The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1897-08-12

A hail storm of considerable violence
passed over the Grove Lake country
on Saturday evening, doing damage
! ranging from, perhas dollar per acre
| to wheat, to half destruction of crops.
| It's course was a half mile wide and
probably twenty long. Many of the
farmers carried hail insurance. Fred
Cooper had written risks on twelve or
| fifteen of the damamaged pieces.
"The return of prosperity has struck the
Great Northern car shops if the largely in
creased force is any criterion. Some forty
men were added to the force, making seven
ty within the week. A total force of oper.
atives of about $40 men is now employed. A
late order is for the building of II new
cabooses at the shops, and the blacksmith
shop is being worked evenings to turn them
out for the fall rush. Journal
Mr. and Mrs. w. o. P. Hillsdale
gave a party on Monday evening in
honor of their guests, Mr.. and Mrs.
E. Olund. Those present were Messrs
and Mesdames j. H. Simonton, Whip
pie, McMasters, G. M. Sprague, l..
Kells, Miner, HIP. Hillsdale, P. Lamb,
Henshaw, Ward, Woodbury., L. Barto,
Mrs. How, and Messrs Alex. Tully
and B. w. How.
Postmaster John Schneider, of Avon, this
I morning caused the arrest of exPostmaster
Thos. F. Roche. The charge against Roche
is the use of abusive language tending to pro-
woke breach OF the peace. 1t is under
stood that the trouble grows out of the Avon
school case, which found its way into the
| the courts last winter. Roche wanted to see
| the records and in the conversation which
followed his meeting with Schneider threat
| ened to get arihe and "kil about forty of
you," hence the complaint Journal-P Press.
Better be careful about shooting
chickens before the legal open seas on
September 1st. State Agent Fuller
ton has adopted the detective system
of dealing with violatOrs of the law,
and has employed men-strangers in
the community, where they are at
work-to see that the law is enforced,
and no favors will be shown This
system he finds works better than the
appointment of game constable
whom everybody knows and can, on
that account, be very easily avoided.
Jacob Irving is building a 1926
addition to his hotel, joining the old
building on the north. 1t will be two
stories high, with good Office and
two bed rooms below and five rooms
above. This will give him a much
needed Office and fifteen bed rooms,
four of which are double. When com
pleted Mr.. irwin will have a neat
looking place, and his patronage in
dictates that he thoroughly UNDER
stands the wants of the public.
While Peter Robischon as-at work
on Third-st. unloading dirt from
wagon, the mule team became unman-
manageable and ran away, throwing
said RObischon down and so entang-
ling him that he was dragged some dis
tance, and his foot was severely in
jured. The team ran into the delivery
rig of Simonton & Bennett overturning
wagon, horse and all. The wagon
was badly broken, but no other GAM
age ensued.
"A man named Hilligross of ST. Paul
an old-time friend and fellow cruiser
OF Byron F. Carr, passed through
this city on Friday on his way to the
Klondyke region. He goes out for
syndicate of ST. Paul men, who pay
his expenses grub stake him-while
be investigates the country. He is an
experienced woodsman and cruiser
and we'll calculated to combat the in
evitable hardships Of a prospector.
Mr.. Carr met him at the station and
had quite long conversation with
him.
There is no occasion to send your
laundry work to Minneapolis. The
City Laundry, (steam) will do work
equal to the best and by a process
that will not destroy the fabric. The
finest finish with high polish is given
to starched goods. The proprietor,
Ben Schoenoff, will give satisfaction
as to quality of work and prices. He
makes specially of family work of
all kinds. Leave your orders at the
laundry on Main-st, north of Third,
and if desired he will call for and
deliver the washing.