The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1890-01-02

nourS-tne WOOD market thus created
being quite an item.
c. H. Bronson, who has long been the
representative of Yanz & Griggs of St.
Paul, has severed his connection with
that firm, and will travel west of Fargo
for hat and cap house.
Col. E. Bridgman of Little Falls spent
Sunday and Monday in the city. On
Saturday he went up to Osakis to visit
the masonic lodge there, he being the
district deputy grand master.
To appreciate the great improvement
in the new order of things at the Bank
of Sank Centre, one needs to inspect it's
interior arrangements and make men,
tai comparison with the old.
The receipts of the municipal court
during the past month were seventy dol
lars-a good showing considering that
all the attorneys were in St. Cloud at
the regular terms of this court.
The HERALD Office has received large
assortment of stationery for commercial
uses. If you want letter heads, bill
heads, statements, ETC., do not fail to
give us a call. Mail orders promptly
filled.
Several cases of influenza are reported
in the city-not more than common at
this season Of the year. La grippe is
| getting in its work, but it would have
been just as disagreeable under its old
time name.
Gov. Barto has received a letter from
Charles Walker. He is in Oregon at work
setting out large orchard of choice APP
pie trees. He will put in a thousand trees
or more, and believes it will be pro6ta-
BILE venture.
Mrs. o. B. Boobar gave five o'clock
tea on Thursday last. Eleven young la
| dies were present, also Mrs. c. c. Tobey
and Mrs. ]. ]. Buchanan, and Misses Ma
bel and Edna Fawcett, Una Robbins and
Mabel Buchanan.
Remember, the Grand Army boys give
! novel entertainment at the opera
house on Friday evening of this week.
| Turn out and see the funniest entertain
ment ever witnessed in this city land give
the boys benefit.
Henry Keller received letter from his
! wife, stating that she made a safe pas
sage of the Atlantic in seven days, al
though she and the children were sea-sick.
Arriving at Heppenheim in Germany she
was met by Mr.. Keller's father, who was
made happy by the appearance of his
daughter-in-law and grand children.
Mrs. Keller is enjoying her visit with her
friends and relatives.
New Years sday was pretty we'll OBJ
served in this city. Business was gener-
ally suspended after dinner. A number
of gentlemen made calls upon their lady
friends and acquaintance. There were
very few places where formal prepara-
tons had been made to receive callers,
but a number of ladies were Eat home"
informally. In the evening there were a
number of private dancing parties which
! were pleasant.
A gentleman was in the city during the
week considering the plan of putting in
basket factory here which will employ
fifteen to twenty hands. This is an OPP
portunity for just that class of manufac-
turing which is required here, as it works
cheap, raw material, of which we have
an abundance, into merchantable wares,
The best material is elm and there is no
! end of the supply.
A strong law firm has been organized,
sey, which went into existence on JAM
| uary 1st. Both are too we'll known to
| need any introduction. All we may say
i is that both are to be congratulated by
their hosts of friends upon having fallen
| into such mutually good company. No
better equipped law firm can be found
in northern Minnesota, either in legal
| ability or material to mahe it effectiye.
VIM. Scherffi's has completed the re-
pairs and improvements on his building
! on Third-st. He has not only reprinted
and thoroughly fitted up the store prop
er, but has completed an addition with
three separate apartments for the ac-
commodation of the immense stock of
| furniture, crockery, collins and lamps of
John A. Gilman. There is large receiv-
| ing room in the rear, with a comfortable
and well-lighted workshop and coffin
| ware room. Mr.. Gilmanis to be con-
graduated upon his accommodations
and Mr.. Scherffius upon his tenant.
1t commenced showing on Saturday
last, and during the night it blew heavily
and steadily from the northwest, piling
the light snow up in all sorts of fantastic
heaps, to depth of four or five feet in
| places. The streets Of the city were
| practically impossible until snow plow
| was started on Sunday, with Mayor
| Dean, Alderman Fish, and Senator Kel-
Ter i'll charge. 1t opened up the principal
thoroughfares in good shape. There
was about foot of snow on Level, that
is where there was any level. Trains on
the Manitoba were scarcely delayed at
all either on the main line or the branch,
| and the Little Falls train was on time
! on Monday. The mountains of snow
on the streets were graded down with
scrapers and drags.
The progressive conversation sociable
at Mr.. ]. H. Simontons' on New Years
eve was one of the most enjoyable of the
winter. Mrs. Simonton's pleasant par
lors were ablaze with light and the hap
Ply faces of the merry throng made one
feel that the year just closed had been a
satisfactory one. If any one entered
with long face he forgot how to wear
1t before he left the dressing room. The
supper was what sociable suppers usu-
ally are, good, and if the young gentle
men are sensible. they will seek a better