The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1868-04-02
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u. j. Hill and. E: s. Little6eld
will hereafter IS tho transportation
agent. At 81, Paul, tor the Hudson
by Company and the Red River Set
element. f
Two frame buildings in St. Paul
on Minnesota street, between 5ht and
9Th streets occupied by Mrs. McCauley
and Casper sauer respectively, were
burned on Thursday night.
While Ed. Marley; . young man |
living At Taylers Falls, says the" Rel
porter, was lifting a,barrel Of ashes it
fell on his leg, breaking the bone
above the ankle .-.s'. -.
j. g. Bencher, a young lawyer
who recently came to St, Paul from the
South, while praotioing in gymnasium
fell, and broke his right leg in two
places.
"A little girl in. Minneapolis,
daughter Of ., Swedo named Henry
Bergstram, was terribly burned by. the
upsetting Of lighted kerosene lamp, on
last Saturday evening. g.. =
The State Fair this year is to be
held at Minneapolis on Sept. 29th and
Both, and Oct. LIST and I'd. That
place gives the grounds and pays
81, 500 besides. St. Paul and Roches-
ter also bid, but pot high enough.
The house Of Phillip Blatt, in
Mankato, was struck by lightning last
week. A number OF persons in the
building at the time were seriously
shocked, and ono little child was
knocked down. A small dog was the
only victim.
The Record also speaks Of the
discovery Of coal in Buttornut Valley.
Hold on to your wood piles yet little
longer, gentlemen.
The Lake Superior Gazette under
stands that Dr.. Thos. Foster has con-
scented to resume, for 4 while At least,
tho practice Of medicine in that neigh
borhood. His residence will. be in
Duluth. - 80.
.~Ths steam saw mill At Champin,
owned by Willy l.. Bro, was burned On
Friday morning about tbfes' . clock.
No clue yet ~ to the cause Of the FIRE.
Lon about two thousand dollars: : No
insurance. ....* 49,. = :" ~'t::'::
The St. Paul Pres. says Jay, that Mr..
Drake, President ot The Valley road,
has written home that he has purchas.
ed sufficient iron to complete the rail-
road to point opposite St. Peter, and
that it will be shipped upon the opening
Of navigation. -
The Red Wing Republican, says
that the two young men, George Han.
con and John Shocke,, an account Of
whose drowning was given.in last weeks
issue, came to their death, the forme,
while endeavoring to cross the Nissis.
sippi to a brothel and the latter while
coming from it to save him. What Q
terrible fate g. ~
The St. Paul Di.patch gives quite
lengthy notice of the new Machine
Shops Of the St. Paul and Paci6e'R. r.
built to take the place Of those burned
last fall. They comprise a car shop
engine shop, engine room, blacksmith
shop, engine house, and . carpenters
shop. A store room aud boiler shol
:. are yet to be added.
The Republicans of Minneapolis
are having lively time over their cit,
nominations: Mayor Morrison expect
to be a candidate for reelection, whil'
> Mr.. Harrison is strongly moved with
desire to run. The newspapers hav'
been squabling about it, and the friend
Of each of the aspirauts are busily en-
: gagged in fixing up matters for the. con
vention which comes off to-day.
The large steam Touring mill o
Schimmel Brothers, at Henderson, wa
burned on the 21st ult. The ST
} Peter Tribune says it was built about
year ago at cost Of s25, 900; insure,
for $4,000 IN the Enterprise. A con
siderable amount Of machinery, beside
some grain and flour, was removed
which will reduce the loss to abou
} $4,000. T..