St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1863-07-16
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~ Suhserip&ien1, sadvsraissmsnts and or
lsrs fol, job work can b lsft At The Pos
once $Sga - ~ ~ = . VII - @~.
WouNp1D,-Amoug the lst Of the
woa1 Is tie First Regiment i the
nsme II Benz: F. Noell, Of this place,
who was.ths shot in the leg. He was the
only s.. Cloud boy injured.
a NV ENGINE HoUsI.-At the lastmeet-
ing efths Council the contract for bull
ding the new engine and hook and ladde,
house was awarded to Wofgang Eich, at
sl65.
NEW Bo1Es.-Oue hundred aad four
additional boxes and thirteen lock-drawers
have been put up in the Post Office, ad-
ding very much to its appearance.
PETTY Tn1Ev,so.-MAny complaints
arc being made, Of petty thefts committed
lumber and nails stolen from new bull
dings, and some Of our lumber yards are
minus several thousand feet for which
their cash book shows no equivelant
This state Of affairs shows that the Coun-
ty jail might be employed to advantage.
Tue RIGHT SrYLE.-On Sabbath last
party Of emisrants from Kane County,
Pennsylvania, passed through town bound
for Sank Centre in this County. They
had some of tho finest stock that We have
yet seen brought into the country, and
were in every respect we'll provided with
the requisites for frontier settlement.
FORTUNATE EscApE.-On Saturday
forenoon q young son of Mr.. NJ. P. Noeps,
about six years old, fell from the top Of
an outside stairway that was being erect
ed, to the ground, distance of twelve
feet, striking on his head and shoulders.
Though injured severely, the little fellow
10 getting along finely. On every other
spot but the one where he fell, were box
es pieces Of plank and other rubbish that
would have caused instant death.
q ALMOST A FIRE.-On Sabbath some
boys shooting crackers, set fire to SOLE
straw near Sims Drug Store and the
flames had communicated to the fence,
which was burning briskly when discover
ed. It might be we'll for parents to keep
an eye on their boys, at least en- Sabbath.
THE CRoPs.-Mr. F. Arnold, of the
Sank City Mills, gentleman iu every
way competent to judge on such matters,
informs US that there viii be grain enough
raised in stearus County this season for
home consumption without drawing on the
surplus already in store. He also says
that the wheat will be of the first quality
tho kernels full and plump.
On A ScouT.-At three o'clock yester-
day morning Col. Thomas lett town to
proceed to Paynesville. With forty cav
airy from that post and forty from Capt.
Wilson's company that have returned
from Gen. Sibley's expedition, he will
scour the Big Woods If Mr.. Sioux
doesn't find that locality too hot to hold
him-and if some of them do not find
their way to hotter one-we will decid-
edly miss our calculation.
PERsoSAL.-Os Tuesday Capt. T. NJ.
Newson arrived in town with his family,
and will perform the duties of the Com
missary department in this place. Capt.
Bond left for Glencoe this morning.
On the same evening, Edwd. D. At
water; Esq., late County Auditor Of
Stearns County, returned from visit to
friends in Canada aud the East.
=. ,VAS1sHED.-Early on the morning of
the Fourth, Sid. Greenleaf's young bald
eagle, which had been strutting around
the streets for some days past, having
doubtless resolved in his own mind that
all eagles were ''entitied to life, liberty