The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-11-15

The editor has gone to Cincinatti to
! meet his wife who has been at that place
on visit. They are expected back by
Wednesday of next week.
! Henry Keller made an effort to iliumi-
nate his building with electric lights on
Monday evening, but he burned out the
lamps at the very beginning.
The fire department at Melrose will
give Thanksgiving ball on Thursday
evening, Nov. 20. The Sank Centre
string band will furnish the music.
Over in Morrison county the venerable
Nate Richardson is the only republican
who pulled through. He was elected
judge of probate by small majority.
The chicken pie supper and sociable
given by the Congregational ladies on
Friday evening last was decided sue
cess-a handsome sum being realized.
! John Wenter, of Spring Hill, was in
town on Tuesday. Although an ardent
democrat he expressed himself well pleas
ed with the general result of the election.
The new elevator on the Northern Pa
ciic road will be erected east of the depot
instead of west of Main-st. as announced
| last week. Work will commence at once
The Osakis Observer has changed
hands, Mr.. c. w. Ridley now being the
editor and proprietor. We wish Mr..
RidIy all manner of success in his new
| field.
A prominent St. Cloud citizen is to
saw a cord of wood on the principal
street in ca Harrison was elected. The
| show will take place some time next
week.
Billie Blake, Pet Brawley, Charlie
Bronson, Jim Reynolds, Johnnie Law,
S. o. Freer and half score of other we'll
known travelling men spent Sunday in
! town.
W.. Abernethy, an old time friend OF
the writer, one who used to thrive in
newspaper work decade gone by, paid
the HERALD office a pleasant visit on
| Tuesday.
Martin Deerig, section hand on the
| Manitoba road, who married Mrs. An
GLEN year or more ago, died suddenly
on Monday night presumably of heart
disease.
The conductors on the new train on
the Manitoba road have a long run
from ST. Paul to Crookston, over twelve
hours Of continuous duty. They former
ly ran to GAINESVILLE only.
c. H. Goodscll of Fergus Falls, con-
nected with the management of the Min
neapols and Northern Elevator Compa-
ny, was in town on Tuesday. He is one
of the most genial of men.
The sermon on the prodigal son by
Rev. Mr.. Wright of st. Paul, on Tuesday
evening was a vivid and almost startling
piece Of word painting. 1t was almost
dramatic in it's vividness.
B.F. Carr and Harry Stedman have
gone up into Hubbard county to locate
deer. 1t successful they will be joined by
Esquire Carr and S. Pendergast. They
will be absent several days.
A car load of lumbermen passed up the
Manitoba on monday evening. They
are in the employ of a new lumber COM
pany that will begin operations at Ia
coma, Washington territory.
The Wizard Oil concert company, COM
posed OF six persons, have been playing a
twelve nights engagement at St. Cloud
and drawing big houses. They advertise
the Wizard Oil, very popular remedy.
John Law will pay an election bet by
wheeling Charlie Coats from the Simon
ton corner to the bank of Sank Centre Oh
Saturday evening next at half past scv-
en- O'Clock. Turn out and see the sport.
The Odd Fellows have beautiful hall
seated with comfortable chairs, and
capable of seating 200 people. 1t is just
the place for lectures and social enter
tainments, and will be leased at reasona-
bic rates.
Iohn A. Botz intends to rent or sell his
farm and move to Minot, where his son
now is, and who reports favorably of
the country. John is good neighbor
and his friends are sorry to see him make
this move.
Dawes Fow, James Jenkins, Sam
Parks and two or three others, came up
from Melrose by special train on Monday
evening to attend the ratification meet
ing. They did their own pumping and
made the trip in half an hour.
r B. Foster, D. D. S., recently with
DR.. Rich, of this place, will be at the
Sank Centre House on Monday, Nov. 10,
to remain one week. Parties desiring
The services of a dentist will find it to
their interest to wait for him.
VIM. E. Lee and John D. Jones of Long
Prairie, werein town on Monday. They
are highly gratifed with the political re-
suit in Todd county-an enormously in
creased republican majority and a clean
sweep-to which they both largely con-
tributed.
bet of twenty dollars was made by
two well-known residents of this village
on New York-that it would not go DEM
ocratic. Harrison and Morton carry the
electoral ticket and Hill is elected COVER
nor and both sides claim the bet. Who
can decide?
Macdonald, of the St. Cloud Times,
and Benedict, of the Sank Rapids Senti-
mel, bet fine plug hat on the election,
and Benedict in his paper last week says:
Say, Brother Macdonald, l will be over
in day or two after my new plug hat.
1t must be a good one. 'Rah tor Harri-
son and Morton,
Quite large number of our citizens
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