Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1855-07-03
THURSDAY, JUNE 2s, 1856.
Editorial Correspondence. y
THE UP c0uNTRY-DOTTINGs BY THE way
MO. II.

S1. AxrHoxY, June 20.
We were speaking yesterday Of the School
House which stood out doors. Well, just
beyond the School house, and off on the right,
is Groveland, beautifulspot, deriving its name
from the grove Of young trees which can be ea-
silly seen from the road. Here are located the
Messrs. Ford, whose Nursery has become
known throughout the Territory, and who are
erecting new and commodious dwelling with
in short distance of the "Half-Way House"
We did not have an opportunity to operambulate
the premises, but learn that it is delightful
place, and well worthy visit from our citizens.
Near by is Desnoyer's. But who does not
know Desnoyers Who has not drank some of
his rot-gut whisky and miserable brandy7 But
Desnoyer is shrewd Frenchman, neverthe-
less. He owns large number of acres of
very valuable land and for which he has been
offered large sum, but has refused. His house
is about four and half miles from St. Paul,
and the same distance from St. Anthony, hence
it is called the "Half- Way House." A mile
or so before you reach Desnoyer's, you will
observe a small house on the left. In front of
this house, there is mound, which marks the
spot where an unfortunate being, few years
ago while engaged digging well, was buried.
1t seems he was in the we'll, and his comrades
had left him to go to dinner. While absent
the dirt caved in and he was buried some fif-
teen feet deep. On returning, his fellow-work-
men discovered the situation of affairs, and be-
ieving that it would be useless to attempt to
rescue him, filled in the hole, and left him, with
his winding sheet about him and the little
mound to mark his resting place.
"Bah bah p cries the Colonel. "Poor dev-
il poor devil" and giving an extra crack to
his whip, plainly showing the working of the
feelings within, the carriage ratified briskly over
the road, and before we were aware St. Antho-
ny and Minneapolis loomed up before u.s. Yon-
der is the farm of Judge MEEKER, one and
half miles fro.n St. Anthony. 1t stretches
away off OH the right, and is decidedly one of
the best farms within miles of the City of the
Falls. The Judge is Benedic:-one Of those
good-souled Benedicts, who, from some unac-
countable cause, has been deprived the bless
ings of home and fower-garden Of buds and
blossoms. The Commissioners, or Trustees of
the University soon to be erected at St. Antho-
ny, feeling commisseration for the Judge, ap-
pointed him their agent to select certain num-
Der of acres of land for the benefit of the insti-
tuition. The Judge has performed his duty
well, and has selected one of the most beauti-
full spots in the Territory and has given it the
name of Fairy Prairie and Fairy Lake. He
values the land at SIS an acre now, and as he
located some 1900 acres, he has done the little
boys and girls good service, Notwithstanding
he is an Old Benedict; but then what is to be-
come of that farm when the Judge has ''shuf-
fled off this mortal COLI" Is that to 60 to the
little girls and boys also or will some sweet lit
tie angel of a wife come in for her sharea Oh !!
these Benedicts There should be law compell-
ing them to marry, and if they refused to, then
to give their property to all the widows in the
Territory.
Cheever's Tower, with its huge rooster, its
uncouth bare beams, its 20. c." and its lacon-
ic sign-"Pay your dime and then. climb"
stands before u.s. BY the unsophisticated, it
could very readily be taken for the ghost Of
some tomb stone, which for years had with
stood the shocks Of the storm, and was about to
crumble to dust; but to those who really know
what it is it causes no very great alarm. We
pass the spot where the University is to be
erected, crowd down the hill at the peril Of our
lives, cross miserable, dilapidated bridge,
which is disgrace to our sister city, climb or
rather roll down the bank, Just under the bridge
at tt: foot Of the hill, to witness beautiful lit
tie sheet Of water which falls some so feet, pick
our way back, and at last are comfortably stow
ed away in comfortable house, in the comfort
able city Of St. Anthony. We have been long
while on the road, but it was necessary in Or
der to become we'll posted on the route. 1t will
be observed that there are but few farms be-
tween St. Anthony and St. Paul, distance Of
about nine miles, but there are other farms in
travellers. The face of the country is quite bro
ken. After you leave the prairie, about two
miles from St. Paul, there are oak openings,
which do not possess any particular features Of
interest. The time will come when all this
land will be taken up for the suburban residen-
ees of the two cities, and then the two cities
will be united and hailed under the cognomen OF
ST. PAUL. This has been the case with other
places and we see no reason why it should no,
be with ours. As we have already stated, the
soil is of lighter nature than in other parts Of
the Territory, but we believe there is plenty Of
wood and water. But very little, if any of the
land, unimproved, can be purchased for less
than from $50 to $50 per acre-improved from
SlOO to Sl25. But have made my letter toe
long, and will wind up by promising further
Dottings of my journey up the Mississippi.
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! A WoRp TO ou.. nrAprns.-In the name
Of honesty, we beseech you not to spend YOU
money foolishly for that which is as 6eeting q