The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-10-11


The baker who has been holding fortl
near Nicolaus' tailor shop left this weel
foS Tacoma, where he intends going into
business.
F. w. Hawley, of Excelsior, is in town
Mrs. Hawley, mother of Frank Haw
ley, has been visiting friends in this will
age for some time.
Rev. S. G. Briggs returned from confer
ence on Tuesday. He will remain here
for another year, which will be pleasing
to his many friends.
Let Mullen has accepted a position in
Casper & Sons store. Let is a promi.
nent young man and will be great ad.
dition to the store force.
NJ. N. Olson, a prominent hardware
merchant of Ashby, was in the city for a
few hours Monday. Mr.. Olson was on
his way to Hancock, this state.
There has been a gang of horse trad
ers in and about the village during the
past week. They have made a number
of trades much to their own satisfaction.
A. Lobel has removed his stock OF
| goods to Anoka, where he is operating a
| store. He desires the HERALD to thank
those who were his patrons while he was
here.
A delegation of hundred from Long
Prairie was anxious to attend the meet
ing on Monday evening, but the road
would not run an extra for less than 1875
fares.
A load of hay tipped over on Pine
street near VIM. Scherfhus' reeidence on
Monday. The accident was caused by a
rut in the road. No damage except re-
loading.
The Hon. r. F. Schmidt, of Milwaukee,
will speak at Melrose in the German
language on the 22nd of this month
His lecture will be from a democratic
standpoint.
The prohibition club will meet Friday
evening of this week at 7:3O o'clock, at
the Lutheran church. All members are
requested to be present and general in
vitatior is extended
There was head-end collision on the
Manitoba road near Ashby on Saturday
afternoon last. Two trains have never
yet been able to pass on one track with
out disastrous results.
Franz Morris, who formerly lived near
Long Prairie and we'll known in this
village, has 10000 bushels of wheat on
the Pembina river in Dakota, his crop
having escaped frosting.
The burglars who broke into Thiel-
mans hardware store at st. Cloud were
arrested at St. Paul. Probably they are
the same parties wanted here for rob-
bling Si,nonton Bros. store.
An enthusiastic meeting of the Prohbi-
ton club was held at the residence of
MRS. S. Simonton on Saturday evening"
at which a new president was elected
ard other important work done.
K. T. Greene s. Co. have been putting
in some new shelving in the centre of
their store room, and also a new hook
rack at the window. A more attractive
arrangement would be hard to find.
The second burglary within week
occurred Tuesday night. This time it
was ". p. Hilcsdale's store, and several
far coats were secured by the miscreants.
They are evidently preparing for winter.
Owing TO a change in the arrange
mcnts Prof. Sperry will only deliver one
lecture at the Congregational church and
that will occur on Saturday evening. The
admission will be 25 cents for adults
and Is cents for children who are under
fourteen.
Dean Stabler has completed his thresh-
ing. lie secured 421 bushels Of wheat
from % acres-an average of II bushels
per acre, while his oats turned out 40
bushels per acre. He also raised IT'S
bushels of corn on four acres and one
acre o: potatoes yielded $50 bushels.
William Woods and family returned
from visit of several weeks IN New
York. Mr.. Woods says he has been
warning peach orchards and vineyards
at viii, and but for snow storm which
occurred just before he left he might have
been reconci'e ed to have remained there.
One YEAR oLD.-The w. R. c. will be a
year old next Monday and will celebrate
this, the first anniversary of its birth, in
an appropriate manner. The exercises