The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1872-01-11

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BuTrALo Wa1Hr Co., Jan 9th. 1872.
ED1roR JouRNAL.-The new Board Of
Commissioners have met. and attended 10
the county business and gone home rejoio-
Ing, with their county orders in their pock-
cts. All the new officers have sent In their
official bonds, and most Of them have en-
tered on their duties. Mr.. CUTS iller hard
y appreciates the fact that he came near
losing his election, as he had large MAJOR
ity, but prominent sore head Republican
states that il that party had taken hu ad-
vice. the Register would have been unseat-
Cd, easy. He didn't happen to be, prob
ably for the above reason. Mr.. Redlons
our worthy Treasurer, tfembled in his
boots for some time, and well he might,
for il the -" Young" man who opposed him
had had ID more votes, Mr.. Redlon might
have gone back to his ..lsst'' occupation.
to ponder on tho old saying "Ns .utor ultra
crepidam.'' ,. z. ..x & I .,,
Considerable interest is manifested in
the location of the county buildings, the
brick for which, were contracted for, by
the last commissions and the site selected
but it seems that theic selection was not on
the town site, and straitway it VAS survey.
ed and made part of the town site. This is
high hill, faces the Southwest, and over
looks Buffalo Lake. Another site also on
the bank of the lake, and also not on the
town site, and therefore to DO made an
''addition," will be surveyed very shortly
so to be in the market at the next meeting.
A third place is offered, but could not
learn its peculiar advantages, though il
must have many if it be trde that, the Log.
islature Of our State, adjourned for days
to let the owner come up here to pointthem
out. as they could not run the machine
without him. At the next session, the
county board will have to decide the Il mo-
|smentous question, as to whether the noun
tain or the vally shall take precedence.
Mr.. J. F. Lewis Of Mon ticello was ap.
pointed Superintendent Of schools in place
Of E. B. McCord whose term expires in
April next. The experience of the present
Superintendent is worth hundreds Of dol,
lars to tue county and We fear they made .
had move in changing. Mr.. McCord knows
the location Of every school house in every
one OF nearly 100 Districts and the thous-
and highways and bye-ways leading Ia
them, and [what is quite Importantly those
that: don't lead to them also, and II will take
the new man many weeks to find them out,
and many unpleasant experiences win help
to keep them In his mind when he doe.
find them ont. It is his good fortune that
Ethe term begius in the spring % that there
IL no particular danger Of his being frozen
to death for the first six months. But the
perils BY mud, and musquitoss,s by bed,
bugs and bears by sourbre.d and sloughs
are much more than any man would bar
gain for, till we tried it once. Then again
he is not scqusinted with the District off.
GERS and their whereabouts, and. an
afraid that it will cost the county year Il
get him fairly attwork. The modest aspi'
rant from Delano was about right when h
asked for 400 dollars extra to pay for get.
ting acquainted with the business. It il
worth it. LOGOS:
D..