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Not for Cash.
“Doctor,” he said as they met on the plat
form of the street car, “can I get a little ad
vice of you?”
“For cash?”
“Well, no. I simply want to ask a ques
tion or two, and being I’m an old patient of
yours you won’t think of charging me.”
“Go ahead.”
“Well, my feet are troubling me and I
thought”
“Sayl Cut ’em right off?” interrupted the
doctor. “I’ve often wondered why you didn’t
do it. I’ve got to get off here—good night?”
—Detroit Free Press.
Acknowledging the Corn.
Charlie Clark (getting up in the morning)—
Darned if I blame that Senninger girl for re
fusing me after all. (N. B.—lt was one of
those pleasant boarding house skew mirrors.)
—Judge.
How She Took tho Oath.
Many indeed and various are the anecdotes
told in connection with oath taking. A very
pious and painfully guileless old lady was
once called as a witness before Mr. Tennyson-
D’Eyncourt, the Bow street police magis
trate.
“Is it a fact, your honor?” asked the lady,
“that I must take an oath?”
“Certainly, madam," replied Mr. D’Eyn
court.
“But I don’t like to do so I” exclaimed the
lady.
“You must do so or go to prison,” said Mr.
D’Eyncourt. “Every witness has got to
swear.”
The lady was hard to be persuaded. For a
long time she held out against what she
termed a cruel injustice, but finally consented
to comply with the magistrate’s orders. She
then took the Book and, to the surprise and
amusement of the whole court, rapped out a
tremendous oath, after which she covered her
face and cried in pitiful tones: “Heaven for
give me, but I had to do itl”—Pittsburg Dis
patch.
The New Speaker’s First Speech.
The first public speech Tom Reed was ever
known to have made is amusingly described
by Mrs. Libby, an elderly matron of Old
Orchard:
“I carried Tom Reed to school the first
day he ever went,” said Mrs. Libby, as she
smoothed her apron with her hands. “It was
to the school on Brackett street in Portland.
Thomas was a tow headed little fellow then.
Once, when wo were all done, the teacher
asked: ‘Are there any others who have a
piece they can speak?’ Up got Thomas and
said: ‘I know one:
‘Old Jim Crow came riding by,
Says 1, “Old man, your horse will die.”
Says he, “If he dies I'll tan his skin
And if he lives I'll ride him again."
And that’s all I know. ’
“That is, I suppose, the first speech Thomas
t, ever made. I wonder if he remembers it now.
> He had a funny little voice, but he was so
earnest about reciting his piece that it made
us all laugh.”—Washington Capital.
lie Proved Him False.
Actor —How is this? My bill is just twice
as mucli as you said it would be.
Hotel Clerk —I believe you said you were
an actor, and upon these representations 1
gave you a reduced rate.
Actor—Well?
Hotel Clerk—Well, I attended the perform
ance last night and I am convinced that you
are no actor. Nine dollars, please.—Roch
ester Post-Express.
His Fingers Were Jammed.
Small Son—Mu I ma! come quick! I’ve got
my fingers jammed.
Mother (seeing red stains on his hand)—Oh
myl come right hero and let me wrap it up,
dear. How did you do it?
Small Son—l was reaching for my fish line
on the top shelf in the cupboard where the
jam pots are and my fingers slipped through
the paper cover.—National Weekly.
A Commercial Traveler.
Tramp—Are you busy, madam. If not, I
should like to talk with you.
Lady—l haven’t any time. Why don’t you
go to work?
“You mistake me, madam. lam a drum
mer."
“A drummer? What line?”
“I am introducing provisions.”—Boston
Herald.
His Last Joke.
Funny Man (meeting a party of vigilantes
out west with a prisoner in charge)—What
are you going to do (
Spokesman—Goin’ ter hang this ere galcot.
Stole Judge Peterby’s mustang.
Funny Man—Ah, you believe in suiting
the punishment to the crime. Mustang—
must'ang—you know. Ha, ha!” (Bang!)—
Grip.
A Sign Which Failed.
Young Husband —Seems to me, my dear,
this chicken is pretty tcmgli.
Young Wife—l knowm is, and I can’t un
derstand it at all. I picked it out myself.
“Did you examine it closely?”
“Indeed I did. 1 looked in its mouth the
first thing and I could see it hadn’t even cut
its first teeth yet."—New York Weekly.
Etiquette.
“He is oppressively polite."
“How so?”
“Why, when I gave my ball last winter I
never invited him and he sent a card of re
grets."
“Regrets for what?”
“That I hadn’t invited him.”—Life.
From a Facetious Standpoint.
First Drummer (after a train robber’s bul
let had been stopped by his companion’s
watch) —Whew! That was a narrow escape!
Second Drummer (holding up his battered
watch) —Yes; that shot was intercepted in
the nick of time.—Jewelers’ Weekly.
An Awful Possibility.
Aunt Keziah—Well, Kitty, so you're to be
married.
Kitty—Yes, aunt, Providence permitting;
but wouldn’t it be awful if that dress
shouldn’t come! —Time.
A Sure Preventive.
Van Goslett—Say, Wogers, what cahn a
do to pwewent my twousers from bagging?
Rogers—Take a dose of Rough on Rats.
That will stiffen your knees and you won’t
die in the bouse.—Tima
WOMEN IN BUSINESS.
VIEWS OF REAL ESTATE BROKERS,
BANKERS AND LAWYERS.
Women Can Buy or Sell Realty and Bor
row Money Just the Same as Men —They
Are Not Boycotted Because of Sex —Ex-
perience of a Female Beal Estate Agent.
A recital of the hindrances encountered by
women in business which has been made by
Mrs. Sewall in The Woman’s Magazine is re
ceiving a wide circulation by reason of the
statements therein made. Mrs. Sewall says
that, “havinglately heard that certain large
business firms, divers great loan companies
and numerous brokers declined to have any
business dealings with women,” she has taken
pains to ascertain the facts, and finds that no
false rumor has been spread, but that in very
truth “many of the wealthiest corporations
issue orders to every office and every agent
in their employ under no circumstances to
loan money to a woman.” This rule is said
to be final, to apply to all women, to spinsters
and widows as well as to wives, and to be en
forced without regard to the security that
may be offered.
Business men are said to justify this dis
crimination on two grounds: first: because a
woman is never satisfied that she is being
treated fairly, cannot a roll of bills ac
curately, will avail herself of the slightest
technicality to cheat a creditor, will rush
into lawsuits and perjure herself on the wit
ness’ stand, and, second, because in a suit in
stituted to recover money from a woman
any jury will take the woman’s part, with
out considering either the law or the evi
dence.
Such a condition of things seemed to call
for investigation, and investigation shows
that while individual firms or corporations
may have been discovered which have put,
as they have a right to put, certain limita
tions on their transactions, yet men in gen
eral will certainly adopt and maintain only
such business rules as are profitable.
A lawyer’s experience.
The law firm of S. M. & D. E. Meeker, of
Brooklyn, are counsel for the Williamsburg
Savings bank, and transact besides a consid
erable real estate and investment business for
private clients and for estates in trust. Speak
ing from such wide experience, an attorney
of the firm said that in New York state at
least no discriminations between persons was
made by corporations or others loaning
money. In the case of a contract to perform
certain obligations, the firm would prefer to
deal with a man rather than his wife, for in
stance, but tbe preference was not too strong
to yield at once to the slightest contrary rea
son. In many cases the woman had the bet
ter business or moral sense of the two, and in
such cases the firm would unhesitatingly pre
fer to transact any legal business with her.
So far as the bank was concerned, probably
the majority of its depositors, as well as a
large proportion of those obtaining its loans,
were women, and in its experience women
were quick to learn business forms and rules,
and willing to conform to them. Women
were coming more and more into responsible
business relations every day, and they were
as steadily proving that they were no more
devoid of business sense or fretful under busi
ness obligations than men. They were no
more prone to rush into litigation than men,
perhaps less so, and in cases involving prop
erty rights juries would not favor the wom
an’s side unduly.
Miss Agnes K. Murphy, New York’s wo
man real estate agent, who is the pioneer
member, girl that she is, of her sex in the
Real Estate exchauge, and whose sign is one
of the forty-four that the 1,121 members have
voted to allow to adorn the walls, has never
heard of a business man who boycotted wo
men. At the Emigrants’ Savings bank, and
in other business houses, she has met men who
assured her they would rather deal with her
than with most men. As a business woman
she has been treated with such general cour
tesy by the other sex that she says, with a
mod 'st little smile, they may some time make
her v.-.in.
Sl.e acknowledges, however, that the in
fantile ignorance of many women of business
affairs is frequently a cause of serious annoy
ance, and that when a broker has sent an ap
praiser to value a piece of property prior to
taking a mortgage he does not always receive
the news with entire equanimity when the
woman, after subjecting him to expense and
trouble, discovers that she didn’t know her
own mind and doesn’t want to mortgage her
land after all.
ODD IDEAS 07 BUSINESS.
“As an illustration of the business ways of
some women,” continued the brown haired
and bright eyed broker, “take the case of
two who were here this moruiug. They were
educated and reflued ladies and had inherited
a piece of property worth about $3,000 in con
junction with their brother. This they en
tered into a ninety days’ contract to sell, and
before the expiration of the period the
tax for ISS'J-’OO was confirmed. The share of
each woman was $7.50, but this they abso
lutely refused to pay, declaring that it was
some contrivance of their brother’s, and that
he was trying to defraud them, and. being
wholly unable to understand that under the
contract the tax payment fell on the sellers,
they actually threw up the bargain. One
lawyer left, swearing that he would sue for
partition of the property; the purchaser left
threatening to bring suit for damages, he
having raised money from a building and loan
association to conclude the transaction, and
everybody turned round on mo and said,
‘That’s what comes of dealing with women.’
“But,” went on Miss Murphy in a consola
tory tone, “women do not monopolize igno
rance by any means. It is uo long time since
I bought a piece of property as agent for a
man who is highly successful iu his own
business line. When the purchase was to be
concluded he objected to paying over his
money unless ho could walk away with the
deed then und there. ‘But,’ I said, ‘this deed
must be recorded; it will bo six weeks before
you receive it.’ ‘Then,’ said he, ‘for all that
time I shall have nothing to show for my
money.’ ‘lt is not possible,’ I asked him,
‘that you don’t understand the record of a
deed?’ ‘The last time I bought land,’ he
answered, ‘I didn’t pay for it until the lawyer
had the deed recorded and it was ready for
delivery to me.’ ‘That is impossible,’ I told
him; ‘there is no person who would let the
title to land pass away from him before re
ceiving the consideration.’” —New York Mail
and Express.
Anti-Kissing Societies for Women.
There is one joke on women, which ap
pears in the same column with the mother
in-law and spring bonnet business, which is
justifiable and well aimed. This is in regard
to the foolish habit of kissing which prevails
among women. It is hard to see why it is
done. If you ask women about it, one in
four will tell you that she does not like it
and would like to drop it, but that “they ex
pect it, you know." Indeed, so far has the
objection to indiscriminate kissing among
women gone that there are anti-kissing so
cieties in many places; the women who be
long pledging themselves not to kiss any
woman in public, and only those whom they
really care for in private.—The Housekeeper.
ALLIANCE NOTES.
Appointm’ts of Pres. Sprague.
Geo. W. Spragne Esq., President of the State
Farmers’ Alliance, will hold meetings of the
farmers and make addresses as follows:
Dec. 11, Wednesday, Ortonville, Big Stone Co.
“ 12, Thursday, Appleton, Swift Co.
“ 13, Friday, Graceville, Big Stone Co.
“ 14, Saturday, Brown’s Valley, Traverse Co.
“ 16, Monday, Wheaton, Traverse Co.
“ 17, Tuesday, Breckenridge, Wilkin Co.
“ 18, Wednesday, Elbow Lake, Grant Co.
“ 19. Thursday, Evansville, Dongiass Co.
“ 20. Friday, Alexandria, Dongiass Co.
“ 21, Centre, Stearns Co.
“ 23, Monday, Glenwood, Pope Co.
Mr. Sprague will particularly address himself to
the Insurance features of the Alliance work, and
he will be glad to confer with all those seeking
agencies in that particular. Mr. Sprague is a
very forcible and interesting speaker. Every one
is invited to hear him.
Appointments of Prof. Allison.
The Deputy State Lecturer, Prof. John Allison,
will speak as follows:
Dec. 2, Monday, Excelsior, Hennepin Co.
“ 3, Tuesday, Cokato, Wright Co.
“ 4, Wednesday, Darwin, Meeker Co.
“ 6, Friday, Howard Lake, Wright Co.
“ 7, Saturday, Granite Falls, Yellow Me lb
cine Co. v
9, Monday, Montevideo, Chippewa Co.
“ 10, Tuesday, LacquiParle, Lacqui Parle
Co.
“ 11, Wednesday, Ortonville, Big Stone Co.
“ 12, Thursday, Appleton, Swift Co.
“ 13, Friday, Graceville, Big Stone Co.
14, Saturday, Brown’s Valley, Traverse Co.
“ 16, Monday, Wheaton, Traverse Co.
“ 17, Tuesday, Breckenridge, Wilkin Co,
“ 18. Wednesday, Elbow Lake. Grant Co.
19, Thursday, Evansville, Douglass Co.
“ 20, Friday, Alexandria, Douglas Co.
“ 21, Saturday, Sauk Centre, Sterus Co.
“ 23, Monday, Glenwood, Pope Co.
“ 24, Tuesday, Paynsville, Stearns Co.
Meetings, unless otherwise designated, will be
held at 2p. m. If a different hour is prefered
those interested will please confer with Mr. Alli
son.
Friends of the cause are requested to see that
Mr. Allison is entertained free of charge, and
helped on his way to his next appointment. It is
suggested also that a collection be taken tip to
defray his traveling and other expenses, as he re
ceives no salary, and his laboris “alaborof love.”
Prof. Allison has several very interesting lect
ures. “The Battle of Gettysburg,” “The Yose
mite,” etc., which he will deliver, upon request,
and thus be enabled to meet the expenses of the
campaign he is making. We hope our friends
will help him.
Appointments of Dep. Leetur-
er A. L. Gardner.
DODGE COUNTY.
Wednesday, Dec. 4, Ashland, 2 p.m
“ 4, Kipley, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, “ 6, Westfield
Saturday “ 7, Claremont “
Monday “ 9, Ellington “
Tuesday “ 10, Concord
Wednesday “ 11, Milton “
Thursday “ 12, Mantorville;"
Friday “ 13, Canisteo “
Saturday “ 14, Grand M’dow(MowerCo)2p.m,
Monduy “ 16, Wasioja (Dodge) 7:30 p.m.
Mr. Gardner writes:
“It is my intention to form an Alliance in each
township. If we form an alliance in the villages
the 'members are usually compelled to pay big
rent for a place to meet in, and then are taken in
hand by profit managers who infest the places,
and are treated to all manner of sophistry and
discouragement.”
Appointments for Dr. Fish.
Everett W. Fish, Deputy State Lecturer, and
Editor'of The Great West, will hold Alliance
meetings as follows. Every body is invited to
turn out. Meetings will'begin at 7:30.
Ignatius Donnelly,
State Lecturer.
Farmington, Dakota Co., Friday, Dec. 13.
Lakeville, “ “ Saturday, Dec. 14.
Castle Rock, “ “ Monday, Dec. 16. Stat’n
Forest Lake, Washington Co., Thurs., Dec. 19.
Chisago City, Chisago Co., Friday, Dec. 20.
Centre City, “ “ Saturday, Dec.—
will be fixed hereafter.
Wyoming, “ “ Monday, Dec. 21.
Rush City, “ “ Friday, Dec. 27.
North Branch, “ “ Saturday, Dec. 28.
Otter Tail County—First ten days in January—
appointments hereafter. Pres’t. Sprague will
probably be with the Lector in Otter Tail Co,
The following' are Institute dates:
Dec. 3-4—Monticello, Wright Co.
Dec. 5 (eve.,) 6,7 —Anoka, Anoka Co.
Dec. 10-12—Mankato, Dairy Convention.
Dec. 12 (eve.,) 13, 14—Mapleton, Blue Earth Co,
Dec. 16 (eve.,) 17, 18—Loan Lake Hennepin Co.
Dec. 19 (eve.,) 20. 21—Litchfield, Meeker Co.
Dec. 27-29—South St. Paul, Washington Co .
CORRESPONDENCE.
Notice Change of Date
Owing to circumstances th« date of Dr. Fish
at Wyoming is changed to
Saturday, Dec. 21st
The date for Centre City will be arranged here
after—not more than a day or two from that
already published.
THE QUESTION OF POLITICS
A letter from Bro. Gardner, of
Waltham, to the State Lecturer, has
been handed us. It is a good one,
and tve publish:
To the Editor of the Great West
The work goes forward and grows
brighter with each attempt. The
work at organization is easier. It is
becoming evident to the farmer that
something is “rotten in Denmark,”
and'the U. S. as well. The objection
and assertion is often made that we
“must keep out of politics or you
will burst,” and “I don’t want to join
if you are going into politics.” We
meet with this much oftener than
one would imagine, who is not act
ually engaged in the work of organ
izing. Now the fact is that nearly
all our laws are property laws, and
are made in the interest of mon
opoly, and as a supplement to its
schemes to rob the people of the
fruit of their toil; and with our form
of government the law-makers, or
so called “representatives,” are
elected by the people nominally, but
in fact by the money powers. The
money power uses this, the people’s
right, to bring force to bear upon
them by laws made for that purpose.
Law is force: Law is this same
political action that they so
earnestly advise us to shun, for
fear we will “burst.” Now they have
used this means to become wealthy
and powerful; the result is that
32,000 out of 65,000,000 have tak
en possession of nearly all the wealth
of the nation; and with the help
of alien rings and syndicates they are
n a fair way to speedily absorb the
remainder; and yet they have such a
voracious appetite, with no evidence
of straining their capacity to the
bursting point. What have the peo
ple to fear in that direction ?
It shows us what they have been
reading:—the senseless mouthings of
the monopolistic press; the phil
osophy of Mother Goose and the re
searches of Gulliver, with all the wis
dom and veracity of Munchausen
combined. ,
We must kick these papers out and
in their place furnish them with pub
lications like the Great West, the
National Economist , the Age, etc.
The Hayfield Alliance started in
with 14 members. We have 32
now. We intend to have the strong
est Alliance in the State and chal
lenge any Alliance to show up with
us from now on.
I have taken the field in earnest.
Saturday I organized an Alliance in
Ashland Township with nine mem
bers,—the best men in the town. To
night, Monday night, the Germans of
Westfield organize; Tuesday, Ripley
Township, Thursday Udolpho. The
last is in Mower Co., the others in
Dodge Co. I shall canvass every
Township in each county, and ex
pect to be in the field all the time from
now until this District is thoioughly
organized. With each Alliance as a
primary and every Township organ
ized, I think we will be able to have
things our own way next year. If
the county lecturers and district
lecturers of the state could all be
brought together for conference, I
think it would strengthen us all.
Respectfully Yours,
A . L. Gardner.
Mr. Julseth sends us word that
there will he a meeting of the
farmers at Brandon, Douglas Co.,
and it is hoped that some of our
lecturers will get there. Satur
day Dec. 21, at 2 p. m.
FAMOUS AND RICH
One of our good friends from
Glenwood writes us a line:
“The Great West comes ever
since the first number and our local
paper calls it a “cyclone.” I think it
hits them hard. Hope you will get
famous and rich for your hard
work.”
“Well How Goes it Dr?”
Bravely. The Great West is al
ready abroad in the land. They tell
us in the city here that its wonderful
success has been because “everything
was ripe for it!” That is true too.
Everything was ripe—been ripening
under the hot blasts of a consuming
fire which is transforming the great
west into another Ireland. This pa
per is now entering nearly every
township in Minnesota —and a
thousand or two outside the state.
Its circulation is coming in clubs of
from one to 50.
By the wav, we have been sending
out some 250 to old acquaintances
and to addresses given us with re
quest to “counton them” —who have
not sent in their dollar! Now gen
tlemen, come up to the Captain’s of
fice and turn in your grist! We have
ventured thousands of dollars —you
can spare one !
A PREMIUM OFFERED TO
THE BEST WORKER.
A Letter from the State Lee-
turer,
Mr. Editor:
I observe in the last number of the
Great West a suggestion, made by
Mr. B. Fey, of the Lake Prairie Alli
ance, of Nicollet county, (quoted in a
letter from Secretary Haigh,) that a
premium be given to the member of
the alliance who can show, at our
annual convention, that he has in-
duced the greatest number of farmers
to join the Alliance. Now I cannot
do a great deal, but, to help along
the good work, I will make this of
fer: I will make a present of either
one of my books, “Atlantis, “Ilag
narok” or “The Great Cryptogram,”
to be selected by the party, to the in
dividual who can show, when our
annual meeting is held, that he has
between December Ist. 1889, to the
date of our annual meeting, obtained
the greatest number of members for
the alliance. And I also offer to give
to the second best in such a contest a
copy of the Great* West for one year
free. And I also offer to present to
the subordinate alliance which, at
the date of our annual meeting, can
show that it has the greatest num
ber of paid up members, all three of
my books, (the retail price of which
is $8.50), as a nucleus for an alliance
library. Ido not desire it to be in
ferred that there are not many other
things that farmers would rather
have than my books; but, as the
Bible says, “silver and gold have I
none, but such as I have I give unto
thee;” and moreover my example
may, I hope induce other friends of
the alliance to make more attractive
offers. Very resp. yours,
Ignatius Donnelly,
State Lecturer.
The Great Wew will add to this
offer a copy of “Looking Backward”
and Bayard Taylor’s “Views Afoot,”
to first prize as above, and “Views
Afoot” as second prize—and both to
“the largest alliance” prize.
LIKES IT AT THE THRESHOLD
“The Great West is before me and
I like its ring at the threshold. I en
close subscription, and shall send
you a small club of names. Yours
truly, A. H. Brayton.
BUILDING THE LEGION
Some time since we advertised for
10,000 subscribers to put the Great
West above anxiety financially—the
first 10,000 to constitute the Farm
er’s Legion. We’re counting up
rapidly. E. E. West, of Pope Co.,
writes:
“Oneby one they come to add to the
good cause and to build up the farm
er’s legion. Dr., can’t you slip up
here on the 2d of December, at the
meeting, and let some of your friends
have a shake of an honest man’s
hand. It would do us good. Scoop
em on the wheat rings—the farmers
are with you—honor and justice to
the mast head, and God at the
helm.”
CROW WING COUNTY
J. F. Ludwig, Esq., County Lecturer
of Crow Wing County, writes us:
“You will soon have good accounts
from Crow Wing County. We farm
ers are well worked up and eager to
join the Alliance; all that is needed is
some one to organize them. I pro
pose to do all in my power to organ
ize the whole county, and hope to
finish the work by New Year's day.
I shall be present at the annual
meeting and confer with the other
lecturers of the state.”
A correspondent asks us when the
next State convention of the Alliance
will be held. We believe it is propos
ed to defer the meeting until the end
of February or beginning of March,
so as to benefit by the work of or
ganizing that will be going on during
the winter all over the state.
SICKNESS OF LECTURER
The Deputy State Lecturer, Prof.
John Allison, was taken sick and un
able to fill some of his appointments
on the Manitoba R. R. He writes us
December 3rd, that he contracted a
heavy cold, riding in a storm, and
that on Saturday evening Nov. 30th
his voice failed him. He hoped to
leave Decenber 4th to renew his work.
He says that on the line of the H. &
I). R. R. the farmers “are clamoring
for alliance meetings.” At Sacred
Heart he had a splendid meeting.
“Renville demands a meeting and
Bird Island will give us a roaster.”
We hope soon to have all these places
fully supplied. We will see whether
two insignificant papers in Renville
County are able to prevent the farm
ers from organizing for self-defence,
or whether they will confine their
discussions to “manure.” There are
a great many advocates of the
“manure policy” among the Minne
sota county papers.
rattle ’em
Mr. Wyman, of Clearwater, in send
ing the “gelt” for two subs., re
marks:
“Rattle their bones for them, and
when it comes time to vote again we
will be on hand to do our part. Here
is hoping you success.”
THE BUGLE NOTE
E. E. West, of Lake Amelia Mills,
Pope Co., sends in the third or fourth
club to knock down monopoly with.
He says:
“Again the Alliance bugle sounds
and calls out seven more true sup
porters of the Great W est —to help
fill the ranks of the Legion of 10,000
brother farmers. Let us put a shoul
der to the great wheel, unite, and roll
on till 10,000 are obtained. Let us
talk it up in the family circle —at
your evening gatherings—at socials
—everywhere!”
WE SHALL LISTEN FOR IT
Bro. Hall, of Stevens Co., writes:
“More names and money will soon
follow. Friends of the Alliance are
not idle. You will soon hear some
thing drop from Stevens Co.”
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HARRY ROBINSON, OH HARRY.
Hammer, Yellow Medicine
Co., Minn., 12-2-89.
Great West
Came here to-day—organized an
Alliance with twelve members—would
have had twenty or more, but a snow
storm came up about the time we
were to gather in and kept many
away. Enclosed please find list of
subscribers. If you have the back
numbers let* their time commence
with Nov. 15th in order to get your
criticism on Robinson’s pamphlets.
Every farmer in Minnesota ought to
read it. Will report again at the last
of the week. Truly yours,
M. L. Snow.
“SUCCEEDED ADMIRABLY.”
S. P. Roach, of Stearns Co., says,
“Accept my thanks for the Great
W est. But few of the farmers re
alize how much they are robbed and
preyed upon. Their condition will
never be better unless they make it
better themselves. I think our last
legislature succeeded admirably in
convincing every intelligent farmer
that we need better men to make our
laws. The country is cursed with a
bad lot of pot-house politicians.
Keep letting on the light!”
FROM LAKE GEORGE ALLIANCE
We have just received a complete
report of the Lake George Alliance,
Stearns Co., from the Secretary, G.
K. Quill, Esq. It is too late for this
week—will appear next issue.
A strong communication from S.
M. Fairchild, Vice-Pres't of the lowa
State Alliance, is on our table. It
will be published next week. Regret
it not being received one day earlier.
EVERY ONE OF THEM
Geo. Englehard, of Torah, Stearns
Co., writes: “It is a paper that
every farmer should have.”
Madison, Minn., 11-30-89,
Editor The Great West :
Your valuable paper was received
and it is a great help to make the
farmers’ alliance a success, and every
farmer that can read the same ought
to subscribe for it. Our alliance is
growing. At every meeting a num
ber apply for membership. I hereby
send you a list of names who wish
your paper for a year. May you live
long and prosper.
J. H. Guenther.
NEW AUBURN AND CLEAR LAKE
Gibbon, Sibley Co., Dec. 7, 89.
Mr. Ed:
I sent you a letter from Hector the
sth of this month, about the or
ganization of an Alliance there.
The 6th we held a meeting at New
Auburn, Sibley Co. Mr. Allison de
livered an address, and an alliance
was organized, with 8 charter mem
bers. After the alliance was organ
ized, Mr. Salomonson explained the
working of the Alliance Insurance
Co. All the farmers favor the Insur
ance, and before long the Alliance
Insurance Co., will do the most of the
insurance in Minnesota. The Alli
ance movement meets with a general
approval by the farmers all over..
And the farmers now begin to see
that he must protect himself—or else
go down under the flood of oppres
sion.
On the 7th Dec. the Clear Lake
Farmers Alliance, No. 534, held its
monthly meeting. Mr. Salomonson
talked for some time at this meeting
to the farmers, on the necessity of or
ganizing and to keep together.
Baconsville, Nelson Co., N. D.
Nov. 23d, 1889.
Griggs & Co., Wholesale Grocers,
St. Paul, Minn.
Gentlemen :—I like the goods re
ceived from your house and think
them far superior to any I can bay
here at twice the price. The prunes
and raisins are far superior to those
we can get here at the same price.
Your 25c tea is 40c here. I saved.s2o
after paying freight charges.
One of my neighbors, .John Nash,
Niagara, Geand Forks, N. D., would
like one of your price lists. I gave
Mrs. Boshart the one which you sent
us, and have spoken to many of my
neighbors about your house.
Yours truly, Mrs. Julia Norris.
If any of the readers of the Great
West would also like to deal with
this firm, they can have catalogues
sent on application. Enclose stamp
and mention the Great West; see
their advertisement on Bth page.