St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1866-07-26

LOCAL NEWS
The Cireslation Of tho Democrat
10 DOUBLE that Of any other paper
published shove St. Anthony Fall
Let Advertisers romomber this.
g. No. W. wos1d respectfully reque.t al
bsAae.. men and Others pishing any kind Of
JOB Printing, to call and ezamiss our e.
ts~.ivs stock Of Nev Material, just rsenesd
rom tie east, before sssd;.g to St. Pss1 orso-
ING sl,evhe,s. O,ss JOB Office il nop one Of
tAs best II tie State, and ve do work ,ohich
~ ,eal gxarastes to be satisfactory, at st.
Paal prices.
Pastor. Rev: =. y. campbell. Ser
vices svsry Sabbath morning At lo O'Clock. Evening
att. Sunday School .tssr @o<nlns service.
1~An kinds Of Job printing, in Eng
lish, German or Norwegian. executed at
this Office. Send il yeur orders.
-"Extrsct Of Tobacco, for sheep wash, {"
just what every farmer waats-kills ticks,
cures sesb on sheep. For sale ct Marlatt's.
-Farmers from the Sank River coun.
Try tell u thst they viii commence cutting
their grain next week.
-Blusberries are becoming quite plenty,
and sell It $3.50 per bushel. .,.
Julius Behr offers $40 reward for tho
return Of two stray hsrses.
20. s. Mattoon, ESQ.,, has completed
the assessment Of the town. It involves no
little labor.
See advertisement for wood at Fort
Abercrombie; also, advertisement Of Ma
jor Clark for clearing, stamping, grubbing
and breaking land for the Indians.
WooL.-Holders are firm, refusing in
most cases Al cents, which is offered by
buyers, and demanding so cents. The
latter will soon be the ruling price.
Wharf.-The quotations at Winona are
$l.40@$1.45 for best grades Wabashaw,
$1.4o; Owatonna, Sl.1o@$l.2o; Fari-
bault, $1.10; Hastings. $3.50; Mankato,
$3.50; St. Paul, $1.20@$1.25; Chicago,
SLAB for No. l..
RA1s.-0n Friday night this section Of
country was visited by quite rain storm.
About noon yesterday there was welcome
shower and last night another fine rain
storm.
CoRN.-The worthy Senator from this
District, Hon. R. NJ. Richardson, claims to
have raised the first roasting ears in North
ern Minnesota. He has been indnlging in
them for the past week. '-.-.-..
STRUCK By L1GHrN1Na.-During the
thunder storm on last Friday night, a horse
owned by Mr.. Carl Herberger was killed
by lightning. It was grazing on the prai-
rie west of town.
TRAvE1.-The day and night stages
come we'll filed with passengers. Two
coaches run daily from the morning. train
At Big Lake. One coach runs from the
evening train; striving here about mid
night. Many prefer this stage, as the
time Of travelling is pleasanter than during
the heat Of the day. .-~.s.> T.:
MORE Horse SrEAL1Na.-The loss of
horses is alarmingly on the increase. On
Tuesday night horse belonging to Capt.
Mills Was stolen from the tho prairie, on
the edge Of town. Chase Was promptly
made by Lieut.. Gerald and Deputy Sheriff
Ketchum, resulting in tho capture Of the
horse without the thief. Nisrather stongly
suspected who the rascal is. -. >..s.., =.
PaoAo1IoN.-Lieut. james A. ShotWell,
late ofthe e2d q. 8. Colored Infantry, has
been promoted to Captain by brevet, BY
the War Department, for meritorious SER
vices. Capt. shotwell enlisted ~ private
in Company G., 9th Nianssota Volunteers,
and rose BY IL own merits. He Il now
residing q lis old homo in Douglas Coun.
~, In this 6tate. We congratulate him up.
on his new honorS, a,.tssE., -
CoNTRAcIs-Theo contract for the hay
at Fort Kadswartt, advertised in LAST
weeks DEAoolAT, was awarded to MIR. D
McCauley, Of Fort Abereronbie, at So. 81
per.ton. s1.g5g. ss..9t. .%t. ss... ~:
The -four contract 1T Chippewa Agency
was awarded to Mr.. Q. s. Freeaao, Of thi.
city. at$4.9s per tarrei. %sss5l ~ 1s.. ..
The transportation was awarded to Mr.
II. c. Burbsnk, also of this city, at 81. 6!
per hundred pounds from ST. Paul to Chip
pewa Agency, and 81 .s9. per ,cxt for eacl
mile beyond the Agency. s"5 2. *5.1z@
SU1c1DE.-On last Sabbath morning, AZ
old gentleman named Wn. Hayward, liz.
ing on Maine Prairie, attenpteA to cemmi
suicide. and it 10. feared too successfully
He took bis gun with the expressed pur
s,oso IF shnnfino 4 havk and -slbad /. IL