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/ I the Collins of Dr. which read by meeting Friday, the their report, At the made announcing that Mr. Adams the chair, names MINNESOTA to was NEWS on NOTES. was CONVENTION. FARMERS IN Thomas, A. Leighton and Dorr all of twenty-five fro.m follows: Forks, the committee of of Grand members of be present to-morrow. the cite, but would not in as Minneapolis. imposed reporter have been burdens the Fourth congressional district Whereas great said the convention Collins Dr. were was with their agriculture, committee, industries of ratified. The full and possible, the grievances several if called to redress, commerce upon Senator S. D. Peterson of New Ulm, follows: Some manufacturing by usurped addresses, put postoflice unknown attempted to and the farmers, and powers of are as a person Representatives Minnesota of the Carver said the said abuses have Norwood, in St. Paul recently that the In and President—A. W. Tiffany, statement monopolies the grain buyers. of the stealing by assumed to stop wreck the the to train on passenger which threathen the future had been proportions county. $3(50,000 Forks alone, Agricultural Convene Grand county Classes of his antogouize the intention to Nortwhest; be Phelps, Morris, therefore Vice President—Carrington people 1883. The prosperity of Northern Pacific, by the Detroit,.Minn., stolen in grading of new at our crop in St. renomination Wakefield the House at State of Congressman he Stevens county. the state, it portion of the northwestern of turning the switch. Fortunately, it was organzation Crystal, First—That thorough Lake in the FauL Treasurer—H. Howard, Second becoming complain,and they Resolved, C. district, by ample to knew, had reason discovered just in time train the to industries trades and commercial Blue Earth save of the farmers, county. their rights. At stand for determined to a candidate wholly himself were a untrue. was thirteen loaded of is the Austin, Mower coaches. stealing the Northwest for Secretary—J. J. Furlong, held the methods of of recently protection convention necessary new He disclaimed such intention. the against any the industries of county. demonstrated. In amply of grades many as were on Body and Earnest Allie White Miss An Intelligent of Duluth has begun immediate offered and that end Mankato, privileges to Assistant Secretary—G. Haigh, there had usurped W. railroad transportation, the of The matter republicans of Minneapolis have urgently 1(1 organization is systematic' Earth Grievances Blue in cent., against’the Asserting Their decrease rates of county. suit city to $3,000 been of Men as per no recover nominated George A. Pillsbury for convention. this but of 10 recommended by mayor. railroads, increase asserted by the COMMITTEES. CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT an received for damages by defective of and Devising Measures reason, a Second—That’the usurped control and Fillmore The prohibitionists First—S. P. J. cent., about by Sprague, Prosper, nominated which had been brought regulation a per sidewalk. elevators by railroad capacity of minimum (chairman); Frank, Le Roy, Morver John for construction classifications. of county Relief. peculiar of T. Weyman. Dr. Ames will probably destructive independent is of Johnson, Albert corporations county C. G. (secretary); The president has nominated Judge be SELECTED. the democratic nominee. purchase grain and such Harrington, of W. competition in the Lee, Freeborn G. county; Norman moved that Mr. Baker of county Wheelock Owatonna’s for a postmaster. should be abolished by the Carrier, control Plainview, William usurped Wabasha county; enactment At Moorhead, the M. firm of Leo & appointed, three from committee of fifteen be and Against Alleged Elevator Fighting- laws. Black Hammer, stringent of Houston County. St. Paul’s engineer, Somers, city congressional district. The motion each prevailed, Co. closed Thursday afternoon by Present was Bailroad Monopolies and the irregularities Blue of Cristal, was Third—That by Second—M. C. Howard, Like reason gross committee selected follows and the unanimously re-elected. was as Grading Wheat. System of weighing wheat in the sheriff. The of the and of G. Brandt, firm in the grading Earth Charles (chairman); county now was one congressional districts: by Northwest, it is hereby the Leonard practice throughout New Ulm, Brown (secretary); county oldest thought in the city, and to Minnesota convention of The congressional The state of farmers Republican Mower; Revard, First—John Frank, J. B. was committee and legislature of Minnesota Aldrich, J. A. Latimore, demanded the Currie, of Murray county; ' such the be The siezure consider sound financial basis. called Henry TumbelL Faribault to grievances, as on a Faribault county; in this the first district met be of comprehensive practical laws Daniel Dakota Winnebago that City, Earth; Charles Blue Second—H. C. Howard, methods of wholesalers, grading wheat, the is believed Eastern system of be by to conducting and grading enacted the government of Murphy, Waseca for county. counties city Monday. All the Faribault. C. Brandt, Williams, Brown; A. A were freight charges, similar that law elevators, railroad weighing grain, and to end Third—G. W. McLeod county purchased. the of Day, Glencoe, of whom goods a were U. Third—J. McLeod county; Benjamin. Houston represented, Fillmore, Hlinois, except of governing (chairman); Farmington, Dakota to that in the state H. K. Guiteau, warehouses, in St. the 18th inst, the state house The at officials uncommunicative etc., to met McLeod. Tanner, Goodhue; S. P. Brown, as are railroads is hereby (secretary); Montevideo, and elevators county John Kohr, commended hold solid, resolved of and Olmsted. It to Paul. There fair attendence the W. S. Cowan, Fourth—T. T. Smith, Dakota; amount of the debts. was a was legislatures. Falls, the said Chippewa Cannon to U. Tanner, county; Hennepjn; Wright. A. P. Miller, desire evinced earnest substantial who farmers, elect through convention within the district to an unrestricted Norwood, Carver Fourth—That Goodhue W. Tiffany, county, A a upon At Red Marie Kretzschmar, Lake Falls, Mrs. Tolk; Hompe,Otter Fifth—H. J. B. Steenerson, wheat complained of. markets the evil to to get at of the transportation of eastern rests root county. Republican delegates national two the to Tail; Stevens. John Maginnis, wife died of Carl Kretzschmar, chairman competition M. Burdick Clay county, independent Hennepin A possibility Fourth—J. of the of A. Bull, Edina Mills, as open convention, hold the and Dr. motion, to Collins added seperate as a on was called the the arrangements, the prosperity committee market, and future Anoka, Anoka of in the grain (chairman); of dropsy. Mr. county N. Small, and Mrs. Kretzschmar on Foster Dakota, and Judge representative of as convention nominate to of Cocato, congressman. convention agricultural and commercial industries a to order. of county Holstrom, (secretary; M. from Berlin in this to country the Wisconsin. came representative of nominated Senator corporations The chairman the county railroad Isanti fix Wilkin demands of Wright authorized to Matson of Mr. country county; Stephen Howsen, our was follows: constituted Other 1869, committees and the first Fergus settlers in as were were Wabasha temporary county that Rahilly of liberal concessions to end. county; Hugh Mills, Washington P. H. Campbell, ^arine as after date of the convention the call for Falls. the chair he From taking imposed there they moved and existing tariff rates to chairman, Fifth—That county. on now Wilkin; H. E. the state convention has issued. On Programme—E. Mattson, been address. throughout the by corporations Clay short railroad Fifth—A. M. county made Burdick, Glyndon, Crookston, new and each identified with as a Tail; Mower; J. was A J. Furlong, Bowen, Otter J. Winona chosen place for the Becker county nominated and Converse of exorbitant, oppressive, Morris, M. northwest (ehairman); Stevens was S. Carrington Phelps, as unreasonabie, are the building that and developing of Faribault. Williams, Bull, Hennepin; A. A. up Becker of Taylor county temporary interests W. of by of the Lake holding ■George and county E. N. Jellum, the convention, the and (secretary); as reason number district— transportation—First Railroads and city. without being and the motion prevailed corporations railroad Becker Davis, secretary, said Park, N. Davis, E. county; delegates of will be the in Sprague, Fillmore. John Frank, S. P. Mower; same as Jolin opposition. the Creek, of the of identical with that citizens Kittson Deel county; P. Monroe, country Charles C. At Vermillion, the Iron Range Second—L Aldrich, Murray; Rochester the convention of 1882. on roll instructed to call the demanded that by said roads, it The traversed is Otter Tail secretary county. was Brant, Brown. determined might be of counties in order that it liberal be made in the tariff rates pal, reduction Finance “Blackjack,” his Brown, of Committee—E. Aldrich, and L. road, N. Davis, Lyon, New Dr. York chemist, McLeod; T. T. Smith, has Parks, Third—M. R. a showed call unreasonable counties represented. The further delav. what said without Daniel roads, * Murphy. were or Dakota. where there into w6nt were seven represented. analyzed that nineteen the from artesian a camp water The delegates Fifth were the present from an congressional Hennepin; A. P. Fourth—W. S. Chowan, whole outfit had the the eight and robbed It suggested that Sixth—That agriculture the several industries of expressed governor district the was of assembled in or men, corner a well Mankato, Wright. in and obtained the following Miller, members the welcome willingness to and demands enactment of the , hall and selected sub-committees, dare not list $lB7, them a commerce of county of and of a a say Burdick, Clay; D. C. Smith, Fifth—A. M. one result from half-gallon of the Collins and Loring, city, Messrs. the and national to law by the governing and a which in turn, township to a congress appoint the committees. are, would his life Stevens. word for fear pay committee to wait regulating appointed Burdick in inter-state the to water of 121.396 grains, represented follows were a The county sub-committees commerce, same are as . Grading of Wheat and Elevators—First district—J. penalty. him to address invite and be the operation unreasonable delay. put into without : governor upon parts of 1,000, viz: Protosulphate of J. Furlong and J. Brevard, Mower; appeared committee The the convention. soon Kittson County—P. Mr. Hendrick and M. Henry Tunnell, Freeborn. Dr. Van has been iron and alumine, sulphate Pahl Chaska 32.022 grains; of arrested the presenting Rahilly, in and Senator Seventh—That governor, the system granting and ’ of Kurn, Hallock. Second—Daniel Murphy, Waseca; John P. of lime, 45.928 grains; chloride to formallv of said it not bonds, accepting free by railroad and and held in SI,OOO necessary and of was Grant—Andrew passes Erlinson, Herman. on a Schonbeck, Nicollet; W. Haigh, Blue Earth. G. said: introduce him. The other governor transportation being nothing companies sodium, 15.321 grains; sulphate of Stevens—W. K. Walker. Hall. R. J. charge ravishing simple-minded of magnesia, Third—G. W. Day, McLeod; N. K. Guiteau, a Gentlemen the Convention: I of very less than systematic bribery, am expensive Converse, more Becker County—J. M. J. nor W. Dunn and 13.515 grains; silica, 13.025 grains; Frank Mesler, Carver. Dakota; thirteen-year-old boarded in girl who invitation, the to glad respond to to in the interest monopyly against extent of your Detroit. as Hennepin; A G. Fourth—E. J. Woodword, organic Total, matter, 4.585 grains. which I feel public his family. expression of pleasure of be duty and policy, the should Wilson, an Benton—Charles Schilling, Dielm; John same Kimball and Nt Small, Anoka. the representative gathering of 124.396 in grains. This said seeing abolished is to by water state and national legislation such a Sauk Rapids. Fifth—H. G. Palmer, Warren; J. H. Harris, At Moorhead, William Owen’s house the convened for state agriculturists of Eighth—That the adulteration food, medicines of our Stearns—E. Prairie. be equal H. Atwood, Maine to that of the famous Waukesha Grant; G. Stordock, Wilkin. H. vital their to of considering questions burned. and butter, in oleomargerine, form of manufactured purpose Marshall—H. G. Palmer, Warren; Ed. Buns, was discussion springs in The spent in general medical qualities. afternoon was departure future prosperity. It is almost similar destructive new and brands, is a Stephen. covering wide subjects. In of At Moorhead W. that range regard is afloat a class of for hold conventions farmers to a rumor of health and injurious to legitimate industries as a Sherburne—Charles George, Santiago. Mr. and Mrs. John Odell Owatonna of Burdick control railroads, Mr. to State of enough for this It is character. and should be prohibited members by law. common Wilkin—E. H. Lewis, Matson, Breckinridge. physician, has left the county authorities said he had letters the received from celebrated following the fiftieth anniversary of the professions and those of Ninth—That the deem the improvement of Polk—E. Columbus. we city for good. He twenty-two states touching the inquiry well liked of upon apparently was organize most the industrial pursuits to for of Minnesota river through Lake, to and Big Stone their marriage, by golden, wedding. Red Lake Falls—M. Crookston; R. Brown, a whether made by him to boards created all, practice as by and had fair their of mutual protection and furtherance Lake Traverse slack a and the Red river by a Nels O. Roulswel, Neilsville. water by legislatures had to regulate tariffs power The always residence Mrs. have of Dresser, special interests; but at farmers here. He the married about fourteen navigation to be of vast importance to our Anderson, Patrick Pope—A. Nora; Jones, railroads. In states the authorities some on been slow to in organized form, people of Minnesota and Dakota, it will even move an Glenwood. Northfield months as open lady who had been which destroyed partially and have control this ago a complete of matter, young was grievances. is surely hopeful for redress of It free water route their products and a for a Traverse—C. T. Harris, Brown’s Valley. up a Minnesota thing. waitress in is do the of the hotels, and it by fire, insured can same for $2,500, $1,700 a sign, that the agricultural one much for commodities, and ask representatives was augurs Wright—A P. Miller,M. Holmstrom, Cokato. we our Mr. McEwan Big Stone thought it of proper said that has interests the wedded life of the pair It of state. indicates tiiat in the in work German Insurance our more to and their utmost of The of the committee railroads and congress exertions report use company on them to with the railroads, and confer to meet intelligent methods directing the to appropriations been the wife for not felicitous. His are most transportation unanimously adopted in the secure necessary Freeport, 111., and SBOO in the Home was make. He and hear they had to favored offer any destiny those great interests of the extention said of navigation. it committee. form from the and child still in the citv. same as came Insurance committee this for New of York. are a purpose. which the prosperity and of rests company Tenth—That the this progress in opinion of on And the original the committee convention of report on delegates Mr. Chowen of Hennepin said the poeple, also indicates the whole and it George the letting labor S. existence out of convict and prison Dale of Minneapolis lost our resolutions adopted without dissent. Prof. Northrup is reported hesitate to were here the railroads to state not to to were go things that calls of state of for is correction antagonistic, unwise the rights and unjust a to Reynolds resolutions Mr. offered the following his their grievances. going before the wallet They with $67,000 New in in notes about were excepting the presidency of the by interchange and demands relief. It is of mechanics should be and and an artisans, : a’ the farmers people, and will elect legislature in York. experiences views and of abolished by the among our state. state university Resolved, That it is the this the salary issue, request of Collins that convention Chairman stated interests. on adapted to that those best farmers Eleventh—That this convention recognizes measures that the legislature law next several letters, Gen. Baker had written him pass a Swan and Corlson in in Duluth, jail since the removal will necessitate the situation will be the exigencies the meet of are the several agricultural and commercial compelling all millers mill operatives, associations him to or carrying he did think it for and not proper appear carefully readily suggested and most existing throughout Northwest considered the charged more the with the sale of his murder Sam Wilson home of in New Haven, speech. as gristing exchange business, to do make convention and on or before the a one a the and matured. If of farmers important existing our factors in securing relief from said gristing exchange the rate of at Vermillion, of the finest at and others in number of said the or onefifth the city. The t^pder Mr. Harris of Grant of county many a better state organize the protection and the for burdensome abuses, hereby and it is urgently toll, namely: Thirty-five pounds straight making, troubles of the farmers’ they have has been accessories. been made $4,500, arrested were own of salary of but development their interests, there be of as several a can recommended that the said associations flour, eight bran, pounds shorts. pounds five how such knowing to matters. not manage be but will and doubt the remedy it is believed that $6,000 their will be no appear co-operate securing in representatives This No. wheat, the lower grades as is for 1 and all necessary Conrad Boettcher, pioneer Le of their rights, They must organize and fight for a applied, the of whatever for correction and cure in and for all municipal, county, in proportion. to his services. the but they must first master the intricacies of secure best Sueur, the died grievances they suffer, and the his residence of at state and national election of governments the son, The Reynolds resolution to vote put railroad question. was a methods adopted become known and who shall among be pledged fidelity and the to Rev. Henry Boettcher, Judge Brill Paul Florance in that men of St. granted town, and adopted. that Mr. McErwin, Big Stone, moved from them the their interests. for advancement of equal enactment of laws the and just for several Hon. Clark Thompson and other officers of aged eighty-four the convention proceed the election to of state Moody divorce from Robert a years. This convention, I understand its a purpose, industries and that of as government, the Agricultural invited our State society to central committee, composed fifteen were of members. is such, step in that direction. As such Moody, the grounds of cruel your shall be elected by their treatment The Lake a of seats’ house in Alexandria chairman, men forward and take beside the reason on come was The political question launched by was hearty the movement, gentleman, will command known uncorrupted incorruptable character. and which courtsey accepted. desertion. He also gives her and burned withitscontents. $4,000; Loss, inquiry made by Stordock Wilkin Mr. of was an sympathy of and encouragement every patriotic Mr. Tiffany Carver the following Re of offered asked county. if the appointment of this the custody of her child, $1,300 alimony insurance, SBOO. citizen Every citizen feels, of the state. Whereas, The national present taxation system of resolution, which adopted: central committee political was state meant was as a whatever his and her personal his avocation, that future property. by the operation protective tariff bears of country Resolved, That it is high time in this The house committee public buildings move. on prosperity depends the heavily success upon and unjustly the farming and laboring that upon revive the sterling principles of Norton difference & Mr. of Benton said there we our Articles of the Sauk Rapids Mississippi was no of agriculturists class. It must follow, and grounds agreed recommend to classes as of the Northwest by enabling a fore-fathers, seek the “That the office shall between the Republicans and Democrats, therefore here will be that proceedings of the River Boom your manufacturer to demand higher prices to for the erection of public building at rather than the the office.” company, construct except in if the fathers stick man, a man and name, freat interest the general public state, of to their our goods, thus transferring the wealth of the The address authorized by the convention to Duluth, Minn., SIOO,OOO. to cost them they will their rights. booms the Mississippi to get and operate never on trust deliberations will develop such West your a into the pockets the monoplies, of eastern be issued the people the will be to of state, J. Tail H. Hunt of Otter said it not necessary was general consideration questions that the of Rapids, drive thus river Sauk to unjustly taxing people at the West. A of the meeting the Minnesota of Republican publication prepared for by the committee of to organize third party. Let the farmers a called that all the facts together nave And whereas the legitimate you present tariff exceeds the three, whom to the duty entrusted, within and and sluice logs, timber, lumber put forward Democratic candidates the was for state central committee is called bearing the exists at situation it present upon the as of / mnent, expenses the gov accumulating next few days. legislature in Democratic counties, and the have been filed with the of conclusions secretary and that fully St. at Paul March 28th. hundreds your may appear, of millions dollars in the of After deliberating for three the days, Republicans the in Republican do convention same counties. be‘formulated and promulgated in treasury The office of the is in may a to be stolen by scheming politicans, state. rings of of farmers from Minnesota and Dakota company Li this their the farmers elect At - Langhai, Pope several way can county, that will that command for it’ manner your cause therefore be Rapids. The capital stock is adjourned Thursday sine die. In addition Sauk candidates in almost the county in state. every importance earnest consideration its merits and Resolved, That insist representatives days while digging well land we on our to full and their grievances, free expression of Mr. Otter the ago, Monroe Tail, favored a the limit liability $25,- of $50,000, and of a on organization gentlemen, the demands. I bid welcome, to in vou using their influence and vote and congress suggestions the the to remedies, of Gunder with Tharaldson, of farmers’ party farmers’ as proper silver, looking a a amelioration B. Buckman, capitol and I the The incorporators C. wish efforts for 000. for lower your to the existing low present tariff are delegates as took official as action several platform, asserting that the farmers upon if the outcropping of vein, and furtherance the agricultural class of as possible the for George W, Benedict, Erasmus a was of the government. support matters interest importance of and the farming to could control all the two-thirds of be attained. possible to found. every Mr. Bowen success Otter Tail moved to adopt the of classes. Briefly summarized, the most Joseph all of Sauk and Coats, Cross, counties outside Ramsey and Hennepin. of The address greeted with applause, and resolutions, was read Mr. Wilkin Matson of important as work of the convention follows: Sufficient learned the debate to show from was as Rapids; Joseph P. Wilson of Minneapolis, was William Lyons, taken allow the old and respected of ten minutes to a recess was moved amendment that the report of the an as an A plainly expressed intention to control that the farmers control the next legislature. to mean the members their respects to to Rice’s, H. Oltman, Benton governor. committee be pay which received, agreed to. citizen the legislature in of Alexandria, was the farmer’s interests^ next died Sunday, on and S. C. Hall of Muskegon, which countv, really the object of the convention; The second day’s session opened -with increased RAILROADS AND TRANSPORTATION. was aged seventy-two from the result an delegate, committee motion Upon of years, on a a Mich? the appointment committee, of state attendance, quite number additional The of committee railroads a as expressed and transportation a on permanent organization selected, follows of wounds received during the late as was war. in the language the resolution, of delegates the coming in morning trains. their made report through the chairman, : on Converse Becker county, H. G. M. S. of Gov. Hubbard has received: letter “to extend the work agricultural of The a The following delegates reported, in addition Mr. Brandt follows: large price Brown that has of county, associations been paid in Palmer Marshall, Carrington Phelps of as of throughout the state”—m other those to named by the committee Whereas, Our present railroad and White from Cloud, the head chief on credentials. of Mower,F. A. Dana warehouse Stevens, John Frank of of Rochester for few for ginseng past words, the to farmers’ campaign; a years laws known carry to be defective, on a and do The then are Ramsey Dak. convention adjourned county, it, the the Chippewas—or, he "writes has plain frank resulted and avowal that third in extirpating the party is Stevens—W. K. Walker, G. M. Giltiman, Carrington as not give officers acting under them no until o'clock. proper authority, 2 sought be • organized, but the will farmers to Phelps, D. C. Smith, John Maginnis. be it plant from Olmsted Earth and the Ojibways—at the White county, Loring the appoint Mr. renewed motion to as reservation. a fight their for rights inside the lines of the Blue Earth—John Diamond, George W. Resolved, That this convention recommend present committee credentials, and the chair named is of slow the thanks root growth, there It expressed of the on very can political organizations; of Haigh, vote H. E. Howard. that the legislature next the a censure of State of Minnesota the following gentlemen: A M. Burdick Clay of be dig for number chief and the tribe the for to of to the so-called “Minneapolis pine land no more a years Chippewa—John Kohr. upon governor is hereby requested to railroad Converse Becker, H. Bjorge county, A M. of P. pass a ring” favoring the opening for settlement of to Freeborn—Charles his friendly feeling and in their G. Johnson, P. Kelly. action warehouse law similar to the in force come. Otter Marshall, G. of Tail, H. G. Palmer of and ones now the agricultural lands the Red Lake Indian of Kittson—E. N. Davis. in the States Massachusetts of Illinois. behalf,- and him that what he M. Giltiman Stevens. or of assures Mr. C. H. Voorhis died suddenly reservation, and the sale the for of pine timber very Traverse—William C. Sargent, C. J. Smith, P. Resolved, That the members of this The following committee reported the convention the commissioner Indian as entitled of affairs wrote to the reservation for the benefit of the Indians; J. Knutson. home respective on Faribault to their districts at of heart disease. He and go to participate in the convention: all about the Mille Lacs baad urging the legislature investigate the to Hennepin—John next H. Howe, John T. Blaisdell. all the influences in their elect was to use Waseca County—Daniel Murphy, L. F. Pedeuon, power formerly resident of Philadelphia, subject was of taxation, and especially corporate of a Rice—S. Reynolds. members the legislature and is in less degree of the of true, next who will pledge true James P. Dahle. a all and railroad Faribault properties, including to about Dakota—John Clague. themselves to the support of legislation; such came a year ago Marshall County—H. G. Palmer, J. C. Bennewitz, Leech White Lake band. Cloud writes railroad lands; the condemning Mr. Cannon of Norman county read and and entered Seabury Divinity school, message S. a A March. that “the Ojibway Indians, account present railroad and warehouse laws, on and his constituents, from asking the convention to Whereas, The members urging of the state senate of Hennepin County—E. J. Woodward, J. A with the intention of taking orders in legislature full settlement the the the railroad of the rapid and of bigotry of dash passage the scales of from their and Minnesota chosen for four upon and those a Bull, G. Baird, C. Yancy, W. Charvan, eyes, B. S. were W. years, the ministry. warehouse law similar the to in unite together the of.the for good who farmers, constituted the last state ones now the white live senate will form country by cannot Joseph Hamilton. eschewing man, Massachusetts, force in and Illinois; asking politics. the be it next; Grant County—John K. Lee. The by hunting.” who died under woman mysterious to the laws governing Remarks made by Messrs. Matson of Resolved, That the members congress pass necessary this of Becker Tellum, were County—E. N. M. 8. Converse, convention, Diamond insterstate commerce; denouncing the present circumstances Motley, Wilkin in the county, Blue Earth, Tiffany of before the meeting of the next shall Norman Buck, formerly of Winona senate, J. W. Dunn, G. W. Taylor, O. A. Bae, system of wheat grading and cheat; farce Carver, Loring, of Kelly Freeborn and of their best efforts with the as a a present senators dead body Chris. Olson. of infant being found in use an has associate justice been appointed of condemning the monopoly existing between others, mostly in honest favor of sending for their interwst and co-operation in this matter, Faribault County—A. A. Williams. men her trunk, have been the wife to proves the railro^ls and the • elevators recommending Idaho. to the legislature, irrespective of their that, party and by petitions and resolutions Otter from Tail Countv—E. W. Dewv, H. E. Baen, of Myron Fuller Reynolds-. They of the appointment state inspector, of affiliations. memorial A Congress to from Mr. their respective and a grain appointed towns counties they instruct F. N. Field, E. O. Slitvoid, H. Bjorge, P. W. Minneapolis is asked adopt the to by the court; the Steenerson, the had committee resolutions, lived of in the members the not together for four of governor or supreme present senate to work for Murzzy, Antony Bender, A. K. Frisberg, J. B. on years. protesting against the railroad opening Red Lake excessive favor of Reservation and the such of act Chicago plan of hiring detectives Hampe, to John P. Monroe, D. L. Wellman. passage an assess The roof of stable containing forty freight charges; denouncing the policy of state against land rings, a unamiously etc., Resolved, That it is the desire of this Polk Countv —H. Steenerson, P. C. Slitten, pine was convention hidden and notes mortgages. officials members legislature of the in adopted the and forwarded to Minnesota delegation. that the or laws accepting head of valuable cattle the B. Sampson, H. E. Cook, C. Moorland C. Utzinger, W. H. congress pass necessary upon railroads: interstate free the regulating passes over recommending The Erickson brothers, supposed Jennings. to commerce. farm, Moorhead, fell in from the prohibition the of near Mr. Burdick Clay offered the following: of The report received. Kittson County—W. F. Kelso. was be the who made the late murderous manufacture of oleomargarine; endorsing ones the weight of Fourteen Resolved, That it is of the of this Big Stone County—W. snow upon. M. Ewen, E. L. sense Kingsbury, cone vntion WHEAT GRADING AND ELEVATORS. the improvement the Minnesota river of to and that the next legislature of the state of knives assault with and the cattle killed. William Nash. H. G. Palmer of Marshall, read the report axes of on were through Big Lake, Stone Lake Traverse and Minnesota should thorough enter Norman County—A. H. Baker, Charles upon the committee Gaming, a examination wheat grading and elevators, Samuel Wilson and Fish’s the on camp on Ash, Swede, the Red river; objecting the letting Nels out of fatally investigation to injured and the of subject of P. S. Olson, a was Charles E. follows: Cragen. as Duluth & Iron Range railroad, waived prison labor; convict and opposing the taxation, especially corporate and of all railroad protective Grand Forks Countv, Dak.—William H. We find, after thoroughly investigating the falling from by pile driver between a tariff system; condemning the excessive examination Duluth and at James properties, including railroad lands, Brown, W. Collins, P. K. were committed Swan, James present system of wheat grading, that it is a Anoka and Champlin, and died by toils exacted millers;, declaring iu custom whether they bearing just and equitable Twamley. trial. are await to a farce and cheat, because it does not a express the principle seek favor of that the office shall after. amount the burden of of taxation. Dakota County—T. T. Smith, R K. Guiteau. the soon value wheat, true of and enriches the few Three weeks thieves entered the the appointing Unanimously committee issue to adopted. man; a an ago Anoka County—E. T. Edgarton, N. Small, the to detriment of the many. Scanlan & Wall to start bank Mr. Davis address to the people the Duly of Kittson of state. are county detailed the a C. accredited A. Himball. The right usurped by railroads barn of Charles Needham, merchant, a representatives grievances which in attendance of the farmers in his county Lanesboro called County—L were in the Murry Aldrich, J. W. “Home Bvington, Exchange.” to establish minimum capacity and Le of Ottawa, Seuer and stole county, complained. from forty-one counties, aggregating 135 delegates. The grading system of wheat W. a H. Millan, B. M. Law. kind of equipment elevators of is contrary to In addition, there present large evil. On outrageous his of wheat buffalo and lap robes worth SSO. were a Mower County—John was an Frank, J. B. Redvord, crop public policy and calculated destroy over to independent regularly he number of farmers, not appointed made S2OO by shipping direct Minneapolis, to as Harper & Gillispie J. J. Furlong. over and the St. Croix competition in the grain market. We Monday night Sheriff Moll arrested at who his delegates, but allowed take part instead to of selling station to the at were Swift County—B. P. Cheney. recommend and free market for a open our Daniel St. Peter and Charles Long of Lumber of Stillwater have in the proceedings —the embracing, company elevator. The latter conveutiou would give him grade of County—Andrew Pope Anderson. a products, that and railroads shall receive and all told, 200 No. about members. charge stealing the robes. 3 only, while Ottawa of in Minneapolis the wheat filed claims Carver County—Mich. Hall, to the Peter Nelson, on of deliver such amount $17,000 was products to point the shipper any graded No. trank 1 hard. The fanners Gustav Ditmas, Miessner, Both parties confessed, and told where A. W. as Tiffany, were desire the lino their of roads. We laborers and the the to $6,000 may on amount of recommend robbed bn of at least 20 Sonorous Waifs. the bushel cents Charles Kone,Harman Muhlberg, William Frenkens. on state inspector, appointed by the the robes could be found. They had a against A. S. Bliss, lumberman of their wheat. If the farmers of the Red River a court to regulate supreme or our governer, a sold them parties in Farmington. The. to “Excuse me,” said polite citizen to Valley did Barnum. The sheriff having is not succeed in their in a a Blue Earth County—H. C. Howard, W. G. wrongs system of gradation of the value now possession. true wheat, of righted they will prisoners taken Ottawa for Warher. out. to Hay, I. Gilmore, Eli move by a ascertained chemical analysis. colored “I didn’t kick were We recommend man. you on Mr Benton Palmer of Marshall summarized the County—H. S. Norton. full and believe hearing, and they made confession the only to redress these a way purpose.” “No, kicked de as sah, me on grievances Tiie in his coroner’s jury in district the and the flagrant of outrages Wilkin County—E. Mattson, H. S. Stordock, grievances is by legislation. case they plead guilty and will to shin, go sah. ’Scuze time, don’t dis but which to fanners had been subjected E. A. B. Pederson, A. Anderson. yer reports The laid further for Helge Helgeson, killed by were plow over consideration. jail. They respectable a of snow Diamond Mr. of Blue Earth said Southern git in habit ” —[Arkansaw are sons parents, Devil’s lake, Dak.—F. L Dana. de ob it, sah. Dr. Collins offered resolution for a Minnesota would Norcross, back when the convention mouths have two other section but the six Renville County.—Henry Goebel, Carrington for past near on everything appointment the of committee Traveler. fifteen, three of a that right. He said that Phelps, W. K. farmers Walker. was wounded, each returned for congressional district—to been loafing in Ottawa, St. Peter and verdict be selected men were a must get out of exclusive wheat growing, and Philadelphia New York.—“ What McLeod Countv.—M. R. Parks, J. Benjamin, by the delegations present— whose duty it on that deceased now his death “by Mankato, and spending freely to came money into diversified farming. fi. Brown, go P. G. Day. W. shall be extend the to work of agricultural has become “Bowery who of Mike,’ associations being down Engine No. by 166, without work Switt doing to Mr Cheeney of severely criticised the run Brown County—Charles any earn any. C. Brandt throughout the state. saloon which kept for resort methods buyers a of the grain was a notorious in his snowplow attachment, section, with driven and by Nicollet County—J. P. Schaubeck. The appointment of the committee was the board At the meeting of of trade, cited personal characters ago?” experiences wherein he had suffered Wright County—A. P. Miller. some of years Haines, agreed The delegates James P. the St. Paul, from the different Minneapolis upon. because unjust of grading. submitted Secretary Phelps the Clav County—A. Lyman annualreport M. Burdick, “He is in the Legislature.” Loring, districts reported the following-named Manitoba gentlemen & railroad; and Prof. C. Shriber, I. Whitney Michigan, we of made interesting F. J. R. M. Probsfield, John Erickson, the an committee: “And his as where is he?” partner, the business of Winona of for that find the further said engine address, showing in elaborate W r . H. Johnson, John Carls, Joseph Wessbisher, was First—S. B. Sprague, Fillmore; John Frank “He found is the Penitentiary. and in out The first statistics the the got past report, magnitude of the farming unjustifiable William Patterson, Robert year. Patterson, at of Guenther Charles presented rate speed, G. Mower; Johnson, Freeborn; William an run and counseling ” —[Philadelphia Call. interest, thorough Tenbert, J. Aiken, John early in the 1881, P. Weinmann, showed Henry a Carrier, W. Harrington, G. Wabasha. andwithout the year caution for necessary and systematic organization. After such Gottleib Gertson, Maetzhold, G. M. Powers. Second—J. Lattimore, a A. Faribault; Daniel business of the the previous have to safety of the year the section “Your father is work worth least half at at showing, ought the not farmers have men to a Goodhue County—Henry Ahnemen, Ulysses something Murphy, Waseca; L. Aldrich, C. Murray; H. $8,088,520. amounted Two to the track.” and ought to they million,” he years said his not to organize to jealous Tanner. sweet say, on Blue Howard, Earth; CharlesE. Brantßrown. January, for the protection their in 1883, the of later, interests? amount It Freeborn County—Henry TunnelL own heart. Third—John Kokr, Chippewa; “That is was U. Tanner, true, she murmured. In drunken Beaver at Bay and in &prauge. meet these a days that the row Fillmore farmer an County—S. was proper P. The Goodhue; R. K. Guiteau, $12,865,053. Dakota; W. Tiffany, present statement A. “And yet doubt love,” he cultivated you my should be replied, instead the of County—O. farms. Grant G. Indian named Yellow Vanness, Bird S. M. Harris. killed Carver: G. in W. Day, McLeod. $15,034,629, to divided mounts was up in injured as The productive industries tone. the of country Stearns County—D. an C. Smith, John Magiunis, Fifth —A. M. Burdick, Clay; John P. Monroe, attempting trouble. follows: General to prevent Dominick trade $12,046,935; must the national debt, tSeorge off the farmers M. Gittinan. pay as Otter Tail; E. N. Davis, Kittson; E. N. Weasel Catching Asleep.—Mrs. a the and Smith fled,but three-fourths of taxes. $2,193,438; arrested and This banking, building improvements, talk The committee pay of permanent organization Jellum, Becker; were Carrington Phelps, on Stevens. Tompkyns Ponsonby de (pointing to her “sending look somebody” to the after interests reported follows: examined the following Monday The fourtli district $794,256. Grand total, $15,- and not as ready report, to on was of the would farmers not do; if the books); “They farmers President—Samuel Lord A. Adams not of Wright the selection and of the committee this from are many, by justice discharged the Peace of 034,629. wanted their rights respected they must county. district personally postponed. Adolphus, but they all friends— was are although Saulsbury, they did deny not look after those matters which directly Presidents—Dr. W. Vice T. Collins Dakota, of The incorporation committee withdrew Articles of to select of the Cooperative officers, old friends.” Noble Poet dear (taking affected them. Sixty-five that committed the simply cent of the they murder, J. W. Furlong of Monroe per voters county, H. G. and reassembling announced that the following Printing of Minneapolis his company volume of farmers, and they down and yet don't exercise their Stordock Wilkin are of county. own poems had been a swearing that they selected: Chairman, drunk too A. W. Tiffany, to f" were authority in political matters. He I urged the have filed with the Secretary—G. been secretary W. Taylor Becker finding the leaves of uncut): “Ah! county. Carver; hum! secretary, J. J. Furlong, Mower; w’ho The remember did it. constable, farmers to organize, attend the primaries and Assistant Secretaries—A. K. Teisburg of assistant G. secretary, W. Haigh, Blue Earth. that I’m glad find don’t to all capital cut of with stock of $5,000 state, you reported by those there, a it is furnished elections, and realize the importance Otter of Tail Daniel so county, Murphy Waseca of even The question wheat raising, of the best varieties, friends, Mrs.de old Tompkyns!" the limit of liability $1,200. The and vote. your the liquor, which he sold one openly county. together with general farming etc., operations, The committee resolutions, T. through (Mrs. P. is loss their de at for once.) John R. Mr. incorporators Berger, Adams being Dr. on not present, W. T. the a would topics of discussion Indian who in the for it are to in were — any pay chairman, H. C. Howard of Blue Earth Collins, county, presidents, the vice called of evening. Punch, Francis G. Drew, C. A. French, George one was flour, calico anything else. money, or