The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-04-29


The roads are decidedly soft and
in spots the softness extends to un.
known depth. ~
Mrs. Geo. Lucas has been very
i'll at'Long Prairie, but she is now
convalescent. -
Gen. T. H. Barrett OF Herman was
In town on Friday, on his way home
from St. Cloud.
| Two ordinances for the cousiruc-
ton of sidewalks will be found else
where in this paper.
The regular monthly meeting of
the village council will be held on
Monday evening next.
Earl Woodward, Of the Willard
Bulletin, was in town on Friday, on
his way to Alexandria. >
Mr.. c. Pieper, of Gretna, Manitoba,
has been the guest Of Henry Keller
during the past week.
Hon. Ole Peterson ex-member Of
the legislature from Pope Coanty,
was in town on Saturday.
v. A. Whipple will improve his
home by replacing his present front
fence with neat picket paling.
A village ordinance will be found
elsewhere. Draymen and omnibus
owners are particularly interested.
German Luthern Church; Ser
vices will be held Sunday, May 9th
z o'clock p. m. by Rev. Fuhrmann.
-. Charlie Bennett has returned from
Canada, whittier he went to visit his
aged father, whose health is greatly
impaired by age. -... -
:. j.. w. Smith has removed upon
his farm southwest of the village,
the Geo. Fish place, which he will
cultivate this season.
Messrs. Townsend & Rowe are
picking up fine lot of steers, " hich
will be shipped as soon as they reach
prime condition for the block.
Prof. Rocheleau will occupy the
Chas. Bradford house on Sixth-st.,
he having given up the Palmer
house. on the north side of the river.
Mrs. wilkins and family are re.
moving to their place in Hoboken,
for the summer. Mrs. Jas. 1. Hen
dryx will accompany the family as a
bOarder. '.-'
The past week has given this Sec
tioh of country some much needed
rain. Seeding is completed, and
seasonable showers were gratefully
received.
On account of the inclement
weather the Easter festival. to be
given by the ladies of the Methodist
church, has been deferred until
Tuesday evening, May 4th. Remem-
Der the time.
1t commenced to rain again on
Wednesday and has kept it up with.
out lntermission for the past Henty-
hours, with fair Indications of an
indefinite continuance. ...a
Several car loads of beef cattle
have been purchased by Mr.. Elliott,
of Minneapolis, who is busily en-
gagged in shipping them. He has
purchased some fine animals.
N. U. Demarest of Chicago, repre-
senting the Bucklen proprietary
medicines, was in town on Tuesday.
He is a pleasant gentleman, with
! whom it is pleasure to do business.
Some one helped hims self to W. A.
Gates boat the other day. breaking
the lock to the boat house, and then
left the boat atiOat in the lake. Such
outrages Will result in trenble to the
perpetrator. &c.,
Tom Anderson has been shipping
some cows to Minneapolis under con-
tract with milkman. The animals
wcrc onfy -fair"in quality, MT. An.
derson reserving the best for the
Duluth market.
A contract has been closed be-
tween the village council and the
publisher of the HERALD for the
village printing for the ensuing
year. The HERALD has been desig-
mated the official paper.
| Chan Harmon says he proposes
to rely, upon tho village ordin-
ance and poundmaster Johnson
to protect bis yard from cattle. He
has taken down his front fence.
and will not rebuild it.
st. Cloud has raised its liquor
license from $50, to, $500, and now
there is a disposition to crowd it
down to $500. An ordinance to
that end failed by a tie vote at a
recent meeting of the council.
Gov. Barte, who is chairman Of the
State relief executive committee, has
made several visits to St. Cloud and
Sank Rapids recently.
1t was reported on Tuesday at
Glenwood that Jay Gould was In that
town, looking over the Minneapolis
q Pacific railway work. or course,
1t was a sensational canard. f..
Hon. a. Barto will visit st. Peter
next week. The Board of Trustees
Will let contracts for increasing the
accom- odations of the insane hos.
pital at St.. Peter and Rochester. at
an expense of about $4,000 each.
The rain storm of two or three
days duration, closed on Tuesday
evening, and the night was clear
and cool. There was a heavy white
frost onoWednesday morning, and
ice formed to very limited extent,
In places. - I',.' ''''.''' '''l
| Michael Kennedy has just closed
| the work of examining several
thousand acres of land of the Sank
Valley Land C Loan Co., Mr.. Ken.
nedy visited every subdivision, and
it is safe to say not an. acre on the
list escaped his trained eye.
The Board of Trades annual meet.
ing; occurs = under tbs constitution
on the evening Of the first Monday
in May, but il was agreed to post
pone one week, ttis year. Our: bust
ness men should bear this in mind
and make it a point to be present.
A team belonging to Frank
Stiles of Ashley. Became frightened
ON the street in this village one day
recently, and struck out without a
driver, at a lively pace for home.
Aside from scattering few bundles
Of merchandise no damage was
done.