The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-06-26
NEWS OF OUR OWN STATE

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NEWS OF OUR OWN STATE.
We learn that the Mankato Independent
has been purchased by Senator WnK1N-
SON, or some of his friends, and will here
after be used as an "organ' ~ to further
the aspirations of the Senator to a second
term
The correspondent of the st. Peter
Tribune, writing from Camp Pope, relates
the following incident:
Walking through the camp, was surprised
to hear the muf1ed drum; crowd of soldiers
was marching up the street on which the 9th
Regiment was located, to the dead march,"
was next surprised at the bursts of mirth oc-
caslonally heard officers came running out of
their tents enquiring the Occassion-sergeants
and Lieutenant were sent to restore order
But on came the procession and the solemn
music. Soon the object was seen and appre-
ciated. On two rails with cross pieces lay
quantity of smoked bacon that had been issued
to company, and they were resolved to give
it an honorable burial. Col. Crooks, in COM
mand of the Post, as soon as he ascertained
what was going on, called out: 'Ordery see
that no unbecOmng levity is INDUCED in dur
ing the funeral; - and after this the procession
passed quietly on. Some contractor might
take a hint who has kindly and generously
speculated to the tune of sc, 900 pounds of ba-
con SO rotten as scarcely to bear its OWL weight.
The Central Republican mentions the
names of Henry "A. Swift, of ST. Peter,
Col. Stephen Miller, and Col. Cyrus Al
drich, as among the Republican candidates
for Governor of Minnesota
ONE or two cases of smallpox have oc-
Cured at Fort Ridgley, a9d six or seven
at Camp Pope.
THE st. Peter Tribune says During
the past week Mr.. 3. F. Paul has pur-
chased between two and three thousand
pounds of wool sheared this spring in
Nicollet and LIE Sueur counties. AS much
Or more is engaged and will be brought in
next week, and 1000 pounds are purchased
of parties residing at the Winnebago
Agency. Mr.. Paul intends taking the lot
to the Boston market
The following items are from the Chas-
ka Carver county, Herald:
+. A. REM, Esq, of this place. has fine Or
ehard OF young and thrifty apple trees. We
noticed on one tree more than one hundred ap-
pies while several Others had quite number
on them We hope that our farmers, now that
it is demonstrated to them that fruit can be
raised here, by the success of Messrs. REM and
Gerdsen, will awake to the Importance of
growing fruit at once.
We are under obligations to Henry Gerdsen,
Esq, of Laketown. for 4 dish of fine, delicious
Red Cherries, the first ti.ut we have ever seen
in this section of the State. They were raised by
Mr.. Gerdscn rom trees brought by him from
Ohio.
Liberty Isag"eS Of !iantassen, in this coun-
ty, (seVen miles tro' >M.ska. sold his farm
100 acres, with 20 a'l> improvements. on Tues
day for 81 800 II gold to four-newcomers
(Hollanders.)
MASTER Fred. Greenleaf, a son of ST.
mon Greenleaf, Esq, OF Shakopee, has
received an appointment Of cadetship to
the Naval School at Norfolk.
THE Mankato Record says: Captains
Cutler, Curtis, Hall, Wiliston and Libby,
Of the Seventh Regiment, have rendered
their designations. That of Capt Cutler
has been accepted.
We clip the following items from the
Mankato Record, one OF the best local
papers in the State:
MIR. Payne, last week, sold AZ uniInproyed
quarter-sectiOn of prairie land in Judson town.
ship for $500.
Mr.. VIM l.. Wilson. of this place has
young apple orchard, which promises to yield
abundantly this year. One small tree has at
least half bushel of fruit upon it. All his
trees look thrifty.
The following persons, npon the recon-
mendatiOn of Senators Wilkinson and Ramsey,
have been appointed to appraise the lands en-
braced in the Winnebago reservation. E. P.
Evans, of Garden City, Blue Earth county; G..
A. Warner, of Chaska, Carver county; and Mr..
Thomas, of Washington county.
On Sunday last contraband walking the
streets of st. Peter, was knocked down by an
Irishman. The latter was arrested, taken be-
fore justice, and fined $5-the whole affair
not occupying five minutes.
The sale of school lands, in this county, took
place at the County Auditors Office on Satur-
day last, amounting in the total to $9,21S So.
The lands brought generally from five to six
dollars per acre. Such tracts as were settled
upon and improved, were purchased by the oc-
cupants. The section in the timber several
miles from Mankato brought something over
five dollars, and the one adjoining South Bend,
about six dollars per acre.
A large immigration to this section of Min
nesota. continues. Settlers are arriving daily
at the Winnebago Agency, and many are TAX
ing claims upon the portion advertised for sale
at sealed bids. Most all of the unclaimed land
in the south part of the county has been taken
under the homestead act, while much improved
land has also changed hands.
Farib0ult county is also receiving large I'd
ditions to its population, and we learn that as
many as fifty claims under the homestead act
have been filed within week at the Winneba-
go Land Office