The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-08-09


down on Monday last and did up the
Sank Centre club in brilliant shape. The
score stood 48 for Alexandria to 8 for
Sank Centre. On the following day a
pickup nine played the regular club, but
the game was brought to an abrupt ter
mination during the second inning, by
the rain. ..-
The village will present brilliant
appearance when lighted by fifty
electric lights. The contract between the
village and Mr.. Keller, has been drawn,
and will be signed as soon as Mr.. Keller
returns. He has ordered all the requisite
material for extending the plant and on
September LIST the new order of street
lighting will be inagurated.
The board of equalization is negotiat-
ing with the state for the money author
lied by the recent school meeting for the
purpose of putting in the steam-heating
plant. A law passed at the last session
of the legislature provides that the state
school fund may be loaned to districts;
under proper restrictions, at the rate of
four per cent per annum.
CAMPNG-A party of fourteen have
been at Maplewood du, ing the past week
and have had royal good time. They
have named the camp Harrison and Nor
ton. The party consisted of Mr.. and
Mrs. Fish, Misses Birdie Ship. Minnie
and Bell Bruce, Edith and Nellie White
field, Lettie Rice, May Conwell, Lenora
Kent, Messrs, Horace Alden, Geo. Fish,
Fred Jacob and Let Mullen.
H. S. Doty has announced his position
as candidate for sheriff of Stearrs coun-
tv. Mr.. Doty was deputy for western
Stearns under Sheriff Mickey for many
years, and more faithful and efficient
officer could not be found. He is man
of good executive ability, promptly at
tending to all business committed to him
and sStearns county could not find a
man better qualified for the position.
The delivery outfit of Mr.. Stanke, the
baker, met with a double mishap on Sat-
urday. While the horse was standing in
front of the bakery it became heightened,
wheeled about, upset and smashed the
wagon and with shreds of harness flying,
ran on Third-st. to Main-st. where it
1o{a he
corner of Main and Fifth-sts., the animal
ran away again, upsetting the bakers
cart, and casting bread into the dirt and
mud, if not upon the walks.
Captain Whitcomb of Alexandria,
made the HERALD a very pleasant call on
Saturday. He is one of the pioneers of
Minnesota, and for many years has been
resident of Douglas county, owning
several valuable farms near Alexandria.
These he has sold and is now a resident
of Minneapolis. He is making the trip
from Alexandria to Minneapolis behind
team of very handsome Cleveland bay
colts bred and broken by himself AL
though seventy years of age the Captain
is as vigorous and hearty as most men
fifteen years his junior.
The article which appeared in the Daily
Times in regard to the criticism of the
Sank Centre papers upon the manner in
which the band of that place was treated
while playing for the republican rally
here last week, was uncalled for and
unauthorized by the band.-St. Cloud
Times.
Will the Times please give the proof
reader gentle reprimand. Sank Centre
objects to being drawn into a musical
row between St. Cloud and Sank Rapids.
The Times knows that no emotion but
musical love and affection exists between
Sank Centre and the world at large, with
St. Cloud as the focal point of said m. |.
and a.
F. H. Sprague, president of the Walsh
County republican committee, accom-
panied by w. A. Cleland were in the city
Wednesday evening, booming the great
mass meeting to be held at Grafton next
Tuesday evening. They did their work
thoroughly and the prospects are that
the west end of the county will be we'll
represented.-Park River Gazetteer.
Mr.. Sprague is a cousin of c. M.
Sprague of this village, and is evidently
doing some excellent political missionary
| work.