The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1889-02-07

had run away from his parents living
near Avon, was in town on Saturday,
but left again before the authorities could
be notified
Father Bower was called to the coun-
try on Monday TO attend the funeral ola
child. 1t was not very pleasant ride
during the blizzard which prevailed at
that time.
During the month of January there
were 427 scholars in attendance at the
public schools. There were 964 half
days of absence and twenty-eight cases
of hardness.
The sociable held at the residence of n
w. Rice on Friday evening was a very
pleasant gathering. A large number at
tended and quite neat little. sum was
nettcd to the society.
A young man by the name of Frank
Miller was taken to the county Jail on
Monday noon by deputy Doty. He was
sentenced to fifteen days for stealing a
ladies' gold neck chain.
Thursday of next week will be St. Val
entines day. Everyone should takenerve
food between now and that time in order
that they may be able to stand the shock
of receiving valentine.
The alacrity with which the ground
hog went back into his hole, after com
ing out to see what the weather was on
last Saturday., means that we are to
haue six more weeks of winter weather.
The Congregational sociable will be
held on Friday evening of this week at
the residence Of James A. Norris. A liter
airy and musical program has been pre-
pared. Refreshments will be served at
$50.
The Young Peoples Social League of
the NJ E. church met last evening and
completed their organization. The
League starts with every prospect ofsuc-
cess, having fifty four names on its char
ter number roll.
The Young Peoples Social Union OF
the NJ. f. church will give sociable at
the residence Of H. B. Huntress on Tues
day evening next, Feb. 18th. Everybody
is cordially invited.to be present and assist
in having a grand, good time.
Friday evening last was quite lively in
this village. A surprise party at {. r.
Tubbs home, Grand Army reception of
the Barto election, Methodist sociable at
the Star, and the Guess What club dane
ing party at Odd Fellows hall.
Miss Minnie Rein met with an accident
on Tuesday forenoon which came near
resulting fatally. While drawing water
from a well she slipped and fell forward,
but was rescued by neighbors. Aminute
longer and she would have fallen to the
bottom with serious results.
Don't mis- the closing concert of the
singing class, which will occur on Friday
evening, February 18th. 1t will be the
finest thing of the kind ever given in
Sank Centre You cannot know how
much progress has been made unless you
Admission, IS, 25 and 35
cents.
S. P. Wood formerly of Sank Rapids,
now a resident of Bangor, OAK, is in
town visiting friends. Mr.. Wood was
formerly editor of the Sank Rapids Free
Press. He is thereby Of the opinion that
the great majority OF Benton county
favors annexation to Stearns county, but
thinks the county officers and their
friends would oppose it,
Alex FULLY & Co. have removed their
stock of dry goods to the mammoth store
room west of Hillsdale's-two doors
from where they formerly were, 1t is
nearly double the size of the former store
and has beed fitted up in handsome
style The three stores are all connected
by arches through the walls making a
series of three, all under the name Of
1.-THE Boston''-dry goods, clothing and
boots and shoes.
The closing exercises OF the chorus in
vocal music will occur on Friday evening
Feb. 18th, to consist of songs, sacred
and secular, solos, DUETS, trios, quar-
tets, and choruses, and will without
doubt, be the best in all respects ever Civ
Ell in the village, as the class have been
getting the best of instruction. They
will do ali they can to entertain and in
struct you. The best vocalists in the vii
lage as well as Others who appear for the
first time on the concert stage will take
part. 1t will be the most profitable even
ing entertainment you have ever enjoyed
in Sank Centre. Every one should come.
Admission Is, % and So cents. Opening
chorus at o'clock.
From depth of fifty-fvefeet, while OK
cavating for well on the lot owned by
William Boulton, on the north side of the
river, fragment of a fat file was found.
The auger had passed through successive
strata of sand, clay and gravel, encoun-
tering several large boulders, and finally
entered quicksand, dropping about six
inches and bringing TIP the piece of file.
1t is about four inches in length By three
fourths of an inch wide, and is fairly we'll
preserved. The only theory advanced is
that it found it's way from some neigh
boring well through the qnicksand to the
place where it was found. E. P. Bar
uum has it and will send it to the state
historical society.
A WAIF.-Some unknown person left n
little girl, not older than four Or five days,
upon the door step OF Mr.. Morris. who
lives near the corner of Third and Pine
SITS. 1t was about three O'Clock in the
morning when Mrs. Morris heard a
heavy knock at the door and upon open
ing it found the walf on the step wrapped
in an old cloak. She ran out of doors
and around the house through the snow
bare-footed, but failed to find any one.
The little one was taken in and cared for
and the following day the case was re-
ported to the village authorities who will
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