The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-02-08

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Earth county, Minnesota, were in La
Crosse on the 10th.
The town of Kasota paid to the LIE Sueur
County Treasurer, over $500 in taxes one
day last week, one-6fth of which was paid
by s. G. Butman.
The dry house Of Hon. R. Dixie & Co.,
in Faribault, was destroyed by fire on the
22d inst. A large amount of slaves and
headings was burnt. Loss $500.
The Glencoe Register says: "The snow
covers the fields to a sufficient depth to pro.
tect the winter grain from the cold, freezing
weather. If it does not leave us too sud
denly, and will remain with US until about
the first of March, we may safely calculate
on having good crops of winter wheat and
rye"
AN election will be held in Hastings, on
the I'd day of February, 1861, for the pur-
pose OF authorizing the City Council to levy
a tax, and issue bonds not to exceed five
thousand dollars, to aid in tie erection of
county buildings within the limits OF the
city of Hastings. .I..
ELIHU HUNT, of Houston, says the La
Crescent Plaindealer, has farm of 1870
acres, 400 of which are under improvement.
he raised this season, $50 acres of corn, 80
acres of wheat yielding 30 bushels to the
acre, 30 acres of oats, 10 acres of potatoes,
and cut 80 acres of grass. This winter he
slaughtered Sc hogs, which weighed in
market between 5000 and 10000 pounds,
and brought him about $500 cash.
A GENTLEMAN named Mccoy, who has for
some months been stopping in Winona for
his health, died on Sunday morning, after
an exceedingly brief illness of serious ma
ture. He had been subject to periodic
attacks of chronic dyspepsia, but not to such
an extent as to become alarming; and only
two or three days prior to bis sudden death,
he was on the street in the enjoyment of bis
usual health. Mr.. Mccoy came hither from
| New York, and, in company with his wife,
and son, had designed to start for that city
on Monday the 28th. The unwelcome visi-
tor, Death, however, came without being
heralded, thus sadly deranging the contem-
plated departure. The deceased was about
forty-four years of age.
FISH are very abundant in Lake Winona
this winter, as usual, and some Industrious
individuals have been shovelng them out by
sleigh-loads. We don't wish to spoil the
appetites of any who indulge in eating these
members of the 6nny tribe, but we cannot
imgaine how they can be particle better
for use than so many drowned rats. The
Chinese should be permitted to monopolize
both. ,,......
A LAKE Cry paper advertises for liquor
saloon of that town in rather novel way.
1t says that "three casks of whisky were
rolled into the saloon one day last week"
and then advises "the boys" to try tile
"Auger Suasion" on the aforesaid casks
Has the Lake City paper forgotten the in
junction "Touch not-taste not-handle
not?" A pretty way of enforcing temper.
ance principles, we should think-recom.
mending the young mea to become bores
for whisky casks!
The Hastings Democrat says a number of
our merchants are buying and packing pork;
quantities of which is daily sold in our
market. The price has ranged, upon an
average, at about 81 so per hundred. As
much as four tons has been bought in a
single day. Some teams come loaded from
long distance in the interior of the State.
We copy the following items from the
Winona Republican:
The new Touring mill, the erection of
which was commenced last summer by Mr.
J. w. Smith, on Money Creek, twelve miles
from this town, is now so far completed that
it is ready to do all kinds of custom work,
such as Touring, boiling and cracking corn,
etc., in as perfect manner as any other
mill in the country. The size of this mill on
the ground is 30 by 40 feet. 1t is built in
substantial manner, designed for service as
we'll as permanency, and is creditable spe-
cimen of the workmanship of its constructor.
1t is the intention of Mr.. Smith to add to
mill, ere long, facilities for general manu-
featuring, and situated as the mill is, in a
fine farming locality, this will prove benef-
cial and profitable to both the proprietors
and the community. The mill is owned by
Mr.. Smith in connection with Mr.. Baker,
of Brooklyn, N. Y. ".."
The receipts Of grain are apparently in
creasiDg rapidly. Not less than 1000 to
5000 bushels have been received within the
last twenty four hours, and all day the streets
have been crowded with sleighs from the
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