The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1893-06-22


well-known to the early settlers through
this section, he having been engaged in
freighting through here in early times.
He afterwards settled at cCauleyville,
and was at one time sheriff of Wilkin
county. He was powerful man, and
wholly fearless. He was universally es
teemed.
The Stedman Elevator Co., is a new
firm just organized, to carry on the grain
and elevator business. The company
will be composed of N. r. Stedman, w.
D. Townsend, Fred B. Rowe and A. E..
Irwin who will succeed the Stedman-
Townsend firm. A new elevator will be
built by the company at once at West
Union, and a number of others are in
contemplation. The combination of
capital, ability and thorough knowledge
of the details OF the..business makes the
firm strong one, and it will do a large
and fourishing business. May success
attend it.
"A letter from DR.. Lewis, who is
qnartered at Hotel Champlaine, corner
Sixty-sixth-st. and Champlain-ave., Chi
ago. known as Expressmen's Headquart-
ers, speaks in glowing terms OF the &C.
commodations offered. He says that
the rooms are excellent and the meals
good, well cooked and served and abund.
ant in quantity. at fifty cents. The man
ayers and employees are affable and cour-
tious. A number of our citizens have al
ready engaged accommodations there.
Miss Minnie Pike is there at present,
and Messrs. Rich and Woodley have en-.
gagged rooms for the second week in July
&C. w. Mccullough of Minneapolis.
president of the Worlds Fair Butter and
Egg company, lessee of tile creamery,
has been In town portion OF the past
week. He says the farmers do not take
kindly to the creamery idea, preferring
to make butter and sell it, though he is
confident they do not realize more for
their butter than they would for the
cream. He will close the creamery If
some improvement in the business is not
shown soon. His company is doing a
business amounting to nearly $4,000
per day-shipping butter and eggs from
this state and Iowa to New York, Phila-
delphia and Boston.
AN alarm of fire early on Saturday
morning brought out the fire depart
ment and hundred or more sleepy
citizens, to find that the bake house in
the rear of Mr.. zapp's bakery, was on
fire. The building was frame struct-
ure close to number of frame structures,
but the fremen again vindicated their
reputation as hustlers. They not only
confined the fire to the original building,
but did not let that burn down. Loss
$250-insurance $3.50. The ovens are
badly Injured. but not destroyed. Mr..
Zapp had been baking on Friday even
ing, and FIRE Communicated some way
from the furnace.
Tine Central Minnesota Roller Mills
will be Incorporated at once under the
laws of Wisconsin. with capital OF
$50, 900, to be known as the Central
Minnesota Power and Milling Company.
While the Davidson interest will FREEDOM
mate, yet a portion of the capital stock
will be taken by local parties: and it is
probable that the management will be
largely in the hands of Sank Centre peo-
pie. with T. D. Davidson occupying
much the same position in the mill as at
present. The company will be strong
one, and with its increased business ia
cilities. will expand its enterprise very
materially. At present the mill is doing
large business, and is at present at
work on an export order for Hull. Eng.
The -four IS sacked in jute bags, contain
ing 40 pounds each and branded
Equator.