The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1853-04-09
Ohio is owned by George Hezlen. It conrer..

Oho is owned oy George HezIep. 1t converts
the milk Of 2. 200 cows, belonging to farmers in
the neighborhood, into the best cheese by labor
saving machinery. The curd is made. sacked
and marked by the farmer. and sent to the fac
tory by wagon that daily goes the rounds
Eight teams are thus employed The curd is
then cut up and sailed by machinery. pressed
sacked and again pressed. The factory makes
300 cheeses daily, and turns out nearly 4OO
tons yearly.
| BREAKING OF THE Run RIVER BooN-GRE,r
CALAMITY TO LUMBERMEN.-The Rum River
Boom, in which about 2O,OOO,OOO feet of logs
was lodged, gave way some time during Thurs
day night or yesterday morning, setting afloat
and precipitating the entire body of logs into
the Mississippi They were passing st. Paul
last evening in an unbroken and continuous
chain. The river not being sufficiently high to
overflow its banks, and carry the logs off into
the bottoms, most of them will be caught at
Lake Pepin; but the expense of collecting
them will be equal to at least half their value,
This is severe blow to our industrious lumber
men-one of the hard contingencies incident to
their precarious business.
GLEAsoN's PICTORIAL DRAwING-RooM Con-
PANION.-Publshed in Boston, Mass-com-
menccd on the LIST of January, 1853 new
volume, being Volume ~, of this elegant
Illuminated journal. 1t now appears in new
type new heading. and splendidly improved
in eNST department, besides which the price
is now greatly reduced. The publisher is
resolved to commence the new year with a
circulation of one hundred thousand, and,
therefore, offers the most liberal inducements
to clubs. Realizing the spirit of the age, the
great improvement in art, and the constantly
increasing intelligence of the people, the pub
Usher, with this change of prices, will Vastly
improve his already splendidly illustrated jour
nal. Especially will great improvement be
manifested in the engraving department, as
well as the literary character of the paper. so
that the Pictorial shall appear in a style, not
only to merit all the encomiums of praise so
lavishly bestowed upon it, but also so as to
challenge increased respect for its enhanced
excellence and perfection. In Short the whole
paper will he far superior to anything yet Of
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only of the regular contributors to the Picto-
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Ess-Any paper inserting the above editori-
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torial one year.
BALDWIN SCHooL.-The trustees of this pro-
posed institution of learning have issued the
following circular. The plan devised for rails
ing the necessary means to erect the building
and put the school in operation strikes us as
being highly practical and we hope our cti-
zens will give it all the encouragement in their
power:
SAINT PAUL, April 2, 1853
SIR While the Common School, free to all.
is indispensable to the community, and will
receive the hearty support of the lover of Re-
publican principles it does not meet every want
as an educational institution. In commercial
towns, like the capital of Minnesota. schools are
required of high order, for the thorough train
ing of both sexes for acting well their part in
life To meet felt deficiency. the BALDWIN
SCHOOL in the city of Saint Paul." has been in
corporated. The trustees have resolved to put
the Preparatory Department in operation as
speedily as possible. 1t will be opened for BOYS
under twelve years, and for girls of any age
\ gentleman interested in education, has agreed
to contribute Fifteen Hundred Dollars to assist
in erecting the Preparatory School edifice,
This circular isdirected to you, with the hope
that it may be consistent with your means and
inclination to contribute something towards
the erection of a building which will be an Or
nament, and Of Il school which it is believed,
will be an honor to the Territory ANY person
who contributes fifty dollars shall receive a
certificate that will ent;tle him to send any
scholar to the Preparatory Department for five
years. Those who contribute one hundred dol
lars. shall be entitled to perpetual scholar
ship, which will be transferable.
j. c. WHITNEY,
G.. Ii. POND.
II. +. MASTERSON,
A. e. FULLER,
+. ID. NELL,
Committee.
NEW ROAD TO CANNON RIvER-Improvement
progress so rapidly in our midst that it is i'm
possible to keep pace with them We are much
obliged to our friend at St. Andrew for the fol-
lowing information:
ST. ANDREW, Qatc Crow Village)p
9th April, 1853.
EDS. MINNEsoTTAN:-1t will no doubt be graft
flying to you. and all the inhabitants of ST.
Paul. to hear that the enterprising settlers be-
low this place have opened a fine, convenient
road from st. Paul to Wabasha, Cannon river
and Vermillion river, with branches to Pine
Bend, Dakota Landing. and Hastings The
road passes though this place, and bears little
to the right of the old Indian trail, about 81
miles from here. 1t takes a sOutherly course
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