Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1856-01-19
From the st. Anthony EXPIRES
HUTCHINSON.

AUICHlNSONs 4.
This is the name of a town lately located and
established on the middle fork of Crow river, by
L. N. Parker, b. E. Messer. John II. Stevens,
Judson J. Hutchinson, John w. Hutchinson, Asa
B. Hutchinson, f. E. johnson, Lewis Harrington,
Henry Chambers, l. II. Chubb, Andrew J. Bell,
w. 5. Chapman, John F. Calf and r. Pende-
grast.
In addition to the several we'll known citizens
of the Territory, in the above list our readers will
observe, that the Hutchinson Family, with their
agent DR.. E. E. johnson are included in the en-
terprise, which is sure guarantee of the future
success of this new aad interesting embryo city
even without the help and influence of those
names who have been SO long known to never look
b,ck from the plough when once hold Of the ham
die.
The company have now about twenty men in
their employ, erecting houses and public build
ings. Messrs. Harrington and Bell have compile
ted the survey of the town site. The several pro-
prietors of the town have subscribed literally for
different objects. Judson j. Hutchinson alone,
gave three hundred dollars for library. The
same gentleman also gave three hundred dollars
towards buying piano to be put into the musi-
cal hall, which is to be the property of the town.
Such lberaity and generosity is characteristic of
Judson. The site is situated in town ll6, Range
20, in Davis County, IA miles west of Glencoe
The Hutchinsons will be on early in the spring to
occupy their claims Judson expects to return in
March, Asa, John, and Joshua will be here on the
first boat, at which time their houses will be COM
pleted. Mr.. Chambers has men to work on them
now.
The town is to be on the liberal order. No
sectariansm will be tolerated. All churches are
to have their rights The schools are to be on the
union plan. No lots will be disposed Of for grog
shops.
From all we have been able to gather, we are
satisfied that they have beautiful portion of the
Territory for their future home. Glencoe is the
key of all the future towns in that part, but we
learn that Hutchinson is most pleasantly located
in the valley of the s'Hassan'' Indian name for
Crow) clear, rapid stream of water about four
rods wide, surrounded with beautiful groves and
fertile prairies. Game is represented to be very
plenty. The workmen around the town often see
deer, elk, bear, wolves and otter. carpenter
stamped one of the latter animals to death last
week. As many as ten otter have been seen at
once playing ON the ice that divides the village
With clear sky above, and rich land below,
We may expect to see in short time o. large
town built up in Hutchinson. For miles around
there is a good agricultural country which makes
villages and cities. The Hon. D. NJ. Hanson,
Judge Meeker, Maj. A. NJ. Fridley, r. P. Russell
and others, have laid of town, about twenty five
miles north west Of Hutchinson, which will help
the latter place very much, az well as Glencoe
DR.. Ripley of Shakopee and others have laid Of
town at Red Ceder Lake, about forty-fvs miles
west of Glencoe, and it is expected that more
towns will be laid of in this vicinity before anoth-
er year. The whole country will be claimed. 1t
has been supposed that this part of Crow river
was north of st. Anthony. Such is not the fact.
1t 10 west and south.
The country is diversified with lakes and those
lakes abound in most excellent fsh amongst
which are the speckled trout. Lake Judson two
miles north Of Hutchinson, il about the size oil
lake Calhoun, and it resembles that lake some in
appearance. The north and west sides of thoes
lakes throughout the Grow river country, contain
black oak, black and white ash, hickory, hack.
berry, black and white walnut, or (butternuty elm
and cherry. Sugar orchards are numerous. Ma.