The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1875-08-05

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Published Every Thursday,
AT ST. CLOUD. MINNESOTA.
LOCAL NEWS.
As'The Circulation Of Tho journal Il
DOUBLE that Of any other Paper Publish
shed In Northern NIlnncsota. Advertiser
should remember this.
Official Paper Of the City.
Green corn is in market.
Mr.. J.E. Hayward is making improve
ments at the Central House.
Preaching at the NJ. E. church. SUN.
day next, at l04 "A. NJ, BY the Rev. J.
B. Smith, D. D.
The Board of Education appears to be
affected by the warm weather. No quorum
again last Monday.
st. Cloud will soon have two buses
Mr.. Herbert intends having one by the
time the new hotel opens.
A dispatch from Mr.. E. C. Smith, ut
Ashland, Wis, says that the woods in that
vicinity have been all on fire.
Monday Donald Mcdonald and Lud.
wig H. Cole were fined by Justice Barnes
$2.ieach and costs for drunkenness.
The Congregational Sabbath School
had picnic in the grove in lower town,
near Mr.. Stanton's. yesterday afternoon.
-Thursday B. Kelly, on complaint OH.
Stocking, was fined by Justice Barnes $40
and costs for the larceny of a load of hay.
"A whisky dead-beat who had been loaf
ing around town for two or three days, was
led across the bridge Tuesday by the Chief
of Police.
The ladies Of the Union Society will
hold their next meeting with Mrs. Ira
Moore, tomorrow afternoon. All are cor
daily invited.
We have had ripe tomatoes in our
garden for the past three or four days. If
anybody in this vicinity can beat this, let
them bring along their tomatoes. :
The Hon. N. F. Barnes has decided
not to remove to Douglas county, As he pur-
posed doing, but will remain in St. Cloud.
Glad of it. he is valuable citizen.
Tuesday man named johnson, while
at work putting up small frame for 4
building in Sank Rapids, fell, breaking
both bones of his right leg below the knee
There was NO quorum at the Council
rooms either Friday evening or last even
ing, and there will beno further attempt 1t
= meeting until the last Monday in this
month.
Services at the Presbyterian church
next Sabbath morning at 103 o'clock, and
evening at 7:45 o'clock. Sabbath school at
IL o'clock NJ. Sermon morning and even
ing by the Rev. Mr.. Kiehle, of Minneapo-
is.
One day last week a team of horses
with wagon crossed the Mississippi river
at the upper part of town without the -hor-
ses tugs getting into the water. The river
is unusually low, as may be imagined from
this.
The ladies Of St. Johns Aid Society
will give an ice-cream festival next Thurs
day evening in the building on Washing
ton avenue formerly occupied by Mrs. Fill.
mores dressmaking rooms. All are invi-
ted.
The Rev. J. B. Smith, D. d., will give
a course of Sabbath evening lectures on
Egypt and Palestine At the Bapsit church,
beginning next Sabbath evening at u
o'clock. Dr.. s. has travelled through those
countries and will be able to make his lee
lures quite interesting. 49,. -,
The drouth has been broken into du.
ring the weak by two or three very slight
showers, although the appearance of the
heavens on several occasions promised
soaking rains. In some localities crops are
Pinched, but most Of the farmers say they
will havea good yield of wheat.
There bids fair to be lively contest
for the Democratic nomination for Judge
of Probate. Judge Evans, Judge Gregory
and P. Brick are all said to be working for
it. How bad the successful aspirant, Who
ever he may be, will feel after the election
to find that, after all his labor, he has been
beaten by the Republican candidate!
The ladies of the Union Society will
give an ice cream festival Tuesday evening,
August 10th, in the grove opposite Mr..
stanton's. Music BY the band and torch
lights will be attractive features of the oc-
casion. If the weaaher.is unpleasant the
festival will be postponed until the next
pleasant evening thereafter. A cordisl in
vitation is extended to all.
Monday evening Ludwig Merkling and
John Rossier, Of St. Jo.. began talking pol
itics and ended up with "a discussion NIT
sticks" Both were fearfully pounded
Merkling entered complaint against Ros-
sier, and the case was to have hearing BE-
fore Justice Barnes to-day, but the parties,
after coming 70 town, agreed upon = set-
Element. So
AT the adjourned meeting held in the
new school district Monday evening, It was