The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-07-18
The Farmers, Picnic.

-asV "eoh NIleh we report ed sucn aud anu
enjoyable time the Foul III We were littls aware
that within so short time as eight days we
would have the pleasure of chron;cling an event
that completely outst.ips the celebration in
point Of number and enjoyment. Such, however,
is the general verdict Of the farmers picnic
last Saturday. No less than one thousand people
assembled here, and this number would have in
creased onehalf but for the fact that rain seemed
inevitable during the forenoon. People from ali
portions Of Brown county we're present, also
large number from Sphinx county. The Aberdeen
cornet band was in attendance and discoursed
seme very fine music. The basket dinner was
immense. From the amount of choice yiands
among the crowd and the quickness Of their
dissppearance we judge this portion of the affair
was grand success. After dinner, Mr.. johnson,
chairman of the Farmers Protective Union of
Brown County, under which organization the pic
mic was gotten up, arose and made speech in
which he showed how burdensome and death
infiicting the great monopoles Of the country are
becoming, especially the railroad monopoly right
here in Dakota. He went on to show the wrongs
perpetrated by the railroad companies on the
farmers as regards the transportation question,
and urged upon every man the necessity of
unanimous and unfinching action until their
rights are respected by these great combinations.
Capt. Hauser, Of Aberdeen, was the next
speaker, and made some timely suggestions.
His remarks were right to the point. e. 7.
Iaubman, also of Aberdeen, was then called for
he endorsed all that had been said and encouraged
farmers on in their great fight against the railway
corporationsr Carl Runge, Sphinx county
gentleman, was the next speaker. He dwelt at
length upon Dakota, her area, population.
wealth and resources and saw nothing to darken
the pathway of the farming community but the
gigantic steal in wheat grading and t tansporta-
ton rates. He was with the farmers to eradicate
this evil and the sooner accomplished the better.
J. D. -1ason, of Bath, then entertained the
people in his peculiarly comical, yet intelligent,
manner. he thought we would have, to reach
the railroad question through the Legislature and
impressed upon the farmers the imperative
necessity Of going to the polls and elect no man
except those pledged to support the farmer
Mr. Mason's views on this matter are eminently
proper. just as long as the farmers, who
are the people in general, remain away from
caucuses and elections, just SO long will our
legislature be filed to certain extent with that
class Of individuals whose sole object is personal
gain. The vital interests Of far1iers will be
overlooked. y. II. Barnes was the last speaker.
His remarks were principally confined to the
practical results to be obtained by farmers
attending the primaries and elections. he
introduced the following resolutions which were
unanimously adopted:
ssWe, farmers of Brown county, in convention
assembled, irrespective Of party, respectfully
present to the people Of this county and terri
tory that,
ssWhereas: Our legislature has neglected the
interests Of our farmers and workingmen, and
have favored beyond equity, the interests Of
capital and corporations; therefore,
s.Resolved: That the farmers Of Brown county
are dissatisfied with the pernicious class legis-
latlon that has been given in the past, and that
we hereby declare our intention to remedy the
evils caused thereby, and to that end wa invite
the cooperation Of all citizens, independelt Of
party or trade.
s.That we condemn the law taxing railroads BY
gross earnings and demand equal rights with
grain dealers and elevator companies, in all
matters of transit Of our products to eastern
markets.
s'That we condemn the now growing practice Of
consolidating railroad corporations with elevator
companies, which is now sSrking injury to
our common good.
s'That we require enforcement OF the laws for
grading os wheat as now on the statute books.
That gristmills should be put under strict
control, as to the grinding Of wheat and trading
| for four
The band plased one or two Of Its lively tunes
aft er which Chairman johnson announced an
other picnic to be held here one year from date.
This ended the exercises in the grove. A
game of baseball was played by the first nine
Of Rondell and picked-up nine from the
crowd. The boys did not play for any prize,
hence the interest manifested in the game was
not Of tho most exciting type. The picnicers
began to take their departure for home feeling
| that they had experienced one Of the most en-
| ioyable aud happy days Of their lives. 0ver
thirty coupiss at .,adsd the bowory dance N the
evening just enough FOR splendid time. Thus
ended the farmers picnic Of Saturday last.
Damp. muegy weather Of late.
| Rakes and forks at Humphrey Broa'
/ a. =. Allen il harvesting oats this week.
Mi. Miller has : new dwelling nearly