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heard mutterings in Iowa from the Patrons of Husbandry ; 

 and with these mingled the voices of fellow-sufferers in 

 Kansas. Then other sources of still greater discontent 

 aroused indignation, and soon it became evident that a storm 

 was gathering, compared with which all previous demonstra 

 tions had been but the patterings of an April shower. 



THE CALL FOR THE CONVENTION. 



In compliance with the duty assigned them, the Executive 

 Committee appointed at Kewanee issued a call for a State 

 Convention, to be held at Bloomington, on the 15th and 16th 

 days of January 1873, of which call the following is the 

 more essential portion : 



FARMERS CONVENTION. 



&quot;Equal and exact justice to all; special privileges to none&quot; 

 The undersigned, the Executive Committee appointed by the Con 

 vention of delegates from Farmers Clubs, held at Kewanee, Oct. 



The Demand, of the Industries. 



16th and 17th, 1872, in pursuance of the duties assigned them, do 

 hereb7 invite each Farmers Club, Grange, or other agricultural, 



