The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-01-13
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| The farmers also complain that the Indians
destroy large quantities Of valuable timber
there IL talk Of taking severe measures with
them, II government does not prevent their
semi annual iorays
Goodhue county orders are selling for
seven,y.fve cents cash.
The Mankato Independent ceusurcs the
negligence Of the contractors on the route
between that place and Blue Earth river
The first cause OF complaint was that,
through his influence and representations
South Bend was made the terminus Of the
route instead OF Mankato, to the very appa-
| rent Inconvenience Of all interested, by the
delay Of correspondence with the point
where their business was almost universally
transacted
The ind,pcaden, Of the 9th inst, gives
the decision Of Judge BRASsoN. o. the
Sixth Judicial District, AT length, refusing
the application Tor mandamus to compel
the removal of the County Seat Of lie
| Sueu' county 10 tievelahd.
Four fires are recorded at Mankato during
last week one only resulted in the des,ruc.
ton OF building.
Petitions are being circulated throughout
Southern Minnesota, for the removal of the
Winnebago Indians from their present Re.
servatlon. Their present location. says the
Independent, IN the heart Of one of the most
dcnscly populated districts Of the State,
! Their lands presenting dit siieetual barrier TO
the vitality necessary improvements aud pro-
gress incident 10 II rapid and energetic dcye
opcmeut of the country. Their maintenance
on their present Reservation IL, however,
not only detrimental To an almost iusupport
able degree, to the best interests OF tho
surrounding county, but is positive draw
back upon the moral aud material welfare of
the Indians themselves. They are marked
as an easy and certain prey to the cupidty
of the white man, and the greedy emulators
OF his vices-bis virtues are to them, ns it
were, unknown.
The tax payers OF Belle Plaine have had
n meeting to protest against the
enormous taxes levied against that town
during the past year, and to devise means
for restraing their collection. In the liz, Of
taxes agains, different townships, we observe
Pellc Plaine sct down for St,093sl, and
Shakopce s49l92O, while Eagle Creek
comes in for S3,29979.
Belle PLANE, according TO the Enquirer
numbers some GOO inhabitants. During
the year, four distinct church cdiGccs that
paper says, are to be built at Belle Plaiue.
A large black bear was shot on Wcdncs-
day about two miles from Belle PLANE.
The ST. Anthony Express records the fol.
lowing distressing death by freezing near
Crystal Lake, about Christmas:
Il appears that an lrishman named John CAT
! fee living about ten miles northwest Of Mime.
! apolls anne into town on Friday morning before
Christmas, aud having purchased several srii
| cics, started for home about two o clock in the
| afternoon. II supposed, however, that upon
reaching the vicinity of Crystal Lake. he was
either taken suddenly III or lost bis way and
was frozen to death the same night The whole
| country around was aroused and immediate
! search made for him, but the body was not
| discovered until New Years morning when
| found, the flesh was completely torn away from
| the ends Of the fingers Of the miserable man.
| caused by his endeayors to pull the bark from
q tree 20 klndle FIRE and thus preseye himsel II
| from freezing. lie had also pulled On one Of
bis boots, and this facts lead 10 the suppo-ition
| that he was taken with the cramp, TO which At
intervals he was subject 10 s1ch an extent, As
10 disable his whole b dy. and In that condition
he had crawled to the tree. torn his fingers in a
last effort to preserve bis life. and not succeed
log froie To death where he laid
The amount received for taxes at 81 An.
tbony during the year 1853, was sl443C,
Of which sl0A02 was expended on streets
ard az, 1886 on salaries,
The Prescott Transcript reports lat u
improvements IN streets and dwellings in
that town for lcib, TO the amount Of Si2,.
$50.
The proceedings Of musical convention
u the singers Of the St. troix valley, Il,
Hudson, iu session from December 9th %
3ls,, is given in the 1,anNup'. A pcrma
Dent organization was formed GgoRGg A
FEAR oi Hudson, President, and EDwAsD
NJ. KsArr, Of the same place, Secretary.
Lectures and vocal exercies constituted the
principal proceeding. Of the convention.
A, Hastings literary society ha. been
formed, calling itself q legislative assembly.
which, by the way, is not usually very
literary body on, this way.
4 letter from r. HARRISON, Of the
FraDr River party from IIastings, an.
nouoccs that they bad reached the 100, Of
the Mountains, where they intend To winter
ali 10 good spirits. 10 says the Ldgo.