| Show THE NORTHERN STATES minnesota july 17 1895 having settled down for a few dw day rook rest in the be beautiful little city cily ot of rhester eater minn I 1 thought that perhaps a 6 lew few lines from my pen might be homr eating ting to some ut she be readers of the NEWS I 1 arrived bore bere on the of july and have buen boon agreeably oraw enter talked since my arrival by my reta rek tives lives here bele lir through brough we the kind ew of ef mr cron crane I 1 nave have been enabled to ewt and pan pa through om of we tae aln set et farms in the great stake of minnesota the orope crops as a rule rate are very good in this the soo joathan thellis part of the state thus lar for in the abe MR there ban baa been sufficient moisture moi atura to te mature the signal email grains sod the be oora looks very promising today I 1 bad the pleasure of log ing one of the highest ridges la jim tall vicinity and in every direction as aa far as the eye could reach I 1 behold beheld beau beyatt ful fill fields wavier with golden grata grao and beautiful farm houses nestled among be trees for nearly evv form farm house bouse to is surround ej with beau beach tul trees many of which are and others have bave been planted by the early pioneer pio neen the genendal the to is rolling and along am tte streams of water there is timber limber the soil with wish the excepha except toa of some of the be highest ridges to la of a black lurid nature in some tho the soil goes down to the depth of alv and six foot feet and is very productive the first settlement la in the city of rochester was made in 1864 1854 by GT 0 9 Cummin giand gand robert Mo Basy and from hat that time on its growth ijas kleian slow but teady steady it has a now of about one line of the chicago and North northwestern B R B R rose raw through it and it is in therefore placed to Is direct communication with tue ane gred great city of the west it has a number of churches as well as the opposite tot for there th are are a number of saloons loone sa but from what I 1 have been able to observe alegn my arrival here bere the regulations for keeping order are good and from out oat ward appearance I 1 should judge fudge it to Is be a quiet orderly city As to religion a little of that goes a long way here her I 1 find and the people as a a rule in the northern Mort bern states where i 1 have traveled do not want much to ds do with religion they seem willing to lot let their heir miAl ministers Inter interpret pital the scripts roe for theft W whatever COB can |
