St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1860-07-26

est ipnsbi.n4thi-r Tire sits-of Lower St" Cloud
was taKelirup as a claim by Martin Wolly,, =
Norwegian, Who 14ld hls right tos.tleorY@ :,
brott, wAvssurve; edsand plat II il tic spring
ef'65.; About The same Time John ~ Wilson
surveyed and plated what is now sailed middle
town, which aajoin and lies hitler up the r,v-
eI, while General Lowry surveyed and plattcl
upper town, called Lowry y Addition, the win
tor following. IL Mas Mr. ilsonl who gave
the; town The n4nle Of st. Cloud; by this name
twas incorporated in the winter1ot 90 .''bG.-
The Land Once vas removed in April So from
Sank Rapids to the Uppcr'towu. The post office
Is in: Middle town, Which is inhabited by in
dustrious and we'll to do German Catholics
The Catholic chapel il here, and the bell be-
longing to it., is the first church going bell in
Stearns County and has also the distinction OF
being the first audible in S4erburne and i;enton
counties which corner on the opposite side Of
the RIVER. There too is sclool kept by com
pany Of Benedictine n us where music, draw
Jag, needlework and German are we'll taught
by ladies Of polished manners; and unusual
proficiency.
Lower town has 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 an ex-
csllent saw mill and planning mill, sash tacto-
ry; and Of \ good Touring mil! are this mo-
ment putting away within half dozen rods Ut
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 SO 0rasshoppers came tn q
cloud and settled down in this and adjoining
counties. destroying the greater portion Of the
crops. They deposited their Larvae and died.
tarly in the spring of 81 the young brood
canna nj Ynodo s,,oh Luvnn ~ .nc:o,,a
fears Of famine were entertained by large
portion OF the people; but they left in July land
50 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 it became . question wheth-
er there was enough for winter consumption
with what the people had 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
nsk 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 care is now pro-
ven. The third week Of May is here, potatoes
sell at 25cts per bushcl, corn $l,0O, wheat
ST 20, oats, 80 cts. and we have heard Of no
instance in which any have suffered for want
Of food; while very large proportion of the
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 ars set on rest as the ques-
tioa Of whether they left lave, last year, be-
fare 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-
rmbered with surplus Of the good things OF
his life and to inundate St. Anthony Mime
apolis and St: Paul with vegetables and grain
after supplying tho Pine regions and the la
borers on the Rail Road