The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-04-05
We learn that Messrs. Wakefield 4 Son de.
sign closing out their goods at cost prepare
tory to opening stock Of Agricultural Imple-
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sign closing out their goods At cost prepare
tory to opening stock Of Agricultural Imple-
ments, iron and hardware.
The German Methodist denomination Of this
place, are making preparations to build .
church In st. Peter the present season. Capt.
'Dodd has generously given the society lot
near the south corner of his and Evenson's adj
dition to the town.
Our merchants are now selling the candles
manufactured by s. R. Smith, in this place
and, as we have tried them, we can testify that
they are the best tallow candles we have ever
bought in Minnesota.
Northern Abolition journals have been sin
gularly fortunate in always having horrible
case of unceremonious hanging or cruel butch
cry of Northern men, while travelling through
the South, with which to satiate the ravenOus
appetites of their slavery hating" rea-
ders. 1t SO happens that Mathew Wagner.
of st. Peter, has been near Friar's Point, Mis-
sissippi, all winter and while writing home
every few weeks, has never even intimated
that he was suspected of being an AbolitioE..
ist," much less hung up on the narrowest tree!
During the present winter Messrs. Wells
& Smith, proprietors of the Belle PLANE
Machine Works and Foundry, have great.
ly increased their facilities for doing an ex.
tensive business. They design during the
present season, to give their especial atten-
ton to manufacturing plows and threshiDg
machines-the few they manufactured last
year having given general satisfaction to
farmers.
The St. Anthony News, abiding to the
libelous paragraph put forth by the Illinois
Central Railroad, for the purpose of effect
ing sale of their fever and ague lands, that
"every season farmers move down from Min.
nesota and y isconsin to the milder and
more genial climate of Illinois," says:
We can't name one who has left Minnesota for
Illinois on account of our climate, while if we
should call for show of hands in any public
assemblage in this State, of those who had fed
from the ''shakes" and the ''bilious fever of
Illinois, we should have response that would
appal the pamphleteer of the Illinois Central
Railroad.
The healthfulness of Minnesota is a solid re-
commentator that the lower States find it very
difficult to conceal. and very hard to counter
act. Emgrants will find it out and will act on
it. The coming summer will tell the story.
THE Hastings Independent says prepare
tions are being made in that vicinity for
extensive farming. The breadth of wheat
which will be sown this spring in that
county will nearly double that of last year.
The breaking last summer was large, and
that of this summer will be as great.
THERE are sixteen hundred barrels of -four
stored in North & Carlls warehouse, at
Hastings, awaiting shipment as soon as the
river opens. This State is fast developing
its resources. In 1856 we imported our
breadstuffs now we contribute towards
feeding the world. Minnesota wheat now
asserts its Importance in the grain marks of
the world, and but four years have elapsed
since we were looking to the States below
for our bread.
The Glencoe Register learns that the
remains of Mr.. Shattuck, recently of Hutch-
inson, have been found. Marks of violence
were discovered on his body, and the pro-
liabilities are that he was murdered. If
this is true, it is to be hoped that measures
will be taken to bring the offenders to JUS
tice. Mr.. Shattuck was one of our best
citizens.
THE Register gives the following instance
of" Western Justice in that neighborhood:
Our Helentown neighbors gave us queer
exempliication of Western justice one day last
week. A certain Norwegian brought suit
against another for breach of the peace ; an
assault and battery case. The proper officer
was despatched for the offender he was ar.
rested, taken before the magistrate and con-
fronted with the victim of his malice. Every.
thing was done in order and to all appearances
the breachy citizen was to meet with the usual
fate of offenders of "the majesty of the law"
a fine, and perhaps imprisonment or sermon
from the Court The verdict is returned, but,
shades of Blackstone the man with the sore
head and confused corporosity" is required
to pay the customary V, whether for being
thrashed or complaining, we did not learn.
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