The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1893-02-02

Miss Frances Meigs closed term of
school in Lake Mccormick district, on
January goth. An exhibition was held
i'll the evening which was listened to by
large and appreciative audience.
The first right down all around re-
specialize blizzard of the season put in
an appearance on Tuesday. 1t brought
its distinctive ear marks with it so there
can be no doubt its genuineness.
The city ordinance requiring dogs to
be muzzled will expire in few days. The
city council is considering the ADVISABLE
ty of exacting license fee for dogs-an
excellent idea providing it be rigidly en-
forced.
The Grey Eagle band has enlarged
its membership to twenty-three men,
bers, recently adding ten new ones, and
have ordered Instruments for them. The
band is an excellent one and proposes to
be still better.
Trains on both railroads are showed
in, and run on such time as it is possible
to make. The through trains on the
Great Northern tor the past two days,
headed eastward, are both struggling
| along somewhere west of us.
The Cakes Comedy company and
Swiss Bell Ringers will give an entertain
ment at the opera house on Wednesday
evening. February 9Th. Tickets for sale
at Bunnell's, Reserved seats SOC, gener-
/ al admission Csc. children 25c.
-Rev. William w. Barker, of Duluth,
was consecrated Bishop of Colorado, at
Duluth, on Wednesday of last week. He
will be remembered by many of our citi-
Gems. he having attended a church convo-
cation at the Episcopal church in this
city about two years ago.
Col. L. F. Copeland is one OF the best
of the popular lecturers of the day, and
no one can afford to miss his lecture at
the opera house on Friday evening next.
His subject is 'Snobs and Snobbery,"
subject which cannot tail to interest.
Tickets for sale at Bunnell's.
AT special meeting OF the city coun-
! Gil on Friday evening contract was en-
tered into with T. D. Davidson to sup
ply ample power for the water works
and to furnish twelve arc lights for street
| lighting for $3.50 month. The lights
will run till three o'clock in the morn
| ing.
Two sleigh loads of young people
drove up to Little Sank on Saturday af-
ternoon, and took their supper at the
residence of Wash McNiece. They ex
pected 20 haye jolly coasting time
there, but the blizzard prevented, They
had a good time and returned by the
light OF the moon.
Henry Dieble is about to make con-
tract with the Racine wis., Hardware
Manufacturing company, for making
his pipe and bearing cutting toolin large
quantities. The patent is a valuable
one, and he proposes to push it. He
will go to Racine in few days to COM
plete arrangements.
Does your buggy need repainting for
next season? Now is the time to attend
to it and and avoid delay in the spring.
You can get your work done cheaper
now than eyer before. Henry Diebel &
Son will give satisfaction. at reduced
rates. Leave orders at once. as we shall
have our hands full uf other work after
the FIRST of April.
Sunday at the Methodist Episcopal
Church, Rev. Fred w. Hart, the pastor,
will preach in the morning on "The Rest
Of Gods People" Evening, $50, Ep-
worth League meeting with Monthly
Roll Call" At7:3O address to the young
people by the pastor. His subject will
BE- Sources of LIES Inspiration" fol-
owed by an altar conservation service.
Strangers are cordially invited.
The trains on the Great Northern
road were all laid up in the snow on
Wednesday. Tuesday moons west bound
train went as far as Ashby, and the
night train got through to Alexandria.
The tram from the west due on Tuesday
night was at Grand Forks on Wednes-
day morning, A snow plow went thro'
westward on Tuesday night. This is
the most serious blockade for several
years.
r. A. Fox went to Chicago last wee
with the Lumbermen's Association, on
an excursion, and but for the terrible ac-
cldent would have been most enjoyable.
There were about 600 lumbermen on the
train, and at Dubuque they we're royalty
entertained with banquet. They were
in Chicago TWO days, and had grand
time. Mr.. Fox there met Fred Jacob
and two of his brothers, who are there
purchasing goods. Mr., Fox returned
home on Monday.
1T may afford trihing consolation to
the average resident of this vicinity to
know that while is swinging his arms
and stamping his feet to throw off the
present chilliness, the residents of New
York are crossing the Hudson river on
the ice, Cincinnati is fighting an ice
blockade, North Carolinians are skating
on streams never before frozen, Texans
are shoveling snow paths and Oregoni-
ans are bucking snow drifts as high as a
house. tits cool here, but good gracious!
how about those other fellows?
"A new Reynolds condensing Corliss
engine, 16x42 inch stroke, with mini
mum capacity of 16o horse power at
eighty pounds of steam, and capable Of
developing 200 horse power has been
contracted for with the E. P. Allis COM
pany, of Milwaukee, by T. D. Davidson,
\ Co. go ;t, fl,e mill The contract coils