St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1865-11-16


LAND OFFICE the Land Office at
this place, l4.664 acres of land were taken
during the month Of Ootober--two-thirds
as homesteads.
~ CoRRRcTloN In our local last week we
located Gen. Andrews away up at Chippe-
wa Lake. is farm. Of over six hundred
acres, is three miles this side Of Sank Cen
ire. Gen. A. intends spending this winter
in St. Cloud, going to his farm in the
Spring. ....s .s.~se4
Woop.-A considerable amount of extor-
ton is practised in the sale Of wood III this
city. A dozen or so sticks Of soggy wood
on wagon are insisted upon as full cord,
and SIS ore demanded for it. If the unfor-
tunate consumer ventures to demur to this
respectable. sort Of swindle, MIR. Jehu
punches his oxen and drives on.
PA1SrlSG.-Any and everybody who pre-
tends to daub, is busy plying the brush on
the numerous new buildings erected and
going up in town. The variety Of tastes in
the selection Of colors is truly varied and
remarkable. Every imag Unable shade,
from pale yellow to an indescribable mud
color, is displayed on store fronts and
dwelling houses The always-neat; white
seems to be out of fashion:
CRANBERR1Es.-A few barrels Of cram
berries have been brought to this place
from Crow Wing. They are worth So per
barrel here. In a year or two more, this
fruit will become as plenty as in years
gone by-when they were sold at so and
so cents per bushel-as the marshes re-
Gently injured by fire will by that time
have recoy cred from their Screenings.
DELIGHTFUL.--We mean the sounds
spread upon the evenind zephyrs on Tues
day by motley crowd ofcharivarlers, who
were paying their regards up town to new
~ married couple. Tin kettles and dish
pans We'd with sonorous horse-fddles,
while the ear-picrcing notes Of tin-horns
rose triumphant above all. 1t was real
nice; in fact, quite pretty. We believe
George Hinner was the gentleman who was
,hc occasion of this me.odious outpouring.
New HAY ScALEs.-J. W. Tenvoorde has
taken up the old hay scales, at the corner
Of Washington avenue and St. GERMAN
street, and replaced them by one of Fair
banks new and substantial scales having a
capacity of six tons. The new platform is
larger than the old one, being sixteen feet
long and eight wide
SoRGuum-We are indebted to Messrs.
G. and 7. Wilson, of>S:. Augusta, for gal
Ion of very fine sorghum syrup. 1t is the
elearc-s We have ever yet seen, and = equal
in favor to any molasses to be obtained in
this market, being free from that wild taste
peculiar to most sorghum. Messrs. Will
sons made 800 gallons for themselves and
$50 gallons for their neighbors this season.
The yield was fifty gallons to the acre.
They says,hat the best seed is obtained
from Ohio
TRIAL OF THE FIRE ENG1NE.-Last Fri |
day afternoon the FIRE engine, St. Cloud No.
l, was taken to Lake George for the pur-
pose of trying the engine and testing the
new canvas hose. The trial proved un-
satisfactory. The engine was not in good
order and the new hose leaked badly, the
wster being forced by the pressure through
the sides. A stream was thrown, through
two lengths of hose, to the height of about
eighty feet-horizontally about one humid
red feet. After the trial. J. l.. Wilson, the
foreman, mounted the engine and, attach
lug pipe to the spout Of the engine, pro-
ceeded to give the spectators and the usual
crowd Of urchins shower bath. The
pipe being cut of order, vas forced off and
the stream Of water striking the efficient
foreman in his broad part, upset and
drenche1 him completely, to the great mer-
riment of the spectators, who cheered lus-
tily at the mishap and the sudden turning
of the joke upon the joker.
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CRowD1NG IN.-Burbank & Co.'s immense
store-room is literally packed with their
fall and winter stock of goods, which they
are now receiving. At Burbank's you can
find EVERYTH1NG-staple and fancy dry
goods, including the choicest prints and
fine goods, nubias, scarfs and great va
riety of hear-gear and nice "fixius" for the
ladies for winter wear; an unequalled stock
of clothing, from neck-tie to q full suit
boots, shoes, CATERS, hats and caps and
stock Of groceries that is sufficient for
heavy Wholesale trade. Burbank's is en-
p hatically the place to buy clothing, dress
goods, groceries, or anything you want
And as they purchase IN such immense
quantities, they can sell at the most favora-
bic figures. Call and examine their new
stock before purchasing elsewhere.
Coon ADVICE If you want lead and oil
for painting, 60 to Sims; if you want
sl..s for your new house, go to Sims II
you want putty for glazing, 60 tc Sims :
you want ,arnish, turpentine, or alcohol,
Sims has them all; if you are fond Of the
weed" Sims has the very best, either for
chewing or smoking; if you want any kind
80 m font mciicines oct them At Sims If