The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-09-08

Items from the 81. AMshsuy Repubifcan.
New BUILDINGs.-The brick building {
Messrs. Upton is rapidly climbing towar
where the Republican Office is going to be
Its dimensions are 30 by 60.
E. d. Edwards is laying foundation 70
similar brick block, on Main st., betweel
the "old log house" and Mr. Cahill's resi-
dence. Dimensions 26 by IS.
Bassett & Leaning, whose blacksmith ant
carriage shop was burned down few week
since, are rebuilding with stone.
S. E. Foster, whose shop on the islant
was also burned, has now good woode,
building on Main street.
Capt. Rollins is laying foundation for
large block, 60 by 102, on Pine street, il
rear of G. A. Nourse's residence. 1t viii
not be completed this year, but when fin
ished win stand on the slope of the bluff
and be two stories high on Second street
and four stories at the foot of the bluff.
LITTLE FALLs.-James Ferguson writes
respecting the progress of this new town in
Benton County, as follows:
The proprietors have built another saw
mill to the one formerly in operation, from
which they are doing their best to supply the
country below with lumber. They have also
laid out town site, with streets and lots OF
a generous size, on which there are already
thirteen families and good school. c. A.
Churchill & Co., have good store, in new
building, where they are selling twenty-five
hundred dollars worth per month, of supe-
rior goods, at fair prices for cash. VIM. W.
Tuttle, formerly of Hennepin County, has a
smith shop, % by so feet, and is putting up
a good dwelling. Three other dwelling
houses are under way, and a public House
30 by 60 feet. So far we have used no gas,
but are endeavoring by industry and fair
means to build up one of the towns of Min
nesota. We want good tin smith, a good
turner, and some carpenters. Temperance
men, with families, preferred. Any infor-
nation can be had of c.. A. Tuttle, of your
city, who is one of the proprietors."
RAPID GRowTH.-Rev. j. Peet writes
from Saltwater to the Northern Christian
as follows:
"Vegetation grows with astonishing ra-
pidity. Four or five days since had the
to measure the growth of q squash
vine in our garden, and found, to my sur
prise, that by accurate measurement, that
during twelve successive hours, Incredible
as it may seem to a New orker,) the vine
grew nine inches in length"
Such is Minnesota ON vegetable-grow
WHO BEATS IT DIR Murphy, of this
city, tells us that he has in his garden, grow
ing from single seed, tomato plant twelve
feet in diameter. The vine is very fruitful.
New FERRY.-The Elm Creek and An
Okla Ferry Company, recently chartered by
the Commissioners of Benton and Hennepin
Counties, are about putting ferry in opera
ton just above the mouth of Rum River.
A greatly needed accommodation.
ANoKA--Anothcr store has just been
opened at Anoka, by Mr.. Tickner from Con-
necticut. A hardware store was opened a
few weeks since by Mr.. Davis. We are in
formed that the population of the village
has about doubled during the present sea-
son and that real estate has also doubled in
value.
The WINNEBAGoEs.-Thep people in Sou
thern Minnesota are exceedingly annoyed
by the depredations of these Indians, and
make bitter complaints because they were
located in such proximity to the white set
d
large share of the censures as he was partly
in giving one of the tribe that
location. The Pioneer says twenty-five
horses have recently been stolen from citi-
zens of Olmsted County but they were all
one of the thieves betraying his
fellows.
NEW Posr OFF1cEs-A new Post Office
has been established at Elm Greek, Henne-
pin County, and Joseph B. Holt, appointed
Post Master.
The new P. o. on Bottineau Prairie is
called "Palestine.'
ES DIR. E. Smell, of the Excelsior Wa
ter Cure, is dangerously i'll.
e Another steam saw mill is about
going into operation at Farribault.
e The St. Peters Courier speaks oi
the crops in that section of the Territory as
abundant and GLORIOUS"
e The St. Antony mills are still, ex-
cept as occasionally one one or two saws are
put in operation to saw up transient logs
So it must be till we have heavy rains.
e The St. Charles Hotel has passed
into the hands of Geo. w. Thurber.