The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1889-12-26

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Speaking of TIE neu! yasappoiafed Office
ials of the St. Cloud land Office, the st.
Cloud Times sa,s:~t- =. i =. ''no> Ell:
The appointments OF Mayor Wssterri1ah
is 4 severe blowto EjI10r w B Mitch
ell, who sent in his application shortly
after election last fall. The 'intaooence"
of the Journal Press was not sufficient.
EX-Licut Gov. \. Barto was born in
Cilittentiun county, Vermont, May 81,
1891 In 1855 he removed TO Illinois,
where III 1851 he enlisted in tie Fifty
Second Illinois Infantry as private and
Ie turned in 1861 as captain. He WAS
married to Miss Charlotte A. Allen, at
E!gin, ILL.,, i'll 1867; was treasurer of
Kane county, Illinois, for two years and
in 1869 came 10 Minnesota and settled
at Sank Centre, where he has p1act1ccd
law very successfully. Hs served two
years in the legislature of this state and
was elected lieutenant governor On the
ticket with Governor Davis. Last year
at St. Paul lie was elected state CON.
1nandcr OF the G. \. X. He is president
Of the board Of trustees OF Minnesota
hospitals for insane, on which board he
has served as a member for SIX years.
Gov Barto belongs to the Masonic fra
ternitv and Is Deputy Grand Master of
the Grand Lodge of the state.
Mayor Wiiliau, Westerman was born
in the Province Of Hanover, Germany,
October 4th. 1913, his parents immi-
grated to this country, first settling in
they removed to Lake county. Indiana,
where Mr.. Westerman lived until he was
26 years of age. He attended the public
school for short time and then spent
term at an academy at Crown Point,
Indiana. At the age OF 20 he engaged
in the mercantile business with his
brother, in which lie continued for three
years when; he welt bark to Crown
Point, and read law with Field & Bar
nard. In the spring of 1870 he accepted
a position with the Mccormick Har-
yesting Machine c oinpanv as their gen
eral agent at Flora Illinois, where or
October 5th, 1871 lie was married to
Susie l. Lewis He has been in the ser
vice of the Nice ormiek company since
1870, and has at different times been
located at Lyons, Dubuque aud indie
pcndence, iowa In January 1882, he
was TRANSFERRED to? this city, where he
has built up d bdsiiiess tor his company
Of over $500, 900 yearly: In the spring
of 1888 he was elected mayor of this
city and was reelected last spring, D..
The january number Of Lippicott's
Magazine is an Extremely brilliant one:
The complcte ppyfl, i'.2A1ij M and Ros-
alind," is contributed by Julian Haw-
thornc, author OF. ."Garth," "Sina<s,"
"Archibald Ma1psison." etc, and is the
brightest, clevercst, and most interest
ing story that this popular author has
yet WRIT The heroines Of the re-
nance are two bright and charming E.,~
glish girls, and the story of their lives is
most entertainingly told. All the char
acters in the novel are skiilfully por-
trayed, and the reader is introduced to =
delightful circle of acquaiutances, with
whom he is very loath to part company.
A striking likeness of Mr.. Julian Haw,
thorne serves as a frontispiece, and there
is an illustration to the story, represent
ing Rosalind and her lover in a garden,
which is one of the most exquisite pic
lures that has appeared in any magazine
in many day.