The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1868-04-30

I = CITY NOMINATIONS.
FIRST WARD.
At tho caucus hsla at the Everett eel ool,.
house on Saturday evening, L. 0orton was
called to the chair and J. E. West chosen
Secretary.
Tho following nominations were then
j mace: ..> (
For -4laermsn-C. Bridgman. L. Gsrtou,
T. C. Alden.
} Board " Edueation-N. F. Barnes. A.
Montgomery. NJ. c. Tolman.
Also The following Ward Committee: I
G. Alden, N. F. D .russ, J. Il. Owen.
SECOND WARD.
The voters Of this ward met in caucus at
the soboolhouss near the rav,ne, 3. B. Pin,
ney Chairman, L. Clark Secretary. The
following persons were placed in nomina-
ton:
For Aldermen-J. P. Wilson, J. G. Hu-
Der. o. Tenuy
Board Of Edscation-J. c. Wilson, W. T.
CLARK, Rev. E. V. Campbell.
Tho above nominations comprise men of
both parties. and are satisfactory through
out. No nominations have yet been made
in the Third and Fourth Wards.
We had hoped to see a Citizens Caucus
for the nomination Of Mayor, Recorder.
T,o.,,,or nd N;t,, T,stso>o r. >,.-
affairs it is much better to obtain good, in
teligent men for these Offices than to Sc
cure mere party triumph, on whatever
side it may be.
NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD. arc
indebted to Gen. Ira Spaulding, Chief En-
gineer Of the Minnesota Division of the
n r r., for some interesting documents
concerning this route. Among these are
the Memorial Of the Board Of Directors OF
the Company, with communications from
Gen. Grant, Gen Meigs. Gen. Ingalls,, and |
the report Of Col. johnson, the Engineer
IN Chief; a statement Of the Resources and |
Merits Of the Route, as presented to the
House Committee in Congress by Hon. J.
Gregory Smith, Hon. r. D. Rice, Of Maine.
Hon. VIM. D Ogden, of Chicago, Gov. ".
r. Marshall, of Minnesota, and Col. Johu-
son, Engineer; and letter addressed to
hon. }. W. Forney upon the agricultural
and mineral resources of the Northwest
err territories. north Of the 45th pa, allel,
written by Philip Ritz, of walla Walla,
Washington Territory. We will publish
extracts from them from time to time.-
Gen. Spaulding is now in Washington.
PERSONALITY. Myrick, Of the firm of
Lambs Myrick, was in town last week,
returning from down river.
Major W. F. Morse, at present with s.
Comstock, Minneapolis, was here On short
visit this week.
DR.. Vim. Wirthe, with Ticknor, Tolman
& Co., returned from Hastings on Friday
with his family and proposes remaining in
St Cloud.
We were gratifed to receive . call on |
Tuesday from Judge Putnam, of sherburne
county.
Rev. Stewart, Of Sank Centre, stopped |
few days while on his return from Fari-
bault last week. He expects to commence
soon the erection Of . fine church (Episco-
pal) at Sank Centre.
Gen. Levi Nutting, Surveyor General
George Spencer, Of the Quar-. ermaster's De-
partment; and Charley Nichols, of the firm
Of Hogan & Nichols, Of st. Paul, were in
town yesterday. l.
SERIOUS: .Acc1DsNr.-Robert Walker,
road master of the st. Paul and Pacific
railroad, was very severely injured on last |
Thursday while on hand-osr between
this depot and Sank Rapids. His wife,
who was also on the car, becoming fright {
ened at some apparent difficulty, sprang
of in front, and Mr.. ". jumped to save
her. This he succeeded in doing, but the
car passed over his body; breaking several
ribs and otherwise injuring him. He is
now at his home, suffering great pain, but
it is believed he will soon again be able to
he out
PlscAroR1At. George Becker caught
With hook and line and spear, 140 pounds
Of fish on Friday, at the 's6shing rock"
some two miles above this place, on the
Mississippi. Ono of the fish weigh he'd 329
pounds. A couple Of lads, sons of Capt.
Schoenemann and MIR. Hahueman, were
fishing on the same day, and among the
rest took out with a hook and line pick
erel weighing 80 pounds.
GROCERIES & PRov1s1oss.-Loaded teams
passed through here yesterday with a fine
stock Of groceries, provisions, liquors, &c.,
purchased by Mr.. G. F. Winter, of Sank
Centre, few weeks since in the Eastern
markets. Mr.. ". gives his entire attention
to this branch Of trade, and always keeps
large stock on hand. The goods now 60.
ing up were bought by him personally and
at usually favorable rates. His sales have
been very heavy, So much so in fact that
he is making arrangements for putting up
large store, or rather block of stores, this
season. Pursuing the cash system strictly
gives him decided advantage over those
who IRE compelled to buy on credit. Mr..
Winter would ask q call from all desiring /
| to purchase anything in the line Of grocer
les, provisions, -four, feed, liquors, &c.,
&c., a. he feels confident that be can salts |
fy as to goods and prices.
RESTAURANT FOB sA1r.-The undersign-
ed, desiring to change his business, will
sell his stand on: Washington avenue, now
occupied BY him. The building is 2c14s,
two stories high, the lower floor furnished
in good style for: = confectionery and
restaurants and the upper floor for Ice