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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-11-16
DON'T THINK MUCH OF ERIC.

The following item appeared In the
Minneapolis Journal the day before cleo
ton:
MADELIA, Mimi, Nov. 7.-Peter Olson,
candidate for representative to the legisla-
ture on the fusion ticket. and j. NJ. Bowler.
candidate for lieutenant governor. addressed
a very small audience of about half Repub-
ncans Saturday night Olson made a very
poor appearance. He is a brother Of the
notorious Erick Olson and this relation does
not help his candidacy any, as some of our
citizens know Erick to their sorrow. Bowler
threshed over the old straw and ratified the
dry bones Of the old land grants and rail-
road bonds. Certainly no damage was done
to the Republican ticket.
This allusion to Eric refers. we sup
pose, to the old Scandinavian Elevator
company, with which Eric was connect
ed some year ago, and which failed dis
astrously, and many farmers lost large
sums of money upon wheat placed with
it.
When Eric gets up schemes to handle
other peoples wheat we would recon-
mend the farmers, in the words of the
Dutchman, to Look leetle Oudt." l. D.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-11-16
CAUSE FOR THANKSGIVING.

Senator Butler, the Populfst senator from
North Carolina, and chairman Of the nation
al Populist committee. Will give place to
rising in North Carolina. The Legislature
has gone heavily Democratic, by virtue OF
"red-shirt" methods, ana there is already
talk Of constitutional amendment diseran-
chising negroes"
From amidst the wreck and fragments
of the Peoples Party a loud voice OF
thanksgiving goes up to heaven.
This man, Butler, tried to sell us all
out to the Democracy in exchange for a
reelection to the senate, and the Demo-
cracy would have nothing to do with
him.
Glory hallelujah!
The Lord lives! I'D.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-11-16
"SOCkLESS SIMPSON,"

Personally we are sorry for the defeat
of Jerry Simpson, of Kansas. Politically
we are glad. Jerry was one of the lead
ers in forcing the Peoples Party down
the throat of Democracy. He was over
heard at<he St. Louis convention = 1888
sayinG/Io S. NJ Owen:
do not let Donnelly's name be men
toned for president. II it is he will
stampede the convention"
What would have been the result if we
or Col. Norton, had been nominated in
stead of Bryan? Either of us would have
made canvass that would have defeat
ed the Republicans.
If union upon presidential electors
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-11-16
CHARLES A TOWNE.

We are sorry for TONNES defeat for
congress in the Sixth district. He is an
able and honorable man and made gal
liant and almost successful fight 1t is
true he was the nominee of both the
Democratic and Populist conventions;
but he never invaded our party to break
it up; and ne stood firmly by free silver
and all the Peoples Party planks from
the beginning to the end of his campaign.
He deserved success. He suffered from
the acts of Austin and other fool friends
Fifteen thousand votes are not a bad
foundation upon which to build.
The doors of the Peoples Party stand
wide open for the return of all who were
misled into fusion. Let the leaders do
work meet for repentance.
The Democrats threw free silver over
board and lost the country. They can
not charge their defeat to Populist ideas
for they mad none-hence their down.
fall.
Organize clubs. Organize clubs.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-11-16
THE, SAME STORY.

California went Republican and beat
Mcclure, single tax Democrat, by $4,000.
The D. o. P. had forced the populists into
own ticket; and the supreme court ruled
it out. Then the mid road leaders APP
pealed to their followers to vote for the
Republican candidates, and the result is
that the Democrats are wiped out, root
and branch.
Thank God, the end of fusion is reach
ed there and everywhere. I. D.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-11-16
OUR HEROES.

No NDrds of ours can fifty express the
debt Of gratitude which the Populists of
Minnesota owe to these heroic men
Long, Halvorson, Hopkins, Rahilly,
Lowe and the rest, who stood up and
fought and suffered that the Peoples
Party should not die. .-.
ct is a long lane that has no turning, -
and the time may yet come when the
Populists of this state can express their
gratitude in honors not in words. Hob
aon's Merrimac went down under him,
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-11-16
A MISTAKE.
Organize! Organize!

The st. Paul Globe gives Mr.. Rahilly
424 votes in Ramsey county and adds:
"Rahilly's vote practically represents the
strength Of the mid road Populists.'
This is not true; thousands upon thOus-
ands Of mid road Populists voted the Re-
publican ticket as the best and most eff
fective way to crush fusion, and they
have crushed it overwhelmingly. 1t will
never again be heard of in Minnesota,
because it is proven that it means po-
litical death to all who advocate it, I. D.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-11-16
4 SUGGESTION.

We have a great many subscribers all
to make this paper worthy of their SUP
porto increase 1t to eight pages, hire
special writer's and make it really ma
tional organ. But we are poor and fear
to 60 in debt.
If every subscriber would get us up a
club it would soon swell our subsGrlp-
ton list to 100, 600, and give us the means
to make the paper one that every Popu-
list could be proud of.
Can you help us? l. D.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-11-16
A MISTAKE

In last weeks issue we lifted lot
of election news from the Minneapolis
Tribune, which does our printing, and
omitted to remove the Republican head
lines. 1t thus appeared as if We were re-
joicing over the victories of the G. 0. P.
from the Atlantic to the Pacific. when it
is matter of entire Indifference to us
whether the G. o. P or the D. o. p car
ries off the prizes.
"A plague on both your houses" I. D.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-11-16
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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-11-16
HAS HIS REWARD.

Cation turned over one hundred anti
fusion votes in the 18th or June Peoples
Party convention, to the Democratic flu
sion game; and enough Democrats show
ed their gratitude by voting for the Re-
publican candidate for congress, Fletcher
THE mills of the gods grind slowly,
But they grind exceeding SMALL
l. D.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-11-16

A prominent Republican wanted to
make a bet with us yesterday that the
Minnesota delegation to the Democratic
national convention in 1900 would be for
the single gold standard. and that
Bryan's name would not be mentioned in
the convention.
But then 1--WE all think alike." and 1T
makes no difference what banner we
march UNDER
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-11-16
WHERE WILL THEY GO

What will become of the fusionists of
Minnesota?
They can't go into the Democratic
party for the larder is empty; and the
party, as national organization, is
"non-come- notwithstanding up a
stumpo,"
Have they manhood enough to throw
their villainous leaders overheard; take
an oath never to say fusion again; and
come back into the Peoples Party and
behave themselves for the future?
Let us see. /. D.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-11-16

We don't take much interest in the re-
cent election So far as our side was
concerned it was a mass of sinful blum
derS.
But then we have to pick up the ravel-
led ends, and sort them, before dropping
them into everlasting oblivion. d.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-11-16

We are sorry for the defeat of Judge
Willis. He is an able, honorable man,
and would have made a splendid con-
gresham. He is one of the few leading
Democrats who did not feel that the de-
struction of the Peoples Party was one
of the objects for which God had created
him. l. D.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-11-16

The Sledge Hammer of Meadville, Pa, adj
vises its Populist voters to vote to kill the
rattlesnake of fusion because the Democrats
prevented them from having name on the
ballot.
That is iLs. what tne Populists of the
United States have done.
If we have got to be buried, better
have clean and decent grave, all to
ourself, than to have the ill-smelline
corpse of dirty Democracy piled in on top
Of us. One stink at time is enough.
l. D.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-11-16

sat silent in his seat while Mitchell read
the decision Of tho whole court. wiping
out the state elevator at Duluth and
turning the wheat growers over to the
mercies of the elevator ring.
Now, three of the judges that made
that decision are reduced to the ranks,
and some day the farmers will have the
elevator. Id.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-11-16

A strong showing by J. c. Hanley on
the wheat grades and elevator combine
robberies is this week crowded out OF
from prominent Populists. Alliance
column next week will speak to the
farmers. E. A. T.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-11-16
,ut his heroic sacrifice will never be for

but his heroic sacrifice will never be for
gotten.
How illustrious do thee men appear,
even in defeat. when compared with the
Bowlers, Dobbinsy Owens Stacya and all
that pack. wildly fighting for some petty
Office. Our heroes defended the rights
without hope of reward; they did not
betray it for the hope OF 'pfuHter.
If the country is to be saved from plu-
tocracy men of that~kind alone can save
it.
Everlasting honor to our leaders! l. D.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-11-16

Now would be a good time for Austin
to bang the table and declare the motion
carried that was lost
Every Populist should have a picture
of his lignum vitae, thimble-rigglng cor
trivance as it appeared when he rode
rough shod over right and decency on
the 18th of June last Mighty are the
fools and thorough is their work.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-11-16

The vote of this county for Eustis was.
2,314 and for Lind 2,438. The total vote
cast in Otter Tail county was less than
5000 and as will be seen by above figures
our ticket got an average vote of 275
or 5la per cent in the fusion stronghold
of Minnesota One per cent gives our
party legal standing for 1900 E. A. T.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-11-16

Sound the loud timbrel DER Egypt's
dark sea,
Jehovah has triumphed and the
FusiOnists are in the sOup!'
Every last mothers son of them!
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-11-16
ALAS!

And even Stacy is swept into the dust
heap. He did his best to fuse the PeO-
pies Party out of existence, and he is
himself annihilated.
praise God, from whom all blessings
flOw" I. D.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-11-16
Does This Mean YOu:

A new Smith grubber, direct from fac
tory, for sale by us, very cheap. Do you
want it? Do you need 1t? If so, don't
let his golden opportunity pass by. Ad-
dress THE REPRESENTATIVE,
Minneapolis, MINI.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-11-16

Look at your label and pay up. We
are about to make some material i'm
provements in our paper. We want every
cent due us. 1t will come back to you
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-11-16

If they had another opportunity to
jump on the editor of The Representative
when he was pleading for peace and har-
mony would they do it?
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-11-16

We are compelled to put some of our
delinquents in the hands of a collecting
agency. We don't like to do it, So
hurry up at once and avoid trouble.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-11-16

real refOrmers and are now disregarded by
the Democratic papers calling this Demo-
cratic victOry.-Faribaut Jeffersonian.
Very well said-and that is all there ia
to it.
Byron called military glory:
Shot through the body and have your
name misprinted in the gazette
Kill the Peoples Party and have the
corpse called Democracy" |. ID.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-11-16

Otter Tail county gave less than 200
majority for Canty. The farmers of the
Northwest have not forgotten how he
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-11-16
OTTER TAIL RETURNS

Otter Tail county mid road Populists
remembered our state ticket and placed
their seal of condemnation upon fusion
by casting for their own ticket the fol-
lowing vote.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-11-16

Honor bright Populis1s of Rice county
and Of the state, what have you gained by
fusion. Got Lind. Ell! political orphan, lost
your identity as a party, discouraged the
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-11-16

M ii ~ Specialist in diseases of wo-
nn nA2 all menstrual troubles
corrected; home for ladies
before and uring coufine m mt. COLON blo:x
n 4th St. S., rooms and 9, third floor.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-11-16

It causes Daudruff, Gray and Falling Hair.
Dandruff precedes Badness! Prof. J. H.
Austin, the eminent Scalp Specialist of
Minneapolis, Minnesota, offers to deliver to
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-11-16

In Magnolia, Mr.. Longs town, the vote
The Mena weekly star., 1898-01-26
A COTTON MARKET.
riena Makes a Good Showing For the First Season-2,7 2,7oo Bales
 Marketed.

Mcna as cotton market has made a remarkable good showing, considering that the last season was its first year, and that the surrounding country IS not cspe- cially adapted to the growing of cotton, although the lands produce good average yield.
 The latter part of 1896 there were few bales sold to our local merchants, but on September 10, 1897. a regular cottcn yard was established and J. H. Sharp was appointed public weigher; since that date there has been marketed 2,709 bales of cotton. Planters estimate that fully 25 per cent of the crop remains on hand and will be marketed between now and April 1.
 Prices have ranged for middling cotton from $4.60 to S7 per hun dred. Prices were low for this staple the past year but they were q little above thcaverage of prices paid at small towns.
 C. D. Sharp was the principal buyer for the compress compan- ies and he has made shipments to Texarkana, Shreveport and St. Louis.
 The number of bales purchased by each of our merchants were as follows:
The Mena weekly star., 1898-01-26
THE PORT ARTHUR ROUTE.
HOW TT IS INCREASING ITS BUSINESS AND
 FIELDS OF OPERATION.
Northern Lines Enter the Nations Grain Belt and Steamships to Europe and rlexico In-
 crease Foreign Trade.

Despite the many advantages that Dame Nature has bestowed upon our city and its surrounding country, 1t is a plain fact that it could have remained but waste of undeveloped forest earth's re- sources all unused-had not far seeing, energetic and enterprising men placed their we'll directed efforts and millions of dollars into the now widely heralded
The Mena weekly star., 1898-01-26

this department of the Stilwell lines will make the meals and ser vice aboard the steamers the won der of the age and will enter into active competition with the rail lines for Mexican passenger busl- ness.
 Mexico imports heniquen, sisal, the fibers from which twine and rope are made, fruits of all kind, tobacco, hard and dye woods, onyx, cedar, hides, coffee, broom wood, rice, gum, sugar, chocolate, vanilla, guano in bags, bones, ores of all kind and a great many other things.
 The foreign commerce of Mexi- co increased in 1896 over that of 1895 about 30 per cent. Of the total foreign commerce, the Unit ed States enjoys 75 per cent, as against England's 15 per cent and 10 percent to all other countries. Heretofore the Eastern states have had the great bulk of that business.
 Earnings More than Double.
 The earnings of the Pittsburg & Gulf railway for December 1897, were S265,174 against S100- 196 for December, 1896. The to- tai earnings for the year were $2, ,439, 719, against SS09, ,021 for 1896.
 Thus it is the management of this great system of railroad and lines of steamships, continues to reach out into new fields, open up new territory and make possible the building of thriving towns and the development of resources and commerce, and it can but be a cause for rejoicing by many thou sands that the work has been so brilliantly successful, and their wish that returns may be common siirate with the benefits it has be slowed to the people along its line, to the commerce of the na tion. and the expenditure of brain and capital.
The Mena weekly star., 1898-01-26

Kansas City, Pittsburg & Gulf railroad. It would i'll become the people to whom this road has opened fields for successful busi- ness development and hundreds and thousands of happy homes within the cities that have sprung up along it's lines, to forget the benefactor or lose interest in the welfare and ever increasing en- largement of the great railroad system and its cooperating enter prises. This issue of The Star would be incomplete did 1t fail to mention these things and describe the progress and growth being made.
 Within a few days the last rails will be laid on the Kansas City & Northern Connecting rail-
The Mena weekly star., 1898-01-26
How Chicago Feels About This.

article from Chicago paper of recent date showing how this shortest line to deep water is af- fecting the roads that in the past have been able to monopolize all the foreign grain shipping busi- ness at their own rates:
 Much alarm is manifested in West ern railroad circles over the attitude of the Kansas City, Pittsburg & Gulf railroad. Unless this road can be checked in it's rate destroying career earnings of Western roads will be most seriously effected anc expected dividends will vanish into air
 Announcement is made that the Kansas City, pittsburg & Gulf has put into effect rate on corn of twelve cents hurdred pounds from Kansas City to Galveston and New Orleans. In addition, it will absorb the elevator charges, which amount to two cents a hundred pounds. This is the lowest ratesever made to tidewater from the Missouri river.
 Against such d rate as that the east bound roads from the Missouri river cannot compete. The rate from the Missouri river to Chicago on corn is twelve cents hundred pounds, not including elevator charges, and from Chicago to New York the rate is sev- enteen and half cents. This makes through rate on export corn from the Missouri river to New York via Chicago of twenty-nine and half cents hundred pounds, as a. ainst twelve cents. minus elevator charges, from Kansas City to gulf ports
 The situation would not be quite SO bad for the roads east from the Missouri river if the Kansas City, Pittsburg X Gulf would get no further east from Kansas City But it has ac- quired lately lines into Missouri and Iowa. and is extending them to num- ber of points This enables it to take corn from the heart of the Western corn belt to the gulf"
 Using Superior Advantages Crime.
 President Stilwcll does not seem disturbed by the anxiety of the roads carrying western produce to the Atlantic for foreign ship mcnt to secure bis consent to make such rates as will give them the lions share of the business by forcing the producers and consum- CTS to pay the old rates. and says in reply:
The Mena weekly star., 1898-01-26
Notice for Publication.

Land office, Camden. Arks.. Jan. !, 1898 Notice is hereby given that the following named settler has filed notice of his intention to make final proof in support of his claim, and that said proof will be made before the Clerk of Polk county, Arks., at Dallas. on 1eth Feb, 1898, viz
 ROBERT H. MAGE of Polk county. Arks. II. k. No. 1676f for the swI4 of nel4, and nla of sei4. and swj of sel. section II, township ? south. range 3i west. He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon and cultivation of said land viz:
 Ivan H Hall, John k. Perry. John A. Sims and Levi Joplin ali of Jena. Arks.
 J. A. ROSS, Register. Pub ian l2
The Mena weekly star., 1898-01-26

Mrs. Stark, Pleasant Ridge, O., says: After two doctors gave up my boy to die, saved him from croup by using One Minute Cough Cure" It is the quickest and most icertain remedy for coughs. colds and fall throat and luno troubles. PipkinkS Hanes.