The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1872-06-13

| MIR. WIN Holes arrived this week from
Moorhead. He reports good times there
Mr.. B. H. Winslow, OF Maine Prairie,
favored US with a call on Tuesday.
Mr.. Tkos. Bolles, Of Raymond, is il
in town, juryipg.
Mr.. John Workman, Postmaster at Cul
drum, dropped in to see US on Monday
You ought to hear him talk about CROPS in
Morrison county
Mr.. Ezra Briggs. Sheriff of Morrison
county, was in town this week.
Mr.. E. Pillsbury left his fine farm, at
| St. Martin, long enough to come to town
this week.
Attorneys Walker and Miner, Of Sank
Centre, are in attendance at court.
NARROW EsoApE.-On Monday son Of
Mr.. George Herberger narrowly escaped
drowning in the Mississippi. He fell from
some logs just above large jam at the
railroad bridge, and as he was sinking for
the third and last time, and was going I'M
der the jam, one Of Mr.. Reichart's boys
caught him by the hair and pulled him out.
New DR1LL.-Mr. L. Reynolds, of this
city, has invented an upright drill for
blacksmith work, which is quite an i'm
p'ovement on The old style. It Is hand
drill, and as sample Of the rapidity Of its
work we may state that on Monday Mr..
Reynolds put hole through bar Of J.
inch iron with a s-drill in just twenty Sec
ends, turning with one hand. It can be
! used for any size desired on any kind Of
| blacksmith work. MIR. R. has applied for
| patent.
CRops.-The most encouraging reports
| continue to be received from all directions
concerning the crops. Small grain Of all
kinds stands very thick on the ground, and
is strong and growing rapidly. Rye is
| shoulder-high. In few localities the po-
tato bug has appeared. Grasshoppers
seem to be confined to limited section,
and the cool, wet weather is not very favor
! able for them. Neither is it for the corn,
which appears to feel dubious as to wheth-
er it ought to grow any more or not.
MAINE PRA1R1E.-On Saturday this
peaceable town had new experience
Two criminal cases in one day. One was a
gentleman Of the colored persuasion nam
ed Scott Hill, who had planted his "maul-
er" on the person Of Robert Martin. The
other was quarrel between two Germans,
the principal damage in this case being
some broken dishes. Bager, the assailine
party, also had gun, which he handled in
loose and careless manner in the neigh.
horhood Of the complainant, Lemons
Both cases were tried before Justice Far.
we'll Each party was put under bonds
to keep the peace tor one year,
ATTENTION Notice is hereby given
that meeting Of the St. Cloud Rifle Co.
will be held on Friday evening, June 18th
in the room in Bells Block back Of Kerr
& Collins office. All those having mus
kets are requested to bring them. A full
attendance is desired, as the meeting viii
BIZ an important one.
POLICE CouRT.-On last Thursday NJ
O'Herron, who has become disslpated old
nuisance, was sent up for week.
Yesterday P. Peterson, ensnared by tn.
allurements presented by visit to tho city
dropped off into q mild lnebriation. HI
J was discharged by Justice Barnes on pay
} ing the costs.
Mr.. F. H. Dam, Of this city, has oaugh
100000 feet Of logs at Watab, which b.
will have sawed at sarte,rs mill for hi
own use. His business is rapidly increas
ing, and he finds it desirable to have
quantity Of irst-quality lumber manufac
tured specially for use at his sash, doc
and blind factory.
The best quality of furniture is man
ufactured At spicer & Csrlisle's. Thei
= work is all warranted, and will out-wea
two sets of ordinary furniture. They AT
prepared to turn out rs handsome sets a
can be found in the country, as those wh
feel interested can learn by calling and 81
aiming samples on hand.
- What has become of all the money
=. We saw, on Saturday, letter from 8
Paul banker, urging one Of our banks
: send down all the currency it could spar
This, at that particular time, would ha,
amounted to about two dollars and a-hal
ID. NJ. G. Murphy & Co. are shippin
y large quantities Of groceries and provision
70 daily to the upper country. They al
e doing very extensive wholesale bus
) uess, which is steadily increasing.
10 -Leander Gorton, Esq, has retired fro
10 partnership in the North Star Iron Worl
- at Minneapolis. The style Of the firm no
>. is Harrison, johnson g. Co.
10 MIR. G. +. Lockwood is at New Cauaa
y Conn.,, with the First National Bank, fro
N which point he sends for The JOURNAL.
II -Ye gentle Italian peramubulateth >
streets with ye Plaster of Paris images.
- Teas with the tax of, at
RussELL's.
u. ". Tenvoorde has up a snowy 81.
at his store.
Immigration still continues to pc.
through town.
DIR. A. c. Gowdy can be found on q
sfter Monday next At Tolman l. Co
-. drug store.
ne Horses have not yet got used 10 the ca
es and there have been several runaways
The best Anoka shingles, made by t
NJ ct. Paul Manufacturing Co., for sale
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