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The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-02-28
Ed. GREAT West:

ED. GREAT VEST:
We have just organized q Farmers
Alliance at Cottonwood, with a men,
pership of 81. Can you give any re-
duction on the GREAT WEST? We
need it. Your humble servant is the
President; Thos Hayes, Vice Presi-
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THE RAILROAD BONUS.

Farmers, will aid in getting the amount paid
o Bonuses?
declined publish them in their reports!
your County, your Township,
age Of other County, Township City in
Alliances please
cially-at earliest possible moment
each write personally several
e
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the country. believe it would wake
them up-it's to bad we amt got y
few more men in the State of Mime
sofa that drank the same kind OF
whisky. / believe the farmers would
soon learn what their rights are.
Yours truly, FRANK 81. WALTER.
Granite Falls, Feb. 18th, 1890.
[Rather bad morals, but it's first
class philosophy
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Ed. GREAT WEST:
I like the GREAT WEST very much,
but wish you would come outstrong.
er on the tariff, as it is evidently at
the bottom of all the trusts and
monopolies. Yours truly.
JASPER MOULTON.
Lac qui Parle Co., Feby, 1890.
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CORRESPONDENCE.

O0RREsPoNDENrs.-Us write ON but one side
g the paper Write a reasonably large hand.
small fine writing cannot be handed to the print
e. Use no pale or dim inks. Write short
Observation-Disclosures often. Remember that
while your long essay may be better than any
aEHcein the paper it gets left out nine times out
ao(tten-the editor cannot afford to read again
through pigeonhole full u MSS. to find the best
OF many good ones
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-02-28

Ed. GREAT WEST:
Being reader OF your fearless and
valuable paper, and in full sympathy
with the Farmers Alliance movement,
perhaps l may be permitted to offer
suggestion for two.
To correct the crying evil and
abuses of corporations and monop-
olies takes legislative action, and to
accomplish this, the Alliance must
have control of the Legislature as
well as executive machinery. A ma
jority OF the Legislature is not SUI
ficient, and that is all which the
farmers and laboring people OF the
state can expect to accomplish, as the
cities of the state, with accumulated
wealth, will be sure to return their
old style of legislators, and perhaps,
as usual, succeed in corrupting the
elections in surrounding rural dis
tricts.
In all candor, let me ask you for
how many Legislative sessions back
have we ever had a senate R. R. Com
mittee that was not packed with
monopolists and their plant tools?
And what is said of the K. R. Com
mittee is equally true of the Judi
ciary Committee. In the House the
chances are different because of the
members electing their own presiding
officer. More than once have I seen
worthy remedial measures referred
to one or the other of those commit
tees which never saw daylight again,
and if ever reported back it came
back as skeleton with the living
soul taken out of it by the commit
tee. Then again in case of disagree
ment between the two houses, when
conference committees have been re-
quested on some worthy measure,
there has SO far never failed to be
selected members suitable to the
powers who are on the throne. From
nine years of observation, within dis
gustingly close views of Legislative
trickery, l am convinced the farmers
of the State give too little considera-
ton to these matters. Yours frater-
nally,
A MINNESOTA FARMER SINCE 1856.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-02-28

Ed. GREAT WEST:
Organized an Alliance at the Coun.
ty seat, the 18th inst, with IA mem.
bers. D. c. Wilcox, Pres; Michael
Holden, Vice Pres; J. J. Durrell,
Secy.; Philip Williams, Treas. J. }.
Durrell delegate to the State ALI
ance, March 18th. Gilbert Carruth,
alternate.
All the officers of this alliance are
operative farmers and have every as
surance that their alliance will be q
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-02-28
Ed. GREAT VEST:

We had a big Alliance meeting on
the 5th inst, quiet number was ad-
ded to our alliance, which contains
over 40 members. The dues will be
sent to the State Alliance by the
next mail, so that the Colenso Far
mers' Alliance, No. 54Owill be entitled
to aseat at the Annual Meeting in St.
Paul. Yours truly,
J. T. REDLAND.
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Stevens County, Feby, 1890.

ED. "GREAT WEST"
A great many farmers do not seem
to understand why it is that their
sons want to leave the farm.
Ny answer is this: They are con
tinually kept at work, and the conse.
quence is they get Disguised and
leave the farm. They are going to
be doctor, merchant. or a lawyer,
and of course they succeed.
Now if these farmers would stop
and consider what they are doing by
compelling, I might say, their chill.
dren to work such long hours do
they not think that this leakage OF
the best brains is taking away all
the smartest of the farming class and
leaving the others behind!
Farmers, awake from slumber and
give your children a chance. Give
them an education and take at least
three or four good papers, SO that
they may know and understand
what is going on today.
"A AMER SUN.
Dawson, MINI.
This is a direct appeal from a
young man. 1t is worthy OF being
heard. At the same time, if the farm
ers were getting $1.00 a bushel for
wheat, and five cents a pound fol-
good beef, they could hire more help,
educate their sons for farmers, and
keep them there too. Isn't that so
Wouldn't it keep the boys, help the
girls, help labor, and help the teach.
ers and merchant who supply the
'rithmetic and sugar?
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Polk Co., Feby, 1890.

Ed. GREAT WEST:
l like the GREAT WEST very much.
Can't get along without it. Wish
there were more papers OF the same
sort. j. LEANING.
Meeker County, Feby, 1890.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-02-28

EDITOR GREAT WEST:
/ believe the GREAT WEST is hav-
ing it's influence with the farmers of
the state and that by continued eff
fort and convincing arguments the
farmers will wake up and realize the
true conditions, and the causes that
are holding them down with an iron
grip.
The producing class may for a
while submit to the organized CAP
ital. But it cannot last long, in a
great agricultural state like Minneso-
ia. The law of supply and demand
is powerless to fix the value of farm
products in a market controlled by
organized capital and trusts, and we
must either let the trusts control the
state, or let the state control the
trusts.
Let the good work go on, and Il am
with you in any effort that will tend
to give the farmers of Minnesota a
market for their products that shall
not be subjected to false and pre-
judicial system of inspection, and
controlled by a corporate body OF
thieves. Respectfully,
GEO. r. ROBERTS.
Marshall Co., Feby, 1890.
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Ed. GREAT WEST:
Our alliance elected officers and
delegates to state alliance ON the
18th. Took Z new members, and
voted unanimously to stand on and
stand by any sound platform which
shall be adopted at the state conven-
ton in the interest of labor. Our
delegate is instructed to work for the
adoption of the same.
Milo CAMP.
Stevens County. Febv. 1890.
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Ed. GREAT WEST:

Ed. GREAT WEST:
l have been getting your paper for
some time and like the tone of it well.
We had an alliance organization
here for two or three years, but it
has dwindled out. This Redwood
Co., was a strong Alliance Co., but
politics and politicians made a tool
of it. I would like to see the county
reorganized again, and would like to
have a good lecturer sent here to
waken the people up again. Yours
for reform, T. D. BARBER.
Yellow Medicine Co., Feb. 10, 80.
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Sibley County, Feby 10Th, 1890.

Alliance formed at Good Thunder
Blue Earth Co., last week.
Pres.-Frank Hewes.
Vice Pres.-Albert Sumpkey.
Secretary-A. L. Friedrichs.
Treas.-Wm. Ridempsky.
Lecturer-Wm. Reetz.
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Ed. GREAT WEST:

ED. GREAT WEST:
Twill see what I can do; perhaps 1
can wiggle limb of the Alliance tree
until l get few nuts off for our pol
itical bosses to crack, and if they do
crack them we won't be selfish-we
will give them the shell. For when
we farmers ask for our rights they,
like a cross mother, throw us a crust,
and then tell us not to open our
mouths again. But I am in hopes
that a few more of your "Modern
Fish Yarns will strip the wool from
the farmers eyes. Respy yours,
GEO. K. HARMON.
Murray Co., Feb. 10th, 1890.
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Ed. GREAT WEST /:

ED. GREAT WEST:
Your paper came as near following
in line with the interests of the Red
River Valley farmers as anything I
have seen. Send me a few copies for
distribution at the next meeting OF
our alliance. Yours truly,
F. RIvINs.
Polk Co., Feby, 1890.
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EDITOR GREAT WEST:
Let me put in word for your pa
per, it is the best paper for the farm
ers that is published in the United
States. It shows up the rascality
and robbery that is practiced on the
laboring class, by money rings.
Lecturer M. L. Snow was through
here and stimulated the farmers OF
this section.
Success is meeting his efforts, %
members joined the alliance at WilnO.
MATT LANE.
Lincoln Co., Feby 10Th, 1890.
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dent; J. c. Gray. Secretary; and o.
FL. Hatlestad, Treasurer. Yours for
the cause. O. S. REIsHUS.
Lyon Co., Feb. 10, 1890.
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EDITOR GREAT WEST:
Our Alliance meeting Feb. 18th,
was well attended, and there are II
new members. Will have another
meeting March Sth, and hope that
we will get that many more then.
Our alliance is the Crow River Al
lance, No. 531. We hope that the
disappointment OF G. W. Sprague's
not appearing at Belgrade will not
have any effect on our alliance work,
although we had to take some cross
eyed winks from outsiders.
GEO. JOHNSON,
President All. No. 531
Kandiyohi Co., Feby 18th, 1890.
The Delta independent., 1890-06-03
WHO SAYS THIS COUNTRY
LACKS EXCITEMENT?
Sensations Of the Week.
WELL, BY GosH!

The people Of our usual quiet tswn were
son,e What startled last Saturday morning
upon hearing that the store of The Delta
Mercantile Company had been entered during
the night and robbed to the amount of about
5000. 1t is not often that thieves visit this
town, bat when they do, they generally get
what they want and more too. On this occa.
sion they carried of combination of jewelry,
clothes, groceries, etc., and left but little
trace that would likely lead to their capture.
Sheriff Girardet, who was given the case,
found several pair of pants in the brush near
the depot, the same day, which were idepti-
fed as part of the goods taken. The thieves.
it was thought, had gone to Grand Junction,
whittier the sheriff in company with Chas.
Downing went the same day. They found
there very little information in regard to the
burglars, except that man had sold watch
there to party unknown to the man who
gave the information. So far nothing has
been learned, but, as kilograms have been
sent to all towns east and west. it is, ne doubt.
only a question of few days before the ap-
propriating suns-oiguns will be behind the
bars.
The Delta independent., 1890-06-03


The following, from iii exchange, shows
how they do in Alaska:
C.s.. IIurvey of Hickory county. No, nm
Intelligent looking white man, 35 years nf
age, has been visiting St. Louis with his wife.
ho is M Alaska Indian. While at the a.
laska diggings he concluded to ascend the
Yukon river and got woman to pole his
boat, as woman would be faithful, while
any man he could get would perhaps desert
or murder him. Her native husband offered
either her or his nother-inlaw for 800 a
month and Harvey took the wife along. Her
aid was valuable. While returning home
she said to Harvey, with tears: Il wish you
would buy me from my husband and will
work the gold cut of your claim after the
regular hours of work. 1 don't want to go
back to him.
Her husband decided that $50 and pair
of boots that Harvey had would be the
proper consideration, and Harvey accepted
the bargain at once. The Indian went on n
spree and few days later was drowned in the
Yukon. Harvey and the WON an were mar
ried by minister as soon rs they REACHED
this country. "She has made faithful wife
and loye her dev otedly," he said. Her
appearance attrnc's attention on the s'r""f
The Delta independent., 1890-06-03
Ladies' as town mnrsbals, says an exchange,

Ladies' as town marshals, says an exchange,
do not seem to be n very grand success. Miss
Tunney. the marshal of Edgerton, Kansas,
did very well unil it became necessary to ar
rest n drunken tramp who would not go to
Jail until she took his arm. This she did but
before reaching the Jail he became so infatu-
nted with his ''preserver," as he designated
her, that he wanted to hug her. This was
too much for the young la,iy and >i,e hsssi
to cry and left the tramp to the tender u'rr-
ces of the crowd of men who gathered ,n zee
the arrest. The men then took him III .,.nd
ap,l made short work of it by running him
ont of town. Miss Tunney has resigns.! and
has no more desire to be town marshal.
The Delta independent., 1890-06-03

A few days since it was announced that
some FIVE Thousand Indians had congrcsatcl
on the borders OF tile indian territory to make
merry over the coming Of their messiah.
They had heard of him being in the Dakotas
and we're expecting him soon to move south
ward. A short time since the Cheyenne
Indians in Montana sent out couriers to find
the new Messiah. In few days they returned
reporting that they had seen and talked with
him. They located him in the mountains
beyond Salt Lake, and from their description
.f him he is an old man with a long white
beard, which hangs down over his breast;
some days he wears white hair, and at other
times he has no hair on his head. He made
one of the Chyenne Indians who visited him
u high priest, aud instructed HIM in the rights
and mysteries of.the new religion. He gave
him the 6yures and. ceremoaies ofa new
Indian dance, which takes four days and
nights to perform. The cell in the guafd
house at Fort Custer has been busted out and
prepared for the messiah if he Gun be caught.
--Denver Ne,rs.
The Delta independent., 1890-06-03

Here is another. This time, as we can
learn, woman Is the reck less creature.
Mrs. n. C. Markley, also Of California Mesa,
Is the heroine of the escapade. Mrs. NJ,
"ne day last week, left husband and home
without apparent cause and skipped the gutter
without sending in her resignation. She took
her shildren and such things as were necessary
to start plant In some fairer cline. and
"clun." Mr.. Markley, we hear, has always
been good providsr and husband and can
give no reason why his wifi. has gone. The
last that was heard from the indiscreet wife
was that she bought tickets for the east, hav.
ing helped herself to some money which her
husband was saving up for "rainy day"
Mr.. Marklsy has started in pursuit. not to
get his better hall, but only to get his child.
ren from woman who Is fckle enough to
flee from good home.
The Delta independent., 1890-06-03

Isaac Koker, well known in this vicinity
as a ranchman of California mesa, left his
home and family one day last week for parts
unknown. Mr.. Koker, we learn, is subject
to these tricks having done so once or twice
before. Why he left, no one knows, and
where he has gone, ditto. He was apparently
doing we'll and had no good cause for leaving.
The only word he left with his family was to
the effect that he would send them money
when he earned it. 1t is not because Mr..
koker left that we write this, but simply
because he takes such q queer leave of alb.
sence
The Delta independent., 1890-06-03
The First ste,,

Perhaps you ars rSs down, east eel, esa't
sleep. can't think, ssar do anything v yonr
satisfaction, asd yos wonder what ails yon.
You shoSld heed the warning, yea are sakisg
the Arst step Into Nsrveas Prossrs,ios. Yon
need Nerve Tonic and In Elsetric his,ers
y"" will hnd the exact remedy fss restoring
your nervous system 70 ts nsrssAf, healthy
condition. Surprising resslts follow the use
OF this great Nerve Tsaic aud Aitssaasi,s.
Your sppetlss ressrss. so"d digestion Is
restored, sHd the Liver asd kidneys sssutas
hsalthy action. Try bsttls. Phss 500. AZ
!. u. MCMuRRAY'a Druestses.
The Delta independent., 1890-06-03
The New Discovery.

You have heard your friends aud ne,ghbors
talking about it. You may yourself he one
Of the many VIII" know from personal exper-
icnce just how good thing it is. Ifyou have
ever tried is, you are one OF its stanncli
friehd-, because the wonderful thing about IT
New Discovery ever after holds place IL
r',e house; If yon have never used IL and
iould br afflicted with cough, cold or any
Throat, Lung or Chest trouble. secure II bot.
tie at once and give IT fair trial. II is
guaranteed every time, or money refunded
Trial Bottlcs Free at 1. NJ. McMURnAY's
Drugstore.
The Delta independent., 1890-06-03

The remains of the late President Garfield
were quietly removed from the public vault
in Lake View cemetary to the crypt in the
Garfield Monument shortly after midnight on
May 2lst. The secret removal ofthe remains
was in accordance with the wishes of Mrs.
ton or show.
The Delta independent., 1890-06-03
Spring Fever.

A. this season of the year the most vigorous
and hearty people often have feeling oi
wrarines, tired aud worn out, without ambi.
ton to do anything, and many break out in
pimpes and bells. What yon require is u
mild tonic medicine that will act gently on
the liver and blood, and for this, nothing
equals DR.. Gnnn's Improved Liver Pills
They give an activity To the liver, pnrify the
blood and by their mild tonic acbon. new
vitality and strength to the entire system,
Sold at % cents a box by !. NJ. McMuRRAY.
The Delta independent., 1890-06-03

Says the Star: Green peas and new pota-
toes--henie grown arc in the Salt Lake
market. Ifthey can be grown there this
early. why not here?
There is Ne reasonable excuse why the
ranel'men in this valley should b. behind in
growing vegetables.
The Delta independent., 1890-06-03
HOtchkiss.
Editor INDEPENDENTS

Moses Rhoades has
Crawford and Maher mail. Coed man for
the place. Gordon Wright has the Delta
and North Fork route. Will put OH resu-
lar coach. He has given general satisfaction
aud has built mp fourishinx express bust
ness in consequence,
You are right in going for those goddess
galoots who, to save a trifling amount, send
east to hsve their printing done. They look
for free advertising to the extent of hundreds
of dollars annually, in the way of local
notices and favorable comments. 1t is only
just that the local paper should have tie
benefit Of the work its columns have helped
to create.
Paul Kennedy, the irrcpressible solicitor
| of the Grand Valley Star, has been rastling
subs and news items in this se"tion lately.
Paul is a hustler. He spares neither age. sex
or occupation. As q result he left with
full load.
For the benefit of these who are liable to
get their foot in it, will you inform the
public that no persons are allowed to kill
deer, elk and antelope in this state, except
between the first OF July and the first Of the
following December, and, then, only those
that have horns. A violation Of this law
imposes a penalty OF not less than $50 One
half to go to the informer and the other to
the school fund. This law was passed by
the last legisture, and, probably in not gen.
erall v understood, as it is certainly not OBJ
served.
| Strawberries and suckers are now ripe.
The ladies Of this place and vicinity will hold
a sts~ berry festival on Thursday eve, June
9Th, for the benefit of the Sunday School.
| Every body come and haye good time.
Bring your wives, mothers and sisters, and
you havnt any bring somebody else's and
don't forget the little folks.
In speaking of the officers of the Grange
in my last, I omitted to state that e. II.
Barrow was elected Overseer. Didn't mean
to slight the boss goat manipulation.
win Mcmillan, of the Muddy. has bought
WI. Barrow's ranch and proposes to become
one of us. We welcome all such as William
is n good citizen.
Mrs. L. D. Wilmot has been dangerously
|
heart trouble. DR.. Todd is in attendance
Warren Acker, whose death was chroniced
in your columns, was 26 years old instead oi
81. He was universally liked and his funeral
was attended by nearly every one in this
vicinity.
Proclaim TO the world that the fruit crop
of Delta County is immense. while in other
localities, where big blow is being made, /,
nearly destroyed. This is especially true oi
the peach crop. l don't suppose the Grand
Junction papers will copy this item.
must take issue with the INDEPENDENT
in the matter of Judge Gerry's candidacy for
governor. have known the judge for six.
teen years and have always found him to b.
u big hearted, whole souicd, capable man.
Doubtless he has faults and who has not?
! believe there is not another man in the
state that can poll so large popular vote in
this section as the judge.
HAYsEED.
The Delta independent., 1890-06-03
Call for County Warrants.

Delta. May 9th, 1890.
There are funds in the hands Of the County
Treasurer for payment of the following
county warrants, viz:
NO. HOO. Issued Dec. 90. 1886. amount . 800. 90
Notice is hereby given to the holder, Of
said warrants that interest will cease after
thirty days from date.
A. R. HOWARD,
Co. Treas.
The Delta independent., 1890-06-03
A Cur For Pile.

Itching Piles are known BY moisture like
per,pirntinn. causing iaieass itching whea
warm. Thi. form. ss we'll ~ Blind, Bleed.
ing and Irotrudinx, yield At sncs "a Dr.. No.
the par,s affected. shssrhs tunors, siiryr
itching and effects permanent cure. 56c,
Druggists or mail; trentics free. DR.. Bssan.
ko, Piqua, o. Sold BY I. n. MeNsrray
The Delta independent., 1890-06-03
A sure Cur for Pile..

Itehih. Piles are kaosa by nsoistsrs like
Precipitation. causing istsnss i,chias vhsa.
warm. This form a. we'll ~ Blind, Bleeding
and pro,rasins. yield a. osss - Dr.. Bssss-
kos Pile Remedy, which scts directly % the
parts affected, sl.o'bs tuners. ailays i,ehisg
aud ~n-ca permanent cure. Soc. Druggists
sr mail; treatise free. Dr.. Beanie, Piqua,-
o. Sold by I. ". McMvaRAr.
The Delta independent., 1890-06-03

IL you suffer prickiny pains on moving fhs
eyes, or cannot bear bright light, and ind
your sight weak and failing, you should
proInptly use Or. J. II. McLean's Strengthen
ing Eye Snlve % cents n box.
The Delta independent., 1890-06-03
Kcnnicott Bros.

FARMERS we can sell you haying and
harvesting machinery. binder twinr, etc.
Of frn.olnss qunIry, Mt better terms and
lover prices, fhap any firm in Delta Co., as
We buy direct from manufacturers.
cnoTsgn & STEWART.
The Delta independent., 1890-06-03
Liver Complaint -Biili....e...

The chief Synptos,s Of this disease are
depression sfspirits. foSl coated tongue, Bad
tasting mouth, di.sgre-ahle bs-aih. dry skin.
with bln,eh., and er~ptiens. ssiious eon.
pirction aud yellow Eyes, tired, seh,ag
shoulder. dali pain In right side, faistse.s.
dizri"s-. and irregular i-uels. This csss-
plant In nll 1T its Gprs,s can be readily esrsA
by taking Df. GUMS Improved Liver Pills
a. directed, and y lingering spell sf sickssss
will .ftsr bs srded oG by their uss. Ssld
At IS cents = box by 1. ". NsNurray.
The Delta independent., 1890-06-03

Frequently accident, or.tr in the house.
hold which cause burns, cuts, sprains and
bruises; for use in such case- DR.. j. H. Me.
Leans Volcanic OIL Linin-nt has for inary
years been the constant favorte family rene.
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