St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1860-09-27

[sst i1nabitahtk. ne sisx Il Loxsrsst. CLOUD
was taken up - claim by :llastin Wolly, a
NeFwsgian; VIC sold his ssht % 0sorge F.
DAtt,t who SURVEY I'd and plated itfn tho spring
efs66.sa About thtSa1 John, L. Wilson
y0yed nd plated Whist j nov called middle
town, Whit adioins and lies hi6 hsrup the riv-
whils General Lowry surveyed and plated
uppsr town, called Lowry's Addition, the win
ter following. 1tswes Mr. Hilsons who gave
It was Incorporated In the winter of rs -
The Land Office was removed il April 50 from
Sank Rapids tothe Upper town. Tie post Office
10 In Middle town, which IL inhabited by in
dustrious and we'll 10 Do 0e~aar OatAelios.-
The Catholic chapel IL here, Ind The bsll be-
longing 70 il, 10 the first church going bell in
6tearns County and haa:al tho distinction of
being the first audible in Sherburneand Benton
counties which corner on the opposite side of
the river, There too is . school kept by . com
|pany Of Bsusdictins Nuns here music, draw
ing, needlework and German are we'll taught
by ladies Of polished manners; and unusual
proficiency. = - l. - = 49, ~ q,
Lower town has two protestant churches, in
process Of erection, one quite completed We
have public school in tho Everett School
house, and . handsome Library dedicated by
Hon. Edward Everett. The engines Of an ex-
cellent saw mill and planning mill, sash facto-
~; and Of good Touring mill are this mo-
ment putting away within half dozen rods Of
our Office. We have from five 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 0rasshoppers came tn .
cloud and settled down in this and adjoining
counties, destroying the greater portion Of the
Early in the spring of 81 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
go many of the late crops survived, that with
the full crops Of particular places, where they
did not appear, there WAS large amount Of
food. In autumn il became question wheth-
ersthere VAS enough; fer winter consumption
with what the peoplehsd 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 in the spring. The
Correctness Of this view of the case is now pro-
ven. The third week Of May is here, potatoes
sell ct 25cts. per bushel, corn 100, wheat
l,26, oats, 50 cts. and We have heard Of no
instance in which any have suffered for want
Of food; while very large proportion Of tho
emigrants 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 the ques-
ton Of whether they left lave, last year, be-
fore they emigrated. It 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 q: crop 7of some
thing good to eat, We expect next fall to be en-
numbered with q surplus Of the good things Of
apolis and st. Paul, with vegetables and grain
after supplying the Pine regions and the To-
borers on the Rail Road. 1850