The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-06-08
MINNESOTA NEWS ITEMS.

A MILITIA company has been organized
It Rushford, Fillmore county.
The cheese factory at Marshall, Lyons
county, will commence operations about
June l.
EDMUND H. SMALIEY has assumed the
editorship Of the Benson
Times.
The county surveyor Of Swift can
scarcely lay out land fast enough for the
incoming settlers.
The wind propelled Touring milAsat
Elgln, Wabashaw county, will be erected
at a cost Of $4,000.
TuB educational estimates Of The In.
ion schools for the ensuing year are
placed at $35.42O.
SEVERAL wide-awake Swedishs families
from St, Paul are settling in the vicinity
of Lime Lake, Jackson county.
AusralASs and Polanders in goodly
numbers are settling in jackson county,
arriving there direct from Europe.
The bodies of Willie Alderman and Larz
Mclean, drowned in Lake Pepin on the
Goth, were recovered on the 9th.
On the 9th, Robert Murphy was
almost instantly killed at GAINESVILLE by
mis- runaway team passing over him.
The first union market day, held in
Lake City on the 9th. was successful be-
yond the most sanguine expectations.
SyyEsry.rIvL Mennonite families are
shortly expected TO join their brethren
at Mountain Lake, Blue Earth county.
R.M. RICHARDSON, register Of deeds,
Stevens county, and wife, celebrated their
silver wedding on the 19th'inst., at Nor
| RS.
The firemen of Owatonna will partici-
nate with the Mankato department in
celebration on July 4th, in the latter
city.
IN addition TO her usual household du-
tics Mrs. !. W. Root Of Dela6eld, jack
con county. has planted $500 cuttings
this season.
CATHOLIC college and church are to
he erected at De Graf, Swift county, for
which forty acres OF land have been pur-
, chased as site.
OK the 25th, the residence OF Peter
! Moesen. near Reads Landing was des'
0 troved by fire from an unknown cause.
Loss. about $4,000; fully insured.
TEE sharpshooters of Winona were pre-.
sonted with their magnificent flag OF
I Monday. the Goth. the donation being
made with appropriate ceremonies.
d TIE government and railroad lands O
,, Stevens county having been taken up s.
rapidly, inquiries are now being mace
sor improved farms, more especially IL
:, the vicinity of Morris.
d Trr sale ola portion OF the Centra
Railroad of Minnesota by the sheriff 0
!. Blue Earth county, which was to nav
. 80, Mace on the Goth. was postpone
As unon technical grounds.
" ELEVEN cars, loaded with Mennonise
is about seven hundred in number. ooua
RI for Manitoba, passed west through bran
u erU on the -otH. WING 49,
NJ ment this season Of that sect.
% IL NJ. RICE. the much-respeesed St
-,,n AGENT OF the St. St. 4 ). e. X. i.
m, g peter died on the Both. Deceas'
" settled in St. Peter Ia 1890. ana tasthts
IN IL served the railroad ever SINCE Its
e ception.
CIT ~ Tap contract between the county col
missioners Of Pope county and the
To-, luth L Dakota railroad company 7
or been duly signed. the former to pay ~
.'m NE 600 in bonds when the road Is runn'
the and equipped
1 400 By wav Of adding zest to the appel
Of tobacco chewers for the weed. 1t "
I'M he incidentally mentioned that Ma,
,een Iovue. Of jackson. recently found
ave nm little finger firmly inoedded N
h la, plug of his favoritc brand.
Hbe GrogsE r. BoYoSroS. young artis'
; aa N.nkato. received the Elliott sill
ehn- r,oa.,-the first prize the ann
wards Of merit in the New York Aca
.nds INV Of Design. One Of Boyontcn's
,pro- tures has been sent to the Centsn
y 70 exhibition.
COM Ok Saturday night. the 2'th' e
ia as valuable Cotswold sheep, the p,opert
ibra. VIM. Fowler. ESQ. Of Newport, "
Of is ;neton county. the President Q. the :
feet Agricultural Society. we're killed Q
pub as. ~. g.. N. ard st. p. r
'' which passes through his farm
..;,r.t.1 fha
: the As NEAR Is can DC es'i'nA'e"' -.
Em AZ rrsin sovn this spring IN ste
'ses' county will exceed shs. OF last yes
ser s, over 500 per cent. and within the
Iii Q. three years the amount Of wheat 'ofs
i. w Cd from Norris has increased rom
While than 1000 to 100. 0lo bushels
a.sle oil A PROPOSITION has beea accepted Q
% 10 winona city council from Youraa ms
~ i Hodgius and Laird, Morton 4 =
snnp,y water for fire purposes at Al
yr~is r. 81 fhll ~ eArh firm