The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1872-07-25

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Our readers will remember the published
account Of tho mysterious disappearance
of Miss Macarthur, Of Grow Wing, who
was thought to have committed suicide
Subsequent revelations led to the belize
that she had been murdered, and two
White Earth Chippewa Indians were ar
rested and brought to Brainerd for trial.
On Friday night ono Of tho Indians made
full confession, and led party to the
place near Grow Wing, where were found
the charred remains Of the unfortunate
young woman, who, after being outraged
and murdered, had been burned. The
feeling in Brainerd was intense, and the
following special dispatch tens the not
unexpected result:
EKA1NERD, July "a, 1872.
Special Disputed to st. Cloud Journal.
The two Indians charged with Miss Nc.
Arthur's murder, we're taken from tho
prison BY mob last night and hung.
r. NJ. N.
Later information states that hundred
or more Indians, painted and bedaubed
for war, had gathered on the outskirts o.
Brainerd, threatening vengeance. Gov
Austin was telegraphed to for military aid
and sent this morning Companies A, B and
D, Of the First Regiment, under command
of Col. Connolly, to the scene Of distur-
bance.
PERsoN4.-Judge J. NJ. McKelvey re-
turned OF! katurlay from visit to his ole
home in Pennsylvania. He says that, CT
account of drouth, the wheat in that State
is but'abodt one-third crop.
Mr.. James Tway, of Alexandria, called
to see us en- Saturday. He had not beer
in St. Cloud for six years, and was much
surprised to sec the wonderful improve.
ments which had taken place during tina,
time.
Mr.. H. G. Martin and family started
yesterday for Iowa. =.
Messrs. II. 3. Morrison and C. S. Ben.
son, of Clearwater, and E. A. Parker, Of
Sank Centre, came to the races on Satur.
day.
Mr.. Geo. S. Spencer returned on Friday
from his Red River surveying trip. His
hankerings to breathe the free air OF
heaven in that particular way have been
abundantly satisfied.
Mr.. J. E Bell, of the Hennepin County
Savings Bank, and Mr.. D. C. Bell, Secre-
tary of the Minneapolis Linseed Oil Com.
pauy, have been visiting friends in thi:
city during the past week.
Mr.. G. II. Alsop, who was laid up with
fractured ankle some time ago, is around
again nearly as good az new.
Mr.. John P. Nanny, the we!l-known ag.
ricultural implement manufacturer, and
his son, Mr.. Geo. J. Nanny, are in thu
city. Mr.. Nanny says that the prompt
ness with which machinery is paid fcl
shows the farmers of Northern Minnesota
to be among tho most prosperous in the
West.
Mr.. II. Ottensmcycr started on Tuesday
for trip through Iowa. Wisconsin and
Illinois.
Mr.. c. c. Tobcy returned yesterday
from Sank Centre, at which place he has
been for some time. lie says the gu.
venile" is hourishing.
THE EARLY DAYs.-Mr R. C. Durdick
Of this city, has shown US some documents
going back to the days before Boston har'
hor was converted into tea pot, and wher
our fathers had no Fourth Of July. The
first comm ission dated Nov. II, 1888
or nearly one hundred and thirty-nlnt
years ago., made "By His Excellency Will
liam Crosby, Esq, Captain General ant
Governor in Chief Of the Provinces o.
New York, New Jersey and Territories
thereon depending in America, Vice Ad-
miral Of the same and Colonel in His Maj
esty's Army, &c., to Storm Becker, Gent, D
as Ensign (same as our Second Lieuten
ant) of Militia. This Storm Becker, whe
ranked as a ''gentleman," was the grea
grandfather of Hon. Geo. L. Becker, O.
st. Paul, to whom Mr.. Burdick last week
gave the commission as an heirloom. W.
wonder what His Excellency Mr.. Crosby
would think of the "Provinces Of New
York, New Jersey and Territories thereon
depending" if he could see them now?
Next is deed, beginning as follows
''This Indenture made this sixteenth day Of
May, in the Tenth Year of the Reign O.
our Gracious Sovereign Lord George tn
Third, by the Grace Of God King Of Grea
Britain, France aud Ireland, King Defend
er Of the Faith, etc., etc., And in the Yea
of our Lord Christ One Thousand Sever
Hundred and Seventy" It will be notice
Of how much greater importance in thcs
! days was King George than was the Lore
| This deed proceeds to "grant lot numbe
forty-eghs and oil Lands, Meadows, Com
mons, Pastures, Feelings, Trees, Woods
Underwoods, Ways, Paths, Water, Waite
! Courses, Easements, Profits, Commodities
| Advantages, Embellishments and Appu1
! tenances whatsoever More would doub
less have been granted had there been an.
thing more that could possibly be granite
| The conveyance is from Pictcr U. Ziele ar
Cornelia Zielc to Johanis Storm Beck
and Harmanus Becker, in the County
Albany and Province Of New York, wi
are to be "Warranted and Unidentified al
kept Harmless of all former and 9th
Bargains, Sales, Gifts, Grants, Lease
Mortgages, Wills, Entails, Bonds, Wri
inss, Obligatory Judgments, Rents al
Arrearages, and Of and from all 9th
Charges, Estates. Rights, Titles, Tro
bles () and Membranes whatsoever
which is putting the thing pretty stron
In order to make the matter incontestab
binding the document is 'sealed" with
strip Of green carpet binding and patch
Of red wax, giving to it highly orn
mental appearance. The deed is drawn
the royal stamped paper, which so excit