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The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1864-05-12
Thrilling Adventure or The
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A San Francisco print relates the circn m.
stances Of a most heroic and inr-enid act, on
the part of a lady. which was perror,ne1 last
month in the Indian country About the
18th of March. telpgraphic dispatch was
pnhlished in the napers. telling the story, to
the effect that the Overland Mail stage coach
had been gattacfed nv Indians near Canon
Station. and the driver killed On the 25th.
a ladv named Mrs. John VI iGerris',, with
her child. arrived in San Francisco fr1m the
East. VIA the '0pnrland Ronte, and put mp nj
the Occidental Hotel. Size was the only
passenger. beside herlittle ons! in the very
same caachroN the hpx Of which the driver
was shot by the Tndiaps.- The dispatch,
therefore. was trne. but the whole truth was
not told. The details Of the affair. as mar,
rated ny this lady. are most thrilling, and
herself the principal actor in them: Instan-
taneously with the, shooting Of the driver,
Mrs Gerrish leaped ont Of the stage. leav-
ing her child within. AT the same moment
four or five shots more were fired by the In
dians. one Of which struck horse in the
head, and he cell, She instantly cut him
loose. mounted the box, and seizing the reins
applied the whiprvi-orously, The driver. on
being shot, fell back into the boot behind
the seat. The three horses were, put to the
top Of their speed, and confirmed running
for about two miles, when luckily they en-
.ceuntered another, stage from the. opposite
direction. In this was number ofsohiers
who instantly came to the aid Of the hero
inc, when she and her child were released
from their perilnns position.f Mrs. Gerrish
is = Young woman and Of delicate phvsilue; !;
but her conduct during this frightful afven.
ture exhibited courage and presence of mind
rarely equalled, and never surpassed, by the
sterner SEX, She IS Q. native Of Iowa, and
had been on visit to her Atlantic frienis,
She went North to join her husband. who is
at present in Oregon.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1864-05-12

Somebody who knows, says that when
two or mora women, approaching you on q
narrow walk, fall behind one another to ena-
BILE you TO pass, you may be sure they are
ladies Of uncommon politeness and cons,d-
Grafton. The usual course pursued by wo-
men is tocharge an abreast, sweeping every
body into the mud. fs9
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1864-05-12
EDUCA7IDNAL CDLUlHW.
THE SCHOOL HOUSE.
AfR-L,,ne Starry Hours.

Come, away TO the school we'fI go, boys,
And early weff be in our place; Z 'a.-8
We will study each hour to know, boys,
Those truths that the mind will grace.
:. We will linger not by the way, boys,
But well go with hearty good will;
go, up and away to the school, boys
To the school house under the hill,
There's our teacher we all love to meet, boys,
In waiting to welcome us there; ~
p With our lessons learned and complete, boys,
Wen free him. from many care.
With our hearts ever light and gay, boys,
Let us GO with hearty good will;
SO, up and away to the school. boys,
To the school-house under the hill.
fTfri T SgH r TH T'- SELRcrEp
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1864-05-12
A. wAmpAs GouRrsaps--tm an Affecting

A. WARD's CouRrsHrP-=im an affecting
account Of bis .shipwith BETSY Jane.''
Artemas Ward says: "phere was many az.
feotin' ties which maienne banker after Bet
sy Jane. Her fathers farm jined ourn their
cows and ourn squenched their thirst at the
same spring. our old mares both has stars on
their 0rreads, the measles broke out in
both the.faHliles at nearly the same periods.
our parents (Betsey's and mine) slept regu-
larly every sunday in the same ipeetin'
house, and the nabers used 10 observe, How
the Wards and Peasiey' aiey twas sub
lime sight in the spring Of the year to see
our several mothers (Betsey'sl and mipe)
with their gowns pinned up SO they couldn't
sile'em. etfecshanitiy bilin'd soap together
and aboosln' their nabers. t'o q
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1864-05-12
0TTUMWA MALE AND FE-
-NXMAI M aRNINARY A % aI .LIl = n.
CITY MEAT MARKET

HAVING purchased the lYUR
building and business foy-IZfS
meriy occupied shd condlct, kAe-,
NA cd by ]. w. Browp, desire L INFORM
the citiseps oil, Ottumwa and vicinity, that AL
continue 20 keep an assortment Of 80 ~ !.
gREsH MEATS. POULTRY, sAUsAGEs, LARD Sc.
70 In short every article usually fept In establish
mel nt OF the Kind, and at prices to suit the times
THE HIGHEST PRIOEs paid for STOCK, Poaltry
game, Batter, 10. n. McFARIaN,
dec18 stsft4s usItaessE lti4R tffffE-tA
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1864-05-12
TINE soLDIER,s WIDOW.
BY N. p. WILLIS.

BY N. p. WILLIS. .-u
Woe for ny vine clad home
That II should ever be so dark to me,
With its bright Threshold and its whispering tr
That should ever come,
Fearing tn e echo of q lonely thread, \
Beneath ihe rooEtree ofmyl glorious dead;
lead on, my orphan hoy l. ,s....a S
Thy home is not so desolate to thee:
And the low shiver In the linden tree
May brin q to thee a Joy; -. m
But oh how dark Il the bright home before thee
To her, who with ajoyous spirit bore thee
8sllE Lead on 'for thy art now so -i~s
Ny sole remaining helper. God hath sp oxen,
And the strong heart leaned upon Is broken.
And have seen his brow,
The forehead Of my upright one and just,
Trod by the hoofof battle to the dust,
He wilknot meet thee, there, t5,N $50 I
Who blessed thee at the eventide, my son
And. when the shadows of the night steal on,
He will not call to prayer,
The lips that trembled, giving thee to God,
Are In the icy keeping Of the sod
Az, my own boy 1.-the sire
Il with the sleepers Of the valley cast, s'A
. And the proud glory ofmy life hath passed ?
With his high glance of fire. As2it
Woe that the lidden and the vine should bloom
And cur best loy'd be gathered to the tombi
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1864-05-12
EN nm NEWS.

dsI wish TO make Il known tothe public that have
engaged the services of an accomplished eastern
Photographer, who Wilt. the
LATEST STILES or PH0 0TOGRAPHS
which arsso mach admired. 4 .aii upon all those
That vish TO have their photographic Albums orna
tmented with 6ne Photographs, to give us call.
Y slse wish to announce the people, and espee.
jsily 20 my old nsrss that have disp with
NlthApdsf and hsye resumed the 4
go 90 IsdsAMBROTYPEBUSI I,
pysaf and sEpsst TO do Justice 10 all who wish 70
call me for plctures. Don't forgetth place
at n, NUNAMAKER's JEWELkYSTDRE as-e
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1864-05-12

'' Initiate the example of the Locomotive
He runs along, whistles over his work, and
yet never takes anything but water when
he wants to.'wet his whistle"
When, you are q hammer strike, when
you are an anvil bear. - ~
Education is the apprenticeship of Life
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1864-05-12

In the old temples, oracular revelations
were received in sleep. A great many peo.
pie seem to seek foI, oracuar revelations in
the same condition In our msdcrn churches.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1864-05-12

X "Anything pite yen darrf7 inquired one
pu,ahman Of another, while engaged in ang.
ling.
f9aNo. noting at al"hK 3sl9DhU
10i"yclI,naa returned the other, enot'ing pite
me, ioo.n 81 - = ,.s, = ss,sp
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1864-05-12

All COMMUNICATIONS intended for this col,
umn should be addressed to IT, E. McGir itie
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1864-05-12
GRAM,IAR

1st. Correct the following in all respects.
Hull april first Is hundred and 50 nv
deer ant set down to inform you thati am
asually well shoaId admire to see you we
was all so glad when you come to our house
last fcbuary we wasn't looking for you
but in You come all of suddent go to
school now and study my rethmetic and
Grammar book i thi. k lern my grammar T
considerable well but the master says how
i don't write Grimmatiesl j shall be twelve
year old como june can't write no for i
haint no more time to your lovio Nefn lem
'uel. s2i r"eg 1tf'f@T af'i '"fh
g. during the same month, large
quantity ofpublic stores were burnt at Dan
bury, in Connecticut, by General Lyon, with
two thousand men, from New York, togeth-
er with eighteen dwellings,
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1864-05-12
2 = "'.'' r : CAMDEN, April II.

CAMDEN. April II.
We are here in the strong fortifications ol
the enemy. Who has been whipped when he
showed fight, and ontwitted when he show
cd strategy. II Price had not been fooled
to evacuate Camlen, he coull have kept us
at bay eor a long time.s There are nine forts
here. and other means for defense. which
would have eaablei small force to hold It
against superior numbers. Price let it GO
being as badly fooled in the intentions Of
General Steele as ever he was in his life.
20 Our friends are all we'll Rice was slight
! wounded. Colonel Manter enjoyed tine
thing hugely. and was in his element. He
was born for wav. and was as cod as the
nights here in the sunny South. Captain
Wheeler, Sokalaski. and al, the Major Gen.
erals staff Afforded efficient service. This
IS a most Important point, and we hold it for
all time '''''," g
"A fine large boat, the Hosmer, was at
Camden just before our forces took that
place. She got of, bat General Steele seat
a force down and captured her thirty miles
helow y tliH st taa tt5@ &'H1 q
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1864-05-12
Practical Questions.
ALGEBRA.
wAnswers solicited

ALGEBRA. "@
I. What two numbers are those whose
difference is to the greater as 9 to 0, and
the difference ofwhose squares is 1882
2. Find two numbers in the ratio Of ] to
8, the sum Of whose squares is 225. -
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1864-07-28

81 Charles Gates, = minor; son Of VILE
X. Gates. q Lee, Massachusetts, xishet;
enlist three years ago, bit his pafents
jectcd % t: One morning he vas sem;
drive the cows to pasture. on his vi
work, taking his dinner With him. B66
night he did no, come back because hs!s,
run away and en,isted'in the ploth rsgt 8,
He remained through his three years yif
out a furlough. and returned With tho III
ment unkarmed. by rebel. bullets, Hs1;
rived in the old pasture at home, 4,
night last week, just IT etoow-tiule,
leisurely drove upf the sauessld cows, Re
he hadn' II b..en.auay. for tAreesyears.
reception was'a joyful ont, noIe thst |,
SO 'because his soming-wns aacelnpletei 8
apfissat3o taE4c ri ta.sai@ ag.tfss ~
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1864-07-28

o''THs' OEu9 OAK CaEsr'-FoUR CnS
DRES SAorHEREp.-Tbe Cleveland Her.
relates 4; shocking occurrence, which !
minds one OF the wcn-known3 story Of {
.sOll Oak Chest On " edneeday, n
named Schcger,; living near that city, "
with hi. wife into the field 70 ct load
hay, leaving h the house their four cl'
'dren Mary, aged years Charles. 8
John, I !: and Cathsrine, aged year.
returning, the Children could not be foul
Search Was made everywhere for them, !,
without avail, till next morning their cor
ess' were discovered. in = huge old aer,f
chest, iu the corn house. They had Z
irto it in play and shut dowathe lid, Vt
closed with spring lock-, and they u
speedily sufocated. zs4 /,
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1864-07-28
IT. ANTON SMITH,
BOOT AND SHOE STORE.
i a fall supply Of
BOOTS and Shoe.

J j7.:CH a full supply Of :"stist
Boots and Shoes, 5''.'*
Kept always on hand, and for sale at ia
vorable prices. Z S'!1,t Z
A good stock Of Leather and Shoemsker's g
Findings, ..r~~~ ,-.~r<
Particular attention paid to Custom Work.
The highest market price in Cash paid
for Hides. ANTON SMITH. :
Washington av., St. Cloud. v6n1e-1y
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1864-07-28
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IL
,y)

e t!,s ,siJ. min: sissx.. hi. side,
and ~ tts spell ~ lsol,S and meet
!ns = ssss.ex g. x!thear rord R1ea"ily I
s.as grth FRS seemtd to have
'saeld~<ifce last Saw the outer world,
'Re sound Of a fuman voice was start
ling. As for smiling, l did not venture up
on that till many blocks Lay between me
and that enchanted ground, the Quaker
Meeflng-lio'ise.ass 8 ya trs7-a s.,.:
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1864-07-28
P. s.A-why ddhf' 5ta save thk sand vheI
it runs out s exs j; iIanG. If you M.
'micks sum mullasses Nth thE Sand it voots
ent run owt so fast. sa: :, Il. B. s. &

:, M.scEckxAr'ox.-Thei iora State Reg;.,''
says a - soldiers wife living Il tlA city g.l
birth day or two sinse Il 81 4t5;ea. 1
tsn,. This matter has created ! great de.
of scandal. It. is q delicious morsel to tI
.Cepperheads who ;congregate on the Co
ners, aid swell out on the demoraliz.tit!.
produced hy this BLACK Aboli,ion y War
The Register aimitswi,h that frankness {;
whieA it has been dis,inepishsd. that u
circumstance is 4 hns! hard lick on our part
P.s.-,The j. R,gi,t<, gig ads dis: : Postsetipt
We have. stating th,t IT It neglected to sts
in the proper connection i: that the fs,i,
and mother Of this scble infant are both i
gvoes! .,-s,>.....s t..- .-...,.-n
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1864-07-28
THOMAS JON Es,

.U0 40 3B1LtAa1et' BLAaeKSh'iTH' e y 'l7E - 3a# :
4 LII kinds Of work done in the best
II possible manner. Particular atten-
tion given to horse and ox-shoeing,' plow
work, and repairing Of al kinds. Shop in
same building with Henry W. Weary. T..
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1864-07-28

o"s''"""Ve"' n're are many very afpe
ree'de"css and IL has q neat, q. .xjs, ocratic
sppesraase. Many Of the WEALTHY .res;-
dents have gone Soufhy aud their fine
grounds and almost palstial dive lii es are
going to;xaek and ruin. .,fy:..;..rY g.,
ii The oosptry from Chattanooga to Resaca
bears sososrks OF .cultiyatios.,7 From Res,
acato the ad1anee fsske army Oh the Chat
tahcochie River the land il well EHltif.teJ,
aud large crops Of corn and oats were be.
ing s'rs'sed BY the farmers. The country. IN
the immediate vicinity, Of the roal is entire.
~ used up. Houses torn aha burnt, Kau,
'ostfhuildi"ss'"nd fences entirely :.oblitera:
ted. 1'y a recent order Of Gen. Sherman's
ah residents within three milee on either
side. OF the railroad have been. Obliged to
move away, consequently No saw but littlS
Of tho inhabitanls Of the section of the
country through which We passed. Fruit:
apples and peaches; are, plentiful, as yet,
unripe. BlAckberries, grow in immense
quantities and are very fne.s Nature is
the best sanitary agent We have just nov;
andrw< do not staad' on the. order to, pick
but pick and eat at once, consequently we
aretall III fSbhst health .,~,t,,.. ,,,-...ut
The fotlo@ias ss1inhseota troops are with
Shernnh II this date: .1,ke LIT, Minnesota
Battery ID Ger. Shsr&i4.'~ 4.L, Div, 18th.
Army Corps sa,SiluhtsSta Battery present
At tho fssat-bst u"assignea; ID Miupeso-
IL; s,sR;i: N i s',l;'ss' n.t i4,
eta, Gs@ tshs l4Y, fer}!he front linz s.oni the
ChsttdkSdsaAe hlvSssssThe 4th Mihhgsola.
Regiment Of the 81 Div 18th Army.Corbs;
is at present stationed at Kingston, Ca,
!ss' X 3s9o e rgtst II S.''. ,.ns, m.s,
eaaa rest.tny aot)e..main a, Kings
ton to garrison the place and that the COL
onel Of the 4,h would be placed in csu.-.
a'and II lA'ix Rx>z weyedlk1t numbers
aeeas H,see hundred, 1t was stationed IT..
Huntsville during last spring, until June
22d. a. which time it was ordered to, King
s:sn' 1rtine 'rlys q, =, Ye saw Lieut.:
Murphy, Qqa5:ermaster Of the regiment,
and Lieut.. Gould: the latter commanding ]
Capt. Le''s:e- old company There is not
uAeh'n heavy. hxh1ipsr !xs'ps on. sAerm..
may now be consideled As hesbre Atlanta. |
Weather rs ve<S WAtny ESHs; :iines Of com-
,art nisH: III shhieuss xupn,iss arc /
needing rest bat as determihVd and sbnx.a
lent As ever; *Hv :Lyjp Sc! y,i~DtXtE.r;
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1864-07-28

ii Now. all, the resources, Of ., State should
be developed 9as FAST ID practicable !; apd
you should no, hold ont the presumption
tha, this, 81. thar, OF the othet Is tie lump
ing of place = thai, there, Is nothing above
or below. edgewise, orsanp, or! down; J; for
these assumptions will rank my State II
low y ebb abroad. IT tiie husbandnan
comes. invite hin % your most productive
lands; if',he WOOL grossr, skew. him your
ample prairiss not localities, for ituwill
not matter where they locate, you will al
be indirectly; Il hhoet directly benefited y,
Hu Th.nsre.t AiRdr.aee: 4e emigration TO
your State at ffesent IL. the, ,ansafsty Of
The settlers: IL. pup,fs mind is loud and
plain ul ou this matter, and deem it.. per-
feetls hazardous u eitch tent in The: for
north. Nest. fhs opinion is prevalent East
that the s6alfihs Knife is sw.yedl with. Alto
gether too niaeh SKIN tt'bis IN sny way A.
Turing: ljude. FISH .he #ay the public
pulse beats. among. ydd,s that even your
most remote settlers Do not atprehend any
danger; yet the feeling OF tHhger' is 90
strongly felt abroad, that it .nevSf Viii be
removed until there ID Legislative action for
the removal Of the Indians. This. .sho.ld
be duly and clearly brought. before the
people and the sooner effective action is
hid the better for the whole community.
I am happy TO find the .unanimity of
feeling that there is among you for the sup
port Of the general government, This
should be the all sbesrbing qusstiod: ssDo
not equivoeats as 10 men fior parties, but
give to that principle ;xhieh constitutes
the basis Of our government. your unwa
>ering adherence When We find our coun-
try in condition Of necessit ). ms at prsseef.
it behooves every Quo ito giss L support,
both by deed and word :. for it. T. = stable
fact that words do have infiaente either
for or against. Il. is hardly within The
bounds ofprop-ie,y to hear person ssssz
dalize his government. and i. It boast of his
loyalty. Support y.a:r government first;
men and parties afterwards. la y
.:.:.<, NEW YORKER 1,
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1864-07-28
III E NRY w. WEARY,
CARRIAGEMAKER.

HAVE removed to my new shop near
/ the Bridge, where am prepared TO do
all kinds Of work in the Carringemaking
line. Wagons, carriages and sleighs made
in q neat and substantial manner at low
rates. Particular attention paid to repair
ing. g.. v8-n
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1864-07-28

RATES OF ADvERT1s1NG. ~"
'ne column, one year, SIS 90
One half column, enc year, 40 90
0ne-foNrth column, ote year, rs %
Yne column, six months, IS 90
Qne-haf column, six months, 80 90
tOne-fourth column, six months, 800
tIne square, one year. 500
One square. six months, 800
Business cards. FIVE lines or less. SIS per
annn:n: six lines. ST; eight lines, 81.
Legal advertisements at statute rates.
Ten lines Of this sized type constitute
anat:e' a:' an! cards viii be charged proper
''ohats to the spaeE 'keS occupy in BREWER
solid
i O B w o il TX
or al kinds executed with sneatness and
dispatch, and at reasonable rates.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1864-07-28
+. W. @METZROTH,.
NERO HANT TAILOR, ,29T

VTTOULD invite his friends and the pub
w lie to cali and examine his Ne,o Styles
Of Gentl.men's Furnishing Goods. Psrtic-
ulsr attention paid to custom work. r.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1864-07-28

~''e "~' = W tne fhe:iFeu fhysl-
--:----i-... all. of. liza hara ne,rl1- mn
- 81: zs~ -koxErFRoCk. Gune e, 1864.
/ .DocToE H. JAaEs 81 see by yure adverS
t'schaeh. in, the nusepapers thai yure sand:.
uf life .ate-nearly run owt. had no idet.
sand vas ID skesrees in our nilbJrhud. vi
HAZE got Big ilshd here about tu mil,
long where eng k*ahti'y "a ,uif sand ken b.
dug DIP & exsed very .exl,enccive Tor bildin,
purposes. If yu ar most tao oxf III 1vude lik.
10 81: 4 order to ship so6 sum IN more YER
cheepe: ttie sand is not SO fine m.be :.
sum ydve seen but If you you vii bio in tn
and g't the, edurters to say j
was gudelt xude do first rate. how mute.
wude yu yews III a year and how mute
;~ude yu give a hogs he'd for II and pay tn
frate. .hres RESPECTFULLY. !.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1864-07-28

Skw STYLE Of I.' .RsafTAeE &c M MstA.!r's,,-oving !',,
..e tl.e fraud. committed s. persons remov-
Ing lie marks from oilJ plosia 81 stamps, the
Pcet Office Department is. Considering the
introduction Of . stamp that :e.n be us,d!
btttonce 1t: Is thus described: 8 t.The bqtyI
of the stanpis made Of gold-haater's & n
'(instead IF paper Kbieh is tough and
nearly transparent that the printed
preston shows almost as ven on one IL
as on The 'o'I,er.' The design, the lesensd.sI
numerals, &c., are intended1to 10 be re.l|
through from bensath.; and are therefore
printed. i'll reverse: j: The ink is also Of q
peculiar description: When the stamp is,
yet .:| ard glped On the letter, it remains PEI
manent a!1d unchanged. until some perton'
s'ten'F's 10 pse@i.sof ssHe tlen finds that
the printed matter remains attached to the
letter, White The gold-beater's skin comes
of quite color'ess,; and having scarcely nj
i trace of'.postage" about sit.sE"-i :
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1864-07-28

z%t17aE Democratic leaders WHO, now tneer /
at Mr.. Lincoln as q rail.splitter, and Mr, ]
Johnson as q tailor, uscdttin >s6o in pa
,ades IL thearr 'titds Giant Clubs,';; !; to rep7
ts,ent Mr.. Douglas; = work :. his earpsnsa, y. 81
ter's bench, he hdtine follower that Il trade I'd
il early life, s'tEaH .a'Tets ,dt .sdw 9.
= II slEl Fsf.Fl lfrt .r{vs&ef.s ft4' ,,ah '+'
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1864-07-28

l. and " "ul.l.un
For sale at a small advance on New York
prices.
Contested Pre- emption cases prosecuted
Pe'ore the Local and General Land Offices.
Attention paid to
The PAYMENT OF IAXeS.
In Benton. Shecbarse, Morrison and
Stearns csunties.
Town lots for sale in St. Cloud.
v6nlS-tf L. a. EVANS
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1864-07-28


The following telegram was received on
the goth by Col. Ayerill:
-f.+9t1saS* WAsHixG1ox, July 10.
Col Avytiu, "A Z. ~. General:
Men furnished under the calf of July
18th. whether; enlisted for one, two or three
years, as we'll as all excess, or Deficiencies
Of three years men on calls heretofore
nsd@ Eih accunt sas sn.eae for, man. The
equaliz ltion of the amount Of military SER
vice renderedFy tte different States and
parts 81 States viii
,fSgned)F st-r~ JAMES B. FRY.
Provost Marshall General.
IL is Understood from the abdve that one.
two and three years men viii count the
same on the quota Of town " PTS qr Sta'e-one
no more .han the other--the only differ
'ence being the amount II Government
bounty TO be received BY ne volunteer.