St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1863-08-20
-STATE NEWS.

Minnesota Is emphatically the place for labor.
ing men OF all kinds. While a farm of one
hundred and sixty acres Of the best land tha,
can be selected from unocoupied tracts--en,.
braacing timber, prairie apd ,lake-is .;g;yen by
Government '' 71 as a homestead to all who, come
and settle on it.. the yerey best wages are paid
to those who prefer 10 labor as harvest hands
The price has averaged from $1 1910 $3.50 pc,
day. the ruling, rate being So. The Railroad
Companies d also p pay 50 Per day,f y =, ~
J,.77To relieve the anxiety of those who have
friends in Capt, Fisk's expedition, COL Mar.
shall requests us to state that, in his opinion;
the expedition is On . route that will mot be
moving in a southerly direction, while Can't.
Fisk was moving north westward. - Pionery ii
| During the thunder STORM ION Tuesday
night Of last week Mr.. Samuel Thompson, 81
Elgin, Wabashaw county, was instantly killed
by lightning: mN Mr.. Thompson was riding in
a wagon in company with q peighbor, whenhe
was thus suddenly stricken down. He was as
we learn, an industrious and worthy citizen.
and leaves. q. wife and three small children -
Rochester Republican.' ..~:''7"'' ~ !" III
:-alr. rhos: r. Dunbastm1,, ham,, wiritin9: iitti:t e ii,
PRESS from Albion, WI ight Co., says Us that one
evening lately his' son returning g homo from
haying was met by an Indian who
took from him a satchel containing dinner
that had been left. The boy told his father
who pursued and fred at the Indian, but was vas
too far off to do damage. Two other Indians
were seen nthe 7th by the same boy, and an
arrow sent whizzing over his head. '|''..5 IL
'!"ur 9.1i 51u.G.tt,Sl l. oI., !. sir l.,
RI ARRIVAL OF EAlGRANrs.--O hundred and
| thirty German emigrants arrived yesterday on
the Ada Hine, and left last night on the Alba
ny, Ides tined for Carver County,. The emiera!
tion so far, this year, has been greater than 1t
has been for the:past two or three years., and
weHunaerstand that large number Of emf
grants are still expected here--Pionee,. l3th.
~ "- >-- The Anoka Rspu6ltean says that Hon.
Jared Benson, Of that place, purchased last
week seven hundred and fifty sheep. u.
The Rochester Post complains Of horse
stealing in that vicinity, and recommends re-
turn to the good old English custom Of
hanging for this 'offense. >''.' -':2 -.
! -~In the Minneapolis saw-m1lls,, says the
atlas, there are one hundred and eighty saws:
j. I'VE are glad to hear Chat the recent, rains
have caused rise in the RiYer. Solar, it has
risen two feet. Our lumbermen are preparing 1
to avail themselvesof thus long wished for event
to get their immense stocks Of logs down.
Gangs Of men are leaving, daily, for fhe Piner-
les, and''upper drives."' Hope they will sue:
ceed-Maneapolis Atlas. -: g. ~,
Our enterprising friend, Geo. w. Baird
I of Riclfeld, in this County, has furnished us
. statement of his clip Of wool, showing an ex-
traordinary result,
from twenty thorough bred Spanish S1er:
ino; sheep, he sheared l8O pounds of we'll wash
dwool Of the finest quality, Of course. His
yearlng bucks sheared from 12a to Is pounds
'eacha His ewes Of the same age, yielded from
& ia Al NOundS, jk
Tfes 5ucEs weigb from is to oopou;innd1ss ;ind1s each
ewes about so : giving lrespectively,; lo4 and
10 per cent of their live weight of wool Re.
suits Of this kind ought to 'dispcl every doubt
as to Ml1innesota's being first class State 70,
Mr.. Baird has kept his sheep in our County
tor more than.tw0 ears, and assures ,us thai
hisl sheep increase in size and hardness the
longer they are kept here. .-TI1ia. 1oi
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