Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1856-02-23
From the St. Anthony Express.
HUTCHINSON.

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, Z. E. johnson. Lewis Harrington,
Henry Chambers, I. II. Chubb, Andrew j. Bell,
w. S. 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 enter
prise, which is a sure guarantee OF the future sue
cess of this new and interesting embryo city
even without the help and influence of those
names who have been so long known to never look
back from the plough when once hold of the han
die.
The company have now about twenty men in
their employ, erecting houses and public build
ings. MessIs. 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 q library. The
same gentleman also gave three hundred dollars
towards buying q piano to be put into the must
cal hall, which is to be the property of the town.
Such liberality and generosity is characteristic of
Judson. The site is situated in township ll6, Range
90, in Davis County, IA miles west of Glencoe
The Hutchinsons will be on early in the spring to
occupy their claims. Judscn 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 at work on them
now.
The town is to be on the liberal order. No
sectarianism 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 q beautiful portion of tho
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 "Hassan" Indian name for
Crow a clear. rapid stream Of water about four
rods wide, surrounded with beautiful groves and
fertile praries. Game is represented to be very
plenty. The workman around the town often see
deer, elk, bear, wolves and otter. A 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
site.
With a clear sky above, and rich land below,
We may expect to see in a short time a large
town built up in Hutchinson. For miles around
there is q good agricultural country which makes
villages and cities. The Hon. ID. NJ. Hanson.
Judge Meeker, Maj. A. M. Fridley, RIP. Russell
and others, have laid off a town, about twenty-five
miles north, west Ct Hutchinson, which will help
the latter place very much, as we'll as Glencoe
DR., Ripley of Shakopee and others have laid off
q town at Red Ceder Lake, about ~forty-fve miles
west of Glencoe, and it is expected that more towns
will be laid off in this vicinity before another
year. The whole country Will be claimed. ithas
been supposed that this part Of Crow river was
north Of st. Anthony. Such is not the fact. 1t is
west aud south.
The country is diversified with lakes and those
lakes abound in most excellent fish amongst which
are the speckled trout. Lake Judson two miles
north OF Hutchinson, is about the size Of lake Cal
houn, and it resembles that lake some in appear
ance. The north and west sides Of those lakes
throughout the Grow river country, contain heavy
groves of timber, consisting of whito burr, black
oak, black and white seh, hickory, blackberry