The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-08-06

SrR1xa wheat harvest was commenc-
ed u Sibley county last Monday. The
first new wheat (winter) was brought
into Henderson on the Oath by Dennis
Doheny Of Jessenland, and sold for 81
bushel.
TIE Henderson Times understands
that another suit in the name of the Stat
has been commenced against Henry
Young, the ex-treasurer Of Sibley coun-
ty, who is charged with misuse of public
funds, and his bondsmen.
The Times learns that the grasshop-
pers are still doing great damage in the
western part Of Sibley county. Having
destroyed the oats. they are now eat
ing the heads off the wheat; but the
farmers are striving to keep ahead with
their reapers.
JOHANNES ERR1cKsoN, who resided
near Ten-mile lake, in the northern edge
of Grant county, left his home over two
weeks ago to cross the lake and has not
been seen since. His hat has been found
in the lake and it is supposed he was
drowned.
THE Crusaders, led by Elders Brooks
and Day, appeared in saloon at Mon
ticello one evening last week. The sa-
loon did an unusual good business after
the women left, with the crowd of i'm
bibers their proceedings had gathered.
The Republican figures up the ship
ments of -four and wheat from Red
Wing, of the crop of 1873, as equal
to 2,4l8,622 bushels, and the total ex-
port Of Goodhue county as equal to
2,2A,729 bushels.
G. D. GEORGE, one of the first settlers
Of Rockford county, died in that village
on the Oath, aged Sc years. He was
native of Boston, Mass, and came to
Rockford about the first of October,
1855. He was State Senator in 1865
and 1856.
A son Of Henry Bury Of Corinna,
Wright county, only eight years OLD,
has for four years shown unmistakable
signs of insanity and the disease has
lately so increased that it has been
found necessary to send him to the
asylum at St. Peter.
A YOUNG woman named Fay, living
in the south part of Albert Lea, tried to
commit suicide on the Oath, by swal-
Lowing strychnine, encased in cheese.
A powerful emetic, promptly admin
istered, saved her life. Disappointment
in love is supposed to have been the
grief she sought to fly from.
AN OK killed the three years old SON
of James Ediburn of Rich Valley, Nc
Leod county, Thursday of last week,
| by hooking the child in his face, tear
ing out the right side of his mouth
and then stepping on his head, fractur-
ing the skull and injuring the brain.
The boy breathed only for few hours
after.
! A FORMER liquor dealer Of Albert Lea
having been sued on account by his
suppliers' answers on oath regarding q
barrel of port wine charged in the ac-
count that sit was not port wine, but
on the contrary, vile, poisonous, and
nauseating liquid, whose base was
poor quality Of common whisky, adul-
terated with poisonous drugs,and stain
ed, colored. mixed with logwood bark,
which they fraudulently represented
and pretended as port wine."
H. G.. RISING, of the Glenwood Eagle,
has won a complete victory over the
corrupt ring in Pope county, by obtain
ing both delinquent tax-lists-the June
at Is cents, and the August list at 3
cents per description. The ring had
bought paper of their own with which
to break down the screaming Eagle;
but this victory is a telling one for
Rising, and the county officers now
seriously contemplate moving their own
Office back to the foundry at St. Paul.