The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1890-02-06

plant, and will expand, the business to
it's utmost. There is no longer any
question but that the electric light is
superior to any method yet devised for
illuminating, and our citizens should not
be slow Of awaiting themselves of the OPP
portunity now afforded for introducing
/ it into their business houses and homes. /.
Mr. Keller has shown rare enterprise
and is deserving ofliberal patronage. !
The gearing broke at the pump-house
during the Phlles fire on Friday last.
Fortunately the city was provided with
reserve appliances. New gearing has
been ordered which will render re
currence impossible. The attachment
with the large wheel was first tested on
that occasion, and it proved perfectly
satisfactory so far as power was con-
concerged. Supt. Coe says that stream
of water from a nozzle will bore a hole
through the side of house with the
present power. .~- =
St. Cloud has lost an ancient land
mark by fire, in an old two story frame
structure, which was built in 1857 by
Miller & Swisshelm. They did COM
mission and forwarding business, and the
Hudson River Bay Company used to
send down from 500 to I, 500 carts of
furs at one time to this building, where
they were unloaded and the freight
then sent down the river in boats.
Stephen Miller was afterwards elected
governor of this state, and Swisshelm
went to Chicago. Mr.. H. q. Mitchell
then took possession, and for many
years conducted a general merchandise
business in the building. The Visitor al
so made its home for one summer in this
structure, after having taken a compul-
sorry bath in the Mississippi the previous
spring.
A visit to the public schools will richly
repay any and all interested in educa-
tional methods. The writer took occa-
sio n to visit the little people OF the three
lower grades few days since; it is
simply marvellous the interest they ex-
hibit, and the work they accomplish
without strain. The three teachers,
Misses Wilkins. TAFT and Burgess have
the faculty of keeping them busy and in
terested, and the discipline is simply per-
feet. The children move as one, in perfect
order and with the precision of clio OK
work. Among the recreative fea lures { +
the instruction is moulding in clay, and
it is simply astonishing what proficiency
many of the children show in copying
models. Their bright eyes fairly dance
with pleasure while engaged in their
work.
CITY CoUNCIL.-Aregular meeting of the
city council was held on Monday evening.
Aldermen Moore and Townsend absent;
Vice President Morse presided. Aldermen
Beidleman and Goats were appointed COM
mittee to confer with Capt. Coe, superin-
tendent of the water works in regard to per- |
fecting the pump connection with the large
wheel, with power to act. The annual re-
port of the chief of the fire department was
received and placed on file. 1t has been
printed in full in the HERALD.
The report of the chief of officers elected
for the department for 1890 was received and
the elections confirmed. The following
the roster of officers
DEPARTMENTS:
Chief-L. E. Coe.
Eirct Acc Tho,,,c NurDh,,
Second Assistant-John w. Oehl.
Secretary-Geo. L. West.
Treasurer-L. kells.
ACME HOSE, NO. 1.
Foreman-E. ]. Harrison.
First Assistant-Frank Perry.
Second Assistant-George Fish.
Secretary-J. L. Mullen.
Treasurer-Thomas Murphy.
CLIPPER HOSE, NO. 2.
Foreman-T. J. Killeen.
First Assistant-W alter Cummings.
Second Assistant-V. Nj. Thomson.
Secretary-Frank Mcdonald.
Treasurer-A. H. Hildebrand.
Property Man-John Metzger.
HOOK AND LADDER, NO. I.
Foreman William Scherffius.
First Assistant. +. Diamond.
Second Assistant-M. +. Woodbury.:
Treasurer-W. S. Dean.
Secretary-H. E. Wilcox.
Property Man--Herman Wuttke,
The following claims were allowed, and
were ordered paid:
I. B. Hines, clerk of election, $2.oo
J. Nj. Thomson, 6 " 400
VIM. Boulton, " I" 200
c. A. Morse, Judge OF election zoo
J. +. Diamond, labor city hall so
F. N. Diamond, " lis
Chas. Fish, expenses to St. Cloud 4.o5
J. M. Thomson, merchandise go
H. e. Cooper, labor sax
r. l.. Day, livery 800
M. Hogan, ms hose house $50
II. Wuttke, labor AK
b. X. Philips, labor Las
Keller Mfg Co., street lights e8.o6
b. F. Carr, salary police 5000
l.. r. Barto, salary judge $500
l.. E. Coe, hotel bill Xxx
Mcclure & Whitney, services 100
Bruce 4 Thomson, merchandise e.o5
Robt: Edgar, work pump house aI.oo
A. Larson, 400
VIM. Feisler, 1905
c. u. Hoffman,, I" 40
w. Cummings, /" l." IL
v. A. Whipple, lumber pump house 3
V. sWhipple, lumber city hall 81 s6
The following bills were referred:
Parber & Parker, c. F. Hendrix, Julson
Sowden, Jno. Dix, J. A. Gilman, ]. F.
Diamond, a. Moore. Adjourned.
THE BENEFrr.-The following is the
program for the musical benefit on Fri
day evening, February 7th at the opera
house:
PART r,