The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1889-08-15
CORRESPONDENCE
MELPOSF

i otNOCNIE 4.
II MELROSE.
Last week was an off week IN thi.
locality, and owing to that fact there
was no news from this place to the
HERALD. 1t is very seldom that every
body ma ses up their mind to take 9
holiday at one and the same time, but
this thing occurred on Wednesday of last
week at this place. A large party O
Melroseites had arranged some import
ant business transactions at St. Cloud
on that particular day and seemed Lent
on going. OF course, the circus at tn.
sanity city had nothing to do with the
grand move all along the line, for it was
only now and then an individual wou'6
admit that he had any knowledge O.
any such thing going to take place. Ye,
| they all went just the same and YOU,
correspondent was struck with the craze
and he went to look after his son an6
some of the other boys. ..
A. A. Whitney went to Fergus Fall:
on business on Tuesday.
F. L. Grey, of St. Cloud has been IN orl
village seversl days this week working +
the interest of the Minneapolis building
| association.
A. B. Lee, who has worked the cham
pion binder at this place this season TO,
10. Primus, finished up his work It this
place on Tuesday and returned to his
home at Clearwater on Wednesday.
E. c. Richmond, on his way to Long
Prairie on Monday, stopped at SauI
Centre and witnessed a game of base
ball and won box of cigars on the re-
suit, as he bet on the Long Prairie club
The lightning base ball battery of the
north west Messrs. Schultz and Shaul
went from this place on Monday tc
Sank Centre to observe the game there
A. A. Whitney, accompanied bv Johr
Dougherty went from this place on Mon
day on a plea Of looking over some
county bridge work, but brought up at
Sank Centre in due time to eniov the
ball game at that city. Oh! were q
county commissioner with such plausible
excuses at my command.
Dawes How hied himself to the CITY Of
Sank Centre on Monday to witness his
old friends mopped all over the diamond
by the Loug Prairie aggregation of ball
players.
Major Clark went to MINNEAPOLIS
during the week and was absent several
days.
William Schneider of Norwood, Mum
was here during the past week visiting
his daughter, Mrs. VIM. Stems.
Henry c. Eitel, of Chaska Mimi, has
beenengaged by VIM. Stems as prescrip.
ton clerk and is now filing that import.
ant position at the drug store.
Lon Storey and o. Hyland of Sank
Centre were i'll our midst one dav last
week.
Chan Harmon, one of Sank Centres
most clever and sociable gentlemen was
in our village on Friday on business.
Attorney B. F. Wright and DR.. lie.
Campbell and son drove to Sank Centre
On Monday to indulge in the sight seeing
at the ball ground, and were thoroughly
satisfied with the game and the pleasure
enjoyed during their drive.
Al. Irwin, of Sank Centre, was one of
the numerous arrivals from that CITY
one day the past week.
5. S. Chute went to Alexandria on
Tuesday topitch game of ball for that
GLIB, in match game which took place
there
w. S. Dean, may or of Sank Centre was
Ill Our busy village on Tuesday looking
oyer his business interest at this point.
Pralrle chicken can be lawfully plucked
on Tuesday next and woe to the indi-
vldual who should be caught pluckinp
one in its green stage previous to that
time.
William Swain, an itinerant watch
tinker, who located at this place late last
tall and who had done quite flourisbino
business in his line, and succeeded in
securing the confidence OF large number
Of our business men, decamped for parts
unknown on Monday with number OF |
breech loading shot gun he
lad borrowed, and forgot to pay his
BOARD. He told Mr.. Wellinstine. the
nan ne rented from, that he was GOING
o st. Paul to purchase new stock, but
of a suspicious nature de-
'cloped and his place of business was
psnsd up and searched by an officer, on
Wednesday,, which revealed the fact that
very thing of any value which he had
ossessed had boon quietly removed and
AIKEN away with him.
Inc sportsmen in this locality are
eepIng their eyes wide open to catch
'me erring youth who m ay be bent on
wholesale slaughter of the unripe pra-
le chicken. The law says not before the
9TH cay of Aug. $3.50 let every body
, careful.
w. f. Kimmell went to St. Paul on
ednesday on business.
Batty Pallansch and family of Fra.
mia, Wis, are here this week visiting
5 brothers and sisters.
Frank Moorehopse thrashed his grain
is week and the wheat averaged 21b ,
Shells per acre, while the oats run over
bushels per acre. It all went number
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