St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-02-06
GLENCOE.
Growth of the City.

Special Correspondence.
GLENCOE, Feb. An previous commune
cations we have chronicled the local happen
ings of our people, while in this we give spe-
cial mention of our city and its growth.
Glencoe is situated in the southeastern
part Of Mcleod county on the Hastings 81
Dakota division of the G. NJ. 81 St. P, fifty
one miles southwest Of Minneapolis. The
site of our town is as convenient as we could
wish for the erection of residences and
stores, as but little grading is required,
while the nearness to good markets aud the
excellent farming lands surrounding US, the
almost inexhaustable supply Of wood and the
numerous lakes for summer resorts ALWAYS
elicit favorable attention from strangers
visiting US. Travelling men credit us with
having the best town on the II. 81 ID. road
Why is this so! We answer, because
we have live, energetic business men, who
do not fear TO take hold Of any enterprise
that will promote the growth aud standing Of
our city for the good OF its l, 800 in Inhabitants
We have seven dry goods, two grocery,
two millinery, two drug and three hardware
stores; also two shoe shops. Que tailor shop,
one cabinet shop, two lumber yards, two fur
niture stores, two elevators and warehouse,
besides two large wagon shops, foundry, a
sawmill and Il -four mill.
We have three banks and all doing good
business. The Mcleod County bank will
compare In architectural design aud finish
with any bank iu the state.
The shipments Of grain from this point
reach 80, 600 bushels wear: OF
wood about 5000 cords. The prices
paid for wood are: Eastwood.
$50; pOpple, $40; oak, SO, and maple
$3.50 per cord. Nearly all the wood is
shipped TO the woodless west.
We no; only ship largely but we receive
more freight than any town on this line.
Daily the deOot platform is filed with receipts
OF dry goods, groceries aud machinery.
There were sold here in 1884, l19 harvesters,
~ mowers, Is reapers, As rakes, "a seeders
90 plows, SO harrows. Is threshers. IL feed
mills, 26 tanning mills. So wagons. IO4
pumps aud engines. There were sold for
harvesting purposes ~, ESQ pounds of twine,
and AZ, $50 pounds OF wire.
We took an extended trip around our CITY
during harvest and saw heavy fields Of wheat
aud oats, especially that raised on the tim
Der farms. As timber is on three sides of US
we are less liable to failure of crop than were
It prairie country.
We were surprised at seeing so many large
farm residences and barns. From one point
we counted twelve new buildings in course
Of construction. To further illustrate how
the farmers are settling permanently, we sell
annually about 125 cars OF lumber, and only
about oue-fourth Of it is used in town.
During the year about twenty buildings
aud three miles Of sidewalk have been built.
besides this special attention has been giye1
to grading the streets aud sewerage
We have two ably edited newspapers, the
Register aud Enterprise, the former edited
by Liberty Hall and the latter BY All.
Reed.
The town contains Eve churches-Catholic.
Congregational, Methodist, German Lutheran
aud Episcopal.
Tits is the county seat where
are located the court house and
county officers. The officers are
L. NJ Gain, auditor; ". c. Russell. treas
urer; John Luien, elerk; s. P. Brown. re-
eeivvr; T. Y. kohler, sheriff; W T. Sehor-
esge, judge OF probate, aud Geo. NJ. Nelson,
county attorney.
Glencoe Is proud above all Of her public
schools. which, under the supervision of
Prof. E. Y. W. Brokaw aud his able assist
ants, have reached a standard second to none
in the state. Ninety-One per cent Of the
papers presented the state board By the high
school FOR examination received certificates.
We ask those who 20 20 New Orleans 10 ex-
anime the work Of our schools critically and
compare them With their own.
Toe business prospects for 1855 are IN
usually briRht- Several contracts have Al
ready hrrn closed for new residences. More
sidewalks wil be b1ilt, aud the general ap-
Pesrsuce Of the town changed for the better.
thus inviting strangers to settle permanently
with Us.