The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1874-12-17

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J.H. RANDALL, :
General Ticket Agt
E. Q. SEWALL, Supt.
CLUB RATEs.-T The following are the
club rates OF THE JOURNAL:
copies, $l.75 each. -
8 $50
ArThe Circulation of Tho journal IL
DOUBLE that of any other Paper Publish
shed In Northern Minnesota. Advertiser
should remember this.
TO MILL MEN AND OTHERS.
Several hundred pounds Of old type, suit
able for babbit metal, can be purchased .,
this Office.
FOR SALE.
A Wilcox & Gibbs Sewing machine, en-
tirely new and in perfect running order
Price, $85. viii be sold for $50 and on
reasonable terms.
Also, a full set 10 volumes) of Chambers
Encyclopaedia, latest edition, entirely new
will be sold at bargain.
Enquire at this Office.
One week from tomorrow will be
Christmas.
The expenses of the last term of court
we're between $4,000 and $1,000.
The aociable of the Union church will
be at Mrs. ]. E. Wings tomorrow even.
ing.
An adjourned term of the Distric,
Court will begin next Monday, the 2ls
inst.
There will be public examination a
the Cnicn School next Thnr.d.y, Doc. 94.l'
occupying the entire day.
DIR. Dewey's lectures on physiology
anatomy, phrenology, hygiene and geology
were we'll attended.
The Normal School students an teach
srs will have three weeks vacation, be
ginning next Wednesday.
The Board of County Commissioner
will meet on the frat Tuesday in January
which will be the 5th.
The Committee selected by the Crane
Jury to examine into the county books ant
records, are at work in the Auditors of
fce
The snow has not interfered at al
with the running Of the trains. They have
come in on time both from above and be
low.
The Little Giant Fire Co. will Civ
grand ball at Schwartz's Hall New Years
eve. The boys intend having one of thei
best balls.
The NJ. E. Sabbath Schools christmas
tree will be held on Tuesday evening. TIL,
Baptist and Union 8. s. trees will be o,
Christmas eve.
1t is understood that Prof Donaldso n, O
Minneapolis, who came up last week with
view to purchasing the Times Office, hae
decided not to invest.
The frequency with: which the lettel
mail for this place is carried by il be
coming exceedingly monotonous. A littl'
visit from Special Agent Williams nigh
not be without benefit.
The Skating Club will have the snow
cleaned of on Lake George this afternoo,
for their rink, which is 2OOxSOO feet, ant
will then overflow the ice to make a eoo<
smooth surface for skating.
Snow began falling Tuesday night, ant
continued during most of yesterday. TIL
ground is covered to the depth of about eigh
inches, making splendid sleighing. Thi
will do much to enliven trade.
1t is remarkable how many 'three
decker brains" have been discovered j,
our midst during the past week, and som
in quarters where one would least suspec,
them to be. But true genius is often re
firing.
Mr.. A. L. Wood, of Winnebago Prai
RE, who became "disgusted with Minneso
ia" last fall and returned to his old hom
At St. Joseph, ILL.,, now writes that he in
tends coming back in month or two, l.
stick. He is satisfied that there is no plac
like Minnesota, after all.
Capt. West has secured nearly $12,OO(
in subscriptions to his hotel enterprise i,
this city and vicinity, and is now canvass
ing in St. Paul and Minneapolis. w
learn that he is meeting with excellent sue
cess in those cities-obtaining subscription
at the rate of about $1,000 per id.y.
Advertisers should avail themselves Q
our columns during the holidays, as OH
circulation is larger than any paper il
CseoEAo NOuAsysT-AFJ =.
No you don't! Tn JOURNAL il tn
emily paper in@- sssarur county that ca
make that claim. II any papsr Is dispose
deny this, We challenge it to compari
son Of subscriptions lists. Business!
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The Dramatic Association will civ
entertainments At Schwartz's Hall on Tue,
day and Wednesday EVENING" the 29t
and goth inst. The drama, "Asmodeus
will be played both evenings, and will b
followed the first evening'by the farce 9Th
Mischievous Niger" and the second even
ing by the comedy, s'The Peoples Lawyer.
OF course, there will b crowded housl
both svsaiup. Il %s: &.s,1 a<@ F. -
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