The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-03-29

Lashbrooks house to the house adjoinin,
it on the south, recently purchased b,
him. He has fitted it all over maxim.
great improvements in it.
The Acme boys have secured the bes
of music for the ball on Monday evening
In fact, nothing has been left undone t.
make the occasion thoroughly enjoyable
Tickets one dollar, at Jacobs store.
An election of two school directors will
take place at the school house on Satur
day next. The terms of office of Messrs
Barto, the president, and Lamb, the sec
rotary, of the board will then expire.
r. Woods & Sons will close out thei,
entire stock of dry goods. etc, at cost
preparatory to removing to the Pacific
coast. This course has been rendered
necessary on account of Mr.. Woods
, health.
Mrs. L. NJ. Thomson has returned
! from a visit of three months duration
with friends in Missouri. When she left
| there the country was fairly flooded-ths
water along tie Missouri river is very
high.
1t rarely occurs that anAeast wind pre-
walls for more than forty-eight hours
| withour intermission, in this neck of the
woods, yet it did from Friday until Sunday
eliminating in SNOW storm, during
which eight inches of SNOW fell.
On Thursday last the council met and
accepted the resignation of Charles Fish.
The vacancy was filled, the first ballots
resulting in tie vote for c. Il. Tubbs
and A. o. Hubbard. Alter several bal
lots were taken Mr.. Tubbs was elected.
How Brothers & Company have filled
up large show case with fine pocket
cutlery. There are nearly five hundred
pocket knives in the case and nearly &
hundred and fifty different patterns. 1t
is the best assortment ever offered in this
market
F. w. Hawley and family left for Ex-
ceisior on Wednesday of this week, and
they will make that their future home.
Mr.. Hawley's mother will visit for a
season at Rochester and in the spring
will leave for New York, where she will
spend the summer.
At the sale of cattle by ]. G. Mott, re-
Gently, he disposed of several halfblood
Hereford's - beautiful animals. They
brought about twenty dollars a head,
although less than a year old, or double
the price of natives sold at the same time.
1t pays to breed good stock.
The Acme Hose Co. will give an Easter
ball on Monday night next, and no pains
will be spared to make it brilliant So
cial success. The boys have won an en-
viable reputation in this matter of con-
Quoting pleasant entertainments of this
pleasant character, and this will be no
exception.
L. M. Thomson has about fifty head
of cattle which he proposes dehorning
this spring. Some time since he had a
vicious steer which attacked him in the
stable, but fortunately he escaped injury.
He proceeded at once to disarm the ami
NAL by cutting off his horns, and since
then the animal has been as gentle and
mild hammered as COW, and never lost
a pound of flesh. So we'll satisfied is he
with this venture that he will dehorn all
his cattle.
w. P. Hillsdale has returned from
Washington Territory. He says he
found everything about as he expected,
except that the mountains were little
more numerous and a great deal higher
than his fancy had pictured them. He
thinks Seattle and Tacoma are lively
towns, but legitimate business is not so
active as has been represented. Mr..
Hillsdale made some investments in real
estate in both places, and will await de-
velopments with interested complacency
Mrs. c. E. Payson of Hudson, spent
Sunday and Monday in town. She will
Leave for Louisiana very soon, whittier
her husband went last fall. 1t is graf
flying to know that Mr.. Payson has
quite recovered his health and vigor
He has purchased farm about eighty
miles north of New Orleans, and will de-
vote his energy to raising small fruits
and vegetables for the city market. Mrs
Payson will conduct an auction sale at
the farm on Monday next, and soon
thereafter will leave for louisiana.
The regular monthly meeting of the
board of trade will be held on Monday
next at nine A. NJ, at the office OF Secre-
tary Hogan. The meeting will be one of
unusual Importance and every member
should make it point TO be present
Don't say you forgot it-but cut this nc.
tice out and paste it in the palm of your
hand, tie red string around your finger,
wear your watch in the right side pocket,
change the papers in the pigeon-holes of
your desk, wear your hat wrong side
out--anything that will make you re-
member this meeting, and attend it.
THE REPUBLICAN CLUB.-The regular
meeting of the republican club was held
on Saturday evening at Fireman's hall,
and while the attendance was not large
yet all who were present felt amply re-
paid. w. A. Gates delivered an excellent
address on the frauds and intimidations
which are perpetrated against the ballot.
1t was a carefully prepared speech,
setting forth facts drawn from official
sources. well arranged and logically
applied to the condition of political
affairs in the south. He was followed
by Judge Wilcox who spoke briefly on
the tariff question, every republican
should make it a point to attend these
seni-monthly meetings.
NEW FIRM.-rHor. Joseph Capser has
been in business in Sank Centre for a
quarter of a century, during which time
he has seen hundreds of business firms