The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-02-03
This is mid-winter.

FEBRUARY I'd was Candlemaa uay.
Quite a furry of snow on Tuesday.
Wednesdays blizzard died in it in
fancy.
S. Pendergast shipped carload Of
c attic on Monday.
The Sank Centre wheat market is
two cents above list price.
No city election will be held on Febru-
ary 9Th. The deal is off.
Half the pork and half the hay,
Should be in store on Candlemas day.
For the second time tbis winter, the
ground was whitened with snow on
Tuesday.
How Bros. & Co. have just finished
the exacti ng work of taking an account
of stock.
Harry Cochran entertained a num-
Der of his young friends on Friday
evening.
Repairing of watches, clocks and
ewelry at reason able prices by
MELVIN SCHERFFTUS.
We have a few Kentucky solid shoe
drills. We will sell cheap. w. 5.
Dean & Co.
The Great Northern's coast train
from the west was twelve hours late
on Friday.
The coast train eastward bound has
been running very irregularly during
the past two weeks.
The children gave pleasant sur
prise party to little Blanche Hoffman
on Tuesday evening.
The lake ice was never finer. There
is no slush or snow icc-it being clear
as crystal and two feet thick.
Prof. and Mrs. Stanton will enter
tain the High School pupils at their
wv home on Friday evening.
1t is expected the work on the new
fiume will be so far progressed by Sat-
urday that travel may be resumed
across the iron bridge.
The Evansville-Tintah branch of the
Great Northern road has been closed
for lack of business. It didn't pay
operating expenses.
Yesterday was ground hog day.
He saw his shadow. He will retire for
six weeks. Let's see if he is onto his
Job as a weather prophet.
The Detachable heel on Kentucky
Drill can be stripped off and sharpened
and hardened, as it is made of a solid
piece of high grade steel.
The Sank Centre Manufacturing
C ompany started up on Monday to
fill a lot of orders for work. H. S.
Gibson has charge of the factory.
John Hoeschen of Melrose, was in the
city on Monday. He is repairing his
mill and the dam, and came up to see
Mr.. Davidson about holding the water
in the dam here for the present.
Peter O. Roe OF Brooten is in the city today.
He is interested in securing highway south
from Brooten which will open upa rich
agricultural district ia an easy market. II
ught to be laid.
Mr.. Hamilton's temporary absence
will be felt by the literary society, OF
which he is leader, as positively as in
any relation. The meetings will be
continued during his absence.
The diphtheria which prevailed in
Kandota his been completely stamped
out, and quarantine restrictions are
no longer necessary. The board OF
health acted promptly and vigorously
with satisfactory results.
Rev. DR.. Craig was entirely right
un day morning when he said a man
could not he good Christian who did
not pay for his paper. Some think
they are, but they aren not and will find
it out in due season.-Fergus Falls
Journal.
A. P. Henrionnet, of Sacred Heart,
formerly of Long Prairie, skillful
barber, has rented the Butler shop in
the basement of the Sank Centre House
and is prepared to wait on customers
in first class style. He solicits the
trade of all who desire good tonsorial
work. %..4
Mrs. E. J. Lewis, District Deputy
| Grand MatrOn of the order of the
Eastern Star is making tour of Off
administrations within her jurisdiction.
She will visit St. Cloud, Royalton,
Little Falls, and osher lodges. Mrs.
w. H. Blake accompanies her.
B. Willis How's petition for the can
didacy for mayor was fled with the
city clerk On Saturday, the last day
under the statute. Friends of Mr..
How circulated a petition in his behalf,
and he gave an unwilling assent to
stand in case an election we're held.
Mr.. how would make the city an excel
lent mayor, and his time may come yet.
w. H. Sloan, whose commitment to
the Fergus Falls asylum was noted
O.