The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1891-04-02

field, were in the city last week, the
guest of Mr.. Koerner's sister, Mrs. E. B.
Carney.
Robert Stanley came down from
Hillsboro, N. D., last week, and is spend
ing few days with his family. He will
return soon.
Paul, infant SON of George Fish, was
seriously i'll on Saturday last. but has
greatly improved. He suffered a relapse
on Wednesday.
Fred Rhoda of Long Prairie, was in
town on Wednesday on his way to
Poughkeepsie, NY, to attend Eastman's
business college.
Sheriff Murphy left on Tuesday morn
ing to make his way to Lake George
through foot of mud, to serve some
legal documents.
Miss Gertrude Petit of Minneapolis,
who has been visiting her sister, Mrs.
Fred Rowe for several weeks past, re-
turned home on Saturday.
Parker & Parker have vacated their
store on Main-st., and S. Beidleman is
the owner. Young Charlie Parker has
gone to farming in Ashley. s
There will be communion service at
the Methodist church next Sunday morn
ing, and the subject will be Christ our
Prophet, Priest and King"
M. Hogan and family left on Tues
day for Minneapolis. Mrs. Hogan and
daughter will visit West Superior for
month before returning home.
Burke DeGroat went up to Long
Prairie on Monday, and attended the
dance for the benefit of the band. There
were sixty couple in attendance.
Mrs. R. Buck and daughter will spend
the summer with friends in New York,
leaving as soon as Miss Bucks school in
st. Paul closes for the long vacation.
Sam Lee of Long Prairie came down
on Wednesday with his daughter, and
Miss MELVILLE, who are on their way to
school at the academy at St. Joseph.
-Chas. ]. Lofgren, of the Norman
County Bank at Ada. has been in town
during the past week. The banking bust
ness at Adais prosperous and fourishing.
-Grundman brothers had a beautiful
Gala lily, or rather several of them in
one pot, in their window on Saturday
last. There were FIVE blossoms offair size.
The city election will take place on
Tuesday next. The polling place in the
first ward will be in the HERALD build
ing, and in the second ward in the city
hall.
-Chas. Sterling, wife and child, were
the guests of T. w. Mann, on Saturday
last. Mr.. Sterling is the agent of the
Little Falls and Dakota railway at Glen
wood.
Dubois & Co. have put extensive re-
pairs upon the dam during the season.
New food gates have been put in and the
entire dam strengthened and frightened
throughout.
-Keene will visit Sank Centre again
about May 9Th. This is announcement
enough at present to interest everyone
fortunate enough to witness his Richard
III last fall.
Don't forget the caucus on Saturday
evening next. Remember the time has
changed from four to seven o'clock, p. m.
the better to accommodate laboring and
business men.
John Minde, of Melrose, formerly a
student at the academy, was in town on
Friday. He is at present assistant post
master, and is studying medicine with
DIR. Campbell.
Stone has been drawn tor building a
retaining wall in front of the residence of
S. Pendergast. The lot will be improved
as soon as the weather will admit of the
work being done. ~
AT the annual meeting of the Episco-
pal church held on Monday evening the
old yestry was elected with the exception
of the substitution OF A. E. Irwin for
Stewart Taylor. .... . .....
J c Vessey, who was recently mar
ried, has leased the Cogan farm, two
miles north of the city, and will work it
this season. He is a hard worker and
will make a success OF it.
w. D. Townsend went down to Min
neapolis on Monday for the purpose of
perfecting title to several lots in the Rob-
bins and Mendenhall addition, portion
of whicch he has purchased.
"A Minnesota fdrner who is now fat
tening 1000 sheep says: 81 can take
the wool from my sheep, throw it away,
and then make more money on them
than can on cattle or hogs"
Commencing with this morning our
retail merchants sell graduated sugar
at the rate of seventeen pounds for a
dollar, an increase of four pounds--due
directly to the mckinley bill.
--Flue Smith of Westport, was in
town on Tuesday. He came in on horse
back, and says that there is no bottom
to the roads. He knows, for he was
thrown from the horse on his way in.
Mel. Billed has Just received 2OOC
pieces of sheet music comprising selections
from "Erminie" etc. Every lady visiting
his store on Saturday next will receive a
sheet of this music whether purchases
or not.
The new fruit store in the Perkins
building on Main-st. was opened on Sat
qrday last, though not fully ready for
business. The proprietor, II, Hart, il
a young man who is familiar with the
business.
j. H. Sheets, member of the legisla.
ture from Todd county, was in the city
on Monday on his return to the capitol,
after brief visit at home. Mr., Sheets il
strenuous advocate of the George single