The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-08-09
SAUK CENTRE HERALD.
LOCAL SUMMARY.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 1888.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 1888.
John P. Coats has returned to Kansas
City.
Mrs. Dubois has returned from Wis
consin.
T. Cleveland has purchased Ben Lords
business.
The ladies bazaar has engaged first
class dress-maker from St. Panl.
Advertising pressure shuts out q large
amount of reading matter this week.
The Band of hope will meet next Sun
day, at P. NJ, in the Methodist church.
1t rained on Saturday, and for time
the wind blew in a very threatening man
ner.
Mrs. Carpenter of Minneapolis, has
been the guest of her brother, Chan Har-
mon.
Miss Madge Macdonald of Long Prai-
rie, is visiting relatives and friends in this
village.
Hon. A. Moore has already cut about
172 acres of wheat and oats near this
village.
. There are 15,O 900 to 10000 cords of
wood along the line of the Sank Centre
Northern road.
John McNeice has been in town during
the past week. He finds a pair of crutch-
es very effective aids in walking.
William Scherfius has two Pekin ducks
on his farm which have laid a barrelful
of eggs so far this season-over 1 80 each.
Misses Mabel and Edna Fawcett of
St. Cloud, and Mary Wilcox, of Alexan-
dria, are the guests of Mrs. Oliver Boo
bar.
Alex Tully and w. P. Hillsdale leave
next week for the east, for the purchase
of fall stocks Of goods in their respective
lines.
Harvesting has commenced, and the
indications are that the yield of both
wheat and oats in this vicinity will ex-
coed the average.
For Barnum's circus, at Fergus Falls
August 18th, the Manitoba road will sell
round trip tickets at $3.50 each. Good
to return on the 18th.
A live worm was found in a fresh egg
in this village on Friday. The the shell of
the egg was perfect, and how worm
got there is a mystery.
Henry Keller has returned from St.
Paul whether he went for the purpose of
purchasing the material for the extension
of his electric light plant.
w. P. Hilsdale has employed skillful
shoemaker, and he is now prepared to
meet all demands for custom made boots
and shoes and repairing.
The members of the W. c. T. U. are re-
quested to meet for the annual election of
officers, next Tuesday at 3 P. NJ, at the
residence of Mrs. John Shepard.
This evening Judge Wilcox will speak
in Melrose under the auspices of the Re-
publican Garfield club. Several Sank
Centre people will attend the meeting.
Elsewhere the card of H. S. Doty, an
nouncing himself candidate for sheriff
is printed. Mr.. Doty is fully equipped for
the position and will make an excellent
officer.
Andrew J. Smith sent dollar to c. R.
Tubbs for the Dairy Maids entertainment.
He said in his letter that the money
would pay for the tickets he would have
purchased had he been at home.
The Hubbard Chair Company has
shipped full cal load of their miscellan-
eous wares to San Francisco. Chas. E.
White has the management of the COM
pany's business on the Pacific coast.
Josie Apfeld is home from Minneapolis,
and her sister, Mrs. Drew, of st. Paul, is
here on a visit, as are the two brothers,
Valentine and John. 1t is a family re-
union of the Apfeld children-the first one
in several years.
Geo. H. Hosmer came up from St. Paul
and spent Saturday and Sunday with
friends here. On Saturday picnic party
consisting of the families of DR.. Rich, c.
E. White, Mrs. Edgar and Mr.. Hosmer
went out to Cedar Lake.
Harrison Rice, 7. D. Carr and Orange
Mattison, all enthusiastic Harrison and
Morton men, voted for Gen. w. H. Har.
Tison in the campaign of 1910. They
will esteem it pleasure to vote for the
grandson of "Old Tippecanoe."
The following item is from the Mar
fha's Vineyard Herald of recent date:
Andrew J. Smith and family of Saul
Centre, Mimi, with Miss Smith of Kings
ton, Canada, are at their cottage on Pc
quot avenue.
Judge Wilcox will address the Republi
can club of Grey Eagle on Friday evening
of this week, holding a joint debate or
the tariff with Levi NJ. Davis of Ions
Prairie. 1t is safe to predict that tn,
Judge will bring away the honors of tn
occasion.
Oliver Boobar seems very much a
home with Tully & Co., and his oil,
friends are pleased to meet him in tn
place where he is so familiar. Mr.. Boo
bar is competent salesman and ha
scores of friends who are alwaye please,
to meet him.
Twenty of the St. Cloud boys came III
to listen to Hon. F. F. Davis, on Wednes
day. During the afternoon little gam
of ball was gotten up between the St
Cloud boys and Sank Centre team
1t was very even contest, but the raj,
brought it to an end in four innings.
A hundred more incandescent electri
lamps have been ordered for the city G
Denver, Col, at the rate of $50 a lam
per year, for FIVE years. Denver now ha
900 incandescent lamps in use for stree