The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-04-06
DILLON o'BRlEN'S LECTURE.
A REQUEST FOR ITS DELIVERY IN ST. PAUL.

I'm. Crooks. j. W.. S0anley,
b. Duncan. Henry O'Gorman,
Vm. Welsh, Manly Iello,
/. C. Rller. Ignatius Donnelly,
:. Reardop. G.. b. Stanley,
ames Dillon, VIM. Dowlan,
robert A.. Smith, Albert Scheffer,
!. Dufrene. James Flanagan,
oseph OGormun, JONI +. Bell,
aInes O'Gornan, William Lee.
ST. PAUL, March %, 1876.
% Messrs, McGeehan, Kelly, Crooks. Donnel-
ly and others:
G~entlemen-I gladly accept the invitation
shich your kindness has induced you to con-
1ey in too t~lattering terms. With your per,
mission | will appoint Tuesday evening, April
9Th, and the New Music hall as the time and
place for delivering my lecture, "Home."
Respectfully yours,
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE.
THE IMMENSE RUSH OF IMNIGRATIoN.-
IMPORTANT NEWS y GOOD ADVICE.
SWIFT AND STEVENS COUNTY.
BENSON, SWIFT COUNTY,
March 31st, 1876.
| wish to lose no time in writing from
this point, because the information |
have to give to be of benefit TO those it IS
intend d for cannot reach them too soon.
The immigration to Swift and Stevens
counties has now set in in full force and
eyery train on the main line Of the st.
Paul and Pacific railroad brings up its
load of men looking for land.
do tear that some of my own u
trymen have been very careless in max
no their selections. That in some cases
they have taken up claims without ever
seeing the lands and that, in at least a
few instances, they will De very much
disappointed when they visit the claims
made ia SO careless a manner
II the land is worth buying it is worth
looking after in a proper manner.
Now in regard to government lands IN
Swift county, and the very best lands in
the county, l will be very briefand at the
same time very clear.
There is a large tract OF land lying
west of Benson in Swift county, as fine
wheat land as there is in The state. The
soil is deep rich loan with clay subsoil
water easily obtained-at fifteen to TWEEN
tv-ive feet. This tract OF land is well
drained by the Pomme-de-terre an
Chippewa rivers, with 4 gentle elevation
it's aspect is favorable for receiving thu
suns neat. and IS similar in character t
the best lands in Stevens county.
Choice claims, up to this date, can b.
III M II MI ip the SartInn 4
country within three miles of the rail
road.
am Informed that township III, an
122, range 81, is nearly all open yet; T.
is government land OF course. Person
wishing to inspect this land should com
to this point, Benson, procure the SO,
vices OF K. b. Johnson the, county SUI
veyor. Ii they come in q party. the e,
pense of looking up land property, wi
be very little, il not done properly
should not be done at al!.-and with hi
as . guide inspect the location | hav
pointed out. They can enter their claim
with Mr.. Joseph Moore the clerk of Il
district court here at Benson. BY pa
ing % cents for u telegram 70 the la,
office at Lltchfeld. MIR. Moore can tell
party if the land he has selected is tax,
or not. ii taken. why make another sele
ton, do not contine yourself to one nur
Der. when you make your inspectio
and in this why you q secure 20
claim before ever leaving the neighbs
hood OF the land.
have met men coming up ia seco
time. hayiugSlound out that the land tn
selected frs; was already taken. \
Moore is to-day busy fling ninete
claims entered with him On yesterd
and since | arrived there. yesterday
haveseen twenty land hunters going
in wagons. Now in saying all this |
not wish TO excite people and ind
them u settle out here above al. l wo
be very sorry TO see y man with q z,
home unse:tle himself. but IS the peo
are coming ard as undoubtedly many
better themselves by the coming, / !
i"nlctfuaIoa tuaA Cau w teltSu ou.
Since Icommenccd this letter a pa
of Irishmeu have returned from land b,
ing and entered some three or four $
lions in township la2. range II. an
is not likely that there will be much
lett untaken in the township by I
week. bu. there is plenty OF good
in the ueighborhood.
Mr.. Patrick Keho, the section