The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1872-05-16

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N. +. CHuRCH.-Services every Sabbath
at l02 A. N. and8 n. Strangers invited.
REv. F. A. R1GG1S, Pastor
Logs have already commenced floating
by.
Work was commenced on the new
depot this week.
The Grammar Department of the Mod
81 School will have picnic on Saturday.
LOCO old papers for sale at this Office,
! packages Of 100 or less.
The Railroad bonds have been receiv-
ed, and are being filed out by the City
Clerk.
MIR. E. G. earns has sold the lot next
above Grovenor's warehouse, to B. Rein
hard, for 81 200.
Mr.. F. H. Dam is sporting . hand
some new buggy, turned out by the St.
Cloud Wagon Factory.
Mr.. james Beatty, proprietor of the
Lufkin House, at Sank Rapids, is making
. number of important Improvements in
that popular house.
As city licenses have generally expir-
cd, parties interest ed will walk up to the
Clerks Office and take out new ones, and
avoid costs.
Rev. J. Taylor Chambers, Of Napier
vile, Illinois, has accepted call from St..
Johns Church. of this city. He is expect
ed to arrive about the first Of June.
Mr.. J. W. Tenvoorde has removed tn e
hay scales from the corner of St. German
street and Washington avenue to St. Ger
main street corner Of State street, oppo-
site his store.
MIR. R. NJ. Richardson, (famlliarly call
ed "Reub." dishes up law and justice as
j. P. 1t Morris, Stevens county. He is
also doing something in the way Of farm.
ing.
-On Friday booty chap stuck his head
through pane Of glass in the front of
Tobey's bookstore, to the serious damage
Of the cuticle on his face as we'll as to the
glass.
The Driving Park Association proposes
getting up some special attractions for the
Fourth Of July. Purses will be offere
sufficient to bring out not only the best
horses in this vicinity, but some fast nags
from below.
Tho contract for excavating for the
basement Of Mr.. Leisen's new store build
Ing has been let to John Dorr for the
stone to F. Hartman; and for the mason
work to Mr.. Hemmer. Work will DO be-
gun in short time.
The rain last week raised the Missis-
sippi about ten inches. It is said the
snail streams above are much swollen.
This will be welcome to lumbermen, who
have been wearing long faces in prospect
Of no water for their drives Of logs.
Tho Sank Centre stages and mail now
leave at one o'clock p. NJ, or just after the
arrival Of the train from st. Paul and ar
rive at about two o'clock P. NJ, in time to
make connections with the afternoon train
for 81. Paul.
Tho next regular meeting of the Libra.
~ Association will DO held on Thursday
evening, Nay 2sd, with Mrs. Montgomery.
Shakespeare reading will be continued
A cordial invitation is extend cd to all.
Mas. N. P. CLARKE, Pres.
Tho annual meeting Of the Ladies'
Union Library Association will be held at
the residence Of Mrs. N. F. Barnes, on
Thursday eve, June 9Th 1872.
Ano. MAh1 bAhNES, Sec.
Farmers have thus tar had an exceed
ingly favorable season. The first part was
dry and nice for sewing; then follow
cd tho rains; and now they have splendid
growing weather. A continuance equally
favorable will make this seasons crops the
largest obtained for years.
Mr.. J. r. Clevela nd, U.S.. Marshal, Of
st. Paul, was in the city y esteraay serving
summonses, On the stockholders in the
Republic Insurance Company. As most Of
these individuals believe that there has
been fraud in the management of the
Company, the assessments will be generally
81 contested to the last by the stockholders
throughout the State.
A meeting was held last evening, al
which Judge McKelvy was selected to 60
to st. Paul and Minneapolis and confer
with stockholders there with q view to
unite In defending the case.
! I. "A letter from DR.. G. Schulen, written
Il Munster on the 2Sth Of April, announces
his safe arrival On tho previous day. H
intended starting the next week on a trip ul
che Rhine. He says the season was as far
advanced then 90 in Minnesota in the m id.
die Of June, and that The weather va:
warm and pleasant. But he adds, II shall
bs glad when sec the Mississippi again
There 10 no place like st. Cloud" He will
be back about the 9Th Of June.
q Mr.. G. Bridgmsn is improving very
materially tho appearance of tho trao
of land near his lower saw mill. He hal
tslSAred out oil the uaderbrush from mum
bsf Of acres, which he proposes to eventu
ally fence in for park. A row Of elm
trees he's been set along the roadside, nea,
che rivers bank, from Owen + RAYMOND.
sash, factory almost to the mill. This will
soon be one Of the pleasantest drives in th,
vicinity.
:g DO not fail to read the new advertise