The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1889-02-21

Cloud to Little Falls along the west side
of the Mississippi river.
Senator Keller has introduced a bill to
appropriate $500 to build a bridge
across Sank kiver, on the road between
Willmar and Long Prairie.
The Glenwood Minnesotian has the
largest list of county correspondents of
any country paper in the state we believe.
1t is very pleasant feature.
District court convened at Long Prai-
RE on Tuesday, which accounts for the
general exodus of our attorneys for that
place on Monday afternoon.
The ground hog, or bear, or woodchuck
Or whatever it was that did it, knew his
business when he returned to his hole al
ter admiring his shadow on Candlemas
day.
A party was held at the residence of
Frank Minnette on Saturday evening.
Music and dancing was the programme
of the evening. Lunch was served at II
o'clock
Robert Smith, who has been for sever
al years connected with the Citizen
bank, has removed to Appleton, Wis.
His many friends here will regret his de-
parture.
James A. Caughren is slowly gaining
strength, and is now able to sit up a lit
tie every day. He has had long and
hard siege ofit, with the chances against
him at one time.
The fire department had two calls this
week, both at the Sank Centre house,
one on Wednesday evening and one on
Thursday forenoon. Both calls were
made by burning chimneys.
The ladies of the NJ. E. church will give
sociable at the residence of A. F. War
rem on Friday evening March LIST. Every
body is cordially invited to be present
and enjoy right good time.
The Journal of Monday had an article
several columns in length on the situation
of the local postmasters in Minnesota as
to theexpiration of the terms ofthose now
in office and their probable successors.
The hanging porch on the Fladeland
house near the Mcclure mill fell to the
sidewalk early Saturday morning. PEG;
pie returning home from a late party
barely escaped being buried beneath it.
Harvey Moore, the best natured and
Jolliest knight of the grip that travels
northern Minnesota, was in town on
Saturday making glad the hearts of his
customers and at the same time selling
them bill of goods.
M. c. Kimberly, late division superin-
tendent of the Northern Pacific and hay
ing this branch in charge, has been made
assistant general superintendent with
headquarters at Tacoma, and Joseph
McCabe succeeds him.
Mrs. w. A. Gates of St. Paul, is ser
iously i'll with rheumatic fever. Her
parents, Rev.A. J. Pike and wife of Dwight,
Dakota, have been with her. Mrs. Gates
in convalescent. Miss Marion is with
her grandparents in Sank Centre
A couple of young men have been arres-
ted for stealing bells from harnesses on
horses standing in the street. The
names of the boys are withheld, for it is
hoped that the lessons of the arrest and
connections will prove satisfactory.
M. B. Callahan of Morris, Rev. J. c.
Hawley of Aitkin, VanCoil of Swanvllle,
]. H. Rhodes Of Little Falls, E. E. Schuier
of Spokane Falls and L. A. Thul of Mel
rose, were among the guests of the Sank
Centre House during the past week.
Henry Dimond hauled $4,000 feet of
lumber in one day from the Little Falls
track to the lumber yard, distance of
half a mile, with one team. Mr.. Dimond
loaded it all upon the sled and unloaded
it at the yard, handling each piece twice.
Among the attorneys from abroad who
passed through Sank Centre on their way
to Long Prairie to attend court were H.
Jenkins, of Alexandria, D. T. Calhoun,
Oscar Taylor and Geo. H. Reynolds, OF
st. Cloud, and J. W, Mason, of Fergus
Falls.
Rev. w. M. Scott ofAlexandria, preach
ed to very large congregation at the
NJ. E. church on Sunday evening. Mr..
Scott is a plain, forcible speaker and
without doubt everyone who was pres
ent would be glad of another opportun-
ity to hear him.
Governor Barto, L. T. Storey, L. r.
Barto and D. c. VanCamp Of the Sank
Centre bar, went up to Long Prairie on
| Monday to attend the Todd county term
| of the district court. Andrew J. Smith,
Lucas kells and Alexander Moore went
up to attend to court business.
The w. c. T. U. will meet. next Tues
day at 3 P. NJ. at the residence OF Mrs. c.
Kelsey. AS it will be the semi-annual
meeting and important business is to be
transacted full attendance is requested.
Members whose dues may be in arrears
are especially invited to be present.
The Little Falls and Dakota train go
ing east broke in two just east of the
bridge, leaving the passenger coach and
| baggage car standing on the track. The
locomotive and freight cars proceeded
eastward and were gone an hour before
returning for the balance of the train.
There will be social given in the Bap-
fist church on Thursday evening of next
week. Refreshments will be served and
will consist of cake, sandwiches, coffee
pickles etc. Many novel and interesting
games will be played and general good
time is expected. Every one is cordially
| invited.
S. c. LaHatt has decided to perman-
emily locate at Alexandria and will carry
on general machinist and repairing
business. Mr.. LaHatt is a practical
machinist of some thirty years experience
and anyone patronizing him may feel as
Sured that their work will he done II,