St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1866-01-25

ing we'll.
LlGHr-Tnxes this year Oh, yes!
SHonT-A cord Of wood, ii you don't
me: sure it.
VEGA )kLr-Our mails.
THIcK-Snowtlakes, hereabouts.
TIGnr-The river; also, "others too nx-
uerous to mention ..
ScAncE-Eggs, girls, mosquitoes, $40
gold pieces aud down river stages.
Coon TO rAkE-THE DEMocRAT. Try it
n year.
Street.-The cars; likewise those who
be, on the sorrel mare at the race last week
GoIxG-Big crowds to Montana next
spring. *;-
Cosl1SG--Fourta Of July. LIS
BIG TnlsG-The new Catholic church.
SToLES.-On Monday night some grace
less scamp stole Marlatt & Co.'s new spirit
thermometer with vi ich they had kept the
record Tor this paper. This makes the
eighth that has been taken in like manner.
1t would be just punishment for the ras-
.c,l to be kept on an open prairie in winter,
with the mercury 1902 below zero, aud the
wind blowing hurricane aud in summer
where $500 above in the shade would be a
cool figure. Marlatt & Co. will pay a good
reward for information that will lead to the
detection of the thief.
GRAND SUrPER:-The supper given at
.Tenvoorde's Hall last evening by the ladies
of the Universalist Society, for the benefit
of tho same. was complete success in eve
ry particular. The hall Was crowded to
excess; the supper had only the faults Of
superabunda. &C and uperexcelencc but
the dancing was the taking part If the
evening. Fullers Band, of Clearwater,
-tliscoursed excellent Ciusic-some of the
best We heard in this part Of the country
and twelve sets at time tripped the light
fantastic. Everybody voted themselves
delighted, and to the ladies great credit for
their successful efforts in preparing so fine
IAN entertainment. Notwithstanding the
large attendance, there was not the slight
. est circumstance to mar the pleasure of
the evening. The total receipts amounted
to 1929. 5U-nct, 5000 or over.
WEArHER.---On Friday afternoon more
snow fell, and a high wind tossed it about
hithsr and thither, piling up huge snow
drifts and rendering the roads we'll nigh
impassable. 49, 49, ,,'
On Saturday Old Sol rose attended by
two ''sun dogs and their smastiffian ma
!, .iesties also danced attendance on fair Luna
as she sank towards the west while the
gil wind Of the previous day-a regular
northwest er-continued, and people, wha
ventured ont were compelled to keep up a
vigorous rubbing Of their noses. 1t is cur
rently reported and generally believed
that every .'mooley" COW in the country
was, on That day, deprived Of her horns. =
Since then the weather has moderated very
much. T'5 = p 3. ~ & r. .', ...:3r>. I,
MA1rs1> 40 eastern mails we're received
fro1K last Thursday evening Tor Friday fore {,
noon) until Tuesday evening i was OBJ
tanned by the Stage Company sending
coach from Elk River TO Minneapolis.
Last nights mail arrived at three o'clock
this morning d, the way by stage.
Ths Ripley mail makes regular time line )
The Fl. Abercrom bic coach due on Mo1-:
day evening vas 1t y 3 hours behind
Fsr soms ain.eeo,,uant.bl. reason tie F.ir
Havei[ hail, due 81 Friday. has not {; vt i
reached bore: 4 Z II rot . e BE presp med
that il n started y 80. 20
See notice tofy ouig people Of town.