The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-09-22
NEWS OF OUR OWN STATE.


The Hastings Conserver Indignantly re-
pudiates a rumor that its editorials are
written by IsNAr1Us DoNNELLY. The
Conserrer gives the following singular
reason for the defeat of Col. AvRRrL in
the Republican Convention:
Col. Averill was killed by his own friend:
and hackers. We know not why or where
fore, but it is an undisputed fact that every fed
eral Office holder in the State, with but ex
ceptions enough to prove the rule, were fol
the State are largely old line Wings, and they
ever have been strongly opposed to Office hold
ers dabbling in politics, and this was the
groundwork of their opposition to Col Averin.
A LADY correspondent of the Milwaukee
Wisconsin, describing visit to Minnesota thus
alludes to Winona:
We reach Winona, nestled in green cree
Of hills, and from far over its lake we seem ~ 70
hear the death song of Wenona-beantnnl we.
mona, who sacrificed life to love. we 90 not
intend to speak of this town, as one OF your
recent correspondents has honored II Win oe-
scription. We will simply say, no more nos!
pitable do we wish to find, and sweeter selen
AIDES may we never hear, and may We ne W.:
laugh louder and longer than we dld at WI
mona.
THE Republicans of Olmsted county have
put denomination the following ticket
For Representatives-B.F F. Perry, r. d.
County Treasurer-O. P: Whitcomb.
Register of Deeds-L B. Bliss.
Judge of Probate-Reuben Reynolds.
Sheriff-Horace LOOMS.
clerk of COurt-Alfred Blanchard.
County Attorney-O. P. Stearns.
Coroner-H. Galloway.
THE Republican ticket in Rice county is as
follows:
Representatives-Capt. Geo. F. Petit, Isaac
Pope, Esq.
Sheriff-James Hunter.
Register of Deeds-Capt. Richard H. L.
Jewett
Treasurer-J. E. Albaugh.
County Attorney-Oscar f. Perkins.
Judge of Probate-Chas Taylor.
Surveyor-R. Ottman.
JUDGE FELcH and D. B. johnson, Jr., have
been nominated for Representatives to the Leg
islature from Mower county, by the Union
convention of that county.
The Mankato Union, (Republican) thus
speaks of the nominee of its party for Gov
ernOr:
Z OOcS not IOllOW LQaL UcCStuSc NOl. uaISudu
was Lieut.. Colonel under Colonel, now Gov.
ernor Miller, and succeeded him in command,
that there is any military necessity, or military
law, showing that he should succeed that func-
tionary in the gubernatorial chair. The man.
ner in which Gov. Miller has discharged the
duties of his Office ought, we think, to satisfy
the aspirations of military man like Marshall,
80 that we should not have another dose of
the same kind lest we be surfeited.
HEAVY YIELD OF Classification. a farm
er living in Garden City township, last week
thrashed twelve acres OF oats which yielded
1000 bushels, or something over SO bushels
to the acre. There are in the same township
other fields of oats believed to be still HEAVIER
than the above. We have heard q number of
intelligent farmers estimate their crop at one
hundred bushels to the acre.-Mankato Record.
TESTING THE BLoODHoUNDs.-TheM ankato
Record gives the following account of trial
of the six bloodhounds apportioned to Blue
Earth county, stationed at Vernon Centre, in
charge of Mr.. Ruggles, returned soldier,
who is we'll acquainted with their manage.
ment:
One day last week Mr.. Ruggles took them.
out to test their capacity for tracking. Mr..
Benjamin Farley was started out on foot, and
pursued an irregular course, frequently cross
luS auu IccTOSSluk Ills LIdu siuU bloO Luc pbtu6
and footprints of Others going in the direction
of his own home. After few hours delay
the dogs were put on the trail and followed it
closely and rapidly to Mr.. +. 3 residence, where
upon their arrival that gentleman only evaded
being captured by them, by taking refuge up
stairs.
The dogs were next tried on the trail of
horse, rode by Mr.. F. in a course equally as
irregular as that first taken by Embarrassing
and recrossing his trail and passing among
herd of other horses running loose on the prai-
RE. The dogs were again started and followed
the track for several miles with remarkable &C
curacy and rapidity, and when within about
twenty-five feet of overtaking the horse and
rider were called off by the sound of the horn.
The result of these experiments was highly
satisfactory.
AN UNPLEASANT BEDFEILOw.-During one
of the warm nights of last week, DR.. A. G.
Smith. who resides near Cleveland took q
couple Of blankets and laid down on the floor
to sleep, leaving the door of the room open.
While enjoying the luxury of sleep. he was
awakened by feeling something cold crawl
over him. The doctor unaware of any dan.
ger. arose and struck light, when. to his as
constituent, he saw a rattlesnake 21s feet long,
coiled up on the blankets ready to make hos
tile movements upon any foe. His snakeship
was killed on the spot, and the doctor can al
ways truthfully say he has slept with this dan
gerous reptile without receiving injury-St.
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