The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1869-05-06

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FlRE.-Some little excitement was caus
ed on Tuesday by the burning Of Rev
Campbell's barn. 1t caught fire from SOM
burning leaves and brush. Loss small.
DEPARrs.-We understand that Genera
Andrews, Minister to Den mark, will star
for Washington in about week. He ha!
rec eived his commission.
GRADEs.-M. P. Noel, for the city, i.
engaged in establishing the grade of thu
streets and putting in monuments for tn
ture surveys.
IxcRKAs1Sa.-The business at the St.
Cloud depot Of tbs St. P. + P. r. r. is
greater than ever before. It's fully third
more than last year.
INV OPERAroR.-Miss Emma McCon.
nell has received tho appointment Of tel
egraph operator At this place, Mr.. Rich
ardson having resigned. The Office will be
kept where it is new, at least for time.
NORWEGIAN 1NN1oRAHTs.-Large mum
bers Of these people from tho old country
Are arriving daily, going to homes further
on the frontier. They make good, indus
trious citizens.
For SA1E.-A 6rst-class passenger tick
Ct, from Chicago to Buffalo and return,
good any time during the year, will be sold
for less than the regular rates. Address
this Office.
CH1PPIwA A0EST Hon. G. T. Brown,
"Friend," arrived in town on Friday,
and continued his journey to the Agency.
where he will enter upon his duties as
Agent.
CH111 OF Po11cE.-Quite q struggle is
being made for the position Of Chief Of Po-
lice. Tho principal applicants are NJ.
Gaspard, the present incumbent, and r.
F. Gordon.
suPPER.-On Tuesday evening q supper
will be given 1t the new hall, the proceeds
to be used for the benefit Of the poor. The
object is worthy one, and the patronage
should be large.
WAaN.-These warm days make men
look out for shady places, and also for
those elegant gsuze and merino UNDER
shirts and drawers at Pickit & Abbott's.
Just the thing you want.
ScHoo1.-The District School will com.
mencs next week. The higher department
will DO under charge Of Mr.. Bisbee, Of Mir.
nespolis, and the primary department un-
der charge Of Mrs. J. W. T. futile.
.srnrsAnE.-On Monday evening the
string band serenaded Mayor Taylor, J.
N. Rosenberger, City Treasurer, Alderman
Smith, and B. Vossberg, Of Board of Edu-
cation. Refreshments principally damp)
were served.
ADDITIONS TO Ml1L.-C. Bridgman is
considerably improving his upper saw
mill, putting to one end an addition 32156
feet, aud to the other IN addition 1880.
Mr.. B. is one Of our most enterprisirg cit
liens.
A Lively LoT.-Within tho last three
years lot block ~ in town of Sank Centre,
containing 661166 feet, has been divided into
seven different parcels, and ten deeds and
nine mortgages have been recorded within
that time for parcels Of said lot.
ARx BloKIE.-On last Saturday while
Eddy Wright, eldest son Of ". W. Wright,
agent At the depot, was playing with mum.
Der Of other boys on hand car at the Big
Lake station, he fell off, the car passing
over and breaking his left arm, and injur-
ing his hand.
soLD1sRs.-On Thursday evening two
companies Of infantry came up on the St.
Paul and Pacific Railroad. They were
destined for the forts above.
A company came down from Fort Ripley
to-day, having been relieved BY one Of tn,
companies mentioned above.
Lo!-During tho past week quite mum
ber Of the dusky sons Of the forest Will
maidens Of The same coppery hue have bee,
in the streets disposing Of maple sugar
Several teepses Of them have been smont
the brush on the east bank Of the river.
Mov1xo.-H. G. Burbank has purchases
of L. ". Collins the building on Washing
ton avenue lately occupied by F. Schultz
and Is moving it to st. GERMAN street
where he will fit it up for an Office. J. "
Metzroth will move his clothing store t
the lot from which this building has jus
been taken.
Ar WonK men are at work ON I'll
Stesrns House, putting under ne
foundation, building new chimneys, r.
painting and getting 1t in good shape gene
ally for the fall term Of the Normal schoo
Messrs. Tsnny l. Crummett will soon con
! msnce remcdeling tho inside part.
I sHAD1 fHsEs.-Many Of our either
/ are showing fns taste and doing q got
l work in setting ont choice shade trees
their yards md alens the sidewalks. L
j this be dsue II oil. It adds much to Il
attrsctivsssss Of tho place.
: Boz DRowxrD.-On Friday afterp DON
little boy, about eight years old, son
Christian Bebensse. was drowned in I
Mississippi. He was ON > log, one end
which vas in the river while the oil
touched the bank. His brother pus1
The log, when it began to roll, and the
fail ;nio 4ha s,.ifk current which r0pi