The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1889-08-01

Bros, formerly of Melrose, now doing
business in Dakota.
The weather during the past week ha:
been as favorable for crops as could be de
sired. An occasional shower has made
harvesting all the more pleasant with
out doing any damage.
The Windsor hotel has been opened by
Mr.. Childs, formerly of Long Prairie
He starts out with good prospects o
success as he has already been promised
over thirty regular boarders.
A man who has been at work about
town for a few weeks is i'll at the Ger
mania With typhoid fever. The case has
been Thoroughly quarantined, and there Ii
no possible danger of infection.
Ruthie Smith was taken to the North
western hospital at Minneapolis, OF
Tuesday for medical treatment. 1t is tt
be sincerely hoped that she may be re
stored to perfect physical proportions.
Albert .Dallem has painted a sigr
across the front of his building which
reads 1868, Albert Dahlem 1884. Indi
eating the year in which he embarked il
business and the one in which he erected
the building.
Alex Tully left on Tuesday tor Keokul
and DesMoines, on his way to Chicago
He will visit many friends with his wife
who has been in Iowa for several weeks
and little later they will meet Mr.. and
Mrs. Hilsdale In Chicago,
lane Z. Weeden of Portland Oregon, is
in the city collecting funds to help
build the Head Quarters of the National
Temperance Union and Publication
house as a central organization for our
round-t mission.
The Congregational Sunday school
sociuble-or rather a sociable by two
classes-at Mrs. Wilkins place, was a
very pleasant affair, and netted twenty
eight dollars. The band was present
and contributed to the pleasure
Hon. knuLc Nelson OF Alexandria was
was in the city on Tuesday, on his way
home from Morris. He says he is away
out of politics, and has settled down tc
the more conge1lial occupation of prac
Using law, and is kept reasonably busy
Nv. Brewer has made his efforts to
discover the true source of the Mississip-
ri profitable III titles, IT not in cash
He has been dubbed by the various
newspapers, Engineer, Dr., Prof, and
Col. lie has quite an option for selec-
ton.
The Dra;nard Tribune remarks; Bur
glars are numerous in Sank Centre
again." Cues not. There has not been
burglary IN Sank Centre iii years, bar
ring q tli3ing Juvenile escapade about 4
year ago. St. Cloud is the burglars par
adise.
Otter Tail county. which is larger by
tar and more populous than Stearns
and not remarkable for economy in pub.
lie expenditures, required only $500
last wear for county exoerses. Stearns
county requires S+3, 800 for the same
purposes.
The wheat harvesting on the sandy
soil is we'll under way, many farmers hav-
ing finished cutting. The grain seems to
lie i'll frst-rate condition. On the heavier
clay lands the harvesting will commence
next week, ami within ten days it will be
pretty general.
Next to city park, a good half-mile
track OF easy access, suitable for trials o.
speed, is a great desideratum. In this
connection it would be well to organize
an agricultural society, and hold annua
fairs. Let Sank Centre get the proper
move OH her and she can easily eclipse
any town of her proportions in the
northwest.
The base ball club has procured a lease
Of the grounds at the east end of Third
st. aud the work of putting them in first
class order is in progress. a small army
of men has been employed all the weel
in lcvc1ing the area. The grounds wer.
pl)wcd, the sod removed and the surface
planned to a perfect level.
Three cases of scarlet fever are reported
by the health officer, and all have beer
thoroughly quarantined. Mayor Dean!
house is under the ban, and he is shut on
from home on account of the illness o
his son Raymond. Cases are also re
ported in the families of Tom Britton aut
Luther Dimond. Ali the cases are of al
exceedingly mild type.
c. A. Morse and DR.. Dubois thinl
Main-st. is tOQ narrow. While driving
through that thoroughfare on Friday
last, each adllliring someone or some
thing on opposite sides OF the street
their buggy wheels become so completed,
interlocked that they were brought to ;
very sudden realization that somethin.
was wrong somewhere. No, the stree
is not wide enough.
The Getty Full Cream Cheese Associa
ton is doing 4 very good business this
year, selling its output as rapidly as it i.
ready for market. 1t makes very su
perior article, and commands the top O.
the market. Most OF it's cheese goe,
west into Dakota and Montana. Tone,
MinHettc IS learning the art of cheese
making, and another season will fnt
him competent to take full charge of tn
factory. The secretary, Anthony Miller
is 4 hustler. and keeps things lively.
IN informal meeting of the council wa
held on Tuesday evening for the purpos
of considering the ACCESSIBILITY of strentll
ening the roof CT the city hall. 1t wa
built according to the plans but b,
MANY it was not considered stiff enough
Many Of the best judges of the city
claimed there was no danger at all
However the safer plan was adopted