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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-09-22
More Usury.

JAMESTOWN, N. D., Aug. 3o.-Dr. J. W.
Vidal. of Fargo. has begun suit to recover
district court of this county to recover
1880 usurious interest, ETC., charged by
the United States Savings and Loan CON-
pany Of st. Paul. on a mortgage and note
Of $1,000 given in 1890 by the doctor. The
defendant has been doing business in this
state a building and loan company.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-09-22

an answer to that question. Was he
trying to dry up Dobbyn? II he was
we beg to assure him it cant be did"
Men may come and men may go.
But Dobbyn goes on forever?
l. D.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-09-22

The Farmers co congress has adjourned
and the members are now buying wheat!
Happy farmers!-I. D.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-09-22

Send a dollar to THE REPRESEN-
TATIVE and have winter feast OF
good reading
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-09-22

This sample represents a line Of Jack Rab-
Bit Corduroy Pants, made Of best imported
English Corduroy; style. nt and finish tho best
and warranted not to rip. Buy the Jack Rab-
Bit and get the best garments made.
In ordering give waist and inseam measure
and return part OF sample selected.
Price, per pair. sizes, 32 to ~ 40 "a
Price. per pair, slices, Is to ~ 40 m
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-09-22

The towns and villages are infested
with lot Of constituencies, character
less skalawags, who do nothing but
poster Populists with their ignorance
and impudence; while their wives arc
at home, earning a living for them.
by taking in washing. Bah! Hold a
basin! ID.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-09-22
Fine Pants and Vests.
Order No. 6O24.

This sample of fine all wool Imported Clay
Worsted represents one Of our fine lines OF Jack
Rabbit trousers and vests. These garments
made well possible in every respect
and fully equal to the best tailor made goods.
Warranted not to rip at the seams. In Or
dering give waist and nseam measure and re-
turn part of sample.
Price, per pair, % to a. waist 90 90
HiedSuIc -
Price, per pair, IS to 4S waist 90 tx
measure ......... wv = ~
Vests, all sizes, same O. 20
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-09-22

One Of our prosperity shouters was stand
ing CD the street the other day giving It
to the Pops hot and heavy, calling them
fools and lknaves and so on. After he left
a well known citizen was heard to remark:
Wat in the d does dis fellow talk about
prosperity for. Credit gone, homo gone the
court house full of judgments against him,
and now he wants a place Of Uncle Sen
Trib Inc.
That hits the nail on the head. square.
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MARVELLOUS BARGAINS
Bsirg Offered by the Shoe Firm of J.
 6 s. KatZenstein.

Saturday the shoe store of ] X <. Katzenstein, on Main street, was the scene of great business activity, for the AoHse was filed With customers. and this rush will continue during the present week The present un- usual activity is due largely to the factof the wonderful bargains which this firm is new offering in foot wear
 Such sales are a marvel of the times
 There you can get Che best makes of shoes and slippers foralmost a song, and there is no excuse for our people not being well supplied with neat and comfortable shoes. Tho firm Is determined to close out it's present stock. regardless, and to de it.goods are being sold at less than actual cost Read the firms ad in this issue and ii voa wear shoes and need them HOW is the time to buy.
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CONTRACT AWARDED
BY THE COMMISSIONERS OF
 PAVING DISTRICT NO. g.
Talbot 6 Co.,, of Detroit, Secures the Plum -Kansas Brick
 Will Be Used.

This morning the Commissioners Of Paving District No 3 awarded the contract for thc paving of Main street from phiyd to Fifth avenue. j. II Talbot & Co, of Detroit, Mich, was given the contract. The firm is now ut work upon a large contract ofa similar Kind al Shreveport, La The work of paving k to be begun at ohce ana he completed within forty-dve days.
 yituied brick from Coffeeville, Kansas. will be used, these brick be ing superior to all others submitted. This WAS decided on by the Commis- sioDers after they had made a merci- less Yet impartial test. Samples of bi'iei, were submitted from number of States, and in superiority the of ieeYiile brick headed the list by big percentage.
 The Commissioner have been very careful and conscientious in their work They have selected the best brick and will now see that they are properly put down by tho coutrac- tor.
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MIDDLE os TAG ROAD PoPUGiSTS IN CoNVEN1toN AT NASHVILLE.

when the prices were very muel higher than they are now, and whei they netetd q great deal more thaI $30 for wheels not of the highes i grader There are many things [ consider besides the actual cost U materials. No manufacturer know. what the goods cost him until ht figures up at the end of the Yeai and puts in all his expenses, aue many of them have then found that their bicycles have cost them more than twice their estimate.
 Colonel, I have seen a number oI rumors in tue papers to tbe effect that the Pope Manufacturing Com. pany is about to bring out chain less bicycle
 We have been working on chain less bicycle for several years and have made q good many models. We expect to make it our leading ma. chine for 1898
 In some of the papers l see that the price of the chainless is likely to be $l00,
 If anyone pays $l50 for a Colum- bia chainless bicycle in 1898, he will get full value for his money Will the chainless cost more to make than chain-driven wheel?
 Yes, a great deal more than any other bicycle, and can only be made a success by the very finest and best workmanship. think there are only very few bicycle manu- facturers who are likely to make a successful ehainless machine. How many employees are con your payroll now, Colonel2 We have have had this season as high as 3, 40O They have been dropping out the last few weeks. and today we have on the payroll 2,G15.
 Is this greater number than you had at the same time lass year2
 Yes, by several hundred. I sup pose that l0,00O people look directly upon these works for support be- sides fully as many more who are. to greater less degree, supported by us through our agents.
 Colonel will the present range of prices be the standard for 189s2
 If is little early 10 talk about that now.
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4 Pleasant Dinner.

The o'clock dinner rendered Messrs. Mo Levine, Julius Scheetz, Allie Dreyfus. Edwin Kerwin, Joe Meyer, Willie Miller and II. Johnson, by that hospitablc ard up-to.date gentleman, Mr. Pic Merlo, at his resi- depce sunday. July 10. 1897, was q most happy occasion Music. sing ing. dancing and refreshments ol every kind were features Of the after noon. Miss Merlo delighted hei fathers guests by dancing, in which sEe cxeells. The guests of Mr. and Mrs. Merlo greatly enjoyed theit hospitality.
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C0L POPE TALKS,
HE TELLS WHY THE PRICES OF
 BICYCLES WERE CUT.
The Chainless Wheel Will Make Its It's Appearance Next Year With Great Improve
 ment.

In recent interview, Col. Albert A. Pope, of the Pope Manufacturing Company, was interviewed relative 10 the recent reduction in the price of the Columbia bicycle. The inter- view was as follows
 Colonel, why have you reduced the price of Columbia bicyeles2
 Because with our present facilities we can make more bicycles than we can sell at $100 each, and I feel a personalresponsibilityin seeing that our large force of workmen is kept constantly employed.
 Do understand from that, Colonel, that your output has not been selling?
 Oh, no, our business is larger is than ever before but our facilities have steadily increased. For twenty years we have been try ing to produce the very best possi- ble bicycle at the least price, and now we have by far the largest plant in the world, with perfected machin- cry and every facility for doing a very large business, and we believe, at these prices we can run our facto- ries the year round. If we can. then we shall not be sorry that we have reduced the prices. We have capacity 10 make 600 high grade bicycles in ten hours and q thoroughly organized force to man that equipment. We want 10 man that equipment. We want to keep our meu at work the year round. It has never been our5 policy to weaken our organization when trade falls off and later bring in set of new men who must be trained to our standard If we can bring our product up to the limit we can sell inc bicycles at tue new prices and make d fair profit
 Could you make money at the new prices by running the facto- ries ha,f full or half time?
 I don't believe we could.
 Colonel, at the pew prices could anyone start in the manufacture of bicycles with reasonable prospect of success?
 I do not believe 1t possible for any new concern to start in the bicycle business and prodce bicycles at the price and of the quality that we are now offering and ever make any money in the business. The future business is likely to be done by the large manufacturers of established patl tion, with large facilities and large capital, who can avail them selves Of every advantge in produc ing large quantities and manufac turing through the dull sesson. Colonel, have noticed several tabu lations which profess to give the cost of making a high grade bicycle, and the total foots up 10 about S30 E Is this correct?
 If this is correct, why should so many bicycle manufacturers fail
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WHICH HAS EVIDENTLY BEEN OVERLOOKED BY CON- MISsIONBRs OF
 PAVING DIS.
 TBIGTS.
An Act Which Provides Thata State ment Showing Collections and Expenditures in
 Improved Districts
 Must be Filed.

The law frm of Austin < Taylor, the advisors Of the commissioners of number of improvement districts of this city, on yesterday, called She reporters attention to the follow ing law, which has evidently been overlooked by the Commissioners of Paving Districts of th s city. It is matter of importance, hence we publish the act, for their benefit and
 the benefit of the public:
 Section l. That annually dur ing the month Of September all Boards Of Improvement created un der secuon 5324 of Sandels & Hiu's Digest, shall file with the Clerk of the city or town in which such inn proYement shall have been ordered, a settlement showing all collections and monies received and paid cut, with proper vouchers for all such payments, which settlement shall lie over one month for examination and adjustment, during which time any tax payer of such district may file exceptions to such settlement.
 Section ? That whether any such exceptions are filed or not, the Council shall proceed 10 examine  suct settlements and shall disallow any and all unjust charges and credits, if any there be, and shall readjIst such settlement wherever an improper item may be included, which adjustment shall be finally subject to re.examination in Court of ehaucery tor error or mis- take upon suit brought by such Board or by any tax payer Of sach district.
 Section 3 That every member of any such Board that shall fail or refuse to make settlement as re- qnired by this act, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof. shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $500, and in addition thereto, may be imprisoned for q period not exeeeing sixty days.
 Approved Ap9i 2a, 1895.
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POULTRY SHOW,
STATE EXHIBITION TO BE HELD
 IN LITTLE ROCK.
President Brown, of Camden, and Secretary WegtbrOok, of Pine Bluff, Working Hard to
 Make it a Gre9t
 Success.

The Arkansas C zette of q recent l date says: The poultry fanciers of Arkansas are waking up to the inn portance of paying greater atten- ton to poultry raising. + has been demonstrated all over the United States that it is very profitable business, and in this city a Boston house has opened a cold storage plant for the handling of poultry and eggs for the Eastern cities, af fordifg a steady and reliable market at all times. In this connection F@The Ga&ette2 desires to call special attention to the fact that Alr. Geo W. Brown, of Camden, President of the Arkanas State Poultry Associa- ton, and Mr W. T. Westbrook, of Pine Bluff, Secretary of the Associa- ton, not long since had a confer enco with the poultry fanciers of Little Rock, at which all arrange ments were completed for holding grand poultry exhibition in this city on December l, ?, 3 and 1, next The Association is putting forth its best efforts 10 make this exhibition a grand success, and with the CO., operation they will receive in Little Rock, and from other points throughout the State, something unusually good may be expected. The Board of Trade will lend the Association every assistance at it's command. The fact is the poultry industry is second to no other in- dustry of the age, and in no State is it more neglected than in Arkansas, and no State is so well adapted as Arkansas to it's profitable pursuit. Statistics prove that $600, GOO, GOO are being spent annually for eggs and poultry, and much of this money is being divided in those States which have formed State poultry association and are pushing the business and are producing stock of high quality, and the better the stock the higher the prices be- comes.
 Last February the Arkansas State Poultry Association was or ganized in Pine Bluff with the fol- lowing officers: Geo. w. Brown, Camden, President; W. H. West brook, Pine Bluff, secretary, ". D.
 Hearn, Pine Bluff, treasurer; Frank Meek, of Barring Cross; c. A. Ford, of Siloam Springs;J c. Capron, of Texarkana; M c. Cross and B. B..
 Hastings, of Pine Bluff; A G..
 Crutchmer, of Brinlley; N. U. Scharif, of Camacn; " J. Savage,
 of Warren, c. F Martin of Little
 Rock; A. G Russell, of Hot Springs; J. H. Fuller, of New Port, and ! w. Butler, of Fayetteville, vice-pres-
 idents.
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\ SociaI FunctIon

Friday night Miss Nell Collier entertained a number Of her friends with a lawn party and dance at the home of her parents, near Altheimer. rha lawn wus beautifully illumina- ted and the house decorated. Dur ing the evening refreshments were served. The following were among those present:
 Miss Laaine Hightower, Nora Johnson. Agnes Roberts, Fannie Roberts, Easley Roberts, Willie Ken ney, Nell Collier, Lizzie Collier, Bessie Franklin, Pearl Fitzgerald; Messrs. Will EIlenany, Henry Robinson. Geo Moore, Howard Hunter M Garrett Dr. Underwood, John Weedon, W 1 l.. Collier. Dr. and Mrs. Walls, Mrs Kinney.
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A Beautiful Medal.

On exhibition at the iewelry estab- lishment of the Arnold Bros. is ore of tire most beautiful medals that it has been our good fortune to see.
 The madal is the work of the firm and il vas manufactured for the Ar- kansasi Sportsnan's Association, and will be contested for at the state sEoot to he held in Pine Blun on July 20. T and 22 The medal will be shot for b5 members Of the association annually each winner to hold Il until he is deieated.
 The design of [ hr medal k beauti- ful and the workman ship exquisite. The intrinsic valuc of the medal K S3o, and the person who is so f0rtu- nate as to win 1t will have hand- some trophy to represent his skill.
 The msdal is circular, with scroll top. One side is recessed, with q handsome diamond in the center and the words "Arkausas Sports mans Association Championship" in blue enamel The reverse side repre- sents two guns cre ssed, made of red gold, underneath which is the figure of blne rock trap, also raised and in red gold
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A DISTRESSING ACCIDENT.
Mrs, J. H Talbot Falls From a
 Porch and Breaks Her Arm.

Sunday morning at an early hour Mrs. J H. Talbot fell from the. rear porch Of her residence, on Main stree and broke her arm. The lady has been quite sick for several weeks and this additional misfor- tune is particularly hard on her. She is resting easily today, but 1t will be some time before she will be able to be oct again.
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FRED CLOUD TALKS,
HE DENIES THAT HE EVER ATTEMPTED TO ESCAPE
 FROM THE JAIL.
Asks the Public to Believe Him Tn. nocent Until He Is Con-
 victed by the Courts.

Fred Cloud, the man now in iail charged with kilting Irene Meyer in a house of i'll fame ol East Barra- que street, in this city few months ago, writes the following article and asks that it be published in the l GRAPHIC:
 PINE BLUFF, Ark July II, 1897.
 Having been shown the newspa- per article relative 10 an attempt- ed escape from the Jefferson county jail as appeared in the Pine Bluff Gommerc,ai and DAILY GRAPHIC which undertook to involve me in concerted scheme by certain named prisoners to saw through the bars and effect Their esclre. have just a word in defense Of myself to say to the public
 T have never attempted, nor has the thought occurred to me, 10 es- cape from the jail where I am now confined. IL is the first time in my life that l was ever in jail, and breaking jail is something with which am not familiar enough to. think of successfully attempting. The instrument referred to in the article as having been found in my cell 1 suppose is the fiat shoe spring which sharpened at one end and which is about an inch or an inch and a half long used by me to trim a painful ingrowing toe Hail Any person upon examining it car see at once that il is utterly impossible with such q thing as tbat to make an impression upon iron or steel bars. To "saw out with such all instrument CT instruments would be as impossible as the undertaking of the dog i1.1isop's fables tu lap ub ai the water in the river in order 10 reach the hides in the middle of the stream
 T am 25 years old and never had any serious trouble before in my life. My name is Fred Slogenhop and not Fred Cloud
 T will ask the public to be pa. tient and not condemn me before my trial, when expect 10 show my innocence of the crime charged against me. And I ask also that they will ebaritabIy refuse to be preiudieed by the printed articles which | have been compelled to an swer in this paper, or by any re- ports that may be circulated with out any tangible evidence to sup port them and against which I have no opportunity to defend myself.
 The article classes me with the desperate characters now in jail, while investigation will show I have been peaceful, industrious man wherever l have lived l do not corner up or keep secret any part of my life, and if any citizen will in- terest himself though in afriendless, helpless mans case to make inquiry nto my past life or history, will take pleasure in giving him names 'f good people where have ever ived, to whom he. can write and re- ,eive their answers for himself.
 Asking your fcrbearance and .harity until can have my trial in .ourt l am very truly yours,
 FRED SLoeENHop
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is MT. J Freidberg who win do the buying for the firm Mr. Freidberg learned his business as salesman and bnyer in the grent dry goods estab- iishment of E. Altman & Co, New York, where he was employed for about four years. Since that time he has been connected with the largest dry goods houses in Birming- ham, Ala, and Meredian, Miss. In the former place he was with one house for seven years as manager and bnyer. He came to Pine Blum and for the last two years was con nected with the Great Red Store. as manager and buyer. As a judge of goods he has few equals. In person ne pleasing and popular, and all who know him esteem him highly.
 The new firm will begin business under the very brightest auspices, and we predict fer it an immense success.
 In addition to the dry goods busi- ness, great attention will be given to the millinery trade, and the seryiaes of an expert milliner will be secured
 Among the gentlemen who will be connected with by the Grand Lead err is Mir. Thos. McEwen, now with the Honnet Dry G ods Go. Mr McEwen is one Of the most populnr and experienced gentlemen who ever stood behind counter in our city, and he will bring the new firm many friends.
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Mr. Dixon left the city yesterda for . months vacation.
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Please Read.

Farmers and gardeners who have grown meritorious products are UT gently requested to place specimens on exhibition at the Exposition Building. l stand ready to pay for san ., ii required, and have glass jars and preserving fluid on hand for their preservation.
 ]. W. BoeAaE, Sec.
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Crushed Yiolets is one of the lead ng drinks at the Randy Kitchen. It
 FoR SALI:-A good work mule: 10 years old; l6-hands high; good con dition- Call at this office. dh.
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The building to be occupied by the I. II Eddin's Dry Goods Co, which will be known as the@Grundieader is now being over hauled. remodeled and repaired. Ii will be q hand- some and conyenient store house wiren the work ls completed.
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Party.

Miss May Rosenburg gave party to her young friends at the residence of her parents, Mir. and Mrs. Joe Rosenhefg, on Walnut Street, Sat urday afternoon. The little lady celebrated her seventh birthday, and was the recipient of many presents. Numerous games were induIged in, after which the guests were ushered into the artistically decorated dining room where elegant refreshments were served
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-21
A PLEA In BAR.
Administrator of HOneyman Estate
Sets il Up in Gum Case.
aims the Action Was Not Brought
Within Time Fixed by Statute.

The case of James Gum and wife
against Daniel +. Kelleher, admins
traitor on the estate of Peter W. Honey
man, late of Wisconsin, in this state,
was submitted TO the Appellate Court on
briefs today. The point at issue in the
Case is whether or not sec. Of chap. 2lS
of the General Laws which went into
effect on Feb. l. 1896, changed the time
in which creditor of an estate might
sue an administrator from three years 10
two years after the first publication of
the administrator acceptance of his
trust.
The defendant on the 9th day Of Febru-
airy, 1894, gave notice Of his acceptance of
the appointment rs administrators on the
estate named, and he, through his counsel,
set up the plea in bar that as the action
had not been begun within two years 1t
could not now be maintained. 10 this
plea the plaintiff demurred
In support of the demurrer counsel for
the plaintiff contends that the general
principle in regard To construction OF
statutes is that they are so construed 20
operate prospecti .ely only unless there il
something in the terms,of theistatute that
clearly indicates that retrospective action
was intended. 1t is also argued that
courts have never adopted nor acted under
any rule of construction of statutes of
limitations that would Justify the courts S
sustaining the defendants plea.
Counsel for the defendant contended
that IL was clearly the intention OF the
Legislature To have this statute OF retro
active effect as there was no special pro-
visions providing that 1t should not so
operate as there were IN regard to other
changes in the laws that went into effect
on February LIST OF the present year. At
tention is also called to the fact that the
plaintiffs had nine days within the two
years To begin this suit after the change
in the law and that the claim Is one OF
long standing and that the plaintiffs have
no one to blame for their position, it
being due alone TO their own negligence.
Il. j. Mccarthy is attorney for the
plaintiff and L. f. Murphy attorney for
the defendant.