St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1860-12-27

1n1- ,ss~. ss1ied Loxry's Addition; thSswin-
tar fo,lo,,ine. was Mr.. Wilson who gave
The town the name Of ST.. Cloud; by this name
II vas incorporated in the winter OF 100 DID,
The Land Office was removed in April '6S from
Sank Rapids tothe} Upper town. The post ONCE
il in Middle town, which is inhabited by In
elustrious and xellto do German Cath onos:-
The Catholic chapel is here, anu INC DELL oc'
lonains to it. is The first church going bell in
Stearns County and has also the distinction OF
being the first audible in Sherburne and l'enton
counties which corner on the opposite side OF
the river There too is o school kept by com
pany of Benedictine Nuns where music, draw
ing, needlework and German are we'll taught
by ladies Of polished manners; and unusual
proficiency. ;
Lower town hos 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 m ex-
cellent saw mill and planning mill, sash facto-
~ and Of . good Touring mill arc this mo-
our office. We have from 1--WE to six steamboat
arrivals here weekly and the smallest proper
ton of droncs we have ever seen in any hive.
In'the fall of IS Grasshoppers came tn q
cloud and settled down in this and adjoining
counties, destroying the greater portion Of the
crops. They deposited their larv@ and died:
Early in the spring Of ST the young brood
came out and made such havoc that serious
fears Of famine were entertained by large
portion of the people; but they left in July and
so many Of the late crops survived. that with
the full crops Of particular places, where they
did not appear, there was a large amount Of
food In autumn it became question wheth-
err there was enough for winter consumption
with what the peoplehad the means Of purchas-
ing from below. The German settlers were
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'fn the spring. The
Correctness of this view of the case is now pro-
ven. The third week of May is here, potatoes
sell at 25cts. per bushel, corn S1,O0, wheat
instance in which any have suffered for want
of food; while very large proportion Of the
cmigrants who had last year designed emigra-
ting to this point have been deferred by this
bugbear 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 as heques-
ton Of whether they left lavae, 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 die. There is no
sign that they have left any deposits here, and
as everybody is putting in crop Of some
thing good to eat, we expect next fall to be en-
| umbered with surplus of the good things OF
his life, and to inundate St. Anthony Mime
| apolis and St. Paul, with vegetables and grain
ftcr su pplying the Pine regions and the 10
! orers on the Rail Road. ..,.