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

eft nabitant." The size Of Lower 81. Cloud
vas taken up rs n claim by Martin Wolly. a
Norwegian, WHO sold his right to George F..
Drott, who surveyed and plated it III the spring
OF S.. About the same tine John II, Wilson
surveyed and plat OK what is now called middle
town, which :ljoins and lies higher up the riv-
80. while General Lowry surveyed and plated
upper town, called I.owrys Addition. the win
:cr following I, WAS Mr.. wilson who gave
the town the name Of ST. Cloud; By this na:ue
il was incorporated in The winter Of IS '3'i.--
The land Office was removed in April SIS from
Sank Rapids to the Upper town. The pos, Office
IS III Middle town. wh!ct-is inhabited by in
tlustrious and we'll 10 DO German Catholics -
The Catholic chapel is here, and tho hn!l he
;onging 70 it. is he first church going bell IL
.<tcarns County and has also tue distinction OF
being the frs! audible in Sherb.ne md Eenton
counties which corner on The opposite side O
he liver. There too is school KEEP, by com
pany Of! Beuc,icline N: MS where music draw
!us, nevLlcwork and German are we'll tan"h
ny ladies' Il polished slanncrs; and unusual
proficiency. l.:
!4'wcr town has Two protestant churches, IN
process o! erection. one quite completed w
:,avc.a public school III the Everett, St.l:,r,'
aouse aud u handsome Library dedicated b.
:ion. Edward ;rer.ti. i he engines of IN OK
.;%:lcn; saw iniH ard :'s's::g MIL. ~as', :ac.o
y: and o. n good Touring, n.ii ~" rilis no
.nent putting AWAY within nat dozen rols ~
var oi;'c. We have 'ru'u five tu>,x stca:at:"r
,rri:als here weekly nd the s.naIles, proper.
lion Of ir"1.rs We have ever seen in any hive.
In the FIJI .: ST Gassheppers came IN a
loud aud settled down ia Iiis and a.livia;m:
countless destroying the create, ."r,ion Of Ill.,
,:ors. They deposited ,i'*ir 'nr.n and died
= W! int No .>f
:im> on, and made s,.ch havoc That serious
ears OF .asnine were entertained hy u large
portion Of The people: bu, they left in july a"c
'niny y: the late crops survived. that wit;
;tc ,u!: crci 5 Of particular places, where they
iii not appear. there was Il large amount o.
{ .i. In autumn j: became q question whctlI-
gr here was enough f',r winter consumption
with VIVA, the people had the means Of purchas
ing :ror. bolow. The German settlers were
generally Of the opinion that there was not an i,
,kc Priests sent commissioners to Dubuque 80
,sk contributions. When This be came know
N Lower s.. Cloud Indignation meetings wer
aell. and strong resolutions passed condemn
ing measure as al ogcther unnecessary, anr
:'ne calculated 10 d. the CONT: j great injur,
" proven, IN emf grafton in the spring Itit
correctness OF .his view Of the Gaze is now pr"
ven. Tine t,,.ir>! week OF May is here potatoes
>SIi III -.'C'S+ lCh p't2hti" corn ,!.''. !" NET
5 rs. oats. 80 cts. aud We have heard OF n
instance in which any have suffered for wan
Of food while a very large proportion Of th
emigrants who had last year designed emf era
ling to this point have been deferred by this
buSbenr cry Of famine, and have gone else
where. The time is now past at which thu
appeared las, spring, and tbs:
minds Of the people are set OIL rest rs the ques
in Of whe,h her they left lave, last year, be
fore they emigrated.' It's vident that they
went to other Identities. as they came here Il
cat, deposite their eggs and die. There is NJ
ign hat they have left any deposits here ant
as every body isputtinng in q crop of some
hing good to cat. We expect next fall 10 be
numbered With a surplus Il the good things Of
his life. and to mandate St: A1uhony sAlinne
epo!is AMI St. Paul. witt. vegetables and grain:
after supplying the Pine regions and the Ia
horcrs on the Kali Road.