The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1872-03-21

RAILROAD NEws.-The location of the
line of the St. Cloud and Pembina Railroad
has been completed through Stearns county
From this place to st. 10. it is nearly d.
rect; between st. Jo. and Avon large
bend is made on account of tho hilly char
acter Of the country from there to Sank
Centre the line is quite straight. Mr..
Zapp, Register Of Deeds, is engaged in
making an distract of all tho lands through
which the road passes. The distance from
st. Paul to St. Cloud by rail will be IS
miles ; to St. 10, 81 miles !; to Mclrose,
100 miles to Sank Centre, III miles. The
St. 10. depot will be located about one
hundred rods back Of the town, on the
property Of Peter Loso, who has given
land for depot grounds.
The new St. Cloud freig ht depot wia
be l6O feet long; the passenger depot,
about SO feet, including ladies' room, gen.
tlemen's room, Office and baggage room.
One span Of the bridge across the Mis-
slssippi at this place has been completed,
and another is half finished. The bridge
will be entirely completed in three weeks.
Material is being hauled on the ground
for the depot buildings. In addition to
those mentioned in a previous paragraph,
there will be an engine house, turu-table
and an elevator. These buildings will all
be first. (there are three grades on the
road.) The contract for their construc-
| ton has been let to Mr.. VIM. Hill, of St.
Anthony, who put up the buildings on the
Main Line. AS soon as the frost is out of
the ground, so that grading can be done,
the track will be laid from the line on the
| east side and the cars run into this city.
The bridge across Sank River will be
about half mile above the wagon bridge.
1t will be 200 feet long, Of tho Howe
truss style, with one pier and two abut-
ments. L. Robinson s. Son have the con-
tract for the granite for the masonry, and
are now delivering ii at the rate of IS
loads per day. Their granite cannot be
| surpassed in quality. The masonry work
| is to be finished in two weeks-the whole
bridge in one month from this date.
The same parties have a contract for fur
nishing granite for bridge across Rock
River, on the Brainerd line. 1t will be
| $50 feet, Howe truss, and is to be complet-
ed in one month.
This line has been turned over by Gen.
spaulding, Chief Engineer of the North
ern Pacific, to Gen. Morris, Chief Engin-
eer Of the St. Paul and Pacific.
| A contract has been let to Watson & Co.,
| of Minneapolis, for building the super
! structure Of all the bridges on both the
| Braiuerd and Pembina Branches, and they
( have already commenced work.
| We are indebted to Capt. Payte. of Tho
Engineers Office in this city, for several of
the above items.
THAT "P1NE-LAND" HoUsE.-Among the
| score or more of false statements which
composed Mr.. Gilman's two.column letter
IN the last issue of the Organ, was one that
the ''local columns of THE JOURNAL chad
failed to notice" the elegant house built by
him from the profits of his successful scrip
| and pne-land and other Land Office srecu-
lations. 10 show how accurate Mr.. Gil
man is, in things in general and this thing
in particular,:we copy the following ''no-
tice" from the The JOURNAL of August
10th, 1872, in which it appeared:
! FINE BUILD1NG.-Some time since, Hon.
&c. a. Gilman, Register of the U. s. Land
Office, purchased the residence of VIM. J.
Parsons, Esq, in upper town. lie is now
having some very decided improv ements
made. In front Of and joining the pres
ent building, he is putting upa new part,
l6x17 feet, and in front Of this, another
part, 21x2G. These additions, two stories
high, will be covered by a French roof,
and the whole will be finished off in the
very best syle. A vide verandah will run
around two sides of the building, and
there will porch on another. A bay win
dow will face the West. The cost OF the
ers inform US. The plans were drawn by
Mr.. A. E. Husscy, Architect.
Mr.. Gilman was about as correct in this
statement as in those he usually makes.
But, if in the past we have been somewhat
negligent in ''not icing" Mr.. Gilman and
the manner in which he has expended his
easily gained wealth, We pledge him that
We will not be in the future.
Our DELEGATIoN.-The Sank Centre
Herald pays a well-deserved compliment
to Capt A. Barto, Member of the Legisla-
ture from that place Capt. 3. proved
himselfa good legislator, hard worker
and an influential Member. He was q
credit to Stearns county. Indeed, the entire
delegation did their duty we'll, and carried
through such measures as their constitu.
ects were interested in which it was at
, all possible to carry.
D "CUBA."-The lecture on last Thursday
8 evening, on Cuba, by Judge Atwater, was
we'll worth hearing. The beauties of this
wonderful isle were pictured in glowing
words, and many interesting personal ex.
, perienccs were related by the lecturer.
Some idea of its wealth and productivenes.
was given by statistics as to its exports
taxes, &c. The attendance was not at oil
what the merits of the lecture deserved.
Town OFF1cERs.-Paynesvill elected
the following town officers on the 18th inst
g Supervisors-Jamcs II. Boylan Chair
man, John Baitingcr, Jacob Staples.
Town Clerk-John w. Darby.
u Assessor-Andrew Eickmeyer.
Observation-Disclosures D. Gale
Justice Of the Peace-James C. Haines
o CoDstable-Homer Town
q NEXT WEEK.--The splendid new sprin,
ia and summer stock Of Montgomery {
le West will begin to arrive next week. I
is will DC complete in every department. Il
| all lines of dress goods there will be
e specially elegant and stylish assortment
n These goods lave been advantageous
y bou ght, and will be sold cheap for cash
It Call and see Montgomery & W est's ne,
Is goods.
The Monticello Times says: "Clary
or Co.'s blooded calf was year old last Tues
q, day, and celebrated his first birthday b