The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1871-10-19
LrroHrIrLpy Oct 1854.

L1roHrIrLDs Oets Is, 1874.
ED1roH JouaSAL-T Tho ruthless.
zavages q vhstths sensation svrit.r,'oi
the time1. .rn fhsla q q a.. have i,
hid t..s vulnerable property upon
the big Praasie," yet, considering the
severe dsouth, it is q marvel to me that
greatsr damage has not been doue;-
The town Of Litehasld had q narrow
escape. On the I'd inst, while . large
number, Of The ,adalt m.lse population,
were absent from their homes, On The
grand Aust, s<ths tho sides Of which
Captains O. II. Stsobeek and. J. II.
Bacon hsaded), ths prairie fire from the
north came nearly to the toxnsite, and
but for tho earnest efforts of 4 few
men, our: village would. heve been laid
waste. For, while near by, in, Lake
Ripley, there is "vater, water every
where" yct there is scarcely drop 10
this dry time available in case Of = fire
breaking out in the business portiouk
Of the town. :.:.s:s: Il; . <::
The hunt referred to above, was .
source Of much amusement to al co.,
oernsd. Crack sportsmen aud amateurs
were selected promisouously. w. w.
Bradford, Democratic candidate 3or
Representative, Dr.. Bacon, one Of tho
Captains, and G. L. White, md perhsps
t~o or three others, had very good sae-
eesa, while tome cane in with but 4:
Ten points. aud Others fsilsd = come
70 time altogether. Dr.. ,Baooa's side
Won the oyster supper q tho Lake Rip
Icy House, the same being: what vas
agreed upon q the stakes Of tho game.
The Litohtsld Rep.bl.eo. has given
Up the ghost. I believe it expects. TO-
RE from il ashss At Glsnveod, Pope
county. n IL h.t Ii.sue the Republic
can gave : "partiog blessiog" 70 what
it termed tho Land O@os Ring, which,
it e.ys, controls the politics Of
The county. For soma time
after the Republicans started, il slnost
moaopolissd the Land O&ss printing,
but for some time past the Ms,es hss
been favored with the patronage Of that
Office Whether tho Land Ohes would
have received tho anathemas of tho
Republican fits columns had continued
to b flied With contested land eaee 90
tees is an open question. So far Is pews.
papers are concerned, I Ike to SEQ a.
many Of them, when their inf ID
healthy, ~ ths people ssn support.--
But our county is yet too new to sup
port two newspapers, 80 they can prop.
oily thrive. If the people Of. Pope
county have no paper, they will doubt.
less rejoice .t tho advent Of the Repub-
lcan. Since the latter paper has been
published here, Mr.. Belfoy has greatly
improved the ,Ne,os. It is new IN
eight column paper, and ito letter press
is .bright ~ doll.r."'.: =. .... T.. Il
After numerous false alarms, st lat
xe are to have steam aouring. mill It |
Litch6eld. Hamlet Stevens, Dsnoerat-:
ic candidate for County Treasurer, has
charge OF its construction. He built,
tho Mcnamara mill LIST ysar, and i r.
.puted ! Ny. / min~Eisht. Mt .Adsp,,
late Of, Canada, i said OBJ The lsaa,.
ing capitalist in thes ente1priss.s i
!, Nov, if somebody will take advau.
tage Of the other opening in Litehfsld
viz, . b.nk-we shall DO able to
command q trade and a business that
few towns in the State, outside Of St.
Paul and Minneapolis, enjoy. j.
Rev. j. Fasig, for the last two years
the acceptable pastor of the NJ. E.
Church at this place, has gone to Alex
andria. Rev. VIM. VIM. Copp, l.te of
Greenleaf, takes MI. Fasigs place.
VOYA0EUR.