The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1853-11-24
Post Office.


Post Office.
O. w. Rice, p. NJ.
Real Estate Agents.
Samuel NJ. Tracy. Most Of the Lawyers deal
largely in real estate operations.
IIOteis..3.
ST.. CHARLES HoTEL.--C. E. Leonard, Land
lord This Hotel is of wood, situated in an eligible
accommodate large number of guests. II contains
fifty rooms--one ball room--one dining roon,--iour
pariors--two below and two above Capital invested
including building, $4,000. The 81 Charles sets
an exceen, table, and the landlord spares no pains
to reader his patrons comfortable.
r.ANrHoNY HorEL.--Proprietor, Geo. West;
Temperance Hotel, Getche s Ross.
Churches-..6.
Episcopal, Rev. Mr.. Chambeflin Congregation
ast, Rev. Mr.. Seccombe; Methodist, Rev. E. w.
Merrill; Catholic, Rev. Mr. Lcdon; First Baptist.
Rev. Mr.. Ames; Second, Rev. Mr.. Palmer; Uni
versalist, Rev. f. A. Hodsdon
SOcieties--2.
Odd Fellows and Masons.
SchOOls...5.
ST. Anthony may well be proud Of her schools
She has FIVE, and we learn they are good ones. Two
Distric, SchooIs--,wo Private Schools and one
French Sci ooi-ihe latter taught by Rev. MIR. Ledon
the two District Schools, b. J. W. Roe aud
Charles Hoas--thc Academy by Rev. L. W. Mer-
ril.
Ncwspapers-.2.
Northwestern Democrat, (Dcm) Prescott s.
Jones; Express, (Whis.) Geo. ID. Bowman.
Cheever's Tower.
This Tower, recently erected by Mr.. Cheever, will,
WHEN finished, form no small attraction to St. Aniho-
n.y. II is built elevated ground, short distance
from the city, and overlooks the Falls Of ST. Antho-
ny well as Of the finest country in the Terri
tory. II is So feet high, with an ice cream saloon on
the first floor, where, next summer, visitors
gale themselves with this delicious luxury free from
the fumes Of alcohol, its concomitants. No liquor
is to be sold here, which fact highly credi;abe
the proprietor, and which must render the Tower a
great place of resort during the summer months.
The OF capital invested. which appears
above, net including the Tower, is S256,400 Alta
fair estimate the balance will $25 900 more
making total, 1921, 400 invested in business at ST.
Anthony.
Amount of Property Assessed for 1853.
The amount Of real aud personal property assessed
for 1858, at ST. Anthony,is S4i,l90. Allowing that
eli gh,h of this may have escaped assessment,
and which added to the original amount, will swell
the aggregate to $50, 900.
Thus will he seen that the amount Of capital in.
vested in business, is S2SI 400, and the amount Of
real and personal property is $4,000
Number Of Houses.
As near as we could estimate by count, there are
about 325 houses ia st. Anthony, and
The Populations,
at reasonable estimate, is $500.
Our information on the above two items is not per.
iectly yelIatle, could arrive at the precise
number without taking the census; but our figures
cannot BE- far from correct.
The follow ing article from (. The Minnesota Year
Book" for 1851, by L.. g. lie Due, Esq, shows what
St. Anthony tho year 1885, and the statistics we
have given above, show VIVA, she is in 1853 Mr..
lie Due remarks
"St. Anthony, eight miles from ST. Paul, on the
East side of the Mississippi is laid out opposite and
above the Falls, and is beautiful town site. In
1888, Mr.. Franklin Steele made claim OF the present
site Of the Mill at ST Anthony. lie built Il dam ia
'I6 and Z and one commenced saving with saw
in 1915 Mr. Peter Quinn sold il to Russell & Find.
ley for $50. Mr. K. & +. sold it Burchincau Tor
$780, and in ~ Russell gave Mr.. B. $500 for 100
yards Of the same claim. In 1913, there were five
dwelling houses, (clams mosty,) one black smiths
and one carpenters shop within The limits of st. An.
thony. The nurbcr Of inhabitants according 10 the
census returns up TO June LIST, 1850, was 750."
The contrast is striking. Now there are over 900
Inhabitants, 500 houses, and the property which was
boush, for $500 then, can't be bought for as many
thousands With one Of the best water powers
in the country, coupled with fine location, business
tact and industry, business and capital ST. An
thony is destined to be large thriving place. walking
close 10 the heels Of its rival sister, ST. Paul, but
when the artizan's hammer and the manufacturers
wheel will make glad music on the waters OF the
Mississipp--when, where now are barren places will
be fertile 6elds-whsn the iron horse shall 60 dashing
along dragging after it the rich products of the earth
and the manufactured articles Of the city, and when
where now unutored savagcs, will he seen the
neat cottage Of the husandan and the spire of the
village church Time, the tomb gatherer," creates
rapid changes IN his march, and but few wears vii,
suffice to make ST. Anthony and the country adjacent
one of the most thrifty sections in the Terr tory
The farmers the Upper Misiss pp will pour their
produce into the city. and in return will take there
from their farming utensils, their -four, their lumber,
their machineryin fact all the little necessaries and
comforts Of life. Then, with proper regard to
morals and rclgion-sobrieiy and education our ideas
81 ST. Anthony and her tributaries will be fully real
led. Believing that the future foreshadnws all. if
not more than have stated, We can do no less han
1--WE her the right hard Of fellowship and wish her
that Of which we consider her SO deserving
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