The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1869-02-11
MAINE PRAIRIE.
Tho Facts Concerning tho Emn1l-pox--
Good OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES or Populn-
Observation-Disclosures Loss. 81
MAINE PRA1n1E, Feb 1S

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Enron JouRsAL .seeing several inqui-
ries IN your paper about N. 7. and L. r.
and other Maine Prairie correspondents,
would say that NJ. T, is albright and alive
to all that is passing around him, but d
natural inclination to take things easy is
tho cause Of his silence heretofore. L. P.
has passed away. Whether he has expo.
rienoea religion and gone to preaching, or
gone into some other business, shan't soy.
But / think he has rcpentsl of his sins and
is trying to lead happy, useful and virtu-
GUS life. 2%s :sss.-. :5..z..$. -
There has been a good deal Of excite
ment here about the small pox. There arc
cases of it IN tive families at present, but
We think it will spread no further. =. There
have been about six cases Of the regular
smallpox, and about twenty cases of the
varioloid, but quite number have had it in
worse form still. refer to those who
have the ''small pox on the BRAIN" which
breaks out around tho mouth every time
they meet any one.
In my opinion, the small -pox, would
never have spread out of the first family
had not the physician from St. Cloud who
was called to see one who had the regular
smallpox, pronounced it at the time, and
also through the paper to be something
else-whether through interest or isno-
rance do not know. Another doctor in
St. Cloud showed the interest he felt for
No. l, by charging $3.50 for yaccinating,
whether it took effect or not. feel called
upon to mention few who have assisted
the unfortunate in their sickness. Elder
Is. u; Watkins and lady, who had it in the
fall, hive given nearly oil their time and
have taken some. into their house and
nursed them through, and offered to take
others that had been exposed and tend
them through their sickness. They are
nearly worn out with their self-imposed
labor. Samuel .Cossairt and daughters,
who had the smallpox several years ago,
have done oil in their power to alleviate
the ,suferinss Of the afflicted, when no one
else would 60 near them. have been
thus particular about the smallpox be-
cause there have been SO many wild and cx-
aggerated stories aaoat that the people did
not know what to depend upon. It has
been but in six families SO far, ard think
it will stop there. L.
The town of Maine Prairie has increased
in population very rapidly for the last two
or three years. About every quarter SEQ.
ton of government land has been settled
upon, and q. gooa deal Of railroad land has
been bought by actual settlers. think
our voters will number two hundred next
spring.
There were about one thousand deer
killed in our town this fall, and about five
or six thousand dollars worth of the veni-
son sold and sent cast.
s'The large amount Of furniture lost" by
the burning Of A. s. Greely's house was
contained in small tin pan, aud amounted
to two and q half pounds of soap grease,
on which they will lose the insurance, as it
does not como under the head Of furniture
food or clothing. Mr.. Greeley had just
bought the farm with the house on it,
which was insured for 5000, but had not
got the policy transferred, so will probably
lose the insurance. 49,. ...
- MAINE PRAIRIE::'