The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-07-12

friends at Battle Lake and vicinity, anc
will be absent until August LIST. Mean
time Hans is counting the days.
Jake Jacob has gone East to be absent
six weeks or more. He will attend ths
wedding OF brother-the one who lives
at Tracy, Minn-before.he returns.
The name of the Belcher postoffice has
been changed to Westport, and now the
name of the railroad and the post Office
will agree. The change gives satisfaction
Rev. T. c. Hudson will preach at the
Episcopal church on Sunday next. He is
not stranger in that chancel, having
been the pastor of the church for several
years.
Adolph Nelson and Webb Harmon have
returned from Chicago, whittier they
went to attend a convention of the
Young Peoples Society of Christian En-
deavor.
The entire mugwump party of this
vicinity has returned, ready for business.
A part of it has been visiting friends in
Massachusetts and the balance in Wis
consin.
Persons living in the central part 81
the village complain of the incessant
bowling of dogs during the night. Some
of them complain that sleep is out of the
question.
The gang laying steel on the Manitoba
road moved westward on Saturday.
There were twenty or more tents pitched
along the track in the village while they
were here.
There has been number of tramps in
town during the past week-hard-look-
ing citizens whose ceuntenances look
best on the the other side of strong
iron net work.
Col. Bridgeman and wife left for Duluth
on Monday for a trip of several days.
The Colonel has been suffering from i'll
health, and it is hoped the change will
prove beneficial.
William J. Nottage, formerly an EN-
ploye of the HERALD left for St. Paul on
Monday evening. He is young gentle
man of rare merit and his departure
will be regretted.
The school-house will be provided with
a supply of water form the mains. The
contract for carrying it into the building
has been let to w. w. Woods & Son, and
work will begin at once.
St.Cloud takes the raw cake and allows
the sun to bake it. The thermometer
registered 146o in the shade on Wednes-
day-so says a special dispatch from
that city. This resisters slide of 2OO0
between January and July.
Rev. 7. B. Drew came up from St. Paul
on Monday to remain some time. His
wife preceded him by several days. He
is enjoying himself heartily among his
scores of friends, and they not less.
John Roberts, formerly conductor on
the Northern road, was in town, with
his wife, on Tuesday. Hereturned to st.
Paul for the present, but will remove to
Seattle, where he expects to live in the
future.
Judge Searle and court reporter Rus
sell were passengers on the east-bound
train on Saturday, returning from term
of court at Fergus Falls. The Judge
shook hands with number of people at
the depot.
Prof Brown, the principal of the pub
lie school, has leased the cottage of
Joseph Capser, opposite his residence 1t
has been completely renovated, paired
and enlarged and made attractive and
convenient.
The Hilburn Concert Company, which
gives an entertainment in the opera
house on next Saturday evening in be-
half of the drum corps, comes highly
recommended. Everyone should turn
out and help the boys.
Rev. Theo. c. Hudson of Mankato, is
in town, the guest of Mrs. H. A. Boobar.
Mr.. Hudson was for several years rector
of the Episcopal church here, and has
scores of warm friends who extend to
him a cordial welcome.
There is a movement on foot which
will prove a success, and the sooner the
better. Capturing tramps as fast as they
arrive and set them at work on the
streets. Their labor can be made to tell
that way, and the more the better.
There are great many shade trees in
this village much in need of trimming.
After every rain branches hang so low
across the sidewalks as to be perfect
nuisances, and many limbs are low
enough to strike one in the face at any
time.
DIR. Dubois returned on Friday morn
ing from a vsiit of three weeks at Lake
Mills, Wisconsin. Mrs. DUBOIS will re-
main there two or three weeks longer.
She has been i'll, but is now convalescing,
and the children have the whooping
cough.
Mr.. Willie Moore is down from
Grand Forks on a visit with friends. He
is employed in a dry goods house and is
doing we'll. Willie is developing into a
fine young man, and his many friends
here will always be pleased to note his
prosperity,
CIV. Wilson of Grey Eagle, who has
been dealing very largely in lands on the
Little Falls and Dakota road east of this
village, was in town on Friday last. Mr..
Wilson'S an old settler, has thorough
knowledge of lands in this vicinity and a
wide acquaintance He is doing well.
N. w. Rice has just completed extensive
repairs and improvements upon the Star
House, not only charging it materially,
but making it more attractive. He has
made marked improvement in the Office,
covering the walls with handsome paper,
repaintine the wood work and laying
a new floor.
At the chur,,1, of St. Paul de Vincent in
the VILLAGE on sunday next class of six