The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1893-03-16
president of the Alliance for the en-

ouiuS yodl.
Next came the vice-presidents. The
organization has been conducted with
out these functionaries heretofore, but
inasmuch as the constitution provides
that there should be one for every
commissioner district, the following
were elected:
First district L. w. Larson, Gales.
Second district Michael Flagg,
Charlestown.
Third district M. Bredwold, Sun
down.
Fourth district Frank Truesdell,
Redwood Falls.
Fifth district VIM. Cloudy, Sheri-
dan.
For secretary, Mr.. Longbottom
nominated his old friend "Barnie"
Fixsen, who has held the Office for
number of years, and the nomination
was made by acclamation. "Barnie"
smiled, and put the proceeding down
on his minutes.
VIM. Steele, of Delhi, was made
treasurer without any opposition but
when Andrew Stewart nominated Jas.
Arnold, the Vesta statesman and good
roads advocate, for county lecturer,
claiming that Mr.. Arnold was about as
good man as there was in the county
for the place, Mr.. Longbottom drew
heavy puff from his pipe, and emit
ting it into huge cloud of smoke, re-
marked that call l have against Ar
mold is that he don't take hold of
thing right. He hasn't got the spark
in him that Doc Fish has" Notwith-
standing this disagreeable comparison
with the maladorous Fish, who has re-
Gently been ostracised from the ALI
ance, the Vesta statesman was elected
county lecturer.
This ended the election of officers.
Mr.. Leonard, at this juncture, came
near Frightening the burning embers
of discord, by remarking that he
thought Stewart and Longbottom
came there to make speeches, but An
drew, adroitly commenced discussing
the annual picnic. Mr.. Longbottom
was willing that his grove should be
used for the purpose, but would offer
nothing. either for or against having
it there Last year, several parties had
tied their horses to the trees and
ruined them. Mr.. Gilbert thought that
evil could be remedied, and Mr.. Stew
art moved that the fourth annual pic
mic be held in the grove of Jas. Long
bottom, on the second Thursday in
June. The motion carried and Mes
srs. B. Fixsen, VIM. Goudy, A. Leon
ard, Chas. Holman and Theo. Daub
were selected as a committee on ar
rangements. Mr.. Stewart here made
a great stroke of diplomacy by moving
that the programme should include an
address of welcome by Mr.. Longbot-
tom, to be responded to by Mr.. Gill
bert. Both gentlemen agreed to do
this. The programme will also in
clude addresses on the Swiss referen-
dunn system by Messrs. Arnold and
Stewart, to be discussed generally.
Mr.. Gilbert wanted public elevat-
or at Duluth. He was opposed to
pocket bins, but thought that wheat
could be graded by good State in
spectors close enough to put all re-
ceipts in four different bins. Mr..
Stewart favored it, and in an extend
ed conversational harangue, remalk ked
that the present Legislature would not
do much good in this direction. The
question finally crystallized into the
following resolution, which was adopt
ed unanimously:
Resolved, That the Alliance of this
county favors the building of public
elevator at Duluth by the State: said
elevator to be built so as to hold the