The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-12-10
We've Of Oar own state.

: Win the Btres'r ~ THAT county.
With Basil MoreIand in the Senate, We
} haze the assurance that Manka,o interests
will have vigiiaut and effective advocate.
We hope no one win charge as with being
invidious in thus particularly abiding 10 MIR.
Moreland. We do So, bocanse with him We
are acquainted and know whereof We peak.
lie will occupy prominent position IN the
body 20 which he has been elected He viii
prove eminently "a r0,kmP member.
A society Of Turner's .as organized in
Manka'o on the 1T mt
The Independent says the population Of
Mankato is 922.
DoDGg CorsrY.--1he MantorsilIe FL
pres OF the 10Th, thus speaks Of provisions
In the Southern portion Of the State
We speak from actual knowledge when
We say that, throughout Southern Minnesota
ut least, not only j. there an abundance OF
provisions for the resident population. but
surplus sufficient supply aIl the emigration
that may flow 10 IA before another harvest,
aDi thas too can bc purchased at moderate
prices. The sons of industry can never sui
Ter for want Of food on our luxurious soil.
Sr. L0ris CouSrY --- The prospectus Of
new paper to be commenced at Buchanan
Min, on the first Of january. 1855 is now
circulating on the north shore. The rcc,s.
sty Of mn organ in that part Of Minnesota
has been Tel, for some time aud We are
happy 10 state that Mc.srs VIM. Geo,
Cowell, AMI VIM. ". kinsbury are about
supplying this deficiency. We publish the
prospectus, and sugges, 10 our merchants to
advertise ia the Adroaie, to attrac, Custom
from that section;
Prospectus for he North Niotc .firoo'e.--
The undersigned vii, commence on the first
oi January, ls5s, AT the town Of buchanan,
1T. Louis county, Minnesota, the publca-
ton of u newspaper, to he callc'l the North
Shore .idpoeqt'.
The tirooafe will cndcavor 10 represent,
the interests Of Northern Minnesota and
particularly that portion adjacent TO Lake
Superior. commonly styled the North
Shore" The success OF each and every one
of the young an1 growing towns IN this
locality will he The paramount object Of this
Journal No conflicting interests. in reality.
exist between these several comuunitics
ard the mission 81 the .iirocate is to con
tribute to the prosperity Of each without
dc,,riora,ing from that Of is ncghbor The
mining and agricultural interests Of Mime
sofa shall receive liberal attention. Poiii-
cally, il will adhere Ia the fundamental
principles OF the National Democratic party.
With these objects ~ the basis OF our
enterprise, we solicit for II the encourage
men, OF Minnesotaus. aud others, promising
our individual aud united efforts Tor the
promotion Of the interests Of the North
Shore and the state ut large.
The .idrotaie Will be- published semi.
monthly until the first Of juno next and
weekly during the sumner. u, two dollars
per nnnun. In advance. Subscriptions re-
ccised aud r,ccip,ed for by the undersigned ;
by the officers oi the Land Office or by the
person bearing this prospectus.
WV. Gro CowEL.
WV. W. kIS0snrRY,
Editor, and Publishers,
BrcuASAS, Min. Nov -, 1851.
GoopuvE CorNty.--The Red Wing la.
:dis. though not disposed TO brng much
aboa, the quality OF Goodhue county pro
auctions, takes occasion, however. TO men
ton the following
We have 10 disposition 10 brag bn,
GooIhuc county can tell bigger story than
any we have vet seen. \ turnip WAS pre-
scented 10 us by Mr. John Tarboy. Of Pine
Island. which weighed twcn,y-lour pounds
and was not an extraordinary specimen OF
his crop. They arc the ordinary white Eng
lish ,urnip, and will average ns high rs ten
pounds apiece. lIs onions sow,d broad
cast, in the month of june. on last fall
breaking. without, lsns hocd or cultivated
in any manner are many o' them eight inches
in diameter ; and in barrel Of them MOI one
was under five inches.
The cabbage raised by Mr. II, l., Phillips
OF Central Point would take the premium
a, any State FAR in the Union. In hi'
patch thcrr were no heals less than
eighteen inches in diameter, many much
larger.
4 field Of sixty acres. in Pine Hand pre-
cine, in this county, yielded ,hr,e ,hoa>an,
bushels If wiuter wheat The same gentle
man has this lall 50 acres soscl 20 the crop
which look equally as well rs did the allow
az the same season. We think 81 large !
crop was never before raised this side Of tn
Rocky Mountains.
Minnesota has more coed wheat land am
can raise mere whea, according 20 ia sl1'
than any other State in the Union.
WRiour Cov>r,. lhc -. Anthony Net'
gives the particulars OF horrible death
which occurred a, Silver Greek. in tina
county On Sunddg. the 18th in.,
A man named wilkins was At work o,
that day in Norrisons Steam mill, and VA
| engaged in removing the lumber irom a 81,
| w.inch rotary saw. "a il WAS prepared
While in the ac, 81 lifting bcari that ha
| Jus, been rived, /, was caught by the saw
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