St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1865-11-02

sSow.-Yesterday there was fall Of
mixed rain and snow. .'@>S1>-
Go1p.-Mr. Geo. w. Sweet returned on
Tuesday evening from the Lake Superior
gold mines, bringing with him specimens
Of quartz, which will yield $lOO per ton.
Ho is confident that gold exists there in
large quantities.. - ts.i
PRoH,p1r1ox The selling. bartering
or giving away Of spurious. vinous, fer
mented or malt liquors on election day is,
by law. prohibited. and any offender is Ii
shlo 10 q ane Of from nfty to one hundred
dollars.
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CHURCH EorloE.-kev. w. w. Keep, Of
the Baptist denomination. will preach at
the Everett Schoolhouse on next Sabbath,
1T lO1 o'clock A. NJ. Rev. K. will be sta
toned at St. Cloud for the coming yevr.
- 1xpRovEMENrs.-Hanf & Bennett ore
building gun shop on Washington avenue,
nUHCollS kuC ActCACA AAVNSVs
Or. V. s. Thompson is fitting up tho
building one door south Of the Land Office,
FOR drug store.
\ new jewelry store is being built on St.
Gernain street, one door west Of Schultcn
4 Co.'S.
S. B. P;nney, Esq, is building real es-
4 ~, If IN ID
Office.
PsRsoxA1.-Rev. George Stewart start
ed on Tuesday morning for the Sunny
South, where he contemplates spending
ssveral years, but returning ultimately to
Minnesota.
Henry Hoepner has returned from p6r
chasing his fall and winter stock Of grocer
les and provisions.
Hon. VIM. Window, Member Of Congress
from the First District, favored us with q
call on last Friday. Mr.. ". had intended
going to Chippewa Agency. to obtain testi-
mony concerning Indian affairs of the past,
but was prevented by illness
MIR. E. w. Sims arrived at home on last
Thutsday evening, having just returned
from the Montano gold mines. He slook-
ing remarkably well after his long trip.
On Saturday evening Maj. Gea. c. C..
Andrews returned from the East and ".
H. Wood, Esq, from the South. Gen. A.
intends making St. Cloud his future home.
Extracts from an able speech delivered by
him in St. Paul, will be found on the first
page. =
We were glad to receive a call, on Tues
day morning, from, D. Sinclair, Esq, editor
-ofthe Winona Republican, who was return
ing home from the Chippewa country. In
: 1crssting extracts from one Of his letters
will be found on the first page.
CoxrEsrEp CAsEs.-Infor:nation as fol-
lows concerning important contested land
cases in this vicinity has been received At
the St. Cloud Office from the General Land
Office
The case of George F. Brott rs. James
Bows was decided by the Secretary of the
Interior on the 18th inst, affirming the de-
cision of the General Land Office, granting
to Bows The NE ! Of Sc !, Sec IA, T. 124,
X. 2l. This tract Of forty acres joins St.
Cloud on the west, and is valuable piece
Of land.
=. In the case of Benedict lIeindle admins
traitor Of Berno Muckenthaler Us. George F.
Brott, involving the right to enter the
sE} Of SCI Sec. %, T. 124, r.
%, a decision was enclosed by the Sec
rotary adverse to Heindle, and permitting
Brott to entcr the tract, pursuant to the
specia! act Of 1850. This land lies directly
souih Of town. 49,.
Concerning q third case, the Commission
er writes II inelose herewith q copy Of
the decision of the Secretary Of the Interior
Il, the case Of Joseph F. Noel vs George F
Brott. The land that was in controversy
to Wit: The sW4 Of Sw4, Sec. 10, T. 1924
r. %, vas enormously approved to the
State of Minnesota for the Branch line Of
the Minnesota and Pacific Railroad.
have this day notified tho Governor OF tn,
error, and requested him to cause relin
quishment Of the claim passed by the State
and transmit it to this Office. When re
ceived, there will remain no obstacle in tn
wy Of Mr.. Brott's EMERY Of the tract"
The Secretary's decision was adverse t
Mr.. Noel on the ground that he Was at thu
time he asked the right Of presumption, thu
owner Of 800 acres of land.
Turtles SroRE.-Mr. J. w T. Tuttl,
has opened fine 81 ock Of family grocerie:
in lower town, opposite The Stearns louise
This will be great convenience not only t
people residing in that portion Of the town
but also to many in the country, who vii
find it to their advantage to purchase o
Mr. Tuttle. HIS stock is we'll selected
embracing all articles IN the grocery line
and he is selling at the uery forrest prices
He is also agent for desirable and low
priced sewing machine. Give him call
aud you will be satisfied Us to goods AM
prices. ~.: ~
~ We regret to lose, as q citizen, Mr.
+. Elwell, who removes to Cottage Grove
Washington county, in this State. Mr.. E
was late Deputy Assessor Of Internal Rev
enue in this District. 80.
~ We were pleased to receive .. cal
from Mr.. s. B. Loye formerly Of st.. Paul