The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-05-24
News Of Our own State.

A MILITARY company has been formed
at Owatonna, of citizens of Freeborn,
Waseca and Steele counties. The follow
ing are the officers:
Captain-Hon. A. B. Weber, of Freedom
county.
LIST Lieutenant--E. A. Rice, of Waseca.
I'd Lieutenant-Willard Wheaton, of Steele.
WIN. G. LIE Duo, of Hastings, has in his
possession sword which was carried by
his ancestors in all the wars this country
has ever engaged in, except the Mexican.
1t is not much of weapon, but how the
associations of the past cluster round it. If
that piece of rusted steel could talk, of what
scenes of blood, famine, and conAagration
could it tell.
LAST week the barn of MIR. Verrill, in
Lebanon, Dakota county, was destroyed by
fire, consuming considerable amount of
his property.
The citizens of Clifford, Mt. Pleasant and
Chester, in Wabashaw county, have estab-
lished rifle company. John J. Beatty
was elected Captain, N. F. Randolph, First
Lieutenant, and o. L. Oliver, Second Lieu,
tenant.
The Red Wing Volunteer gives an &C.
count of fatal accident at the house of
Olof Peterson, at Spring Greek. 1t seems
that John A. Okerson, brother. in law to
Mr.. Peterson, had been preparing to 90
shooting pigeons. Just before starting, he
put bis loaded gun across the two braces in
the upright part of tanning mill which
was standing near the house. In all proba.
bility the girl, elastic Munson, attempted
to draw the gun through, taking it by the
muzzle, for the boy stated to Mr.. Peterson
that he had got nearly to the door of the
house when he heard the gun go of, and the
girl was lying dead. The charge struck the
girl just above the left eye and maDgled that
side of her head in fearful manner,
HENRY SNURE, Esq, of Union, has sown
one hundred acres of wheat this spring and
says that winter wheat never looked more
promising than now. The farmers of that
town are thrifty go-a-head set of men.
The residence of Mr.. George W. Kendall,
of Winona, was entered on Saturday eve
ming last, during the absence of the family,
two young girls excepted,-and the sec.
rotary of Mr.. K. rifled of its valuable con.
tents, including sum of gold amounting to
about 500, and gold pencil worth about
$40. A parcel of notes lying in the secre
tary we're partially burned, and Mr.. Ken
dall's blank book, some deeds, and other
papers of value to the owner were carried off.
The two girls mentioned above were in bed
at the time of the robbery, and awake; but
were overcome by fear, and did not there.
fore raise an alarm.
The people of st. Cloud made up purse
of fifty dollars to purchase sword for Lieut.
Col. Miller. AS no sword could be pur.
chased conveniently, the money was present.
ed to the Lieut.. by Mrs. Swisshelm on
Monday last.
THE La Crosse appeal says: minnesota
cannot be beat in pork raising. The largest
and finest dressed hogs brought to this city
last winter we're from Southern Minnesota.
We copy the following items from Col.
STEVENS paper, the Glencoe Register:
We regret to learn that heavy fall has
taken place during the past few days in the
price of furs. They have deprecated nearly
one half in value. The cause of the down.
fall is not stated, but it appears to us these
low prices must be temporary. The value
of fur is set, if we understand right, by
congress of the dealers in the business, who
meet in May or June each year, in Leipsic,
in Saxony. This meeting has not yet taken
place, and we are led to believe that the
cause must be attributed to local matters in
the United States. We hope so at least
We are sorry to learn that an excellent
citizen by the name of Jacob Born met
with his death on Wednesday of last week,
at Young America. His team ran away,
his wagon capsized, and he fell out, break
ing his neck. He was about thirty five
years of age, and leaves wife and four
children.
We learn from Mr.. Low Smith, of Cam
den, who has just returned from the Kandi-
yohi country, that another man by the name
of Brown left Belle PLANE some time since,
on trapping expedition, and that week
or two ago be was missing. The people
around the north fork Of the river, some
eighteen miles northwest of Kandlyohi,
turned out in search of him, but no trace
of him could be found. His camp was de.
stroyed, and camping utensils stolen. He
was probably killed by the Indians.
The Belle PLANE Enquirer publishes
the following, with startling heading:
Just as we got to press we learn by what
we regard as reliable authority, that several
thousand Sioux warriors of the Yankton
tribe, are now camped between Big Stone
Lake and Lake Traverse, in secret council.
Maj. Brown says that for the first time
durinp a residence of over thirty wears