The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1870-09-15
-MINNEsOTA.NEws.

MINNESOTA NEWS. I
The political warfare in Mower
county is uncivilized in high degree.
i-Renville county has 3 1907 ,nhabi-
tacts. e 5~. .. =
The harvest home festival at Red
Wing on the LIST inst, was largely at
tended and highly enjoyed.
Mower county census returns show
a population of 10 500 against S ,279 in
1861 doubling in five years.
We are pleased to announce the
arrival of Senator Ames and wife on
visit to his father, Capt. Ames, and
friends here. We understand they are
to remain here few weeks. From
here they 60 to Mississippi.-North-
field Standard
Gen. Hancock, With portion Of
his staff, will in few days depart from
st. Paul on tour Of inspection to Fort
Pembina (late Fort George H. Thomas,
the name having been changed ty War
Department order) and the country
surrounding. .....
On the evening Of the stu inst, at
Garden City, Blue Earth county, burg
lars entered the house of Lyman Shaw,
an took silver watch and $l2 in
money from his sleeping apartment;
thence to the Valley House and. stole
from E. P. Evans an overcoat and $3.50
in cash; thence they broke into the
Travellers Hotel, whore they were dis
covered and fed.
The steamer G. Il. Wilson left
Wiuoua on Tuesday evening with
tow of nine barges, containing 70,455
bushels Of wheat the largest tow that
has ever left the Upper Mississippi.
She looked like floating village as
| she swung out into the stream with
her immense fotilla.
Our monthly fair on Monday the
5th made our city pretty ]ively-much
like a Fourth Of July. The city was
thronged with people from Carver, Hen
nepin and Scott counties, from morn
ing till night. A large amount Of stock
cattle, horses and COVE, were exhibit.
ed and offered for sale, Work oxen
brought Sis to 1926 for good teams,
while those offered for beef realized a
less sum. Best COWS brought $50;
common $50 to $40.-iShakopee Argns.
The Wiuona Republican says that
on the Sd, all the log RATS in the slough
broke loose, and started on a trip to the
southern couatry, but by the great ex-
ertion Of the citizens Of Alma the great
er part Of the logs were caught and
tied up:sin different places between
that place and Buffalo City. Every
boom on the Chippewa was broken,
owing to the great rise of the river
and all the logs have gone down stream.
A great many thousands Of dollars
worth of lumber is entirely lost. e
The State Fair will commence At,
Wipons, on the Goth inst, and continue
to and including the 23d inst. Great
preparations are making to make it one
of the most interesting State Fairs ever
held in the State. The ground select
ed is we'll adapted to the purpose, and
We understand ample preparations: are
beiog made. to accommodate every
branch Of industry, agricultural and
manufacturing, usually represented at
State Fairs not even emitting tho ill.,
evitabIe agricultural boss trot." E From
the well.known pubic spirit and gener-
osity of the vide awake citizens Of Wi
mona, it is but fair to presume visitors
| to the Far will not have occasion to
complain Of extortionate charges.
., On Thursday Of last week, Mr.. John
Robinson Of West Albany, called Dr..
La Rue. of this city q attend sick
child Of his. The doctor pictured
some medicine at a drug store, which
was duly labeled, and proceeded to
visit his patient. There were two vials,
one I, containing fluid extract" Of wild
cherry, the other, fluid extract Of geles-
min the dose Of the first is from one
to four teaspoonsful, the other from
four to ten drops. Both medicines ap-
pear very much alike, and wereAput in
similar bottles. d. j.. Rae left What
he supposed By the label to- be, Wild,
cherry 1, u with directions acoordingly.
Soon after taking the frst dose the !