The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-08-16
Bad State of Affairs in Cottonwood County,
DC --Depopulation Of the County.

&c ---Depopu|ation Of the County.
MouSrAfN LAKE, CorroNwooD Co., MINI,
July. 10Th. .~~..
Ed. Anti Moaopolist: 81
The grasshopper raid is pretty much past
/, here pew.a. They have deposited their eggs,
here by the bushel Some of the papers re-
port felight damages through this county
Thew had, better come in here with their
loose, change and invest in standing crops;
theyccan get thousands of acres for ST. 90
per acre, wheat oats and corn. There are
some fields that look as though they would
be worth cutting but it is hard to tell yet
whe4Her the grain will be fit for market or
mo-, for the leaves are entirely gone off the
stalks aid The wheat in the milk. Whether
there is life enough in the stalk to fill out
and riper iip what berry there is left is the
Question now. 1t is a week or ten days be-
hiKd, ,whatI It would have been if the hop
pera had stayed away. There are some
fields of POTATOES that are not damaged very
I mucif;; others are eaten to the ground.
There still be some corn but it has been
4 badly damaged.
Ybaheppers were here seventeen days.
Theenonnty will be pretty much depopulated
this winter, unless the Mennonites settle
here; they can get farms cheap just now
farming utensils and grasshoppers thrown in
FL Yours truly etc, II. F. Billings.
Our hennepin Co. Correspondent-Hei is
willing to Support Buell. and the Opposi
ton, and il they are elected and fail to DC
their duty, then New Party.
HAssAN, Hennepin county, July %, 1875.
Editor, Anti- Monopohst
A. Governor can do but little towards re
,form l. without Legislature to help him
For ono Lam willing to trust Buell.. Let u
all 20 in and elect the ticket and an Opposi
ton Legislature, and then If nothing is done
I 90 in for a., new party. The Republican
party. does not promise anything better 70
the future, Their idea of economy is i
- taxing the people$S63, 900 per year for tn
littie State Of Minnesota. The evidence tina
the people cannot pay this is found in tn
dcliRahent' tax lists, of every county in III
Ffy6u talk to them about it they 60 bac
to rleree; BH6hannan, jeff Davis and slave
ry. THEY seem to think that if they CT
mafW o,Nltiiae some time in the past histor
Of AtAABn country some one else was take
more tam they Gre, they prove thereby th'
they are all right now. "
Tho, Pionser Press said .we should pay OF
public servants more wages, and thus hill
,themats be honest. There are no hopes I
anything bettero from that party. Let ,
thy, q new i aas, that will go in for justice
(which ,meana equal taxation, economy, NJ
honesty. ssocnr Yours, G. JAokaSs.
A Rsply to the Faribauit County Council
WhVdont the Executive Committee Of Il
state C+ange take Steps for the organiz
ton 81 coINty cranges7
NlcoLLsf Nicolles Co., Mimi, Aug. 6. ISL
In REPLY to the address from the Fa,
bault County Coulcil, for combined actio
published In 2 the aANrI MoNoHoLIsr Of q
2ndlitist> !. l woald say that primary Mes
inesof sub -granees in Nicollet county "
held for 0ountyi organization on the IL
and, 81 st Of Judy to conform With the pl
adopted by the National Grange at its la
meesings and having correspondent wi
brotAerulL'E Smith, Secretary OF the Sta
GraRge, on the subject. we were inform
that the. Executive Committee of the Sts
Grange had; made no provision for the
ganiz9tipp, qf,Spunty oranges
Would It not be proper to ask the Exec
tive Committee. to perform their part a
let every county. in the State that has s.
fcieht members, ask for dispensati
according TO Sec. on State Grange orga
xation IN the Constitution Of Natol
Grange, which reads:
SEC g. There may BE- established District
County Oranges III the fifth degree. not to I
ce.sf one in cath county, composed Of Mast
. ana hsst-Mastsrs Of Subordinate Oranges, q
their wives. who ara Matrons. and such fou
deVrtxa members, (not to exceed three, IS n
be elected thereto hy Che suboriinate GrsnS
under such regulations as may be establish
by STATE u3sanges.s Such District or Cou
GransaGsh2ll have charge OF the education Z
business iuksresta Of the Order in their resps
i've districts; and shall encourage, strength
and aid The Subordinate Oranges represen
therein. aDispensAtions for such District
County Oranges shall issue from the 8
Grange, and Inder such regulations -
State Change may :a1opt."
4 rIsurs truly, 30