The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-07-10
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hR CRY u, al tbs present. time, W. is'lie>r,
Infested with largc num,s II di>sepatabie char
actrr who would mol stop a, the commission VI
any crime. short Of murder for the sake cf gain
TN the evening Of the ,nl inst ,hrce ~ four
hurglaricas attempts wer uatle 10 enter hnsluess
houses of oar citizens hut which fortunately
failed No arrests ~erc made although theSe at
'empts at house, brcakiag wc,e all made upon ihr
same evening. We hcpc eur cit, Ccaueil will
the Apprehension 81 ihe~ maiaieh, pruwi~r. II
there is none, an etsicicat night Police should H.
al once organized, and u strict ward and watch
maintained throughout the city, for this is the
only Way IA give sscnrit. ~ The property Ut resi-
dents The city Fathers should look 10 this INA,
ter forthwith.
D,AoEeo,s Srnsr.-,Aboat half past ioo clock
On the evening Of the Fourth sonc thrcc ~ four
inii, duals ~, ire 60 q uun,rr Of packs OF TIRE
cracker and scattered them on The wo~ieu side
walk In frcnt of the row IL new frame buildings
On ST. Anthony strrct, the rsult II which piece
" folly os Intentional iuccadiaryisn. would lave
lrcn the destruction I the buildings had no,
Smc persons living near by, seeing the opera
ton cNtinguishcd the FIRE. Gentry cf this cla3
should le louked to by our Police. as there Is
hut little doubt that II thcii niraiioa 10 81,
lp to the buildings An. during the confusion Of
the conhagration make of with wha, hscty they
conh lay their hands on
4 tiop R,pr,Ncs. Tho last number Of the
North Haann Express coa,cs To Us with The Tag
of fnkaoNr 4 DAYTON, flying Al ~ mast head.
50, the immortal Ar0srcs has At length decil-
cd upon which side his mighty influence shall la
easi Up 10 The time of the appearance Of his
last paper We entertained very sangnine views
in regard 10 the success IL our ticket hu, now
the complexion II things is changed, However,
We do mol eniirel, despair and shalt calml, await
the sh"k of the opposing forre headed b, The
valiant A,oUsrsl
The Tmcs says he will " do COOL ~r,icr In the
canse" We hop 81, for Il ~ NOR than h" .c.s,s
done in the democratic ranks. AMI bis former
party in liennepin county. congratulate ,hem
selves that they have got rid Of him,
SETTLEMENT ~ rus Coz MIR, 49, n o adequate
idea Of the almost miraculous settlement Of the
country can w. formed by our citizens, unless
they are III the habit Of visiting the country
surrounding ~ frequently daring the spring
and summer months, Emgrants ponr in by
thousands. and where hut one short year ago,
II was an unclaimed waste now cabins Of at
lers actual tiiicrs II the soil men who came
for the pnrpo~ Of making the Territory Isr
mancnt home and not merely for The purpose
Of securing presumption aria in clos~ prov,
unity TO each other. on every side, rs Far as
the power Of vision extends. Fine farms are
being opened up and in another year the first
cabin oi ,bc settler will have k~n superseded
by substantial and spacious farm bonsrs
We wcrc the more fotciby struck with this
change in the country during u recent visit TO
iermilllou Prairie, about fNcn mil~ from our
city A little more than one year ago. when
W. first visited that section Vi The country,
scarcely habitation OF any Kind could he
seen. Thousands and tho,sanss Of fertile acres
OF land lay without claimant. The smoke Of
civilization WINS u stranger except, perhaps. ~
II assembled from a FEW shaniics. scattered hers
and there on the prairie. No rich fields OF
golden grain delighted the eye Of the Traveller
as he paved along, giving promise Of boun
tcous harvest "a the husbanamaR. Now, It IL
widely different. Instead Of thousands oi acr,s
remaining unclaimed. not single acre can lr
found hut what has M owner and instead Of Il
few detached claim shantics," the prairie il
aow thckly dotted with them aud. IN many IN
stances, although not year has elapsed since
the date Of their settlement mat and coiDmo-
d'ons frame houses have '"en erected ny the
now can Ia, .en, on eyryy haI,l Gei,i1 81 all
the cereal grains. POTATOES, corn, AMI IN short
every article of produce USUALLY raiac,l by the
farmers IN the States
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country IRON every l"f' :" '"' mon VINO
ha'" f"en attrncted h''hef by Inc sh'n"fi'y OF
our climate, The proloctifeacfS oi tho soil. and
tho facilities Tor obtaining u homestead