Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1856-06-14
ST. ANTHONY ITEMS.
From Regular News Gatherer.
The RepuJlican--..A Shrewd Speculation! MN
neapolis--- Steam Mill.

From Regular News Gatherer.
The Repablican--.A Strewd Speculation! MN
neapoIis--- Steam Mil.
ST. ANTHONY, June 5, 1856.
ERRoRs :-.-Some errors were made in
decypherng my manuscript; but no matter
---such mis(ortunes are incident to greatnessC)
and reverently bow 10 the annoyance Of prin-
tiers in this respect
Gun TowN---Our town is so barren of note
worthy incidents that have nothing Of interest
TO communicate.
THE RrpuDLIcAN.--The Republican still
"sleeps the sleep of Endymion." Several APP
plications, understand, have been recently
made by men of acknowledged ability, and po-
itical integrity, to purchase and revive it, but
the terms on which it is offered are not such
as to have occasioned much rivalry among the
applicants. Ii tie stock holders have the in
terest of the cause at heart, they should not
hesitate at any sacrifice to procure competent
editor at the earliest possible period Soon the
nomination for President and Vice President
will be before the country, and the Republicans
will want an organ in this place. It's SUBJ
ject of ridcule, that St. Anthony, with popu-
lation of four or five thousand inhabitants, and
unrivaled natural resources, will not sustain
more than one paper. The Nebraska senil-
ment has dangerous advocate in the Express;
but there is no voice for TIE Republican party.
Shall this continue!
Uncomfortable. Wensinger, who bot
the wedge-shaped frame of building on the
corner of Rollins and Main sts., is progressing
vigorously in his endeavors to convert the UNI
couth skeleton into cOmely and commodous
business edificr This isa consunmation long
devotedly wished; wien the work is compile
ted, it will prove both an advantage to the bu-
siness Of upper to IN, and profitable invest
nent to Mr.. Wensinger.
SpEcuLArIoN.---As an instance ofthe rap
id rise of property in this mel ghborhood. will
mention fact communicated to me, day or
two since. And. Godfrey. Esq. year ago
took contract from the owners, to remove
the logs that were piled up on the falls. He
erected his machinery Oh the small island first
beyond Hennepin, and thus came into possess
sion. He pre-empted and paid perhaps seven
ty-fve cents for the ground. He has recently
been offered the enormous SUN of $4,000 for
one half of it, but declined selling. Mr.. God
frey perhaps made nothing out OF his contract
for removing the logs, but it must be acknowl-
edged that as in all his speculatons hereabouts
NJ al
himself to the reputation Of the shrewdest of
our shrewd land dealers.
MINNEAroLIs.-Minn eapolis is growing
like young giant. Houses going up In
in every part of the town, and every descrlp-
ton of public improvement is either projected
or talked Of Mr.. Crafts is building beauti-
full residence in the upper town, Of Hennepin,
brick, that will add materially to the appear
ance of that part Of the village. The brick Of
which it is composed, are the clearest and best
have yet seen, and make very attractive
appearance. The Baptist church is a brick
structure, not yet finished inside, but OF a very
respectable exterior. Since the secession oftheir
PASTOR Rev. G.. q. Ames, it would not be safe
to predict how soon it will be advanced to a
state of usefulness to the congregation. What
are the precise grounds Of Mr.. AS renunci-
alton OF the Free Will Baptist church, am
not advised, though | believe his withdrawal
from that communion, arises out of its relations
to the institution Of slavery. A part, only, Of
his congregation go with him.
STEAM MILL.-The steam mill, at the
mouth OF Basser,'s Creek, is progressing as
rapidly as the wOrkmen can push it forward.
1t will add Il much wider facility to that side Of
| the river. Yours, sc. TOM.
IS3s@"Tom" needn't feel so bad, because we
gave him the title of News Gatherer." 1t is
a respectable calling-why should he feel
| ashamed ?---Ep.
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