The Goodhue volunteer. [volume] (Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minn.) 1861-1864, 1862-04-23
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STATE TIERS.
Ducks, Geese and Cranes are now
swarming in and around the hume .
rons lakes and streams, affording fine
sport to the marksmen.- Glencoe Req.
astsr! }nj .f'.aasa4 E&,.=>3 4zl8 IL n
LtjIBER1NG.-The teams have now
nearly all returned from the apineries.
and preparations are: Being made for
driving and rafting the logs: Al
though the quantity Of logs put in this
winter is, not SO great by nearly one
half, as last, the quality is fully as
good, and the proceeds that will be
derived from their sale, far more
7aylor's Fails Reporter. II ~ -
MAPLE SueAn.-Several, hundred
pounds Of maple sugar. have been sold
in this city this week, al ten cents per
pound. The amount made will prob
ably be larger than any previous year
on account Of the increased price of
foreign sugars.-Psioneer: :" "'~r
A LATE SEAsoN.-We are bound
to have a late season of it in this State
this spring. Never mind. The seedtime
will come by and by. Thank God. we
always have such blessed institutions
in Minnesota, and when it does come,
If We do, our duty, We will have = har.
vest, and Alright kiad Of one too.-
Glencoe Register.
RUN OUr.-Almost every .o one is
going to SOW Fife, wheat this spring.
Canada Club is in bad repute, simply
because it failed last year. Now we
would advise our friends to try the
Club once more. We think they will
find that it is about as good variety
of wheat as can be scared up. -G Glen
coe Register. 49,.
LOOKING WELL.-It affords US much
pleasure to announce that the winter
grain in this neighborhood looks ex-
ceedingly we'll. Winter wheat on our
prairies will prove bountiful crop
this year. The reason Of this is we
have had an abundance of snow dur.
ing tho winter, which had tendency
to protect the tender shoots from thu
frost OF this northern Glencoe
Register. e..
LOOKOUT FOR PRAIRIE Fires. -tThe
spring time having appeared it stands
the farmer in hand to look out for the
semi.annual prairie fires which arc
bound to sweep every part Of our plains
that escaped the destructive elemen,
last fall. The farmers can make them
selves safe by taking time by the fore
lock and burn some day when there is
no wind around their buildings grair
and hays,acks, before the grass gets sc
dry Glencoe Register.
MAPLE SUG4R.-We learn that Mr.
Hotchkins, whose sugar grove is abou,
two miles beyond Cleveland, LeSueu,
county, few days ago made 500 lbs
of sugar out of one nj ghts run of sO(
trees. This is the best 'trun'' we have
heard Of Although the season thu.
far has been poor, there have been E
few unusually good sugar making
days.-M. Peter Statesman.
GOOD News FOR THE SoLD1ERs.-
Major Smith returned from St. Louis
on Sunday evening with funds to pa,
all the soldiers in Minnesota up to and
including the 2sth of February last
We have not learned when he will
commence dealing out the "greel
backs" as they call Uncle Sans none,
down in Dixie.-Press.
STATE TAXES PAID 1N.-By an ex
animation of the State Auditors books
we find there has been paid into the
State Treasury since the first Of March
S46,6l7 ,66, for taxes for 1861, aod
previous years. These payments were
made by thirty five counties, many o
which had paid in larger sums in Janu
ary and February. There is some en-
couragement for the tax payers, in the
fact that the amount collected is not de-
creasing. They can hope and wait
Pioneer.
In FOR Conn We are = changea
hle people. Heretofore or at least 70,
the past three years, every one ha,
gone into wheat. We notice neR
that, in addition to sheep, most Of ou,
farmers are preparing to plant ten o.
twenty acres Of corn. This is right
A big crib Of corn is mighty hand,
to 60 to on farm, and besides raising
corn fits the ground O. K. for whea
the next Ge,,coc Register.
FIRST WAR TAx.-The Treasure,
Of 1santi County, B. A. Latta, ESQ.
Yesterday paid into the State Treasur,
the first installment Of War tax tha
has been paid to the State. lsanti i,
a county small in population, but lare,
in patriotism. Mr.. Latta assured MI
Gilbert at the State Treasurer's offic,
that the full amount due from hi,
county would certainly be prompt,
paid by the first Of June. Let large
and more wealthy counties emulat.
the noble example Of little Isanti.-
Press. ~ 49, aass1s@@ ass5z sr
SHEErn MeLEoD.C .CouxrY.-Messr.
lSeager 4 Waller, Of ST. Paul, hav
purchased large farm esst Of Glen
Icoe, and are TO take ont Eve huedre,
Isheep in the spring and opeH Z shee,
farm. We also learn that ! eoo.