St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1861-01-31

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LOCAL NEWS.
COUNTY ORDERS FOR SALE At THIS OFFICE
Jon PRlSr1so.-we are prepared to execute
81 kiads Of plain and fancy printing on the
shortest notice and in tho best manner. Cards,
posters, circulars, blanks. ball-tickets, bill
heads. lsttsr-heads. programmes, hand bills,
&c.. etc.,. printed neat and cheap. Call soon.
Wantod.--At this Office, so cords of
vood, TO DO paid for In County Orders.
-6se advertisements af "Weaving" and
':uow1rd Association"
The sinsine school, under the auspices Of
d. Hunter, 10 progressing finely. About for
" scholars sro in attendance.
OA7s.-Last week one Of our firms sold
$1,000 worth Of oats, to be taken to Fort Rip
Icy.
"A petition 10 now being circulated and
numerously signed, requesting the Legislature
to establish State Road from St. Cloud to
Kettle River Bridge about fifty miles this side
Of Superior. Our Representatives should take
this matter in hand, and procure, if possible,
ahe speedy passage of a bill to that effect.
Tho weather has changed materially since
last week. II has stopped showing. the sun
shines brightly all day, every day, the atmos-
phere is clear and bracing, and the effect gen.
orally beneficial. Long may it may wave!
-. We want to take all that back, as It.
commenced showing again this morning. I'm
less there be permanent change soon, we
shall repudiste this winter in toto as a Mime
sofa specimen. New York, Pennsylvania, or
any other miserable eastern State could get 10
as good one.
At quarterly conference of the Metho-
dists Of this district, on last Saturday. it was
resolved to discontinue preaching at Winneba-
80 Prairie in connection with this pl ace, and
that Rev. Nelson should devote hi entire time
to st. Cloud. Preaching. henccforth, each
Sabbath morning and evening, at the Academy
I'VE learn that Mr.. J. s. Richie has for
warded petition to the Legislature of this
State, requesting the passage of joint re:o-
luton for government to let weekly or semi
weekly mail from St. Cloud to Grow Wing and
Superior. We hope our Representatives will
urge its passage 50 that the mail coaches be
running the coming Spring.
SUDDEN DEArn.-On last Friday morning,
tho 18th inst, . German named Frederick
Arms, diel very suddenly. The following are
the facts adduced Mt the Coroners Inquest ::
The deceased, who was in the employ Of Proc
tor l. Clarke, had returned from visiting some
friends in the neighborhood the evening pre-
vioas, at nine o'clock, in good health and spir-
it,. At ten o'clock the same evening he re-
marked to another employee of Messrs p &
c., who roomed with him, that he felt chilly.
At g. o'clock next morning, his bed-fellow rose
and built fire in the room, sitter which the
deceased got up and stood by tho fire about
fifteen minutes, when he complained Of being
sick and returned to bed. The other man went
down stairs to kindle a FIRE in store, and as he
was going to breakfast, at about seven o'clock,
heard the deceased cry out as in great pain.
Ran up stairs and found him dying; started
to find Mr.. Proctor, but when they returned
the man was dead. DR.. Palmer, assisted by
and stated the cause of death to have been
congestion Of the heart and lungs. They also
examined the stomach, to detect poison if there,
but found it to be in a perfectly sound condi-
ton.
The deceased formerly resided in Illinois,
and has . sister living in Peoria; his parents
ore supposed to be still in Germany. His age
vas unknown, though supposed to be about
80; Vas very strong and healthy, with the
exception of fever aad ague contracted while
in Illinois Tie Coroner's Jury rendered
verdict in accordance with the statement Of
The physicians.
There Is more truth than poetry in the
following which We find in an exchange:
II say, printer, do you take Illinois
money!"
NO."
"What's the reason-ain't it good p
"Yes."
"Why don't you take it then?''
"Can't get it,"
TheTmometrioal Record.
Reported ezpre''ly for the DExocaAr, BY
4aTla1 j. Sims, Druggists, St. Cloud.
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