St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1858-09-09

it Was incorporated In the winter Of IS &c.
The Land Ot61e MAS removed in April ,68. from
3sapi i'd to Upptf. town. The post o&Se
e FIJI 4fdalad Nxn, which is inhabited by in-
81, ,styis Els mi Mefl.to-do German Catholics -
q teDHapsf here, and the bell be-
s1aa aug "a - srst church going bell in
sssalte e1unt also the distinction Of
psslgs 1he frat audible i1S hcrburne and Benton
:eoulftles WHICH corner Of the opposite side Of
Tie flyer, There too is q school kept by Acorn
5panyso ssE cnedl me Nuns where MUSIC. dfsN.
I'LL { ueeQ leW0rk and German are web taught
by ladies' Of. polished manners and unusual
:lsot sslsncy! Il i III -,s
~ LeWer Town has two protestant churches, in
process Of erection one, about completed. We
nave ~ prbliD school in the Everett School
house, and handsome Library dedicated BY
Lon. Ldward Everett. The engines of an ex-
celientf sawsmill and planning mill, sash facto-
~ $ and of q good Touring mill are this mo-
nlent pulling away within half dozen rods Of
our Office. We have from FIVE to six steam boat
arrivals here weekly and the smallest prol or
ton OF drones we have ever seen in any hive.
q In the fall of 1855 Grassi.oppe,s came in
cloud and settled down In this and adjoining
counties, destroying the greater portion OF the
crops. They deposited their larvae and died
Early in the spring of 80 the young brood
came out and made such havoc that serious
fears Of famine were entertained by q large
portion Of the people; but they lett in July, and
80 many 81 the late crops survived, that with
the full crops Of particular places where they
did not appear, there was large amount Of
food In autumn it became question whether
there was enough for winter consumption with
what the people had the means Of purchasing
from below. The German settlers were gener-
ally OF the opinion that there was! not, and the
Priests sent commissioners to Dubuque to ask
contributions. When this becane known in
Lower St. Cloud Indignation meetings were
held, and strong resolutions passed condemn
ing the measure as altogether unnecessary, and
one calculated to do the country great injury
by preventing emigration in the spring. The
Correctness of this viewof the case is now prov
en-. The third week of May is here, potatoes
sell at Is cts. per bushel, corn 81 90, wheat
1,25, oats so cts. and we have heard of no in
stance in which any have suffered for want of
food; while very large proportion Of the EN-
igrants who had last year designed emigrating
to this point have been deferred by this bug
bear cry Of famine, and have gone elsewhere
The time is now past at which the Grasshoppers
appeared last spring, and the minds of the
people are set on rest as the question of wheth-
er they left lavae, last year, before they emf
grated 1t is evident that they went to other
localities as they came here to eat, depasite
their eggs and die. There is no sign that they
have left any deposits here, and as everybody
is putting in crop Of something good to. eat
We expect next fall to be encountered with I
surplus of the, good things of this life, and to
inundate St. Anthony, Minneapolis and s..
Paul, with vegetables and grain after supply
ing the Pine regions and the laborcrs on tie
Rail Road. ga .'-- 80.