The St. Cloud journal., 1869-03-04
POPE COUNTY.

49,, TVrE CVONT1s -.
| Farmers' VVOrk-Esleasuro and Pronl
for the Winter EveainEs-Preachln nG
Matters at Glenwoosl-A New Grist
Mill.
GRovr LAKE, Feb 26, 1869.
EDITOR JouaNA1.--I have been silent
for = long time. not for want Of Willingness
but lack of items. Tho weather has been
very fne SO far, and the only thing thought
| Of BY the farmers was "posts and fencing
The time has beea we'll redeemed, as the
roads to the timber in all parts Of Pops
county will verify. Tho fair weather
changed on Saturday; the sun
"Rose cheerless over hills of gray,
Aud darkly circled gave At noon
A sadder light than waning moon.''
Eoreas was industrious al day and brought
severe storm, first Of rain and sleet, then
Of tine snow, variously piled in heaps OF
considerable magnitude. The Sunday
came and the people wisely concluded to
stay by their fresides, and read from out
the Book Of Books without comments.
We have at Grove Like singing circle,
which intinerates from time to time, with
| various leaders, and transient pupils -
They are pleasant, for they savor Of the
good old days gone by; profitable, for
they keep the heart memories Of youth an
dimmed. Who does not ehjoy anything Of
this kind, though it may bring bitter re-
membranes to the heart and tears to the
eyes? There are few sources Of more un-
alloyed qualification than these pictures Of
tho past. My heart always rises from such
with a frmer resolution and steadier pur-
pose to meet the ills of life.
The Lake Ellen people are q little more
active or little less musical, don't know
which, and SO have spelling school in
which the old game obtains Of a lovely lad
and lass sorting the promiscuous assembly
according to preference (personal) rather
than deserved genealogical merit.
They have in connection q paper, pub
lished semi-monthly, wherein allth talent,
prosaio, poetic and funnetic, of the com
munity finds its repository. They evident
ly have local reporters, as the column Of
locals will show. The editor is a man of
rank. He has faced the cannon, and now
faces the music-i. e., vocal-audible smiles
Of the public. His colleague is fair dam
sci, by some called strong. minded, but pos
sessing heart breaking propensity, as is
evidently seen by the communications from
''Walrus Corners, Alaska" where she
has been seen, admired, but not conquered.
These letters represent our ice-bound terri
tory as very desirable locality. They
have spelling schools, balls, meetings and
parties, at which they play ..Brother, I'm
bobbed," and where the correspondent him
self gets bob6ed occasionally.
Elder Griswoh preached at the school
house near Lake Ellen few days: ago.
He is welcome to our hearts and purses.
We don't care if he does occasionally indi-
cate little feeling or tell some personal
experience. We have no sore. headed
grumblers up here. We don't have any
''Ions'' to pick flaws IN any and all preach
ers, criticise all and follow none. Elder
Bowdish preached last Sunday on the sub
ject Of Missions, and raised by subscrip-
ton $18, about four times the amount an
ticipated. The people are alive to all that
is of Importance to themselves or to the
world around.
Glenwood is prospering. The Fountain
House is running, but not the fountain.
What relentless parsonage Jack Frost is,
binding the beauties of summer in icy
bonds, cracking aqueduct, reservoirs, etc.
The pipes or logs are frozen, or in some
way connection is broken with the spring
above.
Lathrop s Kinney are doing good bus
mess in their new store. They propose to
make change in Glenwood markets for
the better. There will be considerable
building done here this seq son, and among
the rest . Touring mill. The mill at Alex
andria is idle. Wheat carried there to be
Toured, from this county, could neither be
Toured nor sold. We propose to have a
mill of our own, and let others run and
supply their own. The old adage, ''Green-
backs compel the female equine quadru-
ped to perambulate," is in point here
Pope county has money and wheat, and
proposes to spend the former and grind
the latter within its own territory.
The personal property tax is quite gen.
orally paid. The farmers have heavy
taxes, but pay them cheerfully for the
privilege of living in coed county.
Rev. Lathrop is instructing the youths
Of Gleuwood to sing the ga NUT. Squire
Shook, of Westport, is teaching select
few the same art. Must stop.
Yours, JUVO.
METEoRoLoG1CAL.-N for February,
1s69.-The month opened with mild and