St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1859-03-03
II "os incorporated in Inc winter Of SO &C.
lie Land Office was reluoy Cd in April IS, from


II, WAS incorporated in Inc winter Of $50 &c.
Tie Land Office was rcluoy Cd in April IS, from
sauk Rapids 10 Upper town. The roet Office
is in Middle Town, which is Inhabited BY in
a"s'rlcas and wc,lto-do German Catholics
Inc Catholic chapel is here: and the bell be-
longing to it, is the first church going bell in
etea'ns county and has also the distinction OF
nelng tho first audible in Sherburre and Benton
coohiIes which corner on the opposite side OF
Tie river. There too is school kept by a ccnl-
pany OF Benedicsinc Nuns where music, draw
nm, nced!ework and German are well taught
by Ia>s.ss of polished manners and unusual;
proficiency.
Lower Town has two protestant ;churches,.i in
process OF erection one, about completed. We
nave public school in TIC Everett ScEn6l
mousse, and handsome library dedicated BY
lion. Edward Everett. The engines Of az OK :
ccilent saw mill and planning mill, sash fact o.
ry F.; and Of good Touring mill are this mo-
ment putting away within half a dozc,, .o4a Of
| our office. We have from five to six stean: boat
arrivals here weekly and the smallest proper
ton o. drones we have ever seen in any hive.
In the fall of SO Grasshoppers came il. (:
cloud and settled down in this and adjoining
| counties, destroying the greater Portion Of the
| crops They deposited their larvae and C,od
Early in the spring of 81 the young brood
came out and made such havoc that serious
tears OF famine were entertained by a large
portion of the people; but they left in July, ard
SO many OF the late crops survived, THAT i'll!
the full crops Of particular places where they
did not appear, there was &. ',.reenn,o,!nt
food. In autumn it became 3 question who:E az
there was enoul Ii for winter consuEl, ON Wi
what the people had the means Of ru,cl.:a.$is /
| from below. The German. settlers VIZ" Gcner.
ally Of the opinion that there was not, al,<: III,
| Priests sent commissioners to NutnGuv l.. :
| contributions. When this bec"n.z ir.v'. !
Lower St. Cloud Indignation mect::C7 y;
held, and strong resolutions no::se'I c..;:|':n5.
ing the meaa""cc us altcoct.:ss;, unnecess.:y .,I
one calc::.,s:teu to do the country srca, ll,;,:,
by preventing emigration in tie spring. IA.
Correctness of ti:is view Of the ease is ncv lYcr
en-. The third week Of May is hc~c, rc.a:: =
sell at Is cts. per bus!lel corn 81 81 ~ h..
ST., rs, oats Sc cts. and we have heard G. re 81
stance in which any have suffered f.: VIZ.
iood while very large proportion I: the III
igrants who had last year designed cmigratin.
to this point have been deferred iy tits bug
bear cry Of famine, and have gore els, VIII :,
The time is ROW past at which tie Gras s!,opr. ::
appeared last spring, and the minds &: u,
people are set on rest as the question Of 1Ee;
e. they left lavae, last year, before the, ,,:
grated. II is evident that they went <: The,
localities as they came here to eat, t:e,,cs.:
their eggs md die. There is 70 sig, thar IL,
have LEFT aE,y deposits here, and as evcrybvi;
is Iu;tins in cE2r C something coca 70 oa
we expect next fall 10 be encun,be,:.C VIII. ,
surplus of the good things of this lie, e,d /:
nundate St. Anthony, Minneapolis and St
Paul, with vegetables ard cr:;;. ai.er s:1i Y'y.
ing the Pine regions and the labcrc:s en- III.
Raj! Road.