St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1863-08-06

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look Of apple from applc
his qitysa& Aep efa ahia. trssasdisd vhlethe:
were ystg yernf, bai those ~ did Teathc
the storm - Ab1sF finely. We hs.e no,ices
the sPp'a. .trees in several 9frdens isehis ely:
'H@th'' al '''t rs'.7s M, Volunteer
MIR. VIM. Wilson presented ~, the Other
day, with some very fine apples that were i:s
ken from trees on his place. fksy; are Of t.,
Baldwin and Pippin variety, and though no:
left on the trees. The Baldwin variety tmea:
Mankato Union. f,
-Setefal of our Citizens are rejoicing ov:c ;:,
the prospect Of an apple crop this season. H.
d haahthber Of instances the apples are large.
and promise to be q -:big thing when fully
ripened.-St. Peter Tribune.
Me are informed that our friend, R. J.
Dillingsaey,, has. Purchased 1900 sheep IL:
Ohio; ahd IS now on his WY home" Afew en-
terprisng men like Mr.. B. will give our coun-
try q celebrity for the amount Of woo1 pfoauc-
ed.-ILid = T." II. r.
The Tribune says that on the llth ult., three
buffalo were seen on the Cottonwood, about
six miles from New Ulm. They are supposed
to have been driven in by the heavy fires Oil
the northern plains.
=: Harvesting is progressing finely in most
parts of the State, aud the yield Is beyond the
highest expectations. The average is placed
at from twelve to twenty bushels per acre for
Nhedt: Z "i'i ii: -1tr '.,r..',.
Tho Minneapolis Ne,o. says that IT, D.
Babbitt, of that place, and Mr.. Furber, of Cot
tage Grove, have on the way from Michigan a
drove Of 1 200 sheep! Ono farmerin Ovation
ma, Steele Co., has engaged 400 Of the lot.
Capt. Young has successfully taken the
steamboat Cutter around St. Anthony Falls,
and launched it safely on Friday. ..,...
MORE SoLo1ERs.-As an evidence that Ano-
ka county will be prepared to meet all the
DRIFTS made upon our popuftts6H ID The future,
for soldiers, We may mention the fact that
Mrs. Alfred Written, Of this place, o.me in
possession Of four children, three boys Gnd &
girl, at one birth, to day, al alive and doing
we'll. Who says NAnoka is not the banner
county !-Anoka Republican. s,.'* 1T
On Saturday, the 9th ult., the steam
planning mill Of Grant & Stevens, in Winona,
was totally destroyed by FIRE: TRS pfSpfie-
tors and 1ork&en were engaged in The mill
at the time the fire was discovered, shout
four O'clock in the afternoon, but the flames
had then gained too much headway to be stop
ped. The FIRE is supposed to have originated
about the engine. The loss is estimated as
$7,O00-no insurance. ,.;..::
"A gang of counterfeitets ere operating in
the southern part Of the State. The Shgrfts
of Dane Co., Wis, tracked man aud woman
to Wirona County, and upon the person Of
the woman, was found about 5000 in coun-
tcrfeit money. .let fsXrtner had escaped.
-Adjutant General Malmros has xfittSnn 10
Col. Sanborn, at Vicksburg, to secure dozen
b]oodhounds with which to run down the in-
diaHs Who ihfsst the frontier. Tie invest:
ment will prove good one, Notwithstanding
the howl it will create among sympathizers il
the East 49, -; -.
Forty five men Of, Company K, Ninth
Reefmeiiit, from Manksto, seRt 10 fheii4t fsmii- fi
lies at ono time $1,000. '':' ~: ''.:'''': -
"A Mr.. 7. II. Pratt, of Duudas, Rice Co,
in THIS State, having been missing since the
10th ult., great: anxiety is manifested for his
safety, and it is feared that he has fallen
victim to sotRe ppfioS@stt1ng piSst1ng Indians a1oig The
'roiite he had started to travel. -, -.
Quite an excitement existed in a district
of St. Paul known as New Dublin, in conse.
queuce Of the enrolling officer visiting the To-
cality in the performance Of his duties ne
had previously made the attempt Alone but
was driven of and violence threatened if he
returned. This time lie was sceoMf fxhied by
posse Of Deputy Provost Marshs,s, sll of
whom received pretty severe usage At the hands
Of the Irishwomen who inhabited the section.
All used their tongues freely, while some dsd
not hesitate to flourish axes, shovels, &c.,
around the heads Of the officers: Some half
dozen we're arrested and taken to jail, and
others had to be threatened With like treat
ment before they would give .ks names and
ages Of their lrusbants. :, - .,y
Sac e,cirY ExrnAoKoixARr.- Madras
E5amhner Of the Roth Of May is responsible
fo' the following story AN elephant Ms
sert t. Nagert57f for Csc b1dIrpose IL .pi1ling