The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1868-12-24

~. Nail closes at 6 A. II.
St. Augusta-Arrives Wednesday and Sat-
urdsy, ct ?. II. Departs same days ut
Rockvills-On Saturday, Same hour 40
above.
Sank Rapids-Tviss . day.
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nAvlaAT ION TO ct. CLOUD.
Meeting At the Court As.se.
On Saturday evening next, meeting Of
the citizens Of St. Cloud and vicinity will
be held at the Court House for the purpose
Of % Letting delegates to attend Csaven-
ton to b held It Minneapolis on the 9Th
Of January, 1859. It il the dssisn to have
. line sfstsamsrs placed on the Mississippi
to run between Minneapolis and st. Cloud.
A this IL matter IN which tho psspls Of
the upper country ars deeply interested in,
there will doubtless b full meeting. A
strong delegation should b chosen.
C1ossp--Ths Mississippi closed ysster-
day. Old Jack had hard struggle this
season TO get his bridge completed in time
for the New Year.
CHlls1xas TlIls.-Thsrs will b .
Christmas Tree this evening q the Episco-
pal, Congregational, Methodist and Pres
bytsrian churches. The little ones will
DO we'll taken care Of.
acknowledgements are being
made for . series Of home lectures this
. winter, under the auspices Of the Library
Association.
ST.. Je1H's CaU1cH.-Rsv. Stewart,
lately Of Maryland, has accepted call
from the Episcopal Church at this place.
Services will be held regularly every Sun
day forenoon, commencing at 1o3 o'clock.
Bio Ho.u.-At Murphy l. Co.'S is . 6ns
specimen Of An elk horn. Il stands over
five feet high, 10 perfect and without .
break, has nix prongs to each horn, and
measures altogether Is feet. II yin be
sent 20 Michigan. -
SMALL Pox.-The reports Of the appear
sncs Of this dread disease at Maine Prairie
As,s been fully confirmed. Great care
should b taken to prevent it, spreading to
other localities.
Ar Cos1! Ar os1!!-Wsst & Co. in
tend closing out their entire stock Of goods
and quitting the BUSINESS. They will
therefore sell everything 1t cost, and some
articles for less tLan cost. Genuine bar.
gains can be had. No competition can
touch their prices.
For AIExAxDR1A.-L. Lewiston, the
Register, started for Alexandra on Tues
day, on business connected with the open
ing Of the new Land Office. By reason Of
N error in the instructions from Washing
ton, business will not be commenced until
after the Arst Of January.
Fu1s.-Largs quantities Of all kinds o.
furs are being brought to town. st. Cloud
10 headquarters for largo district Of eoun'
Try in which pslts are captured. Thu
quantity Il larger than for many years BE-
fore. Il 10 believed BY some buyers, that
4hs price Of rats will fall next month =.
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ELEct1oH OF D1l1cToRs.-A meeting o.
the stockholders Of the St. Cloud Branch
Of the Great Republic Insurance Company
ofChiesgs, WAS held On Tuesday evening,
for tho purpose Of slseting two Director
to attend The general meeting 1t Chicago
January 18Th. Capt. ]. E. West and Jude'
MeKslvy wsrs chosen. Stock to tn,
amount Of $2s, 800 il held here. The Re
public il on. Of the best companies in tn
country.
jusr WasHs.-In making yssr ho!ids
purchases, do not forget that at Piekit
Abbett's you can buy something both hand
dome and ussfal for your family OF friend'
Look over their Ane stock, and select som
article Of dress OF ornament for . Chris
mas present.
surrI1.-On last Thursday evening
topper vss given at Schwar'x 4 Thsi.
Hall for the hsas6t Of the Methodist shurct
the attendance was good, and tho suppe
tsttsr. There was tho usual programm
II eating and joking; oysters, curiositis
10. Pyramid cakes were sold Ct auction
and handsome set Of silver tea kniv'
was drawn BY L. Lewiston. The tot
receipts were 1926.
Bio Tnlxa. Our contemporary aero
he river, the Sank Rapids Sentinel, tells
The finding Of . huge human skeleton
The granite rock fromWhich material for Il
dam 10 being quarrisd. The remains W
pstrihed and measured In length ton 70
1ins and a-half inches, When cover
with flesh the giant probably weighed o.
pounds. The sepulehrs vas about sew
feet below the surface Of The ground, q
over IL vrs q Aat rock. This aatsdeluvi'
skeleton wss taken 70 Boston.
TEE DsUHDAHI1s.-The following 4
the boundary lines Of the new land off
istriet: n. ."'.''. :
Beginning At the south. east corner
Township 126 Range SO, runs north 70
line OF the British Possessions; aud fr'
the same point westward to the west.
boundary Of the st.ts.
She Ct. Cloud District will .mbrae,
eeasstss Of stearss. Todd, Morrison, B,
ton, Gov Wing, aud parts Of Hrie
IL hesksr, hononga'i.. chippeva, Lac :,
Parle, Big Stone and Grant.
The Alexandra District viii .mbr,
Douglas. Otter Tail. Becker, Polk, G.,
p.~h;na Andv Johnson Trav.... -