The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1850-03-20
LOCAL NEWS.


courage equal to his best parts.
LOCAL NEWS.
PRIcEs.-Hams are quick at 10 to
IL l-2 cents, shoulders 8 cents. Pigs
feet, the last in market, was taken below
by the Prairie du Chen mail, in bulk.
g. One-eyed Dekora, chief of the
Winnebagoes, about 20 years old, was
in Saint Paul last Thursday. He is the
same man who with his band, took Black
Hawk prisoner, in 1888, and is quite
gray-headed. He has had 81 wives.
~ We were mistaken in the state.
ment last week, that Mr.. Bowle's mill
was the second grist-mill built in Min
nesota. The second grist-mill was
that of Benjamin Gervais, of Little
Canada, about or 5 miles north of St.
Paul.
~ Mr.. Z. Weld, being in our town
the other day, rather shiny, with hand
full of gold and silver coin in the pocket
of his pantaloons, thought he had some
of his money distracted from his pock-
ct, by that noted old thief, the Dakota
squaw, Bet. She refusing to give up
his money, Weld dragged her part way
down the bluff, near the Lower steam
boat landing; when Mr.. Forbes inter-
fered, and at the same time, son of
old Bet came running to her rescue,
drew loaded pistol and would have shot
Weld on the spot, if Mr.. Forbes had
not prevented it.
The WEATHER.-On Wednesday
evening last, it turned cold and we had,
during the night, slight fall of snow.
On Thursday morning, it cleared off
getting warmer, and reviving our cntici-
patton Of early boats. Friday, rather
warm; a bright day. Saturday very
pleasant; cloudy but warm in the after
noon. Sunday at ii o'clock, A. NJ,
showing very fast. Monday morning
10 inches Of snow and weather wintry.
"a The first Baptist church in Min
nesota Territory was organized of IL
members, on the Goth day of December
last. The first Presbyterian church was
organized about a month earlier. The
first Protestant church organized in
Minnesota, was organized at Saint Peter,
abont 10 years ago. The first Protest
ant church in Saint Paul was Methodist.
a. The Winnebago Indians have
allotted to them, a small region of coun-
try near the mouth of Crow-Wing river,
about 60 miles above Saint Paul, on the
Mississippi river. Large farms are
opened for them; and ample provision is
made for their comfort; but the fact is
they will not work; but choose to steal
and beg. Some 800 of them are below
now, begging. Many of the people be-
low, encourage their remaining there,
to spend their annuities. All these
cock-and-bull stories, about their spread
ing terror and alarm in the lower settle
ments, are repetitions of old tricks, Of
ten played off before, to induce the Gov
eminent to re-ga,rison Fort Crawford.
~ VIM. Bowen, of Saint Paul, has
received letter in which he is informed
that John Starkey and brother and MrM.
c. Lelley, of Henry Co.Iowa have re-
turned from California with $40, 900 in
gold; having been gone from home only
seven months.
81 On the first page of the Pioneer,
to-day, is a notice of the murder of
James Mullen, in Livingston county ILL.,,
by his brother-in-law, Archibald FL
lott. Is not this the same James Null
len, a slone-mason, who was at work in
Saint Paul and who left on one of the
last boats, last fall?
~ The Pioneer shall not be made
the arena of a mere war Of words. So
far as our columns are concerned, the
discussions about "Saint Croix," are
ended in this Number.
81 1t is convenient, in ST. Paul, to
know the French language. One of our
merchants says he frequently fails of
making a sale, by not knowing the
French tongue. For instance, the mer-
chant has several barrels of mess pork
to sell. A Canadian customer wishing
to buy, asks the merchant if the pork is
"bon?" good The merchant replies
''no; no bone at all; but clear mid
dlings;" whereupon the Canadian leaves
in disgust, thinking it an outrage to ask
$500 per barrel for damaged pork.
81 The Secretary is building sta
BILE for himself.
~ We learn that there is to be a
meeting and organization of the Orien-
tai Evanic Order, 1901, on the evening
of the Doth inst, "wednesday at Mr..
Green's new building, Upper Landing,
Saint Paul; charter from the Grand
Lodge of Wisconsin having arrived.
We since learn that as this room can
not be had, the 1901 will meet at the
| Division room of the 6. O. r.