St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1860-05-17
LOCAL. E3WS

SPR1NG.-This has been the most de-
lightful spring we have seen for many years.
Since the first of March there has been but
few gloomy days. The nights have gen.
orally been frosty, but the days clear and
bright, with just enough rain to keep the
ground in order for crops. The sowing
commenced some six weeks earlier than
last year and the weather being so favor
able, our farmers have sown a great in
crease on the breadth Of any former year.
Everything looks favorable for large
yield. Cattle are living on the prairie
pastures, the oak trees are green and we
have reason to expect prosperous season.
Twice it appeared as if Old Winter had
forgotten his umbrella and portmanteau, and
had come back with buster; but he left
without interfering with the arrangements
of his successor, except by killing some
fruit trees on southern slopes. We had
supposed spring was always unpleasant in
Minnesota, but this one makes us think it
about as likely to be pleasant here as in
Pennsylvania.
The River is up 50 that the Steamer
Enterprise is making her regular trips !;
and our merchants are also shipping their
grain by barges, SO that our staples are
getting to market in good season.
MAPLE SUaAR.-There has been an un-
usually large yield Of Maple Sugar and
Syrup this spring. Hundreds Of weight
Of sugar, and barrels Of syrup are for sale
in our stores, at lower figures than VIC have
ever before seen them.
SEwALL's SECTION MAP OF M1NNEso.
rA.-We are indebted to the author for a
copy Of this Map, presented at St. Paul.
We carried it with US until we unfortu-
nately left it at Mantorville; and having
occasion to refer to it every day, we found
1T singularly accurate. Several old set
tiers and Surveyors examined our copy
and pronounced it an achievement of rare
merit No one discovered an omission or
an error. They are for sale by Marlatt &
Sims, St. Cloud and are Of great value to
any one wishing to know where Section
SO and so, is located, or interested in deter
mining the whereabouts Of the North East
quarter Of the North half of Section some
thing. They are all there in black and
white, green, blue and yellow.
| D. W. INaERso11 & Cove call al.
tention to the meao advertisement of this
old house. We visited and went over
their establishment in St. Paul, and were
surprised at its extent and filing up
Heaps, rows, piles Of Dry Goods, from
floor to ceiling, all around the walls and
down the ccnters, up stairs and down stairs,
still more Dry Goods, with pleasant, gen.
t'emanly clerks at every turn. It is hard
to realise in such al establishment that
one is in new country-away out West
-one days ride from the Indians hunt
ing grounds. Our merchants here, who
purchase Of them, declare that they sell
cheaper, that they are more rcliablo and
prompt to fill an order, that they are more
agreeable to deal with, and that their as
sortment is better than that Of any other
firm Of the same nature in St. Paul.
And we believe it, When you visit St.
Paul, go and see lNaERso1L's institution.
n@- VIM. 8. Moore ESQ.,, formerly Of
Sank Rapids, has removed to St. Cloud
and opened Law Office. We have done
as much Legal advertising for Mr.. Moore
as for any other Lawyer, and have found
him correct in preparing his papers, prompt
and honorable in settling his bills; and in
all our intercourse gentleman. He ha:
formed a business partnership with J. G.
Shepley; and we wish the new firm we'll
Their card will be found in another col
umn.
p9- The Steamer Enterprise has made
two trips since our last issue. She brought
up 70 tons of freight for the Hudson's Bay
Company, and took down $500 bushels O.
Wheat. A barge, also, took down SOC
bushels Of grain on Monday.
aG- This is the last issue Of the Sher
, burne County Tax-List. After which W.
will give thirteen columns Of reading mat
ter per week.
n@- G. Grandelmyer has been appointed
, to take the census of Stearns County.
TITO GEORGE F. BROTT, ROMANCE 4
} SNlITE AND N. SMITH: