The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-07-05

Tor Long Prairie was brilliant ana ar
tistic piece of topographic workmanship,
from the office of the Argus.
The gang of track layers on the Mani
toba road arrived in town on Tuesday.
The old rails are being replaced withnew
ones about fifty percent. heavier.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hari son Rice have re-
turned home from their visit to Frazee
City and Richmond, where they enjoyed
a pleasant visit with their friends.
UNI. Tobey is in luck. The readiust-
ment of salal les for the ensuing year has
been made and the Sank Centre Office in
creased from $14OO to $1,000 a year.
A dog belonging to Stephen K;nsello
was kicked in the head by one of Allan
Vessey's horses, on Third street Thursday
afternoon, and almost instantly killed.
William Scherffius has the agency for
the Plano harvesters, binders and now
ers, and is dealing in Irvine. He received
a carload of binding Irvine on Friday
last.
About 100 Indian girls and boys who
have been attending school at College
vile returned to the White Earth agency
last evening, where they will spend their
vacation.
w. c. Brewer was in town on Thurs
10 To hnN int
in the ST. Cloud Tribune to his pa1 tner
and it is his intention to start paper in
Glenwood.
Geo. H. Reynolds of St. Cloud, has
been called to Denver by the announce
ment that his wife, who is there for her
health, has had an unfavorable change
in her condition.
A score of fl ends of Mr.. and Mrs. ].
c. Parker gave them genuine surprise
the other evening, the occasion being
their crystal wedding. Mr.. Parker was
in the country, returning late i'll the
evening, and to say that his breath was
completely taken from him, is a mild way
of describing this pleasant surprise.
The supreme court of this state holds
that frst-class railroad ticket entities
the holder to a comfortable seat, and the
company failing to furnish it is not cnti
tied to take up the ticket.
Rev. S. NJ. Crathers, a Unitarian minis
ter from St. Paul, delivered two sermons
at the INK last week. He is fine speak
er, and all who heard m were pleased
with his manner.
John w. Tousley, of Minneapolis, who
was one of the partners interested in the
old college farm in MOI III Fork, has made
an assignment. He asin the re; estate
business in Minneapolis.
Shotwell, Clerrihew & Latham o. Min
neapolis, wholesale dealers in d. y goods,
who have been represented here by Alex
Marshall, have made an assi2 hmcnt, with
liabilities of round million dollars.
Water fell near Little Sank to depth
exceeding four inches on Saturday-that
is so confidently stated by Wash McNiece,
who measured it. 1t was with the ut
most difficulty the dam was saved.
Sheriff Hammered went to Saltwater
last week with the fo,.- condemned men,
Blanz, Langenfcld, Slater and Bees.
The first goes in for life, the next for five
years and the two last for two years
each.
The Young Peoples Litera. J and Social
Union of the Methodist church VIII hold
a social at the residence of Albert Hatch
this evening. All are cordially invited.
Teams will leave Carl g. Bishops store
at Pm.
The electric light plant was struck by
lightning on Sunday during the stoi IL.
The lightning arrester was melted, but
no damage cnsued to the works, other
than depr::ving the village of light for
short time.
The train from the west due here Su1l-
evening did not arrive until Monday noon,
on account of several washouts caused
by the heavy rains. There were three
between here and Fergus Falls-one near
Alexandria.
The Getty alliance met on Saturday
last and endorsed the action of the state
executive committee in recommending
Albert Scheffer as a candidate for COVER
nor. Full particulars of the meet ng are
not at hand.
The Ringsmuth children, who were
deserted by their father, have been cared
for to the ve. y best possible advantage.
Their grandmother and an aunt living in
Wisconsin sent for them and they were
sent on Fl day last.
John B. Perkins is making rapid pro-
gress with his bi ick residence now in
course of erection. He is building a
b. ..ck house of the most solid construc-
ton. The walls will be two feet thick
and twenty feet in height.
Robert Smith returned on Fi..day from
a visit to his Alma Mater-old Princeton.
He was present at the installation of DR..
Patton to be president in place Of DR.. Nc
Cosh-one of the most distinguished and
able instructors in the world.
James A. Caughren came down from
Cando on Saturday, to spend the Fou- h
of July with his family. He says he has
completed twenty-four of the TO y-five
miles of grading to be done there, and ex-
poets to complete the work by the middle
of August. He went down to st. PAU
Monday, returning on Tuesday,
Townsend & Rowe have reptrchased
from Marie & Schank the TIES &
Brown farm which they sold them last
summer. There are 415 acres in the two
farms, which adjoin each o.het- in Ray
mond. The consideration was $1,000 to
which may be added at least $500 for
the stock, growing crops, etc. This
gives Townsend & Rowe over 700 acres
in crop this year.
The driving team of w. W. Woods &
Son was pitched in front of the store Oh
Monday morning, when large plate OF
glass used bv Eng .neer Crocker IN print