The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1889-02-14

Chief Coe has been giving the fire dc
partment apparatus thorough inspect
ion. Everything if found to be in goo
order.
A private letter from Prot. Brown c
recent date brings the gratifying intelli
gence that he is steadily improving il
health.
Some one shot Mack Culberton's Iris
setter dog, but failed to kill him. Mac
vows vengeance if the guilty party Cal
be found.
Mr.. Gallagher, the tenor singer of tn
Richards Musical Tourists, assisted tn
Catholic church choir on Sunday. H
has fine voice.
The Humane Society of st. Paul, ha
received notice from this village tina
cattle and horses are being treated in al
inhuman manner.
Mrs. John Shepard is enjoying a visi
from her cousin, Miss Carrie Warner @
Vergennes, Vermont, whom she has no
seen before for many years.
A very pleasant social occurred at tn
Baptist church on Thursday evening O
last week. About seventy were presen
and all enjoyed good time.
Clark Mcintyre, arrested for disposin.
of diseased meat, whose hearing was fix
ed for this morning failed to appear. HI
has lett for parts unknown.
The odd-fellows lodge has been provid
ed with new regalia which is very hand
some. The lodge is increasing rapidly il
membership and prosperity.
Elisha L. How left on Monday for. {
trip to the east. He will New York
be in Washington on Inauguration day
and return home about April LIST.
Robert Luke received a telegram O.,
Wednesday announcing the death of hi:
mother, Margaret Luke, at Enon Valley
Penn. She was sixty years Of age.
Rev. w. H. Scott of Alexandria, will
preach in the Baptist church on Sunday
next, both morning and evening. All are
most cordially invited to attend both ser.
vices.
The Sank Rapids Sentinel presents a
number Of strong arguments in favor OF
the annexation of Benton county to east
ern Stearns which are we'll worth consid-
ering.
An organization of Lady White Caps
is now flourishing in Indiana. Several
prominent young ladies have received
warning to mend their ways or take the
consequences.
There have been several applications
for the adoption of the infant waifrecent-
ly deposited On the doorstep of Mr..
Norris The family do not like to give
the little one up.
The concert that was to have been
given by the class in vocal music, has
been postponed until next Tuesday on
| account of sickness and severe colds of
some of the singers.
The Richards & Willard S Musical Tour
lists gave two creditable entertainments
at the opera house on last Friday and
Saturday evenings. The attendance,
however, was small.
Sam Sinonton was presented with a
handsome gold watch and chain on
Tuesday morning by his wife, it being
the fiftieth anniversary of his birthd ay.
He is very proud of the gilt.
St. Cloud does't believe in giving cash
bonuses to manufacturers; but it has
been agitating the question of buying
the water power and dealing it out in
small lots on favorable terms.
S. P. Henderson, one of Sank Centres
former residents, more recently of Rock
county, in this state, is in town. He has
hosts of friends here who are always glad
to extend cordial welcome to him.
St. Cloud has a sensation in that a
travelling man named Van r. MacVeagh
made mock marriage with seventeen
year-old girl and has lived with her as
his wife while he has a family in Illinois
A very ENJOYABLE social occurred at the
residence of James A. Norris on Friday
evening last. Quite large crowd was
in attendance and a more enjoyable even
ing has rarely been spent in Sank Cen
tire.
Gov. Barto has received two applica-
tons for charters for grand army posts
one at north St. Paul, which has been
ordered mustered, and one at Pillsbury,
Todd county, which will be mustered in
due time.
Alan Barto has erected telegraph line
from his home to that of G. B. Ogsbury
of the Northern Pacific railroad. Alan is
rapidly acquiring the art of manipulate
ing the key under the able tutilage of Mr.
Ogsbury.
The Young Peoples Social League O.
the Methodist church, gave a social at
the residence of H: B. Huntress on Tues
day evening. Nearly hundred were
present and all seem to have enjoyed
themselves.
The village and town election will be
held on March 10Th under the law. l
the city charter bill becomes law there
will be no village election held, but the
city election will occur on the first Tues
day in April
Esquire Carr has just completed tn,
model for a horse hay-fork which com
bines the principles of the harpoon ant
the hook or grapnel fork. The model i.
handsomely made and works perfectly
1t will be patented.
A Congregational social was held OF
Friday evening last at the residence of ]
A. Norris, which was all that its nam'
implies-a sociable in the truest sense o
the word. The house was crowded ant
everybody was happy.
A social gathering was held at the reel
dence of R. ]. O'Connell on Tuesday even
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