The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1890-07-03

cts good to return July 18th. An ex
tension till Sept, 25th, can be had. Fo
particulars apply to Jas. a. Norris, Agt
A meeting of the County Alliance was
held at Spring Hill on Tuesday, when il
was decided to nominate a Legislative
ticket in this district, and to nominate
county commissioners in the several dis
tricts. The legislative convention will
be held at Myers Grove on July 10th.
Great care should be taken to avoid &C
cidents and fires on the Fourth of July
1t is inevitable that great amount OF
suffering will ensue from the careless rise
of explosives, and the fire record will be
extensive. Let extra precautions be tax
en- to see that Sank Centre docs not help
swell the list.
At the Methodist church next Sum
day morning the subject of the sermon
will be, Songs and Singing" and at
night Nebraska and Prohibition" will be
considered in the evening. The sacra-
nent of the Lords supper will be adj
ministered at the morning service.
Next Sab bath morning the cele-
bration Of the Lords Supper will
occur at the congregational church
at which time several will be re-
ceived to membership. At $50 Sabbath
morning two or more will be baptized
by immersion in the river below the
| bridge.
Garfield & Lavaas have purchased
the building formerly owned by Chas. II.
Bennett, east of II. L. Days livery stable
on Thrd-st. They are fitting it over for
blacksmith and machine shop. The
alocation is excellent for their business
and the premises ample. The purchase
price was $500.
Mrs. Theodore Hudson is visiting her
sister, Mrs. c. {. Tobey. She has her
four children with her. Mr.. Hudson is
at Battle Creek, Mich, taking course
treatment at the sanatariun tornervous
dyspepsia. When he resigned as rector
of the church at Mankato, his parish
toner's presented him with purse Of $3.50,
as token of esteem and appreciation.
Stewart Taylor has sold out the meat |
market to Frank NJ. Connolly and Chas. |
\. Whipt}le, both experienced i'll the bust
ness. The new firm will make every eff
fort to keep their market well stocked at
all times with everything i'll the line OF
cut meats, game, vegetables, etc., i'll seas
on. They are both entcrprising and &C
tive Young business men.
Harry E. Benton, station agent ut
Glenwood, on the Minneapolis s. Pacific
branch of the 500 road, was instantly
killed by being run over by freight cars
at that point Sunday evening. Mr..
Benton boarded the train while iii motion
and fell beneath the wheels, which, pass
ed directly across his body. The re-
mains were sent to York, Pa, the home
of the dead mans parents
\ man too drunk to control his own
movements, dashed through the streets
driving a team OF spirited horses, and i'll
Wheeling them about at The corner OF
Mann and Thir,l-st. narrowly escaped a
lamp post. The team was stopped and
i'll attempting to keep POSSESSION OF the
lines was keeled out of the wagon, but
not injured. No arrest WAS made as a
friend took him i'll charge.
Bishop zardctti confirmed a class of
80 children at st. Pauls church on Mon
day last The services were yc-y impress
i've indeed, the Bishop being assisted by
q half dozen visiting priests. The church
was beautifully decorated. The bishop
delivered excellent sermons i'll both
English and German. and the music was
of high order, the orchestra assist
ing the choir i'll rendering high Mass.
Postmaster Tobey says he has per-
enptory orders from Postmaster General
Wannamaker to observe July 4th, rs a
national holiday, in the stricest sense.
Mails will be received and dispatched as
usual on that day, but 40 letters will be
registered or money order business tran
sacted and the general delivery will on
" be open for an hour in the morning,
and an hour after the arrival of the noon
mails.
At the request of the treasury depart
ment at Washington, the First National
Bank of this city kept an accurate account
of all the receipts for July 1st.-Tuesday
which is, by the way, one of the dulest
DAYS in the week. No account was
made of the amount paid out by the
bank which largely exceeded the re-
ceits. The total amount paid i'll was, in
round numbers, $4,000, the total tram
saction for the day being about $4,000.
During the sever thunder storm of last |
Thursday, tightening struck the Metho
dist parsonage without doing serious
damage. Plastering was knocked off i'll |
places, and Rev. Lawson, and members |
of his family were very perccptably af
fected. but rot seriously. About the |
same time J. B. Woodbury. and Mr.. Mar
shall, who were leaning OH all iron col !
umn in front of Parker & Parlser's store |
received decided shocks, Mr.. Woodbury. |
being knocked some distance. Neither
were injured.
County CoMMIssIoNHHs-A special SEES
sion of theBoard of County Commissions
ers ofStcarns county MIMI, met pursuant
tonoticc ofO scar Taylor county attorney