The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-05-27

Andrew Stewart has the water or
his lot from the street main.
Alan Vessey has returned from,
Iowa, with. a carload of horses.
The severe illness Of Mrs. Ward
is sincerely regretted by a host Of
friends.
The Rockaway will be launched
next week. She is all ready for the
machinery.
Mrs. S. g. Titus and daughter of
Grand Forks, are in town, the guests
of Dean Stabler. -, -.. go. e.:
A. G.. Whitney has a complete
new rig-horse, buggy and harness.
1t is neat and stylish.
Ed Whitefeld, who has desirable
situation in Minneapolis, is visitin 6
his parents in this village.
The master in chancery, Mr.. N. G.
Kelsey, and the principals in the
Brewer vs.. Brewer suit, went up to
d.eag Prairie on Monday to take tes.
timony there.
The farmers of Garfield, Douglas
county. will erect grain warehouse,
and have regularly Incorporated un-
der the bill of "The Farmers Grain
House Association
III. ,,o,on J,a;., &c +h;, ,,;,,..
have organized serenading club,
and make excellent vocal music. The
editor acknowledges pleasant call
one evening recently.
Christian A. Marthaler has sold
his farm, the southwest quarter of
section % in this town to Louis Till.
man, for $4,000. This place was sold
last June for 81, $50.
The water from the street mains
will be taken into the Episcopal
church yard, and tho beautiful
grounds about the church will be
made more attractive than ever.
II is reported that the railroad sta.
ton in the town of Raymond has
been located in the northeasterly
part of the town. Its location does
not give universal satisfaction.
The road leading from the Conrad
Botz farm running westerly to the
Lewis road has been we'll worked
during the past week, ant is now in
splendid shape.
Theodore Jordan has sold out his
interest in the meat market to Geo.
H. Gram, the new firm being Harsh
& Cram. The business will be con-
Quoted at the old stand las heretofore.
Decoration day falls ON Sunday
this year, and the day following will
be observed. Appropriate services
will be held on Sunday at the Nstho-
dist church. The band will be in
attendance.
j. D. VanDyke of Minneapolis,
was in town on Saturday. In con.
nection with A. M. Cory. he repre-.
sents the st. Lawrence Life Insur-
ance Association, with headquarters
in Minneapolis. 49,.
w. p. Hilsdale has removed to his
new home on Nsnth.st. He has
given the house and fence a coat of
paint, and with its other improve
ments it presents very neat ap-
pearance.
Carload after carload Of material
and supplies has passed westward
over the Little Falls and Dakota
road for Glenwood, to be used in
grading the Minneapolis and Pacific
road.
Decoration day will be cele.
hrated on a more laborate scale this
year than any before. The literary
exercises will he elaborate and en-
joyable, and should, as they doubtless
will be. largely attended.
S. d. Lewis of Warsaw, n. Y,
treasurer ofWyoming county, NY, is
town, the guest of Ormus Marshall.
Mr.. Lewis is an affable gentleman
whom 1t is pleasure to meet. He
visited here last season.
The library building is undergoing
thorough repair. A new floor has
been laid, the old one having CON-
pletely rotted out. The stills and
sleepers were entirely gone and it
became necessary to put in new stills,
as we'll as a new floor. =
The street commissioner says that
if the business men will clean the
streets in front of their respective
places, and rake the dirt into piles on
Tuesday morning of each week, he
will cart it away without expense.
P. Lamb has moved the fence from
front of his residence, enclosed his
garden with APPALLING and laid tile
walk from the STREET.-THE his front door,
making his home one of pleasant
est in town.
"A temperance meeting was held at
the Baptist church last Sunday even
ing. MI. &C. Tobey made an
essay on total abstenience whic h was
listened to with ate ption. 1t was
well written. =
The young ladies of the Metho-
dist church will give strawberry
and ice cream festival in Mrs. L. S
Bishops store building on Main-;t..
this Thursday evening. Supper rs
cents.
Mrs. L. E. Tubbs Is expected
back this week, after a long visit
with friends in Maine. Ben has al.
ready arrived, and is busy getting
the house ready for occupation. Mr..
Tubbs is in California. ..
Gov. Barto has been down to La
Crosse to inspect a system of ventil-
alton and heating, with direct refer
ence to applying it to the new build
ings now being erected at Rochester
and St. Peter for the insane.
A foot race was run on Main-st.
Wednesday evening, between s. A.
Ballentine, John J. Boobar and Geo.
Fish, for one hundred yards. John
J. Boobar won in eleven and one
fifth seconds, Ballentine second.
The general assembly of.the Pres.
byterian church of the United
States, Is in session in Minneapolis.
1t is tenden by most of the leading
deyines ofth at denomination.