The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-02-02


will be pleasant social gathering.
James Morrison, who was injured in
the Northern road accident, has discarded
one crutch for cane. He expects to
throw the other one away in a few days.
The pleasant weather has stimulated
pleasure sleigh-riding. The roads are in
excellent condition, but the snow is so
deep that numerous up-sets are reported.
| Town elections will be held on March
18th, under chapter w of the general
laws Of 1887, which has anumber of pro-
visions radically different from the old
law.
! The election of Charles Fish to be pres
ident of the republican club meets with
universal approval. He is not only an
enthusiastic republican, but hard and
effective worker.
The Episcopal ladies will give fifteen
cent sociable at the residence of Mr.. Dean
Friday evening February 3rd. Supper
from six to ten o'clock. Everybody
cordially invited.
In digging holes for setting the electric
light poles, it is found that the frost
ranges in depth from six to twelve inches
only. Rapid progress is being made in
setting the poles.
The ski epidemic has attacked Sank
Centre in a mild form. Charlie Lofgren
is confident he can safely make the des-
cent of the toboggan slide, and proposes
to make the trial.
Rev. T. McClary, presiding elder of this
district, held quarterly meeting here on
Sunday, and every evening during the
week meetings have been held at the
Methodist church.
Marvin War6eld, who has been en-
ployed on the Tuetah branch, has taken
Conductor Struson's place on the Man.
itoba road for month, while the latter
is absent on visit to Oregan.
Hon. VIM. E. Lee, John Wait and A. w.
Sheets of Long Prairie, were in town on
Wednesday, on their way to Minneapolis,
to represent the republican club of that
place at the state league meeting.
The Methodist sociable at the residence
of w. D. Townsend on Thursday evening
last was a notable event. There were
almost $50 persons present, and the
occasion was peculiarly pleasant.
Some one flung suspicious-looking
continuance, supposed to be a dynamite
bomb, into the St. Cloud post-ofice last
week. 1t failed to explode, but no one,
at last accounts had, the temerity to in
vestigate it's contents.
Charles Rockwell is improving in
health very rapidly. His weight has in
creased from sixty-fve to ninety-six
pounds in four weeks, and his senses of
taste and SMELL which were utterly de-
stroyed, have returned.
Among the Sank Centre people who at
tended the storning of the ice palace
were Senator and Mrs. Keller, Mr., and
Mrs. Wakefield, Capt. Bruce and Miss
Bruce, Miss Petit, Messrs. Fred Jacob,
Fred Rowe, and Bert Woods.
DR.. Hill was in town during the past
week. His. headquarters are in Mime
apolis. He was partner of the late John
Collins, and has an interest in the stock
wintered here, some of which will be en-
al -, +l,a xryDrIc ,,,fi1
Mrs. John Coats narrowly escaped in
jury on Tuesday. While driving spirit
ed horse the cutter overturned, she was
thrown out, but pluckily hung to the
reins, stopping the animal after she had
| been dragged about ten or twelve rods.
Meetings are held every night but Sat-
urday at the Congregational church, and
deep interest is manifested. DR.. Greene is
giving the pastor, Rev. r. S. Cross, very
effective assistance. The doctor is good
speaker and has very impressive man.
ner.
Said travelling man at the Sank Cen
tire House on Saturday, who was glanc-
ing over St. Paul daily paper, ~ wish
the ice palace would burn up-there's
| nothing else in the newspapers" and
everybody within hearing distance shout
ed "K rect"
Henry Keller is one of the confidential
advisers and lord high chancellors of
King Boreas, and as such held post of
honor during the recent parade. He has
a peremptory command to be present at
banquet at the Ryan hotel on Thursday
evening, given by his sovereign. He will
be there.
| A gentleman from Graceville was in
town on Monday, who was snow bound
there for thirty days. He said there was
no actual suffering, but business was
paralyzed. The snow was piled twenty
feet high in the streets, and tunnels had
to be excavated along the sidewalks to
reach business houses.
Maurice and Dennis Hartnett of
Spaulding, were in town on Tuesday.
| Dull uCCldIC lh1I IhSy VIII hSNSl WIZ
for a free-trader, no matter to what
party he may belong. They are men who
keep posted in current events and arrive
at their conclusions, through careful in
vestigation and reasoning.
Miss Kittie Norris was accompanied
part way on her journey to Massachu-
sets by her mother, Mrs. J. A. Norris.
At St. Paul she was placed in charge of
her aunt, Mrs. H. H. Hart. Advices re-
ceived from them state that they were
showed in east of Albany during the late
blizzard which swept over the east.
The Ladies Reading Club proposes at
its next meeting to discuss the tariff
question. We learn that the members
severally have been making an exhaust
i've study of the question, and we, there
fore, hope that they will open their doors
for the benefit of all who are less favored
with opportunities for investigation OF
this knotty subject.