The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1868-03-26
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ovo hundred aud n1iy, prlnclPai'y
Americans. There are several brooks
which would torn excellent water pow
e. but a. yet they are not improved
This town: was formerly part Of
Brockway. Is nearly OF quitssaN Gm-
Der with a large and thrifty growth Of
oak, maple, aud elm Nc. A number Of
luke, in the south eastern part Of the
town surrounded by oak, maple and elm
timber afford desirsbla and beautiful
locations for settler ,.~Popuhtiouf in
1867, four hundred mud fifty, equally
composed Of Germans and Irish.
WAx1111lD. .,s ..e
Settled in 1855 by two Amerieaus,
theGe v1ertnaaS4 a6iisS iud. cue French
Csl& SRsioee yil9|rEe. p,; q fig clear
cold lP1pg iAa0d. brook %.Aeptioped BY
Gov. Stevens in; His surveying for .
railroad in 1S53;|;s in this town. There
are. DOW, four. stores, two hotels, black
smith, aad carpenter shop, &c. "A grist
mil, valued a. SIS 300, was'~burced
dSwn in Jaquay last. There is an OK
cellent water power formed by ledge
Of granite projecting north west from
the ridge mentioned above. Estimated
population IN 1867, seven hundred aud
twenty-five, quite all Germans. There
is = Catholic church and opc or two
public schools: 80
MCSsoN
First settled in 1855, by Hon. r. NJ.
Richardson, who laid out the village of
Richmond. Six families, five German
and one American, came that year.
During the Indian war in 1862 aud 81
4 post was established there and garri-
soned by ono company Of the Mounted
Rangers. Population, $50, nearly all
Germans. Richmond has four stores,
two hotels, two blacksmith shops and
one steam saw mill. Last summer the
citizens Of the village built q stone
schoolhouse worth two ,h(us@nd dslh.s.
There is also 4 Catholic church xllich
coat about five thousand dollars. Rich.
mond is on small prairie, on the east
side Of Sank river, near where the old
Red river trail crosses Sank river.
West aud south of the river the prairie
country commences:
: 7. s1rxrxlorso. i
A new town taken from Wakefield
in'1s67.~ TIE land is principally tim.
bered. Estimated population in 1867,
one hundred, almost exclusively Ger
mans.
xprxstsxIi:s. Id <. - :
Another new town, formerly part OF
Measons Ishave no 1atssto estimate
proportion Of inhabitanta asto nationali.
ty. Tie town is mostly timbered and
has several fine lakes. Popghtio. in
1867, estimated at two handged and
ninety. - 8 IS: s., =
Formerly part Of Verdals, ssttled IN
1857, BY Z. E. Payne, who laid out
the village OF Paynesville The Town is
we'll proportional as to timber and
prairie. The north fork Of Crow river
runs through the town. giving several
good water powers. which are as yet
onimproved \ large lake in the
southern part OF the town furnishes
great quantities Of excellent. fish. Esti.
msted population in 1867, two hundred
and fifty, nearly or quite all Americans.
Taken from. verdale in 1856. Settled
principally ~ Americans in the southern
part, while the northern is occupied by
Germans. Population last year, 29r.
vERpALE
10 in The southwestern part Of the county,
and is very thinly set'l led, but the soil il
equal TO That n any portionfof the county,
large proportion being prxirie. The
north fork of Crow river, running through
thsao1a, forms ~ tlns >waaee power. The
grazing is uue1celled. Population, 2s9.
Anew town organized in 1867, fine graz
Ing soetssn.9 Stock raising would prove e.
oeedingly profitable here, as in most portions
OF the coanty., It is principally prairie
and meadow Sat there is ! suf;ci.ncy Of
timber for fuel and fences. Grow river runs
through this town. Population three
hundred and ssysn. principally Americans.
SAINT MARTIN.
One Of theorikin.l county towns. Excel
lent prairie and stock ranges, with sufi.
cie1t timber for all immediate wants. Popu.
luton $50, pesrlysall Germans.
@''r9'fta e,ov,.
A, new town taken from Oak, in 1866
Is we'll timbered and has some excellent
praisis. - meadow. Population 545
nos AZ tasra.s.. 3:
One Of tho original towns. Well tim
bersd, and N excellent SOIL. Coed mead
ows, with fine grazing tracts. Population,
665. principally Germans "",. ~
@sS+1s qe'' arr1Y' 49,.
Was takeA from Ssuk Centre in 1866. NE.
Getty ienled - the town in 1859 or 80. in
What rs nov called Getty's Grove. soma ten
Mills south from Sank Centre. Tie iowa
cont9tn1 excellent srazing couatry and
p'tshs. ~ " timber timber =, opa1.'ien w.,
s4s a8z -. 4nA1NoHDs1.s - :: ~
Al -as5setA tsf Ls& !s&s 10 /. 4.y-
Was9lssatakes from Sank Centre in, 1867.
1t lkewias isaa fine grazing town. With sew
erAAAsee3rSvesso az e4k 40 s0aDse.s foP-
ulatioa IA Ans.icabs, Glrnsns, Esfvs-
giases 1niahs &s.s@s1ea aas Gs ssia; ~
sx%~sa Ssas x1thosR.s p9sae BE- =.
set1.atd1sss,, vhth vi. H,rreaf Adl.y
built Shtter On TIC stage road from 81.
Clohdto 4bsrelthbls.ss That lp1rt Of The
wnf'xoftN ana exJat3 Of th9 aSsak liver Is
he.$nt dAhersd' VIM osk, maple: ssb. &c.,
West 8stnS JivSf, ID foSds {sfmi6k 1nd raj
1856, 45tas 1dx1S' ei.st .sd "br5,tsr
erected a.6r,t class grist mill on The Sank
The, VII 1 a. $"saS a3tii '1 Eli.
mate population, 285; principally Ameri-
cans ASs
xsusasazsass sl0H'cxNf4f
Is in the nsSokwsiferh past o. lie county,
and was settled in 1856. In 1857 there