Salt Lake Telegram | 1923-07-18 | Page 7 | "Ma" Johnson May Look after Farm

MA" JOHNSON MAY LOOK AFTER FARM. MINNEAPOLIS. Minn.. July li. When Magnus Johnaon goea to Waahlngton to take hla aeat In the TTnited States senate he may go alone. For Mrs. Magnus Johnaon haa not yat fully made up bar mind aa to whether aha will accompany htm or not. aha aald here today, as there'a tha farm to look after. "Looking after things" on tha Johnaon 140 acree at Kimball haa been Mra. Johnaon'a contribution to her husband'a career. He cava htmaelf that by anumlng that responsibility re-sponsibility and leaving him free to make hla campaign, yahe put him "over." Mra. Johnson doean't take any uch credit to haraalf. She may not be Intereated In womeri In poll-tlce; poll-tlce; aha aaya aha never had time to worry about aueh things. Mra. Johnaoa la a quiet, plala sort of woman. She wa born on the farm near Kimball adjoining that on wftlch aha now llvee. fthe haa never lived anywhere else. She la a direct descendant of General Israel Putnam of revolutionary war fame. She married Magnua Johnaon John-aon In llll. They have alx children. "The bova run the farm, and the glrla do the houee work, whlla I take care of the garden and the llveetock and aort of manage thlnga." aha aald. "We've got along very wall. We've only had to hire outside help once thle cummer. We had a man far half a day during dur-ing tha hay. The root of the time we've managed by ouraalveae Besldee looking after the farm Sand raising her children, she haa tlm to devote to the achoolfl o( her township. . They have a consolidated con-solidated achool up there and Mr. Johnaoa la clerk of tha school board. Between them. Mr. and Mra. Johnaon havs held that Job twenty-two yeara. but aside from that aha has no particular Interest Inter-est in -public affaire. After doing a bit of 'ahopplng. Mra Johnaon plana to return to Kimball today. She haa been In Minneapolis with her buaband for the laat three or four days.