Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-08-16
Farmer Senators at Home
FAMILY OF EIGHT WORK HARD
READ GOOD BOOKS AND ARE
HAPPY ON $40 ACRE PLACE

Mrs. Magnus Johnson is human.
The mother of six and farmer-wife of
Minnesota's new U. S. Senator-elect
has changed her mind. She is not
going to stay on the farm and milk
COWS 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 de
cided to go-and with her will go at
least two of her children-her babies,
Agnes, ten, and Florence, nine. They
will attend school in Washington this
winter-quite an unexpected change
from the district school not far from
the Johnson farm here in 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. It
was as a result of this that the report
became current that Mrs. Johnson
was not going to Washington if her
husband 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
depends altogether he says, upon
what she decides.
The 140 acre Johnson farm is a
typical Minnesota home, equipped
modern machinery; forty head of cat
tie, twenty-four of which are milk
COWS; forty Duroco and Chester White
hogs; 300 chickens and eight horses.
livery member of the family is kept
busy running the place, Mrs. Johnson
milking seven COWS at least once a
day.
Magnus Johnson was born il Swed
en- and came to America an immigrant
in 1891 Mrs Johnson, however, is a
typical gray-haired, pleasant faced
and ideal American mother, who
traces her descent back to General
Israel Putnam on her mothers side.
Mrs Johnson is very positive that
the nation is going to be surprised if
it thinks that Senators Brookhart and
LaFollette are going to lead her
fighting husband around in their legis
la4ve rankss He has mind and
ideals of his own, she says
The Johnson home loves books.
Every member Of the family is a great
reader.
Lillian, the oldest girl of the family,
will keep the house going when her
mother and father go to Washington.
Victor, 81 Francis, 10, and Magnus,
Jr., IA, will run the farm.
No doubt, l will have a very pleas
ant time in Washington, said Mrs.
Johnson, that is as pleasant time
as any mother could be expected to
have when her family is divided, as
ours will be, for the first time. Yes,
l am in favor of womens in politics,
but l have never had time for it. Six
children and busy life on the farm,
was all l was able to handle in the
last thirty years.
These are the things Magnus John.
son says he will favor and oppose at
Washington;
Favor fixed prices of grain, making
possible fixed profit to growers.
Favor diversified farming.
Favor government ownership OF pub
lie utilities.
Favor soldiers bonus; favor recog
milton of Russia; favor wage increase
of all railroad men; favor woman suf
frage; favor national budget; favor
brotherly love mongst nations, classes
and individuals favor any education
al measure which gives good books to
citizens; favor unanimous decision in
the United States Supreme Court.
Oppose the League of Nations,
World Court, military training in
schools and war.
Mrs. Johnson smiles and says she
votes YES with her husband on
every issue.