The emigrant aid journal of Minnesota. [volume] (Nininger City, Minn. Terr. [i.e. Minn.]) 1856-1858, 1858-02-10
lhs City Of AinlnGer-lts Rise, rr0gress and
Prospects,.

prospects.
Nininger is situated on the west bank of the Mississip-
pi 25 miles below St. Paul by water, and II miles by
land, ~(ferryiug at Nininger)
Those who visit Nininger now and recollect the ap-
pearance Of the landscape when they paused to admire
it eighteen months ago will surely exclaim, truth is
stranger than 6ction,' were it not for the indelible i'm
preston made on their minds by the rare beauty Of the
location and its prominent landmarks assuring them it
was the same spot, they could scarcely believe that ia 80
short a period a thriving town of seven hundred inhabi-
tants could arise, where on their previous visit they could
only discern two lonely dwellings. Part Of this aston
ishing progress, be it noted, has been realized during .
revulsion almost unparalleled, and while other places
were stationary OF retrogradiug.
The natural advantages Of the spot as q site for .
large city are such as could not long have been over
looked. A party Of shrewd business men determined to
turn these natural advantages to account, and went to
work in the right way. They sold building lots at cost
price to parties who d"""" theme Ices by covenant to put
up a certain amount Of Improvements within two years,
or forfeit the lots. They gave due publicity to the pro-
ject, and as every lot sold at cost price would within
two years call forth a stipulated amount of improve
ments, the certainly of the town getting a good start
was beyond a doubt. TIL his stipulated improvement.
'cers pct up, no man nho Lo"yht ut cost price could get a
legally perfect Title Dred f"r his lots. Some lots we're
reserved by the proprietors, and sold at high prices with.
out an improvement clause. The Deeds for these are
perfect.
1t is also the most accessible point to the vast tracts
of land Of unsurpassed richness in the beautiful valleys
of The Cannon, Vermillion and Straight rivers. The
distance t. the furnishing towns back of rs is a. follows
Cannon Falls Is miles, Lewiston ~, Waterford p,
Mortified 70, Faribault IS, Rosemount 10, LAkeville
~, Shieldsville 30 miles.
The location of Niningcr is an admirable one for q
distributing river town, and the settlers in the fertile
valleys Of the Vermillion and Cannon rivers, and the
Cottage Grove district, congratulate each other on the
advent Of a river town at the precise point best suited
for their wants. We have already two Saw. mills and a
Sash, Door an Blind Factory. All the machinery for
a FIRST rate new Grist mill is on the spot, and the mill
will som be doing the farmers some service. There are
Carpenters, Plasterers, Blacksmiths, Wheelrights and
Shoemakers Grocery and Dry Good stores. Stove and
Tin-ware and Hat, Cap, and Shoe stores. The Nininger
Lime is in high repute. The clay for Brickmaking il
6rstrate, and two of our citizens intend making Bricks
next spring. The building stone is excellent. There is
abundance of timber for 6rewood near at hand, and We
learn that coal has been found about twenty miles south.
west. We have Schools and a Lyceum, aud divine SER
vice every Sabbath by c~lergymen Of the leading denom-
nations. Here the Em'yrant Aid journal is publish
ed. There are favorable opportunities for parties to
commence business. A Wholesale Grocery and Provis-
ion store a Foundry and Machine shop an Agricul-
tural Implement Mandatory a General Hardware
store = Merchant Tailor an Apothecary; a saddler;
a Gunsmith, and a Forwarding aud Commission estab.
lishment are required, and many other businesses could
be established here with reasonable probability of sue
cess. During the season Of navigation steam packets
pass the town daily. Building lots can be bought on
easy terms, so that persons of moderate means can get
along with less capital than is required to settle ut many
places where there is less work going on than at MINI.
ger. There has been no undue inf4tion in the price of
town properly here.
N. h. As there is only a small part of the town seen
from the river, strangers should land to view it proper.
ly at the Handyside House, where they will find every
comfort, it being Que of the best hotels in the country.
NlxlNoER, Feb. 10th, 1858.
p@- The Rev. Mr.. Greasy will preach at fremont
Hall, in this town, next Sunday forenoon at l03 o'clock.
IA. The Rev. Mr.. Wilcoxsin will preach every alter.
nate sabbath at the school house in this town. The
services commence At ! O'Clock, =. NJ. The next sr. |
vices will be held on Sunday, the l4th inst,
HOLLOwAY's PILLy.-With the gentle aperieni
prime pie Of this inestinable vegetable remedy, are
blended disinfectant and renovatiug properties of = most
remarkable kind. The emaciated victim Of dyspepsia OF
liver complaint is strengthened and revived BY the
tonic influence of the medicine, while his internal or.
ganization is being regulated and his blood purged of
its impurities by its corrective and antiseptic agency |
in succession to produce these effects. The Pills pro.
duce them simultaneously and never fall short Of the
full accomplishment Of their object-a complete and