The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1874-06-11

Capt. L. W. Collins intends starting for
the East about the Goth inst, to be absent
some four weeks, and for this very excel
lent reason will net deliver 4th of july
grafton here, as announced in yesterday g
Times.
On Thursday Mr.. H. Conaight, of
Clearwater, WAS thrown from his wagon
and seriously injured.
-Croquet on the green adjoining the
Presbyterian church tomorrow afternoon,
with ice-cream in the chapel.
B. ". Jerome, Of Sank Rapids, has
been sdjudged bankrupt, and Mr.. 8. P.
Carpenter appointed provisional Assignee.
| 1T is estimated that ono million bueh.
els Of wheat will be raised this year along
the line of tho Northern Pacific Railroad,
where three years ago there was scarcely a
settler.
Russell, Of the Brainerd Tribune, gives
picture this week, At the head of his pa
per, Of the dilapidated oil lamp by whose
htful elimmer he deposits himself when he
feels an attack of genius coming on, and
then lets 'er gush.
Mr.. T. Alden's horse took it into his
head to have little frolic Of his own on
Saturday. and accordingly cut around
town for about ten minutes just to suit
himself, without damaging the vehicle to
to which he was attached or anything else.
| The Rev. Mr.. Copp and . Mr.. O'Mul.
oahy are wsging q fierce war of wor ds
through the columns Of the Rochester Pos,
over the Reverend's little pugilistio en-
counter with Anthony Carey, at Sank
Rapids. last summer Mr.. ON. says, in
his last, that the Rev. Mr.. c. Is. Time !
AT "a meeting of the Presbytery held at
st. Paul on Tuesday, the resignation Of the
Rev. Mr.. Campbell, lately Of the Presby-
terrain church Of this city, was accepted
and his pastoral relations with this church
dissolved. The Rev. D. G. Lyon was ap-
pointed to declare the pulpit vacant, and
will do 80 next Sabbath morning.
Tho body Of the Rev. P. Ottemar
wirz, was brought up in . special ear
from st. Paul on Tuesday, and taken to
st. Johns College for burial The servl-
css took place yesterday. Father Ottemar
came to St. Cloud nine years ago as Prior,
remaining for four years here and at St.
Jo., and was highly respected.
-Rowell's New York Reporter squibs af-
tor this fashion:
little boy in st. Cloud few days ago
undertook to see il he could lift himself by
hanging on 8 mules tail. He found out
all about it, and the doctors think the skin
on bis forehead will grow up, but will
leave bad scar.
The Gopher Msrror reports q recent
Sank Centre event as follows:
Hon. A. Barto was presented lately with
magnificent cane by j. F. Bell ana the
boys in town. The presentation speech
was made BY L. L. West, Esq, who eulo-
gised the Lieutenant Governors good quail
tiles in glowing style. The Governors re-
| marks were short and to the point ''Come,
boys, let's wet"
l The Minneapolis Tribune says that the
v,'man who committed suicide on the train
betwe an that place and St. Paul ON Friday
evening, was the wife of. ". Roberts, q
printer Of Minneapolis; that she left there
in 1871 and cane to st. Cloud, leaving
here afterwards With gambler named
Williams. Roberts OF, :sined divorce and
her paramour deserted her, when finding
herself without friends, homo or money,
she took her own life.
"A man intending to do business must
first prepare himself to meet the require.
ments of his customers; next he must let
every possible or probable customer know
that no is so prepared. In . very small
place he may toll al tho people what he
can do. In large village printed hand
bill, poster or circular, properly distribute
ed, will be efioacious, but whoever Is in .
place large enough to support q newspa-
per will find that the cheapest medium
through which to address the public
RowetPs Reporter.
-We regret that Gov. Stephen Miller
mas declined to accept tho Land Office ap-
polntment recently rendered him, If
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cases by men Of the Governors sterling in
tegr'ty, little complaint would be heard of
corruption or dishonorable practices. The
Governor will remain in tho service of the
ralrosd by which he is at present employ.
ed.-St. Paul Pioneer.
The Audubon Journal reports that Gov.
Miller declines to accept the position Of
Register of the Bismarck Land Office. The
Tribune hopes tho Journal is misinformed,
Gov. Miller would be CT edit to this or apv
other community, has heart az big as an
OK, and 10 an honest man.-Bismsrck Tr,-
bune.
Governor Miller's Minnesota friends
generally will feel grati6ed that he is to
remain in tho State,
Says the Marshall, (Lyon county,
Prairie Schooner:
''The recent examinations ct the St.
Cloud Normal School seem to have been
worry satisfactory and highly ereditable to
tho students, especially the graduating
class. The JOURNAL dsvotss oonsid cradle
space to report Of tho exer oises, giving
an outline Of the essays rsad.P
It copies the synopsis Of ono Of tn, o.
says, and adds:
I'VE trust that, ere this, every student
Of tho st: Cloud Normal School hes sent
l. Donnelly marked copy Of the St. Cloud
JOURNAL Of May 2lst."
The Prairie Schooner is published in one
Of the extreme frontier counties of the
State, far removed from the St. Cloud Nor
nal School, but tho tone Of its remarks
shows plainly that the people Of the from
tier appreciate fully tho value of these
training schools, and consider the money!
appropriated for their support well invest
ed.
Parties who want to buy pumps cheap