The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-04-09

JAMES 4. PRarr delivered kstnre III
Henderson. :Slbley county, an the anhiet 81
America. on the oath nit
Owing 10 litigation cosorning tn, town
site oi lie Sueur the growth of thc placs
has bsn retarded hut we arr ghd to lcarn
that fifteen or twenty houses have been con
irac,ed for 10 he erected during tbs summer
beside two saw mills and grist mill
II is announced in the Henderson DrB,o
ernf thai a work will III speedily published
by Young gentleman ii good literary tai
eni, who has be,nin the Territory some three
years entitled Dakota and Traditional
History.
The election for city officers in Red Wing
cann olf 90 Tuesday. the 1,h. \ citiN1,s
ticket was nominated. AMI we presume WAS
elected. u, party lines were not drawn. The
following Is the ticket: Mayor, } e.
WF.rnFRHY; CITY Clcrk, jaws L,wrnrg
Justice, lEp,N Bars Council. T.. Van.
pEsBsns. g. Bkgrs. ". h. ii,wEiSs
Speaking of improvements in Rel Wing
the coming season. the Gd-ettc says:
impatient Of waiting for the iroi t, get out
1T the ground. builders have cxcavated their
crllars and gou. 10 work In rgh; good earne Il.
We counted rs enty.ope buildings IN process "
erection, ga Wednesday, Last year at this time
we we're at stand still for want of lumber,
while now We have large sappiy an hand. ---
MANY ,ine residences ar" contracted for, aud
the number of business houses will he lonbcd
hi. season, A large and splendid Court House
" III be erected. and . church viii be built ny
the " +. society, wh,,b viii be All ornament Ia
any city. 4 beautiful site has been secured,
and subscription has already reac he'd between
seven and eight thousand dniars. The church
IL ,o cos, thirteen .bousand.
The liiaok Republicans Of lleunep'n and
Carver coaaties have call,,l Conventions,
to mect in Minneapolis and Carver on tie
i.ih of May. for the nomination Of deleca'es
to the Constitutional Convention.
NesSrs T.. A. GR.ESlElF and q. \ j.
ovrE1oS have purchased thir,y-cighi acre.
adjoining the city limits, with the view of lay
ng It cui into lots and forming an addition
TO Shasopt. Messrs. SroppRR 4 PlsnsoN
agra also about laying Out the town of North
Shakopee, on the oppos,t, si,ic 81 'hc river
from the city.
The .4irooii, OF the ,th says u the river
q; Shakope
\; this point. the Mum, sofa river d rasifely
clear from zee, a. far up and down a. the eye
an reach The upper Zee has hot YET made r.
appearance The river has risen about cigh-
teen inches aud Is stu riSinc SLOWLY. e p
thought the oa,Ue riy.t viii he clear ,n IVA" ~
three day.
Hon ,ioio t'I'sos gF1s~I = t'usgEr,se
irsp Beaver county, Pennsylvania i as.oa;
to make his fatar' home IN tbs Territory
The Me,ht.list congr 'sa;iou ot Slasopee
ar ahu, taking m.aser,s f,r tIr erection
Of church c,iitc,
The Henderson Ds,sos}a' hoidl for,h AZ
oliows on tn Sabject VI the prospects Il
thu Territory
The prospects oi Miaassots a-yer were morr
saticring than at the prr-s AT moment Ne ale
authorised 20 apply fac admission ~ a STATE
~ harr obtained nuplhreat grant % rnhiir
'sads Tor railroad pprr"ses-wr have bad the
emi. ~ the proposed new state erected iHta q
surveying district. AMI the surveyor ,,ensral
office located "a car ra.siss--we have had cur
court system re-toFest-se have had afge ap-
prupriaiiors from Congress 20 build yoa.is and
bridges and sHashef FORT in onr reTrfory We
have bal two n@w isnd eahess established and
lastly, ~ have decent msa appointed Cover
nor For ihese AMI All ether blessings, 70; ga
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