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The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-01-20

value; unprincipled men have used this
element in the south and got themselves
elected to important offices, that they
might rob and plumber. Some qualifi-
cation is necessary as protection
against future crimes of this kind. 10
my opinion we had better let Spain and
Cuba alone at present. AS the politi-
clans have used me about as they
pleased, they would like, l suppose. to
elect me to third term but object.
Those who have been sick know the val
ne of health and those who have been
slaves and in prison know the joys of
liberty. The church offers me an asy-
lum where I can spend the balance OF
my days in penitence and prayer.
Hoping this message will commend
itself to the good sense of the American
people, l am your most humble and ODE
dent servant.
U. S. GRANT.
All we have to say is that it that man
is insane, the Lord atfiict all our rulers
speedily with the same sensible demen-
tia.-EDITOR ANTI MONOPOLIsT.
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that something is wrong There are a
great many people that talk and act as
though public money was common plum
der. Even our school money can be
taker with impunity. But when the
people refuse to be swindled they raise
their hands in holy horror. ! would re-
mind this class of people that our State
credit is limited, and it is good thing
it is and don't believe that any man in
this State was ever refused credit any
where on account of the non-paymenr of
those old Railroad Bonds.
Yours truly,
GORDON JACKNS.
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The Old Railroad Bonds.-Ther History
UAsSAN. Dec. -. 1915.

HASSAN. Dec. y. 1870.
Editor 4nti- Monopohsf:
Certain newspaper editors seem TO
feel very bad on account OF the position
our State occupies on the old railroad
bonds Yet these papers can defend
McIlrath. and feel proud because they
helped to send Bill King and Dunnell to
J Congress. individuals are not di>graced
by refusing 70 be >windled. and don't
know why n State should be. This State
never has and never will repudiate an
/ honest debt. 1t is claimed by some that
| if not an honest. the bonds are Il legal
claim against the State; but al law is
founded in justice. Whatever is right
and lust is legal whatever is wrong and
unjust is illegal. Judges and courts TO
1.-The contrary. Notwithstanding. the
people of this state were perfectly
Justified in granting the credit of the
State to those railroad companies: they
were told that they would never be
lcalled on to pay a dollar OF interest or
principal OF those bonds: aud they had
every reason to expect that the compa-
lnies would build the roads as it was
Stated BY the men that were sent into
ayery Town to advocate the measure :;
hut when they came to grade the road
the people found that it was swindle.
They had left out of the bill the word
f.consecutive." and so they graded 3
mile here and 4 mile there. wherever
they could find an easy place. 1t cost
The company. so it was reported. less
Than three hundred dollars per mile.
while they were to receive from the
state bonds to the amount OF ten thous-
Ind dollars per mile for every mile so
graded.
il The whole thing was conceived in
| fraud and born in iniquity. Most every
newspaper in the state denounced it ut
| he time as = swindle. and Governor
S,bley refused to issue the bonds unless.
rs he SAYS. the Suprems Court obliged
rim to do so. Every one had fair and
egal notice that those bonds were q
traud. In view of this have only to
tate that no one outside of the State
would have anything to do with them.
+ 10 innocent party owns those bonds.
yur when bonds are only worth % or 50
lents on the dollar it is good evidence
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-01-20

THE BICkFORD AUTOMATIC
FAMILY KNITTING MACHINE
A most Useful and wondsrfn. 1nvent.oui
Now attracting universal attention by its as
tonishishiDg performances, and its great prac-
teal value for very day family use. tits SIM
PIE, DURABLE, and CHEAP,'is easily kept
IN repair, and
WILL LAST A LIFETIME!
twill knit Avery possible variety Of plain ana
fancy workas
WITH ALMOST MAGICAL SPEED.
and far better than it can lie done by hand. OF
on any other machine. All kinds Of garments
are perfectly formed and shaped by the
machine itself, requiring 10 cutting and max.
ing up. A good operator will knit mans
sock, with heel and toe complete, in from Gve
to ten minutes and from twenty to forty pairs
of socks in 3a,
Every family especially every farmers fam
ily-should havea BICKFORD KNITTER. It
will be found equally AS useful as the Sewing
Machine, and ever Elorr profitable.
Every Machine " ARRANTED perfect. a4d
to do Just schaf il represented.
The Bickford Machine il the ONLY LE6rTi-
MATE cylindrical Knitting Machine in exis-
tence. All others, not licensed by us, are clear
and palpable infringments on our patents.
and we shall hold all parties who MAMMA. ture,
sell, buy or use such infringing machines, TO
strict legal accountability.
An instruction Book, containing complete
and minute directions 10 the operator, accom-
panies each machine.
Mol Family Machine, cylinder ~ needles, $40
No3 {" 2 :" 72& 100 go
sample machine will he sent to any part Of
the United States or Canada, express charges
prepaid, on receipt Of the price.
AGEsTs wanted in every State, County, City
and Town, 10 whom very liberal discounts
will be made. For further PARTICULARS, address
EIcKrogD KNITTING MACHINE MIRO. Co.
Sole Manufacturers, BRATTLERORo, VI.
K. Z. DAVIES, Manager,
% West Third Street st. Paul, MINI.
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POSTAGE.

We are compelled to prepay postage on
all papers sent out from our oftce. Prlor
to January lst, 1873, subscribers paid
twenty cents each at the local post office.
We now pay the postage for them. 1t
amounts to fifteen cents per annum. Those
who have not paid US are respectfully urged
to remit at once.
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Stock Farm for Sale.
GLEN OBJ A

One of the most desirable and handsomes
places in the State, situated ON the Minnesota
River two miles west of Mankato city limits,
and joining the Mimi opa F.; IL depot of St. P.
4 S. c. R. r., containing 500 acres in all; of
ing land river bottoms, and meadow lands The
beautiful Minneopa creek, large enough Tor
mill power, runs through the place and a num-
Der Of living springs that flow the year round,
For sheep or fancy stock it is the best location
in the west, and will BIZ sold in lots of 100, 200
or 800 acres if desired, at very low price,
long time, and per cent interest. 1t is partly
improved and fenced and GOOD dwelling
house, etc Will trade for St. Paul property.
pp'y to the owner on premises, or by letter
SITS A. D. MCSWEENEY.
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Advertisers will please take notice that
the ANTI MoNopOLIsT is the best and
cheapest advertising medium in Minnesota.
1t has larger circulation among the farm
ers than any other, while it is read IN
every town and city and almost every vii
lage of the State 1t is perused by thou
sands who take no other paper.
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ADVERTISING RATES.

Locals, Is cents per line, each insertion.
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each insertion.
Bills for advertising PAYABLE quarterly in
advance.
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The ANrI-MoNoPoL1sr is published every
Monday for circulation by newsmen and mail.
Single Subscription. one year, $500
Single Subscription. six months, LOO
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In clubs of five or more to one address it will
be furnished at 81. so per year; or s1.OOfor six
months. Address,
THE ANTI-MONOPOLIST,
No. II Wabasha ST., st. Paul.
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Parties having business in this department
will please address A. H. TAISEY,
Business Manager.
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DISSOLUTION NOTICE.

DISSOLUTION NOTICE.
The firm Of Flower 4 Winder, proprietors of
the Commercial Hotel, ST, Paul, Mimi, is
hereby dissolved by mutua; consent All
debts due the firm are payable to Mr.. Flower,
who assumes all its obligations. and will con-
tinue the business.
NJ. T. c. FLOWER.
HeyRY p WyDRR
ST. PArL, MIN, Nov. LIST, 1875
Thankful for the tavors of the public in the
past, shall endeavor by direct attention to the
wants of my customers. TO merit their future
patronage. Strangers visiting the city will do
well to remember the location of the CONNER.
CIAL-1th Street, between Jackson and Rob.
". T. c. FIowHR.
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BREEDER OF

BREEDER OF
Short Horns, Avershire and Ald.rnev cattle.
Poland China, Chester White and Imported
Berkshire hogs. Cosswcld and Southlovn
sheep i now have for sale fine specimens Of
the aforementioned kinds and varieties Of stock
at "LAKEELTSLANST OCKFARM- In
formation given and orders promptly fIled BY
application to LOTS WALLACE.
lanesviIle, Wasecz Co. Mimi.
June Il, 1874
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Manufacturers of Mill Picks, Stone Cutters
Tools. Blacksmiths' Tools, Stamps and Dies,
Moulding Tools. Springs Mace and Repaired.
Particular Attention given to all Glasses of Steel
Work. Printers Chases Made and Repaired.
Boiler Tubes Welded, and All Kinds of Boiler
Makers Tools Made to Order.
Agricultural Tools, Bridge and Building
Work, and all General Smithing Promptly
Executed and Warranted.
Works, Cor. 9th and Robert streets, St. Paul,
Mimi.
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CORRESPONDENCE
The Southern Minnesota Railroad Com
pany.
JACKSON, JACKSON Co, MINI, I
December 2S. 1875.

JACKSON, UACkSON W, AnlNN,
December rs. 1915.
Ed. Aati- Monopolist
There is considerable excitement in
this county about the Southern Minneso-
ia Railroad, and | take the liberty to ask
YOU for some information on the subject.
Does the Legislature of Minnesota
have the power to grant the company an
extension OF time? Ii SO you will con-
fer great favor on the people in this
grasshopper region if you will oppose it.
They now ask the poverty-stricken peo-
pie to vote them the ten per cent. bonus.
Many of our people fear the company
will get an extension OF time by some
artful dod sing and keep their lands out
Ofmarket and free from tax for Il number
Of years. AS you have always taken an
active part in behalf OF the people, we
trust YOU will make it lively for the ex-
tensionists if the subject comes before
the Legislature thi. winter. \ little in
foTma,io ion from You concerning the
Southern Minnesota Railroad would be
very acceptable at the present time.
Yours, respectfully,
j. w. DUNN.
rive are not posted as to the Southern
Minnesota Railroad Company; but we
shall try. rs far as in US lies, to guard
the interests of the people. 1t must not
be forgotten, however. that we are in
the minority in the Legislature, and have
but little influence in tashioning the
course of observation-disclosures ANTI
MONOroLIST.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-08-24
q99q ~ . ~

To tho Working Clsss.-We furnish you
employment Ut which You can make very
iarge pay. in your own localities, without
being away from home over night, Agents
wanted in every town and county to take
subscribers for The Centennial Record, the
largest publication in the United States
l6 pages, IS columns; Elegantly illustrated;
Terms only q per year. The Record is
devoted to whatever is Of interest connect
I'd with the Centennial year. The Great
Exhibition At Philadelphia IL fully illustra-
ted in detail. Everybody wants it. The
whole people feel great interest in the,r
Couutry's Centennial Birthday, and want
to know oil about i. Az elegant patriotic
crsyon drawing premipm picture is pre-
sented free to each subscriber. It 10 EMIT
led, I'm remembrance OF tho One Hun
dredth Anniversary Of the Independence
Of the United States" Size. q BY 80
inches. Any one can become suaoessful
agent, for but show the paper and piclpre
and hundreds Of sphecsibers are easily
obtained everywhere. There js no bust
ness that will pay like this Il present. We
have many agents Who sse mailing q high
.s 80 per day and ppvasds. Now Is the
time: don't delay, R~mrmber II costs
n'.thing to give the BUSINESS trial. Send
for our circulars, terms, and sample copy
al paper, which, ere sent free 70 all who
apply; do it to-day Complete outfit free
TO those Who beside 70 engage. Farmers
and mechanics, and there sous aud daugh-
ters make Ne very hest Of agents Address.
THE CFNTEHNIAL RECORD,
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SPECIAL NOTICE.
u. s. Land Office

Redwood Falls July 5th, 1876.
The following homestead entries
have been adjudged forfeited by the
Hon. Commissioner Of the General
Land Office. aud the parties sre here.
by notified that they will be allowed
sixty days in which to file an appeal
from said decision, viz.
No 81, John Pfiefer for N. ! s. Il. !
Sec. 18. TIP. III, R. 81.
No. 23e Peter A. Anderson 8 +. |
Sec. 10, Up. lib r. 40.
482, Herman Exuer, N. W. t Sec
Il, To- lis, r. 81.
500, Gustav Hargesheimer, N, E.
Is. 81 T. Ill R. A..
ia, Nils Nilsson. +. ] NJ w. / an,
IS. w. N. W. / S. IL r. III B. AZ.
No. $40, Jas Impanguer, Lots IL &
IL, s. 1S, T, 115. K. 81.
New Ulm Series.
1924. James D. Quinn, N. / N. W
/ S. "a, T. ia, r 35.
No. $3.50. Timothy Leonard, f.
N. w. W. ! N. f. t 8 80, T. lis
R. 81.
No. 1909. William Pelzer, s. ".
s. 81. T. Ill, Al.
Ben. F. Smith, Regist
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New Ulm & Redwo God Stage Lines.

4 DAILY STAGE EACH WAY.
Redwood Falls to Marshall on Friday and return
on Saturday.
Redwood Falls to Springfield --on Friday and
return same day.
Redwood Falls to Minnesota Falls. via yellow
Medicine on Tues lays and Fridays and return on
Wednesdays and Saturdays.
Redwood Falls and Beaver Falls and 70 turn
every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
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NOTICE

A business meeting Of tho managers
Of the Redwood County Agricultural
Association will be held at the Court
House 10 Redwood Falls on Wednes-
day the Both day Of August, for the
purpose :of fixing the time
for holding fair, appointing
Committees, arranging Premiums aud
transactiug any other business proper
'y pertaining to the same. All parties
interested in the prosperity of the
Association should attend. The man.
ayers design making the 4sh Annual
Fair success. Why should they not ?
There is less to contend with than the
old Board had and increased general
interest
ROBERT WATSON. Sec
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PRAIRIE Cunning.

We PROFOUND our animal conundrum.
Is it possible to adop: any measures that
will prevent fal; prairie fires in this county!
We never have prevented them nor made
any serious effort to do 50, but if any town
ship or community organisations will do it.,
and We think they will, now is the very
time 10 commence. Try it.
Since writing the above Mr. ]. 8. G.
Homer has suggested plan that seems to
US entirely practicable. It is, that the
County shall plow q strip, arod wide.
around .eac b township. In that case, if j..
IRE should be set it would be confined to =
Township or less and not run all o7er the
County ~ heretofors. The County Board
could then make regulations for burning at
given time in the spring. Besides the
actual protection this plan affords il will
call the attention Of every one to the mat.
ter and interest them in it. It will also
make them !eel that there is some general
effort to do somethihg-that every one can
help, and what they do viii amount to
SOMETHING. Mr., Homer calculates that
the cost will not exceed a thousand dollars.
There is more than that amount of property
burned every fell that could not be
burned in the spring. In fact there need
not be any property destroyed, by burning
in the spring, if ordinary care is taken.
And besides the ordinary advantages that
will result, it will enable those Towns,
where the hoppeTs are certain to hatch, to
try the matter Of burning them. It is
absolutely necessary, not only for SOUTH
western Minnesota, but the whole frontier,
from the northern to the southern bounda.
ries Of the United States, to deal with the
srasshopper question resolutely aud imme-
diately and from the encroacLments of the
present season it is plain that 1t will not be
confined 10 TIE frontier but that they will
spread over the whole country in very
few years. u is \ national question II ever
there was one and, in time, will be dealt
with BY the national government, Our
business just now, however, Is to protect
ourselves against srasshoppers and Al the
other ills that are increased by burning the
prairies in the fall. It is absolutely neces-
sary that the County B ard take some steps
In the pastef and the pub. 10 sentiment will
snstain them in almost any measures they
may adopt &hat look like An honest effort "a
accomplish good rssults.
Mr.. 3. 3. Daniels has just handed 10 Z
communication on the same subject and
with Suggestions very similsr to Mr.. Hon.
ner's. II will be found elsewhere. L.,
the people and the Board give this matter
their attention.
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CHICAGO & NORTHWESTERN
o~~~ RAILWAY.


Passengers from CHICAGO, Detroit,
Toledo, Cleveland, Buffalo, Niagara Fall.
Pittsburg, Cincinnati Rochester, Albany,
Toronto, Montreal, Quebec, Portland. Bos-
ton, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore,
Washington, St. Louis, Cairo, San Francis
co, Sacramento, Ogden, Salt Lake City,
Denver, Council Bluffs, Marquette, Escan-
aba, Menasha. Madison, Cheyenne, Omaha,
Winona, Green Bay, Milwaukee, and ali
points North, West, South and East, should
buy their tickets the
Chicago'& North Western Railway.
Close connections are made at CHICAGO
with the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern.
Michigan Central, Baltimore 4 Ohio, Pitts
burg, Fort Wayne 4 Chicago, Kankakee
Lire and Pan Handle Routes, for all points
EAST end SOUTHEAST. and with the
Chicago & Alton and Illinois Central for all
points SOUTH.
Close connections are also made with
the Union Pacific R. r. at Omaha for
all far West points.
Close connections are maze at junc
ton points 'oiA trains Of all cross
roads.
PULLMAN PALACE CARS.
These celebrated cars are run on all
night trains on all the lines of this road
This is the ONLY LINE running
these cars between Chicago and St.
Paul or Chicago and Milwaukee.
At Omaha our Sleepers connect with
the Overland Sleepers on the Union
Pacific Railroad, for all points west OF
the Missouri River.
Among the
Inducements offered by
| { this Route
to the travelling public are all the mod.
ern improvements: Rock and Gravel
I>allasted Track: Steel Rail, Rock and
Iron Bridges, Parlor and Drawing
Room Day Coaches, Smoking aud
Lounging Cars, Westing house Safety
Air Brakes, Miller's Patent Safety
Coupling and Platforms, Speed, Safety
0uu IA USOl lLe NOulUECs
Running Through Five Great
States,
and operating over 1000 miles Of road
this Company presents to the traveller
facilities that ARE NOT aud CAN
NGT be offered by any Competitor.
All ticket agents can sell you tickets
via this route.
II you wish the best travelling &C.
commodations, you will buy your tick.
cts by this route, and will take no 9th.
er.
Marvin HUoH1rr, General Super.
intendent.
w. H. STENNETT, General Passen-
ger Agent. Misty
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A circular was Literally distributed
in tho various Towns Of this County,
during the few days Immediately pre-.
ceeding the election of last Friday.
which purported to give some reasons
why the proposition to issue bonds As
a railroad bonus should not be support
ed by the voters aud tax payers OF tn.
County: To Dc this was privilege
belonging to every citizen. Moreover,
if any one could give good and sub
stantial reasons against supporting the
proposed bonus, could demonstrate, BY
any array Of facts or process Of sound
reasoning, that the measure would
uufavorably affect the general interests
and welfare Of the County, or, that we
were "payiug to dear for our whistle, :"
it was not only right that might be
exercised but an imperative duty to do
so. The circular referred to above was
not of that character. 1t was, simply.
a deliberate attempt to excite sectional
prejudices by a collection of as unfair
malicious insinuations and
bare. faced lies as we have ever seen 10
print. The only merit the thing has,
Is, that it is 50 unmitigatedly stupid IN
conception and so bungIinsly put to.
gether that it did not gull any one, as
the vote shows. The burden Of the
charges is, that it was trap sprung by
the Redwood Falls ring aud crowded
to vote against the wishes Of the
people in other sections Of the County,
aud that the Village Of Redwood Falls
alone, would be benefited. The retu.
tation is to be found in the vote. For
the bonds 400, against 203-majority
in favor of the bonds 2O2. The vote
in the village Of Redwood Falls was
70, so that the bonds carried by a
large majority without the vote Of the
people residing in the village, or even
the vote of the Congressional Town in
which the voters Of the Village reside.
It must be remembered that the vote
accredited to the Town of Redwood
Falls includes votes from unorganized
territory, portions of which is fifteen
and twenty miles from the village.
The circular is signed by citizen
Of this County residing on the extreme
western borders, some ten miles from
Marshall. We have no knowledge of
bis qualifications in that line of litera.
ture. but those who do know him do
not believe that he had anything to do
with getting the circular up. There
10 no difficulty. however, about deter
mining to whom the honor belongs
The ear .marks are plain, and it is only
.aother reminder Of what We may
expect from some of our neighbors as
offers, No ore seems to
hold the person, whose name is signed
to it, to any responsibility in the mat
ter, and only regret that, in allowing
himself to be made = cats paw, he sue.
ceeded 20 admirably in writing him.
self down, an ass.
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The friends of Mr. and Mrs. John Whittett
were painfully surprised, on Tuesday
morning, to hear Of the death OF their
child, which occurred the precious night.
1t was about fourteen raonths old. The
funeral services we're held in lie Presby-
terrain CHIP rob st four O'Clock on Tuesday
afternoon, Rev H. A. Dodge Officiating.
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Mr.. Horace L. Daniels and L, White,
both recently in business at Riverside,
have purchased the Drug stocks of Bixby
4 Wingett and Samuel Sickle and will
commence business in Husted's build
ing. The new firm will do an exclusively
drug business.
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Prof. Charles A Mory, for sewers
years professor in the Normal School
1t Winona, has been appointed princi-
pal Of the same, vice Prof. Phelps
Who has gone TO Wisoon,in. Prof
Morey il Recognized rs = man vel
qualified by education and experience
for the position.
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Majority in favor Of boads 203
The result is highly satisfactory to the
friends Of the project as they never hoped
to carry the bonds by majority exceeding
$50.
The vote, to issue the bonds Of the vii
lage Of Redwood Falls in the amount Of
80, 900 for the purpose Of procuring right
Of way &C., was unanimous in favor Of the
bonds, standing 70 for and none against.