The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1890-09-18

The grand army boys have expended
some valuable work on Memorial hall.
On Friday last they made "bee," and
pushed the work of UNDERMINING the
building.
There was Just a trace OF snow visible
on Saturday last during the cold rain
storm. In the northern part of the state
and over in Dakota snow fell to a con-
siderable extent.
County Clerk Fisher Of Long Prairie,
was in the city on Wednesday. He de-
clined denomination at the hands of the
republicans, md will be succeeded by
Charles Harkens Jr.
Joseph Schneider, of Gena, ILL.,, was in
the city last week and looking over the
country, with vieY of locating. Mr..
Schneider is minus one arm, having lost
it in threshing machine.
The last snow of the spring was on the
18th of May, and the first Of the fall on
the 18th of September, little less than
four months. That comes mighty near
being nine months of winter.
I'D. Jones was in town on Saturday.
He will take hand in Todd County boil
itics this fail. He adheres firmly to the
idea that William E. Lee will be the nom-
inee for senator, and will win.
The agent at Browervil1e came near
drowning while out hunting one day
last week. The gun kicked him out of
the boat and it was several hours before
he was rescued. He lost the gun.
Lucas KelIs will have a very handsome
as we'll as convenient house when the
extensive improvements are completed.
The building has been doubled in size,
and an entrance made on Maple-st.
Chas. H. Bennett has advertised an
auction sale for the Goth of next month
at his Ashley place, when he will sell off
all his valuable stock and farming tools.
He will lease his farm for the ensuing
year.
A man named Cavanaugh, who form
erly worked the farm of Charles H. Ben
nett, has purchased 24O acres of Alex
ander Moore adjoining the Boss place, at
twenty dollars per acre. 1t is an excel
lent farm.
Nye Haskins formerly fSouth Dakota,
photographer, will start a first class
gallery in this city in a few days, and
will do first class work. He has rented
rooms over the building occupied by Mel
chior Billed.
Geo. NJ. Bishop is an expert rifle shot,
but the average oldrooster is too many
for him. The other day he put ten bull
let holes into the head of barnyard
fowl, when the bird crawled under the
barn and died natural death.
Ed. Smith of West Union, was in the
city on Saturday. He thinks Todd
county's fusion ticket, alliance and DEM
ocratic, will be showed under by large
majority. The republicans nominated
strong ticket and wanted it to win.
Alexander Moor is tired of farming,
and offers large amount of stock and
quantity of tools fer sale. He will
sell and lease his farms, retaining only
his large and elegant stock farm in Ray
mond for his wn base of operations.
Mesdames S. NJ. Bruce and J. ]. Getty
went to Minneapolis on Monday to at
tend the final settlement of the Layman
estate. It has been in the courts for a
long time, but has been fully adjudicated
and decree for distribution entered.
Dan Bruckart, ]. w. Baldwin and
Frank Tolnlan were in the city on Satur-
day, as were also A. A. Whitney, DR..
Campbell and Hugh Maguren of Melrose.
A conference was held with leading re-
publicans of this city relative to political
matters.
CT. Lofgren of the Norman County
Bank OF Ada, is in the city assisting Har-
ry Whitefeld in running theFirst Nation
al Bank during the absence of Cashier
Spraue. Charlie has acquired the air of
venerable banker, and will make sue
cess assured. He is a competent bust
ness man.
At regular meeting of Aetna Hook &
Ladder Co. No. 1 :, held Monday evening,
Sept. 18th, it was moved, seconded, and
carried that vote of tina INKS beextended
to F. E. Minnette for the services rem
dered by himself and team in conveying
tee company and it's trucks to the Hobo
ken fire on Sept ember 18th.
Harry, eldest son of Rev. ]. F. Hamil-
ton, is visiting his father, and will re-
main about week. He occupies a re-
sponsible position in one Of the National
banks OF Dallas, Texas, and his brother
Lee, who will be pleasantly remembered
by many friends here, has fine munich
pal appointment in the same city.
The young man from whom DR.. Du-
Bots removed portions ofiye ribs. several
yeas ago, was in the city on Monday,
apparently as strong as ever. He has
been living in Pennsylvania for the past
two years, but is now resident of Mel
rose. A mum Der of physicians in the East
examined the cicatrices, and were great
ly interested is his report Of the case.
Judge Barto has replaced the old table
in the court room, which served for ju-
dicial bench, with handsome oak table,
of his own manufacture. It is neatly
made and highly finished, covered with
green baize, and is ornamental as we'll as
useful. He has also put in a handsome
oak bookcase, another fine specimen of
his handiwork. He is not only a model
Judge but an excellent mecahnic. e.
Hon. Knute Nelson was in the ~ for
short time on Saturday, arriving on
the train from Morris on his way home.
He was very reticent relative to politics,
but he volunteered the opinion that
there would be little detection among the
Scandinavians from comstock in this
district. He was Of opinion that the AL