The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1868-09-24

He'd to meet in D legste Con ention At ALEXAN
D In Dou las County, on Monday, Sept. -.
1868. at O'Clock NJ, for the purpose Of nomina-
trg candidate for Representa- to be lected at
the ensuing elect On in ovember next.
The appsl tionn,ent Of Del gates is Us follows:
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MESS OVER,
chairman KepUh lean Dist, Committee
REPUBLICAN MEETINGS.
Hon s. 5. Beaman, Of Winona, vii! speak
at Sank Centre on Wednesday evening.
Oct. 7,b. and at St. Cloud, on Friday even
ing, Oct. 9th.
Mr.. Beaman is one Of the best speakers
in the State, anu will be sure of full houses.
From the New York Tribune.
e% Allkinds ofJob printing, in Eng
ish, German or Norwegian, executed at
his office. Send in YOUR orders.
sSow.-A few scattering fakes of snow
fell on Tuesday afternoon.
FAREWELL SERMoN.-Un Sabbath last,
Rev. John Scott, Of St. Johns church
(Episcopar preached his farewell sermon.
He goes TO Ohio.
UP RlvER-O. E. Garrison returned on
Saturday from surveying trip up the Mis-
sissippi. He reports finding and having
surveyed some Of tho best pine land he ever
saw.
BouoUIr.-We are indebted to . young
l,dy friend for . beautiful bouquet. It 10
about the last Of tho season Of outdoor
flowers. But we promised not to speak Of
it, and 80 shall not.
FoR NV YoRK.-H. Hoepner started
yesterday morning for New York to pur-
chase new goods for his store.
C.AsBERR1zs.-The supply this year
will Be only moderately large. The mar
ket 10 partially supplied, and prices range
from S. TO 81 per bushel.
SURvET1xo.-Gen. T. H. Barrett has I
very large surveying contract in some of
the new counties to tho west Of Stearns-
He has seven parties At work subdividing.
CHASGE.-J. NJ. Rosenberger has just
moved his stock Of stationery to the build
ing next door, Occupied by NJ. Becker,
who takes Mr.. RS s,and.) This will be
adjoining the hardware store, which with
the book store will next week be in the
name OF Rosenberger Brother. John is
live business man, and with his brother
will do big trade.
ExcoURA01NG.-Thes subscription list Of
The JOURNAL continues steadily to increase,
especially throughout the new country
to tho west Of this. Subscriptions are also
coming In plentifully from Eastern locali-
ties, from people who "want to ind out
about Minnesota" We shall ondeavor TO
furnish all the local news and matters of
information which i. is possible 20 obtain,
and ore glad of this encouragement.
RENA1xs.-The Congregational Church
has made arrangements with Rev. Wood for
remaining another year. His health has 90
far recovered Is to permit him to resume
his ministerial duties. We are gratifed to
know that the pulpit of this church will
continue to be 20 ably filed.
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NEw TH1Na.-Judge Evans showed us
on Monday some specimens Of ''concrete
brick,' made Of sand, gravel and lime,
pressed into shape by machinery, which he
purposes commencing the manufacture of
next season. They promise to be good
thing.
WARL1KE.-We saw at the depot few
days since six beautiful cannon, manufac-
tured at the Minnesota Iron Works. Min
nespolis, for Mlddendorf Bros, OF this
county. We did not learn the object OF
the purchasers but presume these guns are
intended for some remote settlement for de-
tense against Indians. The Works at Min.
neapolis turn out everything that is made
Of iron or brass, whether cannons, engines
boilers or mill machinery.
TBS YIELD.-1t WAS feared few week!
since that the yield Of wheat would not on
ly be short, but that the quality would b
poor. In this, however, most Of the farm
ers have been agreeably disappointed. Al
threshing progresses the average yielt
proves to be fully up to twenty bushels Pc
acre. And while in some places the grai,
10 shriveled and in others grown . little
yet the most will be good enough to expor.
The poorest wheat has Been and is bein
threshed first. In very few places th
We. weather has injured tho potatoes, u
In very few, aad the crop 10 beyond any
thing that has been known in many year
Corn is fsmous-big yield, large ears, fu
" matured. and not hurt in the least b
frost. Taken oil in all, this has been
very good year for the farmers Of Minnest
to.
RED RIVER RHLI sJ.-Can It really
true that our business men intend adoptin
no measures fer s6ording relief to the de-
titute people Of the Red River country
We have several lines urged the calling
spublic meeting, yet nothing has bee
done. Even il only from bus
ness point Of view-the past and futul
trade Of that country-let Us do somcthil
for these people. 81. Cloud can send
least fifty, and perhaps one hundred Ia
rels Of -four. Let us, by all means,
something.
TIE NoRxAL SonooL.-What has be-
done with regard to selecting . site for i
Normal School at this placer The matt
wss left with tho Prudential Commute
but ws have not yet heard that they ha'
agreed upon any location. This shou
certainly 10 done At the earliest possi
day. 80 that work. on the building can
commenced this fall. Legislatures are q
reliable institutions, and it would fare mu