The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-01-10
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PINE IsLANp.-This town is handsomely
loc6fS2 on The tporth-middlo branch Of the
Zumbro, some six miles from this place. 1t
has two stores, one water and one steam saw
mill, and exhibits the outward appearance of
general thrift. The proprietors offer rare in
ducements to business men to settle there,
and from its location, and the nature OF the
country around it, we should say at once that
it is desirable point. ,t
ZUMBSorA-This town is newly iald OUT
on the north branch Of the Zumbro, at the
crossing of the Dubuque and st. Paul road.
1t would be difficult to imagine more at
tractive beauty in the way of scenery than
this place commands. The surrounding prai-
RE is of superior quality, and the settlers OF
tho very best class of New England people.
The anniversary of the Landing OF the
Pilgrims was celebrated in very neat and
appropriate manner, at the house of Mr.. Will
der, on the evening of the 22d. A supper
was prepared by the hospitable hostess and
her daughters, to which the people paid their
respects at about IL o'clock. Some excel
lent toasts by Mr.. Barry and speeches OF
great merit from Dr. Perry and Mr.. Thatch-
er, and a general and cordial feeling OF good
will gave interest to the occasion. Appro-
pirate songs were sung by the Misses VII
der, assisted by gentlemen whose names we
are unacquainted with.
Thus it is ever with the children OF New
England. The memories and teaching OF
their early lives cling to them where ever
they go. We shall be disappointed If Zum-
broto fails in making fine town.
* NJ. o. Walker, mail contractor on
the route from Dubuque to st. Paul, Is Just
now receiving rather harsh treatment at the
hands of the st. Paul papers. He undouot-
eddy deserves it; but, may be, others are
equally to blame in the matter of irregulari-
ties in our mails. We now have trl-week-
ly mail, and are soon to have it daily. East
ern papers arrive here in just about three
and half weeks after starting from New
York or Boston, st. Paul papers generally
go on a pilgrimage to Dubuque, before reach
ing US.
THE MAILs.-The stages are running reg
ularly, but we get no mails. For the last
three weeks we have had only stray papers
from the East. What is the matter, and
where is the difficulty. The mail on Tues
day brought a large amount of matter for
Farribault, Cannon City, &C., but nothing
for Owatona. 1t is our opinion, that some
of President Pierces' beautiful officials in
Iowa, are sending our mail matter in differ
ent direction. A consultation Of the Post
Office Director should teach them our loca-
ton. If not we can give it to them. Owa-
tonna is one of the principal points on the
great mail route from st. Paul, via. Fari-
bault, Owatona, Austin, West Union and
Dubuque, and all matter for this place should
be sent by the semi-weekly mail, running on
this route. Owatona is also at the inter-
section of the Winona and st. Peter route,
with the former, but we prefer to have our
mail sent to us direct, instead OF being car
ried by Walkers slow coaches through the
country east of us, and delayed at Rochester.
-Oaratona Watchman.
The MAIL.-Hurrah for the mail! We
did not expect to have another mail for the
rest of the winter, but we now are pleased to
state that we have secured daily mall
over the left. Never was news so plenty
never was our Postmaster SO busily engaged
in heaps Of newspapers, and piles of letters /;
never did our citizens enjoy the advantages
of Post Office so richly as they do now.
1t is encouraging that we enjoy these bless
ings so greatly here-over the left. We do
have mail once in a while, and what is still
more encouraging we get our mail regularly
from the north and west--while we get none
from the East. Hurrah for the West. II
the people of the East have become too much
addicted to the slow coach system, thanks to
the energy Of the West, which can keep up
with the progress of Young America. II
our Eastern news can not come direct to
Wabashaw, they can always find their way
to St. Paul, and the accommodating Postmas-
ter there sends them back to us. If the Post
master a: Dubuque has not sense enough to
know where Wabashaw is, and what his
duties are, he should be removed, and some
one who understands his business and who
would attend to it, should be appointed in
his stead. We are satisfied that Mr.. Cork
cry is not fit to be Postmaster; and if he
is, he is guilty of gross mismanagement, by
sending mail packages for Minnesota in OPP
posite directions. In either case justice de-
mands that more careful man should be in
that office. We have made our complaints to
the Department, in hopes that the Postmas-
ter General may do US justice, by appoint
ing some one who will attend to his duties
Wnbashaac Journal.
From the Superior CHroncle.l 's
fUBLIC NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 10 prluCeu
notice, number Of the citizens Of this and
and the neighboring towns in Minnesota, as
sembled at the Superior House on Saturday
evening last to take preliminary steps to-
ward securing semi-weekly mail from St.
Paul to Superior. ........o.,
Isaac l. Moore was called to the chair, and
John G. Wise appointed secretary. ~
On motion the officers of the meeting
were instructed to prepare memorial to the
Postmaster General, praying for an in
crease of mail service between Superior and
Taylor's Falls, from whence there is semi
weekly mail to st. Paul.
On motion of VIM. Fl. Newton, the chair
was instructed to appoint committee, con-
sisting Of three citizens of SUPERIOR and
one from each of the neighboring towns in
Minnesota, to circulate the memorials and
solicit signers. ] /
The following persons were chosen said
committee /: Messr-. VIM. Maher, Chas. D..
Kimball and j. B, Bell, of Superior Thorn
son, of Fond du Lac Merriott, of Oneota !;
Culver, of Du Luth Watrous of Clifton,
and Mclean, of Beaver Bay. ... .,.-.,
o On motion, the President of the meeting
was added to the committee. a,., -...,
The committee were instructed to return
the memorials to the officers of the meeting
by the Both instant and to be forwarded
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