St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1858-10-28
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tSY. CLOUD DEMOCRAT,
ALEXANDRIA DOUGLAS Co., }
Sept. 3Oth '5S. {
ST. CLOUD DEMOCRAT:


ST. CLOUD DEMOCRAT:
Decming the matter
OF sufficient Importance in view of the effort
that IS being made at st. Cloud to open the
State Road through the q miles of timber
between ST. Joe and Sank Riycr-I have to
announce, that through the efforts Of the peo-
pic OF breckenridge and Alex andria, that por-
ton Of the Road between Alexandria and
Breckenridge (7Omiles, was opened two weeks
ago. Teams from Red River have been
through 10 here and back. The men who had
never been over the route are loud in their
praises OF it and the country through which it
passes. In Il few weeks tho whole road will
hc open except the q miles above mentioned
! am glad to he,r Of the public spirit NANTES
;el by tho people Of St. Cloud. 1t is the
surest guarantee Of the success of the place
and the best assurance that strangers can have
OF the enterprising spirit of her people
The people Of this sec. feel themselves under
MANY obligations to C. C. Andrews ESQ. for
the TACT that he is actualed by no sinister
| motives, not possessing to my certain knowl-
| edge lands or lots in this section. He made q
trip to the Red River-saw the country-is
aware OF the advantages to accrue t. St. Cloud
and the benefit it will be to q numerous BODY
OF settlers and like valuable and entcrprising
citizen has put his shoulder to the wheel to get
it open. Open up the country through which
this Road passes, and St. Cloud will have
tributary to hera country not equalled in
extent or excellence by any other place on the
Mississippi north Of the Iowa line.
We have had an exciting Bear chase. The
party consisted Of AIcssrs J. Richardson, j.
Dall, VIM. Ried and the UNDERSIGNED Bruin
was dsccrned about . miles of on the prairie
In short time the party being fully equipped
ctsp-a-pte gave chase. AS We approached, his
bcarship not liking doubtless The formidable
appearance of the two legged animals near
ing him, made off, and ere we could surround
him, retrcatcd into the timber. Nothing
daunted, tho party struck after in different
directions, hoping by so doing to close in on
him. Mr.. Richardson, whose sagacity in
hunting is proverbial, struck Bruins track
first, and with such accuracy and swiftness
followed (whether by scent or sight know
not) but with barked Sims and other numer-
Gus chair breadth 'scapes,' succeeded in COM
ing SO close to the animal after a chase Of two
hours. '''dt on seeing his pursuer so closely
behind him, stopped-faccd about-gavc a
terrific roar, loud enough to 'sfriyht the isle
from her propriety,' and mounted u large Oak
Here was sport. The Boys declare that the
Bear took 4. for Davy Crockett, whom he re-
semble. very closely, and of whom his majesty
had doubtless heard, and thought to run longer
OF mo airthly usc," SO he ''kind a, gin out -
The rest Of the crew having been sgnallcd
soon reach the tree, when three shouts vcr,
given as loud as ever made the woodland
rlng,-three unerring pieces we're level!cd,-
| three cracks were heard, and The largest Bear
OF the season tumbed down before US rolling
Ill fat; down down he came and great was
, the fall thereof my countrymcn. 1t did not
take many hours to roll him home on a pair of
wheels. and the next roll he got was into our
mouths.
u. X.
Appended to this our correspondent
gives an account Of Cricket match be-
tween the Alexandria and Breckenridge
clubs; but our space is small this week and
from the number Of technical phrasesSit
would be embarrassing if not unintelliyi-
Die to perhaps majority of our readers.