Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1855-12-08
EJ@ There is a house in Paris which sells
annually half a million pairs of wooden shoes.
From the st. Anthony Express.
Uuiyerxitv T0udS

From the st. Anthony Express.
University Lands.
1t is known to the people of Minnesota, thai
Congress has granted to the Territory two town
ships Of Land for University purposes. This do
nation, which is nearly double that Of any other
State Territory, to be selected with the an.
proval of the Secretary of the Interior, from any
lands in Minnesota not expressly reserved for 9TH
or purposes. In pursuance of the proper authori.
ty, Judge Meeker and Capt. Rollins have alread,
selected about one half Of the amount consisting
of about 10000 acres of choice farming lands
and 5000 of valuable pine timber. The Regents
have directed that 900 acres more of farming
lands shall be at once selected, leaving margin
Of $4,000 more, to be selected in farming or tim
Der lands, as shall be deemed most beneficial to
the institution and best calculated to carry out the
object of the grant.
Judge Meeker and Capt. John Rollins have
most assiduously devoted their time and atten-
ton to this important matter. The latter gentle
man made selections from the valuable pine and
timber lands of the upper country. The farming
lands have been located and entered by Judge
Meeker at several of the land Offices. The lands
which he has selected were examined and explor
ed by himself, after travelling over them. And
nfter satisfying himself of the nature of the SOIL
the quality and quantity of water and the suficien-
cy.of timber for farming purposes, he Immediate
ly located and entered them for this worthy pur-
pose. 1t is due to Judge Meeker that we should
state that the perseverance and diligence which
he has devoted to this matter, even to the neglect
of his own affairs, will not be unappreciated BY the
friends of education in Minnesota.
There is time to be lost in securing the
benefits of this munifcent endowment. It is OBJ
vious that if the lands are not located mt once
they will oil be occupied by settlers or pass into
the hands OF spectators at the public sales. The
wisdom Of the Regents is therefore easily yindi.
Gated in pushing on their location as fast as the
surveys will permit.
We wait impatiently to SEE this worthy object
completed. And the whole Territory will hail
the day that her columns shall be raised on the
unequalled heights which overlook the city of st.
Anthony, the Suspension Bridge, the Falls of ST.
Anthony the future bustling town of Minneapolis,
with the river stretching far beyond the green
carPeted prairie which surround her, and the ha-
~ blue hills across the Minnesota. We look
forward with JOY to the day that from this iusti-
tauon the pur" rays of education shall illuminate
and enlshten every part and portion of our state.
EDT The ladies Of Utah have adon,ed
new costume, which seems to be gradually in
creasing in favor. l, consists Of a loose fitting
dress, resembling in cut, mans sack coat. be.
ing buttoned in front, and reaching a few
inches below the knees, pair Of pan,ale,s
adjoining the ankles, and Leghorn hat set
jauntily on the head. being in fact a modi6ca-
lion Of the Boomer costume. The ladies' are
thus relieved Of superintendent load of pet.
ticoats, and the husbands are freed from pay.
ing for more than two-thirds the usual quaint.
~ Of dry goods.