The St. Cloud journal., 1872-04-11
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lIIssfEsDTA NEWS.
Bishop Whipple sailed from New
Orleans for Havana on the 18th ult.
Sherburno county is out Of debt,
and has seventeen hundred dollars il
the treasury.
Crosse, Wis.,, has an OK With :
horn ton inches in length growing
from his breast, between the fore legs.
The farmers in the woods, north of
Glencoe, are short Of hay thus spring,
10 consequence Of the destructive fires
last fall. = - =.
Tho Well Alias says that Col.
'Thompson's steam plow will be set At
work plowing u soon As the frost is
ont Of the ground. It is believed that
i will prove successful. IL.
Old Bets, (of course everybody
feels kindly interest in her,) is still
confined to her house At Mendoza, be.
ing rendered almost helpless by paraly-
sis of her lower limbs.
-Tilly Ward, oolored girl, at =
spelling contest ia the higher depart.
ment ofthe Sauk Centre school last
week came off victorious.
The people Of Fergus Falls have
established an Anti~H Horse Thief Asso-
citation, and with y constitution and
bylaws are now ready to tackle any
horse thieves who may infest that
vicinity.
-Wilimar is to have q court house,
to cost $4,000; an Episcopal church
and parsonage an addition to tho
round house and Car shops, and steam
apparatus for conveying water from
the lake to the oomp.uy's buildings.
1t is also counting on a grist mill this
year. ...
los IN. Cook employed in the ma
chine shops At Wiuona, yesterday fell
on the railroad track and an entire
train passed over him. killinp him
instantly.
"A thief attempted to commit
burglary IN the residence of Rev, J. r.
Creighton Of Mankato, on the evening
Of the 10th ult, but was freigh ten.
ed away by the awakening Of Mrs.
Creighton.
1t is estimated that there is from
l75,000 to 100000 bushels Of wheat
IN store At Red Wing, less than the u.s.
usl amount at this season of tho year.
The city council Of Rochester has
named the 23th inst, as the day on
which tho voters Of that city shall rat
ity or reject the promise given Of.
bonus of 100000 to the Davcn port
and St.. Paul railroad.
The Austin Register says the
First ''prairic schooner" of the season
passed through h that town one day last
week. From stovcpipe which pierc.
ed the canvas roof volume of smoke
was issuing, indicating that things
we're comfortable inside. Immigration
is setting in early.
"A man named Chapman, from
Steele county, for few days past has
been at Frontenao sick, and attempted
to commit suicide this morning by cut
ting his throat with a jack. knife. His
neck was torn badly, but not danger.
ously, and he is now doing we'll:
The State Of Wisconsin has for.
warded check for the $1,000 OK.
| pended in tho trial Of Floyd Smith,
| and the additional sum of $4OO to Mr..
8. himself for time lost under q false
charge brought against him.
| Mr.. E. F. Hainlin was April.fool.
ed out Of couple Of fingers on Mon
day. He was using cutting box, the
knives Of which became ologged. In
attempting to free them, two fingers Of
bis right hand were severed just below
the first joint. The numerous friends
| Of Mr.. Hainlin will regret the painful
aceident.-Big Woods Citizen.
The Mankato Review mentions
the sale, something less than two years
ago, of 40 acres of "slough" for 81, 900
which property, on the 18th Of Decem-
Der, was mortgaged to secure debt Of
$25, 900, due next year, and then very
pertiueutly asks if any city in the
State can show more rapid increase in
value Of real estate in the same length
of time.
While telling sugar maple tree,
the other day on Mr.. Sherer's farm a
short distance out of this city, young
man found embedded in the centre Of
the tree, which Was foot in diameter
= grain Of yellow corn. It wss in a
perfect state Of preservation. Now,
then, how did it get there, and when :
MIR. John Whitney, of Roches-
tor, has recently been granted patent
for his fan attachment to sewing ma
chimes. 1t IL an ingenious contrivance
BY which a fan il attached to the me.
chine and the same power that does
the sewing, works the fan ard keeps
the fair sewer cool and comfortable. I.
is not necessity at this time of year,