The Nonpartisan Leader Newspaper, March 16, 1916, Page 24

TWENTY-FOUR your meetings. | Speakers Cheered at Big Meetings Six meetings a day held throughont the first week of March met with en- thusiastic responses, and neither the holding of sales at several places where meetings had been scheduled, nor the blizzards, which in some in- stances tied up the railways, were" gble to dampen the ardor of the farm- ers into whose neighborhoods the Non- partisan League speakers went. Many came out with their families. y new members joined, in some instances the recruits numbering 16, 17, and 24. In some meetings attended by 100. ror more farmers it was found that all or nearly all were members and in a few of these, all who were not members - joined. Attendance ran from 50 to upward of 800 at individ- ual meetings. Jjoined as auxiliaries (the only ca- pacity in which they can join) and at others they -showed their sympathy with the farmers and the League. g SEVENTY-FIVE AT PALERMO :; attended by about seventy-five farm- | ers who listened to an interesting and instructive speech. LEAGUE WINS SALES CROWDS Aneta, March 7:—Two sales were in progress when the League meeting was held here, and rumors were cur- rent beforehand that there would be trouble but everything was peaceful, and - 130 attended. Many hardheads usiness men appeared unfriendly to- ward the movement. BUSINESS MEN BOOST - TOO Perth, March 4:—Had a very good meetmg, the people being eng:usms- tic and an attendance of 170, includ- ing several business men. The busi- ness men of Perth are to be praised for their attitude towards the League, Bisbee, March 6: —Certamly a live bunch at Bisbee. Srmow was so bad that there had been no service on either the Great Northern or the Soo line, yet there were over 150 present bers of the League.. Much enthusi- asm and confidence shown. One.new . member was enrolled, one®collection’ Leader among-the business men. ~ GLENBURN CROWD WISER- iastic meeting was held here in the weather 60 or more farmers turned - out to hear E."A. Myer speak on the }mrpose of the League in' sec legislation. out. JAll left the hall much wiser when ' they : came, Four new membere. FARMERS AI‘;D FAMILIES FAOE + Palermo, March 8:—Meeting here i_;)med amid the cheers of old members. at the meeting, practically all'mem-- oooooooooocoooooboooooeo.oooooveoeooedoo FARG OFFICERS OF THE LEAGUE AND SOME OF THE BEST SPEAKERS IN THE COUNTRY will address these meetings. Let every member of the League in the state make arrangements to be present at these meetings. Come everyone to Watch for full announcement of Program, Speakers, etc., for these Grand State Convention Mass Meetings of the League in next week’s issue of the Leader. AND GET READY TO BE PRESENT, as this will be a pohtleal event of a lifetime. ENTERTAINMENT BY 'CITIZENS OF FARGO LOTS OF MUSIC _bring ~ with him some places the ‘business men. . and the boosters of the League are RAILWAYS BLOCKED, 150 COME ; made, and three subsenphons to the Glenbum, March 6:—A very enthus-- ‘Equity hall, and in spite of the stormy. .- Eause through- = DesLacs, March 6.—The day was :' wvery stormy -but- large ‘number of i farmers turned out with their famil-- ‘des, and drove many miles to hear of cbce‘odooloooooooooeooeooooeoeqo o JUST WHAT YOU HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR ‘ Grand StateC om)entzon Mass M eetmgs "‘ of the F armers " N onpartlsan Polztwal League at FRIDAY, MARCH 31 and SATURDA Y,‘ APRIL 1 Two Great Meetings Each Day---Afternoon and Evening : ‘ " GRAND PARADE SATURDAY .............OO..........O..O........O‘.....Q..._......‘.......Q.“.........Q....‘...0.0...._.................. Dates -for Future Meetings--Be Sure and Attend Them All Meetings at 1 p. m., except where otheruuse noted. Below are given places and dates for future meetings of the League, at which able sgeakers will * talk. Every member of the League should be present at these meetings and his non-member neighbor; also their wives and fami- ~“Address. all commu.mcations on the subject " of meetings to; kers Bureau, Farmers Nonpartlsan ague, Fargo, N. D. A %Ivehday Thnrsday Mar. 16th Mohall Satu;gag Ma,li‘ch 2’§th Glen Ullin bowow vt e Bowbells ”: NI : Wolford 2 o) Monday, March 27th Oberon 2 e o5 i b Spll'ltWO od A% s 4 ” » » i anita - guot(tlfn Valley. F};xday hg’ar. 17th Syleston 3 5 £ Kenmare » » o0 Thompson 7 . 2. Thorne ) ” » Medina Tuesday, March 28th Sheyenne i it {2 Price & 5 3 - New Salem 2 ” 2. Mylo 2 o &2 Guelph ». T n Bremen 2 e lllasl‘)lilgcls‘on Saturday Mar. 18th. Center School, Foxholm _ B Simo égw“;‘é WL wi Mandan . L % w Sanger ‘Wednesday, March 29th New Rockford = » e T s b 2 Pk Clementvflle H 2 2 %‘ha:adtlll:md 5 B » 1] Brampton 2 2 » Voltaire SEoptins » » Grant_Grange Hall, 7 mllesaxlzlgrth of » _Thursday, March 30th Cando Chfiord Timmer. Monflay, March 20th Dayenport Monday, April 3rd Torns meA s G urc! Beulah 6 miles south at - ; °§fN Fairdale, NGrange M » ” ,:’n 8p.m . e i s orma A .Calvm Tuesday Apnl 4th St. Thomas S z ; :: ./~ Daniels, 8 p. m. el D Luveme DeLamere ? Tioga Kensal, 7:30 p. m., 9 miles south At School House - ° south of Beula.h i “Green . Ha.xmlton, 7:30 g m, Glenfiel Surrey » » “» ” » ” ”» ”» Beaver Creek School 6 wmiles west. of L R = ‘At S(fi)ol House south of Beulah "better things in store for all. Eager . enthusiasm was - " 'splendid address of Mr. Wood. { gral new members Wwere enrolled, shown during the Tuesday, March 21st = Streeter “Mt. Pleasant Gackl Gates Hall ‘Wednesday March 22nd Fordville Bordulac L” Py » ” » ” ”- ” Concrete : » Lunds Valleyl 6% milesn. e.of Fairdale . Mantador . ” 73 oo ” » » Tlmrsday, Apnl 6th ) ) ” ‘” ”» ” » ‘9 g Fnday, Apnl 7th Olga Powers Lake Ellison- - . ” No. New Place Date Pres't. Members . .. ‘ : gmvhllle Mg.r.as lgg g o "Rolla »°8 100 i ; St:John 1 ? 2 75 4 Benedict ~ ” 38 b 2 Napoleon = ”. 4 50. . 8. Parshall » 6 45 9 Ryder Ry 100 ° 6 Van Hook ” 4 175 12 ; Churches = = - : 2 s Kdnan G - Balta P, g 3?); g ‘Dogden -~ "4 = b6 . - ' .o i M9 180 (9 Ross ot 100- 3 R EL " Wedn,e,!sd'ay, %pril ’I;ith EVENING League Adlmts N . More Members o Lack of . space ptevented e details of these meetings, and the fo!- g { .lowing table was substituted, showing f et g that in the 17 meetings held within :J;enod of six days, 1455 people were and 93 new members se- : cured besxdes eight auxiliary members i not shown in the table. : Ses e - VERONA GIVES 24 MEMBERS : Vero;xa, tlgam}:x 4.-——Vetr:na y;gm: P : ace to get joiners to an: but, tg ‘did fine here, 24 new mem- bers bemg obtained from an audience 'of | 125.. The meet awakened a ‘great- amount of neighborhood talk, which will help the Leagne some. STORM AND SAIO‘% ‘NO. COMPETI- .. 'Hope, March 6:—One hundred were . -present in spite ‘'of a sale and a bad: storm.. Some who had held out a- - gainst the League for months ]ome% - much to the surprise of some ol members., -Plenty of enthusiasm and mterest. IN30MINUTESIZJOIN PR Hamar, March 8;—In 30 minutes 12 - new members were enrolled. - Good feeling ‘was shown b: la.ughter and 1;;pl.e.use. ‘This ' meeti rt on account of the need for» the speuker to rea.ch "ttem. ~ farmers ‘canie. from :tar is“was the audlence eyer gathem Bra:ddock