St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1865-07-27

TRAxsrERRED.-Company E, Independ-
ent Cavalry, Capt. George Boyd, passed
through town on Tuesday, en- route to Fort
Ripley, to relieve the First U. 8. Vols. sta
toned there. Company E has been guard
ing the frontier At Forest City, Mauannah
and Paynesville.
SufPsa.-Ths supper on Tuesday even
ing in aid ofthe Presbyterian church was
decided success. The proceeds netted
about $85. Every one seemed te be pleas
ed, and amidst fine music by Capt. and
Mrs. Noble, Mrs. Lewis, Miss Strong and
Others, the evening quickly drew q. ace to
tho 1--WE sms hours"
MILL BsRNED.-On Saturday night the
saw-mill at Cold Spring was burned to the
ground, and a quantity of lumber. was also
destroyed. Flying embers fell on the
bridge spanning Sank River, burning it so
% to render it useless. The fire is suppos-
! ed to be the work Of an incendiary.
AS "ASS pow "a SAAV "SVA Wso
quite .showery, especially Monday, which
produced steady rain during the after
noon. Since then. the weather has been
bright and pleasant.
P. S.-Lsst evening rain shower came
up and continued until about three o'clock
ihis notwithstanding off after that time.
HoxEsTEADs.-Rev. F. A. Conway,
Chaplain Of the First Regin' ent, located at
the St. Cloud land .ffice this week, seven
ty-four homestcads for soldiers, who wilt
come and settle upon them as soon as they
are out Of the service. They were mostly
Indiana men. These homesteads were 10
catedin Msnougalia and Douglas counties,
joining Stearns on the north and west.
RUNAwA1.-On last Friday afternoon,
while Mr.. Vim. Powell was driving on
First avenue, :. with his wife, daugh-
ter and mother in-law, the horse started
off at a furious pace, ovcrturning the
spring board on which they were seated.
No one was injured, save Mrs. Marvin.
who had an ankle severely sprained.
CHURcH ORGAx.-The PRESBYTERIAN
church at this place received last week one
of Princes Auto matte Organs, very fine
instrument, of rich, full tone, and supplied
with number Of late improvements: 1t
was purchased of Munger Brothers, St.
> Paul. who keep on hapd . constant supply
Of al kinds Of musical instruments.
PsRsosAL.-Lieut. George Hansen, Of
Company G, 4th Regiment, arrived home
on Tuesday evening. Lieut.. HIS Drowned
features give evidence of the hard cam
paigns he has gone through in helping
win for the Fourth its enviable good name |;
but he has stood the service we'll, and
comes out hearty and rugged; having also,
by merit alone, been promoted from the
ranks to a Lieutenancy.
IMMENSE TOoTH.-A man belonging to
tho party Of emigrants mentioned elsewhere
had with him IN immense tooth found on
Gaw River. Kansas, by the Cav Indians,
and obtained by him from them. II weigh
ed, when first found. seven pounds and
nine ounces, but when We cav it last week,
its weight Was just Eye pounds. The tooth
was perfectly formed, aRd probably be-
aonged to some mastodantic creature, such
40 ~ are told existed thoNsanls Of years
ago. .T,t s....
Tal g. Peter Tribune says tho amount Of lands
sold during the month Of Juno IL sol: This In
eludes al entered under the homestead act and with
military bounty andwasrants.
At the st. Cloud land Office there was
sold during the same month, 1871 acres
Ill, 557 Of which were secured under the
homestead act.
During the quarter commencing April LIST
and ending June 3oth, 1865, 100, 1855 acres
we're sold At. this office-06,996 OF which
I!were taken as hopesteads. in 632 entries.
We ask any other district land Office in the
State to show Is heavy record.
A LARGE PARrr.-On Friday last . par
tyof emigrants from Fremont County, Iowa,
arrived 1t this place aad eanped for : few
hours, about Moon. There were 1876 per-
sons in the company, with "a wagons, 40
horses, $50 sheep, 200 head Of cattle, and
. large quantity Of farming implements
household goods, Is. The stock was,
much Of 1t, unusually good. This party
comprises among its members, wasonma'
kers, blacksmiths, shoemakers, chairma.
kers, I. postmaster and school teacher,
with fully enough children to afford thu
latter immediate employment. They have
:. been nine weeks on the way, and bnt one
Of their number WAS sick. They left thi.
plaee ON the afternoon Of the. day Of thei,
arrival. They intended going to Otter Tail
but " learn that, since their arrival d
Sank Centre, they have stopped there
sending runners in different directions Il
choose tho most suitable location.