The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-08-02
LOCAL SUMMARY.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 2, 1888.

q
orators of Minnesota, will address the
people of Sank Centre and vicinity on
the political issues of the day at the
obera house on Wednesday, August Sth,
under the auspices of the republican
club. A special meeting of the club will
be held ON Friday evening at the Office of
ID. Carr. A full attendance is desired.
Lew Nickerson has gone to Dakota.
Dawes How was in town during the
week.
Mrs. c. NJ. Coats is visiting friends in
New York.
Frank Tollen came up from St. Cloud
on Friday.
Chas. A. Morse has gone to St. Cloud
on business.
J.G. Schank is building fine barn on
his home lot.
Henry Johnson has accepted position
with c. J. Lofgren.
The water-works pump was over
hauled on Tuesday.
Mrs. w. II. Day of Minneapolis, is the
guest of Mrs. Benner.
A lively thunder storm on Friday night
was succeeded by sultry day.
Mrs. E. G. Bloomfield, of Wilmar, is
visiting Mrs. James A. Caughren.
John Donley and VIM. Scherfius are cut
ting grass on 400 acres in Ashley.
Mesdames c. NJ. Sprague and L. M.
kells are visiting friends in Morris.
The Hubbard Hammock Chair Co. will
start up the factory in a few days.
+ Mr.. and Mrs. Brecount will return to
their home in Minneapolis in a few days:
Mrs. Walter c. Brewer has been the
guest of Mrs. L. r. Barto during the
week
Miss Ilione Harvey of Elgin, ILL.,, is the
guest of her former school-mate, Miss
y Louie Allen
Mrs. Geo. H. Reynolds of St. Cloud
who has been feeble health for several
months, died last week
A daughter of Chief Justice Gilfillan of
St. Paul, and young lady friend are the
.. guests of DR.. McMasters.
IL. Olson has removed with his fami-
ly to Clarissa, where he has Purchased
land and erected a house.
DR.. H. H. Bissell of Red Wing, has been
visiting his brother-in-law, A. A. Mat
tison. Mrs. Bissel accompanied him.
Coz. Ba, TO went up to Fergus Falls on
Saturday to attend a meeting of the
board of trustees O. the insane hospitals
Miss lulu Stucky a 'uece, and Mrs.
Grimsley, sister-in-law of Mrs. A. H.
Petit, both from Gosport, Ind, are visit
ing Mrs. Petit.
1t is reported that the army worm has
attacked grain on the farms of VIM.
Scherfius, Joseph Parker and Henry
Homm in Ashley.
John Moore, one of the progressive and
thrifty farmers of Ashley, was in town on
Saturday, feeling decidedly buoyant over
the crop prospects.
Miss Birdie Ship, sister of Mrs. A. M.
Cory, is the guest of the Misses Bruce.
Miss Shipp has large circle of friends
in this village who will enjoy her visit.
Rev. J. w. Hargrave of St. Cloud, will
preach in the Congregational church of
this village on Sunday next, morning and
evening. Mr.. Cross will preach in St..
Cloud.
]. H. Hubbard has just returned from
New York. He is all ardnet Cleveland
man, but he says his party have gigan-
tic fight ON hand to hold their own in the
Empire state.
Those four citizens who went down to
St.Cloud to listen to Hon. R. G. Horn
were amply repaid. They are enthusi-
5astic i'll their expressions of approval
not of the matter only but in the manner
in which it was presented.
John p. Coats has returned from kau.
sas city, whittier he has been for he past
six months running stationary engine
for the cable car company. He has not
yet decided whether he will remain here
or return to Kansas City.
The Fourth Annual Reunion of the sur.
>"iivors of the old LIST Battalion, 18th U
S. Infantry, will be held at Des Moines
Iowa. Turing the Iowa State Fair, com
mencing Friday, August a1st and con
tinuing until September 3rd.
The following itcm is from the Monte
video Leader:
Mrs. E. w. Knott aud family will
move to Sank Centre in a couple ofweek'
where her daughters, Misses Laura ant
Grace have been engaged in the HIgi
School.
A washout occurred on Wednesday
night near Avon, delaying all trains
The train eastward was hung up herr
until a. NJ, and the train going west
passed this station about ten o'clock
The rain fell in torrents-much heavie
than it was here.
A temperance meeting was held at tn
Methodist church on Monday evening
Among the speakers were George Har
,-ison brother of the prohibition candi
da,'e for governor, John Carney, Rever
ends &C. Briggs and A. w. Cumming
and H. B. Huntress.
Bridgeman and Pendergast's mill shu
down for the Sc sson on Monday, havin,
sawed 100000 tet of lumber ant
100000 shingles sil.'ce May 2nd-a1
average of &c, 600 feet y'ery day of tel
hours. They have made clean cut @
every log in the lake.
Mrs. Simmons, daugter of H. c. Ly
man, with her two small children starte
for Washington Territory on Monday
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