The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1873-05-01

PnRsosAL --Ds. A. r. Upham retained
On Friday from ! trip eastward.
Mr.. NJ. Hansen, Jr., Of Rockville. was
in tina city yesterday. So Wss Mr.. s..
Carpenter, Of tho Eusstll House, Sank
Rapids.
DR.. Atkins and family will start for Kan
sss on Saturday. The DR.. viii continue
his journey to California. We trust he
may have every success, and find the object
OF his trip-bsttsr health.
We had call on Saturday from Elder
Shoemaker. Of Maine Prairie.
Senator Burbank 10 expected homo to.
morrow or next day. Hin brother 10 re-
covering.
Mr.. A. W. Bush returned on Monday
from business trip East. IL
Rev. Mr.. Campbell expects to- start on
Wednesday next for Baltimore, to attend
the meeting Of the General Assembly.
Mr.. F. H. Dam returned On Tuesday
from t,ip up country.
Mr.. R. N. Russell has been confined to
his house by sickness.
Mayor Edelbrock returned yesterday
from tho East. where hs WAS purchasing
goods. 1t is interesting to bear him tell
about tho weather in Chicago! He says
the farmers Of the Sank Valley are a. far
along with their spring work Is are the
farmers Of Illinois and Wisconsin.
Capt. Collins. Hon. J. p. Wilson and
Mr.. Jesse Wilson arrived yesterday even
ing from Brsinerd.
Mr.. J. W. Metzroth is putting q new
foundation under his building on the east
side Of Washington avenue.
st. Cloud is to have new steam fire en-
CINE from Boston ct cost Of $26, OOO.-
Lsks City Leader.
Knock off one 0 and then you will be
about correct.
We have received . copy Of tho St.
Cloud, Minn., JOURNAL, edited by Mr.. "
B. Mitchell. The Typography ofthe paper
is very good. Terms, $500 per snnum.-
Ne,0 York Exchange and Market.
The St. Paul Dispatch oorrobs rates tho
statement Of last weeks JOURNAL that the
second daily train between this city and
that will not DO put on for several weeks
yet, and adds that ''nvne Of tho railway
companies are yet prepared to snaounoe
their arrangements for tho summer"
This. from tho Omaha Reporter, il true
IS preaching: 1.-The individual who is stsr-
naily running down his own town, ought
to move to some looality better suited to
his fancy. These croakers are . great
nuisance, and the sooner they move away
from q place the better for its citzens.'
Mr.. Joseph Coyote, who has been for
some time travelling through Illinois, writes
from Sterling, under date Of April %: eve
have had but two warm days hero this
spring. The weather is cold, stormy end
very disagreeable. Farmers have done but
little at their spring work. Times are dull
aud money olose." Another correspondent
in Warren county, ILL.,, writes that he has
been "mud bound for several weeks"
Don't you wish you lived in Illinois
MIR. J. Prondzinski has returned from
he East, where he purchased stock Of
mems and boys clothing that is unexcelled
in Northern Minnesota. Mr.. P. thoroughly
understands the wants of this locality, and
buys with excellent judgment. The quail
'ty of his goods is the very best, and his
prices are remarkably low. In custom
work he il prepared to give tho best salts
faction. He has IN experienced cutter
md irst-class workmen, as y ell Is choice
goods, and can make up suits in the latest
styles. See his new advertisement.
"A Fort Ripley correspondent Of the
Sank Rapids Son tinsI tells Of the following
little practical joke perpetrated by one of
'ur st. Cloud attorneys: sour worthy
County Treasurer WAS taken in and done
for, At Brainerd, the other day, by Capt.
Collins. Of st. Cloud, which same is .
JOKER Jonathan went up to hear the Will
son trial, and wanted good seat in court.
The obliging Captain volunteered to a.
tend to that little affair, and piloted him
into court. Pointing to . vacant bench,
the afable lawyer said Here you are sit
there'-and Taylor sat down. he grew in
terestsd in the proceedings and did not OBJ
serve the many glanoes sent his way-some
Of wonder, some Of sympathy. At last, the
Sheriff tapped him on the shoulder and |
suggested that he change his seat as he |
was sitting on the criminal. bench! iona.
than got up, and, being Of good temper,
smiled, but he says he owes Collins ono
for that
CITY ArFA1Rs.-We take the following
items from City Treasurer Roseaberger's
report: /
Received for liquor licenses. -. $1725. 90
snctioneer's license 1000
g peddlers' 6 65.OK
shows & exhibitions IS 90 |
dog licenses, ........ 1900 |
bowling alley and
"pigecn holes,....... $500
"billiard tables...... 81 sol