The Grange advance., 1874-03-11
STATE NEWS.
WABASHA COUNTY.

"AoAoHa COON1
AGRICULTURAL WoRKs.-In paying
this institution a visit the other day,
we were surprised to find standing in
front of the building g, some thirty brand
new Seeders, with Dayton, McDouga]l
Il Lowth, Wabasha, printed thereon
This looked like business, and on going
inside, found an unwonted stir and &C.
tivity manifest in every direction. The
force has been largely increased, and
the employees Of the new firm for the
season are fourteen, to be increased if
the business will warrant. We noticed
inside large number of seeders in
course Of construction, while separators
and steam powers were being got under
way. Orders to the amount of several
thousand dollars have already been
taken for the combined threshers and
power, and the prospect in this direc-
tion is fattering. Up stairs workmen
were busy manufacturing wagons, and
this industry will speedily be developed
into one of magnitude.
RICE COUNTY.
The Faribault correspondent of the
st. Paul Press, says: "On Thursday
last two young men Of this city, while
hunting on Straight river, discovered
catamount in tree. They were 50
fortunate as to dispatch it with two
charges of buckshot. 1t measured three
feet, ei ght inches in length, stood
twenty-five and one.half inches in
height, and weighed thirty-six pounds
The pupils of the Deaf and Dumb
and Blind Asylum at Faribault, will
give public entertainment, at the In
stitute on the 18th inst, for the pur-
pose Of adding to their library. Upon
the programme We notice music,
dialogues, pantomime, and poetical
renderings. j. j. Tucker, formerly of
this county, and son Of Elder Tucker,
delivers defamation called a counter
irritant." We most sincerely hope that
pecuniarily, at least it will be grand
success.
The Faribault Republican learns
from Alexander Faribault that as early
as 1874 he had selected the present site
Of the city as a permanent residence.
In that year he sent out two Canadians
to open farm, and take care Of it for
him. The Republican proceeds to say
Mr.. Alexander Faribault lived here
at intervals with his family from the
time Of opening the farm, usually spend
ing several months in each year here.
He was occasionally visited by friends,
Gen. Sibley at one time, and Maj. Forbes
with his family at another, having spent
some time with him. He erected the
first frame house in our city, now known
as the Dearborn house, in the summer
Of 1853. Prior to his first settling in
Faribault he was familiar with the To-
cality, having first passed through here
in 1926. In 1927 he again passed
through and spent a winter at Elysian
with his wife
Mr.. Faribault claims precedence as
the pioneer cultivator of the soil. His
farm was situated on the fiat south of
the Faribault stone mill. Here he
raised annual crops of wheat aud barley.
and devoted that port of the fiat which
overtlowed, to turnips and rutabagas.
he had on his farm an average Of twenty
horses and forty head of cattle. three
hundred chickens and fifty or sixty
turkeys, under the supervision of John
Ri1: Notwithstanding he had so much
stock, the Indians never gave him any
trouble. and he always lived upon the
most friendly terms with them. The
selection tof the name Of Rice for this
county was due to Mr.. Faribault. The
members Of the first Territorial Legisla-
tare were allowed the privilege Of naming
the counties which they represented.
Mr.. Faribault had been chosen for d.
Gotta Co., but as he intended to make
this section his home, he gave this conn
y the name Rice in honor of bis friend
Hon. Henry N. Rice"