The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1872-01-04

!, PslsosAl. q. D. Kerr went to Lit !
tie Falls yesterday. He has been elected
County Attorney Of Morrison county.
A report has been in circulation here
that Mr.. Harry Walkinshaw. who loft
about eighteen months ago for Pennsylva-
MIA, died recently ofcousumption. This is a
mistake; it Wis brother Of Mr.. WIS who i
died. The latter is living in Pittsburgh, |
in good health.
Mr.. A. DsLaoy Wood, tho Sank Rapids |
correspondent Of TIE JOURNAL, started for |
= trip to the East last week.
Hon. F. B. Van Hoesen. Representative |
elect from Douglas County, passed through
town on Saturday. on his way to st. Paul.
Hon. II. T. Welles, Of Minneapolis, was
in town on Tuesday.
We had call on Monday from Messrs.
Bridges and Benson, Of Chicago, who have |
tho contract for erecting tho buildings, !
stations, shops, &c., along the line Of tho
Northern Pacific Railroad.
Mr.. Ed. Bloomfield, Of St. Paul, was in
the city yesterday.
Gen, Morris, Chief Engineer, and 3,
Folsom Right-of-Way Agent Of the st. Paul |
and p. r. r. Co., have been in town this |
week on business connected with tie |
bridge and depot.
| MAP T1LLD.->The map of the St. Cloud |
and Pembina Branch Of tho St. Paul and |
| Pacific Railroad, from St. Cloud via Alexan-
dria and Fergus Falls 10 Pembina, dis |
tancc of 3l4 miles, was filed in the Cover |
nor's Office on Friday.
| REBulL Hayward commenced |
on Monday rebuilding his livery stable |
! and barn. The dimensions are GSx10O !
feet, two stories high. Mr.. H. has large
force Of men at work, and will have the
building completed in a very short time.
| NEW PApERs.-It is rumored that ar
raugements are being made for establish
ing German paper at this place. 1t will
be owned by stock company.
Parties in Chicago intend starting a pa
per at Brainerd.
POLICE CouRT.-On Saturday Charles !
Daily got FIVE days in the brick hotel for
drunkenness.
Theodore Patrick paid SIS and costs to
Justice Barnes yesterday for being drunk.
ANNUAL MsET1Na.-The Annual Meeting !
Of the stearns County Agricultural and |
Mechanical Association will be held in this |
city on Tuesday next, tho 9th inst. Of
hcers are to be elected and other importan,
business transacted. Let there be . full |
attendance.
F1RE.-A subscriber at haywood, Ben
ton County sends Us the following item
ION Saturday, December 23d, the house
Of Martin Grove, Of this town, was con-
sumed by Ere, with ill it, contents. It Was
| = severe loss no insurance"
AxorHER.-On Monday seven buildings
were burned at Brsinerd. They included
the scandinavian House, Walters liquor
store, Dsvenport's, Ward & Saunders,
Peach s Longstood's stores, Fairbanks feed |
store, and . butcher shop. A portion of |
the stock in some Of the buildings was
saved.
BUSINESS CHAxaEe.-Mr. P. Munsinger
has purchased Of Reynolds & Co., the City
Restaurant, and will keep it in frst-class
style. Mr.. Lowell will have charge Of the
establishment.
Mr.. Chas. H. Alsop has associated him
self with J. F. Stevenson & Co., and will
take the machinery of his repair shop to
the foundry buildings.
ST. CRouD BR1DaE.-A meeting Of the |
Directors of the st. Cloud Bridge Company,
WAS held on Tuesday afternoon. In the
absence Of tho President, H. G. Burbank,
Esq, was chosen Chairman pro ten. The
following Directors were elected for the
ensuing year
H. G. Wait. W. B, Mitchell.
H. G. Burbank, T.. Mcclure,
N. Lahr, John Zapp
N. P. Clarke.
meeting of tho Directors was held last |
evening, at which semi-annual dividend |
OF five per cent. was declared. H. G. Wait !
was reelected President and T. c. Mcclure
Secretary and Treasurer.
ST.. CLOUD AND ST.. PETER RAILROAD
The parties interested in the building of
this road held meeting at st. Paul on
Friday Various matters connected with
the line were carefully considered. An
adjournment was had until tho 9th inst,
We understand that an organization will
be effected under the general laws of the
State, and that this organization, when
completed, will be consolidated with the St.
Cloud and Minneapolis Railroad Company,
which has swamp land grant from the
State. There is strong probability that
work will be commenced on this road in
the spring.
| The rate Of taxation In Minneapolis this
year is fifty-fve mills on the dollar-that
of St. Paul, forty mills-that of Winona,
thirty-fye mills. Those of our citizens
who grumble at high local taxes can see
from this comparison that they are by no
means numerically dealt with.-Winonu
Republican.
The rate in st. tCloud is only twenty-
eight and one-hay mills, being among the
very lowest in the State. Msnkato pays
45 mills Rochester 46; St. Anthony 60
mills on the dollar.
From James Wick, Of Rochester, N. Y.
10 have received ''viok's Floral Guide
for 1872" 1t is printed ON fine tinted pa
per. has two colsred plates and over three
hundred engravings Of flowers and vege-
tables. It will be sent free by Mr.. V,ck,
to all his customers, and to any one for ten
cents. Mr.. Y. is, without doubt, tho lar
gest and most successful dealer in seeds.
plants, bulbs, &c., in this country.
FoH SAl1.-A Notary Publio's seal. In
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