The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-03-23

steal name, l.. e Okabema 1t is, by the
st. Paul and Sioux City railroad, 178,
miles southwest from St. Paul, 90 miles
| from Sioux City and ten miles from the
state line dividing Minnesota from Iowa.
The village has a population of 600
inhabitants, twenty stores; no saloon !;
three hotels; graded school, with
three departments; three churches; U.
S. land office; one fine steam mill, man
ufacturing one hundred barrels of flour
per day; one elevator-not the kind of
elevators found in saloons; and three
grain houses. The mill and elevator
are connected under the management of
A. c.. Pierce, who informed me that he
had received since the fall 100000 BUSH
els of wheat, and am informed that in
all there was 100000 bushels delivered
at this point up to the first OF March.
There are some eight or ten counties
in Minnesota, Iowa, and Dakota Terrific
ry, at present, partially tributary to
Warrington, else the receipts would
not be so large, tor all this section of
country has suffered severely from the
grasshoppers.
/ do admire the courage of those peo-
pie who are to-day hopeful and brave
looking to the future. and the fine coun-
trysthey have-after what they have
passed through.
The news came in here this morning
of Governor Pillsbury's veto to the bill
which passed the legislature to help poor
settlers, in counties devastated by the
grasshoppers, to procure seed wheat.
AS far as can Judge the people are in
dignant at the Veto These southwestern
counties have grown gray in the service
OF the republican party. do not know
but that tomorrow they would attempt
to carry Grant with Belknap behind him,
but the Minneapolis straw, has broken
the camel's back, and | do hope that in
the future. the grasshoppers will be as
scarce as the votes Governor Pillsbury
could get in this part OF the state.
About POO lots have been sold in the
village of Worthington and $50 buildings
erected 1t is in time, likely to become
a place OF importance and 4 railroad
point. Without doubt, but for the grass
- x.,,,,ll bo g.,
the road to prosperity for though much
of the crop in the county escaped last
year still all the country tributary to it
suffered.
1t is expected that the southern Min
nesota railroad Will be completed to
this point at an early day and next week
several towns are to vote in regard to
City railroad company, for building q
branch road from here to LuVerne, the
county seat of Rock county. distant from
here 80 miles. Rock county is the ex-
IRENE southwestern county in this state,
It's soil is unsurpassed and it is already
famous for the qnality and quantity OF
wheat which it produces.
About 2o, 900 acres of land are in cul-
tivation il Mobiles county and some Is,
600 in Rock county. There is no doubt
that the votes OF the people will be large
ly in favor of helping the railroad com.
pany to build the road tor they have
every faith in the honor and sound
Judgment of the gentlemen managing
the St. Paul and Sioux CITY railroad
their wise and successful course in the
past is Il good guarantee for the future
and there is little fear OF failure in any
thing they undertake.
Besides the people admire the pluck Of
the company in undertaking to push or
this work despite the refusal of the leg
isature to pass a special act authorizing
it, such action is positive proof that the
road is wanted and will be a paying line
From Luverne which is pretty vii
lage on Rock river. Ga river that has
many water powers vet to be devel.
oped. the road is to extend to Sioux
City Falls in Dakota Territory. and from
thence to Yanktou.
Taking all things into consideration
climate, soil and people. must say thai
the southwestern part of the state is no,
surpassed by any other portion of it, and
suppose that we would hear much
more about its advantages and.resource:
down in ST. Paul and Minneapolis bu,
that it is, in measure. independent Of
both and the many outlets it will have
for its produce is another fact in its favor
Murray county joins Mobiles on the
north. 1t is settled by Americans. Ger.
mans and Norwegians Its lands are
unsurpassed. and its lakes. many and
picturesque. several of them being heav.