The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-12-09

a fine new town of 1900 people has come into
life since the building Of the road, Every
thing has an air of freshness and thrift. Pret-
ty new churches, school-hOuses, cottages, some
tine hotels and good array OF stores, with the
full measure Of shops, make up most credit
able beginning at tOwn-buildlng. The men
who built this village are lively, progressive
remembering. They are not the men to sit
down with well won laurels, but are pushing
right on toward metropolitan ways, and will
never stay their work till they have made Of
Litchfield one Of the first towns OF the north
It is located on beautiful open plain, with
timber bounding the horizon in all directions.
The surrounding country is rich in wheat.
growing and grass producing qualities. Wheat
is the great staple now, but the day is Fear
when dairying and wool-growing will take
prominent place among the local industries.
The wild grasses are nutritious, and woods and
prairies alike afford an abundance of pasturage,
just suited to the farmer and dairy mans uses.
4 fortune could be made here from very mod
est investment in cows or sheep, and wonder
that such grazing country is not occupied.
The wild lands are cheap enough to be with
in the reach of all Mr.. I. G. Jewett, land
agent for the railroad company, tells me there
are plenty of prairie and timber lands in all
this region to be had for Sc to $40 per acre.
Very moderate Improvements double the value
of .nese lands in s.bgle year.
Land-lookers win find Mr.. Jewett always
ready with teams to show them over the
country. Good mills, good schools, good
churches, good society, and good railway line
direct to MINNEAPOLIS and st. Paul, make this
an inviting region for the pioneer. The soil
is generous, .oo and it is easy to make COM
Portable home here.
There are some prime newspaper men here,
too, who are thoroughly identified with the
town and county. They print the Ledger, a
live Republican sheet, with principals and
men, for its motto They have fine com
mercial job Office, print books. pamphlets, and
everything that issues from trst-class estab-
lishment, and the first letters of their names
are Daggett & Jaubert. give them my hand
for forty days, with a long list OF thanks for
courtaSleS.
This is trading town with a fine show of
commercial men. The elevators are receiving
and forwarding big cop OF wheat, and trade
is active. S. A. Hand has good run in gro
ceries, crockery. glass and wooden ware. He
has been in trade here five years, and halls
from the dominion &c. Todd has a good
line OF general merchandise, and a growing
trade. He is a hoOsier. and has recently sue
ceeded to the business of w. II. Greenleaf.
A. W. Swenson has heavy trade in general
trade here five years, is a native Of Sweden, and
candidate for the hand and heart of some
pretty maiden who can take tenderly to genial
bachelor G. M. Babcock 4 Co., dealers in
heavy and shelf hardware, stoves and tinware,
have recently cone here from the Badger State,
and are building UP prime trade. q. B..
Fiteld is also dealing in general hardware,
stoves, tinwae, cutlery. guns, pistols, &c He
has heavy trade, and Is sound as bullion.
w. S. Brill handles the drug trade in good
style, and keeps books, stationery, and every
thing belonging to a prime drug establish
ment. He is "Dominion,' too. Butler,
Campbell Il White do a smashing trade in all
kinds of farm implements and field machinery
They represent the best machinery in the
country, and fine business talent as well. Dunn
& plymouth lead the livery, feed, and sale
stable business of the town, with good line
of patronage and equipages. Solomon & Aim
| gust run the billiard hall and chief IT stau-
rant, and nave the reputation Of keeping a
/ first clas establishment. The bank of Litch-
! field, Chauncey Butler, banker, is one of the
institutions Of the town. A general banking
business is conducted by this house. J. v
| Branham, dealer in real estate, insurance. etc.
is one of the pioneers Of the county, has beer
here eighteen years, and is well identified witt
the town. He is a sociable and capable bust
ness man. Campbell X Martin, attorneys
have a large practice III this and neighborine
counties, and give attention to collections and
kindred interests. Mr.. Martin is an old editor
/ Mr.. Campbell Is the county attorney, and 9
pioneer OF this region. They are No. firm
h. b. Johnston leads the clothing and fur.
nishing trade. He was one of the first mer
on the ground, is a New Yorker, and does
big trade. X. S. Hershey 4 Co., are proprie
tors of the large, steam Touring mill are max
| ing $50 barrels Of prime flour daily fer tn,
eastern markets This mill cost S35 900, anc
is equipped with every modern improvement
These gentlemen thoroughly understand tn,
milling business. The knappen House, w
S. Knappen proprietor, affords entertainment
entirely satisfactory to the traveller, and has en-
dorsement from all who give it trial.
see, Mr.. Ford. that have mixed up every
thing and every body under the head Of s'trad
ing men," and haven't made much discrimina
ton as to persons and firms. 1t is quite a
well, however, for the trading men are broad
shouldered enough to carry all the rest; and a
to personal discrimination you can't do mucl
OF that in LitchfeId. They are all square feI
lows, and to call them prime is only express
ing the popular judgment of the men VIII
have made aud are making Litchfeld tow
worth visiting. | should be glad to sta
another day here, but am too much hurried
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