The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1871-06-01
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i ! -Ths plum orop in Houston, ooun.
Isl is saia u be#a failure.
Small pox|'s prevailing to a con.
|( sa1ee''hk ss,*ntio Fillmore county.
> -Mark Twain is t. visit Minnesot,
during the summer.
"A $4,000 Catholic Church is
about to be built at Mankato.
The house Of Col. Ge.ry in high
land was burned last week. No insur.
auce.
The semi.annual meeting Of the
State Medical s 'ciety occurs at Min
neapolis on the 18th Of June.
The Monticello iState.n,an ha.
been discontinued, and 4 new paper i.
to rise in its place.
Competing stage lines are carry.
ing passengers from Preston to the 8.
M. K. r. for nothing.
Samples Of rye vero received by
the editor Of the Red Wing Repubs.
ca" full headed, being three feet high.
WIN. Jay Whipple, OF the Winona
Herald was elected Chief Engineer Of
the fire department of that city.
The Masonic Fraternity will have
a grand celebration at Winona, on St.
johns day, juno 29th.
"A building is now being construct.
ed in Minneapolis Of wood laid 10 NOR
tor, with walls about 20 inches thick
The citizens Of Spring Valley are
building an Office for Mrs. French, ed.
itress Of the Progress.
Teachers, State, County, township
or district school officers are prohibited
under heavy penalties from dealing il
school books or apparatus, at q profit
W. W. Folsom, President Of the
University of Minnesota, has received a
commission appointing him ss Mr..
Williams, substitute.
-Anoka is to have a bank of $780,.
600 capital, if the citizens will take
$l2,5o0 ofstook, Mr.. J. B. French, Of
Chicago, taking the balance.
An engine exploded at Hastings
belonging to the St. Paul and Chicago
road, and is complete wreck. The
fireman was injured, though not fatally
col. Hans Matson, Secretary o.
State, leaves on Monday for Sweden
where he will act as emigration agent
for the Lake Superior aud Mississippi
Railroad Company.
"A hotel barn at Glare mont Station
was struck by lightning last Frida,
knocking the gable end of the barr
out, killing horse and stunning 9th
ers.
The Wioona Republican says tn,
daughter Of Mr.. Lev, Allis, q girl o
twelve summers, committed suicide
few days since, by taking stryohnine
1t is supposed sho was laboring unde
u species Of insanity.
"-The town Of Goodhue, sufere,
| from a violent hail storm which passe,
over that city last Friday afternoon
The storm covered a track from one t
TWO miles wide. Some of the stone
were four inches in diameter, and brok
the glass in south windows from on
end of the town to the other. So say
the Red Wing Republican.
Governor Austin received fro1
Washington two ponderous document
certifying to the State Of Minnesot
certain lands. One was 4O,l26 acre
of Swamp Lands in the Taylor's Fall
District. and the 9th r for 14,45
acres," to aid in the construction OF tn
Southern Minnesota Railroad unde
act Of July 4, 1s66."-Pioneer.
Seven long trains Of Norwegian
and Swedes, from Eau Claire county
Wis, passed through this cit1 the ca,
ly part Of the week, destined for tn
line Of the Northern Pacific Rsilroa
in the Red River valley. They re
ported that "lots more are coming
from the same locality.-&t. Anthon
Democrat.
The President has confirmed tn
appointment of Gov. Austin of j
Fletcher Williams ss ore of the con
missioners to prepare for the Gel
tenuial celebration at Philadelphia i
1876, aud also appointed Co.. W. W
Colville, Of Red Wing, as tho secou
commissioner.
Two lady students of the Stat
Normal School at Winona-Mlss Mar
E. Lee, Of the Normal Depa, tmeu
aud Miss Ellen F. Williams, of ii
Fourth Model department-while Ri
ing out on Saturday evening last, "a
off an embarkment near that city IN
upset their carriage ; throwing the l
dies out, but fortunately doing I
damage other than tracturing aud sprai'
ing the wrist of Miss Lee. So says Il
Republican.
An engine with two cars VI
thrown off the track on the Vino,