St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1859-08-11

,,t innabitant" The site Of Lower st. Cloud
Was taken up as . claim by Martin Wolly, .
who sold his right 70 George F.
Brott, who surveyed and plated in the spring
Of IS. About the same time John L. Wilson
surveyed and plated what is now called middle |
town, which adjoins and lies higher up the riv-
or, while General Lowry surveyed and plated
ter following. It was Mr.. Wilson Who gave
the town the name of St. Cloud; by this name
it was Incorporated in the winter Of '55 So
The Land Office was removed in April SO from
Sank Rapids to the Upper town. The post Office
is in Middle town, which is inhabited by in
dustrious and well to do German Catholics
The Catholic chapel is here, and the bell be-
longing to it, is the first church going bell in
Stearns County and has also the distinction of
being the first audible in Sherburnean Benton
counties which corner on the opposite side Of
the river. There too is school kept by COM
pany Of Benedictine Nuns where music, draw
by Ladies' Of polished manners; and unusual
proficiency. @
Lower town has two protestant churches, in
process Of erection, one quite completed We
| have public school in the Everett School
house, and . handsome Library dedicated by
Hon. Edward Everett. The engines Of an ex-
ccllent saw mill and planning MILL sash facto-
ry and of . good Touring mill are this mo-
ment putting away within half dozen rods Of
our office. We have from Ave to six steamboat
arrivals here weekly and the smallest proper
ton Of drones We have ever seen in any hive.
In the fall Of Sc GrasshoPPers came tn q
cloud and settled down in this and adjoining
counties, destroying the greater portion Of the
crops. They deposited their larve and died.
Esrly in the spring Of 81 the young brood
! came out and made such havoc that serious
fears Of famine we're entertained by q large
portion Of the people; but they left in July and
90 many of the late crops survived, that with
| the full crops Of p lrticular places, where they
did not appear, there vas large amount Of
! food. In autumn it became question wheth-
| er there vas enough fer winter consumption
With what the peoplehad the means Of purchas-
ing from below. The German settlers we're
generally Of the opinion that there was not, and
| Ike Priests sent commissioners to Dubuque to
ask contributions. When this became known
in Lower St. Cloud Indignation meetings were
held, and strong resolutions passed condemn
ing Measure as altogether unnecessary, and
| one calculated to do the country great injury
by preventing emigration in the spring. The
Correctness Of this view of the case is now pro-
ven. The third week of May is here, potatoes
sell 1t 25cts. per bushel, corn $1,0O, wheat
81 rs, oats, 80 cts. and We have heard Of no
instance in which any have suffered for want
Of food; while very large proportion of the
emigrants Who had last year designed emigra-
ting to this point have been deferred by this
bugbesr cry Of famine, and have gone else
where. The time is now past at which the
Grasshoppers appeared last spring, and the
minds Of the people are set on rest rs the ques-
ton Of whether they left lava, last year, be-
fore they emigrated. 1t is evident that they
went to other localities as they came here to
eat, deposite their eggs and eie. There is no
sign that they have left any deposits here, and
- everybody is putting in crop Of some
hing good to eat, We expect next fall to be en-
numbered with . surplus of the good things of
this life, and to inundate St. Anthony Mime
apolis and St. Paul, with vegetables and grain
after supplying the Pine regions and the Ia
borers on the Rail Road r. g. T., 55'$