The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1874-04-02

for several days during tho past week.
Major John G. Hnailton, Of st. Paul,
Vas In town on Monday.
Messrs. W. L. Farnham and D. Corbiu,
Of Two Rivers, were among tho in-townsrs
on Tuesday.
Mr.. E. c. Bennett, Of Maine Prairie,
Wa in town on Monday.
Miss Fannie Bsal, who has been teach
ing at Osaka, returned home on Saturday.
Tho Commissioners Of Meeker county
have decided to purchase poor farm.
Tho Anol. Temperance League is to
DO incorporated.
Minneapolis Aldermen get drunk and
attempt to whallop people who do not be-
lisve in their reelection.
1t ID estimated that contrary to gener-
a expectation, the cut Of logs on the up
per Mississippi and ito tributaries this
year, is larger than last years out.
Mr.. James Kennedy has resumed tho
plsstsring and whitewsshing business and
will promptly attend to al orders in the
mest satisfactory manner.
Tho probabilities arc that new do
csse Of the Catholic Church will soon be
formed. including Northern Minnesota, and
that the Bishop viii be located in this city.
The matter was discussed and decided at
the recent council at St. Lsuis.
The arm Of Davis. Bssl L Co., Of this
city, 49, tssn dissolved, Mr.. Lewis Cla.k
retiring. Mr.. Clark, We ars glad to learn,
intends containing in business in st. Cloud,
probably in the building in which hs now
10.
Mr.. J. E. Hayward, has again taken
possession Of the Union Touring mills Of
this city, and il putting the mill in proper
shape for custom grinding.
"A bill Wa passed ct the last Legisla-
turs. changing the name Of tho town Of
Geadorado, Benton Co., to swsst6sld.
The citizens Of the town cay that they
were not consulted in the matter and are
very indignant thereat.
On Saturday Mr.. P. Mookenhsupt
Va taken to st. Paul by q. s. Marshal
MoLaren on the charge Of defrauding, or
attempting to defrsud his creditors. He
has been thrown into bankruptcy. A
charge Of something Of still graver ma
turs has been made, but - it has been, OF
will b, settled, We prefer not to give pub
licity to the details.
According to the Tribune, the two ab-
sorbing questions 1t Brainerd, and the
only two worth mentioning, are the Tenn
perance Crusade, and Will the Bralnerd
Branch bs built this year?
The following observation by the De-
troit Free Press will touch . responsive
chord in many . heart in this locality:
I've have our opinion Of any COW which
viii stand by and chew her eud when but
tor il selling At As cents per pound"
-Brsinerd 10 holding temper nce con-
ventions. J.. G. Walters, . prominent
Liquor dealer, gives notice that, ct tho next
meeting, hs ''will answer oil matters in re-
gard to the liquor trade, and prove that
tho liquor men are more sinnsa against
than shining" He in undertaking . big
job.
"A subscriber ct Harrisburg, Pa, who
has quite property interest in st. Cloud,
writes II notice you are fighting valiant
| " for the prosperity Of your town and the
cause Of education. I hope to pay your
city visit about the time your new hotel
shall be finished" It is to hoped this
gentleman, with many others who would
like to visit st. Cloud, will not be compell-
ed to wait very much longer for tho build
ing Of . new hotel.
The last Legislature having passed .
bill authorizing Governor DAVIS to en-
ploy counsel to prosecute the claims Of set
tiers on lands which have been ruled by
the Commissioner Of the General Land
Office to belong to tho Northern Pacific
Railroad Company, he has engaged
Messrs. Moore & Kerr, formerly of
this oity), and Messrs. Erwin & Pierce, Of
st. Paul, to attend to the matter. There
are about eight hundred Of these settlers.
There were about sixty five teachers
present 1t the opening Of the Training
School on Tuesday. This number has
since been increased until there are now
nearly eighty In attendance, and more are
coming. The instructors present are
State Superintendent Wilson, Prof. Bas-
ton, AID Rev. Mr.. Burlington, al Of 81.
Paul, and Prof. Moore, Of the St. Cloud
Normal School, P: A. Sinclair, County
Superintendent Of shsrburne county, is
also in attendance, The school premises to
b . perfect, success in every respect
kestieeuo Nmss.
i. "A prominent railroad man Of this
State, who takes deep interest in the st.
P. & Pacific Branches, in private letter
from st. Paul, writes to the editor Of the
Fergus Falls Journal - follows think If
Congress passes bill ooafrmatory Of our
State act, that you will get your road this
season, for the reason that some of tho
bondholdsrs have too much money at stake
and risk II it is not done, and because it
viii pay to eperats better than any Of the
lines mixed up in these St. Paul & Pacific
complications, excepting the one from st..
Paul to st. Cloud"
Il Mrs. Van Ensootr, whose husband died
. few weeks ago, is DESTROYS Of doing wash
ing In order to support herself and family.
:, She lives In the Grsndslmeyer house, on
st. Gsrmain street. up stairs.
Coates & Freeman have now on hand
the finest lot Of fat beef that has been Offer
I'd for sale in this market.
GOOD 0lOTHI1a CHEAP.
J. W. Mstsroth's new stock Of clothing