The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-01-26
LOCAL SUMMARY.

LOCAL SUMMARY.
And so every day he gave the Almight
Advice which he deemed of great worth
And his wife took in sewing
To keep things a-going
While he superintendent the earth.
The Churchman.
This is perfect winter day, warm ant
bright.
John w. Shepherd is confined to tn
house by illness.
A pension has been granted to Ma
Holman. of this town.
Mrs. F. r. Evans of Long Prairie, spen
the past week in town.
!. A. Norris mourns the death of hi
faithful but homely old dog.
Ed White6eld went down to Minneap
oils, returning on Wednesday.
Charlie White is entertaining brothe
who arrived last week from California.
The drifts are so compact in many
places that they win bear the weight O
loaded sleigh.
The w. c. T. U: will meet next Tuesday
at three p, M, at the residence of Mrs. S
L. Lockwood.
Mrs. N. Hoople, who has been visiting
friends here for some time returned to
Duluth on Friday.
A total eclipse of the moon will be Wis
ible in the early evening on Saturday, ON
which day the moon is full.
Trains on the St. Cloud-Willmar
branch were abandoned on Thursday
last, owing to the snow drifts.
Passenger trains on the Manitoba road
were delayed several hours on Tuesday,
and freigths were all abandoned.
B.R. Palmer Post, G. A. R., will give
its annual ball and bean bake on Wash
ington's birthday, February 22d.
The St. Cloud Times learns that 600
men will be set to work in the spring
upon the shops for the Manitoba COM
pany.
DR.. VIVIAN of Alexandria, has been re-
appointed member the state board
of corrections and charities for three
years, by the governor.
There will be service in the Episcopal
church in Melrose on Sunday morning
next. There will be no service in the
church at Sank Centre.
The temperature was decidedly mild on
Tuesday evening, but before morning the
wind changed to the northwest and it
grew rapidly colder.
A letter from S. Pendergast, dated San
Francisco, states that California is lying
under snow bank, with trains block
AIDED and the weather more disagreeable
than he ever experienced in Minnesota.
A series of religious meetings are being
held at the Congregational church. DIR.
Greene will preach on Fridav evening of
this week. The church is doing effective
work.
w. o. P Hilsdale has received pair of
skis-Norwegian snow shoes-which are
fin " nine feet in length. He gave them
trial on Wednesday and pronounced them
satisfactory.
Last THURSDAY evening a number OF
the young people & ave surprise party
on Miss May Hoffman. A very pleasant
time was had, games being 'ndulged In
until a late hour.
Jack Richardson was in town on w. 'on-
day. He has anything but compliments ,
for a nursery firm which will guarantee |
stock and then try to enforce payment |
for that which fails to live.
There is heavier body of snow on the !
ground than was ever before known at
this season of the year. 1t is said to be
thirty inches deep in the woods, which |
makes chopping very difficult.
Gov. Barto went dwon to St. Paul on
Monday to sttend meeting of the |
trustees of the state insane hospitals, for
the purpose of letting the contract for
erecting the building at Fergus Falls.
Henry Marie has purchased lot three
and half of lot two in block fifteen in !
Robbins & Mendenhall's addition, on
Birch-st, near the corner of Seventh-st, |
opposite the residence of Harry Parker.
Candlemas day, February 2nd, a week
from to-day is mid-winter, according to
the old couplet:
Half the grain and half the hay,
Must be in store on Candlemas day.
Noah Freeman of Melrose, was in town
on Wednesday. He has not made a
settlement with the insurance companies.
He has not yet determined what he will
do so far as renewing business is con-
cerned.
George Solamond has received a letter
from his son Augustus, who is spending
the winter near Los Angeles that the
ground is frozen so hard that blowing is
impossible-a state of affairs never before
experienced there. ....s
Walter Brewer has effected settlement
with his brother, ]. v. Brewer, by which
he purchased the St. Cloud Tribune prop
ert~ by paying about 81, 200 therefor.
Mr.. Brewer has sold halfinterest to
J. w. Jones of Faribault.
The Long Prairie train due here on
Tuesday evening got showed in about
three miles south of the villuge and could
not move in either direction. On Wednes-
day morning a snow plow went up the
road and cleared the track tor it.
Owing to the strong south wind which
drove the snow into heaps and drifts, the
Long Prairie train did not arrive on
Tuesday, and west bound freight train
was laid up here ali day. A snow plow