The Goodhue volunteer., 1864-08-17
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The grasshoppers, we are sorry to say.
are making fearful havoc with garden vege'
tables, portatoes, corn and late oats, in the
upper part Of this county. On last We'd
nesday they completely covered the earth
about four miles this side os Fort Ridgely,
aud the air for 20 or 90 feet above the earth
was thick with them. They seemed to b.
travelling in a Sonth -Easterly direction, and
may therefore not reach the central part Of
the county. AS near as we could ascertain
their column was six or eight miles wide.
On Friday they were about l3 miles this
side the Fort and an Monday they were at
Lafaye,te--the earth and heavens filled
with them. On tn, road from the Fort to
New Ulm they had come down only about
lO mills. They We're at the fort about
eight days. but since leaving there they
have travelled rapidly ISL. Peter Statesman.
In passing through the upper part ol thi !,
county last week we Nc tticed man cutting
wheat, and three women raking nd binding
it. In other places we also saw women
stacking hay. It may not have; been a
mark Of good breeding, but It is at least
an honest way Of making a living.-I6.
Almost every other perso. we See on
eur streets are strangers from different
States, looking for farms or village property
10 buy, and wish to. locate among u.s.
This is sensible, for we affirm, with out fear
of contradiction, that owatonna is making
more improvements this season, according
to it's population, than any other town in
the State. 1t has grown nearly one.half
this year, and calthou sh lumber is scarce
and high. yet building is but little retarded.
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We are informed that National Bank
is sooA to b. started in this city, 10 he call
cd the FIRST Natisnsl Eank Of Winona. Its
principal stockholders are the owners Of
the Bank Of Southern Minnesota. The
new institution will be ready lor business
about the first Of September next, and viii
have . capital Of $4,000, An election Of
Directors and officers will take placs on the
AHh Of August. We understand i is
not the intention to make any change, or
withdraw the circulation OF the Banh Of
Southern Minnesota at present, but that
Institution will continue in operation Is be-
iore:- Winona Republiean. ~ N r =
The wool trrde is getting lively. Oar
St. Paul dealers ERE securing the td.ld, and
Offering good price. The Maukatoi Union
Says ~ ~ ~ = ~ s..s% ss6.#.ss~ -
VIM. D, Rogers Of St. Paul, has been in
this vicinity for the past week buying up
wool. He has succeededin IN purchasing over
leighs thousand pounds Of Z YER, nice quail
~ in different parts Of the county, lsying
for it s5 aud 90 cents per po und.-st. 5PaYI
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FaUiT RAISING IN MisSrsoTi .-ssir
Allen Of JaynesyilIe, Waaeca county, raised
last year on his homestead, fifty bushels OF
COED apples. His trees now look =
though they would produce twice chat
amount this yenr. lie has no more trouble
in :&,sing apples here than in Vermont
Press. - @ 4
/ The Town Of OwatonnA is decidedly on
| the increase in business and population
no less than dozen new stores are, being
built in that enterprisipg place. The Rail.
troad prospects Of that place i making the
'change-l6. 3.
/ The FIGURING Mil Of Hon. a II. Bullis
OF Warsaw, Rec Co, 1wss struck BY light
9E;ng recently ard considerably damaged.
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4 The Siillwatsr Aessenzty says tba4 TN
iprospects a1e good, tbat the iogp viii b go'
down from the upper s.. croix.
j We learn that Lieut.. Col. Adams lats .
ths Mi1nesoia First. has been sppoistei
.lcommander Of Hatch's Batta.ion vise Hazel
Ircsisnsd Rsn.na Rep.
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