The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1873-01-23

"BuNooMss."-This was,the title Of the
lsetures BY Prof. C. L.. Thomp son, OF the
State University. which large audience as
semhled IN the Congregational Church on
Saturday evening to hear. Uuder the head
of "Buueombs" the lecturer gathered all
shams; everything that was false and IRE.
.entious, in tho different departments Of life.
He gave some hard hits at the buncoubs Of
literature; the buueombe Of tue law; the
boncombe Of medicine the buncombe Of
society ; the buncombe of the pulpit; and
touched on suoh buncombe as is to be
found in the press-.housh to BE- sure, ~
b said truly, This u ii answer to the de-
MAID Of the public taste. The lecture
Va . capital one, and was thoroughly en-
ljoysd BY al Who heard it. sto94.
I Tho reading club is getting to be one
Of the most popular institutions in our oity.
At the meeting on Monday evening at Mrs.
DR.. Hunters over one hundred persons
were present. A reading Of historical OK
tracts showing the devotion Of Jesuit Mis-
sisnariss during the early French and 10.
dian times, by Miss Bennett, WAS quite in.
teresting. "Ths Quiet Family" was the
title Of farce in which Misses Ravens,
Owen, Morse and Barnes, and Drs. Atkins
and Jacques, and Messrs Allen and Spencer
took parts, with equal credit to themselves
aud pleasure to the company. At the mex,
meeting, to be held at Mrs. Moore's, near
the bridge, Shakespearean readings will
The feature.
MIR. James Savercool, Of St. Panl, not
unknown hereabouts, was the victim Of a
slight unpleasantnees in that city on Mon.
day afternoon in which Osslan E Dodge
figured somewhat. Some misunderstand-
ing had occurred concerning q couple Ct
bills, and q Mr.. ssseroool was leaving Mr..
Dodge's office he picked up the bills. Mr.
Dodge ordered him to leave them, whi.h
no refused to do, when the irate Ossian
sprang from his chair, oo'lared Ssvercool,
threw him down and ohoked him until he
delivered up the documents in dispute
Mr.. D. then permitted him to take his
leave, which he fastened to do.
Mr.. W. B. Luther writes from Empo
ria, Kansas s'Snew is about enc foot deep
here AID sleighing good; but tho people
Do not seem to feel disposed to take advan-
tsgs Of it with the mercury 40 below
ssro."
Mr.. J. B, Abbott writes from Gouvsr.
nsur, N. Y: "Business is dull and money
; very close here"
DOUGLAS CouHTr.-Alexandria,t the Posl
says, has ono church with half congre-
CATION, and five whisky shops. There are
other localities in which the proportion j,
not much better .........A Hook and Ladde,
Company has been organised iu that towr
.."....During the season L. L Bly, killec
80 deer and bear killing 20 deer in fou,
days. T. Gordon killed 8 in four DAYS
! About 800 deer were killed in the vicinity
; Of Acknowledgement. B. Cowing has re.
turned from raid into the country will
; 5000 rats and 100 mink skins. He sen
off so, 900 worth Of furs, being his thirc
shipment.........1n Douglas county Their
were 1877 deaths AMI So births last year
More deaths were caused by spotted feve,
than by any other disease.
II Tho Detroit Record is informed tha
} r. L. Frazee is to bald q grist mill imme
diAtely, neac his saw mill, and will put u,
} large warehouse for storing wheat and
dour......W. G. Roberts and Alfred Staige
indicted for perjury committed before til
Oak Lake Land Office, were discharged
, Judge AcKelvy holding that he had n
! Jurisdiction over An offenss committed IN
, der Uai.sd states law.
Fred Douglas will lecture in St. Pau
7 between the LIST and 10th Of February
Mrs. Livermore on tho Goth and Ole Bull
I will give concerts on the 28th of Februar
r and LIST Of March. Mrs. Scott Siddons is t
i. give reading in Winona soon. If she vii
0 drop the odd 5000 from her terms and rea
t for $50, she can have an engagement here
MIR. George II. Whitney, Of Minneapo
lis, Mimi, owns . tame otter, which run
!, absut his store and is as playful az kitten
Z In season he lets him 60 to the river, int
r which he will plunge a, d lmmerse himself
responding with slacrity to the call of hi
master 10 returD.-St. Louis Democrat.
3 This is intended for Mr.. George H. Whit
j. ing, former resident of our neighborin
D town Of Clearwater.
The st. Paul journal says that anon
tho articles Of incorpo1 alton filed in tn
. Secretary of States Office it finds tho fol
u lowing: =" l.
St. Cloud Library ASSOCIATION, with Mar
d robey, Mrs. A. West, Mrs. D. w. Spragu,
and Messrs, G. Bridgman, L. W. Collins
I. G. Alden, j. H. Owen and 7. G.. Nj
e Clure ~ trustees.
TO any one paying US 1915, We wi
:. send the Western Rural, the popular an
y. excellent Rural and Family Weekly of tt
West, for one year, and credit one year
!. subscription paid TO our own paper. tt
Westsrn Rural, alone, is $3.50 per yea
and every family in the West ought
,. have it.
Is The change in tho music house
O. Dyer Bros. 4 Howard, Of St. Paul, is
I'd name only. Tho partners, capital, tic
10 are the same. Sec advertisement.
X "A new post Office has been establish,
!. at West Union, Todd county, on route n
l3, 724, from st. Cloud to Brsckinridge.
For sALI.-Dr. F. h. Atkins offers f
!. sale fine pair Of matched horses, both
N which are good saddle horses. Also,
h. buggy, cutter, double and single harne.
!. saddle, &c.