The Nonpartisan Leader Newspaper, June 8, 1916, Page 18

¢ BY RIP THE REPORTER ~\ EER Mistor Editur:—I have jist - had a verry excitin’ time an’ must. rite you about it while it is fresh in my mind. As I come down the street this fornune I stopped at a newsstand an’ bought a copy of that high classed publicashun known as the Thomas Cat Magazine. Az sune az I got to the hotel I plunged headlong into the reedin’ uv that magazine. I had bekum so inter- ested in the reedin’ uv a story entitled, John Gusto and the Wild Cat, or How Our Young Hero Escaped a Horrible Deth at the Claws of an Inraged an’ Infurriated Beest, that I did not realize how swiftly the wings o’ Time carried Time by. 1 had jist reached the excitin’ an’ inter- estin’ pint where Our Young Hero after - " desperate fightin’ for more’n an hour annimated and . heeted with the wild.beest uv the forrest that he finally, after desparate-efforts got his single-bladed barlow from his pocket, opened the keen blade with his teeth an’ then my atenshun wuz distracted by an conversashun over in one corner uv the lobby, Az I lurned afterward it happened * this. way, namely, to-witt: . a minnut. A farmer by the-name of Will Work- hard waz a-settin® in the hotel an’ quietly readin’ a late copy uv the Non- partishun Leader. Then in comes a lawyer by the name of 1. B. Gullum, as I lurned later on, a member of the law- furm of Gullum, Skinum & Scrapeum, N W, " & A, located at the Majesti¢ City on the butel ful Mouse, That lawyer walked up to the desk; slammed down.his grip, grab- bed up the pen, wrote his name with a flourish, bought a seegar ' frum - the butewful, straw-haired girl at the seegar . counter, sed a few words to her in low - tones an’ then walked. over an’ took a seet right along side uv Farmer Work- hard. ‘The farmer never pade no atten- shun to him but kep rite on a-reedin! SOMETHING STARTED Lawyer Gullum sune noticed what the farmer wuz a-reedin’ an’ hiz face turned as red az a tirkey gobbler’s snout in the spring ov the year. Then the lawyur tapped thé farmer on the shoulder, his fase a-gitten’ reder all the time, an’ sez, sez he, “Do you know what a gang uv crooks is a-runnin’ that organizashun.” The * farmer turned a hard and determined fase upon him, an’ looked him squarely in the eye for near “What're you talkin’ about?” ast.the farmer sturnly.: “I’m talkin’ about the leeders of that " Nonpartishun League,” sed the lawyer “made the winders rattle. heetedly. The.farmer never sed nuthin’ but the fire 'wuz a kindlin’- in his-steal . blew eyes. : 7 S 2 il “That ‘feller Townley iz a crook, a 'The farmer riz to his feet an’ his body . -wuz a<shakin’ frum hed fo foot. ' Herwuz .- feller, with arms like piston rods an’ : fists like-steal mallets, = =~ & “How do you know.he'z a-crook an’ a dedbeet ?”" ast the farmer in a voice that . -“] know ‘it becuze'he owes.a lot uv _ munny out in the Silver Hill country.”: “Now looky here,” snarled the farmer, rizin’ up about 2 inches above hiz natural hight an’ pintin’ a bonny finger vibrat- waria¥eRaE Fi e 13 S e R RS S FARMER WORKHARD SPEAKS A FEW BURNING THOUGHTS & ‘plunger.’ . think he wuz a crook then. enly under the red nose of the lawyer, g “I say that you’re a doggoned—" “Don’t you call me a——" “SET DOWN!!” thundered the farm- er an’ at the saim time siezin’ that law- yer by both shoulders and rammin’ him back down in his seet, “set down, I say, or I'll tie you into a hangman’s knot an’ throw you out threw the winder.” - The lawyer sot down purty quick an’ rubbed his arms where they had bin cought in the vice-like grip of that farmer. y “Now listen,” continued the farmer, composin’ himself, “I’'m goin’ to tell you & few things an’ I want you to remember 'em to your dyin’ day. " “You say that this man.iz a crook an’ a dedbeet becuz he haz sum debts agin’ him out in the Silver Hill country. You say he iz a crook becuz he failed to make a fortune in & ‘big farmin’ enter- prize. Iz it a crime to try to make lots o’ munny? Iz it a crime to fail to make that munny? Iz it a crime to fail in’ any kind uv bizness? Ef it is then what about the thousands of bizness men who fail in this country everry year? Do you say that the big railroad magets of this country are crooks an’ dedbeets becuz about half the railroads are now in the hands of receivers?” QUESTIONS FOR THE LAWYER ‘The lawyer started to make reply. “Shet up!” roared the farmer, “while I'm talkin’,” an’ the lawyey sunk back in * his cheer like a drownin’ man graspin’ at a straw and failin’ to git it. “You say that this man Townley wuz What about the bizness men~ of the Silver Hill country that backed him?- The year before he failed, he'had a good crop an’ got good prices and the bizness men thot he wuz some great farmer. He wanted to go into it still stronger an’ the birness men backed him. They had confidence in Wim. They wanted him to make lots of munny so they cud git some of it. They did not They trusted him- with eny thing he wanted becuz they had faith in him and becuz they ‘wanted to get sum uy the munny he wuz a-goin’ to maik. Wud they trust a- crook? No. They node he wuz an honest man an’ wud pay his debts. “Well, he went the limit, jist like you wud do, or me, or eny .other ambitius man. Then . cum the drouth, the hot winds and the frost. His crop wuz cut short. Then' cum the minipulashun uy the market by a lot uv grain sharks. *-Wuz Mr. Townley responsible fur that? ‘Wuz that eny crime of hiz?” The lawyer never lookedlike he even wanted to say eny thing. So the farmer went on. - “What did this man Townley do then? Did he taik his property and leave the country? He did 'not. He simply sed, ‘here, gentleen, iz your machinery. Here is your land. The season and the imarket wuz agin me an’ I can’t pay you. Cum an’ taik it all’ An’ they took it.” Hiz faithful wife sed, here iz the fur- niture, cum an’ taik that! An’'they took it.. Then they ‘packed a few personal " belongings ' in..their -grips -an’ after ten years-of hard wurk an’ foil, they walked out-uv the country, broke. Iz that the = way a crook an’ a dedbeet duz? “An’ you,” he sed, shakin’ that bonny finger at the lawyer agin, “you an’ your ilk, call this man a crook an’ a dedbeet. Supposen he had made a good crop and\ the price had been high?- Then you would have crowned him the Flax King uv the World and sung’ his prazes frum the housetops. The season and the market wuz agin him and you call him & dedbeet. That’s the kind uv dirty skunks you are.” ¥ THE LAWYER’S CHANCE TO SPEAK He pawzed while the lawyer seamed . to be countin’ the tiles in the floor. “I know what you an’ your brand o’ cattle say sich things fur. You want to bust up this organizashun. You aint got the nerve to oppose its program or its candidates so you attack the leeders. That’s an old trick, Mr. Gullum, an’ we farmers are onto it, so save your wind. We're goin’ to stick to this thing ontil you an’ your breed is put to honest wurk like you ought to bee.” The farmer turned an’ walked away and the lawyer glanced at him out of one corner of his eye and heeved -a sy of releef. I hastened to finnish my story fur I wuz anxous to no what Our Hero done when he got the keen blade uv that bar- low nife 'open.. I'll tell you Mistur Editur, that Thomas Cat Maigazine is sum magazine, RIP. Markets WHEAT SUMMARY St. Paul, Tuesday, June 6.—The week has been marked by a consistently weak market, due to lack of export business and fine crop weather reported from most districts. What little export busi- ness done was from Canada, where low temperatures gave some uneasiness for a while but where warmer weather is promised. The week started off with quotations sharply lower and while there was a rally Thursday it amounted to nothing. One report that had the effect of keep- ing the market weak during the week was that the loss in spring wheat acreage would be only 8 per cent, instead of 20, which has been-the popular estimate. The wheat market opened off Monday - morning on lower cables but soon rallied on small trade. After gaining a little better than a cent from the low point market became dull, but up to the noon hour ‘the early advance was well maintained. There - was nothing in the news to affect values. Cash offerings in the St. Paul market were liberal Monday. - Most of the arrivals were choice stuff and this grade found ready buyers at top prices of the day. Oats were in good demand in the local market. Only a few cars were in and were taken by local buyers at top prices. ' Barley was in a little better request here today. Offerings were light. Price a shade firmer. MONDAY’S CASH PRICES St. Paul, June 6.—Monday’s closing quotations for cash grain were as fol- lows: Wheat No. 1 hard 1.16% @1.17%; No. 1 northern 1.10% @1.15%; No. 1 north- ern to arrive 1.10%@1.i5%; No. 2 northern 1.06% @1.11%; No. 8 northern 1.01% @1.07%; No. 2 hard Montana 1.058%; No. 2 hard Montana to arrive 1.05%; No. 1 durum 1.00%@1.07%. Corn .72@.73: oats .37% @.38%; bar- ley .61@.72; rye .92% @.93%; flax 1.80 @1.84. POOR FRAZIER—HA, HA! One of those anonymous letters™ we received this week, says: 5 “Mr. Frazier labors under the disad-, vantage of having the indorsement of the ‘Nonpartisan League. The career of this League seems to be drawing to a close.” Our dear unknown, you are in a trance, come out of it! For while you" are in that state Nonpartisan Leaguers are springing up everywhere. Yes our heart goes out in sympathy to Mr. Fra- zier, for it must be very burdensome to have the indorsement of 40,000 to 50, 000 voters.—BENEDICT BANNER. Buttons Business Colleges, Fargo, N. D., and Pipestone, Minn., guarantee posi- tions and you pay us out.of your salary. Courses by mail on same’ terms. Write us at once. 23-4t —_* FARMERS — When in Hampden make your headquarters at : Canenburg’s Sanitary Shaving Parlors Good Work Courteous Treatment alrite._ Yours trooly, Political ertisemeny - TO THE VOTERS OF MORTON COUNTY. I e people’s candidate for SHERIFF am th MORTON COUNTY, on the Republican ticket the June primaries. Have been a farmer, am a raiser of cattle nfra am a member of the NONPARTISAN LEAG! auxiliary, I pledge myself if nominated and elecw ted, to perform the duties of said office as_pere - fectly as would be required of any one. Youg vote and support appreciated. W. C. BADGER. Mandan, N. D. Political Advertisement TO THE NONPARTISAN LEAGUE MEMBERS As I am a candidate for Sheriff of Stutsman * county and the only candidate for that office & member of the League in Stutsman county X would appreciate your support. Thanking you in advance I am Respectfully, i WILLIAM HAYES. Political Advertisement Your support and influence will be appreciated. HERB J. CARRUTHERS candidate for Sheriff, Walsh county .. Republican Ticket. Primaries June 28, 1916 Political Advertisement FOR COUNTY JUDGE To Voters of Mounirail county, N. D.: N. D.: I hereby announce that I am a can- didate for the office of County Judge on the Republican ticket on June 28, 1916. I am duly appreciative of the many favors accorded me in the past and hope to merit a continuance of your confidence in the future and if nominated and elected I assure you that your confidence will not be violated. y Your vote and support is respect- fully solicited. Respectfully, N. G. ANDERSON. Political Advertisement FOR SHERIFF I hereby announce myself a Re- publican candidate for Sheriff of Morton county, subject to the will of the voters at the June primaries. Having been a farmer nearly all my life until the last seven years my synipathies and votes in the legislature at the last session were for farmers’ interests from start to finish. I am not supported by corpor- ations or gang politicians but re- spectfully solicit the support and | votes of the farmers of Morton county. I am an auxiliary mem- ber of the League and a booster for their candidates. FRANK P. McQUILLAN. Political Advertisement SVEINBJORN JOHNSON | | | /" "DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOR STATE'S ATTORNEY OF GRAND FORKS COUNTY. Your ‘Support Will be -Appreciated;