The emigrant aid journal of Minnesota. [volume] (Nininger City, Minn. Terr. [i.e. Minn.]) 1856-1858, 1857-08-15

~ comply WIN tNc Improvement tidtl>t
We hope that 30 man viii trust himself to the pre-
cariouS ehanees of a law suit when the money Il will
cost him would 90 far to retain and improve his own
property and when his improvements will be made IN
the moss iourishing town in Minnesota, will yield HIM
u good interest in rents, and will secure him lots that
have increased Il hundred fold on the original cost. ani.
are now rising rapidly in value.
She Business Oa our Town.
Our town affords many advantages to our back coul-
try friends, which are not sufficiently we'll known u
Justly appreciated. We to not desire 10 be judged by
our wears. or months rather, in our ability to DO
business our maturity rests on Il basis more solid. liz
the first place we have 4 landing unsurpassed by any
on tile river. as we are assured by several steamboat cap
tains who are not inimical to our interests, as are some
referred to in another article. At great expense our
entcrprising proprictors have made improvements by
which a ready access is made on fine ~roalways from the
river to the back country storehouses, safe and COM
modiouS, are open IL receive and forward freight at
exceedingly low rates.
Two fine saw mills are ready to furnish all manner OF
lumber, by dimension or otherwise. at rates much lower
than ever before offered in this part of the Territory.
A sash, blind, and door factory turns out any amount
Of work 10 order, made in a manner seldom equalled in
the West, by Yankee hands and Yankee machines
which nothing can beat they are moderately priced,
also.
Latls ana shingle are also to DC had now, and more
extensive works are in course Of erection, to supply I'M
limited demands.
Planning machines, large and small, turn out nnrivalcs!
work, and customers are readily served.
Lime is burned on orr !eyee. which for excellence is
noted III markets Ear and near, and abundant supplies
are always on hand.
Then we have vaiious stores among them that Of
l.. Faiver. near the levee, stands prominent, and a fui
and abundant stock of groceries and provisions may be
purchased at low rates. and Of excellent quality.
iiiIlhouse Il Bro. have also a good supply Of groce-
ries, and a large and general assortment o; light hard
ware.
+. L. McKenny keeps Il very large assortment d staple
and fancy goods. We visited lately his sect1ld story
where we examined a very full assortment IF read. y
made clothing, to suit the taste Of ill customers. On
his ground floor a choice selection Of groceries are kept
Ivy him aisu.
Our l~iandyside Hotel is furnished, IN Harder and
rooms, TO give rcfreslment and repoSe TO al who call,
whose wants and tastes viii BE- properly attended to by
the proprietor and his watchful superintendent. There
are cher places Of entertainment to suit the necessity
or convenience Of visitors.
We have notary publics to transact legal business
ana we have doctors to attend to the few ailments that
MnnesotianS are heirs to.
\ blacksmith is here ready to shoe your horse, mend
you, wagon irons, or anything else ever done in his line.
Our designers, carpenters, masons, plastercrs, and all
who aid in rearing buildings, there is no occasion to
specify, our rapidly growing town testiies to their pres
once here.
There are various other branches of business carried
N which the proprietors believe will grow well enough
without having them published these can bu learned
on coming into town.
We had like to forget the post office, over which. pre-.
sides a gentleman with whom to do business is Il great
pleasure, and no effort OH his part ever has or will be
spared to fulfil his pnblic service, or exhibit his neigh
borly Kindness.
We shall overlook ourselves this time, but refer to
another article, showing the prospective facilities to af-
ford friends, visitors, and customers all the advantages
and comforts conceivable, which are now being compile
ted, az are inst ready to commence, IN the business af-
fairs Of life.
We would call particular attention to orr meat mar
ket, kept by Mr.. a. N. Cheney. This gentleman has
been a faithful caterer for the public during the whole
period of the towns existence. Early in the field he has
lahored assiduou~ly, sparing no pains, and avoiding no
difficulties to supply the wants Of our citizens. lie has
won the respect of all by his obiging disposition, and
we rejoice in the hope that he will now reap the fruits
Of his onerous labors, in our growing prosperity. This
has been his aim, and we believe it will be realized.
Words fail us to express our feelings Of pleasure de-
rived from the exhibition of kindness and generous in
terest on the part of every one we met, in our recent
visit. We shall not soon forget the scenes We wit
messed along the valleys of the Vermillion and Cannon,
made 50 pleasant by their noble hearted occupants.
An opening game of the Base Ball Club of this town
was played on the Sth inst. The day was rather warm,
and the arrangements had not been perfected, yet a good
number were in attendance, and enjoyed the sport much
Preparations are on foot to put the Club on excellent
footing, and as soon as the ground is put in good order,
to have a regular set match. The Club meets for prac-
tice again this afternoon.
We are under obligations to the proprictors Of the
st. Paul Times for copies Of their daily issue. We
tender them our thanks.
We are obliged to friend Stebbins of the MdeOen-
dent for an early copy Of his interesting paper. We are
pleased to hear Of his increasing prosperity. II such a
journal as his is not handsomely sustained by his party
in this county, it will be a sad miss.
We have Just received the first number of the Glencoe
Register, a spirited and lively Republican journal. We
hope it it may meet with abundant success. There is
no telling the number of journals published in Mime
sofa, for as soon as we begin to reckon, along comes a
new batch. 1t is true, however, that they are healthy
looking, giving promise of long life and usefulness.
Mr.. Wright the Espress man, was cowhided pub
licly in st. Anthony, before a number of witnesses, in
broad daylight, yet the jury refused to give him any
redress. This was the same fellow who by his abusive
and ungrateful conduct towards Nininger City deserved
a similar cowhiding-if that were the best way to treat
unmitigated scamps.
DIED.
In this city on the 9th inst, of absccss OF the liver,