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New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-02-13
How Town Down the River Lost
the Capital Fifty Years Ago.
Had Prize Within Her Grasp, but
was Fooled by Cunning OF
Joe Rolette.
Interesting Recollections OF Man
ner in Which the Deal Was
Worked.
Sche me for Removal Had Its In
ception in Dazzling Real
Estate Pool.
Town Lot Spectators Played for
High Stakes, but were Called
by St. Paul.

Fifty years ago a. bill passed the
council, or upper house, of the terri
torial legislature of Minnesota, pro-
viding for the removal of the capital
from ST. Paul to ST. Peter. This Curl
GUS legislative episode resulted from
coup planned and executed under the
leadership of General Willis A. Cor
man, then governor Of the territory,
and only the merest accident robbed
the promoters of success. In the very
hour of their triumph the bill was
stolen by Joe Rolette, and when he
vanished score of fortunes were
swept away.
General German had been soldier
in the Mexican war, and when Frank
lin Pierce was elected to the presiden-
cy he appointed German governor Of
the new territory, to succeed Alexan-
der Ramsey. German was an opti-
mist of the optimists and, after he had
gathered about him a coterie Of kim
dred spirits, they formed the ST. Peter
company, whose mission it was to ex-
plot townsite at St. Peter. It was
organized in 1854, and two years later
was incorporated under a special act
of the legislature, with capital stock
of 100000
Gov. Germans name did not appear
as one of the incorporates but he was
nevertheless a heavy stakeholder, as
were also Henry A. Swift and William
B. Dodd, both of whom afterwards be-
came well-known figures in the early
history of the state. Dodd had settled
on q homestead at St. Peter when the
place was known as Rock Bend, anc
his land was the first to be decided tt
the newly formed company.
A scheme was soon afeot to secure
the state apital, and in plating thu
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-02-13
.MINnEsOTA's FIRST WHEAT
Was Sown in lie Sueur County in
Fall of 1858.
Pioneer Still Lives Who Planted
Original Crop.
Interesting Anecdotes of the
Infancy Of Present Great
Industry.

With Minnesota Boosting of her
annual yield of $4,000, 900 bushels of
wheat, and enjoying her prestige as
the greatest our-prodncing state of
the union, it is an interesting fact
that the man who planted the first
wheat is still alive. He is John c..
Evans, a pioneer resident of Sharon
township, LIE Sueur county. and he
sowed the original crop OF the cereal
in the fall of 1853.
Prior to that time it had been grown
in small way by French-Canadian
homesteaders in the settlement called
Little Canada, east OF st. Paul, but
their chief occupation seems to have
been hunting and fishing, and Mr..
Evans doubtless was the first settler
to plant wheat in the vast region west
of the Mississippi river, which now
constitutes the greatest grain belt in
the world.
Like many other first efforts, how
ever, the first wheat sown was failure.
It was winter killed, due to warm
spell in February, but the grain sub
sequently was grown with success by
his neighbors.
Many interesting anecdotes of the
infancy of the wheat industry are re-
lated by Mr.. Evans. In 1854 he sowed
eight acres Of spring wheat, and, odd
! ly enough, the soil in which it was
planted has produced similar crop
every year since that time. A good
yield resulted, and the young farmer
sold his crop as seed to the settlers.
who gladly paid him So a bushel.
The first threshing was done with
!, fails, but in 1856 he secured crude
, threshing machine, commonly called
a ''groundhog'' or sschaff.'' Will,
it did not separate the grain from thu
i chaff, 1t did thresh the wheat after
fashion, and so great was the improve
, ment over the methods then in vogu
that its owner was enabled to take
government contract to supply see
; grain to the Winnebago Indians, re
: ceiving $40 bushel for wheat an
: ST. 40 bushel for corn.
] About this time wheat growing re
5 ceived a setback and oats became til
!. leading crop because of the difficult
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-02-13

for ROlette. At noon on that day, just
as President Brisbin rose to announce
the adjournment, Rolette made the
atrical entrance into the council cham
Der to report on the oil, but the chair
man calmly waved him aside and de-
clared the council adjourned.
Without the signature of President
Brisbin the bill could not become a
law, but despite this Governor German
signed copy presented to him and
appointed a capitol commission to
erect a building at ST. Peter. On June
90 application was made to the terri
torial supreme court by A. F. HoWes,
president of the ST. Peter company for
writ of mandamus to compel the state
officers to remove to ST. Peter, but it
was not granted.
Gloom settled upon st. Peter as soon
as the decision was made public, and
the revulsion was rapid. In its early
stages shares in the st. Peter company
had sold as high as S125 and several
dividends had been declared, the stock
holders accepting town lots in pay
ment After the defeat of the capital
project they found their property
greatly deprecated in value and, when
the financial panic of 1857 came on,
many of them were compelled to aban-
don the company altogether. When
the town was plated lots sold for $500
to $4,000, but they quickly dropped to
one-tenth their former value, and one
Of the most desirable pieces of prop
erty brought only 1925.
One of the bylaws of the company
required that each director erect a
building on the townsite, and as soon
as it was launched they FASTENED to
comply with the provision. A. r
Howes was particularly enterprising
starting the construction of a three.
! story stone structure on the site of the
present German Catholic church. Al
of his money was invested in the com.
pany, and when he was pinched by the
panic he never completed the building
but allowed it to crumble to decay
Governor German and Governor
Swift erected dwellings, and both ar,
in use at the present time.
While the St. Peter company -four
ished it was, perhaps, the most influ
emit al organization in the state. No
all of it's methods would haveappeare,
snow-white in the spotlight of publici
ty, but it had, nevertheless, facult
of obtaining results. At the time it
officers were SO industriously engage
in arranging for the obsequies of 81
Paul, it was maintaining lobby i
Washington, whose members wer
striving to separate Faribault from til
. government land Office, and also OF
tain land grant for the Winona
/ st. Peter railroad.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-02-13

q distinct success. The land Office duly
came to ST. Peter, and the railroad
grantwent through without serious OPP
position. The St. Peter men, however,
were outwitted by the Winona end of
the road, and never pro6ted from the
benefits of the grant. Saying it was
impracticable to build into ST. Peter,
the Winonans changed the route so as
to grab portion of the Winnebago
Indian lands, and the protests OF their
associates passed unheeded. st. Peter
had the line surveyed as far as
Rochester at an expense Of several
thousand dollars, and finally got its
railroad, but the congressional bonus
had been diverted most effectually be-
fore the road reached the town in 1871.
After the decline of the st. Peter
company the directors holding con-
trolling interest sold their stock to a
syndicate in ST. Paul. Today it has
no real estate holdings in St. Peter,
but maintains an Office in ST. Paul, al
though no effort is made to transact
business under its charter It was the
most dazzling real estate pool ever
conceived in Minnesota. It failed, but
it gunned for millions Written by
Oliver j. Duane, formerly Of the Re
view
e
/ A resolution for the appointment Of
a joint committee of the senate and the
house to reapportion the judicial dis
tricts of the state has been presented
by Senator George P. Wilson OF
Minneapolis and adopted by the SEN
ate. The resolution cites the many
bills that have been introduced in this
and previous sessions of the legisla-
ture providing for the creation of new
judicial districts, and notes as a
matter Of common knowledge thai
great inequality exists among judicia.
districts in respect to the amount OF
litigation. Senator Wilson contends
that it is unnecessary at this time
to increase the number of judicia
districts if they were rearranged so a!
! properly to apportion the work among
the judges. The appointment of ;
commission is asked to consist of thre
members of the senate and five of th
house to prepare and present bill
Reproducing the districts, and
:. necessary fixing the terms of court i
I the districts.
A liquid cold relief with laxativ
principle which drives out the col
through copious action of the bowels
, and healing principle which linger
in the throat and stops the cough-ths
is Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup
2 Safe and sure in its action; pleasar
: to take; and conforms to Nationa
Pure Food and Drug Law. Contain
no opiates. Sold by Eugene Pfeferlt
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-02-13

Helen Beach Yaw, the world-fam--
Gus singer, and her company of cele-
brated artists, Macmillan Dick vio--
linist, Georgiella Lay pianist and L.
F. Armbrecht fiutist, will appear in.
concert atthe opera house in st. Peter,
Saturday evening, Feb. 23rd. This.
will be their only appearance in the
state outside of the Twin Cities.
All headaches go
When you grow wiser
And learn to use
An 'sEarly Riser.''
DeWitt's Little Early Riser, safe,
sure pills.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-02-13
Faultless Overcoats.

You should see them to
realize the Bargains we
offer. Also a few fur lined
coats and fur coats at cut
prices.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-02-13

This year-end clearance
has no restrictions, either
retail or wholesale. You
double or triple your mon
ey. Goods sell on sight. No
Pretenses. We prove every
S t a t e m e n t. Ask your
friends!
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-02-13
Fine Suits.

In stouts, Sims and ex-
ira stouts. We can fit any
and everybody in size and
purse.
Come early. Cut Prices
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-01-30
ralioions edifices in France or none.

A dispatch from Rome says that the
Vatican approves fully Of the plan sub
mitted by the French bishops, which it
is claimed, shows the Pope's willingness
to arrive at a solution even at the cost OF
allowing the church to be the lease
holder of the buildings owned by her
self. Still the Pope's action does not
imply a retraction or announcement OF
the principles affirmed in his encyclic'l,
DOR acceptance of the separation law. 10
fact, the stipulation is made in the con-
tract not 10 worship rs associations, but
as individual bishops and parish priests.
Thus the recognition of the hierarchy is
assured. 1t is contended that the con-
tract proposed is perfectly legal. It's
acceptance by the French government
will be equivalent to an offer OF con-
ciliation.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-01-30
Is Disease a Crime 4?

Not very long ago, a popular magazine
,.,,tiisbed An editorial article ia which
ne writer asserted, IN substance, thal al
disease should be regarded as criminal.
Certain 10 is, that mueh OF the Sickness
md suffering Of mankind Is due 70 the
vinlafjen OF certain OF Natures laws.
Rut 10 gay that oil sickness should DO
regarded ss criminal, must appeal 70
every reasonable Individual rs radically
wrong.
IL would be harsh, unsympstbetic,
crnal Yea criminal, 10 condemn the poor,
weak. oVer-worked housewife who SINKS
under the heavy load Of household cares
and burdens. and suffers from. weak
nesses, various displacements oil peivlc
organs and other arrangements peculiar
TO her sex. 80
acting demands upon the system. coupled
with the care. worry and labor OF reArlnk :
isrga family, IS often the cause OF weak
neeses arrangements ana ceolilly WHEN arc
sSgrayated BY the many household cares.
and The hard. and neyer-ending work Which
tho mother is called upon 10 peroiD' III
Pierce the maker OF that world IeipeO fcul
edy for womans peculiar weaknesses ana
ilis-Dr Pierce's FaYorite Prescription says
that one Of the greatest obstacles 10 the cure
uf this class Ot inaladies Is the Iacl thst the
Door. oYor-WOrked housewife can not gel inc
needed rest from her many hOuseholu cares
md labor 10 enable Der 10 secure from the
,,.e Of bis Prescription its full benefits. 10
is matter OF frequent experience. lie says
i'm his extensive practice IN these cases 70
meet with those IN which his treatment rails
BY reason Of the patients inoolnty 70 ABSTAIN
from hard work long enough 70 be cured
With those suffering from proisDsns. ante
version end retrOversion Of the uterus or
other displacement OF the NOmanly organs.
II is very necessary that. in addition 10 tax
sng his TBavorite Prescription they abstain
JrOIn being worry much. oI for long periods. on
their feet All heavy lifting, or straining of
anv kind should also lie avoided. As much
outdoor air as possible. with moderate. light
exercise Is also very important Let the
,stient observe these rules and the Favor
lie Prescription - will do the rest.
DR.. Pierces Medical Adviser is sent free
on receipt OF stamps 10 pay. expense OF
mailing oHlL Send to DR.. R.N. Pierce,
Buffalo. y. Y, 81 One-cent stamps for pa
Der-covcred. or 81 stamps for cloth-bonad.
II sick consult the Doctor, free OF charge
by letter. All such communications are
held sacredly confidential.
Or. Plerca's Pleasant Pellets invigorate
and regulate stomach. liver and bowels.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-01-30
CHURCH PLAN REJECTED.

A dispatch from Paris says that Min
lister of Education BRAND, speaking for
the government in the Chamber of Dep
uties last night, rejected the proposition
which the French bishops, with the ap-
proyal of the Pope, have submitted to
The government for an adjustment of the
conflict between church and state, under
the separation regime. NJ. Brands
declaration was short and unmistskably
clear. He said: "The conditions ara
unacceptable.
While the position OF the bishops in
wolves a material modification of the
position taken in tbs last Papal encycl =
cal, the proposition put forward has sll
the appearance of an ultimatum.
The model contract which the bishops
have submitted provides for the virtual
lease of the churches 10 perpetuity to the
parish priests by the mayors, the leases
being eighteen years and renewable by
their successors. The leases, which
carry a stipulation engaging the com =
munal, municipal, and state authorities
not to interfere with the administration
of the church and parish, are invalid
without the express ratification OF the
bishop, and become null the moment the
parish priest loses the bishops authorize
::iop. The bishops must act together to
insure the acceptance of the contracts
everywhere or nowhere.
The propositions made by the bishops
make IL clear that no rent is TO be paid,
and that the contracts must cover all the
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-01-30
WASHING WITHOUT WATER
Il like frying to Get Rid OF Dandr1n
without HerpicIde.

Did YOU ever see any one trying to
wash themselves without soap or
Watery
II you lid what would you say Of
hhn2
n is every Bit as foolish to try TO get
rid of Dandrum and 10 prevent Bald
ness by feeding the germs which cause
IL. with Canthrarides. Vasellne. Glycer-
inc aud similar substances which form
the principal ingredients or most So
called Hair growers
Ncwbro's Herpcide is successful be-
cause IL attacks and Kills the parasitic
germ which feeds on the hair roots
IL is the original and only genuine
scalp germicide manufactured.
Sold by leading druggists, Send 1Oc, In
stamps for sample 10 The Herpieide Co..
Detroit. Mich.
Two sizes-5O cents and $1.00.
Z. S. Ieaibeater q Sons, Special Agents.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-01-30
DANGERS IN FOOD

Harvey W. Wiley, chief OF the Chem
istry Bureau of the Department OF Agri-
culture, and the governments pure-food
expert, yesterday gave much interesting
testimony concerning the deterioration
of foodstufs in cold storage before the
House committee on agriculture, whose
hearings on the agricultural appropria-
ton bill have just been made public.
"Miik begins to deteriorate night
away, and so does cream" said DIR.
Wiley. "Eggs also begin to deteriorate
inmediately. Fruit is improved, and
some times continues to improve, for
three month";. Meat improves up to
about six or eight weeks, but after three
months for meat you can see that 1t has
reached the maximum, and then 1t be-
gins to 90 down. | do not care how
hard il is frozen.
DR.. Wiley was asked many questions
about oysters, and ssid that the oysters
opened and shipped in buckets should
be prevented from entering interstate
commerce, as they are dead. IAN
oyster is dead an hour after it is open
ed, " said DIR. Wiley, "snd is not good
1t iooses its favor"
10 response to inquiries from Repre-
sentative Hsskins as too the sdvissbillty
of freezing oysters to preserve them for
shipment, DR.. Wiley said
ooh they ought not to be frozen.
That ruins them, and as soon as they
thaw they are dangerous. He then
urged that oysters should be shipped
alive and in the shell, and said that the
greatest outrsge of the oyster trade is to
soak oysters with fresh water and swell
them up, making them look fat.
DR.. Wiley said the oysters sent out in
tin cans are all right, but in further de-
nunciation of hulk oysters shipped IN
tubs and buckets said:
"They are either preserved with some
preservative or are dangerously near the
ptomaine line, one of the two"
Gelatin was denounced by DR.. Wiley,
who said OF il:
at is made out of hides and scrapings
from hides. These hides go into the
tanners yats and the hides that smell to
heaven are treated and trimmed, and
these trimmings are used TO make gela-
tin. The Marine Hospital Service found
tetanus germs in gelatin"
DR.. Wiley said the gelatin factories
are the dirtiest in the world; that the
hides used are treated with alksli, which
/ is rubbed into them for shipment. The
hides are scrsped and trimmed, and are
/ then put into the tanners yats and the
residue used for gelatin. He said that
this gelatin IS sometimes made in glue
factories, and that what is not fit for
| glue is made into gelatin.
la reply to question from Represent
| alive Haugen as to the uses of this gel
attn, DR.. Wiley said:
at is used for putting into ice.cresm
and putting into candies, and for max
ing capsules that you take your medi-
cine in" He added that there is no OBJ
lection to gelatin if properly made, and
that there is plenty Of wholesome raw
material 10 make it Of. As to the pro
portion of gelatin made from material
| containing live germs, DR.. Wiley said.
"No one wants to run the risk of get
ting lOchjaw by taking a powder or a
pill or eating ice-cream."
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-01-30
a Tragic Finish.

A watchman's neglect permitted leak !, n
the great North Ses dyke, which chiid's
finger could have stopped. to become rum,
Gus break, devastating an entire province OF
Holland. In like manner Kenneth Newer,
Of VancebOro. Me-, permitted little cold 70
90 unnoticed until large tragic hnish was
only ayerted by DR.. Kings New discovery.
He writes Three doctors gave me up 70 dle
of lung Inflammation caused by neglected
cold; but DR.. Kings New Discovery saved
my life Guaranteed best cough and cold
cure at E. 8. Lesdbeater & Sons drug store.
Soc aud tl.00. Trial bottls free.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-01-30
Flremen Hare biol Mosts.

The fact has developed tuat the Cum
terlsnd Valley Firemen's Association,
which is composed of volunteer organi-
cations al,ug the Cumberland Valley
Railroad between Winchester and Har-
risburg, Pa, is without place to bold
is annual convention in Nav. Win
chester and Marlinsburg, W. Va, were
asked TO entertain the association but
both places have declined on account
of lack OF interest.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-01-30
AIsxnnoria 6azeffe.

PUBLISHED DAILY AND TRIwRRKLY At
GAZETTE BUILDING. $40 q S12 PRINCE
STREET.
TERMS: Dsily---I year, $500; 6 months,
$3.50; months, Sl;25; l month, 4S cents
/ week, 10 cents.
Tri.weekly--l year, $500; s months, sl.oO
8 months, rs cents; month. % cents.
Contract advertisers VIII not be allowed TO e1'
ceed theirspace unless theexcess is paid foi
at transient rates, and under no cream
stances will they be allowed TO advertise
other than their legitimate business In tne
space contracted for.
Marriage and death notices must Dc paid for
IN advance.
Resolutions in memonam, of thanks, tributes
of respect, resolutions adopted by societies
OF persons, unless Of public concern, VIII
ments.
Entered at the Postofioe Of Alexandria, Vir
ginia, as seeond-class matter.l
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-01-30

Does Coffee disagree with you Probably IT
does hen try DR. Shops health Coffee.
Health Cciiee" is clever combination OF
psrched cereals aud nuts. Not grain OF
real Coffee, remember, in DIR. Shops Health
Coffee, yet its flavor and taste matches closely
old Java and Mocha Coffee. If your stomach,
heart. or kidneys can't stand Coffee drink
ing, try Health Coffee. II is wholesome
bourshing, and satisfying. It's safe even
for the youngest child. Sold by E. S. Lead
beater & Sons, druggist.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-01-30

When the cold winds dry and crack the
skin get DeWitt's Which HAZEL Shlye. Sold
bY W. I. Creighton & Co. lOl King street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-01-30
a Positive
CURE
EN's Cream Balm
IS quickly absorbed.
Gnns Ralial u Once.

II cleanses, soOthes
heals and protects
the diseased men,
brane. II cures Ca
iarrh and drives
away "a Cold in the
Head quickly. Re
stores the senses of
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-01-30

DeWit's Little Early Risers reliable little
pills. Recommended by w. +. Creighton &
Co. 4Ol King street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-01-30
Mems Bargains.

Clearance sale of Mems Winter l Underwear,
such as Wool Hosiery, Outing Night Robes
and Pajamas, Stiff Bosom Shirts, Bath Robes,
Sweaters. &c Save money now during our
January Clearance Sal.
Sl.50 Fancy Manhattan Shirts until
Februaiy !, EACH. ....................".. SLID
$500 Fancy Manhattan Shirts until
February /, each..--..... ..."."...".... $l.3S
$l.OO Mems White Wool Underwear,
now s..s...''.'. loc
81 90 Mems Red Wool Underwear..... 75c
Sl.00 Mems Camel Hair Underwe.r ..... Zee
81 80 Mems Wright's Health Under
wear. now..,.''........ .................... $l.15
81. 80 Mems Red Wool Underwear....... $i.l5
g. so silk and Wool Underwear-........ $l.6O
800 Mems Unlaundered Shirts, each... 29c
SOC Mems Outing Night Robes, each.... 39c
zoe Mems Outing Night Robes, each... 69c
$l.O0 Mems Outing Night Robes, each 75c
81 90 Mems Outing Pajamas, each....... 76c
81 81 Mems Outing Psjamas, each...... Slid
50 90 Mems Outing Psjamas, each. ...... Sl.2o
soc Mems Canton Flanuel Drawers. 39c
$l00 and $3.50 Mems Fancy Stiff
6osom Shirts, each.......................... 49c
25c Mems Winter Underwear, each..... l9c
Mems $3.50 Bath Robes, now...... ....... $50
Mems 80 90 Rath Robes, ow............... $3.50
Mems $3.50 Bath Robes, now..-........ $3.50