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Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-08-07
THE COUNTY DEMOCRATS.
Hold a Convention and Declare
for Geissel for State s5
Treasurer.

The Democratic county convention
Monday elected the folio wing dele
gates to the different conventions:
state-E. r. Shaw. G.. GeisseI, F.
w. Lyon, c. D. Anger, Chas: Gravel,
Chas. Vasaly, Gust. LindgreD, ] Il.
Meyer, Anton MOch.,, 3. Feitsam, 8.
w. Gish, Chas. Mcmillan and Martin
Scott. s
COngressiOnal-E. 8. Smith, F, E.
Hall. a. H. Bryan, Chas. Hauer, =.
Lanerman. j. j.. Gross. 3. B. Cox,
w. =. sullivan, Simon Swindeck, g.
Vasaly, Robert Stewart, q. BeRtner,
NJ. keenan,, Il. Geissel, II. s. Clyde.
VIM. Grell.
Legisla tive-A. l.. Cole. E.. $
Smith, Il. b. Cox, G. Geissel and F.
w. Lyon.
Resolutions were adopted endOrs-
ing the Chicago pla torn and candi-
dates: endorsing Lind for governor
and Towne for congress. Dan Law
Ter was roasted for DESERVING his
party, ''by order III his employer, q
railroad corporations" The st.
Paul Globe was denounced.
Fusion was advised ON state, leg
isIa tive and congressional tickets.
Mr.. Cole then informed the CON
ventiOn that he believed Morrison
county could get place on the
state ticket and ne offered q resOlu-
tion favoring Hon. George GeiAsel
for state treasurer. The resolution
was adopted with enthusiasm.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-08-07

to some extent BY all nations. AS
4 precious metal it has always had
value, and for that reason j. well
adopted for use as money. But as
both gold and silver vary IN pro-
duction, and insupply and demand,
they vary in proportionate value.
When the United States govern
ment was organized the relative
value was about Is to 1. 1t is
now about 81 to 1. That is, an
ounce Of gold is worth 81 ounces
Of silver. In countries that use
the gold standard FOR money,
silver money is used IN all the
smaller transactions, and is coined
to limited extent, ut 2 nominal
value much more than It's CONNER.
cial value. It's coinage is limited,
and as the government is pledged
to maintain it at I parity with
gold, and accepts it in payment,of
public obligations, limited
amount Of this less valuable silver
coin can be kept in circulation at
the same value as gold. But if
owners of silver bullion were al
lowed to take the amount ct sllver
in dollar (371 grains) and have it
strapped by the government as q
dollar, then silver dollars would
represent only the value of their
weight-which is now about So
cents in gold. With such free
coinage the money Of this nation
would pass from the gold basis to
the silver basis. Gold, Or paper;
money that would obtain gold,
would not be used in transactions
where "dollar" could be used
that was worth only little more
than half as much. While a
"dollar" would still mean % grains
Of gold or 81 grains of silver, no
man would pay the gold dollar;
that was worth as metal twice as
much as it was as money, COM
pared with silver money. With
free silver coinage the silver coin
would represent only the CONNER.
cial value of he weight Of silver
in it.. With limited silver coinage
the government can maintain the
circulating value Of the coin on a
par with gold. With free coinage,
no effort whatever could be made
to give it value to any extent
beyond it's bullion value, for the
plain reason that the gov eminent
would freely stamp al bullion as
coin as3 II,
A government that has free
coinage Of any metal simply Ger.
titles to the weight Of that coin,
and the term it uses in naming
that coin ("dollar" or sovereign"
or "thaier'') is the legal term
for so much weight of that metal.
What it's "value" is depends en-.
tirely on what goods or services
can be obtained for it. Law can
give no value to any metal with
free coinage. Supply and demand
give it value, and the added demand
by the placing Of the government
stamp on it will not greatly effect
it's value.
A nation s money must be based
on value, and if it uses % grains
of gold for dollar, it cannot at
the Same time have free coinage
Of any other metal into dollars
that do not contain metal worth
as much as the % grains OF gold.
st. Cloud advertised to receive
bids tor $4,000 OF refunding bonds,
but no bids were received. Many
firms that usually buy bonds wrote.
to the city officers saving they did
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-08-07
Contract Not Yet Made.

County Commissioner Geo. La
Fond, who is a member of the com
mittee from the board Of county
commissioners, appointed to act
with the trustees Of the village of
Koyalton in the matter OF the re-
construction Of the Royalton Missis-
sippi bridge, returned from trip to
Royalton. where thecommittee were
in session Friday afternoon, Il:
The committee meeting yesterday
was for the purpose of receiving bids
and to award the contract, if a suit
allie bid was received.
The following were the bids:
Milwaukee Bridge & Iron
works. 80
Ed. acknowledgements. $3.50
Wisconsin Bridge & Iron CO...... 1920
Wrought Iron Bridge Co........... 4,O97
Gillette, Herzog Co.................. 3,795
Toledo Bridge Commencement. 5000
Chicago Bridge & Iron Co........ 1854
These bids were somewhat of a
surprise to the board for the reason
that they were confident that the
bridge could be rebuilt for $4,000
AMI at that figure give good profit
to the contractor. !,
The bids were about $500 higher
than was expected by the commit
tee and they took two days in which
to consider the matter Of awarding
the contract.
The lowest bidder was the Chicago
Bridge & Iron Co., who constructed
the bridge in the first place, and Ed.
Mahan, Of this city, was something
over 500 higher. 81
AS the committee are Of the opin-
ion that the bridge can be con-
structed for less money than any OF
the bids named, it is possible that
the contract will not be awarded to
any Of these bidders, and, instead,
the committee will employ a compe-
tent man to superintend the work
and have it put up by day labor.
Editor Benedict, of the Sank
Rapids Sentinel, has b libel suit on
his hands, but that does not make
him as mad as the theft Of some
pretty flowers from his garden. He
offers reward OF $40 fer the detec-
ton OF the thief.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-04-04
Col. Sam j, Huston.

The friends of Col. Sam j. Huston are
urging him to enter the race for state
senator. This district is composed of
three counties, johnson, Cass and
Lafayette. johnson has seven votes,
Cass six and Lafayette eight. Each of
the other counties may have a candidate.
1t has been about fifteen years since
Lafayette has had a state senator. Har.
mon and Sparks both served from John
son. and Bledsoe from Cass, since
Lafayette county was accorded the
nomination.
Col. Huston, who is spoken of, is a
free silver man, who believes 16 to l
the proper ratio. He drafted the plat
form adopted at Odessa last Monday.
He believes that George Graham Vest
ought to be sentenced to service in the
United States senate for the rest of his
natural days. He believes that Francis
Marion Cockrell ought to be kept there
with Vest. In other words, Col. Hus-
ton is mighty well satisfied with what
Vest and COckrell are doing.
Col. Huston is a democratic worker,
and adheres closely 10 democratic doc
trines and practices. lie has the brains
and backbone to do what is right in the
senate, and would represent this dis
trict efficiently. He would be like the
Bledsoe has been, a terror to the
boodlers and lobbyists.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-04-04
SHERIEE,S SALE

The State of Missouri, at the relation and to
the use of Thomas A. CatrOn, collector of
the revenue of Lafayette county, In the
state of Missouri, plaintiff,
versus
Unknown heirs of Sarah l.. Wiley, deceased,
defendants.
In the Circuit Court of Lafayette County,
Missouri.
BY virtue of "a special execution issued from
the office of the clerk of the circuit court of
tied cause, wherein the state Of Missouri, at
the relation and to the use OF Thomas A. Cat
ron, collector of the revenue of Lafayette
county, Missouri, Is plaintiff. and against
Unknown heirs of Sarah l.. Wiley, deceased,
to me directed and returnable to the April
sheriff of Lafaye cite county. Missouri, will ON
FRIDAY, APRIL 18th. 1896,
between the hours of nine O'Clock in the fore
day, and In front of the court house door, In
the city of Lexington, In Lafayette county,
Missouri, during the session of said circuit
court of said county, offer for sale and sell
publicly, by auction, to the highest bidder, for
cash In hand. all the right title, interest, claim
L.. Wiley, deceased, defendants in snid execu-
ton, in and to the following described real
estate, situate, lying and being in the couHty
OF Lafayette and state of Missouri, to-wit:
Part of lot 4, block %, LIST addition to Licking
ton, Missouri, described as follows: Beginning
block 23, thence east fifty feet, thence south
o. feet, thence west so feet, thence north SO
feet to place of beginning, levied upon as the
property of said defendants, and sold to satisfy
said execution, together with the costs and
of this sale.
1896. ZACH W. WRIGHT,
32Std Sheriff.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-04-04

1 am pleased to that Mr.. Carl
Hoffman, of Lexington, Mo-, my nephew,
after a n umber of years in the employ OF
Chickering & Sons, of Boston, as piano
tuner M salesman, will in the future be
in my employ. 1t is an axiom in the
music trade that the employee h can
please the Messrs. ChickerIng, the leading
piano makers of the world, must be a
thoroughly good workman. My nephew,
from the hattering testimonials he has
received, must have thoroughly pleased
his late employers. In my employ he
makes one of six OF the best piano tuners
to be found in this vicinity. AS a piano
salesman he should find no difficulty in
pleasing a piano customer, having the
largest stock of pianos in the west to
select from. The matchless Ohickeripg in
the lead, followed by the Mason u Ham
lin pia nos and organs; the Emerson Il
Sterling pianos. In addition, a large
stock of second. hand pianos and organs.
We cordially guarantee his work as a
piano tuner, and hold ourselves Fsspon-
sible for any Misrepresentation he may
make concerning our pianos that he may
coll
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-04-04
A Prodigy Of Finance.

From the st. Louis Post Dispatch.
Secretary Carlisle's brain has evolved
what he conceives to be q remarkable
device for preventing the export OF
gold. He has ordered the assay Office
TO advance the price of gold bars from
Lilo to SIG per cent. The excuse
given by the New York goldbng press
for putting a premium on gold in its
unstamped form while holding the
coined gold at par is the quintessence
of financial absurdity and shows to
what SILLY subterfuges the single
standard advocates are forced to resort
in their efforts 10 fool the American
people. "rhe old stocking stores,''
they say, ''received by the treasury
from the last bond sale have dumped
into the government Golfers an unusual
quantity OF old gold coin of various
ages and designs and when gold
demand notes are presented for re-
demption at the s~ub-treasury they will
be redeemed in this old coin instead of
good gold or gold bars"
The gold standard advocates will
have to change their tune. Heretofore
they have claimed for their metal that
its peculiar excellency lay in the fact
hat coined or uDcoined, 1t is change
less in its value the world over.
According to Mr.. Carlisle's latest
gold dollars thrown into the
,rucible and melted int bars are
worth more than with the stamp
# the government on them. AS a
.inancier, Mr.. Cleveland's secretary of
he treasury is a prodigy!
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-04-04
FOR DELEGATE TO CHICAGO.

In the county convention last Mon
day there was a-pretty contest between
DIR. j. j. Fulkerson and Col. j. D.
Shewalter for the position of delegate
10 the Chicago convention. DIR. j. j.
rulkeIson had been in the rae but two
DAYS. 1t was not known all over the
county that he wanted the instructions.
But he was nevertheless powerfully
strong before the convention, and tied
the vote with Col. Shewalter on the
first ballot, and was defeated by only
two votes.
There is not a truer democrat or
citizen in Lafayette county than Jake
Fulkerson. lie is a working democrat,
and had he had Il day or two more to
make the race he would have gwen
Col. Shewalter some trouble. He was
not II candidate of his own desire.
This we know. He had been put in
the race 10y friends. He received
scores OF letters asking him to make
the contest He consented Thursday
to let his name go before the conven-
ton tor consideration. lie was
defeated, but, manly democrat that
he is, he accepted the defeat as II
democrat should. He made his con-
test in a friendly spirit, and Col.
Shewalter met him half way.
The convention selected Col. Shewal-
ter as the candidate of the county on
the Chicago delegation. AS far AS
Lafayette comfy is concerned, he is
the only man who will be presented
to the Jackson county delegation and
the state convention for Il place on the
delegation, and it is the duty of
Lafayette's delegation 10 work for his
selection in the state convention.
Lafayette county is for free silver at
16 to 1. Col. Shewalter will vote and
work for this.
Lafayette county wants a western 16
to l man for president. Col. Shewal-
ter will vote and work for this.
Lafayette county wants a democratic
platform that is democratic. Col.
will work for this.
Lafayette county wants the party
organization kept intact, and the
differences settled within the ranks.
Col. Shewalter will work TO this end.
In other words, Col. Shewalter will
represent this county ably and well,
and those who favored another should
accept this selection al DR.. j. j.
Fulkerson did, in a true, genuine
democratic spirit.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-04-04
MRS. NANCY COOPER DEAD.
Lafayette COunty's Oldest InhabItant
Answers the Roll Call in Heaven.

Mrs. Nancy Cooper died at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. Adelipe Starke, near
Dover last Friday night, at the age of 100
years, 7 months and 20 days. She had
been in excellent health, but Friday after
noon she sustained a fall which resulted
in her death a few hours later.
Mrs. Nancy Cooper was born in Amelia
county, Virginia. She is a daughter OF
Richard Holt, n was born in Virginia;
was married in 1913 to Mr.. William
Cooper, of Amelia county, Virginia. h
Rev. Lorenzo Dow. the noted preacher,
performed the wedding ceremony.
In 1927 they moved to this state and
entered a tract of land in Lafayette
county, near Dover. They were parents
of ten children, three of whom are now
living: Anna, wife of J. ID. Minter, jack
son county; Mary, wife of Richard Barley,
Lafayette county, and Adeline, wife of w.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-04-04

In the Probate Court of Lafayette county.
Missouri, Adjourned February Term, "a DAY
March LIST, 1903.
Estate OF Charles Erskine, deceased.
Now at this day comes Lee Blakemore.
administrator of The estate OF Charles Erskine'
deceased, and presents his petition PRAYING
for an order for the sale of so much of The real
estate of said Charles Ersklne, as viii nav and
satisfy the remaining debts due by said estate
and yet unpaid for want OF sufficient assets,
accompanied sy the accounts, lists and Inycn'
togiSs requtrsd by law in such cases.
Pm examination whereof IL is ordered thar
al persons Interested IN said estate he notified
that application as aforesaid has heen made,
and that unless the contrary be shown on or
before the first day of the next term of this
court, to be held on the second Monday in NAV.
lSeh, an order will be made for the sale of the
whole or so much of the real estate of said
Charles Erskine as will be sufficient for the
payment of said debts.
And It is further ordered that all of the heir
said deceased. residents of said IafnyettS
county, be personally served with notice OF
these, pTqcepdinSs according To law.
ana IL Is frrther ordered that this notice he
publtshad IN the Lexington IntelligenceE a
newspaper published IN said county, for four
weeks successfully before the cOmmenc,-
Enent of the next term of this court.
A true copy. Attest
S-2s-t5 Probate Judge
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-04-04
FIGHT THE COMMON ENEMY.

The democrats of Lafayette county
have east their o fer president. BY
IN overwhelming majority thus county
wants a Is tt 1 nan on u IL to l plat
form, with brains and backbone
enough to carry it ont.
The gold standard men went into
the thickest of the battle of their own
accord, and came out defeated.
The story of Lafayette is the same as
that of nearly every other county in
Missouri. That Lafayette county
voiced the sentiments of The democrats
zof Missouri, every gold standard man
who knows anything about Missouri
politics, admits. Practically, then, Mis-
sour has cast her vote for president.
The issues have been settled in n con
Test which taxed the skill and political
ingenuity of the best men on both
sides.
Missouri is for 10 TO /, and she will
90 into the National conveniIon with
thirty-four of her bravest and noblest
sons and fight for what she believes Is
right.
We democrats in Lafayette county
and the state have been divided; we
have been unable to agree upon the
position the party should maintain on
certain issues. These differences have
called forth a contest which is prac-
tically decided. Let's now turn u
attention towards home. Here we can
get together and work in earnest.
Let's join hands nov and fight a com-
mon enemy. This county must be
saved to the democracy; the affairs of
this state must be administered by
democratic servants. There is not a
gold mar nor a silver man in Lafayette
county who does not sanction this.
Neither wing Of the party wants to see
republican victory. Neither wing wants
to see Flley receive the vote of the
enator from this district, o of the
representative of this county for United
States senator. There is no democrat,
probably, in this county who will not
agree with the INTELLIGENCER that no
greater calamity could befall Missouri
than the election of Webster Davis as
governor.
No reading and thinking democrat
in Lafayette county wants to see repub-
lcans in our county offices. The dem
o ,rats of this county do not want the
vote of the Fifth district in congress
for force bills, high tariff robbery
and all manner of class legislation.
But, fellow-democrats, if we don't
get down to business In this county
and state, these things will happen.
The ground against these things is a
common ground, and we a all unite
upon it.
We have made a manly fight for
what we thought was right, and one
and all of US must accept of the result
of the convention that meets at Sedalia
April the 10Th. Let US unite OF
common ground against a common
enemy, that democratic principles may
executed ny democratic Servants.
AU
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-04-04
HOW's ThisY

We offer One Hundred Dollars reward
for any case of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. ]. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo. o.
We, the undersigned, rave known F.
J. Cheney for the last 10 years, and
believe him perfectly honorable In all
business transactions and financially able
to carry out any obligations made by
their firm.
WEST & TRUAx, Wholesale Druggists,
Toledo, o.
WALDINa, RINNAN q MARVIN, Whole
sale Druggists, Toledo, o.
HALLS Catarrh Cure is takes in inter-
nsily, acting directly upon the blood and
surfaces OF the system. Testi-
monials sent free. Price Toe per bottle.
Sold by all Druggists. 4-4m1
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-04-04
Hoods Pills take. easy to operate. 25c.
THE NATIONAL PARK.
A Letter From Congressman COckrell
to Rev. T. NJ. Cobb.

In answ to a letter asking him to work
for the National Park appropriation, Con-
gresham L. V. Cockrell, of Arkansas
writes:
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES u. s.,
WASHINGTON, ID. c., March 2, 1898.
Rev. Thos. NJ. Cobb. Lexington. Mo.
DRAR SIR N BROTHER: Your favor OF
late date received. 1 am glad to hear of
your renewed health. May you live long
to work in the Lords vineyard. Yes, L
am heart and hand for your enterprise
and will do all in my power to forward
the measure. l have no doubt of the
success of your enterprise, we ave voted
for d numbe of measures east of the
river and as this is the only point west of
the river, and every way suitable, it seems
to me no objection could be made. If
can spare the time when congress
adjourns / will stop and make my friends
and relatives a visit on my way home,
and IL 1 do hope to meet you at old Black
water. / will notify you il | find | can
stop over. With best wishes, | am,
Sincerely yours,
/. v. CoCKRELL.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-04-04
ORDER OF PUBLICATION.

STATE OF l.
COUNTY OF LAFAYETTE
In the Circuit Court of said County. March
Term, LIST day March I'd, 1875. At Hig-
The State of Missouri at the relation and to
the use OF Thomas A. Catron, collector of the
revenue of Lafayette county, IN the state of
Missouri, Plaintiff.
Elizabeth Corso, ana Henry Corse. her hus.
Fulkersen, her husband, Mary A. Rulings,
Thomas Rulings. Jannetta Higgins, and
Mary Hooper and William Hooper. Lee
Mays. and - Mays, her husband, Mary
Rose, Mary b. !RaGsdale, and Joseph Rags
dale, herhusband. Jesse Ridlngs aud Addison
Rulings. heirs of A. w. Rulings, deceased,
Defendants.
Now at this day comes the said plaintiff, by
his attorney, and on his motion II is ordered
that order OF publication be published against
said said d MtS,5sm ao laura HE Hoo Mary sn Hooper
Mays, her husband. as follows, tO-wit; To the
said Laur Hooper, Mary Hooper, William
band. you are hereby notified that said plain
tiff has commenced a suit against you in said
SSIut p of P %hieS is t to ob S ! y i adS Ssme for
the taxes. interests and costs due on the
following described real estate. situate in the
county of Lafayette. ana state of Missouri,
TO- wit 40 acres, the northwest quarter of the
quarter of section %, township 10,
range 20, and also ia acres the northwest half
of the northeast half of the west half of the
quarter except 6 acres on the north
east corner of section "a. township 4s, and
HAAbS ~ ahoO ~ AAS us AChh !
estate, to-wit: The ~ acres the southeast
quarter of the northeast quarter of section %,
township 4S. and range %. said real estate
being delinquent for the years 1851. 1855, lss0,
1890. 1891 and le92, and that said taxes for said
years, exclusive of penalty, interest and cost,
amount in the aggregate to the sum of Two
Hundred and Ninety five and 4S-l0o Dollars.
and that the same may be declared a lien on
said real estate, and that the same may be sold
or SO much thereof as may be necessary to
satisfy the Judgment rendered herein, with
fees, penalties, commissions and costs.
And YOn ara further notified THAT 1nlaSa |
you appea at tho next term of said court,
to be begun and held at the court house, in
Ihe city of Higginsyille, in said county,
On the seventh day of September, neXt, and on
Or before the third day of said term, if the
term shall so long continue, and il not, then
before the end of the term, and answer said
the same will be taken as confessed
And II is further ordered that II copy
lereof he published IN the Lexington Week
y lntelligencer, u newspaper published in
aid county of Lafayette. for four weeks
Excessively, the last insertion to be at least
our weeks before the commencement OF
he next term of this court.
A true copy. Attest
c. L. EWING. Clerk.