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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-09-10
How He Escaped.

He-''The artists say that five feet
four inches is the divine height for
woman"
His darling (crosslyl-"You know [
am five feet eight"
He (quickly1-"You are more than
divine dear. .'-Binghampton Republi-
can.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-09-10
How Would IT.

indianapolis News: Ella Wheeler
Wilcox thinks that all bachelors over
40 should be taxed for the support OF
all maids over 80. But how would a
list of the latter be secured?
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-09-10
A Daring Bank Robbery.

KANSAS CITY, Sept. AT Corder, a
a small station on the Alton road, in
La Fayette county, daring bank
robbery took place yesterday. The
bank is branch OF the Higginsville
bank. and the regular employees are
only the cashier and bookkeeper. The
bookkeepr was out on business in the
afternoon, when two men rode up to
the bank, dismounted, walked into
the bank, shut the door, locked 1T be-
fore the cashier noticed what was going
on, then at the point OF a revolver one
man kept the cashier quiet while the
other took about $7O0, all the cash in
sight. The robbers then mounted
their horses and fled.
ONE RoBBER LYNcHED.
KANSAS CITY, Sept. lone of the
desperados who robbed the Corder,
Mo. bank yesterday afternoon, was
captured late last night about 20
miles from Corder and while being
taken to Lexington a mob OF enraged
citizens took the prisoner from the
officers and lynched him. The robber
gave his name as Andrew Murrell.
About hall the stolen money asfound
| in his possession.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-09-10
OFFICIAL. ROSTER.
state Directory.
Federal Directory,

II. S. Marshal......... VIM. +. Furay, Butte
Register II. y. Land Office.........C. A. Burg
Receiver u. S. Land Office...".G. w. Cook
surveyor General Geo. ID. Eaton
81. ). Attorney H. "eed
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-09-10
wooL.sToRINc FACILITIES.

Special View to the Storing
Wool Growers the Judith and Wolf Creek county VIII HI"
this the haul their wool, wheher
desiring sell or ship.
Others will ind the nes OF ali
Also blacksmith shop at Landing
srORDERS BY MAIL GIVEN PROMPT ATTENTION
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-02-20

case OF prisoners serving life service,
the whole amount of such earnings
shall be sent, from time to time, to
such persons as they may designate.
Sec. 5. The said board are hereby
authorized to employ a suitable num-
Der OF persons, experienced in the
manufacture of Irvine and the use of
the machinery employed therein, as
may be necessary to properly instruct
the said prisoners in such work and
to operate said machinery; and they
are invested with all the powers and
authority necessary to do and per-
form all acts incident to the proper
performance of the provisions of this
act.
Sec. 6. For the purposes of this
act the following appropriations are
hereby made out OF any moneys of
the state not otherwise appropriated
1. For the year one thousand eight
hundred and ninety-one, 1871 to
be Immediately available the. sum
Of
2. For the fiscal year beginning
August, the LIST, one thousand eight
hundred and ninety-two, 1892 the
sum Of
The moneys so appropriated shall
be disbursed upon the orders of the
sta te auditor drawn upon the state
treasurer in favor of the persons en-
titled to the same The state auditor
shall draw his said warrants when
presented with the order of the war
den of the state prison therefor.
Sec. Z. This act shall take effect
and be in force from and after it's
passage. 80
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-02-20
Montevideo Opinion.
MoNTEvIDEO, Mimi, Feb. Il

MONTEvIDEO, Mimi, Feb. 1891
EDITOR GREAT WEST
We have not as yet received the cir
cular letter of the Elk. Committee, of
which you speak in the last G.. w., so
we could not take any action upon it.
But think will meet with approval.
But I hope that we will not lose
your valuable aid through the paper
for our great and just cause. Dr., I
admire you. 1 only wish l could do
more in that direction myself. TIL ere
are afew among our members here
who think Mr.. Donnelly has an axe
to grind for himself, and the farmers
will have to do the turning for him.
But hope they will soon be convinced
of their unjust prejudice.
A. F. SCHULZ.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-02-20
Madison Alliance.

At the Madison Farmers Alliance
Meeting of Lac qui Parle Co., Mimi,
held on the 7th inst, the following
resolutions were adopted:
WHEREAS, there is at the present time
considerable discussion as to the
lowering of interest on loans, both by
our Representatives in the legislature
and at large, and
WHEREAS, the members Of this Ali
ance consider it their duty to express
their opinion on a question of such
general interest and to the farmers
special Importance, be it
RESOLVED, that 1t is the opinion Of
this Alliance that the rate of interest
should be lowered to the following:
Legal rate six and contract eight
per cent.
RESOLVED, that the lowering of in
terest should be done in union with
other western states, and we favor
adoption of S. F. No. 142, introduced
by Senator Donnelly.
RESOLVED, that railroads shall be
compelled to make provisions for ex-
change of cars at all railroad cross
ings.
RESOLVED, that we demand the re-
peal of the law for the encouragement
of Forestry and the passage of a law
similar to the law of Iowa, that pro-
vides for the exemption of $4,000
for every acre successfully planted and
maintained on prairie land, not to ex-
coed five acres on every quarter
section. We demand the protection
of portion of all natural forests in
our state other than pine, and to linn
it the cutting on all pine lands within
the state.
RESOLVED, and we demand, the SUBJ
mission OF a Constitutional Amend
ment for the prohibition of the man.
ufacture and sale of intoxicating liq-
uors as beverage, which has so long
been petitioned by the people of this
state.
RESOLVED, that the Secretary be and
is hereby instructed to send copies of
the foregoing resolutions to the Hon.
O. M. Larson and Hon. Ignatius Don
nelly, and to the "GREAr WEST" and
the "Western Guard, for publication.
HENRY G. DUNNOM. Secretary.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-02-20

to say few words. Considering that
the Alliance would be greatly benefit
ed would unhesitatingly favor it;
but l DO herewith call on my brethren
to consider where our Alliance would
be to-day, if it were not for the GREAT
WEST and it's invincible Editor? A
lew good and true members of it's act
ing committee could not control it
last summer. My brethren ought not
TO forget for one minute how our ex-
ecutlve committee tried to have us
absorb the Industrial Age, thereby
diverting our attention from the work
OF "alrlng" going on under the light
thrown by that pure gem, Everett w.
Fish!
Brethren we have two members in
our Alliance that have been subjected
to the fire test, and have been found
to be genuine, 1gnatius Donnelly and
+. w. Fish. They are fervently hated
Dy every enemy of justice and fair
dealing. Had not we best have faith
in them? We have too long listened
to the talk of the idle and the lazy,
have too long allowed the crafty and
the cunning, and the treacherous to
leglslate. Bear in mind, that the first
attempts to colonize America failed
because they were averse to honest
labor. Also remember that the revo-
luton would have been failure if
Sam Adams could have been bought
with a fat Office. 1 wonder if
that office amounted to $4,000 a
year? Remember that all the
valor Of our fathers would have
been fruitless if Washington could
have been persuaded to accept the
crown offered by people outraged by
those in trnst
There is one fact about this pur-
chasing business which also weighs
heavily. Donnelly and Fish seem to
favor thepurchase of the w. There
fore 1 shall vote in favor of it. l
would also urge you to promptly ad-
vance funds that Investigations may
go on as outlined by our president in
his circular letter of Feb. e.
would also move that you advise
our executive committee to acknowl-
edge the Office OF State Lecturer va
cant and that you favor H. V. Poore
of Bird Island, being appointed to fill
said Office.
J. F. SCHUCH,
Farmer
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-02-20
ADomestic Tragedy,

The quiet of the night was broken
by torrent of angry words which
drowned a woman's soft and gentle
pleading. The neighborhood, aroused
by the portentous sounds, was ON the
alert in an instant. Women, their
faces pale and drawn, shrank away in
fear, and little knot of men, with
angry, determined faces, gathered in
front OF the cosy home where the sad,
domestic drama was being enacted,
almost intending to rush to the Door
woman's aid. A savage oath broke
the stiffness; then there came a crash
and the falling of a heavy body with
the conventional dull and nauseatino
thud. These were followed by a femi,
nine cry, whether Of despair or pain
the listeners could not tell. But
they heard enough, and they sprang
to the door. In response to their
heavy knocks the door was opened bv
little woman, who laughed merrily
and said: ut is nothing. We leave
on The Saint Paul & Duluth Railroad
In half an hour, and John has lost his
collar button. He is SO impatient.
Ha! he has found it," We don't won
der at Johns impatience, for it is a
hardship to miss The Duluth Short
Lines trains when travelling between
the Twin Cities, Duluth and West SUI
perlor. Address Geo. w. Bull, Gen
eral Passenger Agent, or G. C. Gilfllan,
assistant General Passenger Agent,
ST. Pau1 MINI
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-02-20
Capitol Question Resolutions

CdplIOl question n0SOluIlOnS.
EDITOR GREAT WEST
Resolutions passed by subordinate
Alliance, No. 943, at meeting held in
the town of Kandiyohi, February 7th,
1891:
RESOLVED, That we, the Tripolis Al
lance, No. 943, of Kandiyohi County,
Mimi, do hereby send our thanks to
DR.. Fish, Editor of the GREAT WEST,
for the support he gave our delegates
on the capitol removal question at
our Farmers Alliance State Conven-
ton, held Dec. 3Oth, 1890.
RESOLVED, That we do solemnly pro-
test against Gov. Merriam's recon-
mendation, in his message to the Leg
islature, to sell the State Capitol
Lands in Kandiyohi; and further, we
do consider such an act to be fraud
and deception against the cOnstitu-
ton of the State of Minnesota.
RESOLVED, That we demand our
present legislature, now assembled
in St, Paul, to pass a law for the
State House removal to the State
Capitol Lands donated and designat-
ed by the government OF the United
States to the State of Minnesota.
JOHN WICKLUND, Sec'y.
S. J. FLECKTEN, President.
We omit the subsequent resolutions
owing to the crowd OF matter this
week. Papers throughout the state
are requested by the Alliance to copy
resolutions below the first
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-02-20
An Address to German ALI
ance, Bismarck. MINI.

The following compend of a speech
delivered to an Alliance in Sibley coun-
ty is sent to us for publication. It
contains flattering personal matters
that ought, perhaps, to incline us not
to publish, but we could not decline
without giving offense. In regard to
the attitude of ourselves on the mat
ter of turning over the GREAT WEST to
the State Alliance, We will say this:
If the editor was in stalwart health
he would regret to give up even the gen.
eral editorial management. But he is
not. He might carry on the special edi-
torial work for years-may break down
at any time-having already been on
the surgeons table six times. But
the principle involved in having the
Business Agency and a powerful nom
personal organ under the complete
control OF the party is correct one.
Then, when the State Meeting came
together men would vote earnestly
and carefully in the election of the Ex-
ecutlve Committeeman would have
voice in the conduct of the State
Journal:
Mr.. J. F. Schuch arose in the ALI
auce and said:
BROTHER FARMERS
AS we will soon be called upon to
vote on the matter of purchasing the
GREAT WEST for the Alliance, wish
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-02-20

talked OF the matter to us a short
time before Miss Mcdonald came to
us, we emphatically declined to con-
slider the matter.
AS to the value of the two plants,
the G. w. and the Business Agency:
The G. w. is worth every cent asked
for it. No man can build up such a
paper without an expense of close
upon $40 900. 1t cannot be done. It
is not done. It never has been done.
Buying some type does not build up a
journal. We will go upon oath that
we issued $50, 900 copies of the G. w.
the first year, and $4,000 copies of
the ''Donnelly Broadside." Our week
ly expenses have never been less than
500 a week, and often 5000. Even
the Insignificant item of postage often
amounts to $50 or even $75 a month.
Look at thenewspaper graveyard and
see how many labor journals without
a capital have survived! Not one.
The GREAT WEST is now pay
ing well-has done so since last
June, when the proprietors be-
gan drawing their salaries, as
in other lines of successful business.
The paper owes not a dollar to any
person, and it's bank account is rarely
i ever below $500, and can be made
$4,000 at a moment notice by trans
fer from our private accounts. The
paper has Melted over $4,000 profit
thepast year. The value of the plant,
independent of the contracts held for
the Business Agency, is unquestionably
$4,000 if not $4,000, and we hold
the two at $11 200 cash and $1,000
in stock-notwithstanding the howl
of the plutocratic press.
We have never urged an Alliance or
friend to enter upon the stock pur-
chase. The proposition was made on
request, and we believe reasonably so.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-02-20
The Capitol.
EDITOR GREAT WEST

EDITOR GREAT VEST
What is the matter with Minnesota?
Is she sleeping, or was she born with
the nature of mud turtle, when she
wants the head at the extreme side
all the time.
She is more than of age now, and
the legislature ought to put the
head where it belongs, and that is on
the capitol site in Kandiyohi Co.
JOHN WICKLUND.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-02-20
Correspondent With the Wrong
Paper.

CANDY, Mimi, Feb. 18th 1891.
EDITOR GREAT WEST
I am a strong admirer of the G. W.,
anu especially the editor of the same.
l also inclose you letter clipped from
Lake Benton News, of Feb. 4th inst,
from Albert Warren. He seems to
have forgotten that last July our
county convention passed resolutions
against the same paper for some of
it's acts. He and Miss Mcdonald
ought to both be removed from the
Alliance. VIM. PARROT.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-02-20
The Proposition to Sell the
Great West.

There is, as was expected, much op-
position to the purchase of the GREAT
WEST by the Alliance, even by it's
friends. A word of explanation may
throw much light upon this matter:
The proprietors of the GREAT WEST
were not, and are not, anxious to dis
pose of a paying plant.
But there were substantial reasons
for submitting the proposition by us.
1st.-The proposition to take edi-
torial control of the paper came from
a committee headed by Miss McDon-
aid; a visit and suggestion wholly q
surprise to us. We did not dream of
it's being made. It requested a propo-
sition from us, 1.-THE proposition made
to us was not satisfactory. So we
made proposition.
2nd.-The desire to control the
GREAT WEST, as we understood it then
and now, was solely to produce har-
mony in the Alliance-to have
one great powerful journal
which should be a party organ
without personal journalism. We
still believe the object was q good
one. But we do not think that our
inharmonious element were harmoni-
ous-after Mr.. Bjorge asked us if we
would not sever ALL EDITORIAL aonnec-
ton with the journal at ONCE, aotc.
3d.-The illness of thepresent editor
made it advisable for Mr.. Donnelly to
suggest the matter to the Executive
Committee. But we will state posi-
lively and honestly that the proprie-
tors never were consulted in the mat
ter until the visit of the committee.
Mr.. Bohall will fully corroborate our
statement that when he came and
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-02-20
Shall the Capitol be Moved?

EDITOR GREAT WEST
It is fixed by Congress that the Capt.
tol of Minnesota may be located in
the County of Kandiyohi, where ten
sections of land were, at the same
time, granted and given for that pur-
pose; therefore the legislature has the
power to have the Capitol erected up
on said land.
It has always been the object to To-
cate the State Capitol in the centre of
the States, or as near as it is possible,
or as deemed most convenient for all
commercial, financial and official bus
mess transactions; consequently not in
one corner of the State, as it is here in
Minnesota, which prevents the western
population of the state from these
benefits, and only favors the capital
lists of the eastern corner of the state
Perhaps but few can now see the
great loss caused by such monopolis-
tic management, which will be still
greater in the future.
AOOA CIV CA1C OuS GULL OdOS
now crossing one another in the east
ern corner OF the state, from which
the western part of the state is cut
off, connected only by a few railroads,
managed by one or two R. R. kings!
Is it possible that you do not see
where all the capital from the eastern
states is invested, and how a few
men in these railroad centres have the
absolute Encouragement of all these finan-
ces at the expense of the people in the
western part of the state, who are de-
deprived of these advantages? Is it
not a corrupt management, in dis
elimination and all other respects,
which in the future may be shame
for our legislature to have permitted
to pass under false pretences? Are
we not right and just in our demands
when we ask the legislature to honest
ly work for the welfare of the whole
population of the state? Will
it hurt the people of the east
ern corner OF the State, and the
twin cities, St. Paul, and Minneapolis,
which already are wealthy and in a
prosperous and fourishing condition,
from the aid OF the purse and toll OF
the people in the western part of our
state, to do right in this matter? Not
at all. But for the state, it will all be
greatly benefited.
If our legislature does wrong thing
in this matter, if they will locate the
State Capitol in either, or between
the two cities, as already proposed, it
will surely, in time to come be remov-
ed to it's place. What will they call
us? What will they think of legis-
lature composed of men in whom the
people had placed confidence? It is
ignorance and an imposition on the
ignorant. Shallit be demonstration
for our next generation to write the
epitaph upon ourgrave. "Here lies an
Ephialtes?" Remember Lincoln's
saying, that you can fool part of the
people all the time, and all the people
part of the time, but you can't fool all
the people all the time! L. P. OwRE.
Lake Lillian, Mimi, 2-12-'91.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-02-20

Letter from Bro. Freeman, ''got
pied" this week, but it will be straight
ened up for next.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-02-20
Hompe Goes Over to the Republicans.

Hompe Goes Over to the Republicans.
Half city farmer type have been irving to-
magnify ALWAYS known as an %
Politician jumping natius Donnel These G
city press and We have been for %
tempt this politician the leadership udicrous but
was held nevertheless 1t will be held
Mr. Hompe Otter Tail County the combined democratic
and alliance of the that he
was wolf sleeps tool of the passing
friend the farmers He elected not fulfilled
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salaries done him or o
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the snes nn @ t. to on Mr.
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The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-02-20

AS we will soon be called upon to
vote on the matter of purchasing the
GREAT WEST for the Alliance, I wish
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-06-05
ABBREVIATED TElEGRAMS.

Russell & Co, china merchants at New
York and Hong Kong, have failed.
The gold exports from this country Sc
far this week have been s4,s5O.O00.
Governor Fifer has accepted the invita-
tion to formally open the State grange
encampment at Springfield, Aug. IL.
A convention of the Peoples party has
been called to meet at st. Louis June 13,
to arrange for the coming campaign.
Mrs. Louis Cedar was shot and probably
fatally wounded near Genoa, Neb., by
her father-in-law, Peter Cedar, who then
poisoned himself.
The executive council of the American
Bankers association has decided to hold
the next annual convention at New Or
leans, Oct. IA and 15.
Benson J. Losing, the historian, died at
his home near Poughkeepsie, n. Y.
Wednesday, aged a.
Narcisse Laroque was hanged at L'Orig-
inal, Ont, Thursday for the outraging
and murder of two little girls named Nc.
Gonigle in October last.
The dry goods house of Connell, Hall,
McLoster company. at Nashville, Tenn,
made an assignment Thursday morning.
The liabilities are S413,
Destitution and famine are said to pre-
vail in several districts of Russia. The
horror of the situation is increased by the
gloomy harvest prospects.
George w. Saul was elected president and
Q. 5. Lyford vice president of the Chicago
and Eastern Illinois railway at the annu-
al meeting of the stockholders held at
Chicago.
Twenty-seven Episcopal dioceses have
approved the election ef H&iiiiips Brooks
as bishop of Massachusetts. This is a ma
jority. The bishops have yet to pass on
the election.
The Chicago and Northwestern Railway
| company has declared a semi-annual divi.
| dend of per cent. on common stock. The
net income of the corporation for the year
! just closted was $3Gs6.0Os
There is a deficit in the finances of the
| Rock Island railway of S246,6s1 for the
past fiscal year, and the annual meeting of
the stockholders decided to reduce the Au-
| gust dividend to G.5 of per cent.
Col. John \. Cockerill and a syndicate
of capitalists have purchased The New
| York Continent newspaper property. 1t
| will be consolidated with The Commercial
Advertiser and a new paper to be called
| The Advertiser will be issued, with both
| morning and evening editions
| Capt. William Clark, superintendent of
! the life-saving station at Erie, Pa, and a
man well-known for his bravery and
, splendid record in the service, was
drowned Thursday while assisting the
| propeller Badger State, which had, gone
ashore. Capt. Clark was nearly 50 years
old, and would have been retired in a
short time. He leaves wife and several
children.