The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1893-10-19

day, as the pastor, Rev. Mr.. Wood, Is
attending the state Y. p S. c. E. con
vention in st. Paul. The Sunday school
Junior c. E. and Y. P. S. c. E. all meet
as usual.
Luther Diamond has been fixing up
the front to Henry Grundman's building
on Main-st., occupied by John Batch.
elder. A large plate of glass has been
set in place of broken one, and the
store presents greatly improved ap.
pearance.
The new and large wheel for the city
water works is now in place and fur
nishes abundant power for all purposes.
The water in the dam is low, but even
at the present stage the new wheel will
easily give first class fire pressure
without any trouble.
An alarm OF fire on Monday after
noon brought the fire department into
action very promptly, but their services
were not required 1t was little blaze
in ]. G. Lovass' blacksmith shop occas-
Toned by a hot iron coming in contact
with wood. A couple of pals of water
put it out.
The fire department will give its
annual ball on Thanksgiving evening at
the opera house, and, as usual. it will be
the most brilliant social event of it's
kind during the season. Our citizens
should show their appreciation of the
unselfsh and effective work of the de-
partment by liberal patronage.
In 1880 at this season of the year
this country was covered with heavy
blanket of snow, piled up so high in
places that it was impossible to operate
trains. Snow fell to the depth of two
f. ct on the fourteenth and fifteenth, aud
there was no time after that date until
the following spring when there was not
plenty OF snow in sight.
Sam Simonton was the first tele-
graph operator i'll Sank Centre, the
telegraph line preceding the railroad by
several years. He is at present manipu-
lating the key in the city Office, Miss
GiIbertson having gone to Chicago on a
weeks visit. He seems to drop into the
intracacies just as naturally as though
',e had not suffered lapse.
Clara E. Mcmillan, sister of A. s.
Mcmillan of Verndale, recently resigned,
and Fred Raeber has been appointed in
his place. Mr.. Mcmillan will soon re-
move his newspaper and it is one of
the best country journals in the state-to
Wadena. 1t is probable that one of the
two papers now printed there will be
absorbed by Mr.. McMillan-at least,
that is the judgment of man familiar
with Wadena county affairs.
James Boch, the twelve year-old son
of joint Boch of Spring Hill, drove a
team of bronchos to the city on Monday
and stopped with James Larkins. in the
southern pert of the city. He went out
them kicked, hitting the boy a terrible
blow on the side of the head, fracturing
and depressing the skull. Medical at.
tendance was summoned and the skull
WAS trephined, and on the following day
the patient was getting along nicely. 1t
was delicate piece OF surgery and may
yet result disastrously.
j. NJ. Huffman and wife went over
to Grey Eagle last week to attend the
ACKNOWLEDGMENT wedding, which was
a most enjoyable occasion. They re
turned on Monday, remaining for the
United Brethren conference which was
in session from Thursday through SUM-
day. It was largely attended, Bishop
Castle of Elkharr, Ind, presiding, Elder
Talbot of southern Minnesota was
made presiding elder of this district.
Miss Nellie White of this city very kindly
rendered her services as organist at the
several meetings. On Sunday the
Bishop preached an exceedingly fine SER
mon. The society is fourshing and
extending its field OF labor and useful
ness
Mrs. George Stewart of Stewards
bridge, has been a sufferer from can.
cerous tumor for some time, and recently
she went to Chicago, DR.. Campbell OF
Melrose accompanying her, for the pur.
pose OF having it removed. The opera.
ton was successfully performed, but
subsequent complications proved fatal
and she died there in hospital on Tues.
day. Her remains were brought to
Melrose for burial and Rev. c. w. Hart
went down this morning to oficiate at
the funeral, Mrs. Stewart was one Of
the oldest residents in this vicinity, com
ing here with her husband and family ii
territorial times. She was the mother
OF a large family, several sons and
daughters surviving her. Her death viii
be severe blow to her aged husband
now past seventy years old.
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