The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-08-30
MINNESOTA NEWS ITEMS.

GRAD1NG on the Burlington Cedar
pon;ds ra;lroad has reached Shell Rock,
Freedom county.
THE sixth annual fair OF the Scotl coun-
ty agricultural society will be heid a. oii"A-
opee, October LIST, % and 3D.
THE Mankato Review will be issued ual-
" during the continuance OF the 0ou'u ~
Minnesota Exposition to be heio a. 'n"'
place. g
TIE OWatonna Journal says the corn Oh
that county, notwithstanding .hc lonS
continued drouth, promises larger sioio
than usual. ,oo+oa !,
Steele county this season ylelueu an aveI-
age of forty bushels to the acre. 30 says
the Journal.
CITIZENS of Shakopee are considering |
the matter Of organizing a building asso-
cation They have been found to work
admirably in st. Paul.
SBAKopEE Courier: Hon. L. nj. Brown,
on his city farm, threshed out 20 pusnels
of wheat per acre on old ground, ana Mr.
George Daley got q on new ground.
Mr.. DOUGLASS of Nashville, Martin
county, has had to have three fingers OF
his right hand amputated, from getting
MAJOR H. 3. STRAIT, N. c., from the
second district, is something OF granger
as we'll as politician. This season, win
other crops, he had 10 acres in wheat "nlcn
yielded 30l34 bushels. or over 50 ousneis
to the acre.
SHELLEY County Independent: "a son OF
Peter Manuel has returned from his wan
behring's, having brought home 1ofly or
fifty thousand dollars which he mace IN
the Black Hills"
THE directors of the Red Wing and Dla-
mond Mill companies, Red Wing, have
agreed to consolidate the two companies
with a capital of $3.50 900. The action has
to be ratified by the stockholders.
Hon. LUKE HUI.ETT, the coolest lnhaoi-
tant', of Rice county, harvested 20 bushels
of wheat to the acre from his Cannon river
land. farmed steadily since 1853, almost
quarter of century ago.
THE residence of VIM. Lucas, Hastings
was struck by lightning, and his SIX years
old son. sitting at his mothers feet Killed
during the storm of Sunday night The
mother was slightly shocked
THE Freedom County Standard men
tions as singular horse fatality the TACT
within week or two Norman Earl OF
Moscow, has lost five out OF SIX horses, the
animals being first attacked with SUN
ness of limbs and joints.
SUNDAY the 10Th, Leonard Squires living
about two miles from FarlDault, lost d
straw baln, three horses, colt, three la'
hogs two sets of double harness and three
tons of hay by fire, it all valued at about
500; no insurance.
DULUTH Tribune: During the past
week. the number of arrivals by boat have
averaged more than 100 per day. The ot
Paul brought up about $50, ana leII ias
night with about the same numDer-ths
LARGEST list that has left here on any Doa
since 1877.
GRAssuoppERs did not trouble Mobiles
county much this season Judging from the
following from the Worthington journal
"John Hansbarger has threshed his grain
The wheat averaged 81 bushels and his
oats 50 bushels to the acre"
THE Window Reporter tell
of the largest oat ylel(
vet, one thousand bushels from tel
acres of land "Uncle Pierce" had Tn
crop and the Reporter wants to hear
some one beating it.
MIR. G. A. ABBOTT of the town of FL
mira. Winona county, had three stacks o
wheat burned Saturday the Goth, the mr.
was set by the sparks from the stear
thresher, belonging to Mr.. w. II. Culbert
son, which was also burned.
Mr.. GALE SEXTON of the town of Wal
colt, Rice county, had three stacks
wheat. containing about 700 bushels
burned Tuesday night the 2lst. DO
named Robert Smith, who formerly work
ed for Mr. Sexton has oeen arrested O
suspicion of setting the fire.
WoRTHINGToN Journal: 1.-TWO gentle
men arrived in town on Tuesday night an
are looking over the county with the vie'
of locating over forty families of thei
countrvmen There will be a big rush {
settlers this fall, and those who would st
cure government land must come early.
LIE SuEUR Sentinel: "Our late tri
through a large part OF the county, L
gether with the reports of crops thus Il
threshed on all kinds of soils, has col
WINGED us that the wheat crop of LIE Sue'
county will average not less than - al
perhaps a bushels per acre; which is SIN
DIV an enormous yield, for there is son
poor farming"
THE Freedom county Standard, esl
mates that after making allowances
DTc3Q anu SCCli. lliat SOuuts VIA NV
less than one ana ia
millions bushels OF VINE
to export, an income to the county, at I
present price of about one and quart
million dollars, or $50 to every ma
woman and child in the county.
THE last Litchfield Ledger has quite
chapter of accidents, commencing WI
the severe accident met with by Mr.. 81
frey, one of its proprietors The otht
are dislocated shoulder by Mr.. w.
I.eech; the accidental shooting of son
Vincent Coombs; little son of Mr.. Ne
man kicked by colt; aud the killing
Mr.. Peter Candle by falling from stack
wheat.
HERE are some wheat yields in Medfol
Rice county: Mr.. ]. B. Sanborn had
Weld of l, 500 bushels on sixty acres, ma
ing little over twentysix bushels to t
acre. Mr.. Isaac Francis fifty-hve acl
turned out an average of a little oy
twentv-elpbt bushels to the acre.