The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1867-08-22

SnoiE 0n1ncl8l 0Slv4llo0. PreviOl
Z = 70 this time the dnsnces Of this sectit
s were in'a most lamsntabls condition. Th
war had the effect to bring money into Il
country: raise, the price Of wheat and q
k.nas |of grain to figures never before r
ah1ed or anticipated. Tho harvest th,
season WAS . bouniaful one. c9iaajai L
= Ihe Indians came within few miles ,
inc place, spreading consternstion and te,
, tot among the people in the country an
tals cry. A for. was built by the citizen
nre ana bullet proof, Of sufficient size
, !, contain all the Inhabitants Of the town an
) surrounding country; aud the streets ba,
roaded. The city then had population {
eoout7OO, sud as soon as the Indians Ne,
! orlven out, commenced its, rapid Rrowtt
ana has since continued, uninterruptet
win the magnificent country back Of i
and its internal RESOURCES. We can see n
reason Why its continued growth should b
! impeded. AIS @S.s'1 ~ :
CITY GOVERNMENT, 's
IH This city received its charter in 1861
without going through =. tho preliminsI
steps Of . village government. lis FIR,
: Mayor was Hon. L.. A. Evans. now ind.
, Of this county, Its. presen. Mayor. .Ho1
A. B. Curry; Clerk, John Zspn: Treas
1ser, Andrew Schroeder; Attorney, Capt
y. Oscar Taylor; Alder men Joseph Broker
:; T., Owen, }. H. Kelley, aud Lorenz
Enderlie, each representing ward, the cit,
being divided into four. The assessed yalu
! OF property in the city is $2.5O0, 900; rca
value much more. An Efficient fire an,
police department is organized. -: -,
| ...-- - REAL ESTATE.
h:is fact worthy tei note, and decided,
creditable to St. Cloud, that real estat'
mere has been gradually rising since tn
Town vas established. 1t is also An omer
favorable TO the present status and futur,
growth OF the plate. The best business lot.
on st, Germain street and Washington
avenue range in value from $25 to $50 pr,
loot: Unimproved lands, within radiu,
Of ten miles, car: be had At from J6ve to t.,
dollars per acre; improved land at from
'elght to thirty; and it has about: the sam,
value up the valley for seventy miles, and or
stage routes. Government lands may be
had on location from College scrip, war.
rants, &C.. In most Of the counties about
here, Under the Homestead law farm o.
LOU acres may be had at total cost Of MOI
over $l4. These lands, consisting Of mead
oKs, timber. and prairie, offer unsurpassed
advantages to settlers. There are numbe,
Of real estate: agencies here. Our acquain.
lance was with those Of Pinney & .Mullikep
and I: C.. McCiure-both reliable. Tht
United States Land Office is located here
Hon: H. =. Wait, Register, and II. e.
'burbank, Esq, Receiver. 49,
~, ...:i!2GfT BANKS ~ u.
n There is no banf Of issue here, the mum.
Der Of National banks allowed to this State
! by the act Of Congress having been organ
lied before thesr p:ication from this place
| was reacAed There afe two private banks,
s. Is. Pinney's and T. G. McClure's: j.
It.. Smith & Co.. are erecting . fine cream
brick bank building, % by so feet, two
stories. It will be open for business about
the first day Of September next. All these
banks receive deposits, ana do a genera
business. T.: 70 = -, 'a>;j ?'~.,.|1:
I,12J9A CHURCHES AND SCHOOLS.
The following determinations are repre-:
seuted here and have church edifces: sEpis-
copal, Presbyterian, Methodist. Coupreea-
tional, Baptist, and Catholic. The latter is
the largest society !; indeed, nearly as large
as al the others combined. The German
Catholics have nearly completed one Of the
largest church buildings in Minnesota, built
by the aid Of the Order of Saint Benedic.
| tue. It IS 60 by 1870 feet, steeple l3O feet,
with Cross which surmounts it, I4O It will
cost about $55, 900. An organ is being
made id! St. Cloud for it. The Soc:ely Is
also building . school-house, and reside rnce
for the, priest near by. Rev: p. NJ: Stuk-
eukemper is the priest in charge. :...
The public schools are not in the most
hourishing condition, on account Of the
number Of Catholic and other private
shcools, leaving the former without adequate
support: In connection with the Episcopal
church is; q aourishing Parish school,
taught by Frank Coolbaugh. There are
1,l00 scholars in the city between the
ages Of four and twenty years: : .
The two principal houses are the Cent, al
and Stearns. The former is favorably
located at the businexs center Of the city,
and 10 well kept ty J. E. Hayward The
Stearns House 10 outside the business part
| Of the town !; 1t is kept by Capt. Tilton.
The former does the main part of the bug
mess, and is continually full. -
A.; :}Ii:o IS 1sG:: 49, -: ~,
l. ... :, BUSINESS HOUSES.
:, The largest busineas in the dry goods
line is done. by Burbank Bros, who keep q
general assortment, and wholesale and r.
tail. This house and many others are doing
| a7considerable wholesale business with the
i Red River settlements. Since the, compile
ton Of the 6cst division of. the st. Paul
and Pacific road to this point, most of the
Pembina carts, which bring down furs and
take back" supplies; stop hero and ship
goods tosSt. Paul by rail. aud buysmany
l:of their supplies 1T this point. The annt.al
business of the above ofirm is about $780,
600. They occupy two stores. 80
r. %Denison & Fox Pickit & Abbott. J..
IF. Bell 4. Co :, :. IT, W. Tenvoorde & Co.,
and sothers; ghave each fine stores dealing
Fin, dry goods, groceries; and . general as.
! sortment., AL are doiug more or less bust;
ness with the Red River country in ftira,
robes. &c. The assortment or goods is
7 first Glars, stocks large, containing rome Of
as choicst quaaities as can be found any
:; Hardvare.--Clark &. Co. do IN annual
business Of about 100000 in hardware,
farming tools. boots and shoes, SC. Mr.
Clark: Also has In interest il . -four mill 1t
Cold Springs, t,15 miles up the Mississippi.
| and is engaged largely in numbering on the
Elk river, where, he has several thousand
| acres o. pine. His business is extensive.
F.. C. +: & W. Powell are the pioneers ii
the hardware business here-es ablished in
il066-and.are doing; y: thriving busiuess.
| !: Mcintyre: g. Castle, hardware and stoves,
but make = specially of agricultural impie-
| ments. They are the wholesale agents OF
the State for 'the Quincy Stove Co. They
L s1l0 e1l ESa e
ing implements and machinery:a;a5i a..
% ssyecool HOps:n &; Gro,enor i. deal
exclusively in: agricultural implements.-
They dccnpya &aareroon 20 By 90, filled to
its utmost aeapseity: They sseli EHapgood
Young & Co.'s pio1, from the Chicago PluW
a.,g-E. M aSfc q. c.rn. IL h. s good ...or.-
ment Of clothing and cloths, and two other
stores Of thu same class also have fair
stocksa5S. 9sI} 9; @aI5s-;zIab' bs-j3ska ~,
I. Qroeeries- Most of the business houses
deal more or less in gtoceries, - is Tie
cahe, generally il such, towns. Morse,
Newell + Co., Sims Bros, and Spencer &
CO., with other smaller stores, do ia e1clu.
tssiv6 business N this line Wholesale and re-
tail. 9Tass1 yteEtsfs awm}i.fS III his
IS yeselry.--:A. y, Bush has - pseet ind
we'll filled jewelIy stsre---a good assortment
| Of first class goods. He has Just secured
tbs services Of ! nrst class workman from
Chicago; There are other smaller watch-
repairing shops,yA s.sa ,,EasiTraI Il g5;i :,
Drug Stofea.-Ticknor, Tolnan & Co.:
Wholesale, and retail dealers Ia drugs,
medicines, paints, oils. So, occupy store
% by 20 y5two sstories and basement; do i
large annual bu,iness, IS. Marlatt ts' the
pioneer drnggi't s. s.. Cloud, and has 4
9eat, we'll filled. store. i Thers, NJ. two o.
three others, Also. =, x,..s.,,r S., y. ''tS
Boot: and' 'saes..-s, c. sniith, si,ti, deal. d'l ez-