The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-08-12
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A SrGGesroN.-Wlthout arrogatiug 10 our.
selves any undue advantages, we may safely
say that our county Is one OF the richest In az.
rtcuItuTal resoarcer OF any in the West. While
We are fully satisfied Of this fact ourselves, ~
wish our farmers 10 put M in possession OF
facts that will enable Us TO convince the world
| generally. We have the heal.hiest climate in
the world, and market unsurpassed TO back
our agricultural resources, and We wish TO
| make these advantages rebound as much Ia our
advantage as possible. We therefore suggest
TO our farmers, and urge IL upon them 20 act
upon the suggestion that they each sit down
some evening or rainy day, make out state
| mcnt VI the amount oil different kinds Of grains
aud roots they raise this year, the amount Of
| land they cultivate, the amount de, oted TO cac h
Kind Of crop, with the average yield oi each.
When this is done, place u IN the hands OF Your
| chairman oil supervisors, who will visit the
| count, scat about the middle OF September
| next Of whom We will he able 20 obtain II,
| and putting all together from each town, be
able TO furnish a statistical table of great value
to our country, giving the production OF each
| town, and sum total ia the county. OF course
such "A table would be more or less imperfect,
but II our farmer friends ,asc hold OF tho mat
ter, II can be made to approximate very nearly
TO the real facts. Who will be first to move IN
| the matter \
| TtrERoTAB BysNEp.- This town was nearly
destroyed on Saturday night. the ed inst. A
| large hotel building, two stories high. an excel
| len, saw mill, which cost about SIS, 900, the
store and residence vi >. 4. Tennis. aud three
dwellings were burned 10 the ground, The lire
| was undoubtedly the work of hcendiaries The
loss cannot be less than si5, 900. - tatusha,r
| Herald.
Mas. SwrssnnM, of the -. Cloud Demo.
cra', is very quiet this warm weather. She
gives an accoun, of Uncle Sam paying s.
per barrel tor lime IA, For, Ripley, when it
could have been bought for 80 so, aud very
artlcssly says We want to have il under
stood that, personally, We do not object, as
one Of the men who made the good bargain
IL good friend Of ours, and ~ he took the
opportunity of paying the printer, We go,
par; Of the gold
We copy Mrs, SwissuKlN's items, and
commend them for brevily
The Sons Of Malta have been making n trip
to ~. Paul. II Is u second edition OF the Turks
great Buffalo hunt To Red River. Several great
men forgot 10 come, 80 that not quite every.
body was present Minnesota IL becoming
more and more n summer resort for inyalids.
We learn that the Winsiow House nj 81. Antho.
ny IN Tiled from garrett to cellar with that class
Of sick folks who dress seven times q day and
dance half the night, IN other words they are
having gay time at the Winsiow The Stearns
House, ~. Cloud. has quite "A number Of health
seekers, from u distance, on It's boarding list
and the number increases. A steady emigra.
ton is still going Red River wise and the want
Al lrt IL i
ieit nj this point.-Some new rye has appeared
IN market, said 10 he excellent. We have had
showers OF refreshing rain, which have been
very grateful TO growing crops and corn, pc
tatoer, buckwheat, beans, bcets, vines etc.
are doing weli.--The Methodsts held q Quar-.
tefly Meeting at 81. Cloud on the 10Th and 30th
ut. Elder Brooks was in attendance and his
mlnirtratoDs were received with very general
favor by the largest audiences We have seen
convened for rel gious purposes In TIL. place.
oh sabbath afternoon he performed the Tite
OF Enumeration. The Mississippi was the tount
where Margaret Rimmcl formerly OF Pittsburgh.
Pennsylvania, Was baptized and received into
the church In the presence of large c0ngrc
CATION.
fson the Red Wing Rsyujl,an, W. learn
that f. +, EDWARDS. 4. NJ, Professor Of
Ancient Languages, has resigned his posi-
ton in the IIamlne University The Re.
puiiicdn ndcls
Asa teacher, as a gentleman, be has ever,
ami does now, possess the highest esteem Of
our citizens. No man Is the subject Of more
genuine respect, While, by his cordial dispo.
sitjop. not less than his Et.tlin worth, be has
made friends OF nearly everybody, his career
has furnished brilliant cNemplihtation ~ the
truth that popularity desccnds less frequently
on those that seek II than on those who are de
serving Of II. A. writer, he IL spicy, original
aud poetic, aud his lectures have never failed
10 attract the most tia'tering attention.
poet, an artist, and u scholar, he il m eficien,
teacher and an inimilahe companion
TnE BAsK % REp WrsG.-Thls Institution 1.
about TO commence business. An Office i. De.
ing htted up m WilkiB-oB's block whether II
- the intention 10 issue bill. upon the stocks
originally deposited or not, we have not been
Informed. We have confidence IN the parties
concerned IN the Institution 70 believe that 40
currency will be issued that b. not well secured
and taken care Of R'puLioon.
A. the last meeting Of the Red Wing lodge.
No. = !. A. ", the folIo~ing gentlemen were
elected ofl'ers lot the ensuing year: W. W.
Phelps, ". NJ; !. Joss. +. W.: W T. iIav.
kins, J. W l.. Bates, Treasurer: y. l.. Baker,
secretary Z. Beyan., H. u. &. u. Brink j.
D, n. Hobart. Chaplain ". Freedom and V.
iirundage. stewards y. Hancock. Master Of
Ceremonies J. culbsr,.gn Tyler.--Hnd.
1ug Rochester Demo,,o' conit-ees TO hard
tiDes even IN that favored portion Of The
state. but sces signs Of future boun,llnl
compensation for the dark days, and says
that from every portion of the State where
harvest Is jast BEGINNING, or Is already oycr.
the voice Of encouragement Is heard. 1t
add
Travellers from the Fast and south. land
they are many inst now are absolutely mn E'd
II one may believe them. by the hnittnInes. Of
this +" cold country, a. Il has been malicious
~ called. and come back 10 the ryer with
pockets fail ~ magnificent wheat" which
they propose 10 display 10 their incrednlons
friends at home. A gentleman from Mobile, |
whose acquaintance ws we're al fortunate a. to |
make on hoard the steamer the other day. and !
who has been constantly travelling through the |
country west Of Us for several months. assyres /
as, that. Ia many thousand mile. of travel /
through the Union, he has seen nothing tLOt /
~ III ~ N he q all ~ Nisf..Af.