The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-04-12

VINO mas been giving instruction in land
scape painting here, hasfinished her tern
OF lessons and will return to her home or
Saturday.
The melting SHOWS made less surfac,
pools than usual although the volume O
snow was much greater. The ground i.
comparatively free from frost and alb
sorbed water freely.
Henry Smith has returned from the
Pacific coast, and will remain during tn.
season. He has farm near town tc
which he will devote his time. His fam
lily will arrive in few days.
That much-needed new sidewalk on the
north side of Third-st., between MAR
and oak-sts., bids faiHto be laid this
spring. It will be grand improvement
to that important thoroughfare.
The birds are returning in flocks. Rob
ms, golden woodpeckers, blue-birds
wrens, song sparrows, cranes, ducks
geese, and number of other birds have
been observed during the past week.
An institute Of the German teachers oil
Stearns county will be held at Meters
Grove, beginning April Oath. Rev. Faith.
er Leo, o. S. B., of Lake Henry, will de-
liver several addresses to the institute.
On Saturday last, under the combined
influences of a bright sun and a south
wind the snow disappeared with wonder
full rap!dity, the thirsty earth drinking
the vast volume of water with avidity
Prof Rochollw was highly delighted with
the institute held here last week, There
were over ninety teachers in attendance.
The highest number. ever enrolled was
no, and that in exceptionally good
weather.
The HERALD has been chosen as the
official paper of Melrose. For this COM
pliment it is grateful to its friends
and patrons of our neighboring wide
awake village. An ordinance is published
elsewhere.
L. M. Thomson dehorned his entire
herd, saving off the horns from forty-two
head of stock. The HERALD will take
occasion to refer farther to this matter
after the results are better known-say a
month hence.
The Methodist church was crowded to
its utmost capacity on Sunday evening.
The daily afternoon and evening meet
ings during the past week have been well
attended. The praying band attracts
many people.
]. V. Brewer says there is carload of
men at Eagle Bend awaiting the snow to
disappear that they may select lands for
farming purposes. He predicts an I'M
precedented rush of settlers to Todd
county this spring.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Culbertson of Mt.
Morris, New York, are the guests of r.
Woods. Mrs. Culbertson is sister OF
Messrs. Richard and William w. Woods.
1t is not improbable that they will re-
m ain in Sank Centre.
Will Conwell has been seriously i'll
with the mumps. On Friday it was
feared he might not survive and his
brother Fred, who is located at Long
Prairie, was summoned by telegraph.
The lad is much better.
G. G. Howe of Faribault, came down
from Todd county on Wednesday, on his
way home. He says the Manitoba COM
pany has disposed Of nearly all its lands
in that county, and he expects to leave
soon for Washington territory.
Miss Jameson, sister of Mrs. A. E. Ir-
win, and who was for several months a
resident CT this village, is now living at
Watertown, N. Y, and is foreman of an
immense dress-making establishment, EN-
ploying upwards of twenty-five hands.
Hon. VIM. E. Lee of Long Prairie, and
Tory Thorson ofGlenwood, were in town
on Wednesday, on their way to attend
the meeting of the congressional commit
tee at Fergus Falls, whish is in session
to-day. They are both members of the
committee.
The republican club will hold it's next
meeting in grand army hall, but not on
Saturday evening of this week, as that
is the regular night for the grand army
posts meeting. The, club will therefore
postpone it's meeting until one week from
next Saturday evening.
The departure ofC. M. Bryant and C.
M. McCollum will be sincerely regretted
by the many who were accustomed to
avail themselves of their skillful services
every spring. They were both excellent
masons, and Wayzatta is to be congrat-
ulated upon securing such exemplary cit
izens.'
The library board held meeting or
Monday evening, the last one prior to
the appointment of the new members
At its May session the village council
will have four vacancies to fill-three by
expiration of time, Messrs. Barnum,
Norris, and Rich, and one in place of w
A. Gates who has removed from here.
Representative Rice of Kandiyohi
county has been in town during the past
few days on business. He is an enthu-
siastic republican, believes that the state
will give 10000 majority this fall, and
furthermore is confident that the third
congressional district will return re
publican in place of Congressman Mac
donald.
A. O. Scrivener has resigned his position
as clerk of the Sank Centre house, to
take effect fortnight hence. Mr.. Scriv-
ener is an efficient and affable gentleman,
who has won hundredc of friends by his
courtesy at the desk, and he has a won
| derful faculty of remembering names and
faces which is of inestimable value to orc
in his business.
1t is rumored that another church so
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