The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1870-11-03

this conference year for tho st. Cloud NJ,
E. Church, will be held at tho church, in
St. Cloud, Nov. 9Th and 9Th, beginning
Saturday, At 2 O'Clock P. H., and continue
ing over Sabbath. Rev. Gleason will con-
duct the services.
PAID Cr1.-we are informed that tho
Congregational Society at this place has paid
OF the debt on their church, or hsy, tn.
means for paying it. They obtained 81 900
from abroad, through the efforts Of Rev.
Tompkins, the balance Wa raised here.
This will relieve them from considerable
embarrassment.
POLICE Couar.-On Tuesday, Justice
Parsons fined Vinesns Kramer S. and costs
Tor drunkenness, which no paid.
On tho same day, E. r. santon, for .
respectable tight, was lot off with the costs.
promising future good behavior, &c.
Edward Gorger, who is usually vell.bs-
haved, paid Justice Barnes $l4.32 yestsr-
oay for' having put Sebastian springer's
countensnce in state OF siege.
FATAL Acc1DESr.-Oa Friday while a
party Of soldiers at Fort Ripley were firing
1t target. one Of the number John W.
Osborne; the Hospital Steward, was killed,
He had been standing near the target, to
point out the shots; but coming up at the
wrong time, was shots through tho breast.
his body was brought to this place on Mon
day, and taken to St. Paul on the morning
train, He was buried in the cemsterv At
that place by the Odd Fellows, Of which
order he was a member.
iHs NORMAL Misunderstanding his visit to
this place last week, State Auditor a1o1lrath
went through the Normal School, and ex-
pressed himself much grati6ed with its
management. He also spoke in favorsbl,
terms concerning tho work tha; has been
done thus far toward tho new buildinx-its
durability aud limited cost. There 10 no.
one dollar OF debt resting on il. The Ok
psnditores have certainly been judioisus,y
and honestly regulated.
S1cKNEss.-There has been an unusual
amount of sickness in this place this fall.
The prevailing disease is . fever, Of the
typhoid form but under the skillful treat
ment OF our physicians there have been no
fasal cases - yet. Mr.. A. Richardson.
who has been i'll for some tias. il slish.ly
better. Msssrs. J. K. Miller and We,ls,
Carter arc steadily recovering. Our youur
friend, Richard Smith, bids fair to be soon
out once more.
SALE OF SCHOOL LAADs.-State Audito.
Mcllrath was in town on Friday last, and
sold $50 acres Of school land. The amount
OF purchase money was 81, 800; amount Of
principal paid, $1,0o7.5o; amount Of
interest paid, $4,000.
AS, for some reason, the State Audito,
failed to advertise the tracts Of land to be
offered (lists being merely posted in tn.
AUDITORS Office quite number Of p or.
sons came to town to attend tho sale, ex-
pect'ng that tracts in their neil hborhood
would DO sold, but we're disappointed. Thi,
false economy, II il be intended for econo.
my, occasions settlers much expense snd
inconvenience. .*
TorIo11IcAL.-This weeks Anok,
O"'o" publishes . letter purportine t,
have been written at this place, 0ctobe,
I'D. It IL made up. with the exception o.
one parssrap Of items stolen from TIL
JOURNAL Of tho 20th-only Q werd herr
and there being changed Or iatsrpolatsd
This paragraph, the last one, Il The snyiou,
dig Of some Anekian st the buslnsss pros-
psrity Of 81. Cloud. Times srs ..dulp
here, are they I Why, The entire business O.
Aneks could bs Concentrated and droppst
down on any one Of our streets, and, IL
the general hurry and hustle, never b,
noticed. "shoo ay"
Ou11ous CoHT1sT.-On Monday, Will
suph'n ainkemmeyer, Of Lydsn. WAS hunt
Ing, no came across two bucks. with lock
% horns, engaged in = vigorous combat
Hs hastily fred, the bali striking one O
me. the deer in the neck. Being very muel
excited, Mr.. H. did not wait 10 reload hi
gun, but ran up to pull the animals apart
the wounded one having dropped on il
knees. But tho infuristed buck knocke,
MIN over in = trice, and sprane ON to hi
breast with its fore feet, Catching hold o
.ue covered horns, he was jsrked up again
Ems was will done in an instant, and jus
tasn the other buck rushed up to renew
the contest. Instead Of taking advant.g
OF this to reload the excited hunter .,rucl
tho wounded deer with his club,,aa .,n
without any other effect than to bre.k a
the stock. Blu a we'll -directed blow viii
the barrel knocked the animal down, an,
the other ran of MIR. H. succeeded !,
* dispstching the PROSTATE buck, and broush
Z the osrcsss to town, - well ~ tho m,
barrel. the latter being in decidedly di
lspidated condisisu. g: ,''t.>,.'1
Jus BsAUrI1UL. Tho weather, and thos
Il nev pieces Of dress goods just received 1
Piek,t& Abbots's. I &
n ~ - a sizes q RIPE. i 1sssabsrs,r Bro.