The emigrant aid journal of Minnesota. [volume] (Nininger City, Minn. Terr. [i.e. Minn.]) 1856-1858, 1858-03-17

the Hastings paper, after having called in vain from his
editorial chair for some benevolent individual to start an
Agricultural Society in Dakota County, has gone of
into Mysteries when he finds that the farmers around
, Niniuser have taken the matter in hand. Can any
good thing come out of Nazareth Whence bis qualms ?
For the sake Of the fs, mers? by no means. Hear what
he says:
, 'The work commenced with us, or rather with our
correspondents! showing clearly that the origlnators
| we're convinced that it was a county institution, and
that its place of meeting should he at the popular
centre. and where the county business was transacted.
Hence it is evident that the only objection Mr.. Steb-
bins has to the organization of the Society, is because
he fears the Fair may be held cs.ohere than IN Hast
ia"ys. Alas man Of small things! Have you not seen
that no place Of meeting for the Fair has been fixed
upon, but remains yet to be ID determined by the decision
Of the majority Of the members Of the Society?
For one we shall oppose Hastings as the place Of
meeting. Its claims are all fictitious. 1t is on the
down hill. 1t is not the p,pulous centre 1t has never
worked for the farmers, but has assisted to grind them
down. 1t has never exhibited one spark of lberality
for the back country. Its character in these respects
is we'll understood. Mr.. Stebbins, too, by Ills own as
ser.ions has nulIi6ed any claims she may have. He
says:
The grounds ought not to be within the limits Of a
city, but they should be c onvenient thereto
The 'city Of Hastings takes in about l0,SSO acres of
land. It would be impossible to obtain land convenient
TO the city of Hastings, and yet not within the same !;
the Agricultural Society would have to 60 about five
miles beyond the built portion Of the town to obtain
grounds that would accord with philosopher Stebbin's
views.
Then Mr. Stebhins goes on, dragging in the names OF
private aud unobtrusive citizens who were not officers
of the Society, in a style that exhibits as much bad
taste as bad English. He styles one Of them an imag-
mary person-we suppose the poor man meant 'imag-
NATIVE - he certainly would not presume to question
the existence Of an individual and then proceed to abuse
him. We must either suppose him guilty of nonsense
or false photography the question, in view Of Mr..
Stebbin's characteristics, might be a difficult one to de-
cide-we have, however, taken the merciful view of the
case, and supposed him guilty Of an error of spelling,
rather than of an alteration of mind.
The short and long of the whole thing is, that the
CALLED jade begins to vince the shoe begins to pinch.
Nininger, which Mr.. Stebbins not many months ago
condescendingiy described as a pleasant little village Of
seven hundred inhabitants, is building her ten houses,
while Hastings is adding additions to her stables aud
meat m"rke:s. The Ldepemdest is growing FESTIVE.
The future is becoming palmer every day. Nininger
which has arisen from nothing in the face Of the rapid
growth of Hastings, will a~ssuredly ride over the broken
down and decaying remnants Of that once prosperous
town-stables, meat markets and all. Nininger alone
has had the energy to take hold of the Agricultural
Society after the lndrprmdent has spent months in talk
ing about it. Nininger, however, does not pretend to
dictate to the farmers Of Dakota county. 1t says, come
together and settle all these questions for yourselves;
the majority governs.
We Of Nininger will, however, promise one thing.
In stead Of raising obstacles and enumerating the num-
Der Of cow-houses aud sheds that are to be built, we
will undertake, if the first Fair is held at or near Min
niger, to erect all such buildings at the expense Of the
town, and without one dollar Of expense to the farmers.
Will Hastings do as much ? If you love the farming
community, step forward dollars are important to them
now. Let the town get it that will do most for the So
ciety. What says our photographed friend Stebbins of
the meat markets
Improvement In this Section.
Who can doubt the rapid and great growth of all this
section of country We quote the following from the
luminous journal published in our neighboring town of
H~astings:-
'IMpKovEMENTs.-On Tuesday morning last We
were out for a few moments and saw that the business
of building lad re. coHmenced. Mr.. De Kay Is Is in-
pyoniny and enh"ry;ny his Livery Stable, and Messrs.
Criss 4 Pierce are enlarging their Meet Market on the
corner of Second and Tyler streets. The sc1son opens
v;yoroudy land we would not be surprised if this
season should do more for Hastings than any Of its pre-
decessors ~!
AS a contrast to this we give the latest news from
Nininger -
"THE VERY --LATEST by TUE Nun EXPRESS -
GREAT NEws!-HlaH AGITATION !!-ENoRMous In
PRovEMENTs !!
We have just AIKEN q very short walk for a few mo-
ments, and see the business Of building has recon-
menccd Hurrah {! Squire Hillhouse is mending his
door step {! ! Three chez ! NJ. Yeager is building u
large and valuable addition to his pig pen /! Hurrah !
Three cheers and a tiger (! ! ! And we notice three diff,
ferent citizens in three different parts Of the town ex-
pending largely in the construction Of chicken coops.
Unprecedented enterprise. The season opens vigorously
We could not be surprised (by no means) if this sea-
son would do more for Nininger than any of its prede-
oessors,'
We congratulate the country on such tidings as arc
contained in the foregoing announcements. Dakota
County needs an agricultural Society ! T.
COOP TEMpLAR's HALL.-This building is progress.
ing finely: the frame is up, and workmen arc busily
employed upon it, and it will be finished for occupation
at an early day. Our citizens have been liberal in their
contributions to aid the work, from which it may be
inferred that they are favorable to the objects it is in
tended for and that they are DESTROYS Of having u quiet
and orderly town, where they, with their families, can
always enjoy a home, and have an inviting place for
those coming West. The Building Committee intend
to acknowledge donations as they are paid III, and report
the following as already received:
%Ignatius Donnelly, $8 NJ. A. Miller, S25
G. O. Robertson, Is J NJ. Hillhouse, 20
Albert Poor, A.. W. Pangborn, 8;
J. Beswick, 3 George Gray, 3
Dir. Agnes, 8 John Hanna, S.
ID. A. Kemp, 2 ~
Total, 1888
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