The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-04-05

narp. nc laCk Oi space prevents more
extensive announcement, which will ap
pear next week.
F. w. LEM has announced himself q
candidate for sheriff of Stearns county
at the ensuing election. He has many
warm friends who will be rejoiced to sex
him successfully his fight for the nomina
ton.
Mrs. Hiram Story of Milwaukee, and
Mrs. w. S. Alexander of St. Paul, were
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. James A
Norris last week. Mrs. Alexander is q
sister of Mrs. Norris, and Mrs. Story is
an old-time friend.
There is from one to two feet of frost
in the ground on the prairie, and if the
snow goes as rapidly as appearances
now indicate, the streams, lakes, an6
sloughs will be filed. In the woods there
| is little or no frost.
Millar g. Co. removed to the Smith
block, corner of Main and Third-sts. on
Tuesday and are ready for business with
a well-displayed stock of dry-goods and
notions. The store has been arranged
with taste and is very attractive.
Nv. Simmons has secured a position
as bookkeeper, and August Rein in a store
at Seattle, at good wages. G. M. Hin,
man and c. A. Bailor have gone five hun.
bred miles into the interior, on the line Of
the Manitoba roads proposed extension
The Little Falls and Dakota road has
been dug out of the snow, and trains are
running on schedule time. Since January
10Th this road has been closed the great
err part of the time, but the indications
now are that it will have little trouble.
William Stevenson, the genial conduct
or on the Northern road, has returned
from a two months visit to Montana,
where he has been basking in the genial
sunshine of ETHEREAL spring. He congrat-
ulates himself that he escaped a good
deal of weather.
The teachers instit ute now in session
is brilliant success under the 1nanag-
ment of Prof. Niles and Miss Sprague.
There are sixty teachers in attendance.
A detailed report of the institute, which
will continue throughout the week, will
be given next week.
Andrew Brink returned from Tacoma,
w. T. on Monday While there he pur-
chased residence and saloon, of which
he takes possession on May LIST. He will
leave next week to make his permanent
residence there, but his family will re-
main here for month.
An electric exhibition will be given on
April 10Th, 18th, 14th, by Prof. Fa-
your at the Congregational church, for
the benefit of the Young Peoples Society
Of Christian Endeavor. 1t will combine
accurate knowledge of electricity with in
teresting illustrations by experiment.
Geo. M. Bennett, of Minneapolis, has
been in town during the past week. He
made trip over to Westport with Mr..
Moore, and part of the way they were
compelled to unhitch the horse, which
one led while the other drew the cutter,
so terribly cut up are the roads.
The next term of the kindergarten will
commence on Monday, April 9th, in the
Miner house, and continue for twelve
weeks. Terms, nine dollars per term, one
half payable in advance and the remain
der to be paid on or before May 18th.
No reduction made for absence during
the term.
A band of revivalists, consisting of five
gentlemen and three ladies, are in town,
assisting Rev. S. G. Briggs with his meet
ings at the Methodist church. They are
from Minneapolis and are making tour
of the state doing evangelistic work.
They are we'll worth hearing, and cor
dial invitation is extended to all.
The ladies Bazaar, in the Barto block, is
now ready for business, with we'll Sc
lected stock of ladies staple and fancy
goods, including furnishing goods, hosiery
shoes and the thousand and one things
which appeal to the ladies only. The
goods have been disposed with taste and
the store presenes very pretty appear
ance indeed.
The Kindergarten will reopen on Mon
day next Miss Luther gave the best of
satisfaction to her patrons last fall and
winter, and is entitled to the fullest con-
fdence of parents who have little children
to be taught. The school is intended for
children too young for the public school,
who will find the kindergarten both
pleasant and useful.
F. w. Lem and J. w. Sullivan OF
Spring Hill, were in town on Tuesday.
They are strongly of the opinion that
Spring Hill, Lake Henry, and Grove will
give very liberal support to the scheme
of building branch of the Minneapolis
and Pacific road from Paynesville to
Sank Centre. Said Mr.. LEM, at would
be the making of that country"
The regular monthly meeting of the
village council was held on Monday even
ing. The resignation of Walter P. Lam.
bert as recorder was received and accept
ed, and after large number of ballots
were taken, which .stoodaa tie between
A. H. Petit and M. F. Woodbury., Mr..
Petit was elected to fill the vacancy.
Aside from allowing a few claims, no
business was transacted.
DR.. Folwell, who lectnred at the rink
on Wednesday evening, is recognized
throughout the country among men OF
letters, as one of the profoundest polite
al economists in America. He ranks
among the halfdozen best authorities on
the subject, and the State University is
to be congratulated upon the fact that
he is one Of the faculty.
Thirty-fve house rats were caught in
single trap in the town of Raymond
last week. 1t is singular fact that a
rat has never been caught nor killed in
Sank Centre, nor are there any here-it
has been said that few have been seen,