St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1858-09-30

it was Incorporated in the winter Of 100 56.--
The Lpnl Office was removed in April BE-, from
Seas Rapids To Upper town. The posi-. office
is III Miadas5Hown, which ii inhabited BY in
tlnstfipus aud Well-tn-do German Gatl,olits.---
The Catholic chapel is. here, and the bet be
longing to ii, IL the irst church going bell ~
stea,rs county and has also the distinction Of
being The first audible in ssherburne and Benton
counties which corner on the ot3bsite side OF
lie river There too is school kept by aeon.
pany Of Benedctine Nuns where music, draw
mn, neealeWerk and German are 1Yalistaught
by ladies 81 polished manners; and onusuai
proficiency. '5s. #%3*# f@5I.5 G. III
Lower Town has Two protestant churches. in
process Of erection one, about completed. We
haze d pablic school in the Everett School
holHe, and IA handsome Library dedicated by
/ Hou. Edward Everett. The engilea If IN eK-
celleut SAW mill and planning mill, sash faoto-
ny: and Of o good Touring nil. are this mo
ment putting away within half dozen rods of
our office, We have from five to six steai4t boat
arrivals here weekly and the smallest proper
sion Of ,lrones we have ever seen in any hive.
In The fail OF ,pG Grasskoppers came ia a
cloud and settled down in this and adjoining
counties, destroying the greater portion OF she
crops They deposited their larvae and died:
;
came ont aud made snch havoc that serious
FORTS Of famine were entertained BY u large
portion Of the people bat they left III July, and
80 many Of The late crops survived, that with
the full crops Of particular places, where they
,aiN not appear there was e large amount Of
food In autumn il became a question whether
there was enough Ior winter consumption With
what the people had the means Of purchasing
trofa below. The German settlers were gener
ally Of the opiaiou that there was not, and the
Priests sent commissioners to Dubuque TO ask
contributions When this became known Ill
Lower St. Cloud Indignation meetings were
held, and strong resolutions passed condenln-
ing the measure as altogatlier unnecessary, and
one calculated to DO TIE country great injury
by preventing emigration in the spring The
Correctness Of this view Of the case is now prov
en- The tArd week Of May is here, potatoea
sell at Z. cts. per bushel, corn s 90. wheat
81 ,25, oats 50 cGs. and VIC have heard of no in
stance il which any have suffered for want Of
food while /, very large proportion oftha e1n-
igranta who had last year designed eHigratins
10 this point have been deferred by this bug
bear cTy 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 GA rest as the question OF Whetn-
er they left lGyae, last yeaE, before they cni-
grated It is evident that they went to ether
localities as they came here to eat, deposite
| their eggs and die. There is no sign that they
have left any deposits here, and as everybody
is putting in q crop Of something good to ear
we expect next fall to be encumbered with a
! surplus Of the good things Of this life and to
inundate St. Anthony, minneapolis aud st.
PAUL, win vegetables and grain after supply
.nE ;he Pine regions and the laborers "ii he
/ n3N Road.