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The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-02-21
Wheat and Flour.

We wish to call editorial attention
to the following letter. It contains
information of much value to the
farmers at this time:
Ed. GREAT West:
It seems to me that the great COM
plants in the low price OF wheat
could be fixed by the farmers build
ing their own mills, grinding their
own wheat, and in place of selling the
wheat, sell the -four and save about
Is per cent. of feed to every bushel.
Now l will give an illustration, and
if am not right would like to have
some one correct me. A mill that
will cost $4,000 will grind 1900
bushels in "a hours, expenses for
work and fuel to run "a hours, $40.
This makes 3 cents per bushel, we
will allow 5 cents and be sure. /
bushel of No. 1 hard wheat makes A
lbs. flour and 16 lbs. of shorts and
bran which is worth 8 cents, and we
will count bushel of wheat No. l
hard as worth 81 cents. Then they
take 2 lbs. off for dirt, and this is
screenings which is worth $40 per ton
when ground, or cent for the two
lbs. Now it will read as follows:
Screenings lie. Wheat &c
Shorts and bran 8 Milling 5
| SC. g :
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-02-21

A politician who gets into the Al
lance when it is on a boom is the
man to look out for.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-02-21

OSc.
This makes SO cents for A lbs. of
-four. This is about TX cents per ID. or
$1.3O per sack or $3.50 per Dbl. Add
to this 25 cents for a barrel to put
the -four in. We have $2.85 per Dbl.
1876 lbs of -four, two-thirds of which
would be the best fancy patent and
the other third the next best, if we
put our -four on the market at this
price. What would the people think
of the price? The most trouble with
this is that the farmers have no
money to build the mill, but if they
unite themselves they can. Besides
the legislature should make law
that the farmers in every town could
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-02-21
BOOBIES APOTHEOSIS.

SUGGESTED BY THE ELECTION OF CALVIN s. BRIO
AS UNITED STATES SENATOR FROM OHIO.
In sackcloth ashes and in shame
U Liberty, conceal thy face!
Deep ignOmtny sears thy name
And Crime usurps thy sacred place.
The wand OF gold unbars thy way
To highest councils of the land
Corruption finds an eager prey,
With Treason stalking hand in hand.
The manhood must indeed be weak
That can without a protest bow
To this false god Of brazen cheek.
That all but subjugates us now.
The schemer low, the moneyed dolt
With safety decency defy.
And. tempting popular revolt,
Inelr passports to preferment buy.
The choicest honor of the state,
rover vast, exceptional and rare,
Obsequlously now await
The mediocre millionaire.
Time was-alas! twas long ago
When every spark OF honest pride
A New Orld patriots breast could know
Was called to life and gratifed-
AS our admiring glances fell
Upon senate, which could boast
An intellectual personnel,
Where worth was.seen and valued most,
helSned purity, where envy dense
No motive could of right impugn:
Where rang the Pan-like eloquence
OF Webster, Benton, Clay Calhoun.
Now all is changed. Deep in the mire
OF barter base, the toga lies
Mean Pelf ignites the funeral pyre
OF every hope that freemen prize
Then be it SO. Pluck from thine erst
Unsullied brow the diadem,
Columbia! Thy domain is cursed,
And i'll BELTS thee such gem.
Forbid to brains and merit sway
From lowlest to Hottest place,
And, relegated to decay.
Let statecraft rot in foul Disgrace
Then, when the surging crimson flame
Grows on the cheek of Conscience dim;
When our once proudly spotless name
Becomes dishonor's synonym;
Let us beseech OF England blest-
Repentant, on our knees supine-
That Ger our country furnished cres.
st. Georges cross again may shine.
JOHN TALMAN.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-02-21

We understand that Mr.. T. C.
Hodgson has corner on personal
feeling against the GREAT WEST for
publishing the fact that he was try
ing to sell out his alliance influence
for salaried Office at the hands of
Albert Scheffer, and that he was to
receive salary of one thousand dol
lars torso doing-and stock.
Now Mr.. Hodgson must not con-
centrate his wrath upon the inoffen-
sive instrument of that exposure.
We mentioned his name lightly,
whereas the others claim that he
gave the scheme birth. Surely we
struggled against the stream of in
dignation manfully. This paper even
went so far as to decline to publish
communications on the subject of
breaking down the agreement en-
tered into with the National Alliance.
or it's Insurance Company, written
by Hodgson.
And when Mr.. Hodgson took us to
task for criticising the Inspection
laws-and when he declared over and
over, with great emphasis, that
Heaven had no remedy for the
farmers not contained in the present
Inspection system"-we let him down
easily, instead of denouncing him be-
fore the Alliances of the state!
Now it would be cruel and inadyis-
able to say that Mr.. Hodgson was a
fraud who managed to keep a fat Of
flee by intrigue, cunning and deceit!
Others have urged us to come out
and give the history of the past-and
it has been laid out before US.
Will Mr. Hodgson give his views of
the Inspection system just a year
ago? Will he repeat his words at
the 9Th Dist. Alliance, and give us
permission to publish letters?
This paper has been seriously SOL
icited to expose certain methods of,
and results of, his retaining the office
of Chief Deputy Grain Inspector for
SO many years-and his desertion of
the field in Traverse County-but
through all the past apparent ur-
gency we have said "No. The ALI
ance will take care of these men with
out having trouble. Let him 60
and if he has sense he will quietly dis
appear from Alliance relations-we
must avoid these personal encoun-
ters." It is true, as stated, that Mr..
Hodgson is retained in his Office be-
cause he is supposed to represent
the alliance.
Again, we regret that Mr.. II. has
turned his breath upon us. Our
course has been one of great forbear-
ance and kindness-and ANYTHING.
that would bring out the fire depart
ment in this case would not be desir-
able just before the state meeting.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-02-21
Burning Cheap Corn tor Fuel.

From the Iowa State Register.
There has been considerable foolish
discussion among the newspapers in
regard to the burning of corn as fuel
by Kansas and Nebraska farmers.
Some OF the ultra religious critics
contend that 1T is sin to burn any
articles OF food, a wicked waste that
cannot be too severely condemned.
This is mere quibbling. A farmer
can just as religiously raise corn for
fuel ii he can produce the corn more
cheaply than he can produce or buy
the fuel as he can rise timber for fuel.
Ii all the farmers of the United States
would burn up one-fourth of the total
corn crops for fuel they would at
least save an equal amount in fuel
at pr esent prices of corn and the re-
naming three-fourths of the crop
would sell for two or three times the
aggregate the surplus corn will bring
at prevailing values. Whenever corn
is cheaper than any other fuel obtain
able it is the very best policy for far
mers to burn it. There has been
over production of corn for several
years past. The world cannot con-
sumo all that has been raised during
the seasons of plenty. A large
"visible supply is being carried over
each year, and the surplus greatly
decreases the value of each new crop.
Dodge 70. Record:
Secretary's Report of the Dodge Coun-
ty farmers Alliance.
The Alliance met in accordance to
announcement at the office of D. G..
Fairbank, in Dodge Center, at l
O'Clock p. NJ, Feb. 3, with Mr.. I. Nor
ton in the chair.
Committee on constitution made
their report, which was adopted after
being considered by article. The Ali
ance then proceeded to elect the
officers under the constitution with
the following results: H. w. Norton,
Pres. D. O. Gates, Vice Pres. X. w.
Gamsby, Sec. E. Kent, Treas. J. L.
Lang, lecturer, and an executive COM
mittee consisting of one from each
subordinate Alliance. From Wasioja
Charles Darling; Kasson, c. W.
Pond; Mantorville, 0. S. Campbell;
Ashland, C. L. Chase; Milton, W. H.
Edison; Clairmont, J. A. Dodge;
Canisteo, J. Angus; Hayfield, Geo.
Bowman; Concord, F. J. Tibbetts;
Ellington, A. D. Barr; Westfeld, H.
Chapman; Ripley, Tim Lynch; Yer
non, Jim Amundson. II. W. Norton
was elected as delegate to the State
Alliance, C. H. Pond, alternate.
The following resolution was then
adopted: RESOLVED, that it is the
sense of this Alliance that the paper
known as the GREAT WEST, publish
ed at St. Paul. is fearless advocate
of the farmers interest and deserves
their patronage" The following
were elected as a committee on BY
Laws: C. H. Pond, E. Mead, O. S.
Campbell, VIM. Lansing and D. O.
Gates.
A vote of thanks was given to Al,
Gardner for his assistance in organ
izing the Alliance. Adjourned to meet
in Coolidge Hall, Kasson, the third
Thursday in February at l O'Clock
p. m.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-02-21

The Dundee Nursery has special
line OF evergreens for the spring of
1890. Send to them for catalogues,
etc.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-02-21
ST.. PAUL, MINI, FEB. 21, 1890.

Headquarters OF the GREAT WEST
during the State Alliance, March 4th
to 7th, after Monday, at the Claren-
don Hotel, first floor above office
Monday "open house" at 75S
Wabasha, six or seven blocks above
the capitol.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-02-21
MankatO Journal:

Mankato Journal:
Occasionally we hear laboring
men or farmers say that they
are not so cranky as to believe
that organization is the thing
for them to do. They have lived
for years, and have managed to
support their families, while it is
true they do not possess as much
wealth as they would like, or,
perhaps, as much as they earned,
yet they should be reasonably
satisfied. The fact Of being "rea-
sonably satisfied" is the trouble
with the industrial classes. They
have been too much PERSONALLY
satisfied, SO much so as to stand
perfectly still while monopoly in
various forms has hedged up to
these individuals and quietly
stolen from them what they, the
Industrial classes, had rightly
earned. This systematic robbery
has been going on for years !;
sometimes it has been known by
one name, and sometimes by an
other, but as to it's effects, al
ways damaging and disastrous.
The worst high-handed rob-
berry these days goes under the
name of protective tariff. 1t
is the boss King of the robberies,
and enables other thieving trusts
and combinations to flourish on
our soil, as prolific as a green
bay tree, and yet the masses
submit to the exactions, deluded
by the plea of patriotism Or pro-
tecting our home Industries.
How can the farmer expect laws
made by Congress to cover their
wants when it is rare thing that a
farmer is sent there, or if one is, has
no one to help him but is practically
alone, a bee in a hornets nest, and is
soon convinced that the farmers have
few friends there They must learn
to attend to their own business, or it
will not be taken care of. There are
farmers enough to control more than
three-fourths of all who are sent
there, and either direct or otherwise,
could control them all if they will
try to do it. If they are like drones,
as they generally are, they have
none to blame but themselves for be-
ing taxed to death and given little
or nothing for it. The farmers are
organizing to a limited extent, but
not one in ten through the nation
yet belong to any organization az
live, active members, working for
themselves and their families, and
trying to help with their head and
their hands, as all could and should
The Co-operator:
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-02-21

Entered as second class matter at the ST. Paul
POstOfhce.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1890-04-17
NO22I3
A SUCCESSFUL LAUNCH.
SCHOONER ssA. e.. gEgLFORD,,
IN THE RIVER.
"A Delightful Launching at Rice
Brothers Ship Yard Thurs
day Afternoon.

Thursday was a most delightful day
for launch, and at two o'clock in the
afternoon there was large number
present at Rice Brothers ship yard, te
witness the launching of the pretty
new schooner, which has just been
built, Among the spectators were
many ladies, and they seemed to
thoroughly enjoy the occasion. The
handsome little schooner sat perched
upon the ways, awaiting its release,
when it was to glide off in the waters
OF the Cohansey. The shapely hull
was painted pure white, with green
trimmings, and from her topmasts
1oated the American flag, and a
streamer upon which was the name
"a. g. Mulford," after her captain and
owner
a reporter was permitted to go upon
the deck and inspect the natty craft
She is thirty-eight and half Feet keel
and sixteen feet beam, with 4 feet six
inches depth of hold Her tonnage is
1875. Everything is compacta and neat.
The cabin is a model, fitted up with
every possible convenience, and will
make pleasant home for the crew
while on the waters.
AT two O'Clock there was great
hammering among the blocks under
meath the vessel, and five minutes later
there was a sound of saving, followed
by cry from the spectators on shore
There she goes" and the vessel
gIided smoothly down the ways rap
idly, and just as the stein took water
Sheriff B. F. Shaw, standing forward
with an uplifted bottle of champagre
in his hand, called out the name 81.
g. Mulford' and the bottle was broke D.
and the new vessel was christened.
Just as the launching took place, thrt
cameras caught photographs of the
vessel.
The vessel was built for the oyster
trade, and sailed for Maurice River
Cove this morning, where she will ii.a-
mediately begin catching oysters for
market. The crew of the "Mulfordi is
as follows: Captain, Albert G. Mul-
ford; Mate, Richard Marshall; steward,
Henry Duffield; Sailors, Daniel Robin
son and Harry Sipps. The owner.
Capt. Mulford, lives in Cedarvile.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1890-04-17
To Suppress Vice.

The City Council of Millville, has ap-
propriated to the Law and Order So
ciety of that city, 5000 for the suppress
sion of vice. 1t is claimed by members
of Millville Council that there are
scores of "Speak-easies" in the city,
where liquor is easily obtainable, and
the Mayor claims his police have no
authority to ferret out the law breakers
without formal complaint is made by
some citizen. One member of the
Council suggested that the police be
offered reward OF $40 for each Speak
easy" broken up, but objection was
made on the ground that if all the
places where rum was sold in Millville,
cost the city $40 each, the town would
be bankrupt. And Millville is tenn
perance city.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1890-04-17

The Toledo, Iowa, Chronicle pub
lished the death Of Herman Sockwell,
brother of Rev. E. H. Sockwell, who
years since lived in Cumber aud Co.,
and the family is well known The de-
ceased is relative of Daniel A. Bowen,
of Whipple's drug store. The Toledo
paper published the account of the
death, which was the result of shoot
ing assault by roughs. Mr. Sockwell
kept boarding house in Colorado,
and the roughs who killed him entered
the place and insulted Mrs. Sockwell,
and the victim was killed while de-
Tending his wife. He was thirty-five
years OF age, and bore an excellent
reputation.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1890-04-17
Ministers and License.

The Methodist ministers at their
weekly meeting Monday, at 131 Fed
eral Street, Camden, had lively time
discussing the excise question.
During the late political campaign
resolution was adopted condemning
the citizens movement. Considerable
discussion took place after the resolu-
tion was presented, as many of the
ministers and lay members of the
church were deeply interested in the
citizens ticket The question at the
time was as to whether or not the
dis cipline of the Church would permit
member, as an Excise Commissioner,
to vote for licensing a saloon, Both
sides received considerable support.
Monday the entire session was de-
voted to the discussion of resolution
introduced to the effect, THAT the
discipline of the Methodist Episcopal
Church provides no authority, for the
expulsion of men who vote for license
in an Official capacity"
Those who favored the resolution
we're Rev. ]. L. Sooy, DR., G. II. White
lock, Rev. DR.. w. F. Herr and Rev.
DR.. B. c. Lippincott. Those who op-
posed were Rev. Jesse Stills, Rev. W.
A. Allen and Rev. w. H. Morrel. The
resolution was not adopted, the sub
ject being left for individual opinion.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1890-04-17
A lauOd Suggestion.

The Atlantic ReuaeD makes this ex.
cellent suggestion: Friday afternoon
is set apart for reeitations in the public
schools, why no. interject few patri-
oti, songs and reeitations, instead of
leaving these things to ,he one day OF
all the year-Arbor Day. Boys and
girls will make better men and women
if their minds ere inst -''' patri-
otto thoughts i'll school. Every pu0hc
school should have thestars and stripes
above it and instruction in patriotism
within its walls.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1890-04-17
New Business.

A gentleman from Woodbury., by
the name OF Bolton, is in this city
making arrangements to open bust.
ness in this city, in Grosscup's build
ing, He is to carry on the business of
ladies' fast black goods and gents
furnishing goods. Mr.. Bolton is live
business man and will open first class
line of excellent goods in the hand
some new store recently re-modelled in
Mr.. Grosscup's building. Harry Os-
born. of G. R. Soul & Son store, is to
handsomely paper the store, and it
will soon be open to the public.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1890-04-17
A RUNAWAY.

Charles HetZell, of Deerfeld, was
driving to Bridgeton, Saturday, when
his horse became frightened on North
Pearl street, and started to run Mr..
Hetzell was thrown out of the wagon,
and one of his legs quite much injured.
The horse continued with the Wagon
and turned into Irving avenue, and
was soon after stopped, with but little
damage to the wagon. A lot of eggs
were broken.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1890-04-17
BRIDGETON N j, THURSDAY, APRIL IT, 1890
proval by the Secretary of the Treas
rJrV of Sneh sita

proval by the Secretary of the Treas
ury of such site.
NO money appropriated by this act
shall be available, except as hereinbe-
fore provided, until valid title to the
site for said building shall be vested in
United States, nor until the State of
New Jersey shall have ceded to the
United States exclusive jurisdiction
over the same, during the time the
United States shall be or remain the
owner thereof, for all purposes except
the administration of the criminal
laws of said State and the service of
civil process therein.
After the said site shall have been
paid for and the sketch-plans and de-
tailed estimates for the building shall
have been prepared by the Supervis-
ing Architect and approved by the
Secretary of the Treasury, the Secre-
tary of the Interior, and the Postmas-
ter-General, the balance of said appro-
priatiop shall be available for the erec-
tion and completion of the building,
including fire-proof vaults, heating
and ventllating apparatus, elevators,
ana approaches.
The building shall be unexposcd to
uduBel lrolu nre Oy an open space OF
at least 40 feet on each side, including
streets and alleys.
The amendment was agreed to.
The bill was reported to the Senate
as amended, and tho amendment was
concurred in.
The bill was ordered to be engrossed
for Third reading, read the third
time, and passed.
The title of the bill was amended so
as 20 read: "A bill to provide for the
purchase of site, and the erection of
a public building thereon, in Bridge
ton, in the State of New jersey"
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1890-04-17
BIG FIRE VINELAND.
valuable Residence and Out
buildings Destroyed.

VINELAND. April 1.-The most de-
structive fire that has visited this
place for sometime, occurred early yes
terday morning, when the palatial res
idence and all the outbuildings on the
beautiful place belonging to Mr.. Ma
son, the patentee of Mason's jars, were
burned. How the fire originated is a
mystery that may never be solved,
though every effort is beiog made
toward that end.
The fire was discovered about
O'Clock yesterday morning, but before
any assistance could be rendered, ,everv
building on the place was mass of
flame. None of the family or the ser
wants were at home. Where they were
is not known, or where the fire origin
ated Is matter of mystery. All the
handsome furniture, as well as the
house, the stock, horses and elegant
carriages, and valuable implements in
the stables aud barns, were destroyed,
and by daylight not vestige of any
thing about the place except the
scorched trees On the lawn remained
The loss is estimated at from $40, 600 to
$25, 900. The buildings were all well
insured
The Mason mansion was one of the
handsomest 10 this vicinity. 1t was
mile or so out Of Vineland, and the
lawns and buildings surrounding it
were a source of pride to Vinelanders,
and the admiration of the people in
general for miles around.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1890-04-17

Thursday there was surprise party
at Mrs. E, J. McNichols', in honor of
her sons, Chas. E. McNichols' 10Th
birthday. There were several present,
(aud the party would have been sue
cess, had not a smart parsonage taken
the privilege of informing Charlie of
iD. There was great deal of fun,
and pleasant time was experienced.
There was vocal and instrumental
music and games of all kinds and
description. The evening passed rap
idly, refreshments were served and the
young folks departed we'll pleased with
the happy time they had had, even
though they did not have the pleasure
Of surprising their victim. Those pres
ent were: Lille Thomas, Alice Noble,
Rae Livingston, Sallie McWilliams,
Emma Jane Whiticar, Florence Wood
ruff, Mabel Willis, Laura Mulford,
Della Noble, Maggie Starr, Lizzie
Starn, Clara Ayars, Adele Buck, Laura
Willis, Nelia Harris. Messrs Willie
Willis, John Willis, Jr., George and
Chester Elmer, Theo. Elmer, Frank
Gibson, Prof Ed. Seabrook, Alex
Mattison, Chas. Starn, and l.. Russell
F. r.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1890-04-17
Testimonial to General Grubb,

The Harrison Veteran Legion, OF
Camden, held campfire at their head
quarters. Friday night. General E. Burd
drubb was presented with hand
some testimonial, showing the high
esteem in which he is held by the
Legion. The presentation speech was
made by j. Eugene Troth, Esq. Gen.
Grubb accepted the gift in a few well
selected words.
Letters of regret were read from
Colonel Bosbyshell, Superintendent of
the Philadelphia Mint; Thomas v.
Cooper, Collector of the Port of Phila-
delphia, and others. Addresses were
also made by Congressman Bergen,
DIR. William H. Iszard, of the Camden
Republican Club, and others.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1890-04-17

The large three masted schooner
Nv. E. Perry" Capt. JAS. Nickerson,
was successfully launched at Dorctiess
ter, on Saturday afternoon,
A good deal of difficulty had been ex-
perienced in getting the craft off the
ways, and three weeks had been spent
vain attempts to launch her. Two
tugs had been used to pull her off, hut
the attempts were ineffective. But on
Saturday afternoon when she was
sawed off" she slid into the water as
gracefully as could be amid the huzzas
OF the crowd who witnessed the launch
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1890-04-17
MRS. REED ARRESTED.
She Keeps Change Given by q
Grocer.

She Keeps Change Given by q
Grocer.
Constable Ayars arrested q woman
Monday, who gave her name as Mary
Ann Reed, ON charge of petty lar
ceny. The complaint was made by
Lewis S. Ayars, the grocer. 1t seems
that in making change Mr.. Ayars gave
the woman some gold pieces, which
was too much, and which she kept.
Monday night the woman denied the
charge and she was locked up. spend
ing the evening as companion with
Mrs. Powell, in the woman's corridor.
Tuesday she was given a hea'ipg
and confessed. She was held in 500
bail for her appearance at Court. She
furnished bail toward noon and was
discharged from custody.