St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1861-05-23
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LOCAL. NEWS


Rtsnp,!..1 "A large, NUM- V. 1qf srsoruit1
have gone from this region to fill the Minne-'
sofa First. St Cloud, Little Falls, Clearwa.
ter, Monticello. and some Of other towns have
sent good representation.
SLAMS TREEs.-We,n NOTICE that our friends
Hon: CT: stearns and II. J. Fowler have
been engaged in planting out quite number
Of shade trees in trout, of their houses. This
is good move, and worthy Of imitation.
!. sIaAxaEHs.- lbs. Monday evening ono
dozen strangers from the East arrived, and
put up at. tho -stearisj HousA 3 Among tho
number were DR. Rsa, Of Canada, well known
in connection With the Frarklia Expedition,
Mr.. Chaplin, and Sir Frederick Johnstone,
Bart, Of Eng, aud E. NJ. Tobey aud family
Of New York IL @'.! Al "<'''.1o @jV
Read The letter from "MArk.n,.- although
somewhat lengthy, the facts being 20 in,
terwoven as to render it necessary, it is we'll
wor,l, reading, Jt'1 ItIia 9EfIAH
Acc.Dsxr:-0nI last Tuesday evening. as
Rev. Nelson. his daughter, Hortensc. aged
nine years, and Miss Eliza BAH were returning
ti2mcs horseback, ride, the latter becoming
frightened. jumped from her horse, which was
going at slow trot, dislocating her shoulder.
Before Mr.. Nelson, who ,dismoupted im1hedi-
ateiy, could reach him, the horse started for
home at full speed. that ridden BY his daugh
ter following. The little girl kept her saddle
bravely for forty rods, when the horse, ma
king 3 sudden urn,, threw her, 70 thes ground,
bruising her face severely. Both the girls
are now getting along finely.
FERRY Loose.-on ,ast Tuesday asthe fer
ryman at the upper landing. who it appears
did not understand his business, was leaving
this side, he turned the head Of the boat too
much up stream, and swamped it short dis
lance from shore. s. B.7Lowry, VIM. Boyd, a
small boy ard the ferrymsn were on, at the
time. Immediately after the boat swamped
the rope broke, allowing it to rise again. and
float down stream. The ferrvmun jumped of
ar swan to shore. A boat pushed off from
the landing, and took of the boy, and another
from the lower landing rescued the remaining
passengers. The boat vas secured short dis
lance below Stony Point.
.DnuKxEy ArrRAr:-On list Monday leie.
ming a German and an Irishman became en-.
gagged in a quarrel in = drinking saloon, when
the former struck the latter, over the head
with plass tumbler, breaking it 1.-THE tumbler,
not the head, when he ztruck him again in
the neck with the broken glass. inficting Sc
rious wound. lie was arrested by Constable
Lueg, and confined to Jail.
Hon. II. NJ. Rice will accept our thanks
tor 4 couple: of:pui,iic documents. ':Maps and
Views and Land Office Report 1860"
BrEv,r1Es-C W. Clark and family, who
have been spending the win er in Illinois. re-
turned TO-. St. Cloud last Tuesday evening.
..... For some cause we have not received our
regular Fit. Smelling letter this week. THE is.
trict School opened on last Monday morning,
Mrs. Lombard teacher. %. ...Rev. liar,is.n. oil
Sank Centre, occupied Rev. Phillips pulpit
last Sabbath. -. 80. Charles Taylor arrived on
last Monday evening. from Connecticut, where
he has beet for the past two months visiting
his friends. He declares St. Cloud, to be in
comparably the best place to live he has
found Ind to excel in business activity. in
proportion to its population, any point along
the route.
We find the following in the Hast
ings Converver, of the 10th:
"Michael Rooster was shot last week, by a
man by the name of Elderbrook, at St. Joseph,
Sternes county. It is feared that the wounded
man cannot recovar.",:, ."r.N tAA%
We would ask Mr.. Whitney, where he
,"got his in formation" His readers must
be very much the wiser fer this ITEM
For the true facts in. the case We would
refer them to the DEMOCRAT of the 9th.
Tharm0m etrioal Record :,