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

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6Aux RA11Ds, OF. u, 1871.
EDaroa JoulxAI IS sy1niS pasjlss
. eAuk Rapids ~ usually 70 hunbls sad
tee, Ssw q q q much interest to the pub-
ue. The village, q usual, y Very quiet q
this time. Nov and thor 5 squsd ssf en-
pleysss. waiting to b 81 q work o. Tie
osd-whsrsvsr that my behave
bean sssn Tor several days. Idly stroiliny
Along tho strsst. Or sathsriag 4 littls
Knots On The eornsrs. And Il = ebsssvabls
that 8 fsw Of these sturdy stranger have
bssa. socially iadalsiae Il esasreus lba-
tlons ffe1 snse nors 81 The dot speiasp'
g 5ouataias, which havs rsesatly con-
nsassd babbliag up h our nidst. These
asv ssesGses, Il II said bslsne 6 ths
selnna q NJ. Dsars1's operative fbres,
dsstinsd fsr service ssms~hsrs bstwssa
here and Brainsrd, On the line Of the
projected railroad. S95
Mr.. DeGraf himself has rsosntly a.
rived i't in town, and contsmplatss, II 4 BE-
leved, making this village, for the time
being, his headquarters, dssming Il more
convenient and economical than to estab-
lish his depot Of supplies .. Little Fails.
& Nothing worth recording il said. q In
fsot nothing i certainly known here, r.
speeting the permanent location Of the
railroad. Il l. conceded On III hands
that spssulatiens in that pussliag matter
would 30 vain and bs likely to result In
disappointment. Little can b learned By
the most ssute observer, where tho sky IL
@ svershadowsd with clouds. But the
more hopeful are persuaded that.ths water
power hare win have some weieht TO: tip
the great scale Of the railroad company il
favor Of Sank Rspids, q : central point,
when oil Is said aud done. It is asserted,
and possibly true enough-that the little
town has given : large share Of what it
possesses to secure a benefit from the road,
and md that Il is now too, poor to offer mors.-
However, 30 far - your. oorrsspsadent
knows there Is very little talk Or sxoits-
nsnt on the subject. .s..s.... ..5 Is :.
Il the rosd naasgsrs lesvs Sank Rspids
out in the cold aud IL u deprived Of the
advantages It once hoped 70, obtain hy the
roads being fixed here, IL must seospt its
fate. and warm itself into oonfbrt tho bet
way It can. s.''-a' ss..5=. /.
Il j. reported that the late arss destroy.
q : very large amount Of hsy On thiy mead.
ows est Of the town. The keayisst loss,
4 i said, fails upon Me-. Hillma1s OF Va.
tab-loo tons having bssaj destroyed for
him. Oilers havs Lost: heavily, but none
8 large a amount. s.. =
Our few nsrehants AZ doiae ! quiet,
bat god fall trade; sad sssn e IS q
= .Asoziahing eeaditien.
1As three miles spaaaing the distance
bstwssa this plaes and yer city sAsaet
b. supposed to make much atnesphsrioal
didsrsnes. Consequently. We have bsen
Enjoying beautiful autumn weather, though
little too dusty for comfort.
The Largo new school house. now in pro-
srsss q this place, viii, whom eomplsied,
% : very hadsoms edifes, and prove an
ornament 70 the little village. ~, =. *tIt
>s.;iis Respectfully, ,.>.,.....5 :.
5. ITEM.
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III f5G555s. SAuK RAPIDS, Oct. 16, 1871. !
EDlEo1 JoulaA1.-About one hundred.
dollars was raised here for tho sufferers 81
the Chieago FIRE. 81.
= Mr.. L. 81. Gilman, proprietor Of .Our
Store. !" died here: on last Saturday fore.
noon. -
Large Quantities Of grain and provisions
pass through here daily, bound for the pi-
neriss. = ss-ss,s.Fg'l e,s::.. .,.,',3Sa-4
M. A. Campbell is building . IN, resi-
dsncs near D. 0illuaa's, Watsh. "A ar,t.
elsss boasdihs house has. recently been
spsnsd by An.Haassy essr, thu .Rusaall
Houss. B. Cronk's new residsaos isn,ar-
i completed: Mr.. ". +. Hicks, OF Saint
Georges Prairie, IL putting mp : dwelling
house couple Of miles back Of town; % il
Mr. Gilman. ,.,sa@essszsz4s
= Work en- the Brainerd road has been
commenced about fourteen miles above
here, near Geo. T. Rioe's.
Large numbers Of men are ct work in
tho stone .quarries Of Taleett 4 Castle and
Robinson L Sons. =
Mrs.. Glidden has opened sslsot school
in tho Town House.
III. JouasAI eonss Fssularly Assya
local and family paper, ri u conceded Is IS
unsurpassed in Mianesots. ssjgs sssss:..tt..ysEE
+ ~ DOOW RUHTRA.
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