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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1897-11-11

"There, there, Jane, he has knocked
you down; you've done enough, come
let's go to the house,"
"You are damned liar, he never
struck her." responded one of the
Boyer boys.
Mrs. Parsons, after more parleying,
returned to the house, but came back
with the gun, one Of the Boyer boys,
remarking "here comes the old woman
with the gum" Mrs. Parsons told
them to get out of the patch or she
would shoot them, repeating this
pointing the|gun at Torrens, and after.
wards struck him over the shoulder
with the same. After throwing some
| potatoes at Mr.. Torrens she returned
to the house.
Mr.. Torrens showed to the jury the
spot where Mrs. Parsons struck him
with the dipper, the traces of which
still remain. The hot water caused g
blister on his neck, but the blister was
invisible.
On cross-examination Mr.. Torrens
stated that when Mrs. Parsons came
down to the patch she was frothing al
the mouth; that she took two loads oil
potatoes up to the house. Mrs. Par
sons struck him on the arm couple
of hundred times with the dipper.
Fred Boyer stated that when Mrs
Parsons came out to the patch she
was foaming at the mouth. After he
knocked the dipper out of her hand
Mrs. Parsons struck Torrens over the
head with the dipper, the result Of
which was a big, red bruise formed on
the head. Mr.. Torrens did not strike
her at all, she falling down, at which
Parsons exclaimed, "That's enough
Jane," etc., and I told Parsons he was
a I'D liar," etc., after which Mrs
Parsons attempted to strike Torrens
with the dipper, and he tore the dip.
per from it's handle. Then Mrs. Par.
sons picked up a stick foot and q
half long and attempted to strike Tor.
rens, but the latter wrested it away
Then Mrs. Parsons said "I'll get even
with you yet, you id stinker," and
she went to the house and got a gun
and returned and pointed it at Tor.
rens. ...
In the remainder of his evidence
the witness bore out the testimony Of
Mr.. Torrens to the letter. He said
that Mrs. Parsons called ,Torrens g
damned fool, a stinker and thief.
August Boyer was called and while
he confirmed the evidence of his
brother in every particular was not as
good witness because he was not as
positive.
All of Friday afternoon and Satur.
day morning was occupied in proving
and disproving Mr.. Torrens' ownership
and possession of the property, and in
the afternoon Judge Weber charged
the jury, quite strong for the defen
dant, to the effect on the question Of
the ownership that he was the owner
The jury retired at three o'clock anc
remained out an hour and half
bringing in a verdict of ST. for the
plaintiff. A stay of so days was
granted.
The defense was surprised at thu
verdict, claiming that it should have
been in their favor.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1897-11-11

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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-03-10
GIVE US NATIONAL BANKS.

Let the Postoffices Receive and Lend Money.
Editor Representatives:
l respectfully ask your cooperation
to bring before the voters of the
United States through the press, and
otherwise, that candidates to the
Fifty-fifth Congress be instructed, or
pledged, to enact, or amend the law;
enlarging the banking powers Of our
postoffice, to-wit: That it be the duty
of one postmaste in every organized
county in the United States to ab-
stract, and list all real property Of
the county. and loan to parties hav.
ing clear title, Tor to those who wis b
to borrow. the money Of the govern
ment. And receive money on deposit
of the citizens.
The above enacted into law, would
go far In lessening the self-murder OF
bank officers so common in the coun-
try; prevent insanity and crimes; and
do away with that "double-dye thief
and murderer" the usurer. 1t is time
for the state at least, to restore equity
between citizens upon the usury; for
which custom we are indebted to
Henry the VIII, Of England, on part
of the state, and to John Calvin upon
the part Of the church, for this muir
derous custom. The cannibal Stays
his victim, then eats him; while the
usurer eats his victim alive, and then
devours his wife and children.
Alden, MINI. Puck.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-03-10
THE REFORM PAPERS MISSION.
They Are the Salt Of the Earth.-The Party's
Great Mistake

They Are the Salt OF the Earth.-The Party S
Great Mistake.
Editor Representative:
Times are harder than ever be fore.
Banks are busting y the SC, re-
And prosperity is on The other shore.
Ear. far away.
But as long as can scrape up dol
lar, | must have TIE REPRESENTA-
TIVE. l heard SOME one say once, sit
is too radidical," but | think it is IA
paper that should Ube introduced into
every home in thee alton, except Nc
Kinley'S, NJ Hanna's) and few 9th
ers. My idea is TuE REPRESENTA-
TIVE and some other good reform pa
pers do the same work for the nation
that salt does for fresh meat: it keeps
it from getting rotten. 1t makes me
shudder to think in what condition
the nation soon would be if the Re
form papers should stop their work.
One great mistake the Populists
made was to endorse Bryan Not that
Bryan is not an able man for such an
office. l esteem him very highly; l
think he is a hero. But if he is for
reform, why does he not come across
the line? Why does he not come into
the Peoples Party?
AS long as he is in the Democratic
party he wears the Democratic stamp
just the same as Cleveland does, and
the majority of the people would rath-
er see Cleveland seven feet below the
where he is now. 1t takes long
w tn m al 10 hn1 l,ot
can not be picked from crab apple
tree.
l have had several converse tions be-
fore and after election with men who
told me that they had voted straight
Populist ticket four years ago. but If
they couldn't have the chance now, to
vote for candidate in their own par
ty they would rather vote for r pub
lican than to vote fora Dcmocrat-and
they did SO. They all have dubbed
together,and have elected Mark Han
mas man.
or course they have to take their
own medicine now in big dose, but it
is TOO late; and as it is no use to cry
over spilled milk, it seems to me the
best that the Peoples Party leaders
can do now is to prepare for the next
election. Let them nominate good
man of thor own party, and hold their
national convention first. An old
German saying is, "Wer zu erst komt
der wind Zu est bedient." 1t wi IL draw
the peoples attention. And if the
Democrats theu want to indorse the
Peoples party cand ate, why let the m
all 90 so. This way they will have no
chance to steal the Peoples party's
platform.
II the Peoples party will only stand
together it is sure that they must win
some time. Very respectfully,
Benson. MINI. +. II. KRULL.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-03-10
ORGANIZE.
SO Says State Lecturer Poor-The F. A. & U
is the Salvation of the Producers.

so Says State Lecturer Poor-The F. A. l. U.
is the Salvation Of the Producers
Editor Representative.
DO not know what response has
been made to President Longs call,
but this am fully satisfied of, and it
is ii the struggling farmers hold back
much longer from making little sac
rifice OF time and effort in their own
behalf they will very soon reach the
point salt peter" will not save them.
They have allowed themselves to be
celuded by designing men who cry,
"creameries will give relief one year,
then next the same wise heads cry
potatoes will bring wave of pros
perty."
Last year being campaign year, Of
course, after being fools enough to re-
ly upon potatoes one could easily be
"hcodooed' into trying mckinley,
protection and prosperity, 100 cent
dollars, ETC." Now l notice the same
unscrupulousC) wise heads are talk
Ing sugar bcetS, and in order to have
1t completely absorb the attention Of
the farmers while the expected "gob"
or prosperity is getting here, our wise
legislators are ready to offer bounty
by way Of encouragement. 10 one
who has closely watched the effect of
these alluriny bats, it is not hard to
tell where the farmers will be after
swallowing this sugar bait: The other
fellow will have the sugar and the
bounty, while the farmer is searching
around to find where his share comes
IN. After all his hard work he will
ind that all thatis left him is ''beat"
we had better get together D Qand
begin to do something for ourselves
or cream on cur potato beats" will
90 us but little good
We will find ourselves victims to all
sorts of Quack remedies offered by
thCse who are more responsible for
our condition than our own ignorance
until we have men and patriotism
enough to get together under some
form OF organization or other, and by
organization work out our own saliva
ton. The +. A. & |. u. and Aid taken
up at this time and through it study
up the Labor Exchange, will give us a
clear road to prosperity. This rich
SOIL. with honest industry will let us
out II we only get together, and by d.
rect exchange dispose Of our surplus
products to those who need them and
will use them, giving in exchange the
products of their labor such things as
we need and will use.
Now brother farmers, is it hard to
see that the trouble with us is not our
Inability to produce wealth, but the
manner in which our produ and
those products we need reach the
points of assumption. Can we long
er look to the subsidized press or the
wiley mouthed politician to lead us
out of the wilderness of distress Let
US now organize without regard to
present, past or future political senti-
ment or faith, but by common, wise
and united action work out our own
salvation, it will never come by our
being divided and unorganized-it
must be by intelligent, organized eff
fort. Let us take hold at once. If
the laborirg people of this state will
intelligentiy take up the Labor Ex-
change in ten years we will be the
most prosperous people on earth in
spite OF political prosperity.
HAMLIN V. POoRE.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-03-10

entire grain crop was in storage. Then
prices began to climb: 80 cents was
reached; then 60 cents; then IS cents;
and finally 6S centsL-just double what
the farmer was paid for the grain at
his country elevator.
What are the results of these fig
ures: At middle figure, 90 cents per
bushel, the farmers ofyMlnnesota have
been robbed out OF twelve millions Of
dollarS-the results of a combination
Of circumstance that has initiated
against the farme rssWhcm the Repub-
lican party love SO we'll.
The loss to the IA fme rs of the North
west has been suu11that it is almost
impossible to calcutates If Minnesota
has thus suffered, North and South
Dakota have aloVA Uttered by such
greedy cxtOrtiOn.
Suppose we base the growth at a
medium figure Of Of 7O,Oou,UO bushels
Of wheat in these states, this sold at
30 cents Der buShel more than the
| farmer was paid for it at the country
station where he shipped the wheat.
Then the grain growers Of the North
west were lovingly skunked out Of
tWenty-One millions Of dollars, by the
paternal kindness of the men who
ism and honest money-and by the
party of progress who SO love the
farmer and watch over his interests.
This party promised the farmer pro
tection," and yet robbed him open
handed.
SJme months ago the radical, I'll
lustrated American" a magazine pub
lished>i in New York, said in an article,
under the caption Of "Ihe West
Against the East" that the West, the
garden OF America must learn to con-
serve its forces, must not be SO prod
lgal In its opportunities, must learn
to economic their earnings, to meet
their obligations; to rect gnize the
hand that has provided the means to
develop their country, and to render
unto Caesar the things that belong to
Caesar"
Yes. 1t has come, but it is still the
East against the West, but the
East demands the full pound Of flesh.
and has left its victim prone and
bleeding, until strength, energy, and
the will power cries aloud to heaven
for mercy; while this galaxy Of fair
states are thus blinded and hood wink-
ed by cry OF patriotism and fealty to
a party named for progress, whose
motto is "monometalism," and whose
hands are gloyed, hiding the mailed
sincws that compress the very life
blood of its victims.
An Old Line Republican,.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-03-10
A PRIVATE LETTER.
An Interesting Communication From 4 Vet

An Interesting Communication From 4 Vet.
eran.
Although the following letter was
not intended for publication, we are
sure our large family of readers will
be glad to reruse it.
Editor Representative:
l send enclosed, in this, one years
subscription for The REPRESENTA-
TIVE. My subscription is over due for
number or weeks, but l have not
re neWcd for the reason, that l have
been sick the past two months, unable
to read or hear reading the most part
OF the time. | am now at the close Of
my Goth year, and have lived on the
land l pre- empted rising forty years.
My grandfather served in the RevOlu-
tionary War to free this country from
the tyranny of England, with such
results that every American citizen,
whether native or foreign born,
should feel that the price Of liberty, is
eternal vigilance. My brother, Enoch
Eiwell, enlis ted as a union soldier in
tho civil war and was killed at Cold
Harbor,b "a rife ball from the enemy.
He was in Gen. Hancock'S division.
We have now to face money trust
composed Of such power and wealth
as never existed on the face OF God S
earth before. 1t means the bonded
slavery Of the masses in this country
to enable the classes and their de-
Scendants to forever live in luxury
ard ease.
Your speech in the Legislature on
the subject of the International
Treaty was grand. 1t should be wide
" read by the American people.
Here is success to DonnellY and The
REPRESENTATIVE; hoping that it
may yet gain wide circulation and
bcct me power in the land for re-
form.
In this land of Egypt 1 have tried
hard to get THE REPRESENTATIVE
into circulation. | have bought re-
form pamphlets and extra copies Of
papers and circulated them free; but.
judging from the election returns,
think the harvest will compare well
with my farm harvest, which will not
Day expenses.
There are two weekly papers print
ed in our burg, both single gold stand
ard and DINGHY tariff in politics. Mrs.
Mary E. Lease spoke in the village
hail last September, to a very large
audience. The hall was crowded to
its utmost capacity. Her subject was
The Issues Of the Day" Mrs Lease
held the audience to the end of the
lecture at the clt 8, of which she gave
the audience the opportunity Of ask
ing questions on any point wherein
they might differ with her in her
opinion. However there were not any
questions asked. Alter the lecture l
fancy | saw a wild bull loose in the
street headed toward the speaker. He
shifted, paved and beloved; then
plunged his horns in Shiny mud and
cast it with a vengeance at the lecturer,
even hitting the audience; then shook
his head looking in the direction Of the
great state of Kansas: then beloved
in thunder tones "bleeding Kansas
His wrath was spent he moved away
in the darkness.
AS soon as my health permits l will
try and get a few more subscri berS for
TIE REPRESENTATIVE. Yours for
the cause Of the common people.
james NJ. ElWell.
/um brO1 a MINI
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-03-10
GOV. FLOWERS ORATORY.
How the Minnesota Farmer Was Buncoed Out
of Half the Value of His Wheat Crop

How the Minnesota Farmer Was Buncoed Out
of Half the Value of His Wheat Crop.
Editor Representative:
Anent the high flown sentiments
expressed by Roswell P. Flower con.
corning the farmers. their large crops,
the accumulation Of money. and the
proba bility of spending such money
freely. What are the facts as we in
the wild and woody West know the M?
Did the farmers of the West have a
large crop? Reports are adverse to
such supposition; when the farme rs
of this state are begging at the doors
Of their state legislature for seed
grain. are reporting that the
seed of the previous year was not re-
turned, and they are now under heavy
obligat ions to machine men and store
keepers, who hold the mortgages on
their farms. Does this look like pros
porous times?
Another point; In the Republican
iubilation, when the suppressed ami
mosities of the leaders OF the Repub-
lican party must give vent, orexpIode,
one of the fantasies of the parade
was neatly designed elevator, lined
with this inscription: Handled So
OOO, 600 Bushels Of GRANT" Certainly a
creditable showing for the port of Du-
luth. Minneapolis has always boasted
that she gets the cream of the wheat
to supply her mills and requires So
OOO, 900 of grain for her home trade and
for export; there are also some elevat-
ors in the SANITY City. We may fair
ly presume that the grain thus stored
and used in Minnesota in her large
cities, besides the cities and towns
having mills that turn out from 1900
to 1900 barrels of flour per day, will
run up the grain receipts to about
60, 600, 900 bushels of wheat.
At the commencement of the DO
litical campaign, some one suggested
that Mark Hanna invest some of the
campaign fund in securing a corner
on wheat. and thus demonstrate his
and the Republicans love for the
farmer; but at that time, and not un-
til near the close of the campaign did
any direct information leak out that
Russia had any signs of shortage in
her grain crops. Occasional rumors
had come to the West that India was
short in her crops; this was known at
the time in the East-but the only
Sign given was succession or OrQerS
for grain from the East. At the COM
mencement Of the harvest the price
of wheat in the country was "a cents
per bushel, and as the orders for grail
was explicit and came in sharply that
all grain should be shipped as early as
possible. and string Of the largest
steamers on the lakes, carrying their
100000 bushels, more or less, were en-.
gagged to export grain as fast
as it came in. The shipment Of grain
was enormous. Duluth has never
seen such times; crews work ng night
and day, and money turned over so
rapidly that fortune smiled on the
grain men.
But how about the farmer? Did he
reap any benefit from the increasing
values? Did his dollar appreciate in
value? He had sold at "a cents to
meet obligations that were crowding
him to the wall; and wheat was BOOM
ing into the head of the lakes at this
figure until election; when almost the
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-03-10
HENNEPIN POPCLISTS.
Protest Against An Increase of the
Already BurdenSome Taxes.

Already Burdensome Taxes.
The following resolutions we're
adopted by the Hennepin County Peo-
pies Party Club at special meeting
held Feb. 20. They we're put into the
hands Of a member of the city council
to be prese nted to the council at their
regular meeting on the 25th uit., but
for some reason the gentleman neg
lected to do SO, until few days ago.
The resolutions cite matters Of suf-
ficient Importance to have compelled
any ordinary body of men to institute
an inves tigation at any rate, if not
legal proceedings. The statements
and demands made in the resolutions
are along the same lines as .hse made
in the resolutions adopted by the mass
meeting held in the Third ward last
Friday evening.
To the Honorable(?) the City Council
of the City of Minneapolis:
Whereas 1t has been recently stat
ed that the City Hall and Court House
Commissioners have requested the
Hennepin county delegation in the
State Legislature to make an effort to
legalize the leyying OF special tax
upon all taxable property in this city
to the amount of $40, O00 for the pur-
pose Of completing the City Hall, now
in course Of construction, and
Whereas, Our people are now taxed
to their utmost and many have al
ready lost their property and homes
through tax sales and many more will
don htIeSs suffer likewise durinC he
present year.
Whereas, large sums Of money have
been collected from such tax payers
and are now in the hands Of our cOun-
ty and city treasurers, towit, more
than half million OF dollars, as re :
ported repeatedly, and
Whereas, it seems to be certainty
that this enormous sum Of money will
be lost to the tax payers through the
negligence or wiliful mismanagemcnt
OF the city and county officials unless
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-03-10
A STRONG PLEA.

The Torrens System Of Land Transfers Would
Save the People Of Minnesota Five Millions
a Year.
Editor Representative.
The system of land transfers and
title registration now in force here, is
a relic of medieval times, that has
outlived it's usefulness; and should be
set aside for more modern methods.
That the present system is cumber-
some, vexatious, full Of pitfalls, and
expensive, no honest man can deny.
That more simple, cheaper, safer, and
more feasible system is In use in
many cOuntries,is an established fact.
In ustralia, New Zealand, Tasmania,
Manitoba, Ontario and Great Britain,
what is known as the Torrens system,
has been in operation for many years,
and in some of the German states,
and the Scandinavian countries, a
similar system has revailed for ages.
The Torrens system provides for free
dom, security, and cheapness in land
transfers; no long abstract is required;
a piece Of land can be transferred as
easily and cheaply as stocks, or bonds.
The present system costs the people
Of this state at least $4,000, 900 yearly
for unnecessary expense, in investi-
eating titles; and all for the benefit
Of few lawyers and abstract firms.
1t is fact that these lawyers fought
every attempted reform to the bitter
end.
l understand, from the papers,,
Henry Feig has a bill before the
Legislature for the relief of the peo-
pie on these lines. That any meas
ure looking to a change in the system
would be opposed by the combined
forces of the vampires who are now
levying tribute on every person buy
ing, selling or mortgaging land, is to
be expected. That our people submit
to such shameful abuses is q disgrace
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-03-10
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take this matter under consideration,
ana push it through. if possible. The
laws could, of course, be distributed
in the old way, or they could be sent
to the county auditor, with instruc-
lions to distribute a copy to each tax
payer. 1t will probably cost little
more than usual. but in spite of this
obstacles; | firmly believe, it would be
great aid for the masses, to have the
laws thus in a handy volume for a
ready and quick reference when neces-
sary. Alfred Somoudsen
Marker, MINI.