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

Frank Parker,..o the firm of F. w.
| Mann & Co. of Devils Lake, was in the
city on Friday. He says there is consid-
cradle distress owing to the shortage of
crops for two successive years. He is of
the opinion, however, that good crop
next year will put that country upon its
feet solids again. - .-
The first regular meeting of the Sank
Centre Ministerial Association was held
last week. Rev's Hamilton, Blodgett
and Lawson were present. A constitu-
ton was adopted. The next meeting
will be held December 16, and the paper
for the hour will be read by Rev. Chas.
w. Lawson.
Rueben West, for the past six years a
resident of Duluth, where he is holding
a good position in the office of the Daily
News, spent few days in the city dur
ing the past week, the guest of his moth
er ond brother. 1t is the frs: time he
has been home since the death of his
father, L. L. West.
Rey. H. H. Hart, wife and family of
St. Paul, spent Thanksgiving with James
A. Norris and wife, the ladies being SIS
tiers. Mr.. Hart is secretary of the State
Board of Corrections and Charities.
He visited the city lookup in his official
capacity, and expressed himself highly
| pleased with it.
| Aaron Burgess has returned from
trip to Colorado. He is not favorably
impressed with that state for agricultur-
| al purposes. He docs not want to live
in country that requires irrigation to
| insure a crop. He took his two sons
with him, one of whom, Ralph, remained
| there. He drove both ways, the trip re-
| quiring over six weeks each way.
Announcement is made of a double wed
ding in the church of the Good Samari-
tan in this city on Wednesday evening of
next week. jill. Mullin and Miss Minnie
Bruce, and George Fish and Miss Bell
Bruce, will be married, the wedding to
be followed by reception at the resi-
dence of the parents of the brides. 1t
will be the social event of the season.
Mr.. Sowdon of St. Paul, has been in
the city adjusting governor to one of
the engines at the mill The governor
fitted to this engine at the shops was
lost in transit and is probably in the
depths of one of the great lakes. The
mill has been running with only one en-
CINE and has been doing excellent work
at that.
The College Bulletin is monthly pa
per published by Casey & Smith, in the
| interest of the Academy. The first num-
Der appeared recently, and besides the
matter especially pertinent to the school,
| it contained an abundance of interes ing
and timely matter Of general interest and
of special value to the young. The Sec
ond number will appear during the holi-
| days.
| ". ". AfulStll vi AcS GAL ~
tablished reputation for making excellent
butter, aud the product of his dairy al
ways commands the highest price.
| This winter he has enlarged facilities for
making gilt edged butter, and will in
crease the amount very materially. He
believes in high feeding and frst-class ac-
IL he nr1I the
best appliance for making butter.
Rob Carr met with painful, if not
serious accident on Monday, while coast
ing near the school house. Just as his
sled reached the middle Of the street the
Star hotel omnibus came dasling along.
so striking the boy that he was thrown
from his sled and two wheels passed over
his arm, lascerating the flesh badly, but
breaking no bones. 1t was narrow es-
cape from very serious injury.
Do not be deceived by purchasing sill
| verware of canvassers or travelling
agents. By this class of goods only of
reliable dealers. 1t is difficult to tell the
difference between good and poor ware
time only can develop that, and with a
reliable dealer to warrant the goods you
have some remedy in case it is not per-
feet Furthermore you can purchase as
cheaply of Alden & Co. as you can OF an
agent or canvasser, and know what you
get.
Both engines in the mill are now ready
for business, but tr,hing change will be
| made in some of the mill gearing before
the second one will be put into service.
Steam power makes the mill fairly hum
with only one engine at work. When
both are tugging away there will be
plenty of power to spare, and DIR. Du:
Bots proposes to utilize it by conveying
some of the surplus to the old Hubbard
factory building. Here is fine oppor-
tunity for light manufacturing to secure
rent with power;
The interior of the bank of Sank Cen
tire has been entirely remodeled du, ing
the past week, and the changes have
made a decided improvement. The
desk, or counter, extends along the
north side from front to rear, the parti-
ton has been taken down and a lower
one substituted, and an oak floor has
been laid. The change gives the work
! ing force far better light and more room,
while the patrons Of the bank will be
even better accommodated than before.
]. E, Rich has finished very fine and
exceedingly life like crayon likeness. of
Prot. Cogan, which now decorates the
walls of. the Sank Centre Academy, the
gilt OF the citizens of Sank Centre. 1t
was handsome tribute paid to the
memory of cultured gentleman and an
educator of rare ability, to whom this
city is really indebted tor furnishing
frst.class academy conducted upon the
individual instruction system, of which
he was the originator. 1t has proved a
success, and Sank Centre is the benefc-
larry.
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