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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-07-31
BANK OF MINNESOTA
ST. PAUL, MINI.
CAPITAL, $500, 600
Profits and Surplus, SI65,0O0

wEH. DAWSON, President.
ROEsE. A. SMITH. Vice Presst.
WW. DA VISION JE4., Cashier.
FsOET. l.. MILLER, ASST Cashier.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-07-31
MINNEAPOLIS MARKETS.
Chamber Of Commerce.
STATE GRAIN INsPEcTIoN-wuEAT

Other Grains-Oats-No. 2, II cars; No. 3.
cars.
Inspected Out Wheat-No. / hard. IS
cars; No. l northern. 127 cars; No. 2 north
ern, 26 cars; rejected, 5 cars. Oats-No. 2,
cars.
THE WHEAT MOVEMENT.
The receipts and shipments of wheat from
the principal primary markets were as fol-
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-07-31

sued yesterday:
B Moore. 2-story frame dwelling Case
st. near Bradley -. e.. -. ......S5, 900
Fontaine, 2-story frame dwelling De
Soto. near Minnehaha -. 2, $50
Louis Anderson, 1l2-story frame dwell
ing. Payne, near Cottage. -. $3.50. 900
NJ Yogu 2-story frame dwelling, Wy
oming, near German ................~1,5O 500
jig, Magnolia, near Rice ., .............1, 900
-Four minor permits. Observation-Disclosures. 500
Total, nine permits 49,. $3.50. S11, $50
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-07-31
BoNDs-COLsING PRICES.

bUNDS-CUISING F'RICLo-
U. S. 4s reg. .....l237s NJ. K d T. G.5s. 1874
do 4s coup. 1873 Nut. Union IS. 1O2
do 4l2s reg =. 1O358 n j. c. int. ctfs.11I
do 4l2s COUP. 1O35s n. Pacific lists. 1154
Pac. Us of '95.. lib do DDS . :. ll5
La. stamped As. 90s4N. w. consols l4O
Missouri 6s. -. 1O1 do deb IS . 1lO
Ten. new set. Us. JOY Or Transc'l6s 1O6Ia
do do 5s..... 1O2 St.L., al. M. G. IS. 95A
do do SIS. 800. 73I2 iStL&SF. g. Mill
c. Southern DDS 10OSS St Paul consols u I2
Cen.Pacific lists. 100 St.P., CAP. lists. l. 4I2
ID. d R. G. lists. ll94I T. P l.. G. 4. r. 81
do As -. 49,. S2l2lT. P r. G. T. r. Al
Erie IDS ....... JOB Union Pac. lists. ITO
NJ. K. q I. GIGS. S4l2 West Shore. =. 104
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-07-31

The following real estate transfers were
led at the Office OF the register of deeds yes
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-04-18
To Satisfy Mort1aues.

NAYS LANDING, N. j., April A.
The misfortune which has come up-
onthefarmers of Germania causes in
tense excitement all over southern
New Jersey. Over forty families are
now homeless. Sheriff johnson of
Atlantic county has sold within the
last two days 200 farms to satisfy
mortgages which had been fore
closed.
One of the farmers evicted was
George Ling. His misfortune made
him crazy, and Tuesday night he set
fire to his home and burned it to
the ground, dying himself in the
flames. Another farmer, Fred Wers-
DO, has barricaded himself in his
house and announces his intention
to keep possession or die.
Respectfully referred to c. L. Smith.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-04-18
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The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-04-18
Rorebeck's Backbone Bent.
MI. Hynes Builds Fires under Him.
EnIrOp GpEAr WEST.

MI. Hynes Builds Fires under Him.
EDITOR GREAT WEST:
From a letter by C. H. Rorebeck,
Of Moody County, S. OAK, published
by the Sioux Falls Press, the Adrian
Guardian, and Robinson's N. W.
Railroader, l quote the following:
81 would indeed like to help form
an alliance that would teach peace
on earth and good will to all man.
kind, instead of arousing discomfort
and dissatisfaction instead
OF teaching and advising farmers to
believe that our lawmakers, our
bankers, our railroad companies,
elevator companies, packing houses
and manufacturing companies and
retail dealers are a set of Williams,
blood suckers and robbers = <
teach rather that they make it pos
sible to live out in this far away
prairie; teach improved methods of
farming, teach us to make twenty
five cent butter instead of the ten
,cent'article."
Now why is butter cheap? Simply
because the beef combine, and the
Standard Oil trust, have crowded
pure dairy butter out of the market
by oleomargarine.
From the report of the Commits
sioner of Internal Revenue for the
year ending June, 1888, l get the fol-
lowing facts and figures. The pro-
duction of oleomargarine for the
year was over thirty-four million
pounds. The tax alone on this ole
margarine was $685., 1855 and
this does not cover all that was man
Asufactured, for the commissioner adj
mits that fraud exists in making re-
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-04-18

ports, so much, that twenty-seven
million pounds OF cleo oil, out of a
total sixty-nine million pounds pro-
duced was unaccounted for; as the
oleo oil forms only 35 per cent of the
butter, it can be seen that this fraud
is no small one.
What is this olemargarine made
of? Oleo oil, an extract of beef fat,
neutral lard made from beef lard,
cotton-seed oil, benne oil, an import
ed article, peanut oil to give it a nut
ty flavor, stearine to give it frmness,
annatto to color it a little, borax to
keep it from spelling, salt and a little
sour milk.
Friend Donnelly would compare
this mixture to the witches broth in
Shakespeare. The oleo oil, neutral
lard and stearine is made by the cat
tie combine, and the cotton seed oil
is furnished by the Standard Oil
trust. This is how the greed OF the
trust and combine deprives the farm
er's wife of the recompense her toll
deserves, and cuts off her little pin
money.
OF this benne oil that is used, only
$4,000 gallons were imported in
1876, but the needs of oleomargarine
increased the Importation to 24S,-
S51 gallons in 1888.
And of course it is free of duty.
Farmers, if you want to learn close
figuring, and economical managing,
go to the trust every time.
Where is the oleomagarine used !?
In this again We see the power of the
trust and their allies. The Commits
sioner's report shows that it is most
~ used in the protected manufacture
ing district of New England. In the
coal, oil, and iron districts of Penn
sylvania and Ohio, and in Chicago,
where the beef combine holds sway.
The commissioner says:
"The great lumber firms buy it d.
rect from the factories for their
camps in winter"
Thus we see the Standard Oil trust,
the beef combine, the coal barons,
the steel and iron trusts, the stock
yards and railroads of Chicago, and
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-04-18
For Rorebeok and c. L, Smith.

For Rorebeck and G. L, Smith.
Ada Herald, Norman co.,:
"Mr. Comstock, who is considered
the tool OF Jim Hill, went to congress,
the representative Of the people who
are by that same Jim Hill to a great
extent debarred from a free market
for their produce. We have here in
the town of Lee, for the second time,
asked permission to build a ware
house on the side track at Perley and
met with the same objection as be-
fore, that we could not build unless
we would build one of 10000 bushels
capacity. When asking for permits
sion to build we stated that from
500 to $50 per car had been saved
to the farmers who shipped their
own wheat. He merely answered
that it would require too much roll
ing stock. That is all humbug, for
at the same time we don't get any
cars at Perley; they are not found
anywhere in the county. And this
always happens when the bulk of the
wheat is going into the elevators.
After that is done cars are plentiful
everywhere. So you see Jim has put
himself down as a 1at-footed bar be-
tween the people and a free MARKET"
And yet a lot of purchased hounds
tell the people that the Alliance agi-
tators are "demagogues!" Stripe
the villains with the lash of public in
dignation, and go OF with the agita-
ton.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-04-18

Ed. GREAT WEST:
l should like to ask C.. J. Buell.
where the money is to come from to
pay the expenses of our county gov
ernments under the single tax theory.
AS | understand his theory, the act
ual farmer is to have less taxes then
under the present system and mer-
chants and bankers to be exempt on
all but their real estate. The farmer
is to be taxed only on the land with
out counting anything for his i'm
provements; then the speculator in
land would be taxed the same. and
that would not be any more than he
is taxed now. The statement is Of
ten made that the farmers have to
pay the taxes for all the people under
the present way OF collecting, in the
end, and it looks as though they
have to scratch for a bare living.
And what better will the single tax
system be for them? OF course Mr..
Buell. is safe in Offering his 81,
because it can't be proved till it ia
tried. We would be glad to see those
Coal Barons and R. R. Kings paw
the taxes without a chance to stick
it to us in the end. q M
Things are evidently not going
right in this world of ours and the
only person who has suggested a
possible remedy for the evils is Mr..
Edward Bellamy, in his famous
book, Looking Backward" He has
set the people seriously to thinking
and talking. The agitation 81
thought is the beginning Of wisdom"
We wish every man and woman in
the land would read Mr.. Bellamv's
modern "Uncle Toms Cabin" If il
did not convert them to the doctrine
OF the Na%tionalists, it would expand
their minds and make them better
Q honest, and more charitable
citizens and neighbors.-Fairmont
Sentinel.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-04-18
EDITED BY MISS EVA MCDONALD.
s0Mu SINGLE TAX POINTS.

Dakota County Fa1mers' Taxes
In my last letter l said 1 could giveseme figures that would show lust
HOW oNe SINGLE tax would affect the farming districts OF the state.
" course you know that in this state the assessments on lands are,
maze separate IRON the assessments IN the buildings; it thus becomes easy
10 n t take the Auditors report for any county and in a few minutes.
the County Treasurer.
Here are the figures for Dakota County. report of 1898.
n = o oval assessed value OF lots and lands in the County. .........$ 7644, 1856,
rorsouaI l19l,295
nc Oa1 p|lson 1854, 24
r utai so erucuu1e and personal to be exempt by single taxi 2ss5,569s
oGal assessed al 1O53OyO54
Ii IN single tax were to be adopted in Dakota County there
~ouha pe lett on which to raise revenue only the total
land assessment 7,644, 4S5.
Q every dollar you now pay on land assessment you would
onen pay a m represented by $105 O54 total present assessment d.
vlded py $l,644,4o5 single tax assessment or 81 3S-a little less than one,
aonar ana thrty eight cents. What benefit would you get for this extra
your Dre Hnd! why you would be exempt from very cent YOU now paw
on your personal property, and from all you pay on your buildings and
other improvements.
You would also be exempt from all the indirect state, county, and mu-
axes which you now pay in higher prices and higher interest on
account OF n taxes on Industrial enterprises in the cities merchandise.
~ me taxes o n mortgages, banks, etc. But l will speak of these tax
you ne act tina most farmers would pay less taxes directly to the county
treasurer than they pay now.
Ihave the figures for Dakota County, but the average for the entire
state is about the same.
Take a problem. John Jones has a place assessed us follows.
Land $l,5OOOO, buildings etc, $500 90, personal $500 90. At ON ne
cent. his taxes would be $26; at any other per cent You can figure for your
eve ID list taxes under single tax are 81, 5O0x1 80. equals 500 70. Say
ing $3.50. If you only had 5000 assessed to buildings and personal
property you would gain 80 by the single tax at one pei cent.
But on most farms the buildings and personal property would be much
more one-thnd OF the land value, and in all such cases OF would he
cure the facts to figure out your assessment for yourself. Ask m e any
questions you desire through the GREAT WEST and will try to answer
them. - prr
P.S. You could build a new barn without increasing your taxes, O r
|patch up your henhouse if you wanted to.
The spectators taxes on his vacant quarter section would be 80 per
cent higher than now.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-04-18

Geo. Mennie writes to us that 'the
Beet Sugar business was tried near
Waupon, Wis, about Is years ago,
Q871). It was not profitable. The
reason given was that the climate
was too cold to raise beets sweet
enough to pay for work for sugar.
The factory moved to California.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-04-18
About Mr.. Bellamv.

"Nearly vail Of you are familiar with
Bellamy's Looking Backward q.
book OF immense interest to students
OF social problems" continued tho
minister. ut is not so much a, novel
as a moral force which has taken On
organized form, enlisted enthusiasm
excited faith, hope, and love. which
has commanded some of the leadina
minds OF the country, ard is looked
upon by many as furnishing in ito
scheme of nationalism the %secnlor
arm OF the kingdom of Christ ON
earth But Bellamy's book is .
dream OF a golden century soon to
dawn, a dream, however, which hoe
excited a healthful discomfort With
the present conditions of th;nns
While Bellamy's book is a dream o7 a
golden age, with bitter denunciations
OF present ways, MI. Howells' "a
Hazard OF New Fortunes is a real;s-
tic picture, admirably drawn. Of
things as they r today, especially
in the life Of New York. Mr.. Howells
the most skillful American ~portraver
OF the superficial aspects of life. has
given us here something better thon
his other stories. ~
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-04-18

II. R. Eagle & Co., OF Chicago, are
in the Market OF the Northwest for
alliance trade. They are thoroughly
endorsed by the Alliances of Iowa
and Nebraska-and the Minnesota
Exec. Committee have practically
done the same thing. Send them a
trial order for groceries-see their adj
~vertisement in this paper.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-04-18

There are 500, OoO, 900 in the U.
S. Treasury. Wait until Congress
adjourns and You will find that con-
tractors, bankers and plutocrats
have got all but the 40 million. But
the laborer and producer could not
get a dollar, ever at two per cent. in
tereSt.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-04-18

1t is astounding that the state ia
not ablaze with indignation after tho
exposure OF the wheat robber;os
made by the GREAT WEST. It s;mnlv
shows that what we have said ;s+rro.
mat the party papers are under tho
NUMB OF the robbers! No despot-
ism OF the barbaric ages was eaua,
IN It's unholy tyranny to the Amer.
can Republic.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-04-18

my AucAA VIII NOCco lOI lIc silver
bill, permitting even coin to be put
through the banks so the slaves can
pay interest on it, ought to be COW
hided.
A recent article in the n. Y.
World, by Edward Bellamy, on 1.-The
Coming Revolution" says:
"The agricultural interests of the
country are passing under the yoke
OF the money power quite as rapidly
as other forms of industry. The
farmers are becoming appropriated
by the operation OF something like a
universal mortgage system, and uh-
less this tendency shall be checked
the next generation of farmers will
be a generation OF tenants at will"
And again:
"SHALL THE REPUBLIC PERISH?
Such, fellow countrymen, is the
condition of political corruption, OF
social rottenness, of moral degener-
acy, OF industrial oppression, confu-
sion and impending ruin, which has
resulted from the overthrow OF our
Republican equality by the money
power"
Mr.. Tillman sends us a communica-
ton, replying to an article in the
Martin County Sentinel, which that
paper declines to publish-in reply to
a fling at the farmers. We do not
believe a local paper is justified in
publishing filings at the Alliance with
out giving the alliance "a chance"
Mr.. Henry Feig says, regarding
the necessity for a strong alliance
paper:
eve need an alliance organ that
disseminates alliance news through
out the state. You may put out all
the lecturers you can and their work
will only be of temporary benefit I'M
less continued by a fearless anti
monopoly press. l frequently hear
men say, DR.. Fish goes too far; he's
too radical; but a bad disease re-
quires heroic treatment"
There are 1910, OOO, 900 in the U.
S. Treasury. Wait until Congress
adjourns and you will find that con-
tractors, bankers and plutocrats
have got all but the 40 million. But
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-04-18

Some of the Pope County kickers
at the GREAT WEST editor may now
go and Snort under Mi. Knute
Vrolson's ear. We. clip the following
from a sickly local paper published
in that county:
Our esteemed citizen, MI. Knute
VrOlson, has been hauling wheat to
ThOrsOn with the intention of shin
ping q carload lot. He ordered his
car through the depot agent at an
early date, so as to be sure and have
it ready by the time he wanted to
load it up. He was promised the car
at a certain fixed date. When that
date arrived he inquired for the car.
but, alas, it was not there. Another
date was fixed, however, and he was
assured that the car would be fur
nished him. But he came there. even
that time, only to find that no car
had arrived for him. AS a. last resort
he stored his wheat in Mr.. Seney's
coal-shed to wait and see what result
the liking OF a third date might have.
The "third and last CALL" as the auc-
tioneer would say, finally came, and
Mr.. V. went up to load his car. But
when the "pizziognomy' Of Knute
was seen afar off, a council was held
by the depot agent, the elevator man
and MI. Seney, which developed the
following facts: First, Knute could
not get a car. Second, MI. Seney
could store the wheat in his coal-shed
to await further calls for a car.
Third, no other place could be had in
town where his wheat could be long
er stored. The conclusion from
above premises and circumstances
was that Mr.. V. vas forced to sell
his wheat that day to Mr.. Augustine,
the only man who buys wheat in
IhorsOn at the time. How much
Mr.. V. lost by the trouble and bv be-
ing forced to sell as he did, we do not
know; but it certainly caused him
great inconvenience as he lives about
ten or twelve miles from town. This
whole matter is somewhat mysteri-
GUS, and we are unable, as vet, to
say detinately where the fault lies.
The facts have aroused considerable
Indignation on the part OF many
farmers who intended to ship their
own wheat, and will undoubtedly re-
ceive further investigation.
SNORT.
We hope the sinless fool who runs
the Glenwood Herald, in that County,
keeps his %suspenders mended during
such trying times as these. We can
furnish him a dozen extracts a day
downing the "GREAT WEST" if he
wants them, and would like to have
him print them right after each ar
ticln of the above charactor
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-04-18

A people who will manufacture or
coin money and then shut them
selves off from use of it, except as
mortgage loans from bankers, are a
pack OF wcolly sheep-sheared an
nually.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-04-18

Any man who votes for the silver
bill, permitting even coin to be put
through the banks so the slaves can
pay interest on it, ought to be cow
hided,
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-04-18

w. w. Bean, of Westbrook, writes
81 organized another alliance in the
town of High Water on the 5th. Ole
Amundson, president; L. o. Flage,
Secy. Next meeting Apr. 26. The
GREAT WEST is the paper we should
all take and read. hope it will con-
tinue to expose the gangs, whether
they are Sprague, Scheffer, or any
one else. Sprague sent a circular to
the Secy of the Westbrook Alliance.
l say jump right onto their backs
and make the fur fly! Doctor, you
can't make it too hot for them"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-05-22
KILGORES' CLAIM.
Sid and Gabe Want Ten Acres
Out of the Heart of Mexico
The Present Owners
Not at all Uneasy.

Sid and Gabe Kilgore, sons OF
Isom Kilgore, all well known to
every old citizen in this city, are
setting up a CLAIM to about ten
acres OF property in the heart Of
Mexico. They were in Mexico this
week consulting with real estate
men and attorneys. They claim
that the land referred to was enter.
ed by a man named Smith. Smith
cold the land to Granville Viii.
liams and Williams sold it to
Isom Kilgore. Kilgore's sons say
their father never sold the land
and that the records will prove this
statement. There were thirty.
seven heirs but all are dead but
about six or seven. There is NO
widow nor minor heirs. The
property claimed,as we understand
it, comprises the Court House, the
LEDGER Office, the Ferris Grand
Opera House, the hole-in.the.
ground and ''Flat Rock" in all
containing about ten acres in the
heart of the city. Parties now oc
cupying the property do not ap.
pear to be at all uneasy about the
claim made by the Kilgores.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-05-22
Coming Napoleons of Finance

A most appalling sound was
heard in the nursery, and the as
tonished father, with his hair on
end, ran to see what was the mat
ter. He opened the door and look
ed in. Willie was sitting astride
his drum, kicking it with both
feet. Johnny was twisting the
cats tail and bringing forth howls
of dire agony. Tommy was whirl-
ing a rattle. Bobby Stapleford, a
neighbours boy, was experimenting
a fight between two vociferous dogs
and Harry Plugmore, another
visitor, was Jumping up and down
on an empty barrel, half dozen
other casual youngsters Were
pounding tin pans, and all were
yelling at the top of their voices.
"What is the meaning of this
unearthly racket" demanded the
father as soon as he could make
himself heard above the din.
"We're playing Chicago Board
of Trade" responded Willie. "Fel.
lers, let FER go once MORE"
And pandemonium broke loose
again,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-05-22
A Good Programme.

The second annual session OF
the Northeast Missouri Editorial
Association will be held at st.
Charles May % and %, Thursday
and Friday of next week. Mr.. R.
NJ. White, of the Mexico LEDGER,
the President, and Mr.. w. L. Reid,
of the Monroe City Nesos, the Sec.
retary, have prepared an entertain.
ing programme and have done all
in their power to secure large at
tendance of newspaper men. The
people of st. Charles have prepar.
ed a most pleasant entertainment
and will treat their guests most
Hospitality.