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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-04-19

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ANNOUNCEMENT,
A Word to the Public.

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aConstantly Hawking and Spitting.o
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ELI ROBBINS, Runyan P: O., Columbia Co.,
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"Untold Agony from Catarrh.''

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DENENDEDI The trains of the Minneapo-
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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1888-01-25
VOL. AZ, NO. a.
Letter from Dakota

ITDDEN, )Ak., Jan. 1Dth, -
Dear Mr.. Eddor:--
In making up my list of papers for tile
new year, am ashamed to find | am 30
much in arrears in payment to the RE-
PORTER, and | enclose draft for five dol
lars. Your paper has come to be ne
cessity in my household, is read with
more care and greater enjoyment than
when we We're in the east, the county
news especially being seized upon with
much interest.
1t will be five years next month since
| took up my claim on the James River
with no settler within miles of this
point. now there is no unoccupied land
in this part of the territory. Then the
country was As wild "a when the Indian
held 1t and the buffalo roamed over il.
both of whom had left marks of their
recent occupancy, now from my front,
door can see two thriving Railroad vii
lagos each about five miles away; a sta
ton about the same distance away ON
another road is hidden by rise of land.
Then no signs of an inhabitant, now
tens of thousands of acres of land under
cultivation then no animal but the deer
and the wolf to be seen, now fine herds
Of cattle; then not a track across the
prairie except what the buffalo had made
in his daily moving to and fro from the
River, now the best of roads in every di-
rection and substantial bridges across the
river at frequent intervals; then not a
habdation to be seen in a DAYS travel
now comfortable houses capaciouS barns
and well filled granaries; then no post
Office or supplies nearer than thirty-fyc
miles, now three post Offices and score
of stores within half an hours drive;
then no ncighbors, now pleasant society
and the advantages of schools and church,
eS. Only one who has been here since
the first settlement can realize the changes
that have come about. With the i'm
provement the country has made the pas1
five years, we may reasonably hope that
after few years it Will cease to be call
ed the Great American Desert"
From the reports of your paper it i
evident that one need not come west To
see a spirit of enterprise. can hardly
think that Skowhegan has grown 50 rap
| idly increased so much in business and
successfully started SO many new enter
| priSes improved so much in the appear
ance of its streets, introduced electric
| lights, etc. There is nothing in longi-
tude to affect the spirit of a man Such
men as Skowhegan has, will make bust
ness and profitable one anywhere they
may be placed. Wishing continued pros
peritY to Skowhegan, to the REPORTER
and its Editors, am,
Sincerely yours
II. I. EAToN.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1888-01-25
SUPPLE:NIE:N
Labor Statistics.

The first annual report Of Commissioner Of
Labor, Hon. S. w. Mathews, has been pub
lished The Commissioner found considerable
difficulty in getting adequate returns from bust
ness corporations, companies, institutions and
towns, but enough were gathered to make val
liable report. We can do little more than give
some fragments of the publication.
The invention and multiplication of machinery
have introduced many perpeXing questions to
the attention of modern political economy
The displacement Of labor, especially of un-
skilled labor, oyer-production, etc, are some of
the new and difficult questions demanding con
sideraton.
Observation and reflection prove the truth
OF the doctrine of Glow prices, high wages and
small profits. The purchasing power Of dol
lar has been increased. If this double increase
of wages is not manifested in incaeased savings
of workngmen, it is not that our working peo-
pie are extravagant, but that they live better
than formerly. GAS the country advances in
power of production, men ought and do grow in
tastes, desires and needs. Whether we visit
the home Of the farmer and well-to-do mechan-
ic, the camp of the lumberman, or the cottage
of the common laborer, we will find the Maine
workers "bill of fare" much better and more
varied than formerly. In many respects find
improvement in the living of most classes Of
Maine workers.
ine commissioner gives llSt oi wages IN Va
rious occupations 1t is noticeable that wages
are very much higher in Maine than in Europe
with the exception of teachers wages.
The comparative cost Of living Of family of
four, in Lewiston, is given Slj57 i'll lSS2
against S20.3i in 1877. In 1887, Sl.00 would
buy much provisions as Sl20 would buy in
1889, or Sl.3O in 1887, the difference being
chiefly in the price Of sugar and flour.
The law does not compel returns from manu-
features, so that the figures not complete
The manufacturing establishments reporting,
employ l4,695 hands Sixty-tve establishments
report Capital Invested" $40, 1861 900, and l.
57S male employees over 10 years of age; II re-
port 4l2 male employees under 10 years 81 re-
port 6,529 female employees over ID years, and
Y report l76 female employees under Ii years.
% industries report the average weekly wages
paid men, Sl0.27; l6 industries, the average an
nual earnings of men, Si77.Sl, and s, the aver
age annual earnings of women, S336.9G,.
Forty four establishments report "Gross Prod
uct, Sll ,273,5l4 Eleven cotton mills report Il
product of $5,510,6l2, or 1861 per employc.
The returns from towns and cities relating TO
paupersm is the most complete of anything in
the report. They are from every city, and tabu-
lated as follows
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1888-01-25
A Progressive Firm.

The Pittsfleld correspondent of the
Bangor Wing writes to that paper:
The new addition to X. Dobson 4
Cos mill soon be ready for business.
This addition will add four set> To the
mill, making it Il twelve set mill. 1t is
72x57 ana -four stories high. The work
manShip and material are of the first class
throughout, all of the heaviest tmbcr>
being of hard pine with hard wood
floors. Another addition i also being
put ON the west end of the mill for >tor-
age and to contain n new boiler of r.
horse power, Pitt>tield owes much Of
its prosperity to the enterprise of H.
Dobson < Co. They are not people who
hoard their money as fast aS they accu-
mulate it, but invariably cXpend ii in add
Ing to their manufacturing industries and
thereby increasing the growth and pros
perity of our village.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1888-01-25

W. l.. DOUGLAS IN ENGLAND.-The London
Boot and Shoe Trades journal contains the fol-
lowing in its issue of December "a
"A novelty in advertising appears in the
pages Of the Boston Boot and Shoe Recorder.
A full page is occupied with the portrait of Mr..
w. l.. Douglas, of Brockton, Mass, and the
names of the five specaties that he manufac-
lures Mr. Douglas is famous in the States, on
account of the boycott placed on his goods, be-
cause he has dared to introduce the lasting ma
chine into his factory. His portrait gives the
idea of determined, energetic, far-seeing man
of about forty years of age. His career is we'll
known to readers of the American trade papers,
and it is by no means the least thing he may be
proud Of, that he has thoroughly learned every
thing connected with his trade, and has earned
his living at every branch thereof
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1888-01-25
Officers of Victor Grange.

Victor Grange, No 40, Fairfield, held a
regular meeting Jan. 4th., and the follow
ing officers were duly installed for the en-
suing year, by Past Master A. II. Ellis,
assisted by Brother II. G. Ellis; }. A.
Jones, M. w. j. Tobey, o.. Mrs. Clara
Hoxie, L.; Eugene Covel. S, J. L. HoNie,
A. s.; j. P. Ellis, Chap; NJ + Archer,
Treas. O. A. Bowman, Sec. ; l.. Rowell,
G. X; Mrs. NJ. II. Jones, Ceres; Miss
Lizzie X. Taylor, Flora; Miss Lula b.
Tibbetts, Pomona; Miss Annie o. Jones,
ID. A. s. O. A. BOWMAN, Sec'y.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1888-01-25

Engine No ~, which run on the limited
this summer, is now running an Conduct
or Andetson's Skowhegan and Portland
train of which Daniel Rafter is engineer
and Robert Quigley is fireman She is a
shining palace on wheels. Such pains
and pride does Fireman Quiglcy take in
polishing her up. When they are behind
time it pleases the railroad boys to hear
Bob shout, Now is your time, Dan, let
her flicker - Lelciston journal.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1888-01-25

If Paul Revere could now revisit Bowdoi1
square, Boston, and partake of the good cheer
at the famous hostery named for him, the Re
we're House, he would certainly be proud OF the
distinction; for a better hotel does not exist.
Many distinguished guests, statesmen, members
of royal families, queens of song and others,
have made their home at the Revere House
when in Boston, attracted by the fame Of its eN-
comfort rarely found in hotels. The emf
nont reputation given it by its founder, the eele-
brated Paran Stevens, is well maintained by the
skill and enterprise of the present management,
and the many friends of genial and energetic
John +. Morrow will congratulate him on his
SUCCESS.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1888-01-25
Maine Board of Agriculture.

The following is the full list of mem
bers composing the Maine Board of Asri-
culture, with the date of expiration of
term of each