The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1891-03-19

Haven. He will return i'll few days.
| B. R. Palmer, w. r. c. will serve a
pie supper at 6. A. r. hall Tuesday,
March oath. There win also be an
apron sale, besides table of fancy ar
ticles for the benefit of the relief fund.
| st. Patrick's day was observed here
very modestly and quietly. Services were
held in the morning at the Catholic
church. The emerald colors were OBJ
servable upon treat many coat lapels.
| Arthur o. Scrivncr has been prom
inently mentioned as candidate for
alderman from the First Ward. He
mould make good officer, ifelected, and
serve the city intillegently and fearlessly.
| Harry Parker arrived upon the
shores of America directly from Old Eng
land thirty-six years ago on St. Patrick's
day. He yields in his devotion to Amer
lean principles to no native born citizen.
| Mrs. Nelson, a deafand dumb woman
woman residing on the Orendorf farm,
three miles northwest of the city, died
on Monday, March 10Th. Funeral serv-
ices were conducted by Rev. c. w. Law
son.
DIR. E. J. Campbell, of Melrose, was
in the city, on Monday accompanied by
his brother, Colonel Campbell, of Sioux
Falls. The Colonel is a pleasant gentle
| man, with all the suave peculiarities Of
the doctor. ,.ss...-. ..- 4
/ The hay and wood market was well
stocked nSaturday-infact nearly every
day finds plenty of both commodities on
sale. Choice dry hard wood sells for
about $500 cord, and good hay at
$500 per ton. ........... .........
Tho vernal equinox occurs on Satur-
day next. Observe the prevailing wind
and then note whether the weather-wise
are correct in declaring that such will be
the prevailing wind until the autumnal
equinox, six months hence.
The good folks of Lyman Prairie will
give an Old Folks entertainment and old
fashioned supper at the church, on Fri
day evening, March 9th. The bill of
fare will be decided, unique, and pleas
ant entertainment may be confidently
expected.
| The children of the Episcopal Sunday
school are practicing for an entertain
-ment to be given some time after Easter.
Mrs. Henshaw is training them very
thoroughly, and the affair will be unus-
ually interesting for an amateur enter
| tainment. .a-
| u. M. Tobey and Bro. will use the
old postofice room for their feed bust
ness. The postofice fixtures will be
stored, pending negotiations for their
sale. A photograph of the Office was
made the other day, as being much more
satisfactory description Of it than words
could give. --.-.
Geo. r. Whitney has taken the agency
for 5000 acres of the very best lands in
Todd county, involving the so called
Budget lands which formed a part OF
the purchase price of the West House OF
st. Cloud. He has 1000 acres from
another party in the town OF Iona-all
of which he will sell on favorable terms.
He advertises them in another column.
IS. D. Jardine and Henry Lohf have
been in the pineries west of Brainard, at
Palleger for the past six weeks. Mr..
Jardine came down on Saturday and win
return next week. He is getting out
about 10000 for his own use, and will
get opt about $50, 900 in all. Mr.. Jar
dine sold an engine for a saw mill to
Sommers & Johnson, and went up to put
it in running order.
"A topographic error in the report of
the proceedings of the legislature gave
ri Sc to funny misrepresentation on the
part of some of our citizens, who felt quite
Indignant. It said that the legislature
had authorized Sank Centre TO bond for
SAC, 900 for the purpose of rebuilding the
dam. The scheme was denounced in un-
measured terms, but when it was learned
that it was Sank Rapids which proposed
to do the bonding it was different.
Said farmer Lying not tar from
Sank Centre, as he was negotiating for
the payment of a note by himself and not
yet due-"there, that is the last dollar l
owe to any man." That man owns a
splendid farm, wellimproved and stocked,
has given away fire farm to his son,
and owns plenty of stock. Every dollar
he owns was made out of the farm he
lives on. And yet there are many farm
ers who say that farming daes net pay.
John W. Parker, better know as
"Cattaraugus" Parker, died at the
residence of his daughter, Mrs. w. R.
James, in this city, on Monday last,
and was buried on Tuesday afternoon,
aged about seventy-fve years. He has
been a resident of this city for many
years, and for n long time was proprietor
Of the Parker House. He was a man of
many strong and striking peeularities.
which made him decidedly eccentric
| Character.
Miss Oracle, daughter of L. D. Fem
ton, will be remembered by agreat many
Of our people, as sweet, pretty young
girl of about thirteen years when she
left here eight years ago. 1t was
a great shock to learn of her death by
diphtheria, which occurred at Denver,
Col, on Sunday last. She was niece of
| 3. A, White IF this city. The sympathy
of the entire community is extended
to the stricken parents, who are depriv-
ed of their only daughter, their remain
ing child being son, about twelve years
of age.
Arthur Wales, who has been employ
ed for some time in setting up the organ
in the Episcopal church, has been peculi-
arly unfortunate. He sustained an injury
~when he had only fairly gotten to work,