CONTENTS 



CHAP. PAGE 



I. THE BEGINNINGS OF THE GOLDEN NORTHWEST 1 



n. How ONE MAN CAME TO WRECK .... 23 



III. THE MAGIC OF THE MIXING-HOUSE WITH 



OTHER STRANGE MATTERS 34 



IV. PHANTOM SWITCHING, FALSE BALANCES . . 64 



V. THE HIGHLY INSTRUCTIVE STORY OF THE " FEED 



WHEATS" 76 



VI. MAKING A JOKE OF THE BALLOT-BOX ... 95 



VII. THE CRUSHING OF THE FARMERS' EXCHANGE . 109 

 VTH. UNEQUAL FIGHTS ON MANY FIELDS .... 123 



IX. THE SPINNING OF THE WHEEL OF FORTUNE . 151 



X. SOME ADVENTURES IN PHILANTHROPY . . . 171 



XI. WHAT CAME OF ONE FARMER'S RUIN ... 184 



XH. THE FIRST VICTORY 203 



Xin. "THE FARMERS' LEGISLATURE" 224 



XIV. THE LEAGUE AND THE WAR 229 



XV. THE FARMERS IN COMPLETE CONTROL . . . 249 



XVI. SCHISMS AND INJUNCTIONS 280 



XVII. FIGHTING IN THE LAST TRENCH 301 



XVm.THE FAMOUS BANK CASE AT FARGO ... 309 



XIX. REASONABLE CONCLUSIONS 322 



INDEX 327 



