St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1865-12-07

| Gently been brevetted Major by the War
Department, his commission with this title
Is bsar date from March 18th, 1866. Dur
ing the entire period Of his service, Major
| X has been al energetic and efficient Off
Ger. AT the time Of the Indian outbreak in
1862, he. was, with out persona, solicitation
or expectation, appointed by Governor
Ramsey Quartermaster Of the first expedi-
ton to Fort Abercrombie, which started
September 10Th, 1862. His management
was highly commended; and Gov. Ramsey
said that this expedition was conducted at
one-half the cost of any ;ther. Upon the
return Of Major X. he was appointed by
the Governor qaartermaster Of the State,
to return pressed property and settle up
accounts generally. 1t was in March,
1868, that he was appointed a Q, NJ in the
volunteer, army; and in the following
month, by direction of Gen. Sibley, fitted
out the first expedition to the plains. After
returning III September and settling up &C
counts, he was, in October, ordered to this
place, where he remained until tho follow
ing May In that month he was especially
selected by Gen. Sibley to take charge Of
the quartcrmas(er's department of the Sec
ond Indian expedition This went to the
Yellowstone, making five months cam.
raign, and had a rough time, 50 that the
duties of Major X. were by no means light.
Upon the return Of he'expedition, he was
ordered to For: Ripley, where he now is.
We give this brief outline to show that Ma
jor Kimball was deserving ofthis recogni-
ton of his services by the De partment.
SKAT1>G.-Duriny the evenings Of the
latter days Of las: week, advantage was ia
ken Of the new ice formed on the pond
close by Lake George, and number Of
our skaters tried their skill on the slippery
surface. Much enjoyment,was afforded, as
the evenings were bright and not cold.--
Young ladies and gentlemen both particle
pated in the healthy and exhi!irat;ns sport;
and there are two or three instances where
some ofthe latter were precipitutcd in such
way that the sport was not quite SO ex-
hiliaratiug, and that their ardor as vel! as
their boot~tops was dampenrd. The snow
OF Sabbath put an end to skating. tor the
present, at least.
GooDs.-lt is safe TO say tina, at least
double the quantity Of goods have been
brought to st Cloud this fall as during any
preceding season. Some express the op:n-
ion that the market is oversto locked; but
our oldest and shrcwlest dealers say that
all will he needed before spring. Judging
from the business done by our merchants,
we believe t!:is to be the correct idea. The
farming country back of and above ST..
Cloud requires m immense quantity of
goods Of all kinds, and creates trade that
is It once heavy and reliable.
N,Gnr PATHoL.-A petition has been nu-
meronsly signed asking the City Council to
appuin: one or more night watcimen TO pa
troll Washington avenue aud ST. GERMAN
street, from nine o'clock P. II. unit day
light. Ike intention OF this is specially to
guard against fire. It is to lie hoped hat
the Council will give this matter favorable
consideration; and likewise, that it will
arpo mt god men. Otherwise, the expense
viii be useless. This latter, it is proposed
shall be derived from, the fees for licenses
to be required Of each and every saloon
keeper This is also an excellent move
mcnt Tile city needs the revenue, and sa-
loon keepers seem to be IL aking more mon
ey than anybody else:
Still DEulSD.-The Winhchago Eomc-
stead crows over a thirteen pound beet,
while we have been Furnishing 3 seventeen
FOUNDER for the last couple of weeks 1t
wont do, Mr.. homestead. .'...
=. S. Still later on the beet question:
The Wabashaw Herold comes. out with
beet Weighing (said TOY t~cnty-three pounds.
We cannot really doubt your word, Brother
Herald, but that'ssa .sbig one''-bcet, we
mean. !, Come, confess, didn't you make
that up & the story, of course, not the
beet. If you should be honest about this,
we withdraw our beet from the ring,
we throw up the sponge, we cave; unless
Sank Valley or Maine Prairie can send us a
fresh spontaneously a sixty or seventy
FOUNDER. >..-...., 80
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the price for which we can furnish them in
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subscribe for either of the above publica-,
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Petroleum, " Nasty, Slate Pastor NV the church
the Moo Dispensashun, having been compelled to
leave New Jersey account of the alarming progress
efraecsi is about taking up lis residence in Burns
field for his opcrations:H Hastings co"se,rer e.
OH no there's too much abolition about
Burns. But we would recommend the
Pastor = to St. Augusta, in this County,
where there we're 81 Democratic votes to l
Republican; CT to Rockville, where there.
were Sc Democratic votes an no Republic
eau, except for Governor. In fact, the