Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1890-06-05

ance roasted the legislature and
said the farmers interests Jared
about as we'll in the last legislature as
flock OF sheep would in a convention of
wolves. Some one in the rear of the
room sent np an envelope from which
Secretary Williams took and read a
strong anti-lottery resolution, which IN
the absence Of any other sponsor the Sec
retary fathered.
The resolutions having all been read,
discussion arose as to what the alliances
future political action should be. Three
or four short speeches were made pro.
and con. on the independent action ques-
tlon. Some of the speakers were pro-
nounced in their views on the subject.
| Notes.
Captain T.. G. Boise of Grand Rapids,
LaMoure county, one of the early set
tiers of the neighbornood, is among the
delegates.
The Capital House had &C of the far
mers registered this morning. Captain
Ingraham is getting more than his share,
but knows how to take care of them.
There is wide smile on the faces Of
the farmers over the rams. In some To-
calities no rain whatever is reported.
North Dakota is big state and takes
a very broad cloud blanket to cover it.
As soon as the preliminary work of the
alliance is accomplished, the executive
sessions will come. Then will be con-
sldered the mOmentous questions that
have brought the grangers together.
One OF the questions to be decided is
whether they will form third party or
not.
Many of the delegates showed their
interest in the meeting by coming over
land and one party drove from near
Lisbon, some 60 miles. Several rigs
from LaMoure county also arrived.
Delegates from localities in Barnes,
Foster and Grlggs likewise drove IN in
stead of paying railroad fare. In this
year it is very plain to be seen that with
the farmers horse flesh is cheaper than
railroad tickets at three cents mile.
One of the visiting farmers in speaking
Of the hard times experienced last win
ter SAID, that what the Scandinavian
settlers regretted most was not having
money to buy alcohol This kind of
spirits is the Norsk luxury, and half
| pllO CC5C1ub ~ CCulS WILL uidhc d p4uu
and half of drinkable beverage when
diluted with one pint of water, sweeten-
ed with sugar and heated to the proper
steaming temperature. Aklnd of cookie,
home made and sweet, is eaten with the
toddy. The Norwegians do not get IN
toxicated nearly as readily on this de-
coction as Oh the vile whisky Of saloons.
They often lay to whisky the loss of
money spent Intentionally in the towns
when full, and the headache of the next
day is an additional iDducement to vote
for prohibition. the direct cause of the
present prohlbitory laws.
Among the delegates arriving last
night was Sheriff Stoddard Of LaMoure
county. He says that his county has
received fair share of moisture and the
farmers are greatly encouraged. Politi-
cally there is little stirring in LaMoure
county. The farmers there, as every
where, are anxious that the alliance
take up the elevator question and decide
upon a course of procedure that will
assist in sending members to the legisla-
ture this fall, pledged TO faithfully work
in the interests of grain ralsers. Sheriff
Stoddard has made, in years past, ma
jority of the farm loans in his county.
He says that the interest IN nearly every
case has been kept up IN spite of the bad
years-not over Is loans being in arrears.
He speaks good word for the prompt
ness with which thesocandinavian farmers
meet the interest on their loans, and per-
sonally knows what sacrifices Of personal
and household comforts this means. In
Mr.. Stoddard's opinion this meeting of
the alliance is the most important Of the
year, and whatever political program is
decided upon ought to have a common
sense consideration from every point of
view, and not hastily jumped at.
The following are among the delegates
| inattendance:
| Walter Muir, Hunter; ". D. Williams,
city; P. J. Brannan, A. D. Tomlinson,
Wart;n Walsh, New Rockford; John X.
| Wilson. Robt. Mcintyre, Darlington; J.
G. Parker, Geo. W. Aldrich, Tiffany;
Peter Whitbeck, Corinne; Capt, Bois,
Grand Rapids: j. W. Stoddard, La
Moure: Hans O. Hogen, Hans jacobson,
Hackett: c. L. Wright, Corrinne: ".
P. McCullock, Jessie: ". Howden,
| Cooperstown; A. J. Cole F. ". Camp
bell. Monango; D. f. Jones, Clark City;
| r. D. Richardson, A. Severson, Hunter;
". L. Elliott, Shurlock; c. 4. Gretten,
| M. 0. Sale, portiand; John Astad,
Park River; John NJ. keene, O. G.
Maia, Clifford; W. G. Massey, Hamilton;
A. Patterson, John Nicholson. Grafton;
G. H. Burrows, Grandin: ". G. Briggs.
Bathgate, O. Martin, Grandin; E. H.
Bergman. Gardner; James Dobie, Tyner;
r. B. Richardson, Drayton; S. McLauch-
Ian, Hamilton: S. w. Unkenholz. Man
dan; A. E. Preston, Russell; ". W.
Campbell, Ypsilanti; J. c. Gipson, Ira
S. Lampman, Valley City; Geo Moecker,
Sanborn; r. T. Green, Mapleton; r. ".
Kennedy, Valley City; Geo S. Lilleberz,
Trail county, Berger N. johnson,
Cummings, Trail county; Fl. c. Smith,
Clark City: Andrew Slotten, Wahpeton;
Benjamin Smith, Sanborn; Z. Il. Han
son, Hackett; N. P. Lanereme, Valley
City; Andrew Thurston, Dazey; Chas.
Quinn, Wahpeton; J. X. Brand, Dwight;
| W. Hernkamp, VIM. Olson, G. E. Shil-
ling, James Long, Valley City; G.. D.
Smith, Brampton; G. A. Searle, Dickey;
T. E. Riggin, Brampton; H. 7. Kellogg,
| Harry Str11h W r Sba1O