Sauk Rapids frontierman. [volume] (Sauk Rapids, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1860, 1856-01-10

sssA III ttSttWOIy WneF6OI, - nave mere
unto set my hand and caused The seal
Of the United States 10 be affixed to-
these presents. t.5sa 4
Done at the city Of Washington, this
eighth day Of December, one Thousand
eight hundred and, fifty FIVE, and
[sEAL] OF the Independence ofthe Unit.
ed States the eightieth.
s,4 FRANKLIN PIERCE.
BY the President |:
M. ~ MARcY. Secretary Of State.
- Hon. VIM. Holcomb, Receiver
Of the Land Office, Saltwater, states ID
d letter to the Pioneer and Democrat,
chat the sales Of land in his land District
in the year 1855, were as follows -:
Whole numbered acres sold $50, 4l3, 80;
acrescoyered with land warrants 56.4S4;
amount received in cash $154 .s6I.
2O00 acres were sold at Public sale for
$I. 25per acre: No public lands have
ever been sold at that Office for Price
above s25 per acre, except SO acres,
which brought 81 so per sacre. The
University land located in that district is
liza acres. The letter IS full Of in
.terest. We hope u publish ii. s7s3a
a. The. Commissioners Tor this GO.
are now in Session Is The Board con-
sists Of Mr.. David Gilman Of Watab,
Mr.. ]. G.. Jameson Of Elk Riyrr, and
Rev F. Aver Of Belle Prairie. We
understand that several hundred dollars
school money is now in the Treasury
Or was on the meeting Of the Board this.
month. Is, ].
siS The Winon Argus, has = we'll
written article IN its last issue, showing
the necessity Of road from that place
TO Fort Ridgley. In concluding his arr
ticle, the editor truly and properly says:
s A \ memorials from the Legislature to
Congress ought TO be in the hands Of
our able and ,pailataking Delegate as
soon as possible after Congress gets
fairly at work. Mmnesotau mustashelp
Mr.. Rice, by mihding her business at
Washington. He is not tosbe blamed
for what he fails To do through the in
dolence or tblunders Of the people al
home.
E r Il Rs
Z ~ We learn from J. q. a. wood,
Esq, who has just returned from ST,
Paul, that there were most bitter COM
plants ii that city Of the intense cold
ness Of the weather. Blankets and fars
we're III unusual demand. Thermome-
ter42 degrees below zero. ~ sgsst.ss
- We learn that the stage from
Dubuque was long delayed Oh TIA lastI
up trip il consequence Of the driver driver
lesiag his route and getting on the Men
dots road; FwS Passengershsleft the
stage a ort5snsIlingy ana made their
way tn sIaR PAUL, alnost freezing III sleath
en the rum Nfag l2I'7f1
The editor ef the Red Wing
Seutinsl,..;in u rscsntsarip through Ohm
sted. Dodge and Goodhus Counties, was
At thirteen sA~ mills completed Or il
course 81 cempistioH On the Zombrs
river Etsssf ssEEs III stsFtllraa lss sssss,aq
4 ~ MI. Loornsy If Root river ii
this Territory, gathered this yeaf 4 900
bushels Of corn offs 10 acres, more that,
half Of which had not Seen touched from from
the time il was planted. 8 -
~ Letter writer's will do welt 10 re-
member that since TIE III Instant, pos
tags oniall letters not tfes hxsl to BIZ paid
exclusively ny stamps! III Il sailiss
- W. learn Ifo,ip she Republican
lhat Capt: John Rollins las Just return =
" from ,hs Rum River I pineries, and Re-
FpoFts the numbering prospects good il
'hat region. There are now AS teams
u that river A. shs present time.
A new Town bss been laid ont
y Milie Les " shspa 4 4 # AiIls "a