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The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-01-24
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Interesting Letter from Frontier County
Violation Of. the Usury Law. A Sad
State Of Affairs. The course of

the St.P.& PR. r. Critisized.
HARRISON, Kandiyohi Co., MINI. }
Dec. %, 1877. {
Editor Anti-Monopolist:
knowing the interest you take in
the welfare of the agricultural class.
l thought you would be Interested in
few facts in regard to their condi-
ton in this county. Two years ago
the farmers were, apparently in a
very prosperous condition. To-day,
three-fourths of their farms are under
mortgage on which they are paying
from ten to twenty-four per cent in
terest. A large proportion Of person
al property is also under chattel mort
gage. Two years of grasshoppers and
usurious interest has done the work.
Even in the plague ridden times,
there are men, some of them profess
ed followers Of Christ, taking two
per cent month. There are many
shrewd ways of avoiding the usury
laws. l do not believe there is any
money being loaned in the state out
side of the banks but what unlawful
interest Is taken. The consequence
of this will be that all farmers paying
such interest will in the end loose
their farms. | believe in the most
prosperous times that seven per cent.
is as much as any small farm can pay.
At the present time we are doing
the best we can to get along without
asking assistance.
We were greatly pleased to hear
that the st. Paul Il Pacific r. r. Co.
had voluntarily offered free freight
for our necessary supplies but on in
quiring Of the agent at Atwater found
that only paupers to whom goods had
been donated were intended. 1t
seems by this that the farmer who
grows the grain and produces the bus
ness of the II. II. are not to be helped
by the company. They are SO short
sighted that they cannot see that the
seed and the food for ourselves and
horses will be the means Of filling
their elevators and trains of cars an
other year. The PionearPress in an
editorial article lauded this manage
ment as generous and far-seeing, and
as helping tn. farmers in the grass
hopper district. But behold it is only
the paupers that they are helping =
But rery ftw of the farmers plead
pauperism or ask help from anyone.
If the company are not willing to do
the fair thing for the farmers IN their
present condition, l hope some day
that the tables will be turned.
Respectfully yours,
FARMER.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-01-24
Words Of Encouragement Thoughts
on the Future,


A friend writes us sending in Il
large club of new subscribers, and
adds :
| am sorry that there is so much
apathy among the Greenbackers in
this State. ! suppose the chief cause
of it IS that Minnesota is exception
ally favored this year in having good
crops--es especially of wheat-which
brings millions of money into the State
and makes times here comparatively
easy. But the people--or a great
majority of them--are hungering and
thirsting for the truth if every
earnest Greenbacker would take a day
to solicit subscriptions for THE ANTI
MONOPOLIsT the circulation of that
paper tcould be increased threefoid
within a Geek. There are thousands
who have been deriving their political
nourishment from the yenal newspa-
pers of the bondholders. that are be-
giningto bel that they have grown
poor on such diet; they begin to see
that the tlavoring of hope for the good
times coming. wherewith Shylocks
minions were want to disgrace their
falsehoods has about disappeared and
nothing but the bare nausious false
hoods remain. The people want to be
educated in the truth. and this never
can be while they depend entirely for
their information on the hirelings of
the bondholders aristocracy.
The principles of the Greenback
party are SO palpably just. that no
honest. fair-mindad man. can gainsav
them If fairly presented, and the time
is not far distant when they will
surely triumph over the selfish policy
of the private crew that now runs
our ship of States. | have great faith
in the good sense of the masses of the
people, if they can be enlightened to
right the wrongs under which the
country is suffering. but it NAV be
that their knowledge will come too
late. in that case what Revolution
Anarchvt Despotism No not des-
potism. the people of America have
too long hreathed the air of freedom
to submit u the edicts of despot.
The bankers. bondholders. and gigan-
tic corporations that are now coming
I the sweat and life blood of the work
in-man anu leaving him to starye--
would As Il rule. hail despotism with
joy; but the inspired language of JEFF
ferson and Paine and the old heroes
of the Revolution would quicken the
patriotism of the people into living
fury that would sweep Despot and
Arlstocrat from America. | am
afraid shall tire you. When l began
intended only to write few lines
and let YOU know that YOU have many
warm friends in this part of the
| country although they may not he
very demonstratiye. We admire and
love You for the fearless stand you
have. taken. and your nntiring devotion
to the best interests of the toilers.the
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-01-24

men and women who produce the
wealth that makes our country great
and powerful. Go on bravely as you
have done and grateful people will yet
thank and honor you for the brave
stand you have taken. The time is
coming when the slandering crew
who have been throwing mud at you
will be looked upon as the non-slavery
cuthroats that mobbed Garrison IN
the streets of Boston.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-01-24

Locals, 10 cents per line, each insertion. :.
Locals, editorial columns, 20 cents per line
each insertion
Bills for advertising PAYABLE quarterly IN
advance.
Advertisers will please take notice that
the ANTI MoNopoLIsr is the best and
cheapest advertising medium in Minnesota.
It has larger circulation among the farm
ers than any other, while it is read IN
every town and city and almost every vii
LACE of the State 1t is perused by thou
sands who take no other paper.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-01-24
POSTAGE.

We are compelled to prepay postage on
all papers sent out from our ONCE Prior
TO January 1st, 1875, subsc ribers 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
o remit at once.
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into the jaws of the money power by
the hireling pressess
In conclusion would say, persevere;
''Speak to the children Of Israel that
they 60 forward,i with that success
is certain.
II. II,
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-01-24
REMIIIANCES.

Parties renting money are requested to al
rect it to Ignatius Donnelly, Box 3s4, r. u,
registered letter or postal order. Money sent IN
any other wav will be at the risk OF the sender.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-08-21
Who shall be our next State
Auditor /?

During the last few weeks several
Of our exchanges have been discus
sing the above question, but as vet
without having come to any definite
conclusion in regard to the same.
Ut the several persons named for
the position, the most prominent,
and without doubt the strongest can.
didates, seem to beIMr. Whitcomb the
present incumbent, and Gen. Mark
D. Flower, Of St. Paul.
AS far as known, Mr.. Whitcomb
has made good officer during the
two terms which he has been Audi
tor, but having held the position for
SIX years, it is certainly time that a
change be made. The majority of
the voters Of the State are in favor
a new man for State Auditor--one
well and favorably known and who
has the best interests Of our State at
heart. Such man is Mark D.
Flower. He is person eminently
fitted for the aforenamed office, pos
sesslng all the necessary qualifca-
tons. He has served with credit to
himself and the State as Adjutant
General, and last winter was chief
clerk of the lower branch of our Leg.
islature. We feel confident that
Gen: Flower is the strongest man that
can be put up for Auditor this fall,
and It he gets the nomination he will
be elected by a large majority.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-08-21
The Advantage of the ''Sweating
Process" in Wheat.

We notice by our exchanges that
many of the farmers about the State
are again threshing from the shock
and hauling their grain direct to
market. Ordinarily this plan has
some advantage to recommend it, but
this year, when the wheat has been
bleached out by hot suns and repeat
ed rains, tits not advisable. It should
by all means go into the stack and
undergo the ''sweat'' before being
threshed and sold. This will in most
cases raise the grade and save the
owner from five to ten cents a
bushel.
The sweating process is one not
generally understood. Taking either
wheat or oats, or even hay, and
stacking or moving them in short
time they will be found to be under
going what is commonly known as
the Sweat = On opening the stack
the straw will be found damp as well
as the grain, accompanied by con.
siderable heat which lasts for a nnm.
Der of days. At such times it is diff
cult to separate the berry from the
head, and it is seldom threshed by
any good farmer till this period is
past.
The result Of this sweat is, that
the dead color Of the berry is restored,
while the kernel itself is filed out
and considerably plumper than when
it went into the stack. But this is
not all. During this period there
has been a constant absorption by
the berry Of the nutritive elements
IN stalk, rendered active by the fer
mentation and this develops and rip.
ems the kernel. Some question
whether there is any more gluten ad-
ded, but it is our opinion chat there
IS, and that it is richer in album.
nolds, and will make consequently
higher quality Of -four than if not
stacked at all. But the suggestion
we desired to urge was that Stacking
would brighten the grain, which IS
this year mostly of dead color, and
add a few dollars more to the reYen-
ue Of the farm, which all will frank
" acknowledge is always small
enough. PiONeer Press.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-08-21

The Pioneer Press has received
dispatches from different parts of the
State giving the result fthe thresh-
ing Of the wheat harvest, which has
generally commenced. The indica.
ton OF the report is that the yield
will generally be larger than was ex-
pected while the same may also prove
true of the grade. Throughout the
main wheat belt, extending from
the Mississippi through the Mime.
sofa valley and south of that region,
a product of sixteen to twenty bush.
per acre is claimed. There is very
little No. | wheat in all this, but
upon the other hand the first fifteen
cars from the Red river valley, ar.
rived at Duluth last Thursday is all
No. 1.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-08-21
A Wonderful Spring.

Pioneer Press:
Silver Springs, Fla, is one Of the
greatest curiosities of the South. It
bubbles up in a basin nearly one
hundred feet deep and about an acre
IN extent, sending from it a deep
stream sixty to one hundred feet
wide, and extending six to eight
miles to the Oclwha river. In the
spring itself fifty boats may lie at
anchor quite a fleet. The spring
also forms natural inward port, to
which three steamers run regularly
from the st. Johns making close
connection with the ocean steamers
at Pilatka. The clearness Of the
water is truly wonderful. It seems
even more transparent than air. You
see the bottom eighty feet below the
bottom Of your boat, the exact form
of the smallest pebble, the outline and
color Of the leaf that has sunk. and
all prismatic colors Of the rainbow
are reflected, Large fish swim IN it,
every scale visible and every move.
ment distinctly seen. IF You 20
over the spring IN boat, You will
see the assures In the rock from
which the river rushes upward like
an inverted cataract.
s I
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-08-21
Shooting Affair at Madelia.

On Thursday morning last a young
man, Samual Ash, from Beaver Dam.
Wis, who had been visiting his
uncle at Madelia, went up to some
little girls and made some vile propo-
sitlons to the eldest of them. Two
OF the girls were daughters of B. f.
kempfer, the third beins,a daughter
OF Capt. w. w. Murphy. The lat
ter on hearing Of the affair and think.
ing i that it must be a tt amp who had
lnsulted the children. started in pur-
suit with a shot gun, one barrel Of
which was loaded. After Mr.. Muir
ply had found the villain IN custody
ofsherlH Ghspin ,ashort conversation
took place: when Murphy tipped his
gun towards Ash and asked him how
he would like to look into the muzzle
y Mr.. Murphy was saying this,
the gun was discharged, the contents
passing through the victims rioht
arm and into the left side. : IS
It is believed that the wound IS
mortal. Mr.. Murphy claims that
the discharge Of the gun was acci.
dental, but young Ash said it was
done on purpose. Mr.. Murphy had
a preliminary trial, and was remand.
ed on hail, the amount being $500.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-08-21

The State Educational Association
held an interesting and profitable
convention at Minneapolis, on Tues.
day, Wednesday and Thursday of last
week.
Papers on educational topics were
read by some of our leading educa-
tors, followed by discussions Of the
same. Winona was chosen as the
next place of meeting.
Officers for the ensuing year are
as follows:
President-O. Whitman, Of Red
Wing.
Vice President Il. B. Sperry, of
Mortified.
secretary-H. W. Slack, Of St.
Paul.
Treasurer. A. Morey, of Wi.
mona.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-08-21
NUMBER 81.
Lone Tree,Lake Correspondence,
LONE TREE LAKE,1
August 9th, 1873.
Editor ReDi;e1o:

q 4 ~ : s.-5
We wish to communicate conadentiallya little
news Everything that is said here is told In cone.
hdence, and suppose violate no secrecy i'll give
you q little information.
an excellent discipline for the :Jacobtes in letting
its members put on airs Well, this sociable, ifIs
mistake not has had two sessions The first passed
Geptlon Of now and then fling at the unorthOdox.
and an unsavory bit of scandal It is impossible to
get up church sociable without "leetle scandal,
second meeting little more talkative; some OF
It's members delight in talk and gossip, and there
was little more Of it on this occasion than custom
airy. In fact, this sociable is talkative engine,
and serves all the purposes of communicating in
formation to itself and to the outside world It does
nothing but talk.
organized, not having the remotest connecti9at
with the aforernent aocable; and ever since,
Us organization has been subject to shot and she'll
t IRON the frst named institution which claims that
the town ls not large enough to run more than
one and that the ground is theirs, certain person
Claiming it by right of priority. She of course be-
ing Loyal IN her denomination and exercising over Il
same tlme ought to know that other people have
ragnts ana that it Is the duty of all right minded
persons to respect others rights. On behalf of the
Ladles'a missionary Society would say tnat it is
worthy Of recognition, that it is composed of menu
bers who are not given to talk and gossip, which
these latter days
report is current that the TRUSTEES of the Pres
byterian church wish to dispose Of their lot on
which the church is built, and remove the building
to the railroad station. think that would be good
ldea and for one, favor the design We will do all
we can to encourage SO meritori0us a deed, and
we hope the trustees will do it by all means as there
are quite number who sympathize with the idea.
1t would DO more good at the station than here; the
station will grow and the church being a. strong
element OF will call in immigration and
perform wonders. We hope our Methodist brethren
Will purchase the site as it is good investment
we are Informed that Mat. Tower and Isaac John
son are going into the hardware business at the sta
ton. We know the parties personally and believe
them TO be worthy, reliable men, we'll deserving the
gentlemen. $500
We would suggest to the missionary ladies that
next time they meet to organize an ice-cream stand
we will do all we can to make it asuccess By all
means let US have it.
The Sergeant major of the nth req. has established
himself at Lone Tree Lake The sergeant is an eff
Gent drill master, and is the time to organize
= y, military company. He will put you through all
the evolution known to military science He Is also
Wen skilled in instrumental music, and his services
IN TINS department have no doubt can be secured
at q low figure
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-08-21
DARING TRAIN ROBBERY.

| ATcH1soN, KS, Aug. 13.-One Of
the boldest and most daring train
robberies that ever occurred in the
West took place about 100 this
morning, about one mile below Win.
throp Juntion opposite this city. AS
train No. 4, on the K. c., st. j. s
9. B. railroad, south bound left
Winthrop Junction, Conductor
Brown noticed four men get on the
platform between the baggage car
and first coach. Not thinking any,
thing wrong, at the usual time he
left the baggage car and started to
go through the train. The first per-
sons he met were the four men stand.
ing on the platform. As he stepped
on the platform the acting leader
pulled out two reyolyers and holding
them on him ordered him back IN
to the baggage car, at the same time
ordering him to hold up his hands.
As they entered the car from the
dark end the first man they met was
Griffith, baggage man, and he was
ordered to hold up his hands while
pistols were held on him. A young,
fellow named Mather, who was in
the baggage car, was then reached.
and given the same orders. Frank
Baster, express agent, was sitting in
chair in the lighted end Of the car.
his bills in his lap, express safe open
beside him, busy with his work. He
had not noticed the scene that was
being enacted in the car. His first
knowledge of danger was revolver
thrust in his face, and he was ordered
to hold up his hands. The leader of
the gang then stepped up to the safe
and deliberately transferred the
money, about SIS, 100, to a sack they
had with them. Conductor Brown
was then asked if he had any money,
and he replied he had not. With
their pistols in his face, they ordered
him to stop the train, and having no
other alternative, he pulled the bell
rope. AS the train slowed up, the
four men backed out of the car, still
covering the others with their pistols
and disappeared in the darkness. No
swearing was INDUCED in, and the
entire work was done in less than
five minutes. The train was filled
with passengers, but none knew Of
the robbery until the robbers had es-
capped. The thieves were cool and
collected, showing no signs Of timid.
lty, and went at work like old ex-
perienced hands. None of them
were.marked. The following is a
description obtained: A heavy, large
man, six feet high, weight 200, light
mustache, light chin whiskers, brown
hair. broad, red face, and wore 3
broad brim slouched hat and had on
a ightcoa reaching below the knees.
The other two were Of medium stat
ure, rather stout built, dressed in
dark clothing and wearing slouched
hats. They were about "a or
rs years Of age. No clue of them
yet. st. Paul Globe.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-08-21
Burnstown Items.

Messrs. Gley & Weyhe have com.
pleted an addition to their store which
was much needed.
About politics we are too busy in
this town to occupy our minds We
will wait while.
Our depot agency is changed from
Mr.. circuit to Mr.. Colomey, who with
out doubt, is the right man in the
right place.
A. G. Anderson is stocking up his,
lumber yard.as the demand for lumber
is daily increasing. He is talking of
building an elevator--you don't fird
Mr.. Anderson at all behind the times.
We are thankful to the r. R. Co. for.
giving US the use of telegraph office,
the need Of which has long been felt.
But we are sorry they have taken off
the daily mail train, obliging us to fall
back again on tri-weekly mail.
Mr.. Lucas Fecker has added to hiS.
good fortune. We were very mucu
surprised on Thursday morning last tn
sec him distributing free beer and CT
gars, all resulting from baby bow Of
919 lbs. weight, all told. Go on, Lucas.
you are doing well.
We have an artist in our town and
he came to a very good field of labor on.
coming to this town, as he got his
hands full taking pictures of all the
pretty ladies; but it is too had thew
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-08-21

The Mankato Reviea0 states that
the Hessian band, which gave con
certs IN different parts Of this State
last winter, has disbanded, nine of
the members sailed for their home
from New York on the 28th. MIR.
Schaub, the leader, and his sons,
have purchased lands in Wisconsin,
where they intend to make their fu,
ture home,
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-08-21

The coming State Fair promises
to be something immense, judging
from the extensive preparations that
are being made by the St. Paulites.
The reception committee consisting
of the Governor and ex.Governors,
are making arrangements to receive
Pres. Hayes in a grand and cordial
manner.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-08-21

On account Of the cession of Bos-
MIA and Herzegovina to Austria and
the erection Of Bulgaria into an in
dependent state, European Turkey
has been reduced to an area of about
10000 square miles being only about
two-thirds the size of Minnesota,
which contains an area Of $4,000
square miles.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-08-21

The yellow fever has been spread.
ing to an alarming extent IN New
Orleans, Memphis and Grenada, In
Memphis there were thirty three new
cases and six deaths IN one. day last
week. 3
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-08-21
Mr.. Livingstone, a nephew Of the
great African explorer, is teaching
school in Goodhue county.

After a long and bitter contest,
the St. Paul board of education have
elected Prof. B. r. Wright superin-
tendent of the public schools Of that
city.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1878-10-23


Horrible tales of the late bloody
trail of the Cheyennes through Ne
braska and Kansas are coming in.
Tales of butcbery, rapine, lust and
fire, that leads us to cry, GLOW long,
o Lord, how long is the country to
be cursed with a weak vascillating
policy which keeps knife constant
ly at the throat of our frontier set.
tiers and torches lighted before thcir
dwellings.
The red devils have this time left
trail Of blood and smoking ruins
behind them four hundred miles long.
Every death ON that route was q
murder, and each one of the horde
of incompetent officials who have to
do with Indian affairs an accessory
before the fact.