The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-03-11

been chartered during the week just
ended:
Centennial Alliance, No. 1892,
President. Geo. Smith; Sec'y, D.
Bunker; Rose Creek, Mower Co.
Denmark Alliance. No. 1898, Sec'y,
John Nelson; Becker, Sherburne Co.
Charlestown Alliance, No, 1894,
Pres, M. Flaig; Sec'y, A. j. Weldon,
Lamberton, Redwood Co.
A. l.. STROMBERG, Sec'y.
WAs1oJA, March 2, '92.
EDITOR GREAT WEST:
Allow me to give you a little OF our
experience in arranging a pro-
gramme for the DR.. Our good friend
the president OF the County Alliance,
81. W. Norton, called at my home on
Wednesday morning saying he want
ed me to go with him on a mission
airy tour through the southwestern
part OF our county. Hustling on my
wraps and gathering my grip we were
soon on our way, glad to escape from
a long confinement.
We struck out to the west or 8
miles, and called on Mr.. Hubbard,
the president of the Claremont ALI
ance, whom we found full to the
brim of alliance enthusiasm. He
hustled our team into the stable and
lead us to the house, where his in
estimable lady (who by-the-way is
an enthusiastic alliance woman)
made things lively and a dinner,
piping hot, was soon on the table.
AS our ex-senator, Hon. E. V. Dodge,
was a near neighbor, we called on
him. We found him with us, soul,
body and pocketbook. Alliance men
should otpass him by as he will meet
you at the door with a warm heart
and a generous hand.
After going six or eight miles we
drove into the yard of another alli-
ance man. After making arrange
ments with our friend to cooperate
with other men we drove on. The
mud was deep and the water deeper,
but my partner said he never put his
hand to the pillow and turned back.
Near night we drove into the yard of
Bro. Curtis, a s5alwart alliance man
who stands in the community like
Great Rock in the midst of torrent,
unmoved. He gave us hearty well
come. He kept the alliance gospel
(the GREAT WEsT) in his house and
preached it to his neighbors. We en-
ioyed his hospitality for the night
and made him chairman of a COM
mittee to select a place and gather
an audience for DR.. Fish. From
now on we found the alliance fire
burning, ready to burst into flame
with the first breeze, and the fact
that the DR.. was coming among
them furnished the breeze. After
driving most of the day in that
country where the Zumbro and Cedar
part company, we drew up to the
home of son and daughter of old
Caledonia, and received a right royal
welcome from Mrs. McAdam, whose
husband was absent in the neighbour
hood bu5 returned a little later. This
family came from Scotland % years
ago and located on their present
homestead. They have fought the
mortgage, the wheat ring, the lum-
Der combine, the r. r. barons and
the political jobbers early and late,
as only Scottish lad and lassie
can, and they have won.
Bidding these friends good bye, we
took our course to Hayfeld station
to attend an alliance meeting at that
place. Some 25 or 80 farmers had
assembled. They deferred all bust
ness to listen to us. Bro. Norton
explained the plan Of our campaign
which met with their hearty ap-
prOval. Your humble servant gave
an explanation of the subtreasury
bill and at the close presented the
claims of the GREAT WEST which
called forth such remarks as "1 can't
keep house without it." ''its the best
paper published, etc. An enthusiastic
Norseman said, chad rather gives
for it than 81 for any other paper"
j. L. LANG.