The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-03-08

pose in mind, but has so arranged his in
terests here that he can make the Pacific
coast his permanent home if he so elects.
He leaves his family here for the present.
The others have gone with direct refer
ence to remaining there providing they
are pleased with the prospects. They
will be four or five days on the road.
BOARD OF TRADE.-Pursrant to call a
meeting of the board of trade was held
an the office of the secretary on Monday
morning last, and new officers were
elected for the ensuing year. The annual
meeting should have been held on the
first Monday in January, but no meeting
having been called at that time the old
officers held over. Upon the chair decid-
ing that officers could not be elected at
this meeting under the rules, the old
officers resigned in body, and the va
cancies were filled as follows:
PREsIDENT.-J. A. Du Bots.
| VICE PRESIDENTIAL. H. Petit.
| SEcRErARY.-M. Hogan.
| TREAsURER.-Charles Fish.
The matter of appointing railroad
committee at this meeting was discussed,
but it was concluded to let the matter
rest until the April meeting of the board,
as it was felt that by that time the board
would be better prepared to act inteli-
gendly, as some questions now in doubt |
would then be definitely settled. After |
spirited meeting of an hour and half, !
the board adjourned to meet on the
first Monday in April.
ATTEMPTED SUIcIDE.-Peter ]. Schops,
proprietor of the Albany -four mill in
this county, attempted suicide by cutting |
his throat. On Friday last he was at
the depot in Albany, looking over mill
machinery which had been received. He
was dissatisfied for some reason, and
suddenly. pulled out razor and slashed |
it into his throat. Men who were near
him sprang towards him and took the
implement from him, as he was about to |
make the second cut. The wound inflict-
ed is close under the chin, and into the
heshy part of his neck, to which fact may |
be attributed his failure to inflict fatal |
cut He is good citizen and is highly |
respected. Medical aid was summoned
from this village.
| HIGH SCHOOL NoTEs.-The last meet |
ing of the high School Literary was UNI
usually interesting. Essays were read by |
Mr.. Wolcott, Miss Burgess, Miss White
field, and Miss Moore; reading by Miss
Huntress and Mr.. Barnard, and recita- |
ton by Miss Tubbs.
Ma Bryant has left school to engage |
in more agreeable work elsewhere.
Miss Shaw has gone to Minneapolis to |
visit friends.
The courage of some of the high school
scholars was tested on Tuesday evening |
last. 1t might be well for the members |
of the society to be better acquainted
and not mistake any member for a crazy |
person.
Miss Chase has left school. She will |
soon begin teaching near Moorhead.
| Mr.. Emerson has returned to his home |
at Grove Lake.
Mr.. Pierce has accepted position in a
store in Manistique, Mich.
The literature class met with Miss Hill
on Thursday evening to discuss Hamlet.
You must be prepared to tell whether
your parents were born in America or
Europe.
The state examinations are passed and |
the students are glad to begin new
studies.
THE REPUBLICAN CLUB.-On Saturday |
evening next the John A. Logan club will !
meet at Firemen's hall. at which time w. |
A. Gates will deliver an address upon the
living Issues Of the campaign. Itishoped
there will be a large attendance to listen
to the discussion of the principles Of the
republican party. 1t cannot fail to inter-
est and instruct, The other speakers are
Gen. R. F. Catterson and F. w. Hawley.
The meetings of the club increase I'M inter
est from time to time, and as the cam
paign advances this increase will be more
perceptible. The enrolment is being
added to rapidly, but the number should
be doubled on Saturday evening next.
Let every sepubliean get out On Saturday
evening and subscribe to the constitution
and bylaws.
The Manitoba company has laid out a
little trife of six millions of dollars worth
of work for 1888. 1t outlines it in a cir
cular which says substantial:
The Duluth, Wil1mar, and Sioux Falls,
is to be completed By building $50 miles
southwesterly; the Duluth, Watertown,
and Pacific by building seventy-three
miles and the Hinckley-Duluth line about
sixty miles. A new terminal elevator
will be built, and the six steel steamers
are included in the work begun last year.
That, says Mr.. Hill, will be the sum of
tho extensions for the present. The main
energies will he devoted to expanding
the traffic on the present basis. This
work will cost something-a matter of
$5,OOO,OOO or $6,OOO,O 900. To cover
this mortgage bonds to the amount of
SS,OOO,OOO will be issued maturing IN
1898, and redeemable at par any time
after August /, 1889, at 8 per cent inter
est-the mortgage secured by depositing
list of stocks worth at par $40, $50 900
with the central trust company Of New
/ York. Stockholders may subscribe for
) these bonds to the amount of forty per
cent of their stock, taking them at seven
ty-6ve per cent.
: ADyERTIsED LETTERs.-The following
are the letters whieh have remained here
more than week: # not sailed for in
thres weeks they will be sent to the dead
: letter Office;
. Dan Dennis Nick Cans
Charley M Johnson Alma Larson
Listad Hoken Olson John MoShier
N Mayor Ole Nilsson