The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-01-12

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are cordially invited.
Morse & Lamb have concluded to dis
continue their Long Prairie branch
Most of their Todd county patrons ar
regular visitors to Sank Centre, and the
will continue their business relation
with them.
On Saturday afternoon next, at tw'
o'clock, the Sank Valley Farmers ALL
arce, No. 2S2, will meet at the Office G
Esquire Carr. Let there be a large at
tendance, as business of Importance vii
be transacted.
Hon. Kittle Halvorson of North Fork
was in town on Saturday. He said tn
prairie roads are so badly drifted tina
travel through the fields is resorted to
and even then it took nearly two day
for him to reach this village.
The Manitoba company has some yer,
handsome advertising charts, which il
design and execution are noticeable work
of art. The crescent is surnounted by
handsome maiden scattering rose leave
along the line of this popular road
The worst blizzard Of the season com
rnenced on Wednesday night; the snow fall
ing fast, driven by gale from the south
east. The roads and streets are badl,
drifted and the indications are that trav
el will be practically suspended for sever
al days.
Miss May, daughter of Rev. J. F. Ham
Thomas Ward, Jr., of Denver, Col, al
dallas fb;S TbrrcI.u of
Mr.. Hamilton will assist in the marriage
ceremony. Mr.. and Mrs. Ward viii
make their home in Denver.
Rev. N. Gre, pastor of the Lutheran
church at North Fork, is waging a vigor.
Gus crusade against the illicit liquor
traffic in that vicinity. There are, or
have been, several blind pigs" in oper-
alton, to which the reverend gentleman
has been giving his attention.
The annual meeting of the stock hold
ers of the Duluth, Huron and Denver rail
road will be held at the office of the com
pany in this village on Tuesday next, be-
tween the hours of two and four oclocts
P. NJ, at which board of directors will
be elected for the ensuing year.
John H. Adams of Marshalltown, Iowa,
was in town on Friday last. He is the
adjuster for Minnesota of the American
Central Fire Insurance Company, OF
which Morse g. Lamb are local agents
He came up to adjust the loss on the
Freeman drug store fire ut Melrose.
Charles ]. Lofgren will put up fine
registering thermometer with a bulletin
board for announcing temperature OBJ
servations three times a day, at his drug
store. 1t will be appreciated by the in
quisitive public, whose popular question
Just now is: How cold is it, anyhow?
The HERALD is indebted to Capt. Oak
ford for a copy of the Advertiser and the
RustLer, of Tulare, Cal, together with a
map of central California.
From the church directory it is learned
that Rev. c. S. Lindsey, formerly of this
village, is rector of the Episcopal church
in Tulare.
The predicted cold wave made itself
felt on Saturday, intensified on Sum
day and eliminated early Monday morn
ing when the mercury dropped to thirty
on Monday from southwest to
a southerly point, and the temperature
rose quite rapidly.
The Lutheran church at North Fork
whose pastor is Rev. N. Gire, has re-
ceived a fine bell from the famous Menee-
ly foundry at Troy, N. Y. 1t weighs
1900, and cost 5000. 1t is very sweet
toned bell, and gives the greatest salts
faction. 1t is readily heard at distance
of FIVE or six miles
A Leap Year festival will be given at
Barnum's hall on Friday evening, Jan.
Goth. An oyster supper will be served
at the residence of Mrs. S. M. Bruce
A social dance will be one of the features
of the occasion. Tickets, one dollar. A
general invitation is extended. No other
invitation will be given.
Louis Erickson, formerly of this village
who recently returned to Sunburg, Kan
diyohi county, and in company with Lars
Thompson bought out the general store
of c. J. Lofgren, was in town to-day.
He has purchased the interest of his
partner and will conduct the store alone.
He is we'll pleased with the business.
A Congregational sociable was held at
the residence of c. F. Boha1l in West
Union, on Friday evening last, at which
eighty persons were present. Supper
was served and a chance in a drawing
for a quilt was given for twenty-five
cents. The quilt was drawn by Miss
Amanda Moore. The sociable netted
over twenty dollars.
A call has been made for a meeting of
all persons interested in fine poultry, to
meet to-day, Thursday, in St. Cloud, for
the purpose of forming apoultry fanciers'
club to operate in connection with the
district agricultural society. The call is
signed by w. A. Gates of this village, A.
A. Whitney of Melrose and James Muir
ray and Frank Tolman of st. Cloud.
At the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the First National Bank held
at the banking house on Tuesday after
noon, the following board of directors
was elected for the ensuing year: Henry
Keller, S. M. Bruce, c. ]. Lofgren, L. R.
Barlo, c. M. Sprague, Joseph kraker
and Fred Williams. The board will
meet in the near future to elect officers.
The Methodist church narrowly es-
capped destruction by fire on Sunday last.
After morning service spark from the
stove set fire to mat on the floor, and
but for the timely discovery of the in
cipient fire by two boys who happened
into the building during the afternoon
the building would have been beyond
saving. A hole was burned in the floor
John P. Coats left for Kansas City on
Monday to investigate an opening offered
him of running one of the large Corliss
engines employed by the cable street cal
line. D. A. Tinklepaugh, at one time
engineer at the steam mill in this village
is chiefeHgipeer of the company and has
offered Mr.. Coats the position. There
are few men in Sank Centre whose remov
al would be more sincerely regretted.
Henry Johnson was very agreeably
surprised by a large party of young
friends on Friday night. About thirt,
were present. The early part of the even
ing was spent in playing various anus
ing and exciting games. Refreshments
were served at about ten o'clock. Som
fine music was rendered by a portion of tn
orchestra. The young people spent ;
very enjoyable evening and left for HON
little after twelve O'Clock.
The First National Bank declared it
regular seni-annual dividend of four pc
cent net, making total of $13, 900 dis
tributed by this institution since it
organization, a little more than thre
years. The bank now has deposit
| amounting to SGT 900 and cash on han