The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-08-23
THE WEEKLY PIONEER AND DEMOCRAT


Col. Stevens sprightly little sheet, the
Glencoe Register, has just closed its fourth
volume. In speaking of bis paper, the Col
onel says:
To keep it grinding much labor and money
has been expended to the detr.ment of our
pocket. Yet we do not propose to give up the
ship, though crises may sweep like whirlwinds
over the land, and hard times like blasts from
icebergs chill US, and pratical crews propose
to board us. In other words, we propose to
publish our little sheet, and trust our friends
will not withhold the little comfort that will
enable US to do this.
We are glad to learn that the Colonel
means to stick by the Register. He gives
us one of the best local papers in the State,
and the people of Mcleod County should
see to it that the Colonel suffers no more in
pocket for the want of liberal support.
We find the following interesting items in
the last Register:
EXCITEMENT AT CHAsKA.-We learn that con-
siderable excitement has existed at Chaska,
for the past few days, in regard to political
matters. We hope and trust the North will be
united, and if some parties are determined to
are not in favor of any such movement. What
we want is united front.
The DIFFERENCE.--The wheat harvest this
year is few days in advance of the harvests
heretofore, but while this is so. the harvests of
other years were not much more prolific than
those of 1861. Wars and rebelliOns cannot
damage the natural produce of the country.
Wheat will grow here the same as redrOot in
Vermont, or the Canada thistle.
THE HARvEsT.-We had up to Wednesday
morning most glorious harvest. The wheat,
somehow or other, became ripe all at once.
Then the scarcity of hands made the farmers
work. like our soldiers going to and returning
from the battle field. double quick. The hot
sun knocked some of them over, as it did the
soldiers, and part of the wheat went into the
ground but most of it will be secured.
IN GOOD TIME.-Several weeks ago an agent
of Messrs.. Mccormack & Bro. came through
this section of the State to sell the celebrated
Mccormack reapers. Some thirty were pur-
chased. They came just in the nick of time.
Had it not been for these reapers, a good deal
of wheat and other grain would have gone
back into the ground.
DRowNED.--The name of the man who was
drowned lately. in Clear Water Lake, is Anton
Kaufman. He was in the employment of H.
hands were crossing the lake; their boat up
set they all escaped but poor kaufman.
HURRAH FOR THE BLACKBERRIEs 1T is un-
derstOOd the Blackberries are about ready to
be gathered. The ladies of this village are on
the qui uiue waiting for and expecting chance
to 60 to the grounds. They are not all ripened
the berries we mean. Time enough.
LIGHT Potato CRoP.-In consequence of
the long continued dry weather, we cannot
expect very large crop of potatoes, but it is
possible late potatoes may come in all right.
The Chat6eld Messenger says that the
early apprehensions Of short crop of wheat
in that section have nearly vanished. The
yield per acre will not be as large as last
year, but the increased breadth of ground
sown will give larger average crop than
any previous year. Last year the average
in the State was uot fol frum rs bushels to
the acre. This year it will probably be not
far from 20 bushels. Winter wheat, though
there was but little sown, has succeeded
admirably-the yield being very large. In
some localities yield of 40 bushels to the
acre is claimed.
KILLED.-A man named Feldman, living on
the other side of the river, was accidentally
thrown from his wagon on last Wednesday,
and when found few minutes afterwards, he
was dead. His skull was crushed by the fall,
and the brain was forced through the fracture.
Mr.. Feldman was a worthy man and Industrious
citizen, and his untimely end is deeply mourned
by his friends and acquaintances.-St. Peter
Tribune.
THREE years ago we were in Douglas county
and there were just three log cabins in it. Now
it contains many fine farms and an enterprs-
ing population. They have organized an az.
ricultural society.-St. Cloud Union.
TIE wheat in this vicinity is now being har-
vested, and the crop will fall but little behind
that of last year in most places. There are
pieces, however, seriously damaged by the dry
weather, which will not yield more than half
the usual crop, but such cases are not com
mon.-Ibid.