St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1859-12-29

Ee,t inhabitant." The Site Of Lower ST. Cloud
was taken up as q claim by Martin Wolly, IA
Norwegian, WflO sold his right to George F.
Drott, who surveyed and plated il inthe spring
Fof'5a, About the same time JohnsL Wilson
surveyed and plated what is now called middle
town, which aajoins md lies higher up he riy-
er. while General Lowry surveyed and plated
upper town, called sl.owry's Addition. the Yin
Ter following, Il was Mr.. WILSON, who gave
The Town the ma me Of ST. Cloud; BY this name
il was Incorporated iii The winter II s. 49,
The laDd Office was removed in April s5s.ffom
Sank Rapids to the Uppert6w n. The post office
IS III Middle town. wh.ch,is inhabited by in.
and we'll 10 do German Catholics =
The Catholic chapel IS here, anu thc. ben he
;ong;ng 10 lit, isithc first church going bell in
Stearns County and has also the distinction OF
being the iirs. audible in Sherburne and Eenton
counties which corner on the opposite side O.
he river. There TOO is school kept ~ aeon
pany Of Benclictine Mans where music, draw
sng necdework and German IRE well taught
by ladies sf polished manners; and unusual
proficiency. - asf1 hzfa @{I.f.f ~ EAR
Lower town has two protestant churches. in
process Of erection, one quite completed w
!,avesa public school sinf-th. SEverett ScEoo,
house, and u .hanJson,a Library aed;ca;sd b.
Hon. Edward yerttt the engines OF IN cx
:e!len: saw mill and planning min. sash *taco
y: and osa good Touring miiit'are this mo-
,nent, putting AWAY within, malt dozen rods 10
our oitce We have from tiyc to,s,x stca!ahoa,
trrivals here week. y end the smallest proper.
lion of ,ironeS We have ever seen in any bive.
In the f4ll OF 81 Grnssheppers cane tn a
cloud aud settled down ia this and a.l;uina:
countless destroying the greater ."r,ion Of 'hs
crops. They deposited their larye and died
y! ~ nf hrc
cinle out and made such havoc that serious
Gears OF famine were entertained by 4 large
portion OF the people: but they left in July,anc
50 many Of the late crops survived. that witt
the full CROP 5 Of particular places, where they
lid not appear. there was u large amount o:
Oh. In autumn i.<t,ecame acquisition whctl,-
pr there was enough f,r winter consumption
til wi,at. the peoplehad the means Of purchas
ing from, bolow. The German settlers were
generally Of the opinion that there was not an /
lie Priests sent commissioners. to Dubuque 70
,sk contributions When this became know,
in Lower St: Cloud Indignation meetings wer
.leld. and strong. RESOLUTIONS passed con.lemn
ing measure asg altogether unnecessary, arc
one calculated TO do the county great injur.
~ preventing emigration IN the springs} Tbs
Correct ness of This view Of the ease is now pro
ven The third week Of May is here. potatoes
III
S1,25, oats, 80 cis.aanl VIC have. heard of n
instance in which pny, haye suffered Tor wan
Of food; while very larrgee, proportion Of tn.
emigranss who had last year designed emisra-
ing. to, this point have been deferred By this
bugbe.r cry Of famine and have gone else
where The time is now past at which thu.
;r'sshoprers; appeared last spring, and thfI
minds Of the people are. set Oh rest rs the ques
i'm Of whet her they slen lavs, last year, be :
fore they enigra,ed:s Il ssevident that the,
sat aepo ni their egss sna;e. ' There is NJ.
ign tl.s,t tsey have left my deposits here. ant
es every body s1,1tt ins in crop of some
hing good to we expecfs next fall to be en-
numbered With a surplus q the good things Of
his life. end 70 li,lndhta Stu lsni hopy sAIinne
.po!s anil ST Paul, with vegetables. and grain
,ttcr supplying the Pine regions and the Ia
horers on the Kali Road. =, ''''f''''