The emigrant aid journal of Minnesota. [volume] (Nininger City, Minn. Terr. [i.e. Minn.]) 1856-1858, 1858-01-20

The citizens Of Mortified, have lately shown thei,
rcpognance to the vending alcoholic drink in their town
BY the destruction of an establishment for that purpose
which had been set up in their vicinity. The town loAs
we're all purch .sed from Mr. North, We understand, with
the stipulation that there should not be liquor sold upon
them and with this under standing most 'of it's citizens
took up their abode there ; yet some one was found bold
enough to set 1T defiance the stipulation and the wish Of
the people, but onl, to feel the consequences of his te.
closed upon him BY verdict Of fhc citizens who are
determined to preserve their beautiful place from the
effects Of the traffic in ~spiritnous liquors.stg'ss " ~
The condition Of the various tribes Of Indians in this
Site il represented to be generally good. They are
we'll clothed and fed they can easily secure plenty Of
game for food at any time, it they do not drink away
their substance idling around the settlements. The U.
). government have been watchful over them that they
should not suffer on account of the loss Of crops last
summer BY the grasshoppsrs-y sss tsq 49, Il
The editor If the st Anthony Ezpress has been Wis.
iting the 'grasshopper region on the upper Mississippi,
and was grati6ed to learn that the people we're generally
provided with food to make them comfortable for the
winter. There a few families, here and there, who may
need assistance, but there is no apprehension of suffer.
ing the farmers ae preparing to put in large crops,
nowise discouraged by last years misfortune. IN
A fellow calling himself WIN. i Mitchell has been
playing the scamp towards some of the good people Of
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pretense that he wished to purchase their farm, he left,
FIRST robbing them Of a diamond pin. dfts issf
The assessments of taxes IN Olmstead County, for
1857, amounted to $4,000. The total valuation OF
property is two millions Eve thou land dollars. 1859 =
The Faribault Hcr0Ii says that the amount expended
in private building this year, in their town, cannot be
less than one hundred thousand dollars. Ii addition to
this the public, buildings erected cost seven. thousand
more; besides bridges, q beautiful cemetery, and other
improvements to adorn and beautify the place. bgy 4
The same paper says that the new town Of East Prai-
rieville, near there is progressing finely. In. three
fifteen houses were built . large school house
il being put up, also a hotel, with the usual number OF
stores and shops. A steam saw and grist mill costing
10000, has been ere ;ted by Messrs. Anderson 4
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The Commissioners Of Rice County have decided to
commence legal proceedings against all trespassers on
lands. a#s sfs 3goW 9I7 III ~ s4 Ri a
A call for a meeting Of the ~citisens Of Rice County
has been made, to take place on the 22d February, for
The purpose of organizing a County Agricultural So.
sieiy. Rice County Is awake to ity interests, and the
people are as enterprising and intenigeht as any body
IF men to be found any where. 's sega sa3aa s. =
& SUPREME CouRr-The Supreme Court on the 18th
INST, when objection was raised to its jurisdiction on nc.
count Of being superseded BY State authority, ~virtusily
decided that the Territorial Snpreme Court is in exist
;nce until Minnesota is admitted into the Union ~
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