The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-02-17

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Ladies' Muslin underwear. See window
display, at A. Dahlem's.
Olives, pickles and chow chow by
the quart At Bishops.
Have you seen the new display q
P. A. Johnson's Gallery?
Parents attention buy your school
supplies at D. Cleveland & Cos.
New Dress Goods, Braids, Trim
mings, Innings for spring trade just
received at A. Dahlem's.
An elaborate write-up of the ami
versary of Washington's birthday may
be found in another part of this paper.
'sGeorge Washington the Ideal Pa
triot" will be the subject of the sermon
at the Methodist Church next Sunday
evening.
In recognition of Lincoln,s Birth
day, sOld Glory was flung to the
breeze on the G.. A. r. and public
school buildings.
The ladies of the Eastern Star enter
tanned their friends on Tuesday evening
Lunch was served and cards were fea
ture of the evening.
The Congregational Church will give
a sociable and servesupper at the resi-
dence of J. A. Caughren on Friday
evening. Supper Is cents. Every body
go.
A. C. Werland has made two very
fine violins this winter, and is now
turning out several guitars. He is a
fine workman, and makes a superior
instrument.
I'll brave the storms of Chilkoot Pass,
I'll cross the plains of frozen glass,
I'll leave my wife and cross the sea,
Rather than be without Rocky Noun
tain Tea.
The Willard post of the Grand Army
will celebrate Washington birthday.
Chas. F. dendryx of this city will ad-
dress the post at a campfire, in the
evening.
In the death of their little daughter,
Mr.. and Mrs. ISoNAas are sorely affiiet-
ed. 1t was their youngest child, a
bright little one of eighteen months,
pneumonia. was the fatal desease. They
have the sincere sympathy of host of
friends.
Fancy articles of all kinds at u.
Cleveland & Co.'s. ssr
Next Friday will be w ashington's
birthday. 1t will be celebrated with
becoming exercises at the public
school. A program has been prepared
for the occasion which will direct the
minds of the children into and through
patriotic channels.
Mel Scherffius will leave for the
Rondike on Monday next. Noyoung
man ever q resident of Sank Centre
will be parted with more regretfully,
orwhose success will be more cordially
prayed for, He is credit to himself
his family and the city. May he realize
his most sangine expectations.
Rev. Samuel J. Rodgers delivered a
very interesting and entertaining lee
tnre in the Congregational chu. Oh on
Tuesday evening, his subject being
''The Life and Character of Soiourner
Truth the famous negro woman ora
tor. Mr.. Rodgers is a very pleasant
speaker and deserving of a good
audience wherever he lectures. Those
who heard him here were very much
pleased with the lecture.
Chief Douglas of the last corps of
Chippew wa pine-lands estimators, COM
mitted suicide at Thief River Falls on
Monday. No cause is assigned for the
rash act. Douglas had been out of en-
ployment since the present administra-
ton removed him and his estimators
from Office. ByranF. Carr served with
Mr.. Douglas of whom he thinks very
highly, and the announcement of his
nntimely death was serve shock to
Mr.. Carr.
There was small freight wreck on
the Gaeat Northern early Monday eve
ming, on a bridge between West Union
and Sank Centre. A west bound freight
train, in charge of Conductor Kelley,
met with an accident by the giving way
of pair of trucks just as the 4rain was
on the bridge. No cars went through
the bridge, and it was another one of
the lucky wrecks for which the road
is noted. Says the St. Cloud Times:
The Literary Society held pleas
ant and instructive meeting on Mon
day evening, carefully prepared pa
pers being read by Fay w. Sprague
on the Progress of Society in Early
and Medieval Europe;' Aletha Reid
on "The Rise and Origin of the Span
ish Nation, !" N. H. Miner on the IBIS
memberment Of Germany, and Miss
Katherine Norris on "The Old Cathe-
drals. Every paper evinced close
study, and were listened to with
marked attention.
Inthe matter ofthe application in the
probate court of Math. Theis for re-
moval of T. j. Murphy as special adj