Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1856-08-23
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WAzIAJA, Doses Co., n. T., Aus. s,,ss.
Dear Times --lnclossd please end the cub
joinsd namts Of club Sef tho Imrs;with 4 ma.
terialaidS accompanying. Within TIVE or lhree
months past has been started here ono OF TIE
pleasansost towns in southern Minnesota, and
having . Post Office lately established and de-
string the best paper in Minnesota send you 90
cordingly the FIRST club sent from the Office. Al
the TnEs is looked to as mirror Of the progress
Of the Territory, as we'll as the vehicle Of general
news, sketch Of this place may not be amiss in
your columns 4saall 81 illq gaoa4 sidT .s,s
The valley of the zumbro is generally conceded
to be one of tho richest and hsalthiest portions
Of Minnesota. Many excellent judges who have
travelled through the Territory and the Western
States give this vicinity the preferences over any
portion of country they have seen. The yspid
fall or current Of the river induced the Indians
to call it Wdsi Ole, (crazy water )-this Cog
nomen, q little anglioised, our town has adopted.
When / made my claim here this Spring there
was not house in sight, and the town site had
just been selected now / can count some forty
houses from my claim aside from those in the
town. The site of the town is most beautiful,
lying on both sides Of the river just at the juno
ton of two branches and embracing below the
forks two fine water powers, one upwards Of
twelve and the other fifteen feet. The principal
proprietor of the place was @. H. Moses, Sheriff
of this County; and it is to him and Capt. Jas.
George, formerly Of Columbus, Ohio, that the
town owes its present prosperity. Mr.. George is
one of the best lawyers in our Territory, and has,
through the Democratic party, held high official
stations in Ohio--eschewing politics, he is now
engaged in the more honorable occupation of
building up model town. Though it has been
with the greatest difficulty that lumber could be
procured the town has, within three months,
made more important improvements than any
other place in the County. There are seven
stores either in full operation or being erected.
One of these is now opening thrty-six tons VI
dry good. A large furniture store and cabinet
shop, merchant tailor shop and clothing store,
and tin shop and hardware store are embraced
among the number. A tin-roofed stone building
has just been erected for Moses Exchange Bank
chester Moses, of N. Y, and Lucius Moses, of
Decatur, ILL.,, believe, are principal proprietors.
A drug store and stone blacksmith shop are be-
ing erected. By the way, the banks of the river
are lined with the best of building stone. Mr..
H. A. Conse has purchased the upper water pow
er and is to have q saw mill, lath and single
machine all running before the first of Decem-
Der. Mr.. Dow, from Lowell, Mass, an author
of Architecture and an inventor of note has set
tied here and is TO put in the machinery for Mr..
Conse. Mr.. c. is also engaged to put up an OK
tensise sash and bling factory, general machine
shop, etc., the building to be thirty by sixty feet,
two stories high, to be attached to the MACHINERY
of the mill. G. D. Palmer, Of Rockford, H.,
has an interest in the town, and bis plesharic
purse renders material aid in its advancement.
He has purchased the lower water power and is
about commencing mason work dam prepara-
tory to the erection Of a 6ne Touring mill Mr..
Hays, of Brookston, Ind, has purchased m in
terest here, built house and is to be on soon to
render &c material aid' in building up the place.
A boot and shoe shop is soon to be in operation,
and lots for residences and shops are continually
being taken up. Some twelve teams are con.
stantly employed in hauling lumber and mer-
chandze from Red Wing here, and as many as
twenty mechanics are engaged in building, with
lively call for more. We have superior Ho-
tel, kept by DR.. Carver, who is not only an in.
comparable host but scientific and highly sue
cessful physician. We have no Buncombe char.
ter for an Academy or University, but unlike
some towns that have, we have an excellent
School House and good School. The house
answers very well for Church, and regular
meetings and a avurishing Sabbath School are
held in it each Sabbath. Last, though not least,
we have no liquor selling here. In most Of
these particulars this state of things is different
from that Of any other town in this section.
Wishing the TINES and Fremont Dayton sue.
cess, am, in haste,
Yours, &C., PRocRsss-
MoNErARY.-Th past week has been one