St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1863-07-23
LOCAL. NEWS
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INVALID SOLDIERS. On Saturday
evening last number Of teams came from
Fort Abcrcronbie With sick and disabled
soldiers from Gen. Sibley,'s expedition,
taking them to TT. Smelling: e : : -'"'
ANOTHER TRAlN.-Burbank Il Go. are
engaged in loading another train of one
hundred wagons with. Government sstores
t6t Fort Abercrombie. The escort il to
be at Sank Centr prepared to start, on
the lst Of Of August. Teams are daily
arriving in this CITY from St. Paul with
supplies to be taken through.
RAMON Saturday evening re were
favored with fiue shower that was quite
beneficial. On Tuesday nigh. there was
little more rain with great deal of wind.
Up Sank River there was a much greater
proportion Of rain and less wind.
Houses AND SroREs.-On Sabbath
thirty horses for Co.. Thomas came from
Fort Smelling and were sent to Paynes.
vile to be used in mounting infantry for
the scout. On the following day came a
number Of wagons loaded with ordnance
stores.
pEnsoSAL.--On Friday evening last
Lieut.. Col.. Rogers, Of the 9Th regiment,
commaudant at Fort Ripley, arrived ia
town to take charge Of affairs in the First
Sub-District during Col. Thomas absence
We had the pleasure this week of meet
my Mr.. f W. Sims, lately Of Anoka,
who has removed to this place and assoc,-
ateI himself with his brother, l.. 6
Sims, in the drug business.
Ch,Ps,-Farmers from Maine Prairie
assure us that the yield of grain this sea-
son will be much better than was anticipa-
ted. Barley and rye have been but little
injured, corn does not seem to feel the
effects Of the drouth, while the yield of
wheat and oats will be quite fair md he
quality excellent. The rains Of the past
week will tend still more to improve this,
and the i'll effects Of tire sorg dry season
will not be nearly so serious as was i,nag-
ined We llear almost similar reports
from othc. localities Il, this section Of the
State
TRANSFERRED On Friday last Lieut..
j. Il. Putnam, late aid on Gen. Sibleys
staff, passed through town, having been
transferred to the signal corps and ORDER
cd to report to Gen Kosecfans.
n FAITHFUL OrFicEn.-We presume
there IS no officer occupying the same
position in Minnesota who has performed
greater amount of s,1vlce during the
past year than Capt. I'D Smith, sA!Q. NJ.
The entire route from St. Cloud to Fort
:Abcrcrombie has been under his charge
and an amount of lAbor sufficient for
|'''f dozen Quartermastcrs laid on his
shoulders, yet the duties have been per.
formed surprisingly we'll. A change is
being made whiclwill relieve him to
some extent, and bis, headquarters will
hereafter be At Ft. Abercro.nbie. Capt
s. is tho same officer who 80 effectively de-
tended the Fort last summer from the In
dams, and but for whom, the testimony
Is, it could not have held out
IMMIGRANrs.-Ast steady stream Of i'm
migration continues to flow into this Coun.
ty, finding good homes in different local.
tiles. On Monday string Of wagons
passed through town destined for St. 10.
The party was we'll supplied with stock,
&c. -, 40 >,
Oh Tdesday SOME families named Co.'S
ssairt, consisting Of seventeen persons, from
Illinois,, stopped short time while en-
1os:& to Maine Prairie. Their wagons
and abundance Of really excellent stock
formed quite cavalcade. {"
Many Others find their Way into the
County through differ mt channels, and
the Indian troubles seem to have but lit
tie effect upon the minds OF those who
want good homes'in fertile and growing
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