Farmer Ingle Story and Townley Meeting in Bismarck
In Dawson North Dakota Farmer J G Ingle recounts an all night meeting in the Grand Pacific hotel with Townley and allies over a store scheme funded by farmers. The account includes threats of coercion, a confrontation, and a public dispute over surplus funds and Rochdale principles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Art LeSeuer
Jim Manahan
Grand Pacific Hotel
LeSeuer
Farmers’ Union
Jim
Farmer Ingle's Story Against Townley Sparks Nonpartisan League Clash
In a Fargo Forum account Farmer Ingle recounts joining the Nonpartisan League in 1916, paying $9 and later $100 for store organizer efforts. He describes differing tactics, daily pay, and suspicions about repayment terms and back league dues, signaling a dispute with organizer Townley’s leadership and the league’s methods.
Ingle Tells Why He Publicly Story Of Townley
North Dakota farmer draws a sharp line between Townley and the farmers. He says Townley’s methods threaten farmer interests and he will not permit callers to brand him as selling out to big business. He sought nonpartisan league input and cites his long years as an on the soil farmer in Abercrombie and Dawson, North Dakota.
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Mr. Townley
North Dakota Farmers’ Union
Bismarck
N. D
League
Townley
Nonpartisan League
Fargo
North Dakota
Abercrombie
Dawson
Dawson, N. D
War Talks By Uncle Dan Tells What Military Training Does for Boys
UNCLE DAN extols military training based on stories of Mexican border service. Jimmie and Billie discuss training benefits, citing faster earnings, alertness, courtesy, and better decision making. Uncle Dan shows two photographs illustrating growth after five months of service and argues training strengthens individuals and national defense. He urges passage of the Military Training bill.
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Jimmie Collins
Billie
Jimmie Col
Collins
Uncle Dan
Jimmie
Baseball Nine
Galesburg
Haskett
Dan
The
Colors
Uncle Sam
Congress
Brownell
Slocum
Consumers United Stores Buyer's Certificate Agreement
A historic contract note outlining a subscription by multiple subscribers to fund a Consumers United Stores Company venture in North Dakota. It details 100 dollar payments, allocation of 9 percent to a central store or educational work, redemption terms at ten thousand dollars, and the aim to support cooperative buying and democratic involvement.
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P48
Consumers United Stores Company
United Stores CO
United States Company of
North Dakota
Ens
United Stores Company
Farme
United Stores
Tmrmedia
Rfah
Consumers United Stores
Ocrac
Ecombtate
Andean Keyholes Curios in Andean Village Doors
In San Pablo Colombia travelers encounter locks that resist easy use yet vent air freely. Harry A. Franck notes doors with swan shaped keyholes and others shaped like a man horse or goose across Narino, whose locks thwart the casual traveler until local help is learned.
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Harry A. Franck
Century Magazine
San Pablo
Colombia
Narino
Angularity Must Be Rubbed Off
A reflective piece compares life to a pebble worn smooth by repeated rubbing. It urges individuals to shed angular ideas and conduct to gain polish, noting that embracing the process may be tedious but leads to symmetry and refinement.
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Montana
Fargo, N. D
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Shipley
Montgomery
Fay Harding
Frank Mehring
Grand Pacific
Lemke
Mr. Shipley
Union
Tiegen
Bottineau County
Frazier
Farmer
Rochdale Dilan
Rochdale
Kenmare
George Serber
Serber
Towney
North Carolina