The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1890-07-10

a H. S. Doty and Chas. Fish were pas
It sengers on the train on Monday, whicl
l. ran over and killed man named Hoei
le ner, mile west of Collegeville. He wa
walking on the track with his back t.
II the train, and being deaf he did not hea
l. the warning which was given, and before
O the train could be stopped it hat
e struck him, inflicting fatal injuries
The body was picked up ant
O taken to st. Paul, where an inquest
was held, Messrs Doty and Fish being
subpenaed and delayed as witnesses.
f Fourth ofJuly was decidedly quiet day
in Sank Centre. There were a halfscore
of picnic parties to various points in
the vicinity, and nearly 800 of our people
visited Long Prairie. The day dragged
along in the city with business practicly
suspended, and an occasional fire cracker
alone distinguished it from the average
Sunday. Albert Dahlcm stirred up
) trife of excitement by arranging few
prize foot races, and in the evening there
were several private exhibitions of fire
works. All in all it was tame day.
Two strangers, tramps in bearing and
appeara ice, were arrested the other day
on suspicion of being the burglars who
broke into Tully & Co.'S, store. They
were attempting to sell several pairs of
pants-probably stolen from w. O. P.
Hilsdale's store on the night of the burg
larry. They offered them to several per-
sons and sold one or two pairs. Mr..
Hilsilale recognized the goods, but every
mark having been removed, he could not
positively identity them. 1t was there
fore impossible to make out prima facia
case against them and they were dis
| charged. They claimed they received the
goods from man in St. Cloud, who
paid them for selleng them.
CITY COUNCIL.-The regular meeting
of the city council was held on Monday
evening with all the members pres
ent. Arthur o. Scrivener, on behalf of
Harrison's Military Band, stated that
the band was unable to procure the adj
ditional membership as expected, and
therefore would relinquish all claim to
the 500 illegally appropriated for the
band at the regular meeting held on
May 5th, 1890. On motion of Alderman
Robbins the resolution of appropriation
was rescinded.
Alderman Robbins moyed that the
vote of the council at its meeting Of May
9Th, whereby the sidewalk on Maple-st.
south of the railroad track was ordered
removed, be reconsidered.
The ayes and noes were called and the
vote stood:
Ayes-Robbins, Cooper.
Noes-Beidleman, Coats, Moore and
Mr.. President, and so the motion was
lost. land for fear the protest against
taking up the walk should be effective,
the street commissioner was rushed over ,
there the next day, and even pending a
called meeting of the council to consider I
the matter, he was kept very busily at
work with an assistant hired for the :
purpose. The ordinary poll tax method ,
was too slow. When a protest and re-
was presented, and delay
asked merely to give interested parties a
chance to be heard, the appeal was con-
pocketed. 1t was Wander
bilt who remarked: 1.-THE public be
damned" Our city government has 2 !
fair sprinkling of Vanderbilts in its COM t
position.) i
A petition largely signed by citizens $
praying that the city ordinances be so
amended that Palmer post, G. A. R.,
should not be compelled to pay license
fee to the city for entertainments they +
might give for the benefit of said post, '
was received and ordered filed.
Alderman Robbins offered the follow
ing, and moved it's adoption: .
Resolved, that it is the sense of the cou:.- I
Gil that the ordinances of the city of Sank n
Centre, as they now exist, do not con-
fict with the spirit of the above petition,
and do not prohibit anything prayed for
by said petition.
The resolution was lost by the same Z
vote as as the sidewalk resolution: c
Ayes-Robbins, Cooper.
Noes-Beidleman. Goats, Moore. Mr..
President.
The resignation of A. Barto as men,
Der of the library board was presented a
and accepted. M. c. Kelsey was nom:- t
mated by the mayor to succeed him, and a
the nomination was confirmed.
On motion the bridge committee was
to sell at pubic auction the
old bridge lumber at such time. and with $
such notice as in their judgement may Il
seem advisable. Would it not be bet
ter to use it in laying crossings? 1t is in
as good order as that removed from the S
Maple-st. sidewalk to the Grove Lake
depot crossing. Economy would dictate
it's use where the hsaviest loads and the
most travel would cross it,
The bill of R. Woods & Sons was re-
iected.
The usual bills was allowed and Or 7
dered paid. Adjourned.
THE NEW Bridge. The iron work
rapidly falling into place on the new
bridge, and it will be handsome and
ornamental structural good improve
ment to the city. 1t will require num-
Der of days to complete the contract,
when the work of building the approach
es will be pushed with all expedition, and
within month it will be ready for use.
The delay is proving an expensive one
for the contracting company, as there is
a clause in the contract which provides
fer forfeiture of ten dollars per day af-
ter July 1st. fks forfeit money will
be of material assistance in the final Il,
grading about the approaches. L
Henry Rice and wife to VIM. D. Town
send WI. ofseN sec. t 125 r35. ....".$4OO
Iohn Haas Sr and wite t6 iohn Haas