The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1874-01-22

ss==a3 81. UloUD.
LOCATION, BUsr MESS, ETC.
The St. Paul Dispetch Of Tuesday DON.
tains lesthy description Of this city, with
> complete Lat Of Ito manufacturing estab-
lishmsnts, business houses, etc., written
BY Mr.. J. D.. Goodrich, special oorres-
pondsnt Of that paper, who spent several
days here. We copy such parts ~
would likely prove most interesting to our
readers:
LOCATION.
This city 10 pleasantly situated on The
western bank Of the Mississippi river, ssv.
susy four miles from 81. Paul and on the
branch line Of the 81. Paul 4 Pacific Rail-
.-oad. The cars run thirty i've miles be-
yond. A railroad and $4,000 wagon
bridge spsn the Father Of Waters here.
Tho present population 10 estimated ut be"
tween three and four thousand. A. q. 8.
Land ofi,e is looatsd here and draws .
great many people to tSe city.
EDUCATIONAL
The Third Normal school Of the State has
been in operation here q number Of years
under tho direction of Prof. Ira Moore,
principal. with Martha G. MoCumber,
Thomas J. Gray, and Anna A. Rice, assist
ants. Last summer fine building con-
struoted OF brick and granite was built at
= cost Of $4,000. This will be opened to
Normal scholars next summer. There 10
| IN elegant union school building here Of
granite and brick. The school is conduct
ed by Prof Haynes with six assistants.
THE PRESS.
St. Cloud is we'll supplied in this depart
ment, both ss to quantity and quality.
The oldest is the st. Cloud JOURNAL, start
cd in 1869 purchased IN 1867 by tho able
and we'll known Mrs. Jane G. Swisshelm.
She made 1t so warm for the roughs that
her press and material were thrown into
the river. The good people Of 81. Cloud at
once raised money and purchased her .
| new outfit, and the freedom Of tho press
against wrong has ever since been main.
tanned in St. Cloud. This paper Was fin
ally purchased by W. B Mitchell, the
present proprietor. The paper is Republic
can, aud IS the proprietor has lately joined
the Changers We feel sure that it will con-
tinue to advocate the rights Of the people.
The St. Cloud Times was started by Con.
Lowry some years ago, was purchased by
the present proprietor, ". H. Lamb, in
Nov. 1872, and twelve days after WAS
burned out. root and branch. But Mr..
Lamb had come to St. Cloud to stay, and
soon had . new outfit. The Times is pure
" Democratic at all times and under all
circumstances, and is the official paper Of
the county.
The st. Cloud Press 10 owned by . COM
pany and strongly supports the present
administration. It has been running some
Two years. Mr.. Chas. r. Mckinney late
Of the La Crosse Loader has just taken the
editorial management. Mr.. MoKenney is
q young man but old in the business. He
comes well recommended.
cHuRoH1s.
The Roman Catholics built . church
here in 1865. costing $4,000. Present
membership eleven hundred. Father
Handel assisted BY A. Kursl. are in
charge.
The Presbyterians built church in
1865, costing two thousand dollars. Pres
ent membership fifty-nine. Rev. E. v.
Campbell il in charge. He has been here
since 1863.
The Episoopalians built q church in 1859
at q cost Of fifteen hundred dollars. Pres
ent commandments, fifty. Rev. J. T. Cham
bers, rector.
Tho 6rst Methodist sermon was preach
ed here in 1853 by the Rev. John Pew.
The first church built in 1864 Was rebuilt
in 1873 at cost Of three thousand dollars.
Present members, thirty-6ve Rev. john
A. Lewton in charge.
The Baptists built church in 1873 al
a cost oftweive hundred dollars. Mum.
bers thirty-6ve members, . part Of whom
are Swedss and q service is held in Swede
once on Sunday. Rev. W. e. Stanley il
the English pastor.
The Congregationalists built church il
1868, costing thirty five hundred dollars.
Present members, fifty.
There are some fifty Universalists and
| about dozen outspoken spiritualists.
MUSICAL.
Prof. Byhs from Chicago, has lately
moved here and opened music store. He
says there is more musical talent here than
| in most places Of the same size. He says
there are three voices that only want cul-
tivation to rank among the first.
HOTEL.
The citizens are agitating the question
of building $3.50, 900 hotel. They will
make liberal donation or take stock or do
most anything if some one will erect and
keep first class house. It will DO worth
the while Of any one wishing to engage
in such an enterprise to come up here and
look this place over.
GRANITE.
The st. Cloud granite quarry from which
the granite for tie St. Paul Custom House
was obtained lies near here. The super,n-
tendent is Mr.. Young Of st. Paul. They
are getting cut some nice stone to 70 to
Chicago-some weighing six and hall
tons when completed.
Judge Evans has been empowered by
the United States District Court to take the
testimony Of Maurin Bros, of Cold Spring,
in the case Of tho Chicago g. Northwestern
Railway Co., ". the N. W. Union Pscke,
Co. 1t seems that in 1870, tho War Eagle,
belonging to the latter, was burned, aud
with it goods belonging to Maurin Bros
The R. r. Co., which had transferred the
goods to the bost, paid Maurin Bros. their
loss, and now, on refusal Of the Packet Co.
to rsimburss the amount, have enter cd
SUIT.
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