have been written and dedicat-
ed to him, several little poems writ
ten by his admirers in the village
have been published in the local
paper, but the following is the best
and most appropriate yet received,
and In scanning 1t over the writer
saw that 1t could be sung to the
tune OF Maryland, my Maryland"
and the writer would suggest that
copies of 1t be made and that it be
sung at the county fair August %,
as a prelude to the speech which
Senator Magnus Johnson will deliver
on this date. Everybody in this
and the surrounding counties are
urged to be at the county fair
Thursday August %, to hear Sena-
tor Magnus Johnson, the lion of the
hour, and second invitation is ex-
tended to the multitudes who will be
present on the twenty third, to
come back the twenty fourth, the
last day of the fair, and talk over the
speech for 1t sure will be something
out Of the ordinary, a veritable eye
opener. ..a -
The following is the poem written
by one of his admirers:
Who for senatorials laurels yearned I?
Magnus, Magnus Johnson.
The "dirt farmer" of County Stearnes
Magnus, Magnus Johnson
From California's far of streams
To the eastern home Of Boston beans
Was heard the Farm and Labor
dreams,
OF Magnus, Magnus Johnson.
Who on the sixteen of July,
Magnus, Magnus Johnson,
Rolled in a vote of thousands high?
Magnus, Magnus Johnson.
Who wrote his name in Destiny
Who caused the democrats to flee
And put to sleep the G. o. p.
Magnus, Magnus Johnson. l.
What schemes were laid for his de-
feat,
Magnus, Magnus Johnson.
And made the republican women
meet,
Magnus, Magnus Johnson.
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