The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1871-01-19
LOCAL NEWS

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all over the country.
BRIDGE IRoN.-Three car loads Of bri dge
iron arrived direct from Milwaukee on
Tuesday, for the Northern Pacific bridge
across the Mississippi at Brainara.
Hop There will be select social hop
at Schwartz & Tbeis' Hall this evening.
Seibert's band, Of St. Paul, furnishes the
music. Mr.. Hancke, tho famous violinist,
has come up with the band.
No Mu1s.-Owing to the heavy snow
storms in Wisconsin. no Eastern mails
were received at this place on either Tues
day or Wednesday. A heavy mail is looked
for to-day.
D1ED.-The young man, John Perkins,
Of Maine Prairie, whose accidental shooting
was reported in our last issue. died on Fri
day morning and was buried the follow
ing day. He was about seventeen years Of
age.
An Ep1soDs.-A new Hall Was display
cd to the public At Kingston on the 9th.
We do moi know exactly how high or wide
it is, but it weighs eleven pounds. Capt
WE Hall has taken 2l-years' lease Of
it.
FRox FORT R1PLrY.-On Monday even
ing, Col. E. c. Mason, commandsnt at For,
Ripley. arrived in town. He started the
next morning for st. Paul, where he goes
to consult with Gen. Hancock in reference
to the adoption Of means for keeping the
Indians on their reservation.
Count Observation-Disclosures is directed to
the notice given by Judge McKelvy. Per-
sons desiring to obtain "second" or citizen
ship papers will remember that at the times
mentioned and at the regular terms in
June and December only will their ap-
plicstions be heard. Homestead settlers
will bear this in mind.
WooD.-The bids for supplying the Nor
NAL School with fifty cords Of wood, were
AZ follows:
John Milbauer and John Schafer AIS
Frederick Howitz, 400
John Dorr, 4.24
John Ball, 1926
John Milbauer, 3.95
The contract was awarded to John Mil.
tauer.
FoR OTTER TAIL Cove had call on
Saturday from Mr.. R. F. Adley. recently
of Maine Prairie, who was on his way to
Otter Tail County, where he made home
stead last summer, moving to it with his
family in the fall. A number Of other
Maine Prairieites have settled in the same
locality az miles south of Otter Tail City,
David and George spaulding, and three
families Of Bickfords. N. T. Greeley, Mr..
Huss and others, of the Prairie, intend 60
ing next spring:
PAINFUL ACCIDENT Yesterday after
noon while DR.. A. c. Gowdy, of G. Schulz
ton 4 Co., was handling bottle of horse
medicine he had just prepared, composed
Of sulphuric acid, oil of tar and turpentine,
the mixture exploded, burning his face
terribly. Fortunately bucket Of water
was standing near, otherwise no would
have lost his eyesight. DR.. G. is some
what unfortunate, having been badly
burned only few days since by the ex-
plosion Of . kerosene lamp.
PRRsoNA1.-We are glad to see that
Major Murphy, who has been confined to
his room for several days by illness, is able
to be out again.
We had call this week from Rev. r.
Hoover, Of Psynesville, and James jerks,
Of Clearwater.
: Moses R. Brown, former resident of
this place, now living in Illinois, is in town.
Col. R. G. Walker returned on Monday
from Fort Ripley, having paid the troops
at that place.
polio. CouR1.-On Saturday evening,
officer Becker discovered one Frank Hardy
In tho act Of closely investigating the
pockets Of certain overeoats hanging in
the Office room Of the Central House. He
kept sharp look out on the ..investiga.
tor" and on Sunday morning there was
great commotion among the guests Of that
popular hosiery. One had lost shawl,
one pair Of arctics, TIVE had lost gloves
and handkerchief, and even officer Becker
had lost scarf. Hardy was not around,