The emigrant aid journal of Minnesota. [volume] (Nininger City, Minn. Terr. [i.e. Minn.]) 1856-1858, 1858-02-10
The City Of Nlninxer-lts Rise, Er0gress and
RrOsDeClS.


Nininger is situated on the west bank Of the Missssip-
pi rs miles below St. Paul by water, and II miles by
land, %(ferrying 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 fcti"n,' were it not for the indelible im-
preston made on their minds by the rare beauty Of the
location and its prominent landmarks assuring tLem it
was the same spot, they could scarcely believe that i" 50
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 retrograding.
The natural advantages Of the spot as a site for q
large city are such as could not long have been over.
looked. A party Of shrewd tusiness 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"n"" M~ms 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 who L"~yht at cost price could get a
hy'Hy perfect THE D~ed FIR his lots. Some lots were
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 us is a. follows
cannon Falls l6 miles, Lewiston ~, Waterford p,
Mortified 70, Faribault IS, Rosemount 10, L4keville
70, Shiellsville 30 miles.
The location of Niningcr is an admirable one for a
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 Il 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 6rst rate new Grist mill is on the spot, and the mill
will som be doing the farmers some service. There are
Carpenters, Plasterers, Blacksmiths, Whcelrights 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 ia
6rstrate, and two of our citizens intend making Bricks
next spring. The building stone is excellent. There is
abundance of timber for frewood near at hand, and We
learn that coal has been found about twenty miles south.
vest. We have Schools and a Lyceum, and divine SER
vice every Sabbath by c~lergymen of the leading denom-
nations. Here the Emiyrant Aid journal is publish.
ed. There are favorable opportunities for parties to
commence business. A Wholesale Grocery aud Provis-
~" SSUC3 " HOuuuiy dhu NudCuiuc SuOp au dSTlCul.
tural Implement Mandatory; a General Hardware
store . Merchant Tailor; an Apothecary; a saddler F.;
a Gunsmith, and a Forwarding and 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 mimi
ger. There has been no undue inf4tion in the price of
town property 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 6ud every
comfort, it being Que of the best hotels 10 the country.
NlNlSaER, Feb. 10th, 1858.
pa- The Rev. Mr.. Cressy will preach at fremont
Hall, IN this town, next Sunday forenoon at l03 o'clock.
Ma The Rev. Mr.. Wilcox.in will preach every alter.
nate Sabbath at the school house in this town. The
services commence at : ! o'clock, p. NJ. The next ser.
vices will be held on Sunday, the l4th inst,
HOLLOwAY's PILLy.-With the gentle aperien,
prime pie Of this inestin,able vegetable remedy, are
blended disinfectant and renovating properties of = most
kind. The emaciated victim of dyspepsia OF
liver complaint is strengthened and revived by the
tonic influence of the medirine, while his internal or.
g%anization is being regulated and his blood purged of
its impurities by its corrective and antiseptic agency
The orthodox practice is to give three or four medicines
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
radical curn