St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1864-02-04

LOCAL. NEWS.|
Nor1c..-M is requested that persons
+, win not tie horses to trees in the Seminary
yard. 49,. $3.50. 1853. ~.
Sxow.-On Friday last few inches of |
. snow fell, but it has almost all disappeared |
again.
> DEcLlNED.-A communication signed
IL" is respectfully declined, The subject
' matter is good, but the text is taken from
source that is never considered in this pa
per.
SCHOOL FrSD.-The Annual Apportion-
ment Of the School Fund has been made by |
the Secretary of State. Stearns County |
receives $694.SO; Benton, $500; Nor
rison, S96.75. In Stearns County there
are 1871 persons between 5 and q years Of
age IN Benton. 1923 : in Morrison, 2l5.
DEPUTY SHEFIrF.-Sherif Beauprc has
made an excellent selection by appointing
Addison Gilmore his deluty. We warrant
that he will be terror to evil-doers.
FROM -PEnn,SA.-U. s. Deputy Mar
shall Cleveland returned last evening from
a trip to Pembina. Some important items
obtained from him will be found elsewhere.
Col. Merriam, of the Minnesota Stage
Company, and Maj Kimball, U. S. Pay
master, are expected to day.
For CONFlRMATloN.-The name Of Wm
NJ. Kimball, Of Minnesota, has been cent
to the Senate for confirmation as Assistant
Quartermaster. Capt. X. is at present 10.
Gated in this city, lc' forming TIC duties of
= A. ON.
a''NEw SroRE.-hc have been shown by
, MIR. Jas. H.Place, the plan drawn by him
for Tobey:s new brick store. The building
will be on lot l, block l, on Columbia Square,
acorner of"st .Gernsih; Street and Jefferson
avenue, and will be % feet front by 100
feet back, covering the entire lot. 1t will
be three stories high-the lower, ii feet
from floor to ceiling, will be occupied by
Mr.. Tobey ss q .sstereroom the second, IL
fleet, will be divided into Offices; end the
third, IL feet, will probably be used as
hall. The architecture of the building is
designed to be of the Italian style.
TnE LEAP YEAR PARTY Or, rs We
might write correctly, The Party Of the
Season. If new evidence were needed to
prove that the ladies' can excel in any thing
shey undertake, this party would be all
Sufficient. 1t SURPASSED in numbers, as it
Certainly equaalea in :::pleasanfness, any as
sembly * the kind ever before gathered in
st. Cloud; and es al present came by
special invitation, there were none to whom
the slightest objection could be made. The
ladies provided the carriages, rented the
hall, hired the music and paid all the ex-
penses incident to the party-not to mcn-
tion the bills for refreshments, t" which we
have distinct recollection Of adding slight
~. They showed the gentlemen every at
tcrtion; invited them to Dance conducted
them gracefully to their seats at the close
of waltz or quadrille were very careful
lest they should catch cold from an open
window, and i'll fact were just as agreeable
rs it is possible to imagine. Several dur
ing the evening perpe,ra,eL the good joke
of asking the .'honcr Of our hand" and we,
installing their meaning. blushingly refer
red them to ''papa:'' and did not discover
until afterwards, that they only wanted us
TO dance } 1t is wonderfully gratifying to
be considered Of ''some account" if only
for one evening out of four ears, and we
poticed that the gentlemen seemed to relish
the experience hugely. The ladies have
success of their party-and so have the
gentlemen.
r., PR,zE SpEIIISc.-Ihe Prize Spelling, Of
which notice has been given will take place
at the Seminary, in St. Cloud, Friday even
ing, Feb. 18th. The following prizes are
offered to those who spell most correctly in
the respective classes to which they may be
assigned, viz:
FIRST CLASS.
1st-Webster's Unabridged Pictorial Dictionary s. 81
M-A fine Photograph Album (mOrocco) $50
3d-Webster's University Pronouncng Dicty %
#~. SECOND CLASS.
1st-A Photograph Album 3O
M-I do do 2O
3d-Hcards History of the Indian War; Is,
3th-Webster's Pocket Dictionary (gilt) 1O(
THIRD CLASS.
1st-The Pioneer Boy (Abrafiam Liucoln) 81
2d-The Dakota War Whoop, 10
3d-A Small Photograph Album, Id
4th-Websters Common School dictionary, s,
As the enterprise has been undertaken TO,
the exclusive benefit of the scholars in thi
vicinity, parents and friends will of course
be glad to avail themselves Of the opportu
nifty to witness the trial for the prizes ant
TO contribute toward the expenses of the af
fair Should the receiDts amount tn mor,