The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-02-23

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cutter took advantage of the day for a
pleasure drive.
Theodore Jordan Of St. Cloud, former
ly of this village, now employed as FIRE
man on the Manitoba road, was in town
on Wednesday.
F.W. Fisk is canvassing for the New
York Mutual life insurance company
one of the strongest and most conserva-
tive in existence.
Howard Bishop left for California on
Tuesday. He has gone to join his moth |
er and sister who have been in the golden
state nearly two years.
c. S. Carpenter has purchased from
Morse & Lamb the Office furniture, and
succeeds to the business of the firms
branch at Long Prairie.
Grain drills are commencing to be in
demand. Many of our farmers are con-
WINGED that it pays better to sow wheat |
in drills than broadcast.
Sam Rankin, who succeeds E. c. Bon
niwell as travelling representative OF
Janney, Eastman, & Co., of Minneapolis,
| was in town on Wednesday.
Geo. B. Fyfe and wife, of St. Paul, were
in town last week giving practical les
sons in baking, in the interest of the
Snow Flake baking powder.
| Mathew Dimond returned on Monday
from trip to Georgia. He is undecided
as to whether he will return to his native
state or remain in Minnesota.
Bert Woods purchased the handsome
stuffed deer formerly owned by Marie &
Schank, and shipped it to his uncle,
Judge D. B. Searle Of St. Cloud.
L. L. Mattersop of Round Prairie, was
operated on for the removal of scar on
his face, on Wednesday. 1t is believed
the operation will be successful.
DIV. Johnson, agent for the New York
| Mutual life insurance company was in
town last week. He is a genial gentle
man and well posted in his business.
John Clarke of Melrose, formerly of
this village, more recently boss cooper
for the Melrose mill, has had an attack |
of paralysis. His left side is affected.
Harry Parker has gone to Iowa, and
will bring back with him number of
good horses, among them fine Norman
stallion. He expects to return in about
ten days.
| Mrs. John Pau of New Munich, will
| remain in town for several weeks for |
medical treatment. She is accompanied
by her sister-in-law, Mrs. Simon Pfau,
sister of John Metzger.
The Minneapolis and Pacific road may |
| be secured to Sank Centre by a well-di-
rected and vigorous effort made early in
| the future. 1t is too important an en-
terprise to be permitted to rest.
E. H. Atwood, president of the State
Farmers Alliance, was in town on Tues
day on his way to Glenwood to attend
the alliance meeting at Glenwood on
| Wednesday, February twenty-second.
A series Of interesting religious meet
| ings are in progress at the Methodist
church. and lively interest is manifested:
The pastor holds services every evening,
assisted from time to time by DR.. Greene.
D. w. Bruckart of St. Cloud, the new
member of the state republican central
committee, was in town on Wednesday.
He thinks Gresham is coming to the T
front rapidly as the presidential candi-
date.
From Portland, Ore, Chas. F. Bohall
has received several wonderfully enter
prising newspapers-boom editions-and
they set forth the enterprise and con-
dition of that city and vicinity in glow
ing terms.
The Little Falls and Dakota road was
closed for business for two days the past
week, owing to drifted snow. On Mon
day the passenger train was five or six
hours late Freight trains have regular
ly resumed.
The proprietors ofthe Snow Flake bak-
ing powder gave exhibitions in baking at
several stores in this village during the
past week. They gave practical iiiustra-
tons of the methods of successfully using
the powder.
LII. Hubbard is in New York in the
-. >rcst of the Hubbard Chair Company,
o,d g 5oing large business. He is de-
1aved son swiat by being appointed
..o>-siyev for bankrupt fur
niture concern.
Among the St. clou>1attorneys attend
ing court at long Prairie, who registered
.t the Sank Centre house on Wednesday,
were Capt. Oscar, the Nestor OF 'ne oar'
G. w. Stewart; and Dan Bruckart. Cool
reporter Russell accompanied the legal
lights.
! Let us revive the board of trade. There
will be plenty of work for it as soon as
spring opens, and in order to be in work
ing shape at that time it is proposed to
hold a meeting on the morning OF the
first Monday in March, and organize tor
| the season.
The village council met on Monday
evening, but aside from>a little routine
work, did little business. No ordinance
was passed relative to the electric light,
and the whole matter stands where it did
when the council permitted Mr.. Keller to
erect his poles.
A thaw of the typical midwinter variety
prevailed on Friday and Saturday, the
thermometer indicating as high as fifty
degrees in the shade. On Saturday the
wind shipped into the northeastrand the
I temperature fell rapidly, and on Monday
night winter had reasserted itself.
;, DIR. Ochsner of Chicago, who has been
the guest of DR.. Lewis for a couple OF
weeks, will leave tomorrow for home
On April seventh he will SAID for Europe
to be absent nine months. He Is skill
full physician and has done considerable