The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-09-13


captain of the company in which c. M.
Coats enlisted at the breaking out of the
war.
Little Falls, Sank Centre, Princeton,
Monticello, Elk River and Paynesville
will all have their special days at st.
Cloud during the fair. Each place will
send its band.
]. L. Rocholl, cou nty superintendent OF
schools held teachers examination at
the high school rooms in this village on
Saturday last. A number of candidates
were examined.
P. ]. Seberger, who has announced his
candidacy for Superintendent of schools
of Stearns county, was in town on Mon
day figuring up his chances for nomina-
ton and election.
The Logan club will hold its regular
meeting at Grand Army hall on Friday
evening next. Let there be full at
tendance as matters of interest will be
presented for action.
Special tournament at st. Cloud during
the fair. Ease ball, brass band tourna-
ment, baby show, fast races and fine
stock. You won't have time to see half
of it there is so much.
For the Prohibition convention and
mass meeting the Manitoba will sell
round trip tickets to Minneapolis, Sept.
45th, 10th and 18th, at $4.25. Good
for return on the 10Th
The first of the series of harvest ex-
cursions for Montana passed westward
over the Manitoba road on Tuesday
night. There were two extra trains,
and every car was loaded full.
About hundred letters of congratu-
lation were sent by Sank Centre repub-
licans to Hon. w. r. Merriam, the re-
publican candidate for governor i'm
mediately upon his nomination.
Section-boss Connolly, OF the Little
Falls road has purchased the Human
house on Second-st. and given it thor
ough overhauling and reprinted it. He
has made a very neat and attractive
place of it.
John P. Hammered sheriff by ap-
pointment, and candidate for the NOM
ination at the hands of the democracy,
has been riding through Western Stearns
during the past week presumably look
ing after his fences.
Andrew w. Kr;emer, who proposes to
contest the cemocratic nomination for
sheriff with John P. Hcmemrel, was in
town Monday. He has visited several
of the towns in Western Stearns setting
up pins for the convention.
The Manitoba company is extending
its side trackage in its yard i'll this vii
lage. The passing track will be length
ened to accommodate eighty freight
cars. There has been considerable
grading done in the wesern end of the
yard.
The date for Ignatius Donnelly's
speech at the central Minnesota fair at
St. Cloud, has been changed to Sept. Is,
at one o'clock sharp. Fully 10000 peo-
pie are expected to be present. Donnel-
Tvs speech alone is worth price of adj
MISSION.
Rev. H. H. Hart, of st. Paul, was the
guest of his brother-in-law, James A.
Norris, on Sunday. In the evening he
occupied the Congregational pulpit, de-
livering an interesting address on practi-
cal prison reform. The church was
filled with attentive listeners.
10. Wakefield. A. o. Hubbard, Webb
Harmon and H. 7. Stedman made a
three days trip over into Pope county
after chickens. They were out i'll the
pouring rain storm of Thursday night,
but had a jolly good time and come
back with well-fIled game bags.
The whole number of electric lights
have not all been erected yet for street
lighting in this village, but enough are
in place to indicate that Sank Centre will
be one of the most brilliantly lighted vii
lagos in the country. Our streets present
a very attractive appearance at night.
The Manitoba general officers passed
up the road in a special train on Satur-
| day. Several of our citizens met them
at the depot. They were on their way
to Great Falls and Helena. On Sunday
another special train followed, with a
number of directors and stock holders OF
the company, and party of friends.
A postal card of recent date from And,
rev J. Smith dated Cottage City, Mass.
says: Il leave here fer Boston, thence to
Portland, the White Mountains, Montre
al, Ottawa, Kingston, Chicago. Mime
apoiis and home. Expect to be home
about the 25th of September, but cannot
say, as as have to wait at Montrea
for the steam shi Samaritan" to meet
nephew who is coming to stay with u:
| at Setuk NclllTG.
All members of the Alumni Associa
ton of the Sank Centre High School arr
hereby notified that the Finance Com
mittee OF said association has called al
assessment of 25 cents to detray the ex
penses for the ensuing year. All mem
bers are requested to pay the amount
to J.W. Shepard, treasurer of the society
If those who failed to respond last yea
will do so now for both years, it will o.
considered a favor as the funds ar
needed by the society.
The Star hotel has been leased by J. H
Heal of Wisconsin, relative of Mrs
Rice, for the term of one year with tn
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