The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-06-21

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Barnum's hat from her head and it disaI
peared mysteriously. No trace of i
could be discovered for a couple of days
when it was found under the sidewall
near the rink, not much improved by ex
posure to the rain.
| Elmer Stevens, who at one time live,
in this village, and was in the employ O
Mr.. Tobey, was convicted of highwa,
robbery last week, and sent to stat
prison Tor ten years. The robbery wa
committed on the bridge at St. Cloud, {
young man named Denison assisting Ste
vens. Both were convicted.
H. Johnson, formerly of Willmar, i.
about to open an office at Brooten 70,
dealing in lands, negotiatingloans, writ
ing insurance and stimulating immigra
ton. The name of the firm will be H
Johnson & Co. Mr.. Johnsonis an active
young man, highly recommended, and
will make a success of the business.
During the absence of Mr.. Hogan, one
night last week, an attempt was made
| to force an entrance into his house. Mrs
| Hogan was awakened and discovered a
man struggling to open the well-house
door which opens into the kitchen. She
gave an alarm by tapping on the win
dow, when the fellow left in short order.
During the storm on Thursday evening
lightning struck the wires of the electric
| light plant burning out the armature of
the dynamo, and the village was de-
prived of electric light until Monday
evening. Mr.. Keller. sent at once for a
new armature, and with the old one re-
paired, he will be prepared for any such
emergency.
THE republican national convention
now in session in Chicago has not at
this writing, enunciated its platform,
nor named its ticket. The temper of the
convention is excellent, and its work will
be satisfactory to the great mass of the
republican party. The issue will soon be
joined, and the indications are brilliant
for victory
Among those who enjoyed the hospi-
tally of Mr.. Wakefield over Sunday
were W.B. Brawley, ]. L. Gable, August
Wickland, 6. B. Linton, J. De La Motto,
c. H. Bronson, J. H. Law, James Ingram,
L. H. Starkey, r. ]. Nesbitt , J.. A.
-,
ting its share of Sunday business from
the commercial travellers.
At a meeting of the Maplewood club
held at the office ofCharles Fish on Mon
day evening the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year: President,
Charles Fish; vice president, A. o. Hub
bard; secretary, Henry c. Capser; treas
urer, Jake Jacob. The club made prelim
mary arrangements for celebrating the
4th of July, as elsewhere stated.
Mr.. Pendergast has recently returned
from the east, and he says crops look so
well nowhere on the line as between St.
Paul and Sank Centre. Corn is farther
advanced than at any point on the route.
Even in Ohio and Indiana the corn is not
SO far advanced as in this vicinity. The
winter wheat is heading out, but it is un-
even, and shows the effect of the severe
winter.
THE St. Paul Globe got lit tie mixed
in its report of St. Cloud judicial mat
tiers. 1t had an item to the effect that
Charlie Fish had been sent to the Still
water penitentiary for ten years. The
only foundation for it was that Mr. Fish.
as deputy sheriff, took Elmer Stevens,
convicted for highway ROBBERY, to Still
water, and left him there for a term of
ten years.
Joseph Ringsmuth and wife, who
were arrested for the ill-treatment of
their children, two boys aged five and
eight years respectively, have left town for
parts unknown, abandoning the children.
The town authorities have the little ones
in charge, and will place them in good
families as soon as the requisite author
ity can be obtained from the county COM
missioners.
During the past week a road has been
laid by the town board in the northern
part of the town. 1t commences at the
southeast corner of Dan Buckley's farm,
thence south three-quaters of a mile, and
10 Ac1, c~-ao1y 1,o 20 &c
J. S. Sutton, thence along the creek to an
extension of the old Long Prairie road.
1t will be great convenience to persons
living in that vicinity.
There registered recently at the Sank
Centre house: Carl Jacob, St. Paul, J. H.
Bowling, Chicago, Charlie Moore, Mime
apolis, David DeShields, of the Emmetts-
burg Loan and Trust Co., E. Tunsted,
who fitted the school building with fur
naces, M. w. Cortner, St. Paul, Otto
Zrenved, St. Cloud, E. B. Hayford and
wife, St, Paul, F. D. Adams, St. Paul,
and Otto ]. Olson, Chicago:
S, Pendergast returned on Tuesday
morning from Portland, Me-, whittier he
went on visit to his father, who has
been great sufferer from neuralgia. An
operation was performed for the relief of
the pain, which promises the best of re-
suits. Although eighty-one years ofage,
the old gentleman is hale and hearty and
the surgeon said that in all his experience
he never had patient who gave prom
Use of earlier recovery, due to a perfect
physical condition.
A base ball club has been organized by
the young men of the village. The Off
GERS are, Geo. Fish, captain and John w.
Shepard, secretary. The following is the
position of the several players:
H. Biggerstaff, catcher, Al. Fish, pitch
er, Charlie Parker, LIST base, Ed Quinn,
I'd base, Joe Mossmau, Sd base, Geo.
Fish, short stop, John Shepard, left field,
VIM: Beidleman, centre field, James New
ell, right field. The club has adopted a
| name, the Athletics.