The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-10-11
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sample of wheat and Immediately upon re-
ceipt Of sample. took it to the inspection
office and had it inspected and slfted and
wired you result: We have not heard from
with your shipments this year. We think
although Mr.. Clausen, the chief Inspector
who is here today, says this will grade No.
i northern; it is very choice wheat, and
while he would not commit himself as to it
grading No. l hard, we think basis of pres-
ent standard of inspection, it will grade No.
hard without a doubt. In the event Of
your shipping to US we will make every eff
fort to secure No; hard grade on it. Yours
truly, The Van Dusen-H Harrington Co.
McKindley. & Nichols. Grain Commission, 521
Board Of Trade Duluth. MINI. Room 8,
Chamber Of Commerce, Minneapolis
& Co., Moorhead. Observation-Disclosures Your
favor of the 18th inst. at hand also sam
pie of wheat by express. We would work
sample. We will give you dockage in this
letter, also. Market closes steady at &C cents
Tor No l northern. Yours, Yours truly, ,-
Barncord said No. hard. II sits No. l.
Deponent further says that Barncord
whose report is given above Of grade No
hard and dockage one pound to the bushel
IS the chief deputy inspector at Duluth.
Deponent further says that he has sifted
sample of said wheat and that from such
test one pound dockage is as much ought
to be made F Croodsell
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
9th day of September, 1898.
George L. Hall, Notary Public
Notarlal Seal) Cay County. MINI.
BELIEVES HE WAS DEFRAUDED.
State of Minnesota, County Of Clay-ss
n. T. Lunder, of the city of Moorhead, in
said county, being duly sworn, says that he
is the owner of farm in the town Of High
land Grove, in said county, and has been
such owner Of said farm for twenty years
last past. That said farm has been occu-
pied by A,gott Swanson for the past two
years as tenant of deponent.
mat there was raised on said farm in tha
season OF 1897 about 1900 bushels of wheat
That about 500 bushels of said wheat was
sold at the elevator at Hawley in said coun-
" OF Clay, and at Lake Park in the county
OF Becker, and was graded at each of said
elevators as No. 1 northern That about 500
bushels Of said wheat was shipped to Dulu h
In May, 1898, and graded as No. 3 moth
ern. That said wheat was sold in Duluth on
the 10Th day Of May last, and on that day
No. northern was worth 80 cents per bushel
less than No. L northern. Deponent further
says that he believes he was defraud by
reason of wrongful grading at Duluth so
cents on each bushel SO graded at Duluth
-Nels T. Lunder
2Sth day of September, 1898
(Notarial Seal.) C. A. Nye
Notary Public, Clay County, Minnesota.
NEVER RAISED BETTER WHEAT.
State of Minnesota, County Of Clay-ss.
Ole Z. Tangen, of the town of Kragnes. in
said county, being, duly sworn, says that
he has lived in said town twenty years, and
during all that time has been engaged in
the business of farming. That about Sen.
he shipped to Ames Brooks & ca at Dn
luth, 9,0lS bushels and twenty pounds of
wheat in cars numbered S,842 414O. 48 O53
and 1880. That there was deducted from
SAID wheat $50 bushels and 80 pounds as
dockage. That the first two cars above
named contained 1,247 bushels and 40 pounds
net which was graded rejected That tn
other two cars contained 1874 bushels and
% pounds net which was graded No. 2 north
eTn. mat said first two cars of wheat was
blue stem wheat and the Other two cars was
n all of; II
tty of wheat. That said Ames, Brooks & Co.
reported to deponent that there was some
cookie in the wheat, and that 1t was
Deponent further says that said wheat was
threshed early, and was not in the least
bleached That said Scotch FIFE wheat was
No. l hard wheat, and that said blue stem
wheat was at the least of the grade Of No
northern, and that the dockage Of all OF said
wheat was excessive and beyond reas]n De-
ponent further says that his farming during
the past twenty years has been principally
raising wheat, and that he has never raised
any better wheat than he has the present
Ole e. Taugen.
Sworn before me this Sd day of October
QGotarial seal3 John NJ. DahIby.
Notary Public, Clay County, Minnesota.
EXCESS OF DOCKAGE.
State Of Minnesota County of Clay-ss
A AIT Olson. of the town of Kragnes, il
la1d county, being duly sworn, says: Thai
pc was foreman on Oliver Dalrymple's farm
Twelve years, and portion of the time he
pad charge OF said Dalrymples elevator; that
ne shlpped the present year to Duluth IL 29c
bushels OF wheat. That the dockage on said
wheat amounted to 537 bushels or about three
pounds to the bushel That 5 $50 bushels n
said wheat graded in Duluth No 2 northern
and 3.549 bushels OF said wheat graded No
i northern.
That deponent has carefully eliminated
every particle of dirt or foreign substance
from one-half bushel of his wheat, and hat
1T weighed on Druggist NIcNab's scales and /
weighed less than 71s ounces, including the
paper which enclosed the package. That sale
half bushe so cleaned contained as much
cookie and dirt as the average of his whea
shipped as aforesaid. That during the pas
fifteen years in which deponent has been en-
gagged in raising wheat he has never seer
better wheat than the wheat shipped al
aforesaid
That said wheat was entirely free from
smut and was. in fact, No. 1 hard wheat
according to all rules heretofore known fo
grading wheat. That deponent was defraudet
by reason Of such wrong grading cents pc
bushe all of said wheat so graded No
northern, and 1 cent per bushel on al
of SAID wheat so graded No. northern
amounting to the of $565.49, and wa
defrauded by reason of such excess of dock
age out of the sum of $20242 amounting il
all to the sum of $762.91.
Deponent further says that he is strugglin,
under difficulties TO pay for farm on wha
is known as the crop payment plan.
Alfred Olson.
Sworn before me this 9Th day of October
1898. John M. Dahlby,
(Notarial Seal) Notary Public,
Clay County, MINI.