The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-12-06


way wieh one of their popular entertain
ments. Last week they played to larg,
houses at Duluth.
Mrs. Baxter end Misses Jennie Carey
and May Donovan of Little Falls have
been visiting friends In this village dur
ing tho past week.
Sank Centre needs a new iron bridge
on Maln-st-one wide enough to admit
OF teams passing easily, with foot pas
sage on either side.
Misses Jessie Buzzelle and Ida Bigger
staff, Messrs. A. D. Page and John ]
Boobar came up from St. Cloud or
Thanksgiving day.
The nearest approximation to ice boat
ing in summer has been experienced dur
ing the past week. The weather was
warm and the ice perfect.
Lou Harrison, of Smith & Harrison
printers, of Minneapolis, is visiting his
BROTHER Ed Harrison. He came up to
take whirl in an ice boat.
The skating has been fine during the
past week, and the lake has been in per
feet order for ice-boating. 1t has been
like one gigantic sheet of glass.
Examine your stovepipes carefully, es-
pecially such as pass through floors or
partitions. A disastrous confagration
may be saved by little caution.
The new train on the Manitoba road,
which has been in service about four
weeks, is great convenience, as it effect
lively does away with night travel.
The Odd Fellows dance on Thanks
giving night was very successful affair,
The music and calling was especially
good. The hall was nicely decorated.
The Wizard Oil company concluded a
very satisfactory weeks engagement on
Saturday evening last. On Friday even
ing Frank Connolly drew handsome
gold watch.
The entire stock Of horses and cattle of
Ole Peterson, Of Pope county, was sold
at auction on Wednesday. George
Brown, Of Westport, bought quite a
bunch Oft.
Miss Estey, state organizer OF the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
will give an address on Temperance work
on Friday at 7:3O p. NJ. in the Congrega-
tional church.
Mrs. l.. keils and three children will
leave for California this month, to remain
the balance of tic winter. She has Sis
ter living at Los Angeles with whom she
will remain until spring.
An intelligent person when hurt will at
once procure bottle of Salvation Oil.
1t is the best thing to cure swellings,
burns, or wounds. All druggists sell it
at twenty-five cents bottle.
n. VI. Rice takes cha4,e of the Star
HotelaGain onthe 18th inst, J. n. Heal
giving up the management at that time.
Mr.. Rice is an experienced and competent
hotel man and will give satisfaction.
Ed Whiteiield has SO far recovered from
his recent serious illness that he gets
about town with the assistance OF a
cane. While he has not fully recovered
Ills strength, he is gaining with rapidity.
Bert Sawyer, of Willard, has been in
town during the past two days. lie
says a frst-class man will be put in
charge of the new elevator here, which
will be ready for business in a very few
days.
Arthur, Beckstcl, aged sixteen, a grand
son of o. Mattison, had hand badly
crushed while coupling cars in the Mani
toba yard OH Wednesday. He was not
an employee, but was coupling cars just
for fun.
a. o. Hubbard has patented an awning
frame which does away with all the an
noyance and expense of fitting awnings
to windows and store fronts. 1t will fit
any place desired. 1t is simple and yet
ingenious.
man passed through town on Thurs
day with dog team of six well-trained
animals drawing an ordinary buggy.
He came all the way from Washington
Territory, travelling from SO to 100
miles per day.
The Thanksgiving dancing party Civ
ell by the Odd Fellows at their new hall
was one of the pleasantest social gath
crlngs of the season. 1t was the first of
a series to be given during the winter at
intervals of about month.
Albert Hulow, the murderer of Fl ank
Elch, was captured at Verndale last
week, while trying to dispose of the MUIR
dered mans team. He is now safely
lodged in the jail at Little Falls. He
claims he committed the deed while he
was drunk.
iittii ' w IlllSuclu HAS DSC1l SICK uuIlIS
the past week and Cashier Sprague has
been having lively time of it in the
bank. On Saturday his son, Fay. rem
dered him effective assistance. He is
rather youthful for a banker but he takes
naturally to the business.
On Thanksgiving day the several ice
boats on the lake were out with merry
crews aboard. There were several minor
accidents; ore boat with }. O. Wakefield
and NJ. J. Briggs cutting through the ice
while going at a rate of thirty miles an
hour. Fortunately neither of them were
either wet or injured. The ice in the
upper lake was excellent for the exhiliar-
ating spot.
On Friday last the northwest wind
which had prevailed for couple of days
died down, and during the night a brisk
breeze sprung up from the southeast.
On Saturday morning every tree and
shrub was heavily silvered with boar
frost, presenting an enchanting picture.
But the wind was cold and piercing, as
all north winds are upon their retura