St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1861-04-04
NEWS.

LOCAL NEWS.. :
NV Puns.-The Mill company built two
nav piers in the Mississippi, outside Of Boom
Island, The boom will contain IN immense
amount Of logs. a." r.
AaaAu1r AND BATTERY.-Last week two
n.,,hb.rs on Jacobs Prairie became engaged
IN . Quarrel concerning their children, when
n. father of one struck the grandfather Of
he other on the head three times with an axe,
iniuriss him very severely. The assailant
"a, arrested, brought to St. Cloud and COM
uitted to Jail. He was, however, released on
bail, 5u'.. 49,.
- We are pleased to learn that our friend
Robert Hamilton, of Little Falls, has been ap--
pointed Post Master Ut that place. Mr.. Ham
ilton is thorough, hard working Republican,
and emineutly deserving the appointment.
-Prairie fires are beginning to appear on
the east side Of the river.
SEQ the advertisement Of A. ! uph.m.
Also, that headed "Lost."
LIBRARY MEE11No.-At . meeting Of the
members of tho Everett Library Association
the trustees were directed to deliver the libra
~ to the district school. l.. Gorton is clerk.
NV JA11.-The jail has been finished. 1t
10 built of logs, and is situated near the ravine
1t will, doubtless, have very beneficial effect
Heretofore, when person was arrested, tried
and fine imposed, they refused to pay it,
knowing there was no Jail in which to con6ne
them. The case will now be different.
&C. W. West has purchased the stock Of
goods formerly owned by J. E. West, at Fair
Haven, and will keep on hand o good assort-
nent Of dry goods, groceries and oil other ar
ticles needed in = country store. We commend
him to the patronage Of the people of that
place.
THE ELEc TON The election for town off,
GERS took place on last Tuesday. The day
was pleasant, and everything passed off pleas
Antly; 208 votes were polled. The following
ticket was elected:
Town Supervisors, Lewis Clarke, Peter Bra
Place. Assessor, T. H. Barrett. Treasurer,
8. Marlatt. Jnstice Of the Peace, VIM. V. B.
Moore.
LscrURE.-We hope no one will fail to read
the excellent lecture of Hon. c. G. Andrews,
which We publish on our outside this week.
Extra copies can be obtained at this Office.
NJ, fo~ ! h. %h\
Judicial District, held session from Monday
forenoon until Wednesday afternoon Judge
Vanderburgh presiding. Several important
cases were disposed of.
SWEET FERN.-Can any Of our exchanges
or persons living in this State, inform US
whether ''Sweet Fern has been discovered in
Minnesota? If so, in what part Of the State
TEE R1vER.-The ice is becoming quite soft
and porous; and should the present damp and
windy weather continue. navigation will be
open to St. Cloud III one week. The St. An
thony Neps says that Thos. Moulton has ar
ranged that the Enterprise shall make three
trips week during the coming season.
1HE LOST 3HAffEh-OuG Ie3UeIS WILL re-
member that little more than month ago,
We gave an account of the mysterious disap-
pearance Of q tra2per named Shattuck, near
Alexandria. We learn from Hon. P. L. Greg
DRY, who returned from that place last Sab
bath, that as he was stopping for few MIN
utes at Mr.. Fairchild's, who lives about
ten miles this side Of Alexandria,, and where
Shattuck had had his cooking done, two Chip
pawa Indians came in and told tho people, as
well as they could by signs, that they had
found the body of white man in the woods
with his throat cut They appeared perfectly
sincere; and it was believed by those who
heard them that it was the body of Shattuck,
and that he had committed suicide. The In
dams were being detained until some one should
be found who could speak Chippewa. As the
stage started then, however, Mr.. Gregory was
unable to obtain any additional facts.
We have received the February number
Of the Minnesota Farmer & Gardener. 1t is
printed in beautiful style, upon heavy, smooth
paper. It contains many excellent articles,
several Of which We copy in another column.
The Farmer & Gardener is placed at so low
price, ss to be within the reach Of every far
mer in the State, and all should take it,
Terms, 81 per annum. Six copies for So
Clergymen, 80 cts.
MARRIED AT Fair Haven, on the 10th, by
Rev. Sterritt, G. w. VEST to Miss MARY 4.
WHITNEY, both Of Fair Haven.