The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1872-05-30

Z ST.. Group, May 9Th, 1872.

n 81 st. CLOUD, may zltn, 1917. 81;
Present-Ald. Bridgman, norr, Fisher,
Powell, sherer, P. Smith and Scott.
The President of the Council be-
ing absent. ice-President Bridgman. pre-
sided a-<, ~ n
meyer and others against the petition Of
Il. Stocking and others for sidewalk on
blocks 20 and 80 was referred to Committee
on Streets and Alleys. #
Tho Committee ON Health to whom was
referred tho petition Of John Winslade,
asking that the nuisance on Percy street
caused by the keeping Of large number Of
hogs in lot adjoining his property, be
abated, reported "that they had examined
the premises referred to in said petition
and found that nuisance exists which
ought TO be abated. and they recommends ed
that the Chief Of Police notify Mr.. Hay
ward to abate the same, and on his refu sol
SO to do to place the matter in the hands
of the City Attorney for him to take such
action as may be deemed advisable in the
premises" Adopted.
The Committee on Streets and Alleys to
whom was referred the petition Of T. Smith
and others praying for the opening Of IN
alley in rear of block 7 Wilson's survey,
reported that they be allowed to do SO, pro-
vided the petitioners pay all the expenses
Adopted.
The bids for doing the city printing were
referred to the Committee on Printing.
The bill of J. Dorr, $3.50, for cleanin 6
streets, was allowed.
1t was voted to allow the City Assessor
$120 for his services this year.
- The Council then adjourned.
POPULAR CIDER.-Sevcral weeks ago,
| Mr.. P. J. Limperich put on tap some cider,
which he offered at ST per gallon. Parties
who had tastes for such things, carefully
cultivated by long practice, discovered that
| this solder" was fine quality of wine.
So. one after another of the knowing ones,
dropped in with their little demiohns, and
carelessly observed that they ''guessed
they'd take q gallon or two of that ERE
cider,'' laid their dollar or 50 on the
counter, and departed, quietly chuckling,
| with the cheering moisture which they had
| obtained at such bargain. Before long
| the cider was all gone. A few days since,
/ Mr.. Justus Carpenter, Of Sank Rapids,
sent word to Mr.. Limperich that he would
like to have a couple Of barrels OF choice
! rhubarb wine which he had left in Mr..
Horns cellar. de claims that it is-or
was before 1t was absorbed by the thirsty
/ and designing ciderites Of St. Cloud-6ve
years old; that he had refused SIS per gal
Ion for it in Michigan, and that he had
brought it to this State for his own person.
al use and benefit. Mr.. Limperich, in
March, 1871, had leased the building al
that time occupied by Mr.. c. Horn, pur
chasing from Mr.. H. his entire stock Of
lruit, &c, stored in the cellar. He says
\ these two barrels stood in one corner for
/ more than year and until the greater
portion Of their contents had leaked away,
during which time no person laid any
claim to them, and that he knew nothing
Or out Mr.. Carpenter. Mr.. c. has brought
suit for 86 gallons Of wine, at So Per gal
Ion, and thus the matter stands al
present. So far as We can see, the
parties principally benefited are those
sly dogs who got their ''cider" 70,
ST. per gallon.