The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1896-05-07
LOCAL NEWS.

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Theis $3.50 for sick and funeral bene-
fits ON account OF her husband.
Sugar has fallen thirteen cents per
hundred in the wholesale markets DUR
ing the past week, and retail merchants
propose giving their customers the bene.
fit oft.
VIM. Van Valkenburgh has purchased
of w. d. Townsend a lot so feet front
on Seventh--st., corner OF Main. extend
ing south to the railroad, for 5000. He
will build on it.
Brooten has established periodical
market for the sale Of stock, horses, and
other farm products. 1t is good move,
and cannot fail to be of benefit to mer.
chant and farmer alike.
The package of cigars lost by Kerr
neghan & Meigs from their dray, and
advertised in the HERALD. was found By
John Kinsella and returned. He saw
the advertisement. 1t pays to adver-
tise
If you want to catch big string OF
fish, buy your tackle OF How Bros. &
Co. The firm has been in business for
years and all the fish in the lake not
only prefer their tackle. but know it at
sight.
Mrs. Dobbvn of Burtrum, died We'd
nesdav morning May 9th. She leaves a
husband to mourn her loss. Diseased
was a member Of one of the oldest and
most highly respected families in this
county.
A car loaded with wheat was wrecked
in the west end OF the Great Northern
freight yard on Saturday evening. The
journal broke while the train was i'll mo-
tion, and the car tipped over and was
badly smashed, the wheat covering the
ground for quite an area.
The Grand Army is not yet ready to
announce any specific programme for
the encampment, suffice it to say at this
time that the general committee are
hard at work perfecting details ana
the various features will afford all the
pleasurable entertainment which could
be desired.
E.. q. Barnum, clerk of the court, has
been at Long Prairie during the past
week, giving the books OF the Jacob
Fisher bank expert examination prepara-
tory to certain suits at law which come
up at the term of court now in session
there. Mr.. Hogan, as assignee of the
bank, may be needed as witness.
An autopsy was held on the BODY OF
Edward Koch, who died at Melrose,
and was buried at Sank Rapids. 1t was
charged that his death was the result of
malpractice in lancing the throat for
quinsy. DR.. eau was the attending
physician and he was completely exon
Grated in the method of his treatment.
There was large attendance of Sank
Centre people at the Melrose Fire De-
partment celebration on Monday, and
they all had good time. The Melrtse
base hall club beat the Sank Centre
boys by score of 81 to g; Mel. Scherf-
fus was beaten in the bicycle race by
young Griebler of St. Cloud, but F M
Parcher's gray horse took the running
race. Kinnamon's orchestra furnished
music for the dance, which was well
attended.
The adjourned meeting of the city
council on Wednesday evening author
lied the city clerk to notify the Great
Northern railroad that the stock yard
nuisance must be abated within thirty
days: also to notify the manager OF the
st. Cloud hospital that the city denies
any liability tor the care of Frederick
Peiffer. A fourinch water main twas
ordered on Fiftb-st., to connect the Main
and Maple SITS. petition of bicyclers
to open and grade North-st.. from the
pense to the CITY was laid on the table.
There was no other business,
Gale Lyman and r. ]. Luke left fer
Cando, N. D. on Monday last, taking
with them a lot of horses and agricul-
tural machinery. Mr.. Lyman owns a
farm near Capdo, only part of which
is broken. 1t is his purpose to break up
the balance OF 1t this summer. Mr..
Luke will lool: over the country pretty
carefully, and il favorably impressed
with it, will purchase farm. Neither
OF them took their families. Mr.. Lv-
man says he has mighty good boy on
his farm to look after it, in the person
of Harry, son OF Charles Phyles OF this
city.
Mrs. Gil6llan, of White Earth, wife of
Rev. A Gilfillap, who has done sucb
heroic missionary service during the
past quarter of a century and more
among the Minnesota Indians,-the
right arm of Bishop Whipple in his
fruitful efforts to christianize the red
man, is in the city for the purpose Of