The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1892-08-04

PROT. Moffat is now in town. He is
an experienced optician and has studied
with DR.. Fowler of Chicago and taken
course in the Chicago Opthalmic College.
AT the Methodist church next Sun
day morning the subject of the sermon
will be the Grace Probe m in the South
and at night woman i'll America"
sermon for young ladies.
Cd. Hoffman, who has been i'll Min
neapolis and vicinity for the past two
years and more has returned, and is
running the engine at the Keller factory.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. T. Legg of Chicago,
arrived in the city on Wednesday morn
ing, via the lakes and Duluth, and are
the guests ofC. NJ. Sprague, whose sister
Mrs. Legs is.
John r. Howard has but very recent
lv received his discharge from the army.
Owing to trifing informality he has
had an unsettled commissary and equip
ment account hanging in the department
at Washington since 1865. The discrep-
ancy in accounts resulted from his hav-
ing ordered two sick horses killed. The
other day he received final settlement
with his discharge and a draft for sixty
dollars. Uncle Sam may be slow at
times. but he is very sure.
The dynamo for the new electric
plant has arrived, and within thirty
days Mr.. Davidson will be sending
electricity to his customers. He has had
a force stringing street wires during the
week, and indoor work will now be
rushed with all expedition.
The deputy state boiler inspector
was in the city during the past week
collecting fees and examining boilers and
engineers. One or two applicants for
license were refused.
The birds will persist in building
nests in the arc light hoods. Every
morning partially csontructed nests have
to be destroyed. Upon one occasion
nest was completed and two eggs de-
posted therein in one day. Those birds
were hustlers. Another peculiar fact is
that the birds have learned to visit the
arc light globes every morning for break
fasts of bugs. Any number Of insects
~ crsny,1aH hyf ba 1,r1,f nd fo1I xx,,f1,,,,
the globe, some mornings fully quart
being found in single globe.
81 shall have new brick mill, capable
of turning out $50 or 200 barrels of
flour, with the best of machinery in order
by the last of November, unless some
thing serious happens" said T. d.
Davidson on Saturday last. That is the
kind of talk which inspires confidence,
and which is entitled to encouragement
and respect. Anyone who knows Mr.,
Davidsons retiring disposition can best
appreciate that there is not word of
bragadocio in what he says, but it is the
result Of firm conviction. He said that
it would require 100000 brick to put up
the walls. The old foundations so bad
ly calcined that it will have to come
down.
MIR. Davidson had several men down
in the ruins of the mill measuring the
ashes with tape line for the purpose Of
ascertaining for the satisfaction of the
insurance companies that there had once
been mill upon that site, that it had
been destroyed by fire, and that it had
consisted in part of certain machinery,
the twisted and tangled ruins of which
were evidences that the fire had not i'm
proved the mill-consequentlv the owner
is not assessable by the insurance COM
panies for benefits aceruing. It isn't
pleasant job, but it is convincing.
George r. Whitney returned from
second trip to North Dakota on Satur-
day last well pleased with the result.
He was accompanied by Dennis Morris,
to whom he sold $40 acres of land, near
CaDdo, and Joseph Gansberry, who
bought quarter section near Morris.
Both are enthusiastic over their good
fortune in securing such excellent farms
at prices so low and terms so favorable.
Mr.. Whitney has plenty more land to
sell equally good.
Unless some plan is devised for the
more effective lighting of fire in this city,
there is great danger OF the fire depart
ment disbanding in disgust. The bows
feel that their services are of no avail
under existing circumstances. While
they can hardly be blamed for being dis
couraged, yet it would be terrible ca
lauity, one which the city can well afford
to avert by removing the causes which
threaten it,
AT the Congregational church on
Sunday next, ReY. VIM. G. Mccormick