The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1891-08-20

"A. G. Hafer will remove soon to Ne
braska and engage in the business o.
manufacturing cigars there. believing II
offers better field than this vicinity
Mr.. Halter has been here two years and
during that time have made many warm
friends.
&C. 6. Herberger of West Union, was
in the city on Wednesday. He says there
was considerable hail in his vicinity; on
his place on the west side of the building
the hail was a couple of inches deep.
Nevertheless he says there was very little
damage to crops.
w. o. P. Hilsdale says he purchased
more than double the stock OF goods
ever brought into this town by him in
any one season, and he proposes to give
his customers the benefit of prices and
assortment equal to anything this side
of the twin cities.
David Davidson was in the city on
Monday and Tuesday. He came up
from Minneapolis where he is engaged
on the street car line as motoneer, rum
ming an electric car. He says he is very
well pleased with his work with the ex-
ception of the irregular hours.
The rate from this city to Minneapy-
us, including a ticket to the exposition,
will be sold for $4.53. The dates of sale
will be Aug 25th, and 2sth, Sept. list,
4th. 9Th, to 18th inclusive, 18th, 18th,
22nd, and 25th. This is one fare and
one third. with twenty-five cents added
for admission to the exposition.
w. 6. Downing, wife and daughter,
of Aurora. ILL.,, who are visiting Harry
Parker, the uncle of Mrs. Downing, were
given a little picnic at Fairy lake on
Wednesday. M. A. Scheldrup and fam
lily, the Parker families, Mrs. William
Lewis and daughter and Edith White
field composed the party.
Joe Petit was the victim of a first
class surprise party upon the occasion
Of the sixteenth anniversary of his birth,
on Friday evening last. He had not
even suspicion of what wasin the wind
until he stepped into the parlor where
twenty-five of his friends had assembled
to help him celebrate.
The Northern Pacific road will sell
special excursion tickets to Minneapolis
and return, on the following dates,
at one and one-third fare for the round
trip: August 25th and 2sth, and Sept.
LIST, 4th, 18th, 18th, 22d and 25th.
Will sell on September 5th-12th, inclu-
sive, at one fare to St. Paul and return.
During the shower on Thursday
evening, lightning struck the building
owned by Henry Barnett in the south
east part of the town, occupied by Mr..
Goodsell. The chimney was wrecked
and several pictures hanging on the
walls were injured, but no personal in
juries were sustained further than trihing
electric shocks.
The remains Of Miss Ada Edwards,
who died OF consumption at Morris,
passed through the city for Long Prairie
on Monday, in charge of her mother.
She was young lady who was highly
respected in Long Prairie where she had
lived. She died of consumption, induced
by the grip. Her coffin was surmounted
by beautiful floral wreath.
Henry Keller says he has advices
from Washington stating that his patent
on his perfected and improved straw
Irvine machine will be issued on the
eighth of September. Meantime he is
getting out patent in England. Geo.
H. Ellis is in the grain fields near Fargo
giving it practical test with the best
results.
-Barto Doty was fortunate enough to
discover an abandoned and forfeited
claim OF 160 acres near Campbell, in this
state. and he has filed upon it. He left
on Tuesday with a bran new wagon
filled with material for working the
claim and a yoke of heavy oxen. He will
proceed to erect shack and go to work
at once to build up good farm.
Jacob Fisher, the Long Prairie
banker. was in town on Monday. He
was on his way to St. Paul. He had
with him head of wheat six and halt
inches long, which had eighty-four ker.
nels of wheat, arranged in six rows.
He doesn't pretend to say that it is a
fair specimen of Todd county wheat, but
he does declare that there never was
such a crop before grown in thatcounty.
Hon. Kitte1 Halverson was in the
city on Monday. He says the hail
storm passed through North Fork from
Brooten, northeasterly, across the town,
doing large amount of damage for a
mile Ia width, Harvesting had COM
menced, and he had almost half of bis
grain in stack, and the other half was
damaged about fifty per cent. Ton,
Kiehldah1, Austin Erickson and Andrew
Nelson were the heaviest losers, as they
had not commenced cutting.
Nv. P. Hilsdaie has secured the at
tendance OF some very notable characters
at his place OF business, who are visiting
in peace and harmony, notwithstanding
the wide differences of opinions which
they entertain. Thus far not an uni
pleasant word has passed between them'
President Harrison and ex-President
Cleveland are the nearest neighbors
with Blaine, Depew, Merriam, Ti1nage
and a few lesser lights. The gatherini
is notable one, and the question of thu
next succession to the presidency will b
settled before the meeting adjourns.
While young son Of n. H. Sheldoi
was herding cattle on Thursday last b
met with almost a fatal accident. Som
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