The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-08-23
'FARIBAULT DEPARTMENT
FRANK A. DAVIS, Editor.

FARIBAULT DEPARTMENT.
| FRANK A. DAVIS, Editor.
First new wheat was brought in on Tuesday
and scld at the mills for 81 90.
Shieldsviile has lake monster IL feet long
that feeds on ducks and geese.
The Rice County Teachers Association i to
be held at the Central School-hOuse, Sept. Lat
and I'd.
Plunkett's Theatrical Troupe have been play
ing at Hills new opera house to crowded houses
for severa, nights this week.
Harvest in this county is through with, e.
cept now and then q field. The yield is large.
Some threshing is being dons this week.
It is whispered that one OF our medical frater-
nifty will shortly form another co partnership
this time tits for life, and with a woman, toe
The Rice County .JonrnsI gives the total OF
S55, 900 as the amount of tales, bv dealers in
Mortified, of mowers, harvesters, thfeehers,
etc.
The grading of Fourth street, and tire new
six foot sidewalk on Fifth street, are improve
ments long needed and make them tie pleas
antes. streets in the city for walk or drive.
The finishing touches are being put on Case's
thr-e-s story brick building, and work is being
pushed on the First National Rank and Masonic
block. and Posts new building.
The new spire of the Catholic Church is
completed AMI presents handsome appear
ance. The church itself is being thoroughly
remodeled and fitted up in the most modern
style.
The sales thus far this season, by four of the
leading dealers i'll agricultural implements in
this city, are harvesters 1874, mowers 50, thresh-
ers 25, horse -rakes 68. The total amount for
the above iOots up about $6O, OOO
1t i, our sad duty to chronicle the sudden
death, by era-infantum, OF little George,
only child of A. f. Sawyer, Esq. He was sick
hut IA hours and died at o'clock r. NJ, Sun
day, aged five months and is days. The heart.
elt nnlrathiss of the community are with the
afflicted parents.
The "City Fathers" held their semi occasions
al nat.nee at the council chambers on Monday
evening last Various petitions were received
authorized for Lee and Peterson street work
to be suspended aud Iorce discharl ed until har-
vest over Meet again August 23d.
Messrs. Doughty g. Selover, are repairing
their mill preparatory to business this
fall. Mr.. Doughty informs us that they
intend to add one or two run of stones to the
four they alread, have, which will considers
bly, increase their business. They also intend
to buy wheat for shipping purposes.
From a condensed report of assessor BY
Count. Audit Frink, we take the following
acreage ~ 9 Is acres IA wheat, 1896 acres Of
rats, $500 OF corn, 638 of barley, 80 Of rye, 63
OF buckwlleat, 88S of potatoes 38X of beans,
40 of sorghum, ,22l Of cultivated hay, 1863 OF
x, lag Of m'scellanet us productions. Whole
| number OF acres under cultivation, 67,6i9, an
increase Of $50 acres over 1874. 1896 COWS
giving milk supplying three cheese factories in
this county, besides the home consumption OF
milk and butter; 4,9I2 hogs: 1862 TAT aud
working cattle, and 1854 working horses
The County Board were in session on Mon
day asst for the purpose OF equ Alizng the as
) ssnieDt Iut 1915. he result thus lar is as fol-
| lows: Average OF horses under three years old.
$780, over three years, $50. Cattle under two
years, 81; COWS two years and up wards. 1925.
| exceptl III FariDault and Mortified it is S22 rs
ali other cattle over two years, $25 90. Sheep,
81 so Hogs, So. IS. Mu,s and asses, SO. %.
Clocks, $3.50 Watches, $40 co. Organs,
$4,000. Meiodeons, $40 W. Machinery raised
in Shiedsvie % per cent, and lowered in
Erin the same per cent. Wagons average $40 90,
Board adjourned TO Monday, August 30.
The interest in our mineral spring contin-
ues to increase and some marvellous cures have
been effected by the use Of the waters.--inoet
prominent among which is that Of Mr.. K. K
Peck, one Of the first settlers of the State and
tie founder OF IL Sueur, who has suffered for
80 years with enlargement Of the spleen.
accompanied with stomach, kidney and grav-
trouble, and receiving no benefit from the
skill 81 physicians, has, after the free use u
tn waite, Tor one month, made affidavit Of his
entire cure. Mr.. Randall Fuller, on whose
land the spring is situat,d. purpostyt improve
IT by laying out and fitting up park and beau
trying the adjacent grounds
MARKET REPORT. - HhoesalaD