The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1868-09-10

to bugs are so numerous that they play
upon the streets, Chamber over the wood
piles and prick their teeth on the fence
rails, in the southern part Of tho State.
----E. P. Skinner, near Shell Rock,
sold a farm to RIM. Todd, of Millwau-
kee, for $6,000----Recent threshings
Of wheat show a yield of "a aud rs
bushels----A new Congregational
church is to be built at Albert Lea.
The man Mcintosh who attempted
to commit suicide at Waseca last week
has not been very successful. The
Nesos thinks he will live.
Hon. NJ: s. Wilkinson, the Re-
publican candidate for Congress in the
First District, has challenged his oppo-
nent, Mr.. Batchelder, to meet him in
debate, and discuss the political issues Of
the day.
Mrs. Crandell has been appointed
postmistress at Mantorville in place of
one of maculine persuasion removed
aud DR.. Miller takes G. Atherton's
place at tie Wasioja ofdce-both in
Dodge county.
"A new grist mill, to cost $4,000,
is being built at Medford, in Steele
county----The Journal reports heavy
frost at Owatonna on the lst.----Sev-
eral farmers have threshed 26 bushels
of wheat to the While a Ger
main was trading at Owatonna in the
evening, some scamp stole his OK team
standing by the store door. Next MORN
ing he found the wagon near town
minus the oxen. Father bold, that.
----Ex-Gov. Miller is announced to
speak at Owatonra on Saturday.
The Rochester Post reports the
hop yards 10 that vicinity IS yielding
well----Aaron Forbes, of Hadley
Valley, was thrown from his carriage by
his horse running away and nearly
killed----Mrs. VIM Crosby committed
suicide on Sunday by taking strychnine
----From 5000 to 5000 bushels Of
wheat per day are being received at the
Rochester station; price 81. 35 to
$140----Potatoe bugs are perambula-
ting the streets and sidewalks of that
town in innumerable quantities and in
the most reckless manner.
According to the St. Peter
Tribune tho average wheat yield of
Nicollet county will be about % BUSH
els per acre----The same paper says
that work will be commenced this week
on the railroad between Waseca and
GAINESVILLE, and that the grading will be
continued to St. Peter next winter OF
spring----A confidence chap who was
Col. s. Johns in Wisconsin and Gen.
Seavy in St. Peter was arrested at the
latter place last week, for crimes COM
mitted in Wisconsin, man named
Jacob Gfeller lett his home in CORTLAND
township on the 10th ult., and has not
been heard Of since. &25 will DO paid
for any news concerning him; address
Henry Patche, CORTLAND, Minn.----
The editor of the Tribune is, swelling
up over a water mellon given. him
which weighed 27i pounds.
The wheat in this: vicinity is all
harvested. The weld will be large.
but how large we cannot tell as yet, as
but small portion Of it has been
threshed. We have seen accounts Of
large yields Of wheat, but consider
that We can beat them all. We are in
formed that, Mr. John Bundy lately
opened a farm about II miles north.
west of here, harvested u acres Of
wheat and yielded three hundred and
NINETY. seven Jushels-nearly fhy-three
bushels to the acre. This was the
variety known as tho "black bearded,
and was sown upon new ground. This
is the largest, yield We have heard Of
Let US hear from your big yields
Oats promise good and corn never bet
ter. Surely the farmers this year must
reap an abundant reward.-Sauk
Centre Herald.