St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1861-02-21
LOCAL MD WIS.

LOCAL NEwS.
Last Tuesday morning, Edwin Darlington,
while cutting wood, making = ''miss hit, " cut
the great toe of his right foot almost entirely
off, and slightly injured the next.
We were shown specimens of new rota-
toes raised this winter, by N. N. Smith,
These We saw were larger than ! walnut, and
good size for cooking. Any who may feel
inoredulous, can satisfy themselves by calling
at this office, whore specimens can be seen.
Prof: Cromwell has apple. to sell by the
single apple or bushel. From the samples
sent to this office, We can freely recommend
them.
Willis will give grand ball on the 22nd.
All who attend may rest assured of good music
and first-rate supper.
THOSE BALL TIcKErs.-We learn our peo-
pie here are disposed to give the credit of prin-
ting the invitations for Willis Ball on the
22nd, to the lower river Offices. We, of course,
appreciate the compliment, but must beg leave
to disabuse their minds. We not only printed
tho tickets alluded TO, but are prepared to
print any quantity more of'the same kind, and
all other kinds Of job printing required, on
the shortest notice and most reasonable terms.
Please bear this in mind.
See the advertisement of the american
Agriculturalist in another column. The Agri-
culturalist is one Of the oldest and cheapest az
ricultural papers published in the world.
MAN Losr.-Last week we learned the par
ticulars Of the disappearance Of = trapper, and
who is supposed to have been lost This man,
whose name il Shaddock, went up the country
last fall with party of trappers, and located
on Long Prairie River, between Osakis and
Alexandria. He did net build cabin, but
merely followed out kind of cave under
the side Of hill, just large enough to lie
down in, and which he said was very damp.
On Friday, the 28th of December, he went to
the house of MIR. Pease, who lives on the
west side of Osakis Lake, where he had his
cooling done, to get some provisions. He
complained to Mr.. P. that he did not feel we'll,
when Mr.. P. asked him to explain particularly
in what place his cave was, so that if he did
not return at the exact time, he might 60 and
see him; but he did not do this, merely giving
him general description of the country and
place of camping. He started to return with
about ten days provisions in q pack strapped
on his back. He said he intended returning
home by new route and exploring the coun-
Try around some lakes, with view to new
trapping grounds. During this and several
succeeding days, very heavy snow fell to the
depth Of several feet. -; .:.~ &c.,.
About two weeks after, some of the people
in the neighborhood started to look for him.
They went TO the plaee which he had described
partially to Mr.. Pease, but could not find the
lodge. If there, it was covered up in the
snow. They discovered some of his traps
along the river, but could find no footsteps
thus showing conclusively that he could not
have been there since the snow storm. lie
had told Mr.. Fairfield, who lives near Alexan-
dria. that these lakes he intended exploring
had thin places in the ice, where it was dan
gerous for man to be. There appears to be
no doubt among the persons in the neighbour
hood, but that he either perished in the snow
storm that night, or fell through one of these
thin places in the ice. He had the provisions
strapped on his back in such manner that it
would have been impossible for him to have
helped himself in ease Of breaking through.
He was very reckless. He told Mr.. Pease
OF having gone on an exploring expedition, all
alone, and had wandered SO far that night
overlook him in tho woods and when he re-
turned about midnight he so much exhausted
as not to be able to build FIRE, and crept into
this damp hole and went to sleep in his wet
clothes. Almost any person would, when they
found themselves so far from home and bccom-
ing exhausted have stopped and kindled fire,
and remained until morning. '>:'~>'*'
The people have searched the woods two or
three times, but without success They met a
party Of Chippewas who said they had not
seen any tracks in the woods, As soop A. the
snow ~melts away, q thorough search will be.
made, and if he has not fallen into one of the
lakes, they expect to find his BODY
Thermometrioal Record,
Reported expressly for the DEMOCRAT, By
Aarlatt + Sims, Druggists, st. Cloud.
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