The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-11-18
WIN, ESQ.,, of fremont Township, which for

WIN, Esq, of fremont Township, which for
fullness and size of the grain and largeness
of yield, exceeds any thing we have seen in
the way of wheat. Mr.. E. sowed tvo
bushels of this wheat, from the product of
which he thrashed sirtyone and one.half
bushels. Can any man or any State beat
this?
A short time since, family in the village
of Hokab, Houston county, became terri.
bly, alarmed at what they they supposed to
be huge black bear, which was prowling
about their house. So frightened were
they that they precipitately fled from their
own roof and sought protection in the house
of neighbor. The alarm became general
in tie neighborhood, and the more daring
were soon upon the track of the varmint,"
which proved to be an inoffensive black
calf belonging to a near neighbor. From
last accounts the family were doing well.
The small grains in the section of Mower
county, Minnesota, have yielded an immense
crop, and farmers never knew heavier crop
of wheat. The Mirror published in that
county says:
As whole, no man capable of approaching
the generosity of the "Gver of every good and
perfect gift" can complain of our harvest. 1t
has put stopper upon the months of all who
have discouraged the emigrant from settling
within our borders.
We copy the following items from the
Lake City Tribune, one of our most valued
exchanges, for local news:
As an evidence that Minnesota is adapted to
raising stock, we would notice the fact that all
cattle and hogs killed in this country have
sound lungs, and their livers, especially, are
clean and smooth, with no specks on them, as
they almost universally have in Ohio. Indiana
and Illinois. The butchers say they often kill
beef which show the scars of former disease,
but are all sound when butchered. As soon as
they are removed from the cause, the effect
ceases.
Last Saturday, on the Rochester road, two
miles from town, Mr.. Dale of Pleasant Prairie,
F! while climbing on his wagon loaded with wheat,
him down behind the cattle, when two wheels
passed over his body just below the stomach.
He was taken up for dead but soon revived
| again. DR.: Villas was called. and the sufferer
was in fair way to recover. He has been
removed to his home. How he could have
escaped death is mystery.
We counted some Is to rs wagons in our
streets on Wednesday morning last, loaded
with wheat from the interior. Our merchants
av1% 1.~o~ g.
days near thousand dollars. Baldwin & Az
GRILL, alone, purchased in one day last week,
800 bushels wheat, and Williamson and Chap
man as much more, probably. Lake City never
saw ivelier times than now and she is fast
rising in wealth and influence. Our merchants
and they offer splendid inducements to those
wanting dry goods, groceries, clothing, etc.
Col. STEVENS, of the Glencoe Register,
although luxuriating upon magnificent
farm, with his cattle "upon thousand
hills" or plains, as the case may be, and
with granaries filled to repletion, and his
stomach with the fat of the land" speaks
of the hard times thus:
| The failure of the Minnesota Banks, with the
scarcity of money throughout the West, raises
anew the Cry of "hard times" For our part,
such shout has been so familiar during the
past two years, and our experience has been
SO much mixed up in tive mean our pockets
experience-that any other household word"
would sound strangely in our hearing. We
hope the tune will be changed after awhile.
Until the word "hard" is struck out and
"gOOd" is substituted for it, we must grin and
bear it. Every one is in the same boat-only
the newspapers are in the stern-which some
do not appear to appreciate.