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The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-04-17


The passage of the reporters bills
in the House and Senate, will posi-
bly, be the means of teaching the peo-
pie OF Minnesota a wholesome lesson.
What provision have you made to
have the proceedings of the legisla-
ture scattered among the people?
Where are your Journals OF record
for the people?
ooh, but it costs too much to is
sue ten thousand copies of paper
bound volume!'
1t does? But you find money to is
sue that costly "Blue Book" with
$50 pages on exquisite paper, in
fine binding solely to make brass
gods OF your politicians! And you
fill it with maps and pictures and
biographies!
At the same time you set the type
and issue every day, for each House,
a pamphlet of the proceedings!
Bless you, granger, you spend
enough money on that "Blue Book
and on that daily pamphlet-and
on your reporters bonus-to send
out, broadcast, record like other
states!
Why, even your country newspa-
pers have no journals! All in the
world you have to inform you Of
what is going on is a lot of irrespon-
sible reporters. That they color
their reports to suit their party bias
is wrong-but that is what a major
ity of the legislature itself expected
and wanted of the daily press.
We believe the voting OF a bonus
to the reporter OF daily or weekly
paper is founded on wrong princi-
pie. We know that Mr.. Donnelly
feels the same way! But you expel
the reporter and you are left in mid
night darkness-for all shades OF
party opinion would be alike re-
moved.
The $3.50 was certainly too much,
under any circumstances. But, so
long as reporters are compelled to be
present every hour, if faithful, and no
other resort is at hand for the people
of the state, so long we believe this
wrong will be nursed by the men
you send to make laws. Compel a
public record for use of the people in
each county, like other states, and
the occupation OF the reporter will
dwindle into the mere party eye
glass.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-04-17
Wheat.

Now that the wheat is completely of the hands the
This necessity
the Storeous So fehoods
bill that we feel mped examine for them possible
However,
building them would bankrupt the Treasury The
none" spent by the late republican averaged
during month the years. 600 e
the United States million dollars
for pin money just months expenditure.
That the amount the Congress
onha million for working day 27OO $4,000 each
The working TX million nor o
amount to 80 millions. - " - 10Y
moor
Don't be fooled out Of wheat this you
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-04-17

The citizens of the country were
startled few days ago to hear that
a vast body OF coke-burner slaves in
western Pennsylvania, had quit
work. That in doing so they
marched in procession, shouted and
sang songs. That many of them
were foreigners, brought here by the
operators or bosses. That lot OF
guards were placed around the
works, and when the mass of work
men went by, fired into their midst,
killed eleven and wounded twenty
seven. The citizens of the country,
we say, we're startled" That's the
word. And quietly they dropped to
rest again. What was that we
heard in the old continental congress
about standing armies to enforce the
edicts of tyranny? Seems to us that
once when American blood burned
with patriotism, there was an OBJ.
lection to shooting down citizens
who had committed no crime! Will
some far-seeing plute inform us Of the
crime committed by those foreigners
every one of whom was brought
here to be made slave because ma
tive workers would not work for 9Oc
a day, store pay, and educate fam
lily on that bonanza pay.
They are sowing dragons teeth
but they will reap the whirlwind.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-04-17
Not One.

The Iowa Tribune with force
gle democratic republican leader
today making fight people questions
finance land and transportation"
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-04-17

Dor bats and rats senate revision
Tor work that $500 would It against
chiefly alliance
One splendid credit must be the alliance party
that though they strong the
spois the advantage party They
divided with the
Offices and decreased extravaganza
their legislative
the acts OF Kansas house
that OF the ordinary state legislature
The
not buy alliance profound They onht
one OF the genuine old party prison board for R.
Senate this won
wen not Hall Finance Committee
Miss Mcdonald
the prairies! - -
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-04-17

Over 100000 mortgages in the
.. S. means a land mortgage for
every seven men, women and children
in the land. But it means more than
that-for the U. S. Census did not
take the mortga ages on rented farms!
There are really ten million mort
cages. But, the nine millions gives
an average of three thousand for
every county.
Now let us remind the Fergus Falls
journal of this matter and that Of
ter Tail Co. would have 6,OOO-and
if the rented farm mortgages we're
added to the 6 700 and they all run
five years, wouldn't 1900 mature
every year! And how many are
paid off? Some of them are-but we
honestly believe the estimate of 700
closures a year to be a just estimate.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-04-17

AAOOAO8
We have now heard from the
fourth County, the mortgage statis-
tics of which are being given in the
GREAT WEST. We take the following
from the kansas Commoner,' and
the matter applies to one of the very
best counties in Kansas, the county
in which is situated the prosperous
commercial city of Wichita:
Pursuant to an order from the
Sedgwick County Alliance for reliable
data covering our mortgages, the
following statement is made from
careful research of official records up
to January l, 1891.
The number of farm mortgages is
1859, amounting to $4,42O,813.
The number of mortgages on city
and town property is 1922:
amounting to $15,113,879. Total
real estate mortgages SIS, 534, 692.
The chattel mortgages amount to
81 ,492,159.
Foreclosures during three years,
farms 489, city property 2O13.
Total 25O2, an annual average of
835 or nearly 3 per day for the last
three years. The number of fore
closure suits pending January /,
1891, 564.
Individual Indebtedness not mat
ter of public record covered by the
item Loans and Discounts as per
last published bank statements,
prior to January 1. 1891, and esti-
mates for those not published, g.
658,657.
Municipal debts:
Sedgwick county Bonds...$ 438,OOO
Township Railroad Bonds $4,000
County School dist. Bonds 52,439
School Dist. No. 1 (city).. 10000
Wichita city general
Bonds. ..................... 312,4OO
Wichita city special Bonds 555, 317
Total Bonded debt......$1, 7O7, 156
Railway stocks and mortgages cal
culated upon the mileage in Sedg-
wick county 217.49 miles. Stock is
sued par value So, 4O5,3 18. Mort
cages $5, 454, S4S. Total $780,
1875, an average per mile of $40, 789.
Total assessed value for 1890:
Wichita city..................$ 9,489,525
County. .......................... 5,166,777
Acknowledgements. 1,296,715
Assessed value of mortgaged prop
erty:
Farms. .....................$ 1921, 91S
Town lots. 6,S26.35O
Railroads.............. 1,296,715
1t will be seen from the above that
the amount of farm mortgages ex-
ceeds the assessed value of the prop
erty Is per cent. The value OF mort
cages on city and town property ex-
ceeds the assessed value 237 per cent.
The value of railroad mortgages ex-
ceeds the assessed value by 400 per
cent.
The annual interest amounts to
$2,752,827. The rate of interest
varies from 4 per cent on A. T. & S.
F. R. R. LIST mortgage gold bonds
to 33h per cent, the average on
chattel mortgages.
Il
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-04-17

This debt, II equally apportloned
among 43,62O people (the latest re-
turns for Sedgwick county, gives
$7O7 for each individual, as princi-
pal and $63 as annual interest. To
our ''fxed charges Of 500, annually
must be added our congressional ex-
penditures of SO. per capita and also
1890 per capita average for local
taxes, state, county, etc., thus max
ing a grand total annual average
of $85, required to pay our taxes
and the interest on our debts, leav-
ing others to deal with the principal.
j. C. VANG1EsON I
G. E. GOODYEAR Com.
JOHN TUCKER
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-04-17

1t quite probable that Iowa will
u banner The n F. A. US spreading rapidly and there is
feeling existing between was removed
Minnesota is developing that way
The Dispatch. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1891-05-16

do know, and that is he reminds me of
the Irl,hmen's trouble. There were
TWO Irlshmen going along the road,
Nhen all of sudden they came across
a turtle. Mike says, SAY, Pat; the
d-n things dead, for It's heads off,"
Says Pat, "Ah, git along, Mike; it's
not dead. for it's moving its legS,"
YES, but" says Nike, its heads off,
ana know it's dhead." Sure, Mike :,
and you are mistaken, for the blasted
thing moves" Well" says Mike,
court is in session, let's take it up,
and ak the Judge to decide it for u.s."
So they took it up and laid it on the
judges desk, and Mike said: Judge,
shule we had dispute about this
blasted thing. Pat, he says it is
not dead, for it moves; now | say it is
dead, for it's heads off; and what
would yer honor be afther saying
about it?" WELL" says the Judge,
ITS heads off and still it moves, that's
funny. a thing can't live when its
heads off, neither can it move when
it is dead. &c." he said, IN tell
you, boys; the d-n things dead
and it don't know it," Just so, my
friends, is it with your distinguished
citizen, MiloZip, the d--n things
dead and it DON know it," And so is
it with the Republican party. If the
breezes blow such news from another
election as came against it last Novem-
Der, it will be dead before it knows it.
| thank you, ladies and gentlemen.
The Dispatch. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1891-05-16
THE EAGLE SCREAMS.
Hon. w. L. Wilson to Ex-
pound in Ogden
At the Democratic Rally to Be
Held Next Monday
Evening.

Hon. William l.. Wilson, chairman
Of the executive committee of the
National Democratic clubs of Amer
lea, will deliver an address to the citi-
Zens of Ogden and Weber county, IN
the Grand Opera House, Monday
evening, May IS. Mr.. Wilson is a
member of Congress from West Vir-
ginia, and bears national reputation
rs a political speaker. He is the first
person Who will have spoken in Utah
FOR the cause of national politics, and
is most ably qualified for the same.
He comes from the chimes of the
south, where Democracy warns the
blood of all under the influence of his
eloquence. Wherever Mir Wilson has
appeared he has been greeted with
crowded houses. When he speaks in
the halls of Congress, an unusual in
terest is taken in his sayings, and for
him to appear i'll Ogden, undoubtedly
such an interest viii he taken as to
lill the houSe from pit to dome.
Mr.. Wilson has been sent out by the
Democratic National Committee, and
has ''stumped'' the country from the
Atlantic to the Pacific. Ali enjoy
tpning to eloquauce, and although
tie people Of Ogden have had but few
opportunities to reap the thought OF
those from abroad Of national fame,
they will have an opportunity to
hear the Oratory of one of the very
best representatives of the day. Mr..
Wilson eXcels as a reasOner. and his
logic is so clear he has achieved the
title Of Scholar in Politics.
The Dispatch. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1891-05-16
Advanced I'M Freicht Rates.

While Utah has many resources and
natural advantages. the long.dlstance
for mercantile supply points east and
west is a disadvantage in shipping
goods. Anything that tends to in
crease the burdens of that disadvant-
age will certainly not be hailed Will,
delight by the citizens of this Terri
tory.
The new freight tariff recently
adopted by the lines comprising the
Utah and Colorado traffic association
advances the freight from Denver
west. There are few changes in
classes. but in every instance that
changes have been made, rates have
been advanced. An illustration in
point is the rate on merchant iron
steel r3ilS. etc, which has been adj
vanceG rom Denver to Utah common
points, from 50 to 784 cents per hun
bred.
The excuse for this action on the
part of the roads has the merit of
frankneSs-their officers say they want
to make more money.
Had the advance been made in the
The Dispatch. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1891-05-16
How Bob Sloan Sizes II I'm.

In regard to the way in whica Presi-
dent Benjamin Harrison expressed
himself on the occasion of his visit to
Salt Lake City, the Logan Journal has
this to say:
You can't kill the scrub instinct, no
matter what position the scrub may
occupy. No where on his trip was
President Harrison treated with great
er respect, or more honor shown him
than in Salt Lake City. Yet he takes
the first opportunity presented to go
out of his way to offerla gratuitous in
suit to those assembled to do him hon
or by intimating his detestation of
polygamy and polygamists. He also
went out of his way to insult all as
Sembled, because Of his position, an
nouncing that be had admitted more
States than any other President.
Among these were rotten Idaho and
sparsely populated Wyoming. Both
these States together have not the pop
ulaton of q ah; but this small Gala
bered occupant of a high official sta
ton takes occasion to Slur those before
him because they were Democrats
that being the reason Utah was not
admitted as State; while rotten
idaho was acc orded the honor. But it
can't be helped; scrub is a scrub.
The Dispatch. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1891-05-16
Before Judge Blackburn.

On Thursday i'll the case of Gunni-
son Irrigation Go, vs.. j. l.. Peacock ct
al; decree of the Court that the
costs of suit be divided and each p.uty
pay its own WITNESSES.
James Anderson, native of Den
mark and resident of Utah county
was admitted to citizenship.
q. G. Crawford was admitted to the
bar.
William NJ. Ormund vs.. Henry Van
STeeter; decree as prayed for in com
plant.
D. S. Dana VS.. John Nicholson ct
al; injunction granted.
G. Z. Shoebridge VS. Joseph a
Thompson; until May 80, 1891, allowed
to file amended complaint.
a o. Smoot ct al. VS.. 0. A. And
crime ct al; decree for the sale OF
property.
Jacob Houtz VS.. N. H. Greesbeck;
leave to file amended complaint.
Jane 2. Rowley; VS.. John l. Rowley;
decree of divorce, for property and for
children.
The Dispatch. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1891-05-16
THE SHIP THAT NEVER CAME.
CHAPTER TX.

And 10, and behold! After the return
Of the weary pilgrims, they felt eX-
ceedingly wrath at the tribe OF Provo.
and thirsted for revenge.
And it came to pass that the CHIEF
of the tribe of Eureka had Il dream
which gladened his heart exceedingly.
and in communicating his revelation
to his brethren, messenger hired
himself to the tribe of Provo TO COM
muncate the dream.
And the tribe Of Provo, after receiv-
ing the glad tidings, caused great re-
joicing and festiylty to be proclaimed
IN their camp, and the high priests
and elders clothed themselves i'll their
best garments and amidst sounding
brass and tinkling cymbals Journeyed
to the shores Of the lake, and prepared
to meet their brethren of the tribe Of
Eureka on the other shore.
And it came to pass that one vessel,
not being large enough to meet the
Chief and his tribe, two put off the
shore amidst great hurrah's and cheers.
But the waters felt troubled, and
so did some of the tribe of Provo, for
having partaken too much of the fes
tivities and rejoicing, the fishes Of the
lake demanded their share
And 10, and behold! the winds
shrieked and the waves ran hi h, but
the dream sent by Tie chief of the
tribe Of Eureka prevailed, and the good
ships pursued their course. :
And it came to pass that the two
ships got separated, but . { arrived at
the shore to meet the brethren of the
tribe of Eureka.
OBut 10, and behold! the Chief ard
his tribe, which are the tribe Of En-
reka, came not; for the brethren of
Eureka were over the mountain With
the thumb 10 tie END of their nose
and fingers spread out.
Then arose one of the tribe of Provo
and interpreted the dream of the CHIEF
of the tribe OF Eureka.
But the tribe Of Provo, which We're
on the trembled waters, were compass
sionate, and felt not wrath toward the
Grief and his tribe, which were of the
tribe of Eureka, but called it even.
Thus endeth the ninth chapter.
The Dispatch. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1891-05-16
THE PROVO
COMMERCIAL & SAVINGS BANK.
Capital, $15,sOo'
PRoz=O C-T UTAH.

REED SHOOT. President.
BEN r. ELDBEDGE, Vice-President
J r. TWELVES, Cashier.
r. Il kLDREDGE, Asst. Cashier.
Directors.
REED SMOOT, w. Fl. BROWN.
L. s. HILLS l.. HOLBEOOE.
BEN r. ELDREDGE ID. r.. CLARK.
f. X. ELDREDGg.
Receives deposits payable on demand.
Five per cent paid on savings deposits.
Compounded four times year.
Safe deposit boxes for rent from = to 81. 80
per annuu-
Buys and sells Exchange ON New York. Chi
cago San Francisco, Salt Lake, London and all
principal continental cities.
The Dispatch. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1891-05-16

winter when the costs and risks Incl
dent to mountain travel are increased
by cold and snow there would appar-
emily be some Justification in the ac-
tion taken. But to advance rates in
the summer time, when cost and risks
on the part of the railroads are at the
minimum, and in the presence of bard
times, slow sales and decreasing prices
is, to draw it mildly, stroke of bust
ness that is not in accord with public
sentiment Commercial.
The Dispatch. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1891-05-16

ANDERSON the photographer has
taken III Mr.Jos. Madsen as partner.
The public will remember that Mir.
Madsen has been in the business for
years. anu is one Of tie oldest ai.a
most experienced photographers in the
Territory, He is acinaw lodged IT,
be one of the bsst retouchels in the
country.
The Dispatch. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1891-05-16

IN THE PROBATE COURT OF UTAH
/ County, Territory of Utah.
In the matter of the estate OF Niels JOr-
gensen, deceased.
Order to show cause why Order Of Sale OF
Real Estate should not be made.
Matias Gunderson, the administrator of Tie
estate of Njels Jorgensen. deceased, having
filed his petition herein praying for an Order
of Sale of all the real estate of said decedent,
for the purposes therein set forth: II is there
fore ordered by the Judge of said court, that
all persons interested in the estate of said de-
ceased appear before the said Probate Court,
on Saturday, the 18th day of June. 1891. at 10
O'Clock in the forenoon OF said day, at the
court room of said Probate Court, at the Court
cause why an order should not be granted to
the said administrator to sell so much Of real
estate of the said deceased, =. els Jorgensen, as
should be necessary;
And that copy OF this order be published at
least once q week for four weeks successfully
in THE DISPATCH, newspaper printed and
published in said L tab County, Utah Territory
Jos d. JONES'
Probate Judge.
Dated May II, 1891.
TERRITORY OF UTAH
County of Utah.
Nv. L. Halliday, Clerk of the Probate Court
in and for Utah county, Territory of Uaeh
hereby certify that the foregoing is a full
true and correct copy Of the original order to
show cause why order of sale of real estate
should not he maize in the estate OF Niels ,JUr-
gensen. deceased and now on Gle aid of record
in my Office
Witness my hand and zeal of said Probate
Count It NV oisicJ, in Provo City, this 18th day
of Nay, 4. d. loJl
lSEAI. V. l.. HiLtLnAY,
Clerk Of the Probate Court. Utah Co, U. IT,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-02-28
rBr puNLAP's CABLE coMPAN1.l |

LONDON, Feb. PA red rag to bull is
about as calming to his rage as is the sight
of the name of Sir William Gordon Cumming
TO the Queen. This case, oddly enough, has
not passed out of the domain of the nine
day wonder stage, which is about twice as
long as an ordinary cause celebre is now
able to hold public attention. 1t will un-
doubtedly drag its length, and q weary
length, too, from day to day, and month to
month until it flares up in the heat of
court of law. In the meantime ordinary
words are unable to depict the grief and
rage OF the Queen at the affair which took
place at Tranby Croft. The reason of this
is no doubt because most of the English
papers have condemned the participation of
the Prince of Wales in this now historical
game of baccarat.
In fact one of the papers has gone in for a
more searching inquiry into the history of
it, and as the result of this investigation 1t
reminds people that be has been singularly
unfortunate in the choice of his friends, tor
two of them are now beguiling the weary
hours exiled from home, for the exhilarating
pastime of cheating at cards, while third,
"a man of pedigree, is now charged with a
consequence of the grave charge which mas
been made against him and has rendered his
absence compulsory, while it would be e1-
ceedingly difficult to say how many have
been through the bankruptcy court.
The proceedings OF the divorce court,
which always furnishes some of the most
entertaining reading, would also furnish
interesting accounts of misfortune which
has overtaken many of the male and female
companions in whose society the future
King Of England takes a great deal of de-
light.
On behalf of the defendants in the bac-
carat scandal, the lawyers ior the defense
have written to Sir William Gordon Cum
ming's lawyer that, with view of avoiding
delay, they are prepared to refer decision
upon the merits of the charges and counter
charges to three gentlemen OF well-known
position and honor, they to be invested, by
mutual consent, with the usual powers of a
trial by law, the trial to take place in open
court.
Upon behalf of Sir William Gordon Cum
ming, his lawyers have replied that they do
not intend to submit their case to any body
but jury, and that there would not be
moments unnecessary delay in bringing the
case to trial. The lawyers add they do not
intend TO be hurried.