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WILLMAR TRIBUNE.
Published every Tuesday nt
WILLMAR, MINNESOTA
Tuesday, April 0. 1805
CHRISTlflHJOHHSOH, -Editor.
"GUDMUNI) 1\ KAUWAND,
General BusinoHH Agent for the Will
raar Tribune Ofliee nt tl»e old
Sperry Machinery J'.uildinj Will
mar, Minn
Subbcriptions innj be i)aid to (Jud
mundP Karwand ForadvcrUainn
rates in the Wilhnar Tribune in
quire of Mr Karwand
Local Agents for Willmar Tribune.
S J. Anderson
llampen Bios
J'eter Larson
.lolin Quam
1 Van Voi st
Owre
Xew London
lielgiade
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Noiwav Lake
Hawick.
Lake Lillian
SUBSCRIPTION PRICES
$1 00 per annum in advance
$1 25 if not paid in advance
Outside of the count} 1" cts extia
for postage.
Redemption of Farm Mortga
ges.
TIIOM. Hodgson has a eoin-
munication in the hi.st i*»Mie of
Farm, Stork and Home on the
above subject After referring to
the unsatisfactory methods of
collecting statistics he sa s-
''Now, I venture to say that
neither the department at Wash
ington or St Paul can answer
the following questions:
(1) How many men who mort
gaged their farms for all they
would bear ever paid the mort
gage themselves'
(2) Of these, how main paid
the mortgages out of the piod
ucts of the farms so mortgaged?
(3) What proportion of farm
ers so mortgaged were obliged
to sell the farm for what
the\ could gvto\er the mortgage
aud move west, or somewheie
else?
Now. I submit that exact sta
tistics on these lines would fur
nish a basis for some sound doc
trine in political economy Ob
servation during twenty-one
years of pioneer life in southern,
and during that many years in
western Minnesota, constiains
me to say that ei few fai mei
who mortgage for allthesecurity
will bear e\er succeed in lifting
them, perhaps not one in ten.
it is than liUeh that
not one in ten of these ai ever
foreclosed As a rule, on those
are foreclosed which will not sell
for as much or more than the
amount of the mortgage 1 ad-coinage
mit that farmers who moitgage
for only a small amount and for
a temporary purpose will often
be successful in redeeming. But
when a farmer turns his farm
o\ er to the moi tgagee b\ agi ce
ment, where the latter sells to a
man who has mone\ and tan
and does pa\ off the moitgage,
it goes upon the recoid as "re
deemed,'' and the fact of such re
demption is cited as a sign that
"farming pays,'' and that "farm
ers are prosperous." A large
proportion of the farmsin South
ern Minnesota have been ledeem
ed in some such wa\ a« herewith
indicated, alwa\s lesulting in
the dispossession of the oi iginal
mortgagor, who was usualh
succeeded b\ a man able to adopt
a "diversified system" of farm
ing, and by Keeping out of debt
attained a fair degree of pros
perity. There is no doubt that
the same men with the same
amount of money could have
gone to Russia or China and
done fully as well or better If I
•am right in this then all that has
been doue in the work of gather
ing mortgage statistics counts
for little else than to obscure the
economic principle imolved."
By a somewhat careful study
of this question the editor of the
Tribune lias come to precisely
the same conclusions as Mr
Hodgson. The readers of the
Tribune Know that we ha\ al-success
ready set foith the subject in
much the same light We are
pleased to have an old and intel
ligent man like Mr Hodgson
corroborate this iew from pi ac
4ical expeiience. We have as
serted time and again that a
man heavily in debt on his farm
Is not likely ever to be able to
pay it. If this has been true in
times past, in good times com
paratively speaking, what shall
we say now in these hard times
We want to good conscien
tious advice to our poor debt
ridden fellow men It makes
one's heart bleed to see these
men and their families work on
year after year against the moun
tain of debt, wearing themselves
out paying interest, and yet
finally succumb to the inevitable.
Now, as we have said before, we
do not advise any man in debt
with a fair prospect of getting
out, to sacrifice his property in
order to get out. But we do say
that our farmers must, as a rule
get out of debt to make this sec
tion of country prosperous. Our
farmers in debt must, sell off their
surplus land to somebody that
can nay for it. We are also sat
isfied that land here is held at
prices low enough compared
with other sections, that this
selling 4ff is possible without
great loss to the present owner.
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As Mr. Hodgson says, Southern
Minnesota went through this
piocess though in many cases
"by dispossession of the oi iginal
mortgagor,'' and the incoming
farmer being out of debt, and
keeping out of debt, attained a
fair degree of prospei it because
in shape to prosecute a dhersi
fied sxstem of fanning We in
sist that the essential
is the "getting out of debt and
keeping out of debt" foi any
kind of piospeiit\ undernn.\ sys
tem of tanning As long as our
fanneis must send east as inter
est all they make this localitx
can not prosper The repetition,
wf this mattei max seem trite to
some, but it is of such supieme
importance not on for the
fa mei himself, but for the towns
and business men and an\ home
inteiest that we ina.\ be excused
for refernng to this matter time
and again.
Here is what a Hip Van Winkle
down-eastern gold bug Republi
can has to sax about the sihei
question
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GROWTH OF POPULISM
Causes for Renewed Interest
the People In its Princip'es.
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MKWKDON Till: \LL-MiSOItli
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I'KI:K oiNAbi: IUOHT VS
TAT), III W ILL I NO VUU Ml
IN POLITIC S
Chicago, III Apnl 1.—In an in
ter\ iew esterda\, Chauncex
Depew,talking on the siherques
tion, said
''The question of fieecoinage is
not taken seiioush in the East
ern states It is not mentioned
in politics. It is not discussed in
the papers I will \enture that
!)9 per cent of the people in the
East are in favoi of the gold
standaid without any apologies.
Where the allege! issue of siher
coinage is thought about at all.
it is ineiely that it is all light foi
one to take up as a hobb\. if he
has time
"I do not wish to be bigoted in
ie\iewing the situation, because
I know that in the South the sen
timent is \ei neai unanimous
for adopting the siher basis.
And the West also clamors for
the same en.I But it lemains
true that the Hast does not at
tach much impoitdine to this
fact, nor do our people e\pe
any seiious step tow aid the
change
"Ma\ not the two sections
unite on siher and make it the
one issue?"
"The Demounts will li.nc to
make a stagger at endoisiug fiee
to hold Democratic
states, but it will not be onse
quential The Republicans will
steei clear of the question. Either
party it is safe to sa\ will on
treat the matter so fav as politics
ma\ demand, to hold then own
strength and to keep the wind
fi om the sails of a thii pai t\
"But some ot the pait\ leadeis
in the East ha\ declared for the
restoration ot siher to its old
monetaiy timet ion," it was
uiged.
"Xoneof them mentioned the
fact that the\ weie candidates
Nothing but a miracle can wrest
tiimnph from the Republican
paitx
By
Said W. Prints this morning!
It will be remembered that prior
to last fall's election, the Repub
lican orators predicted great
change*, for the better in the then
existing depressed condition of
the biibiueHs interests of the coun
try, provided they weie elected
to power—hmsh promises were
made, of better wagegto work
ing men, plenty of work to the
unemployed, greater activity in
business and moie prosperous
times generally. Then- contended
that all that wasnecesHar\ to in
suiegood times w'ns Republican
at the polls and confi
dence. Five months have passed
by since that overwhelming land
slide of last November but in
stead of the promised improve
ments in business, wages, etc.,
the \ery reverse has taken place,
as evidenced by the almost entire
suspension of business in the mill
ing clistiict dining a poition of
last winter the ieduction in
wages of thousands of our woik
ingmen and thegeneial stagna
tion and distress that pievails
a 1 most ever heie It has been
diseo\ered that "Republican
rule'' is nottaiitaniomit to "bus
iness acti\it.\ and that "confi
dence" is not equivalent to
"cash.'' As a consequence the
thinking portion of our business
men and wage earners, many of
whom were scared into voting
the Republican ticket for fear
that the country would go to
everlasting destruction if an hon
est man was elected governor of
Minnesota, ai beginning to ask
themselves whether the Popu
lists were not right after all they
are beginning to discus the econ
omic questions advocated bj the
Peoples Party, in a rational and
respectful manner they no longer
shout "auarchist'' or "crank" at
the man who proclaims himself a
Populist and they are entirely
done with swallowing the rot in
the shape of editorials* upon the
financial question that erainates
from the Journal and the Tri
bune office. Quite a number of
them have already allied them
sehes to some of the Peoples'
Party leagues that have been
and are being organized all over
our city.
It is strange, but not at all to
be wondered at, that even some
of the big millers are beginning
to get it through their dusty
cianiums that it is tough work
to make the ends meet on a con
tinuously falling market. Here
and there one of them begins to
lealizethe fact that with a con
tiuuous contract ion of the volume
of money, prices must continue
to fall and that, at the piesent
iatc it will not be long befoie
wheat will be down to 2 0 cents a
bushel. The\ see that the money
alues ot their splendid propei
ties have shrunk until it isdoubt
ful if o.ie of them con hi be sold
to-day for one-half of what it
cost to build them. This makes
some of them question very seri
ously whether it would not be a
prettx good thing for them after
all to have a little Populistic in
flation of the currency. And
whether it woirld not bet their
best interests to have the govern
ment control the ailroads, there
by removing the power of the
ail way corporations to close
clown the mill by simply ordering
an advance in rates of freight,
and at the same time rem en the
power of labor organizations to
paralyze all business by .inaugur
ating strikes upon lines of trans
portation. These things have
produced a feeling of respect for
the People's Party where former
ly it was held only in contempt,
and has caused a stud of the
principle of the party which, if
persisted in, will result in the ulti
mate triumph of those principles
and the salvation of the countn
—Pen n^ Press
inoveinent has been started
to oiganize a political silver par
ty, making that the sole issue.
The issue is big enough on Inch
to accomplish what is undoubted
ly the gieatest fundamental le
tonn demanded by the times,
but thei are ot hei efoi ms that
must go with it hand in hand
and these aie well embodied in
the pliitfoim of the peoples par
ts The latter was the first to
make a national issue of the sil
\er question, and it takes an ad
vanced position on other great
and vital questions which will in
sure its ])ermaiiei4P^iggr9tM&tio,
al pait\ a pat
people. Its prog
in aequuing the
masses, the-coi
Abraham Line
has been mat
giowth and pc
b\ all thinking
ter it must be
It cannot be su
oi swallowed up b\ an one-idea
moxement. because its leading
pnnciples ai based on liberty,
human lights and a demand for
equitx and the highest welfare
and happiness of the people —Al
beit Eea Standard
Vfler a notable contest and a
gallant fight by thefileads of the
measuie, the bill to tax unused
railioad lands passed the senate
last week and when signed by the
governor will become a law. One
senator, (Yonkite, skulked the
vote, and escaped from St. Paul
so that he could not be found, al
though to excuse himself he
claimed to be against the bill.
Cronkite was elected as a Popu
list, but he is not one He is a
tiaitor and has brought shame
to his constituents. If he did
not get his price, where boodle
was so ficely offeied to defeat the
bill, his course involves him at
least in a suspicion. Biand
the men who betray their trusts,
or else, in the words of Oliver
Wendell Holmes. "Then Liberty,
good night! Pack upyour ballot
box and go to blazn.s."—Albert
Lea Standard.
Buy our Flower and Garden
seeds at the Western Union Tele
graph office. Nothing but the
best.
You can get the celebrated
Atwater brand of flour only at
Rodluu Bros.
Rodlun Bros, ai sole agents
for the Prizewinner of the world.
SOME BARGAINS.
I will sell at cost:
Owen's No. 4 Seed Cleaners,
Tiger Shoe Drills, Evens Lever
Harrows, Keller's Boss Har
rows, Monitor Breakers and
Stubble Plows, Two Horse Culti
vators also many other imple
ments, which must be closed out,
as I have gone out of business.
Respectfully,
A. H. SPERRY.
I have a quantity of Minnesota
grown seedf corn, Dertt variety,
which matured in 8 0 days in
1894. I yielded 5 0 bushels
shelled corn to the acre is tested
and guaranteed to grow.
A. H. SPERRY
DB. P. NELSON,
Veterinary Surgeon,
'WlLLMAB,
**^wv
Marlow House,
(Norsk Hotel)—-
Ole J. Beck, Proprietor.
Good accomodations for trav
elers and good stabling.
WILLMAR, MINN.
MONEY SAVED!
By having your repairing done at
LAWRENCE'S
Carpenter and Jobbing Shop.
Storm windows and doors re
moved. Screen windows and
doors made and put up. Wood
turning and scroll sawing, saw
filing, general machinery repair
ing and practical boat building.
Satisfaction guaranteed. Shop
east of Swedish Lutheran church.
Address LOCK Bo 61
Willmar, Minn
A. F. MANTOR,
DENTIST,
W I A MINN
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OFFICE IV BANK OF WILLMAR, IUILDIM.
AT BENSON ON 16, 17, 18.19 and £0 EACS MONTH,
OFFICE I ABSTRACT BLOCK
AT OLENV00S OK 27, £8, £9 and CO EACH SfCOTH,
OPFICF IN ltlfiO I'.LOfk
KICi:, I'RER I" HANDY, CASH
1! I.IKN, I I S
Careful Attention to Collections
Bank of
Willmar
Organized Under the State Laws.
Capital $4o,ooo: undivided profits$6o,oco
Does a General Banking Business
Money Loaned on Real Estate and
and other securities
Drafts on all the principal cities of
the world.
Passage tickets from and to allpaits
of Europe
WILLMAR, MINX.
DIAMONDS, WATCHES, CLOCKS, JE
REPAIRING
Williams
BRANDS:
MINK.
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DR. B. S. FROST,
Physician & Surgeon.
Office over Carlson Bros. & Frost'
Drug Store or Residence on Becker
Avenue.
WILLMAR. MINN.
OTJI5
Dealers in
All kinds of Farm Produce taken in exchange
E
Great Blood Purifier
And Liver Regulator
200
DAYS
TREATMENT
$
The Alonzo O IUiss Co., 1'iops,
Washington, I). V.
Sold only by
Mrs. J. P. Madison, Agent,
Willnidi, Mum
WATCHMAKER
AND JBNGRAVER,
OFFEllS A
JEWELRY AND
SILVERWARE.
on £3F
From to-day and during the spring
ou can have anything In Jewelry,
Solid Silver or Plated Waie at a cut
down pi see from
25 to 35 per Cent!
Also Oculist's Spectacles and Eye
Glasses, Thennometeis, etc.
Watches cleaned, first elass work,
7 5
New spung in watch, 7 6
Location between Kandiyohi County
Bank and Dale & RoiseV Store.
Willmar, Minn.
Anderson Bros.,
JEWELERS
Willm Minn,
CALL IN AN
DRY GOODS, NOTIONS,
Hats, Caps, Crockery,
Glassware, GROCERIES Confectioneries.
Goods delivered Promptly to all parts of the city.
Johnson, Quam & Karwand,
WILLMAR, MINNESOTA.
OFFICE IN THE OLD SPEMIY BUILDING
We invite those who have Real Estate for sale or exchange to list their
property with us.
If you want to buy a farm, or a home in the village, or business property
here oi elsewhere, or rent a farm or a house, just call on us and
we can help you outA
WILLMAR PTEAM TAUNDRY,
S. C. Bogart, Prop.
Equipped with Latest Improved Machinery
Operated by workmen
extended experience.
t£ and SPECTACLES
a vies,
of
GOODS CALLED FOR AND DELIVERED.
Only First-Class Work Guaranteed.
Benson Avenue back of Dale & Roise's Store.
WillmarRoIIerMills
Capacity 100 Barrels Daily.
FANCY PATENT, FAMILY STRAIGHT,
STRAIGHT and EXPOIM
These Flours are Manufactured from Best Varieties of Hard Spring Wheat
Custom Work a Specialty- Feed Ground at all Tir».es
t&f.
WILLIAMS & BARNSTAD, PROPS.
C. \BSON
You Will Save Money by Buying Your Goods ot
-DEALER IN-
Groceries, Drugs, Oils,
Window Class, Crockery,
Silverware and Glassware,
My stock of staple and fancy groceries is the largest and most '.omplete
in the city
Highest market price for Butter, Eggs, and other Produce.
The Drug Department is complete iu every respect, and is in charge ol
a Registered Pharmacist. Special attention will be given
to this branch of the trade, and satisfaction
guaranteed.
STORE-Mossberg Bros, old stand,
WILLMAR, MINNESOTA.
JACOBSON & PETERSON,
GENERAL
MERCHANDISE
Mercliant Tailor
DOMESTIC and FOREIGN GOODS kept in stock and a laige
variety always on hand. I make suits as cheap as
they can be made. All work Guaianteed
SHOP OPPOSITE KANDIYOHI CO BANK WILLMAR, MINN
Jacobson & Olson,
Dealeis in
GROCERIES
Dry Goods, Boots
S O E S A S
Spicer,
Norway Lake, Minn.
Farm, Garden and Lawn Fences.
LOCKED
JOME5
ffc
STo
Lamps Etc.
GROCERIES and
Benson Ave., between4th and Sth St. WILLMAR, MINN.
Peter J. Berg,
DRY GOODS.
W I E
CK PROOf-
Cheap, Strong, Durable and Safe.
Can be put up to turn all kinds of stock, including Hogs and Sbeep,
almost as cheap as barbed wire fence If you intend putting up fence in
the spiing, we shall be pleased to quote jou bottom pi ices
Nels Gtuam,
ML
O OLSON
A S E
Minn.
J. N. QUAM & SON,
-DEALERS IN
ENERAL EROHANDISE
Hardware and Medicines.
Come in and we will convince jou thai we can do as well by ou as
anj one el*e
xiei
LOU*
Gen.
Norway Lake, Minn.
Agent.
