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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-02-25

In his frantic efforts to injure the
Doctor. Birch of the Argus states in
his last issue that the local enterpris-
es in which the Doctor was interested
IN small degree while living at New
London, the State Bank and the Real
Estate Co., ''were both very windy,
that is, watered stock was very much
in excess Of the surplus IN view OF
the fact that the Doctor owned but q
small fraction in. either concern and
did not have the management OF them,
Ute above slur applies to The several
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-02-25
ABOUT SCARCE
MONEY.
FACTS

If nine-tenths of our money
we're to be wiped out of exis-
tence, there would continue to be
idle money. Prices would drop
lower and lower until they ad-
justed themselves to the smaller
supply, and there would still
seem to be an excess. Those
who were fortunate enough to
have any money would cling to
it more tenaciously than ever,
and especially if it were rising
in value as it has been the last 20
years 1t would be more profit.
able to hold tt Ian to sell.
The fact that large sums of
money are ready to be loaned on
gilt-edged security at 8 per cent
interest, furnishes the strongest
possible evidence that business
is dull, -that in active, industrial
ventures, profits are low. Such
conditions naturally accompany
falling prices, because the profits
of industry are necessarily de-
rived from the "prices' of the
commodities produced or handled.
n low interest rate does not
prove that money is either album
dant or cheap, but directly the
opposite. It proves that the
owner would rather retain his
ownership and part with it's use
temporarily, than to sell it; just
as the owner of a piece of real
estate in a favored locality; will
sometimes lease it for mere
song, but if asked to sell it, he
demands an exhorbitant price.
He is holding it for a rise.
So with money on the up grade
we can borrow it at low rates,
(on satisfactory security, and
paying interest in the same ap-
preciating money! but if we at.
tempt to buy it, we find it so dear
as to be almost out Of reach. Ma
tional Bimetallist,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-02-25
A NON-PARTISAN VIEW.

Day by day it becomes clearer
that the great issue of 1896 will
be, whether the American people
shall return to the honest money
of the Constitution, by the COM
plete restoration of silver, or per-
NIT themselves to be dragged to
their death and destruction at the
wheels of En- gland s golden char
lot
That is the issue and there is
no blinking it, The senseless
drivel about go cent dollars"
and honest money" presents an
issue that is absolutely false, and
if the people will study the ques-
ton little they will see it.
There is no question of "fifty
cent dollar involved. 1t is a
one~hundred-cent dollar or a
1.-TWO hundred-cent dollar, (which
the gold dollar actually is:
The republican convention goes
to st. Louis. In that convention
there will be a tremendous strug-
gle over the money plank. The
extreme silver men will have
nothing less than free coinage at
16 to 1 fiat. Unless they got it,
there will doubtless de several
spol1es knocked out of the rep
ublican wheel then and there.
The democratic convention
comes to Chicago, but no one
looks for a representative con-
vention. Two-thirds of the dem
ocratic party are for free coinage.
If the administration and the
money power together do not
capture the convention it will
certainly be grand triumph for
the people.
If the sentiments of the rank
and file of the party do not find
expression both in the platform
and the candidates, there will not
only be some spokes knocked out
out at the democratic wheel, but
the hub will go too. That is,
these things well take place if
silver democrats are true to their
principles, as we believe they are
Then, the populist party is
looming up as an anquestioned
power in American politics. In
the creed of: this organization
there is much that is good, and
it has in it's ranks some very able
and admirable men. e.7
. The more conservative Of it's
elem ents understand that they
cannot expect to win in the near
future on all Of their issues. In
order.to win at all, they must
plant thems selves on middle
ground; whpre the dissatisfied
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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-02-25
Dissolution of Partnership.

Notice is hereby given that the part
nership heretofore existing between P.
A. Andreen and John Larson under
the firm name of Andreen & Larson,
has this day been dissolved by mutual
consent. All accounts due the dis
solved firm will be collected by P. A.
Andreen, who also assumes the liabili-
ties of the said firm. Dated at Will
mar, Minn., this 10th day of February,
eS96. P. A. ANDREW.
JOHN LARSON.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-02-25

We notice items circulating
around about Mrs. Mary E..
Lease having left teaching popu-
list doctrines and taken up re-
lgion; that she will occupy the
pulpit and lust skin the wolves"
in the church. Mrs. Lease oc-
cupied one of the pulpits in
Wichita, Kansas, last Sunday,
and it did not require any change
of heart for her to preach the
religion Of Christ for she has
been doing.that for years. The
subject of her sermon was
Love- and she only had to give
expression to the same thought
that she would have done on the
rostrum, the only difference was
the place, not the subject or sen:
timent. But Mrs. Lease is not
going to leave the platform for a
letter received from her only this
week informs us that she will
fill all her engagements in =. Min
nesota, curing the month Of June.
The people Of Pigestone county
can then hear the best preacher
OF the doc rines Of humanity and
see the largest crowd ever as
sembleed il the count But we
are told Mrs. Lease has conclud
ed to enter the ministry, for the
true religion as preached by
Christ bus 10 more able d4tgud.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-02-25
FARM FOR SALE AT HARD-TIME
PRICES

Can be bought cheaper than unim-
proved land. The farm is improved
and is two miles from Willmar, two
miles from a creamery and one mile
from cheese factory. The farm con-
slsts of 14O acres in the town of Will
mar. For prices and improvements
call on me at the farm in Sec. 20, or
address me at Willmar, inn.
VIM. HENDERRON.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-02-25
THE PEOPLES PARTY.

The following is from the
Roseau Times and would Indicate
Bro. Bell had experienced
change Of heart, At any rate it
lam it from cam as Rastus would
say:
tits very evident that the great
er activity then ever prevails
among the followers of the
peoples party, and this stir in
the ranks of. the new party is not
confined to any particular state
or locality but seems to be a uni
versal spontaneous, uprising of a
party possessed of renewed vigor
and ambitious aims. We learn
from our exchanges or general
news that, the organization of the
peoples party is being carried
ON, meetings held and addresses
delivered in different localities,
while the dominant parties ap-
pear to be inactive in this direc.
ton. It means something.
There is less buster but seem
ing determination on the part of
farmers every where to join in
the movement. The people who
are not blinded with prejudice
partizanship are becoming more
and more independent in politi-
cal thought and action. The ut
ter inability of the two great par
ties to provide a financial remedy
for the good reserve leakage and
proper legislation upon bi-meta-
lism in doing it's work. Political
jobbery, and congressional ASSN
ity has laid bare skeleton of party
am bition to the detriment of the
governments interests. The
country demands sound financial
Legislation and in return gets the
mouthings Of a senator on the
Monroe doctrine who wants the
people to understand that he is
more patriotic than the other fell
lows. Government is needful of
Immediate legislation to protect
the demands upon the treasury
and the house of wind, the sena-
tor grows eloquent upon matters
entirely foreign to the pressing
demands of the treasury: Is it
any wonder that the people
should turn their backs upon the
old parties and begin to look for
one who will hold sacred "apub-
lie office as a public trust.' Thus
independence in voting is becom-
ing essential as a lever to COM
mand attention to the public
weal.-Fisher Bulletin.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-02-25

Have you got policy in the Mime
sofa Indemnity Association? If not,
why not? Write to J. Emil Nelson.
Willmar| for particulars concerning
its workings,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-02-25
NOTICE..

All bills due the late firm of An
dreen & Larson must be paid to the
undersigned before March 1st 1890.
P. A. ANDREEN.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-02-25
Brood Mares For Sale,

have some fine Iowa brood
mares for sale. A new lot just
received &c Come and look at
them. ~. : 81
..:s ..z-.le5 " J.P. MADISON.
Barn Cor. I'd ST.. Benson Ave.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-02-25

err than she will be. The church
has need of such preachers, but
how the crowd that the Savior,
drove from the temple will howl.
Farmers Leader.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-02-25

Balance on hand S1535.9l
Nels Guam, President, and S. A. Sy-
version, Secretary, of the above In
surance Company, being duly sworn,
depose and say that the foregoing state
menti is a true exhibit of the aft airs and
condition of said Company, on the 3lst
day of December, 1895.
NELS GUAM, President.
S. A. SYvERSON, Secretary.
Subscribed and sworn before me
this 18th day ofJanuary, 1895.
JOHN GUAM,
Notary Public.
State of Minnesota
Department of Insurance.
This is to certify, that the Arctander
and Lake Andrew Mutual Fire Insur-
ance Company, of The County of Kan
diyOhi in the State of Minnesota, a cor
poration duly organized under an act
OF the Legislature of this State, entitled
AN act authorizing the formation of
Township Mutual Insurance Compau-
ies," approved March 9th, 1875, and
the acts amendatory thereof, is now
authorized and empowered to assume
risks and issue policies as Mutual
Ere Insurance Company, within its
proper territory until the 3lst day of
January 1897, unless observation-disclosures
this certificate should meanwhile be re-
voked.
Witness my hand and official seal,
this 10th day of January, A. D. 1896.
G. 81. Smith,
Commissioner OF Insurance
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-02-25
ANIMAL Report.

OF the Arctander and Lake Andrew
Township Mutual Insurance Com
pany, of the County of Kandiyohi,
made to the Insurance Commissioner,
for the year ending December 81 1896,
Organized April 7th, 1881.
NELS GUAM, President.
S. A. SYvERSON, Secretary.
Commenced Business Aug. II, 1888
No. AMT.
Policies in force Deem
Der 31st of previous
Policies issued during
II the year. Al $500
Total. ..... rs 1884,
Policies expired and
ceased to be in force
during the year,. Is S2l,l1O
Policies inforce Dec. 81 $50 1860
Cash on hand and in
Bank Dec. 81 of pre-
vious year. ....... sl4ea.73
Received for member
ship during the year 37.OO
Received from advance
assessments during
the year. ........... It's. IS
Received from all 9TH
er sources. ......... 49.74
Total amount ofcash s1726. SO
Losses incurred during
tne year. $751;
Loses paid during the
yCdI 1LO. ~
All other expenditures 63. 30 1906
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-02-25

Vile MIC hlnley OIL ana our money
system need thorough and fun
damental revision.
We are now waiting for the re.
publican congress to formulate
this fundamental reformation of
our tariff and money system.
Will therepublieans act? They are
OH trial for life'now. If they fail
to act - fail to act now, the people
will hurl them down, never to
rise again, and put in power men
that will act, and put this nation
on the highway of prosperity
again.
Tom Reed may think he can
tom-fool the people by his clap
trap bond bill and emergency
tariff meas ure but will find he
has fooled himself for once.
Leading Republicans tell us that
they will stand no nonsense, and
that if congress do not formulate
some real \. permanent plan
Of the money question, they will
abandon the party. It will not
do for them to plead the childish
excuse that Presiden Cleveland
will veto q republ ican N easnre,
that is to thin for any thing No..
their only hope Of even carrying.
thu day ngxts gummiatr, l i i ii fo 81
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-08-19
WEDGEFIELD MOTIFS.
Cotton Opening Rapidly. The
Tobacco Crop. CANDIDATES, &c
WEDGEFILD, Aug l5:: 1896.

WEDGEFILD, Aug l8: 1896.
Cotton is opening very rapidly, aid sorry
to say it will be a short horse and be curried
very quickly. 1t is to be hoped prices will
continue to 60 up that the farmers may have
some chance.
Dr. McLaurio's tobacco is being cured. He
has built large warehouse near his oarns.
Tobacco, like cotton, has suffered terribly,
although, while the Dr. will no: make near
wha, he ought, aud has bad perhaps as bad
year as he ever could again, bis crop
will pay we'll ani he advises others to plant
tobacco, and intends containing it himself.
Our lands, he says, are certainly as much
snited TO tobscco as cotton.
Corn is very good, though not as good as
last year.
Peavine hay has suffered for rain.
Candidates are floating around profussly,
but nearly every one you talk with will say
that they have few personal friends TO vote
for and outside of that they do not take any
stock in politics. Have not talked with a
siDgle person that seemed at all interested in
State politics, and justly so, unless there Was
more difference in the different candidates.
They all seem to be on common level.
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IONA ITEMS.
Fodder Pulling-Death Of an -4gsd Citizen
The Cotton Weigher again.

IoNIA, S c., Aug. IA, 1895.
.Nr. Editor We have surely had the hot
test weather that have ever felt. or it seems
so. Fodder pulling is upon us, notwitb-
standing it is too hos to pull it. Early cot
ton is opening very fast and will all be open
before very long if the weather continues hot.
We had severe thunder storm yesterday F.;
also on last Tuesday, with so1e hail.
Mr James Reynolds, of Kershaw County,
was buried at Salem church on last Tuesday
He was one of the Oldest men in our CON-
manity.
have become more recoociled on the sub
jsct of public cotton weigher, as Kershaw
County is exempt, and am satisfied that ny
former predictions will prove true in regard
to Sumter, for only very few approve Of it,
and of course they will sell their cotton else
where. In my opinion Sumter will not be
troubled with more cotton than she wants.
reckon that the unfortunate ones that gave
leins 10 Sumter will have to sell theirs there;
hu. it is pity that few can cause many to
suffer- will not vote for any maa that is in
favor of public cotton weigher. If all the
candidates are in favor of it I will not sup
port any, and will do all in my power
against them think the farmers should
ask them the question. Dry jim.
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REPORTERS AND CONSERVA-
TIVES.
Mr. II. R. Thomas Favors Keeping
the Factlona1 Lines Distinct.
WEDGEFIELD; Aug. IL, 1895.

WEDGETIELD; Aug. II, 1895.
Edhor Item feel in duty bound TO reply
to On article written by my friend MT. j. &.
DuPce for your paper and copied in the
Watchnan Il d Sout1ran. Mr. DrPre advises
the electors Of Sumter County to disregard
the mazda tory rule Of the State aud County
Executive Committees who were elected by
the people tc represent them in politics and
heed his advice alone, ''because the Supreme
Court would reverse the rule if they bad a
chance at it," Mr.. DuP:e says, "dont vote
for FIVE Representatives end your vote will be
counted" The State end County Executive
Committees say "the electors shalt vote for
five Representatives or their votes shall not be
counted"
regret that Mr. DuPre wrote this CON-
munication, because il might m!Sleaa some
body and would cause the two Reform ers
Me=srs. Car-away and kigore to loose just
80 many votes. The State Executive Com
mittee has laid down the law and the County
Executive Committee has sustained 1t.
"That every elector in Sumter County shall
vote for five members OF the Legislature who
have fled their pledges" The electors must
obey the law else their votes shall not be
coantsd hope therefore that every elector
in the county will vote for the two Reformers
ard three Conservatives to represent them in
the legislature ! say vote for the two Re-
formers, because it is understood that the
delegation ought to be divided in the interest
OF the people 1t was unanimously agreed
on motion of Maj Noise, that We would quit
factional fighting. To show our honesty
and good faith the Reformers have only
put two candidates in the field.
The Conservatives have full ticket
out, for which the leaders claim they are not
responsible. BE that as it may, the Cooser-
vat;ve faction will be held responsible for
political dishonesty and bad faith if they do
GOT cast solid vote for cur two RefoTmers,
Messrs. Carraway and Kilgore AID 10 our
turn the Reformers must observe equal honor
and good faith and cast their votes for three
Conservatives
TIE Reformers have pat forward two OF cur
best men, who will always vote 10 the la;er-
est Of the whole people Of Sumter County,
and being in full sympathy with the State
administration will be able to exert mo IN
fuence in State affairs than the Conservatives
could possibly command.
| consider from all that has been said and
done that the people are in honor bound TO
vote for two Reformer5 and three Conserva-
,i7es for the Legislature this campaign.
T. r. TEoaAs:
President Reform Democracy.
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--~1Raz-
ELECT MEN ON THEIR
MERITS.
The Attempt to Injure County
Candidates by Circulating Re-
ports Condemned.

Edi.or Item: have carefully read day oy
6aY the proceedings of the State campaign,
and assure you it has rot come up 10 the
standard Of what I consider campaign or
education. but it has been campaign OF
abuse and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. unbecom-
ioc Statesmen and gentlemen And dld
bope the people in SuEter County would
conduct our county campaign on such high
c,sne tha: "coas Ct fire would be heaped On
the beads of the State cauopa'guers. Now,
Mr.. Editor, | don't mean to say any OF the
county Candidates iu6ulged in anything rude,
bnt some people did by asking such questions
as those propou1de6 to some OF the candi-
dstes. Take Capt. Person for instance (who
is candidate for Sheriff. Why go back to
the days of the late war and ask him what
he did on certain occasions? If be did help
10 snoot q deserter, he d!d his duty and VIII
any true Confederate condemn him for doing
his dutY Who, Mr. Editor wss 70 shoot
Confederate soldier, wren he was court-maI-
tailed aad condemned to be shot? Was he
turned over to Yankees to De shot? answer,
No.
Now, Mr. Editor, | AN no' taking the part
of Can't Pie1son Seca;.:e he il the man ex-
pect 10 cast my ballot for !:r Sheriff in San-
Ter Countr, for don iute& 20 vote for him
ard he knows it; but am H democrat ard
he is one, and sag for goodness sake let eli
democ:ats run for Office oa their individual
merits as democrats and men. Don't try 10
down man On such little petty accusatiocs
as is brought agains. Capt. pierscn. Those
who DO not care to 7ote for him: need not do
SC, but they need not soil his good name
simply to beat him for Sheriff. taTe
known him for II number of years and have
never heard anything against his character
as gentleman and a democrat.
am uuder the impression tia. 20 fiction
al lines were TO De drawn in this campaign
in Sumter Conaty. Now who, propoundS
these qnestions, ":5traightou's' or "Till-
NANTES | am for justice and right, and IN
10: The ight on the merits Of the candidate,
b, he :Tillmoui'e' Or 'Stra!ghtont'
Turn on the light dout vote for Radi-
Gals or Republicans, tGt vote the demo.
cratic ticket: National Bryan and Sewaii.
State and Couaiv, wnit TO see.
X +. WELLS.
Mayesvile. s c., Aug IS, 1926.
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lent Harvesting the crop has now
fairly begun, although soue fields are
Just beading All Of it is fa!ly up TO,
or a5ove. an average condition.
Peas are varionsly reported doing
we'll il some places aud being very poor
in others, having been injured by the
heat and dryuess, OF by too much rain
and hos scn which caused scalding. The
pea crop is considerably under an aver
age oae. and a further falling off is
more likely than an improvement.
Sugar cane is doing fairly we'll il
some places, while others report it
dried Up 20 large extent, an' that the
yield of syrup will be thereby reduced.
An improvement can be noted in its
condition Sweet potatoes are still
promising. but the subers are reported
undcrsized where dug.
Turnips as rule are not doing well, !,
but the rains permitted sowing under
more favorable conditions than have
prevailed for some time
The minor crops generally are bet
ter than during the previous week, The
good effects of the rains having qalckly
become noticeable
J. ". BAUER,
Snotion D;rectcr
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PRIVATEER PERSONALS.

PRiyATESR TOWNSHIP, S. c., Aug. II, '96.
AS the talented young editor cf the ". 8
S. vas present at the Pri7ateer campaign
meeting last Friday, and probably will give
an account of the same in this psper, we
will not attempt it here, but we wish to make
the following remarks: II point OF order
and attention, the meeting was model one
and might we'll be followed by all the State
campaign meetings We think it would be
well il some practical questions could be
asked the legislative candidates at the differ
ent meetings, such as President ". 0. Cain,
offhe Privateer club, asked the legislative
candidates at The meeting on last Friday.
Miss Hattie Whllden is at Wedge6e!d With
her aunt, Miss Ne,tlcs. who is i'll.
Miss EVE Wilson, OF Sumter, and Master
ST. Lo Mellichamp, of Columbia, are visiting
in the township
Mr. Willie Ne,tles, formerly of this town
ship, bat DOW Of Georgia, paid brief visit
to the community last week.
Major T. c. Beckham, Of Rock Hill, is a
candidate for Clerk of Court of York County.
He is the father of the late Miss Louise
Beckham, who will be long and pleasantly
remembered aa former teacher in this COM
munitv.
Last winter we alluded to very large hog
which Mr.. Frank Pritchard killed. We will
state here that be has not bought any meat
in about I've years, and in that same time be
has sold about 800 pounds. Med. F.
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ton. he supports himself by fishing until
the cotton picking season opens He is q
n,smh-r of the co:o:ed "ashfoci R4:;is:
caurci, Alter IA k'ng awhile this :o;G1e
character walked Oh.
That same afternoon, 10 company with
Others we paid our first visit to the spring
ANY one who has to wall at the junction will
feel repaid by visit to the spring, for not
only is the water pleasant 10 drink, but the
walk down the hillside is interesting, being
down romantic aud steep hillside, which is
suggestive of mountainous country.
MCDONALD FURMAN