The Goodhue volunteer., 1864-01-13

matters pertaining to agriculture. Tuesday
evening, week ago, they met and discuss
ed the relative merit of sowing broad cast
and with Seed drill, There was quite
division, the meeting being nearly equally
divided. At the next meeting they will
discuss the policy of fencing pasture for
cattle. and not fencing the gram.
In CASE OF FIRE, what would we do ?
Supposlng fire to break out on Main st.
what would become Of us If fire should
occur, even at noon day, when hundreds Of
persons could be on hand in ten minutes
there would be no salvation for single
building on main street, between Bush and
Plum This is horrible to contemplate. It
shows terrible state Of careless negligence
and an utter unconcern about our own in
terests. The river is frozen up solid, and
even if it were open it is too far away to
afford much relief There are but few
wells 10 the vicinity, and i: they were full
of water, they would soon become dry #
relied upon in case Of fire. but they are
already nearly dry, and are utterly worth
less for any such purpose and so we can
see no way in which fire could be cxtn.
|guished. 1t would have to run its course.
1t would avail nothing to build csterns
now, but the spring ought not to go by
without at least two large cisterns being
built on Main street, and ten or twelve
more in different parts of the city. In the
mean lime be carJul vj fire.
Marrow EsCApE.-There was perfect
jam at the Court House on the occasion Of
DR., Akers' lecture, and Walter S;erns came
very near losing HI. life by being crowded
through window. liz tell (belng pushed)
his iull length az, inst the window, breaking
his iu'i size out Of 1t, and would have gone
out, and fell to the ground, distance of
nearly thirty feet, had b. not been Caught
by i i.an Standing near.
Those windows are dangerously arranged
affairs, and we have often wondered why
no acclaenls have happened. They are
high arch windows, ,reach!og down to within
uorut loot Of the floor. We suggest to
to the County Commissioners that they
cause s oc stout iron bar to he put across
each window as means Of safety in the
iu' ure.
! Is H. itI-,I,N . E,
Mr.. Ole Anderson lett Red Wing on bri-
aal tour, taking The road to Hastings, and
mad the misfortune when about five miles
beyond Cannon RIVER bridge, to break one of
the shafts OF his cutter. lie called at a
house and requested that his wife mi ;ht b.
allowed to Stay all night, bat the proprietor
refused him this privilege, aud himself and
vile were forced to walk leur miles to Hun
cry FONT, before they could find shelter for
the night. The consequence was that both
oi them were badly frozen. Would hu-
man being tLrc dog from his door on such
night: Such instances Of meanness arc
rare, and man who would practice such
cruelty deserves to be spotted and Stunned
oy decent members Of society. Republican.
| Reference is made in the above article to
Mr.. Joseph Eggleston, man who has an
honorable standing in society, and is, where
tever known, regarded as 4 man Of TRUTH
lie called upon US last week, and requested
us to deny each and every statement in the
above article rejecting upon his humanity
or christianity. lie says that on the day
above named Mr.. Anderson and vile dii
cali at his house to warm themselves. His
l. louse IS tour miles from Hungry Point II
While there MIR. Anderson asked permission
to remain all night, and the request was
cheerfuly granted but upon informing Mr..
Anderson that he had no chance to stable
his horse, he. Anderson, Of his own accord
determined to go on four miles further ,o
Hungry Point. That when Mr.. Anderson
arrived at his house there was not the
sligh;es, indication OF the shafts being bro
ken, nor did he mention that they we're
during his stay, and in his belief they were
not broke n at the time. Would it not be
we'll to learn some particulars before max
ing wholesale charges, involving the repu.
|tatlon o. Individuals
AGRICULTURAL SocIETY D1sEcrogs,-VeI
have just printed five hundred of the Con /
|ss''us'ons Of The Goodnue County Agr,cul /
turzl Society. with certificate of Member. |
ship attached. It is intended to give each
member Of the society one, and It would b. |
: good plan for the Directors ia each town
% get number, signed BY The President
and Secretary and fIl them out aad eiye Ia /
e-ca A'. new member. Let Us take hold and /
set the farmers of the County interested !
IN this matter, aud thes we shall Be able Ia |
have tair that will do the County credit.
oa' ~s attempt to get up fair without
n'st getting up general interest il the i
7 9Ufrautxltkos1 the fair rsff - s.E-~I. ~ hi