The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1872-06-06

4 P1asoxAL.-Prof Moore, Miss Tolman
and Miss Mayer returned on Friday from
Winona, where they had been attending
the Normal Institute.
Mr.. D. B. Stanley, an enterprising mer-
chant Of Maine Prairie, was in town on
Saturday. So was Mr.. Kimball, of tho
same place.
Mr.. L. B. Raymond, P. NJ. at Raymond,
and Mr.. J. NJ. Gilman, Of the same town,
paid our city a visit on Saturday.
Mr.. W. II. Blaisdell, Of Paynesville, al
so "came to town" Oh that day.
]. G. Smith and family started on TueS-
day for visit in Wisconsin.
DR.. Tolman and Prof. Moore went to st.
Paul on Monday to attend meeting Of the
State Normal Board.
Mr.. J. A. Stanton returned on Thursday
from the East, whore no has been for a
couple Of months, He was accompanied
by his father.
Mr.. G. Hsnauer returned to-day from q
business trip up the Mississippi.
Mr.. Paul Mockenhaupt will start to-mor-
row for st. Louis, to attend the Saenger-
fest, and also to purchase new goods.
Messrs. J. H. French and saml. Young,
of Maine Prairie, were in town to day.
Hon. E. NJ. Wright returned on Wednes'
day from trip to Dayton and along the
Main Line St. P. 4 P. R. R. He feels
sanguine OF getting the crossing of the St.
Cloud and Pembina line at Dayton, and
says large force Of men ore at work
grading. The Fergus Falls people have
not given up all hope yet, but talk Of Of
fering bonds to pay the difference between
the expense Of the route via their town and
that ria Dayton.
POLICE CouRr.-On Monday B. Oien
was very drunk aud very disordsrly, for
which he paid Justice Barnes SIS and costs.
On Tuesday bad spirits got the upper
hand of Nels johnson, and so did police
officer. He made his peace with SIS and
the extras.
Aco1DENr.-On last Thursday afternoon
while Mr.. Chas. T. Smith was at work in
Owen & Raymond's planning mill a broken
belt flew off and struck him violently In
the face, cutting through his lower lip,
loosening one tooth, and otherwise bruising
his face.
P1cN1o.-Quite a large picnic party
started for Grand Lake this morning, in
the best Of spirits. 1t was a leap-year at,
fair. Widows and widowers smiled on
each other in the tenderest manner maids
and bachelors sailed off in moods of sweet
suggestiveness while the lassies and lad
dies showed that they were not far behind
their elders. Everything was lovely, and
if tho general dampness does not prove too
much for the spirits Of the party, there
will be q general good time
The sAuK RAPIDS IApRovEMENTs.-The
following note from Hon. F. R. Delano, Of
St. Paul, Agent of the Water Power Com
pany, explains what improvements are pro-
posed to be made at the rapids, in which
this city feels deep interest:
ST.. PAUL, MINI, June 9th, 1872.
EDITOR JOURNAL The Water Power
Company propose to put in the dam across
tho river and construct 500 feet of canal
and GOO feet of breakwater this season.
The canal will be Is by 500 feet ami y
feet deep. This will supply water tor 10
mill sites, of SO by 80 feet each. This
work, and the canal on tho Sank Rapids
side, is intended to DO $500 feet long
After this season the canal will be built IN
sections of 500 feet, as improvements de-
mand.
The Water Power Company do not in
tend building any mills, but propose and
expect to sell or lease the mill sites to such
persons as desire to invest in manufacture
ing.
Yours Respectfully,
F. r. DELANO.