The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1873-11-20
p,,soNAh MoKelyy IL this week

PERSONAL Judge MoKelvy IL this week
holding term of the District Court for
Otter Tail county At Fergus Falls
Mai. John G. Hamilton, now resident
Of St. Paul, was in town on Tuesday, and
favored us with call.
Mr.. Carl Herbergsr, Of Albany, was in
the city yesterday.
On Tuesday Mr.. Fred. smithsen, the
eff oieut Chairman Of the Board Of County
Commissio toners Of Kandiyohi county, favor"
ed us with call. a.
| Capt, Grovsnor arrived this morning
from Sank Centre, where no has been
spending some time,
| y. W. Steel has been appointed City
Attorney Of Brainerd.
IN. H. Chi.tendsn, Of Fergus Falls, ha'
gone to California.
We ind this two-liner making its an
nual pilgrimage: -
"The 'embers Of the dying ysar-Novem
Der and December"
Sam. H. Nichols was successful in hi
run for the Office Of Register Of Deeds o
Otter Tail oosnty-winuiug by IL major
ity.
60 to Coats 4 Freeman's and ords,
your Thanksgiving turkey. They vii
have the best to be found in the market, al
well as chickens. venison, pheasants. beef
etc. Leave your order early.
We are pleased to learn from the Will
mar Republican Of the reelection Of Mr.
Fred. smithson, Chairman of the Board Of
County Commissioners of Kandiyohi coun'
ty. He makes too coed Commissioner
for the county to dispense with.
r. O. Strong & Co., hsve opened, At %
West Third street, st. Paul, an entire
new stock Of carpets, oil-clothes, mattings,
upholstery goods. ets. Mr.. Strong is An
old dealer in st. Paul, and understands
the kind Of goods to buy. Call at the new
store.
The Youths Companion, Of Boston, is
one Of the most judicious aud enterprlsing
sheets in the country. Among its contrib
utors arc such writer's as DR.. l. I. Hayes,
Edward Eggleston, Louisa NJ. Aloott, Ind
Mrs. Rebscca Harding Davis.
-Chas. Walker, tRepublican) Of sauk
Centre, who visited US during the cam.
paign, is elected to the Legislature, as also
is Mr.. Martin, also Of Stearas county and
. Republican. Two Republicans from
stearns, out Of four members, is doing
pretty vsll.-Fsrous Falls Journal.
Our readers viii be intereeted to learn
that the Florence Company have respond.
cd to the general call for lower prices fer
sewing machines, and viii henceforth sell
their wsll-knewn and superior machines Al
| . reduction Of from 80 to 40 per cent
from former prices.
MIR. W. A. Croffut, Of the Tribune, il
| to enter the lecture field, and will distin.
guish himself at Duluth, opening the
! course Of lectures there this winter.-Min.
neapolis Tribune.
We would be glad If arrangements could
| be made to have Mr.. Croffut deliver hii
lecture in st. Cloud. We are confident he
would give our people something worth
listening to.
Every young man who intends enter
ing upon business should, if possible, OBJ.
tain thorough commercial education
The money invested in this way return,
q larger per cent. than any other. Fo,
I young men in this State the St. Paul Bust
ness College possesses superior facilities
Its training is thorough, including the
branches Of mathematics; bookkeeping
commercial law, eto. Prof. W. A. Faddi,
is the Principal.
| Tho Legislative contest in the st.
Cloud District Was another indication o
tho looseness Of party ties, and q warning
to politicians that they must select fit nom.
inees. In that District both the Democrat
and Republicans nominated unfit men fo1
the Legislature. The result was that I
competent man, ir the person Of N. F
Barnes, was put forward by the indepen
dent voters and elected over both part.
nominees. This was happy rebuke t.
party tricksters.-St. Paul Di.patch.
An Eaas-P1o1T.-TheS St. Paul Ponce
of yesterday contained quite length.
biographical sketch of Gen. W. A. c. Ryan
one of the Virginius victims. 1t omits
however, little exploit of Capt. Ryan
which took place at the Central House il
this city in the winter Of 1866. On
wager "a $40 riae) between himself an
Mr.. Wesley Carter he swallowed, in tn
space Of nineteen minutes, sic dozens Q
raw eggs. They had been broken open
filing good-sized milk pan, from .whic
the Capt, scooped them up by the cup-full
Toward the close he engul'ed, among tn
rest, sample Of hen fruit which ha
passed its prime, and there Was tempora
~ reaction, but he persevered and fnishe
tho job. At the close he offered to swallow
on = wager, ten dozen more, but no taker
could be found.
DOUGLAS Counr1.-The Alexandria Pc.
says the people up there are crying 70
buttsr.:.......W. 8, Best shot three otte
near Fish Lake, Douglas county .........Th
County Superintendent of Schools. in hi
report to the State Superintendent says
'.rhe supply Of teachers iie mot: equal t
the demand, and a.majority Of those VII
apply for certificates are inadequately pr,
pared for the work. Every season durin
the last two years, schools have been ..abid
lntAlv oloaa6 hanansa snitahla teanher