The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-11-01

The Christian Endeavor will have
charge OF the evening exercises in the
Congregational church next Sunday
The special feature of the program will
be papers aud addresses from the State
convention at Winona.
r. A. Fox, had policy in the West
chester Insurance Co. of New York,
written by AndrewJ. Smith. The insur-
ance was adjusted this wesk-fve days
after the fire. and the full loss paid.
That's quick and commendable work.
-E. L. Hedin wishes to call attention
to the fact that no one has the exclusive
sale of the famous Gold Seal rubbers in
this city. He has fine line of them
which he is offering to his customers.
They are fine goods and the most dur
able and seryiceable to be found.
The October appor tionment of the
state school funds gives $2.75 and a
fraction to the enrolled scholars of
independent districts per capita, and
$2.95 to country districts in this county.
Sank Centre, with its $50 scholars,
receives $1.467.7S, and St. Cloud
$2,294 80.
-Lu Kells went over to Westport on
Sunday, and he says he met a well-known
st. Cloud man there working that town
tooth and toe-nail for votes for promi-
nent candidate for sheriff of Stearns
county. He got plenty OF assurances
that there would not be a single vote
cast against his candidate in that whole
township-and he seemed jubilant over
his work.
On Wednesday, evening Jam es H
Nortou of Duluth and W. A. Gates of st.
Paul addressed a meeting at the rink
both making excellent republican argu-
ments. The meeting was disappointed
in the failure of John Day Smith of Min
neapolis to appear as advertised. For
some reason he did not arrive. There
was, however a good attendance, aud
two excellent addresses were made.
"A social party was given by the Re-
bekah lodge of Odd Fellows, at its hall
on Wednesday evening. Mrs. Norton
the grand presiding officer of the order
in the state was present and gave fine
address. 1t was followed by a pleas.
ant social occasion. A dance was in
dulged in from nine until eleven o'clock,
and fine supper was subsequently,
served. Everybody was happy.
1t is a real pleasure to welcome Alex.
Tully home again after protracted
absence and to observe his imperial
physical condition. He has been under
skillfull medical treatment at Keokuk,
Iowa, and appears better than at any
other time during the past year. His
hosts of friends here are grateful to have
him once more enersetically occupying
his position in the business field, push
ing as vigorous campaign as ever.
-Rev. R. N. McKaig, d. D.. evangel-
ist presiding elder Of the st. Cloud dis
trict, Mimi, Methodist conference, held
his first quarterly meeting in this city
last week on Thursday evening, and
made very favorable impression. He
has offered his assistance to the Metho-
dist church of Sank Centre to begin re.
vival services about ian. I, 1895. The
church has his offer under Amusement,
thinking favorably of it.
The south bound train on the Park
Rapids branch, Frank Smith g train, met
with an accident at Eagle Bend on
Tuesday which took the whole end out
OF a passenger coach, smashed one
freight car badly, and broke the draw
heads OF six more. The train broke in
two on a grade and the rear, part
dashed with great violence into the first,
telescoping freight car and the coach.
Fortunately no one was injured. The
broken cars were brought to this city on
Tuesday evening.
Hon. F. M. Eddy OF Glenwood, the
man who will represent the Seventh
district OF Minnesota in the Fifty-fourth
congress, was in the city between trains
on Wednesday He has been making a
thorough canvass of the Red River Val
ley. and he is confident that Governor
Nelson will receive much larger vote in
northern Minnesota than he did two
years ago. He feels quite confident o.
his own election: and says that the pros
poets for a largely increased republican
are in evidence wherever h: has been.
After the dance on Friday night
last, r. A. Fox went to his room in tht
Masonic building, and in lighting hi:
lamp it was overturned, and the escap.
ing kerosene was ignited. With pres
ence of mind MIR. Fox closed the dool
and gave the alarm. The fire depart
ment responded and the flames wer
!. speedily extinguished. Mr.. Fox hgure:
his loss on furniture at $40c, upon whief
he had insurance of $500. The damage
to the building was not great, bat il
was a narrow chance. But tor closing
the door the entire building woult
doubtless have been destroyed.
\ Misses and children's knee leggins j,
buttons at the Boston Shoe House.
e Mrs. M. E. Peake wishes to call at
e tention to the fact that she has in stool
: a full line of stamped goods, such a
\ center pieces, doylies. tray cloths, beau
S reau scars. embroidery, flo. and knittin
silks, corticilo. and fringes. You can &c
k cute DOYLE with skein of embroider
e silk complete for FIVE cents. These fiv
$ cent doylies are little wonder wonde
/. for the money, the designs being prett
{ and unique. Just received complet
: line of children and Misses caps. Nev
r goods arriving daily. Call and exam
inc them.
On Sunday evening last the Y. p.
d c. E. of the Congregational church Gel,
r brated its 7th anniversary, the Baptis
: Y. P. S. {. E. uniting in the servic,