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Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-08-21
A DUNkARD COLONY.
One in Mile Laos Co., That
Will Extend Into Morri--
son Co.
The following is last weeks Milaca

The following is last weeks Milaca
FINES:
"TheDunkards are forming a large
settlement in this county near Page
postofficc abOutfOurteen miles above
town, and scarcely a week passes
that large. additions are not made
to their number. Their locality is
now called Mount Morris, hut will
soon he rechristened as "FlOra.'
The real name OF this sect is German
Baptist; Dunkard being only a nick
name. They are preparing to erect
substantial church edifice and have
already organized a Sunday school
of 26 members. Mr.. j. j. Good, who
has been secured to act as principal
Of our village schools, is a member of
this denOmina ton and through his
influence nodoubt many new settlers
will locate in this county. These
people are most progressive and will
do much toward the>uphullding Of
Mile Laos county. '5S &s
Page postoff1ce is in Mile Laos,
county, just eastof Morrill, town in
Morrison county. Parties have been
securing land in that town for
several months with the intention
of esta blishinga colony Of Dunkards.:
There is considerable vacant land oi
excellent quality in Morrill,, and it is
hoped it will soon be occupied by,
settlers.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-08-21
A FISHING PARTY.
MIR. Cutler Lewis Entertains
Prominent Lumbermen.

Cutler Lewis returned from Boulder
Dam last evening where he has been
entertaining a fishing party consist
ing Of Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Weyer-
haeuser, 266 Summit avenue, st.
Paul; Charles A. Weyerhaeuser, Lit
tie Falls, MIMI: Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. g..
Norton and the Misses Mary and
Beulah Norton. Winona; Mrs. Albert
Lindeke and son, Albert W., 295 Sum-
NIT avenue, st. Paul; Col. and Mrs.
R. l.. Mccormick, Hayward; Edward
Rutledge, Chippewa Falls; Rev. and
Mrs. william Bancroft Hill, Pouyh-
keepsie, N. Y; Alfred Hayes. ST..
Lewisburg, Pa; and Miss Della Still,
296 Summit avenue, St. Paul. Mr..
Cutler is foreman for the NJ. R. L.
company on their up river work and
has 8 camp running at Boulder Lake.
The party was six DAYS In camp and
all were unanimous in saying their
visit was most enjoyable one. The
party caught 226 fish. including bass,
wall-eyed pike and muskalonge.-
Evening Free Pree, Eau Claire. Wis.,,
Aug. IL. III
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-08-21
AND A TARIFF.
He Must be Elected and Pro-
lection Must Ensue, Says
WeyerhaeuSer.

ASHLAND, Wis.,, Aug. 13.-Frederick
Weyerhaeuser, the greatlumberman.
has just returned from the Brule.
On the political question he says:
"It is a critical time, and yet it ia
the old story-of 1857 to 1864-but
then we had 100000 men employed
In the army. and even with this the
deprecated money, worth forty
cents on the dollar. did not bring
wages to what they were in 1892.
The American people seem to have
short memories-but then I do not
think there is any likelihood of the
laboringmen and mass OF people
voting away their own interests, as
the men with money would be able
to take care Of themselves. Free
silver is simple reputation, and that
means panic and distress.
"The election of Mckinley would
at once restore confidence. We can
not expect good times at once-but
it Is certain to give an impetus, as
all branches OF trade are holding
back, before taking chances on a
reputation of I'LL invested money.
The majority must I've overwhelming.
The Canadian log and lumber i'm
ports have been over one billion the
past year. where it was only 100000,
and this has taken just SO much
bread out Ut the mouths OF men in
the numbering district. The saw
mills kept right ON in 1898, and in
1894 the fires made it necessary to
cut heavy, and now we find our
selves with no sale of lumber, and
millions of dollars belonging to the
American people going to Canada
and other foreign countries"
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-08-21

John Sherman has discovered
some more "crimes" for the free
silverjtes to denounce. In 1906
TIL omas Jefferson discontinued the
coninage Of the silver dollar, and
none were coined for thirty years.
Sherman suggests that the Popu-
lists should call this the ''crime of
1906" In 1884, under the admin.
istration of President Jackson, the
amount Of gold in a gold dollar
was reduced, so that that metal
took the place Of silver in circula-
ton. That, the Ohio statesman
says, should be declared by the
Populists to be the "crime of
1884," In 1858. under Pierce's
Democratic administration, the
amount of silver IN the subsidiary
coins was reduced 6 per cent, they
were coined on government &C..
count only, and were made legal
tender for only IS. That might be
called the "crime of 1853"
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-08-21
LEGISLATIVE CONVENTIONS.
Dem ocratic and Populistic ConYen.
lions to be Held on Sep.
temhcr 10.

Calls have been issued for the
Democratic and Populist legislative
conventions to be held IN Little Falls
ON Sept. 10; the former at O'Clock
in the afternoon, and the latter at
in the afternoon. The Democratic
apportionment gives delegates as
follows: Crow Wing, 4; Todd, s;
Morrison, -; Mile Laos, 2. The
Populists give Todd. q; Morrison,
10; Crow Wing. II; Mile Laos S.
1t is stated on good authority that
A. l.. Cole aspires to the Democratic
nomina ton from Morrison, DR.. Hem
stead from Crow Wing; and G. II.
Chadbourne from lMille Laos. If a
fusion is arranged this would leave
a place for a POpulist from Todd.
The Democratic party of the present
time is SO near Populist that there is
little reason for separate tickets, and
fusion is logical.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-08-21
WE CAN GET HIM.
Flores, the Free Silver Orator,
of California, May Be Re-
turned to Little Falls.

Professor, Narcise Dias Flores,
who is Spreading thefrec silver gospel
In the Red river valley. may yet lie
induced to come to Little Falls. HI
has a wife with hin, ut Monrhead.
who assists at the entertainments he
gives. He also has . wife in Elm
Dale this county, who IN suing Tor
divorce. i,rhe.cOmplaint' was made
May 49, 1896. land recites that III,
Feb. 13. 1895, Olivia Haw kinst,n and
Naryise Dias Flores were united In
IN Little Falls, and On.
March 80, 1895, Nnr.ise Dtns deserted
his wife, and has since tailed to, live
with her or contribute to her sup
port. Olivia is "A years OF age and
the professor is 50. The plaintiff
asks that a divorce be granted. and
that her maiden name be restored to
her. -: ..., .r.,,.,.
Since Flores left Little Falls he
married. a widow in Brainerd. The
summons in the. DIVORCE case. was
served on Flores in Brainerd ON May
20. 1896. and the defendant has made
no answer. lis probable that the
decree OF divorce will he granted by
the district court Judge ut the Sep
TENDER term of court. ....,.
Now. it the free silverites need the
professor badly to aid their, cause,
his offenses against the laws might
be used as a means to obtain his
presence in Little Falls.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-08-21

Bryan said in his speech that as
soon as he was inaugurated pres
ident he would call an extra session
of congress to provide for free sill
yer coinage, and that such coinage
would make Is ounces of silver
worth 1 ounce of gold all over the
world. The men who own silver
.evidently have no faith in his sue
cess or the success of his plans,
as silver continues to sell for 81
ounces for l ounce of gold.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-08-21

The price of bar silver still
hovers around 6S cents an ounce,
which is ratio of about 81 to 1
compared to gold, and makes the
silver in a standard dollar worth
about So cents. Now it is evident
that the owners of silver either do
not believe that the United States
will have free coinage of silver, or
they do not believe that such free
coinage would increase the value.
to a ratio Of 16 to l with gold.
Some people profess to belive that
this nation is going to have free
silver coinage and that such free
coinage will result in silver and
gold again exchanging in the mar
ket at the ratio of Is to /. The
owners of silver bullion do not
believe it, because it is daily selling
at the ratio of 81 to 1. :
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-08-21

The St. Cloud Times is angry ;
no, mad because some of the banks
have sold their customers Mex.
lean dollars for use as arguments
aginst the free silver schame.
That Mexian dollar argument was
started in this district two years
ago by "Young Mr.. Towne."
That gentlemen used Mexican
dollar to illustrate how the value
of the laborers wages would fall
under free silver coinage. The
Times opposed Mr.. Towne two
years ago and the strongest charge
made. against him was that he
was the A. p. A. candidate. The
Times is now supporting an A: P.
A. candidate-or did the Times
try to DECEIVE people about that
matter in 1894, the same as it is
trying to deceive people about free
silver in 1896!
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-08-21
A TOTAL ECLIPSE.
The Populist Party Has About
Disappeared From This
Locality.

Since the Democratic and POpulist
national conventions have made the
same nominations for pl esident, and
a ;''fusiOn'' is certain on state, con-
gressional, legislative and county
tickets, there is not much left of
the Populist party, and the effort to
maintain two organizations will
probably soon be abandoned.
The Populist county convention
called for Saturday demonstrated
that. At 2 o'clock, the hour for
meeting, there were practically no
delegates present, and it was claimed
that an adjournment was taken till
later. The only report that the
Transcript can obtain is that con-
vention was held sometime Satnr-
day, and that j. F. McNally was
elected chairman and =. D. Boom
secretary. A member Of the party
claims that delegates were elected to
the legislative, state and congression-
al conventions, but the names of the
delegates were refused for publica-
ton.
1t ia understood that the ''cOnven-
ton" favored Lind and Towne, and
desired fusion on every thing. No
county ticket was named. and the
officers of the convention have au-
th1,ritv tn coll the convention to-
gether again when action on the
county ticket ia desired. This means
about the end of any separate Popu-
list organization, as this falls ticket
will not have any separate Populist
or Democratic elements, and in the
future the parties will undoubtedly
be one. At least there will be moth
ing to Indicate the proportionate
strength of the different elements of
the fusion.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-08-21

Brainerd Dispatch: The time of
the municipal court was occupied on
Monday in hearing the preliminary
examination of Mrs. Viola Wander
worker, CT Daggett Brook, charged
by her husband with adultery with
Edward Laughton, who was ar
rested at the same time. but escaped
from the officers. Mrs. Wander
werker was tried in the district court
last spring on charge of keeping q
disorderlv house, but was mot con-
victed. She was bound over to the
grand jury, and i'm default OF bail
went to Jail.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-08-21
CLOTHING HOUSE FAILS.
Grinley e. Romnes, the Cloth
\ ing Firm, Make an AS
Il Signment.
c. A. Lindbergh Assignee-Li-
abilities About $1,000, AS
sets About $4,000.

/. :Grinlev & ROmnps, the clothing
Arm that located here last Septem-
Der, have made an assignment for
the benefit of their creditors. T.. A.
LiLdbergh IL named as assignee. and
IN now taking an inventory Of the
stock. The firm did good business
for the hrst few months after lOcat-
ing here. but since Jan. they have
lost money. Several OF the smaller
creditors have been crowding them
for some time. and the firm was un-
able to meet the Demands The
largest creditor. who had over
81, 900 due. had failed in Chicago. The
failure of the largest creditor made 1t
impossible for the large creditors to
unite in helping Grinley & Romnes
as is often done, and
the firm decided that it was best to
make an assignment at this time for
the l'enefit of those they were owing.
The members of the firm removed
to this city from Kenyon, Mimi, and
since living here have built up a rep
uts tion for industry and straight
business methods. The people OF
this city will generally regret the
failure, and will sympathtze with the
men who have engaged In losing
business. The city was we'll supplied
with clothing stores before they
came, and there was no profitable
field tor them to occupy in that line.
No schedule OF liabilities or assets
has vet been filed with the assignee
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-08-21
FREE SILVER WILL HURT.

In nearly all political campaigns
an effort is made to excite pre-
JUDGE among workingmen against
their employers. 1t is certainly
for the financial interests of the
workingmen to get as good wages
as they can from their employer
without making it necessary for
she employer to quit business. It
is for the financial interests of the
employer to have all his expenses
as small as he can and still retain
the most efficient employees. Al
the sellers and buyers of labor
their interests differ just as the
interests of buyers and sellers of
any commodity will always differ.
But the employer and employee
have common and joint interest
in the prosperity Of whatever in.
duetry they are engaged in. If it
will paw to run a mill or factory,
the owner Of the mill will employ
men to operate it. If conditions
are such that it will not pay to
run it, the owner will not employ
labor. The mill owner by those
conditions loses the use of his
mill and the chance to invest
money in labor and profit by that
investment; and the laborer loses
the chance to find employment In
the mill and to obtain pay for his
labor-which is his capital.
Entirely aside from the ques-
ton of amount of wages, there is
the great consideration of any
market for labor. Anything that
closes mills and factories. cuts
wages off from somebody, and
while the owner Of the mill or
factory may suffer financial loss,
or be prevented from financial
gain, by reason Of shutting down
of his mill, personal hardship is
hardly in the near possibilities for
himself and! family. But the
laboringman who finds himself
out of employment by reason of
the closing Of a mill often finds
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-08-21

nlmSel1 near absolute WAHOs Inc
thrifty and fortunate laborer
usually has a small surplus, but
very many families are dependent
for the comforts of life on the
almost constant employment Of
some member Of the family. How
unfortunate 1t is, then, for any
condition to arise that will reduce
the opportunities of laboringmen
to find employment.
Any great financial distu, bance
limits credit, decreases CONNER.
cial. transactions, withdraws the
demand for products Of labor. and
thereby results in closing mills
and factories. O.. r.. @.5 ss..
The proposition of the Demo.
pop party, and ITS candidate for
president, Mr.. Bryan, to reduce
the value of the standard dollar Of
the country from its present value
to one that only represents So
cents of the present 100 cent
value, Is so radical a change in the
financial system that it's adoption
will demoralize all lines of bust.
ness and industry. The final
effect would be the reduction Of
the purchasing power Of the dollar
received for wages, and would be
harm full to the laboringman. But
that harm of receiving a cheaper
dollar would come only when the
opportunity for any labor return
ed after the absolutely certain
financial and industrial depres.
sion. The free silverites will (if
successfully finally provide for pay
ing workingmen in cheaper dol
lars; out during the adjustment of
affairs to the new and debased
standard of values thousands upon
thousands of wolkingmen will find
no market for their labor. The
effect, immediate or prospective,
of the adoption Of free silver coin
age at a ratio with gold that is far
away from the true value of the
money metals is most threatening
to any man who has labor to sell.
It threatens all parts of society
except the silver bullion owner,
but it is certainly the working.
man who will most quickly feel
the personal discomforts and
privations arising from the false
and dangerous financial expert
ment. ..... .........., .......s ~.
It is impossible for any labor.
ingman to demonstrate how free
silver will help him; and it is
plain and clear how it will lnjure
him greatly.
Owners of large manufacturing
plants oppose the free coinage. of
silver because they believe it will
decrease their business and compel
them to reduce their product.
The product of a mill cannot be
decreased without lessening the
number of employees, and no
workingman should vote himself
out of a job. ~
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-08-21

The school children OF Grand
Rapids, MIMI, are planning to send
a balloon to the north pole; at
least one of those newspaper cor
RESPONDENTS says so.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-08-21

The newspapers report that
Merriam and Pillsbury went down
to see Hanna, and to find out if
the Minnesota campaign was in
Guiding any side issues like sena'
torships. They came back.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-08-21
The state fair thisyear promises
to excel all previous ones. Fl.
The headquarters of the Demo-
cratic cam paign WILDE at Chicago.

The Democratic managers will
not let Bryan take his mouth to
Maine. There is Ian election in
Maine soon.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-08-21

You can't hire Democrat to tai x
free trade now, and four years ago
they were telling what good times
their success would bring. They
are for the same old "fl ee" but
they have traded their 'strade'
for silver.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-08-21

Spain is asking the United
States to pay alarge sum Of money
for the damages done Spanish
interests by the supplying OF
Cubans with arms and ammunition
from this country.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-08-21

In his speeches Mr.. Towne
declares that he is not for free
trade, and that'there are no more
free traders in the country. That
is tough.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-08-21

"A movement is on foot to re.
organize the Security bank ofDuluth
and have it continue business.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-08-21

The Braiaerd Mckinley and
Morris club has 7O0l members, and
it Is belived the lmem bership will
reach 1000 before long. Brainerd
will certainly do IA thing to the
cheap wages ticket.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-08-21

German does not agree with the
other members Of the Democratic
committee as to how the campaign
should be run, and it is probable
shat Gov. Stone willbe made head
of the campaign committee.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-08-21

There will be great bicycle
parade in st. Paul during state fair
week.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-08-21
ANOTHER MCKINLEY GEM.

Major Mckinley was visited on
Wednesday by 200 Of his old
soldier comrades, and in the course
of his speech in answer to their
greeting, he said: 81 don't know
what you think about it, but 1
think 1t is a good deal better to
open up the mills of the United
States to the laborers Of America
than to open up the minis of the
United States to the silver of the
world.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-08-21

Brainerd Dispatch: Considering
it's effect on wages, the free coin
age of silver can justly be called a
gigantic scheme to reduce wages,
which years Of organization and
many strikes and lock.outs have
b1 ought to the present living basis.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-08-21

Bryan is modest when he says
he will just double the price of
silver. H is SO powerful that he
can make it worth four or ten
times as much, and he can give no
good excuse for stopping at only
a double. He talks like a tool of
the plutocrats when he says he
will only double it. But it will be
Just like Towne to go and double
it again, and take all the glory
away from Bryan.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-08-21

Free trade and free silver would
certainly be an effectual way of
Furnishing capitalists who have
money invested in American indus
tries. But when the Demopops
have pounded the life out of those
industries where will the working.
man obtain employment, and
where will the farmer find market
for his product? It is very
catchy howl to abuse capital, but
that does not provide work for
people or markets for products.
McClure's Magazine for Sep.
stenber will contain the first report
ever published of Abraham Lin
coins famous ''Lost Speech" de.
livered at Bloomington, before the
first Republican State Convention
heldin'Illinois. ''Ineve r witnessed
such scene before or SINCE" says
Joseph Medill, editor Of the Chi.
scago Tribune, who was a mem
Der Of the convention and writes
an introduction to the report of
HE speech describing the occasion.
Evening journal., 1896-02-19
EDITORIAL COMMENT.


Judging from Spsin's stupid Cuban
policy, Il looks as II the boy king was
really reigning. The kindergarten end
Of Spain seems to be running things-
Philadelphia Press
Senator TlllmRn Is at least recognized
by the United States Senate as having
bslligerent rights. They may reach Cuba
after awhlle.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
The House Committee on Territories
refuses TO report n bill TO make q state
out Of tbs Arizona gravel pit. Good We
have more than enough already Of sage
brush aud caotus-desert states New
York World
The United States Senate is the weak
spot In our institutions, and It will do.
stroy them unless the Constitution is
amended 30 as to cause senators to be
elected By the direct vote of the people.
Its now. In great part. body OF men
cent TO the Senate BY special iatorssts. -
Richmond Times.
The attack OF brutal Philadelphia
fireman Oh ex Champion Cor5ett, with
cut an ovon fair amount OF desultory
conversation, cannot bs too strongly con
demned Are thors no laws In Philadel-
phla protecting pssceable prizs lighters
from personal violence Y-Springheld Re-
publican.