The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-03-26
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On Thursday last in company with about
oe hundred ciiixnus 81 ~. i'anl. VT parti
cipatcl IN tho hnspitaliti'~ Of the people Of
saltwater, At u celcbratim on account ~
the passage oi the bill by Congress. making
land grants Ia Minnesota FIR railroad par
pss~. Among Nil the points In tho Terri.
tory, nom win ~ morc highly bemftte,l.
than our neighbor on the ~. Croix. nml the
lavish sigh In which the preparations for
the festivities were arranged, showed tina,
this fac, was fully appreciated. while il told
most crSliiably, also, Tor the hearty and
grnetoas hospitality of the citi,ens Of Still
water
Entering the town in the middle Of the
afternoon, We saw trarparncrs with dc-
vices suitable 10 the occasioo. and heurinn
the inscriptions II "J,uNs snrvrp." Ron
rsr TOXINS" "IIgsU VI. Rex. present
Islcgate AMI future senator" "Niunrr4ot,
Land Grant; Look out fr the Locomotive,
saltwater the Eastern Terminus" suspend
ei across the principal business street. Ac
Communications were provslel for guest, AT
the Hotels anil the private residences of thu
city During thr afternoon the Joy of thu
people found vent in ginpowdr. AMI can
non boomel AMI rcvcrlefa,~l from bluff {,
bluf. until the quietrr festivities Of the even
ing commenced A. eight ocluck twC
spacious hall. wcrc thrown open for dancing
anil wec kept oIrn till daylight. We hav,
never seon argcr and mor brilliant gather
iugS than wcrr assembled rn this occasion
saltwater certainly deserves celebrity lol
the beauty IL ia lad,os. no l.'=a than Gr III,
enterprise II its men
During the early part Of the evening, sup
pers wrw eryel nj the lake anil Mnnesots
Houses, to thos~ cngagcl in the dancing rr'
emonies and At twelve a large number al
ciiiscus AMI guests sat down 10 an exccllen,
collation. at the Lake House. which WA en-
livcn~l with ,oasts and sperch.s. AMI win"
iii near daylight, bonrrcs op the sur
rounding bmd., and illuminations of tn
public buildings and private residences
gave an appearance Of briliancy AMI hcau'y
10 the city, Altogether i was mos, de-
ci,l,L sucn~~ 1'le~e celebrations arr usu
ally great hons. bu, this was az cXwll,ntl,
arrangc'l tina, Il cyc0,l,'l anticipaiious, an'
a.lJcl Pheasant mrpr'-' To thr rial oujoy'
men,s of the ocsas,oa The rpor, oi III,
pro~s,l,ngs. N detail, W shall publish
when they appear under the sanction II TIN
propr commit'r
saltwater has grown daring the past
wear 10 ,,egr~ hardly raralklel by any
other even II the hs, towns II MINNESOTA
| We were astnu.shri at the cy,shuscs on
cvcry hand NJ vigorous cn'rrrrisr AMI a,h-
s,an,ial prosperity During tina, time, i's
population has dcuhl,,l, anil il bySin,sS'
mor than qus.irupl,l II b,guN Ia war
the ssIsst II city Extensive imrroo'
uwn,s have hvn ma.lc IN thu grading III ths
s,r~ts. anil sae ~ thu basimSs hou-~
.rci,d thu pr~,nt sasn. e>~s,l IN b"au, ,
AMI c,ss,lim-s All, which hsvr t-Su haili
in st Paul May all the anticipation. h.
r,u.li,~l which arr TOW 81 horialy chr
i.hci hy ia e,,isnN We arr sur ,ha, aT
r<s cah M, Gall upou 'he Shoulders II a
murr ,igoras s,wrNs. or lsrgr hart~I
community.