The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1890-04-17

Sam. Chute is authority for the aston
| ishing statement that the front step c
the Sank Centre House is triae NOR
than thirty feet higher than the presen
water-level in the dam. He measured il
Judge Baxter paid our municipal cour
a high compliment the other day, an
said that its jurisdiction should be in
creased to $500, and the clause providing
for change of venue to the district cour
repeated.
Meetings at the rink by Rev. E. J. Kel
ley, pastor of the Baptist church, assist
ed By Rev. Mr.. Gamble, pastor of tn
Baptist church of St. Cloud, have bee,
held during the past week. The,
have been we'll attended.
The Odd Fellows have been invited b,
Brother c. w. Lawson, to attend hi
church in body. on Sunday morning
April ~, the Sunday nearest the ami
versary of the founding of the order, tt
listen to a sermon appropriate for tn,
occasion.
Mrs. r. +. Greene was the recipient O
an elegant bouquet of lilies and rose:
from Elgin, ILL.,. OH Saturday last, a birth
day present from a friend. 1t had beer
wonderously we'll preserved in transpor
tation, and it was as fragrant as it was
beautiful
J.G. Bissinger of Lompos, Gala, ar
rived in the city on Monday, and is the
guest of c. M. Sprague. Mrs. Bissinger
has been spending the winter with her
sister, Mrs. Sprague. They will leavein a
few days for Michigan, thence for their
home in California.
Last Sabbath was day long to be re.
membered by the Congregational church
of this place. Fifty-six were received to
membership. Twenty-nine were baptized
The service was long, but very impressive
The church was crowded, some three
hundred being present.
Allan Vessey and family took their de-
partufe for Langdon. OAK, on Tuesday
night, where Mr.. Vessey has farm. He
has been resident here for nearly thirty
years and has many warm friends who
sincerely regret his departure: May sue.
cess, health and wealth attend him.
A man was arrested on Sunday on
suspicion of being an escaped prisoner
from the Rice county Jail. His personal
appearance correspondent closely to the
description, but upon examination the
officer was satisfied that he was not the
party wanted, and he was discharged.
Rev. J. F. Hamilton delivered the first
of a series of lectures on creeds, on Wed
nesday evening. He merely outlined the
course on Wednesday evening by ex-
planning what creed is, and it's relation
to a church and its members. The sec,
ond lecture will be given on Wednesday
evening next.
The name of the Mcclure roller mills
has been changed to the Central Mime.
sofa Mills, and henceforth the -four of all
grades will be so branded. Some chang
es have also been made in the names OF
the brands. The Gem remains as of old
the new brands being North Pacific,
White i1,, ,,5 Har,r,1ae
J. Capser & Son have received the SER
vices of a competent dry goods clerk in
the person of Fred Stangel, who served
a full apprenticeshipin Germany, and for
the Fast four years has been practically
dry goods there in Little
Falls. He is a young man of good ad-
dress, and speaks English perfectly.
The gamelaw provides that ducks shall
not be killed before the fifteenth of Aug
ust. The law has done away with
spring shooting of ducks entirely, the
penalty being ten dollars for every duck
killed or had in possession. This is a
matter which should receive attention.
Our game laws are too often dehed.
On Sunday last fifty-fve persons were
united with the Congregational church,
of whom twenty-five were heads of fami-
lies. A number Of others will be excepted
in the near future, some of them next
Sunday. At the Methodist church on
the same day, fiftyseven were received
Truly, there has bee notable religious
The Offices of Mcclure & Whitney have
been elegantly fitted up by the First
National bank; whose tenant they are
A new oak floor har been laid, the walls
decorated and the wood
work reprinted, making as pretty and
cheerful suite of Offices as can be found
Fred Cooper is not little
proud of his new quarters.
The exhibition by the children of the
church, assisted by several of
the older ones, on Thursday evening last
was a creditable affair, and perfect sue
cess. The drilling of the children with
their dolls was pretty piece of time
work, and the butter cup number was
immense. In fact it was all fine, and re-
fleets credit upon the projectors.
A private letter from A. P. Thombs
formerly principal of the public school, of
this city, bears the gratifying intelligence
that heis very pleasantly locatedIat Port
Chester, N. Y, a village of 5000, near New
York City, principal of a public school of
500 scholars and twelve teachers. He
has three children, the youngest three
months of age. He contemplates visit
ing Sank Centre next summer.
The Odd Fellows have commenced
work on their block, and will have
handsome hall when completed. Aman-
sard roof seven feet higher than the brick
wall has been added and l. will very ma
terially improve the appearance of the
block, giving large ante-rooms, and
large room nineteen feet high. The hall
will be fitted up handsomely, and the hall
will be second to none in the state.