St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1866-02-22

~~e>S~S0SS W SoSSoSpVuNeut 4aSt week III
reference to the abuse Of soldiers at tha.
post are not correct, aud that the men are
we'll treated aud are, apparently, well con-
tented. We should certainly prefer to be-
lieve this TO be the true state Of affairs.
PERsoNAL.-We had a call this week
from Capt. George Boyd, Of Company E, l..
B. NJ. V. c., now at Fort Ripley. Capt.
Boyd has just returned from the East,
where he secured one valuable recruit en-
listed for life. We wish him Joy and are
moreover glad TO learn that, when out Of
Uncle Sans service, he intends settling in
St. Cloud.
THROWN Our.-On Sabbath as Mr.. and
Mira. C.. Gould, Geo. W. Mclaughlin and
BENZ. F. Noel were returning from .Univer-
salist Church, at tho Court House, their
horse took fright as they were turning the
corner by Tobey's lumber yard and tipped
the sleigh over. Geo. Mclaughlin had his
right wrist dislocated end his face badly
cut by being thrown against some plank.
Capt. Gould was also injured. The others
escaped without bruises or cuts.
house Of Wheeler French, on Maine Prai-
RE, was burned to the ground, with all the
property and goods it contained. The
family awakened just in time to get out be-
fore the roof fell in, and saved only the
clothes j" which they were sleeping. Mr..
H. Dam raised quite a nice little sum in
this city for the benefit Of Mr.. French,
and the generous people Of the prairie in
tend putting him up another house.
Coop DEclsloS.-ln the case of William
Waldorf rs Rev. Stukcukemper, before
Justice NATION. on Saturday, wherein the
plaintiff claimed payment for 81 cords Of
wood, the evi fence showed that the con-
tract had been for dry wood, whereas green
was delivered This the defendant refused
to receive aud pay tor. The Justice very
properly decided against the plaintiff in
the amount Of the costs, $l1.5V. 1t is to
be hoped that this will serve to put an end
10 this kind Of petty swinding, which has
been only too frequent during the winter.
FROZEN TO DEArH.-Andrew Dufort, a
Frenchman residi.g At Little Falls, left
town in the afternoon Of the 18th lnst. to
50 about ten miles e:tcr load Of hay, ex-
pecting to Be gone over night. His cattle
were at home next morning without the
sled, but no search was made for him until
the 18th inst, when he was found about
three O'Clock in the afternoon, lying on
his face in the snow dead, but not yet fro
zen stiff. He had wandered about FIVE
miles from his sled. Deceased was abou,
thirty years Of age, and leaves q wife and
three children to mourn his loss. IL
Ho! FOR MoxrANA.-Mr. J. P. Wilson,
Of this city, now in St. Louis, writes home
that he will surely send train through
from this place to Montana in the spring.
He says that he has about concluded con.
tract with merchants Of st. Louis for trans
porting one thousand tons Of freight, the
same to be shipped to this place and taken
the balance of the way by the train. One
hundred and fifty new wagons for use on
this route have been contracted for. There
Is every evidence Of an immense emigrant
and transportation train starting from St..
Cloud for the gold fields next spring. .
SAuK CENTRE.-Mr. Alex. Moore, Of this
stirring little town, informs US that he last
week sent portable steam saw mill into
the pine country twenty six miles north of
Sank Centre, and that it will be in opera
ton in about three weeks. The lumber
cut will readily sell on the grounds. Mr..
Moore says that bis saw-mill at. Sank
Centre cannot supply the demand. His
grist- mill il also kept busy. Wheat 10 reg
,u,ated by the 81. Cloud market, command
ing the same prices IS 1t this place. Sank
Centre is thriving, growing town, with a
splendid agricultural country to support
it, and is destined to be the largest place
northwest Of St. Cloud =.
MA1Ls.-From Thursday evening Of last
week until the following Saturday morning,
no mail from st. Panl reached this place
The snow Of Tuesday, which here Was .
mere ''aurry," proved quite = storm about
st. Paul and for some distance above, and
foot Of snow, It is stated. fell il that tract