The St. Cloud journal., 1870-03-03
WRIGHT COUNTY.
A Swedish Settlement-The Ways and
Menners Of the ePeople-llsstlnR of Old
settlors-The Exercises and Restiv1ties
Love and Murder Case.


A Swedish Settlemsat-The Ways and
Menners Of the ePeeple-llssting ei OLD
Settlcrs-The Exercises and Festivities
Love and Murder Case.
Stockholm, Feb. ~, 1870.
EDITOR JouRNAL.-By tho above
place I don't mean the capital Of Swe-
den, but Swedish town in the eocth.
west corner Of Wright county; yet one
with an imaginative turn of mind
might easily suppose he was in old
Sweden; for no other language il
spoken here. You will remember that
this was the scene Of one Of the Indi-
an massacres !; it was then called
"Moors Prairie" The present settler,
came from Europe in 1867 and '68, and
have but little connection With the out
side world, which you could easily
believe were you domesticated among
them tor a couple of weeks. They
have built good substantial log church
and have endowed it With 40 acres of
good land have comfortable school.
house, and support . minister and
teacher in good sh.ps. To-day service
begins at 81 O'clock A. NJ. and closes
at z P. M.,-four and a-half mortal
hours What think you Of that kind
Of devotional exercises? Ye Scribes
Pharisees, hypocrites! who complain,
Of an hour long sermon, and for pre-
tence make short prayers! At tho
present writing I am in an oasis in the
social desert, whore there ,re only three
in the family and company" gets the
biggest piece Of pie, and am therefore
fain to stay away from church; tho
the spirit is willing the flesh is too weak
for such "protraoted effort"
But my intention was to tell you
about the Old Settlers of Wright eoun.
ty. I don't know as it comes within
your limit; if not, cut it of: The o. s,
Association held their annual meeting
at Buffalo on the 22d inst, and the
following officers were elected for th.
ensuing year:
| President-J. N. Stacy, Monticello,
Seereta'y-John NJ. Keeler, Buffalo.
7rsasHrsr-Edwin Brewster, Victor.
V'ee F5esidtnts.-Wm. sleight, Rockford
1gnatius Gutzwiller, Jr., Frankfort,
Il W. W. Brazie, Monticello,
JOS. 8. Locke. Silver Creek,
James jerks, Clearwater,
Arthur Garden, Maple Lake,
Amasa Ackley, Buffalo,
E. H. Hanlan, Franklin,
Cramer Swartout, Woodland.
Geo. B. Wright, Marysville,
Benz. Amber, Chatham,
Chas. Gordon, Corrinna,
Robt. Holmes, Albion,
J. L. King, Middleville,
Il Frank Shantan, Victor,
David Grif6ths, Stockholm,
Josiah Mooers, Cokato,
Michael O'Laughlin, French Lake,
I N. J. Robinson, Southside.
/ The next annual meeting is to
, held at Monticello. Picnic Dime,
, were voted bore, and therefore a con
mittee Of five gentlemen and Eve j
:. dies was appointed by the chair
i. prepare dinner next year. A journ
: Of proceedings is to be kept by Il
> Secretary. The usual complement
' speeches, and letters from absentses W
> listened to with commend,ble pstisne
There was something said about ii
0 young folks Tripping the light fantast
toe" "but1 didu'tsee any thing ofthe 80,
Q All they did was to dance nearly ,
: night to the music of an execrable f.
' die. The author OF "Gates Ala,
: would hardly have recommended b
8 Young friends to wait for the future Ii
i for such an instrument, As it only cost
i dollar in this world aud was dear
r that. There was one man who z
tripped, but it Was his light fantas.
heels that came from under him, and |
seated himself gracefully on tho fox
). while the rest s'turned corners" "doy
outside" etc.
is Have you heard Of the love q,
murder case here? Bill Bhket
married "Miss Liscom" We will call
am not sure about the name.) Aft
week of bliss, Bill discovered tn
she was not his affinity and sent h
is home. A month Of "baohing'' se
d him back after her, and she went; a
. other week Of felicity and he sent b
home and 80 on ad ;n,fnitxm. At !,
. forbearauos ceased to bea virtuk 81
told him she had lost faith in his pr
testations, and if hs dared to attem
any more impositions she swould sho
+ him. Last Saturday week he insultt
her publicly, and Monday had the q
}. dacity to invite her home with hi1
9 and she shot him in the head. A fa
y days after he died. The woman
0 under arrest. The above IL the mo
Q correct account l could get hold q
Yours,
: CANNED FRUITS.