The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1866-11-22
STATE NEWS.

IT,. '..SEAFE0 NkS"H'
.'':ss ~ man ia Otmstead cH'nty nanlel
James DIN was canghtsg in threshiog
machine aud had his shoulder torn aud
the s6oacs broker: \ son Of Nr, Full
Or toll from load &c wheat, our "f the
wheels Of the. wagon passing over his
arm, crushing i badly So says ,h,5
Rochester, Post. - Z
MIR. G. >Dctapore, of Vernon town.
ship, left with the editor Of tho Man.
kato Record, q sample Of large hand
some, plnk.eye potatoes, raised by him
this summer. On three-quarters OF uu
acre he gathered 200 bushels. The
same gentleman raised 1884 bushels of
prime oats on, seven acres of ground
an average Of nearly los bushels to
the acre. &c.,.
Tho, Record says that a young
man named Ashbri.h accidcntly shot
himself while drawing his gun through
a .tence.t !. The contents of the barrel
passed through his r,gh lit arm.
The Preston Republican states
that a Norwegian whose name was not
known, was robbed Of $500 last week
ut the Ferry House, Rushtord. 1t ap-
pears that he went to the hotel for dir
ner,, and just before going into the din
ing room threw his ovcrcoat, IN the
pocket Of which was his money, down
in the sitting room, and upon return
ing for it his $500 was missing.
The Lake Superior Gazette under
stands that the revenue. cutter Gen.
Dix has this fall captured two or three
small vessels engaged in smuggling on
that lake. The goods arc purchased at
the British ports on the North Shore,
and run to the different ports on the
American side. The Dix was some
two weeks ago cruising between Fort
William aud Grand Portage. n
The firm of Gates T. Go. are doing
d staoe-inS business at their mill six
miles west Of this town.. Thousands u
slaves are almost daily passing through
town, bound to the Big Lake depot, for
shipment.-.-Mon,icello iStatesn,an.
The Wilton News says that during
the past few weeks several droves Of
lat cattle were driven through that
place on their way TO eastern markets
These cattle were mostly bought within
a few miles of town, among the far.
,ners. =: -. y.
Captain P. B. Davy has expressed
to us his intention Of going to Montana
next season, and taking large truin
with him. We say, let success attend
his Efforts. His experience in the ar
my in the last few years has rendered
him 'mpetent to succeed in this great
enterprise, and any and all persons whe
may contemplate going can tiud no bet.
ter man to 60 under than Captain Da
W. He has not determined whic!
point he shall rendezvous at, whethe1
Mankato, St. Peter, St. Cloud o.
Minneapolis.-Blue EarM City South
acest.
MIR. Dalrymple of St. Paul, say
the Saltwater Messenger, is about to be
come resident Of Washington county
and if not already, he will soon be tn
most extensive farmer in the State
He has now fourteen hundred acres o
rich prairie broken in the towns of Cot
tagc Grove and Denmark, all of whicl
he will put in wheat next spring. l
is Mr.. Dalrymple's design to cultivat
TWO thousand acres. What think 70,
Of that kind OF farming, ye New En-.
landers who content yourselves on littl
mountainous and bouldcr-accursed for
ties ! From single standpoint, tn
whole Of these magnificent possession
can be taken in at a single glance
What picture for an Artistic wi,
ness two thousand acres Of golden graf
nodding and rustl.ng in the sunligh
of a bright June morning? II woul
be worth a trip across the continent t
witness such scene..