The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-07-25
Our own state.

MORE BLooDED oHEsP.-J. g. Scott,
ESQ, of East Prairie, has returned from
short visit East While absent be pur
chased 200 sheep, of the finest breed, the
average we ght of their Aeeces at the last
clipping bling about 81 lbs. per head.
Mr. Scott is turning bis attention to wool
growing almost exclusively. For the last
lew years he ha been largely 10 this bust.
ness, and at present we believe be owns
something like 1000 sheep. He is far too
shrewd business man to enter so largely
into any business unless it pays we'll.
Patrick Healy, Esq, residioga few miles
from Morristown, 10 this county, brought
his clipping of wool to this place few days
ago, and sold it to O. W. Bracket, ESQ,
realizing for the feeces of 200 sheep the
snug little sum of 1926. A few days after.
wards MIR. Heay called at our Office on bis
return from Hastings, where be bad been
with some three loads of wheat, and 10 con.
versation stated that it had cost bin more
to raise the wheat, which be had just sold
for something like $50, than it did to grow
the wool for which be received $685.
FaribauIt Statesman ..-
LORD WILTON and two other Eoglish
gentlemen, w. Il Cheadle and g. Messiter
passed through this town on Monday last
for the Rocky Mountains on a two years
hunt. The party will hunt this side the
mountains this season and 60 into winter
quarters near the foot of the mOunta ;ns and
cross over 10 the spr.ng The party came
direct from EDg'a and had q snperb out
fit for the jouruey.-&. Cloud Union.
In HURRy.-Married. by Justice Muir.
ray, at the American House. July 10th,
Henry Drmond of Hassan, and Ellen Train.
or OF Minneapolis.
There are some facts connected with the
courtship and marriage OF these PARTIES
The bridegroom came to town on the morp-
ing OF the 18th, and eGpr, ssed wish to get
wife forthwith. A friend looked around
and came to the conclusion th,t the above
named Ellen TrainOr was the "appolnted."
They were then formally introduced, and
before the sun went down, the cour,ing and
popping the question ives done. At eight
o'clock they were married Right hasty
proceedings we ween.-MiDneapoJis i'd
vertiser.
We understand that Clark w. Thomp-
son, Esq, as agent for Senator Wilkinson,
has purchased three lots on Broad street,
Warrens addition, and that the latter
gentleman intends having erected thereon
private residence, worth about $780,
MankGto Record
HARVESTING Farmers have already com.
menced cutting rye and winter wheat. The
spring wheat is nearly ready for tho reaper,
and more bountitul crop was never bar.
VESTED in Minnesota than the present one
promises to be. Corn and oats are also
looking well.-lbid.
MINNESOTA WOoL.-Mr. Hurd and Mr..
Fatoot, enterprisDg farmers of Olmstead
county. sold in Lake City. few days since,
1000 pounds of wool of their Own raising.
-ChotfeM Democrat.
KILLED.--We learn that man named
Adams, cooper by trade, was killed near
Forestvile, this county. by lightning, on
Saturday last.-lbid.
TALL CoRN--Mr. 0. P. Williams left at
our Office, one day last week, a stalk of corn
measuring, as it stood IN the field, six feet
eight inches in height to the top of the
leaves stretched up. it measured seven feet
four inches. Mr.. Williams says be has six
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the stalk in our possession. We call that
pretty fair corn for the season.-Faribaugt
Republican.
CROPS IN SOUTHERN MINNEsorA.-Our
esteemed fellow townsman, Jos. McCutchen,
Esq, returned from somewhat extended
tour through the Southern counties of this
State, few days ego, and be informs US
that every where be saw abundant evidence
that Gods promise to man that the ar
vest shall not fall" would be fulfilled in the
coming harvest. Though the counties of
LeSueur, Wsseca, Steele, Blue Earth,
Brown, Faribault, Freeborn, Dodge, Now.
er, Houston, Olmstead, and Goodbue, be
says he never saw wheat and corn looking
better. All through the country he found
the farmers cheerful, aud hopeful, while in
the towns the people we're discouraged and
Respondent. The Doctor further states,
that all over large additions are being made
to the population of well TODD settlers, who
all express themselves delighted with the
country-FaribaoIt Statesman.