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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-07-01
District Oourt,

The District Court has continued
in session during the past week.
Judge Collins remaining upon the
bench until Tuesday. when he was
relieved for the day by Judge Bax-
f,r
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-07-01
Latte rails Z Dakota.
minnesota & Northwestern
r. r. Co.

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Randolph, NonhAeld Far
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Dodge Centre. Rochester,
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Monday.
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MARRIED.

HoSMER.HUBBARD this village. on
Tuesday evening. June 2sth, at eight clock.
hy Rev. j B. Drew, Geo. H. Hosmer and
Miss Lizzie Hubbard.
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At the caucus held on Saturday
evening to select delegates to the
county convention, which met in St.
Cloud to chose representatives 10 tie
congressional. convention at Brain
erd. j. d. Carr Esq. was chairman
and w. A. Gates secretary. The fol-
lowing were chosen as delegates !:
A. Moore, G. M. Sprague, H. S.
Doty, w. A. Gates, and J. c..
Foster, with power of sub
stitution. Messrs, Gates and Doty
were the only delegates who attended
the county convention. The town
ship of Sauk Centre held no caucus.
The Lawrence Bros. have organ
lied bank at Cooperstewn, DIT land
1t will be conducted by j. A.
Lawrence in person, who will re-
move his family thither. The loca-
ton is peculiarly favorable for a
banking institution, and there is no
question but they will do a good
business. The best wishes of hosts
Of friends will accompany them.
Cooperstown is TO be congratulated
upon securing a firm which ranks so
high in business circles.
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st. Patrick's Day Celebration.

The Ancient Order of Hibernians and the
Emmett Guards have completed all the arrange
ments for the celebration, which will take place
at Masonic Hall this evening. Mayor c. s.
Denny will preside and COL j. B. Maynard will
deliver the grafton. The societies will meet at
o'clock at their hall and march in body to
Masonic Hall, headed by the Emerald Band
The following programme will be carried out at
the hall:
Music-Selectons of Irish Melodies. Emerald Band
Introductory Address: Mayor @. s. Denny
Vocal Music-"Come Back to Erin.
Andrew Smith, jr
Accompanist-Clara Brett.
Recitation-1iThree Pledges" Miss Molle Ward
Song-"Old Ireland Shall Be Free ...------
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Miss Anna L. Abromet
Address-sIrsland and the Irish People,.
Musc-'W Wearing of the Green" ....... Emerald Band
Song-.The Minstrel Boy. Miss Maggie McGlynn
Add .-.-....-.-..-.--.M Mr.. Maurice Donnelly
Vocal Music-"Sad Fated Erin" Miss Rosa McGlynn
Recitation Master BERTHE Feibleman
Grand Chorus-''God Save Ireland --..---.-
--.-.-.---.---------.--- Emmett Guards Quartet
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Christian Work ON East Washington Stree

Christian Work East Washington Street.
Monday evening about forty persons met in
the Tabernacle Chapel, East Washington
street, to consider plans for better facilities for
the Christian work that has been carried on
there for some time. The present building is too
small and is not suited to it The Sunday
school has grown to such extent that the
building will not answer for it any longer, and
the Sunday night meetings crowd the room to
OVERLOOKING 1t was shown that there was a
neighborhood about one mile square, with at
least $4,000 people, with no church and no or
ganized church work outside the work there.
The necessity Of building was agreed to
by all. Mr.. j. G. Fraser said he thought it
ought to be clearly declared just what the church
was to be, whether a union church or denomi-
national one, before any one was asked to con-
tribute to it. Rev. Mr.. Rondthaler said from his
experience in the work he had no faith in the
ultimate success of union churches. He thought
some of the denominations should take the man
agement of the same. Remarks were made by
Mr.. VIM. Swanston, Mr. Goode, Mr.. McGiniard,
Mr.. Vinson Carter and Mr.. Burt. On motion,
the subject was referred to the following COM
mittee to report their conclusions at next meet
ing: DIR. s. Nj. Goode, j. G. Fraser, MIR. Burt,
Mr.. Hobbs, Mr. McGilliard, VIM. Swanston,
Miss Helm, Mrs. Vincent. Mrs. Swanston Mrs.
Garrett aud Miss Zimmerman. The next meet
ing will be held Monday evening, March 49,
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THE STATE-HOUsE PLUMBING.
Witnesses Testify to the Statements Made by
Superintendent Pendergast.

When the commissioner requested the jour
nal to publish the evidence upon which was
based the editorial assertion that the State
house plumbing was defective, it unhesitatingly
did So It has since been shown that this evil
dence outweighed the contradiction of the COM
missioners who denied the truth Of every defect
that was specified, with the exception that they
admitted that brick sewer had been built under
the State-house. The truthfulness Of the charges
was affirmed by the Journeymen Plumbers As
ISOLATION, while member Of the State Board of
Health, after making inspection, declared
that the plumbing was seriously at fault The
publication recognized as the highest authority
in the United States on sanitary engineering de-
clared that the defects pointed out were of a
grave character, and should at once be corrected.
The Journal has presented proof for all that it
has stated The only contradiction of this evil
dence has been the unsupported assertions Of
the commissioners, with the exception of a card
from j. G. Pendergast, the superintendent of
work on the State-house, which appears in
another column, pronouncing as "unqualihedly
FALSE the statement of the journal that he
had said in the presence of several persons
that he s'had condemned the system OF trap
venting adopted by the commissioners" The
statement attributed to Mr.. Pendergast was
was made in the presence of the members of
the State Board of Health and Mr.. II. T. Hud
son, president Of the Journeymen Plumbers
Association during their inspection of the
plumbing The only member of the State
Board of Health now in the city is DR.. c. N.
Metcalf, the secretary and executive officer.
When asked yesterday if Mr. Pendergast had
made any such statement as was attributed to
him in the Journal, DR.. Metcalf replied "Mr. Pen
dergast stated that in the safe-waste pipes there
are two Y's--one to carry away safe-waste from
the water-closets and the other where the traps
were to be vented-but that he condemned
them, and that he had stopped plastering in
that part of the building, as there was still
some debate as to whether they would adopt that
system of venting traps"
MIR. Hudson, to whom Mr.. Pendergast made
substantially the same statement on two differ
ent occasions, says; 'Mr. Pendergast did say
that he had condemned the system of safe
wastes and air-pipes, and that it was a question
whether or not it would be changed, and
that the p1astering had been suspended
in consequence. He said the same thing last
fall, in regard to the aforementioned system, to
the members of our committee. We are willing
to make afadavit to this effect, if necessary
How Mr. Pendergast can deny that he made the
statement in the face of so many witnesses, is
something beyond our comprehension"
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ordered to submit the Records.

An order, by Judge Gresham, was entered in
the records Of the United States Court, yester-
day, directing General John McNulta, receiver
Of the Toledo, Cincinnati 8 st. Louis railway,
to proceed without delay to submit to the court
a anal statement of his operations as receiver,
preparatory to settlement of his accounts. bat,
until he 10 discharged from his trust, be shall re-
tain in his possession all books, records, GORE
spondence and vouchers relating to the opera
tions of the road It is stated however, that
the order is not intended to impede or embarrass
Special Master Kicks, who is charged with the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-17
Rice Guards and the City Han.

The Rice Guards are also seeking the right to
use the audience-room of the new city hall for
an armory and drilling purposes This comes
after the request of the Light Infantry to the
same effect, and the Guards say that as the In
fantry has lease on Masonic Hall that organ
ization would, in the event of getting the city
hall for its armory, have control of the two best
rooms in the city for the work of drilling. How
ever, If the Infantry will sub-let Masonic Hall
to them. the Guards say they will withdraw their
request to use the city building.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-17

Rev. T. Dewitt Talmage, the eminent Brook
lyn divine, will deliver a single lecture in this
city 1t Plymouth Church tonight, his subject
being 'The Bright Side of Things" Talmage
invariably has large audiences in indianapolis,
and the indications are that the house tonight
will be a good one.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-17

duty Of taking evidence and reporting upon the
administration Of w. j. Craig the former re-
ceiver Of the road. General McNuits Is ordered
to afford HIN all reasonable opportunities for the
prosecution OF his investigation, and also to
allow Sylvester II. Kneelanc, the recent pur-
chaser Of the road access to the books and
reeorda
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-17
soott,s Emulsion of Pura

Cod Liver Oil, with Hypophosphitess
ESPECIALLY DESIRABLE FOR CHILDREN.
A lady physician at the Child's Hospital, at
Albany, N. Y, says: 1--WE have been using
SCOTS Emulsion with great success; nearly all
Of our patients are suffering from bone diseases,
and our physicians find 1t very beneficial"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-17

THE promptest and surest medicine for lung
troubles II Red Star Cough Cure
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IH1S Te1aeay Is a SHtU po1cdeTs c0HtdsH
ELY'S
GRE A M BALM

I haze used t,Co bottles Of
E7y's Cream Balm, and con-
slider myself cured. Isa1Fered
20 gears from catarrh and ca
tarrhaI headache, and this is
the first remedy that afforded
lasting relief.-D. T.. Hi0oin-
son, l45 Lake street, Chicago.
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For cold in the head Ety's
Cream Balm acoyks IKE magic.
II cured me of catagy6Aand re-
stored the sense effaeH. e.
III. Sher.cood, Banker, Eliza-
beth, N. j.
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PERSONAL MENTION.

Judge Joseph G. Suit of Frankfort, is at the
Grand Hotel.
Prof. John E. carp, of DePauw University, is
at the Bates House.
Mr. John Steep. an old and wellknown citizen,
died suddenly yesterday at his home, No. 81
West Walnut street, of old age. He was in his
eighty.sixth year
Memorial Church will be given at the residence
Of Mr. and Mrs. Harrington. No. 423 North New
Jersey street. on Friday evening.
Hon. j. N. Huston, chairman. and l.. T. Mich
ener. secretary OF the Republican State central
committee, were in the city yesterday, Senator
Huston returned to his home at Connersville
this morning.
Mr. John Kay, for so long with Mr.. Fred Her
ron in this city, has been admitted as a general
partner into the Detroit jewelry firm of Wright,
Hay 81 Co., who are the successors OF Roehm q
Wright, Of that city. Mr.. Hays many friends
here will be glad of his deserved success
The title of Gen. Lew Waliace's new lecture is
Turkey and the Turks, or Glimpses of Social
Life in the Imperial Palace and Harem." It's
first delivery viii be in this city, shortly, in the
interests of the Orphan Asylum, the managers
Of which were promised this favor by the Gen
eral more than year ago.
Jonah F. Lemon, one of the oldest residents
of the county, now residing with his -in-law,
Il. ]. Hutchins, 400 North Alabama street. on
Monday evening suffered the rupture of a blood
vessel in the brain. causing partial paralysis.
His condition has improved somewhat since the
event. but his entire recovery II very doubtful
Mr. Fred L. Thomas and Miss Leila ]. Patti
son were married, at Maridian-street Church,
yesterday afternoon, at 2 o'clock, by Rev. DR..
Gilbert. They left immediately for Cincinnati,
and, after few-days stay, will return and take
up their residence at No. 492 North Tennessee
street. Only the immediate friends and relations
of the couple were present at the ceremony
Hotel Arrivals.
Bates House: Chas. B. Funston, Columbus;
Frank L. Gordon, New Orleans; III. w. Stewart,
Miss Mary G. Stewart, Terre Haute; j. M.
Freeman. Palestine; Charles B. Stuart. Lafay-
cite; o. B. Cutie, Wabash; III. Munk, Corners
vile; w. II. Bronnell and wife, Peru.
Occidental Hotel r. c. Jones, Kendallville;
FL. Moore and lady, w. H. Holland and lady,
Charlottesville; j. G. Young. Frankfort; Warren
Bigler. Wabash; Fl. H. Daugherty, Shelbyville;
W. L. Gregory, lebanon Geo. r. Brown, Sey-
mour; e. E. Stout, Greenfield, j. G. Moore and
wife, Lafayette.
Grand Hotek J. c. Brown, Franklin; W. H.
Moulton. Portland; J. O Cravens Osgood; H.
81. Woods. Michigan City; y. Woodworth. South
Bend; Charles Harley, Delphi; William A.
Mooney, Miss Mamie Mooney, Columbus; Rev.
Edward H. Smith. Michigan City; Mrs. A. Nc
Evan. Columbus; S. M. Cochran, Edward Tay-
lor, Fort Wayne; w. H. Dillman, Peru.
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For Is gears I lods annoyed
Nth cdtarrh, severe pain in
nsy head, discharges into my
throat and unpleasant breath.
My seas> Of smell acas much
impaired. I have overcome
these troubles aoith Cream
Balm. ~. B. Case, So. Denis
Hotel, Broad,oay, N. Y.
A particle Of the Balm
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II Is wonderful how quick
Ety's Creans Balm has helped
and cared me. Il suffered from
acute Inflammation In 'ay nose
and head. For a aeeek at a
time I could not see. Mrs.
Georgia S. Jndson, Hartford,
Cann.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-17

A godsessd is Eiy's Cream
Balm. Ihad catayrh for three
years. n.y. nose 9o,id bleed.
Thought the sores could neUer
heal. Cream Balm has cured
me- Mrs. III. A. Jackson,
Portsmouth, N. III.
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TOR AUDITOR OF MARION COUNTY. JOHN
Il w. Pfaff, subject to Republican nominating con-
yention.
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Twas cared before the second
bottle Of EIy's Cream Balm
acas exhausted. I aDds trom-
bled aoith chronic catarrk,
gathering an head. difficulty ia
breathing ana discharges from,
my ears.-C. j. Corbin, 92a
Chestnut ST., Philadelphia, Pa.
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NOR AUDITOR OF MARION COUNTY. R. H
Il Rees, subject to Republican nominating con
yention, 1886.
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County Auditor.
T1OR AUDITOR, JOHN BROWNING.
Middletown transcript., 1886-09-09

SATURDAY TRAINs.-LeaveD Dupont LOO d. m
and 6.45 p. m, and arrive at Wilmington.
French St., LIS and TO p. m.
SUNDAY TRAINs.-Leave Reading, P. & r..
Station, $50 q. m; arrive ut Wilmington.
French ST., at S.45 a. M; leave Reading, p s.
x. Station, e.l5 q. m; arrive at St. Peters, at
9.45, a. IN. leave Reading at 315 D. M; and
arrive at Wilmington, French ST., at 6.55. d,
m. iti
ADDITIONAL TRAIN.-On Wednesday and
Saturday an additional train will leave VIII
mington 10.l5 a. In. 1or Birmingham Park
and intermediate points.
For connections at Wilmington, Chadd,s
burg junction, Rirdsboro, and ReadinG. zoe
timetables at all stations O so
i. A. BOWER, Gen. Pas Agent.
A. G. MoCAUsLAND, Superintendent.
falNI
Middletown transcript., 1886-09-09

Express trains leaving Harrington 1853 a,
M, and arriving at 5.37 p. m, run through
solid to and from Baltimore, via. Porters and
Newark
New YORK, PHILADELPHIA g NORFOLK RAIL-
ROAD ExPREss Leave Philadelphia lilo p.
m. daily, Baltimore sos p. nj. Wilmington
1l.55 p. m. daily stopping at Dover and
Delnlar regularly; and at New Castle, Mid
dIetown, Clayton, Harrington, and Seaford
TO leave passengers from Wilmington and
points North or take on passengers for
points south Of Delmar.
The lilo p. m. train also stops at Laurel
TO leave passengers from Wilmington and
Northbourd trains leave Delmar LIS O. m,
daily, Dover 2.36 q. m. regularly; arriving
Wilmington 3.55 a. IN. Baltimore GAS u. m,
and Philadelphia 450a. m.
The Lib a. m. train also stops at Seaford
Harrington, Clayton, and Middletown to
ieaYe passengers from points south of Del
mar, or take on passengers for Wilmington
and points North,
NEW CASTLE ACCOMMODATION TRAINs-I,eaye
wilmington at 500 a. m. and ESQ p. m.
Leave New Castle at $40 a. m, at 1856 u. M
y, DELAWARE, MARYLAND & VIRGINIA BRANCH
and Rehoboth 11.02 a. m, 80 and s.45 p. M
Returning, leave Rehoboth $50, $50 a. M.
and 239 p. m. For Franklin and way
statlons H.02 a. m. Returning, trains leave
A;45 p m. Leave franklin $50 a. m.
CoNNECTIoN.-At Porter with Newark & Della
ware City railroad. AT Townsend with Oueen
Anne's and Kent Rail Road. At Clayton, WI
timore and Delaware Bay Railroad. AT Har-
rngton, with Delaware, Maryland & Virginia
KaflrOad. At Seaford, with Cambridge and
Seaford Rail Road. At DeImar, with, New
Focomoke. and Peninsular Railroads
CHAs. 3. PUGH, General Manager.
J. r. WOOD, Gen. Pass Agent.
Middletown transcript., 1886-09-09
Wilmington & Northern Railroad,
Time Table in effect July 1st, 1886.
GOING NORTH.

Station, s.45lo.4O 40 600 $40
SATURDAY TRAINs.-Leave Wilmington.
French St, Station, Ills p. m, and arrive at
Dupont, at lL50 p. m.
SUNDAY TRAINS. Leave Wilmington.
french st. Station at EOS q. m; arrive at
Reading ?. r. Station l1.30 O. M leave St.
Peter's at 100 p. M, arrive at Reading p &
II. Station at $50 p. m.
~ GOING SOUTH.
s. Daily Except Sunday.
Middletown transcript., 1886-09-09

depressing effects of warm weather,
and the weak condition of the body,
can only be corrected by the use of a
reliable tonic and blood purifier like
Hoods Sarsaparilla. Why suffer
longer when a remedy is SO close at
hand ? Take Hoods Sarsaparilla
now. 1t will give you untold wealth
in health, strength and energy.
The contest for the Tennessee.
Governor-ship between the Taylor
brothers, says the New York World,
recalls to a writer fight for the
United States Senatorship among the
Salisbury brothers in Delaware years
ago. Cove and Willard had fought
each other in the primaries, and the
contest resulted in tie: Then Eli,
who had not been thought Of for the
place, quietly went to work and sur
prised both his brothers by having
himself elected. He has held on ever
since.
ONE among the many eminent
church dignitaries who have
given their public endorsement
to the wonderful efficacy of
St. Jacobs Oil, in case ofl
rheumatism and other painful all
ments, is the Right Reverend Bishop |
Gilmour, Cleveland, Ohio.
The only cough mixture before the |
people. that contains no opiates or
is Red Star Cough Cure.
Price, twenty-five cents.
=" am the king OF tennis y
The champion he did cry;
More games I've won thar amy man
In New York or Jerseye>
/ am also the boss poet
Of all the clubs but one
My brain is often raek-ed, for
1 am Young Tealni-ROn
Middletown transcript., 1886-09-09

= NOW 1Ork JOuFhHI.
"A and reliable Medicines are the best
NV todepend upon Acker's Blood Ell
ixir has been prescribed for years for allir-
purities ofthe Blood. In nevery form Of Serok
ulous, Syphilitic or Mercurial diseases, ID is
invaluable. For Rheumatism, has no equal.
J. GAYLORD RAGDON. neUGGIST.
Middletown transcript., 1886-09-09
ssttipt
fzFE 4 srooKrNe.

lsznaen. sept. 0. 1885
Middletown transcript., 1886-09-09
FoRrsr PRESBYTERIAN CHuRoH.

Rev. W. c. Alexander, Pastor.
Services every Sabbath morning at 1880
O'Clock, and every Sabbath evening, from
October to April, at O'Clock and from April
to October at 7.aO o'clock, Sabbath School
every Sabbath morning at 9.15 O'Clock. II.
Reynolds, Superintendent. Prayer Meeting
every Wednesday evening.
Services at Armstrong; Chapel the first
Sabbath of each month at 9. sop. m.
Middletown transcript., 1886-09-09


The supper Is over, the hearth is swept,
And lii the wood fires glow
The children cluster to hear a tale
OF that time, so long ago,
When grandmamma's hair was golden
brown.
And the warm blood came and went
Ger the face that was scarcely sweeter then,
Than now in its rich content.
The face is wrinkled and careworn now,
And the golden hair is gray;
But the light that shown in the young girls
eye
Has never gone away.
And her needles catch the fires bright light
AS in and out they go,
With the clicking music that grandma loves,
Shaping the stocking toe.
And the waiting children love it too,
For they know the stockings song
Brings many tale to grandma's mind,
Which they shall hear ere long.
But it brings no story of olden time
To grandma's heart tonight
Only sermon quaint and short
Is sung by the needles bright.
81 Lite is q stocking grandma says,
"And yours is just begun;
But am. knitting the toe of mine,
And my work is almost DONE"
With merry hearts we begin to knit,
And the ribbing is almost play;
Some are gay -colored, and some are white,
And some an ashen gray.
But most are made of many hue,
With many a stitch set wrong,
And many row to be sadly ripped,
Ere the whole Is fair and strong.
There are long plain spaces without break,
That in youth are hard p bear;
And many weary tear L.. dropped
AS we fashion the heel with care.
But the saddest, happiest time - that,
which we court and yet would shun,
When our heavenly Father breaks the
thread,
And says that our work is done.
The children come to say goodnight,
With tears in their bright young eyes,
While in grandma's lap, with broken
thread,
The finished stocking lies.