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

.conalcr4os. In. speaking list week Of
III. j. II. Linneman's stock Of goods, ou.T
rious typographical error and the omission
st 1 word mad, us say that itswodld .'do
credit to many 1aeyer"-it should have
road charger town" es<sr
INJURED. Last week BENZ. Brown had
Nis' right lcge sssereiy injured by the horse.
which he was riding stumbling and falling
upon it,. He is now getting better. - 4
PlscAroR.At. M. Casper yesterday
caught At Lake George twenty-five nice
pickerel. He cut a hole in the ice, near
the outlet, and caught the fish with his
hands ~ .Ahey.eame toward he opening. e.
} "A suRE Sion. Observing the aurora DO :.
realis very bright on last Saturday even
ing, gentleman stated. to us that he had
found it a sure and never failing sign Of.
change Of weather. When it appears Ut u
time Of extreme cold, the change Will follow
to warm and if in warm weather (for win.
teri tho chang will ,be to' cold. III. the
present instance, ct least, his predictions:
have been verified Vti5.1 1T: "&sssEt
A LITTLE "BELL. ''-Yesterday afternoon,
some three doors from our of6cs, little
Bell rang out its first tone.I lMp l.
"What world Of happiness their little cry foretelsl
.i9s Through the oalp,y air Of night; :3aIl3 :
How they ring out their delight!' =
We have notryet learned, whether it is a.
beau for the bellies, or q belle for the bcaux.
How isl. F.? .l., .-.
ATTEMPTED AssAuLr.-On last Toesday
Dr.. a. Haggerman. Of this city went to
the residence Of H. Goergee, about mile
belowit town, and handed him bill for pro-
fessional services. Georger, took him into
o room, locked the door: aud then drawing
a large butcher knife threatened to kill him
unless he signed the receipt. The Doctor,
watching his chance, pushed him over, un
locked the door, jumped into his sleigh and
drove away. A warrant has been issued
for: Goerger's arrest '.IE..' tEritAt 4
ANOTHER INSTANCES. Many instances of
the value Of advertising have come 20 our
immediate not ce, anil among the rest the
of u few days since. In the local
columns Of last weeks DEMOCRAT appeared
. notice Of q large and commodious
building located opposite Jones' black
smith shop, for rent On Friday gen.
tleuan, evidently stranger in the place,
called at the shop and inquired if ''this was
Jones blacksmith shop ''Yes,' replied
the xrhane Thomas. "Win you please
poin, out to me the building advertised in
yesterdays DEMOCRAT as Tor remit" Ger
tainly," was the answer, and his attention
was properly directed to the County Jail.
Tie stranger left without seeing the point
Tom doubled up in commissions; while we
lock at the matter philosophically, as in
iiicating that advertising is the best meth
od for .nl!s,ing the attention Of the public.
AAvsEMESrs.-Not~it i'standingt the block
ado Of snow and the embargo laid on the
mails, our people are at no loss for means
Of passing the long winter evenings social
" and agrccably.
The last reception was at II. c. Bur.
banks 8, and the large company spent n very
pleasant evening, not dispensing until
we'll, We won't say what hour. The next
will be at Brokers' Hall, Under the auspi-
;es Of Mrs: p. Lamb and Oscar Taylor, on
next Tuesday evening, the 30th inst. +,
On Thursday last, the Ladies' Library
Society met at Mr.. A. Gates, with full
attendance. The next is appointed to be
1t Mr.. 4. Montgomery's.
a large and pleasant company attended
The Univcrsalist sociable at the residence
If Mr.. I. G. Mcclure, on Friday evening.
1t will next be at Judge Halls, on Friday
evening, Feb: 2.
The Episcopal sociable ut Mr.. E.. B
Strong's, on Tuesday evening, gathered to-
gether large number Of the young folks
md old folks, too, who experienced no diff
ficrlty in having "good time" In two
weeks from that evening, the sociable will
be at the residence Of E. NJ. Tobey.
The last Methodist socinble which met ut
J. D. Hyke's was n pleasant gathering. The
next is appointed for the Stearns House on
next Wednesday evening.
OF the supper given last evening by the
Universalist society, mention is made else
where. s,v ~ -"
A large proportion Of our citizens are
strongly addicted to the wickedness Of dane
ing and.plnying whist and euchre, SO that
these hear . prominent part as means Of
enjoy ment in most evening companies
Where they are under the ban. ''intellect-
ual conversation (of course not under
stood to be neglected at any time) and such
games as :sAuthor's." are relied on. But,
he this rs it may, the occasions are rare
when those who come together fail to spend
a pleasant evening. x..l = $40, 4
. MAP: OF SrEARAs CoUNTY.-Mr. o! E.
has lately received from the 1ith-
ogrspher the large map Of this county up
on which he has been engaged fer year
or more. In dimensions the map is about
three feet and q half square. On its sur
face are laid out the fifteen townships IN
this county, handsomely colorea, with the
different villages, rivers, creeks, county
and state roads and surface peculiarities.
The whole map is divided into sections (of
$40 aores) and the towns and ranges are
given by number. The differ
ent limits. of reserved railr DAD lands are al
80 traced. In the lower left hand corner
is complete map Of st. Cloud, with the
different additions; showing the Missis-
slppi with the ferries, mills and improve
ments along its way. To the ris hit Of this
is brief sketch of the county, with Stats