The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-11-29


pie from shore.
Norwegian attempted to get away
with pair of gloves in front of Dahlem'
store last Saturday, but was detected in
the act. When brought before the Judge
he paid the usual costs.
Fred Jacob will leave for the east very
soon for new stock of goods, and not a
Single article of the old stock vii! be re-
served. Now is vourtimc Do not delay
or YOU will get left. Goods at your own
price during the next ten days at the Gold
Ell Eagle.
Murders arc getting to be common
thing III this section. SO far two have
occurred near Little Falls, two near Fer
! GUS Falls, one at Hinckley, one at Free
! pore and one at Preston-Seven in all. A
little more hemp stretching might have
The effect OF stopping this-wholesalc bust
ness
". 5. Dean is charging his mammoth
machinery warehouse by the addition of
OF l wing on the north, 16 80 feet.
Tie front twenty feet will be devoted to
Office and the rear twelve to extras. The
prescn- office will be torn out to make
more Storage room for machinery, cut
tiers, etc.
Valentine Engel, d young lad fifteen
years OF age, was drowned while skating;
on the Mississippi river at St. Cloud OH
| Sunday afternoon. He skated into an
ar hoic and WAS carried under the ice.
| His bndy was not recovered until Mon
day afternoon.
Two Of or citizens, while out hunting
near Tie source of the Mississippi, dis
Covered what they term the real ard only
s1urcc OF dc Father of Waters. The dis
coNlry : not yet complete and, for
rco=ous of their own, is being held back
rs the discoveries.
i'yrrn :. Carr, II. Jay Stcdman and
Robert Mclrackcn made tripiuto Hub
bad county after deer. They shot one
me buck the hind quarters of which
weighed 2J5 pounds. MIR. Stcdman
brought back the head and will have it
mounted. Mr.. Carr killed a spruce
phc SAINT, 4 rare and beautiful bird.
y cold bloodcd murder was committed
at II.nvEjcy last Friday. H. II. Scott,
the county surveyor, deliberately shot
and killed Sidney X. Irwin, an employee
oftac railroad company there. The cor
ouc"'s jury brought in verdict of will
ilI and prcmc,titated murder. Scott &C
cuscd mis- vie OF being too intimate with
irwin. 49,
Mrs. Nellie Ransom died at AIinneapo-
lis last week. She was a sister of w. F. |
Myricii, The printer who shot a man at
hfioNa. Myrick was at one time em-
pIoyed as 4 typc-settcr in this Office.
Mrs Ransom's only aim was to secure
her brothers pardon, and she spent her
time and money in this effort. She sue
ceedcd and died happy.
III tie rumorS ard reports relative to |
Col. D"idgman's business plans relative |
to the lumber trade may be condensed |
into The authoritative statement that he |
IS negotiatiating with \. P. Clarke for |
the purchase Of his mill at Little Falls, |
which IS one of the finest in all its equip |
ncnts Of any in the northwest. But ne
gOtiatiOns have not been closed.
1t IS gratifying to note that Prof |
Brown, who has been so near deaths |
door that his friends had abandoned all |
hope, IS in q fair way Of recovery. He |
has had a severe attack Of pleuro-pneu-
1nonia, and while still very i'll, yet he and |
his many friends have abundant cause |
Tor peculiarly joyous thanksgiving. |
Nay lie continue to improve to perfect |
health.
On Sunday it was reported that Phom !
the Frecport murderer had committed !
suicide, and that his body had been found |
in the woods near Alexandria. 1t turned |
out, however, to be hoax, and it seems |
nlGt Ftionl had this report circulated in |
order to give him a chance to escape from |
The authorities. The general impression |
is that PAom is now safe in the Northern |
pineries.
Tie proposition to issue bonds for the |
construction of a town hall and Jail hav- |
ing been carried the council will proceed |
ut once to take preliminary steps for its
construction. The building will be large
enough I" accommodate the two village
justices Of the peace, provide room for
holding elections, be furnished with good
cells for keeping prisoners, and generally
iIl long felt want The material will
be Purchased without delay and work
Will u pushed upon it as rapidly as the
weather Will permit.
The Baptist church was crowded to its
utmost capacity on Sunday evening last
10 listed to Rev. ". p. Mckee of Mime
apoIis. Every scat and about seventy
FIVE chairs were filled and nearly a hun
bred we, c.standing in the back part of
the room while many were turned away
for lack Of room. The services were very
impressive throughout and the large
audience was quiet and attentive in the
extreme At the close of the service the
ordinance Of baptism was administered
TO two candidates. During the last week