The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-08-10
Work has been commenced on gr ad
ing the school grounds.


ing the school grounds.
Acement sidewalk will be laid at once
from the Congregationalchurch corner
to the depot. 1t is needed.
A picnic was given at Fairy Lake
on Wednesday, attended by about
twenty youngsters, chaperoned by
Misses Tessie Bennett and Nora Giblin
Fourth-st between Maple and Elm
and Oak-st along the school house
property are being graded by the street
commissioner. Now that the sewer is
completed attention will be given to
putting the streets in order.
An examination of teachers .or the
county of Stearns was held Fat the
school building on Monday, conducted
by Harold Lamb for the County Sup
erintendent of Schools. Twenty two
applicants were examined.
Irritating stings, bites, scratches, wounds
and cuts soothed and healed by DeWitt's
Witch Hazel Salve--a sure and safe applica-
ton for tortured flesh. Beware of counterfeits
Hanson Emerson.
Ed. G. Richmond, the contractor,
was in town on Wednesday. He is out
ofall patience with the parties of whom
he purchased the structural iron for
the Hilsdale building. He hopes to
have it here this week. 1t is causing
him an annoying and expensive delay
Van Norman & Meigs have sold
their dray and express business to
Carl and Lewis Irish, sons of Abner
Irish. Both are we'll and favorably
known and succeed to a good business.
Mr.. Meigs will soon remove to his
farm, and Mr., Van Norman expects to
go upon the road.
"What's the matter, old man?
Been loosing on wheat?" "No, not
that, forgot to take Rocky Mountain
Tea last night. Wife said I'd be sick
| to-day. Hanson & Emerson.
There are two separate and distinct
juvenile dramatic aggregations in the
city. One of them gave a thrilling en-
tertainment on Tuesday evening, en-
titled "Fire Crackers, and next week
the other constellation swill shine in
1.-THE Boarding House." when their
opera house on South hill will be dedi-
Gated.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Dewey and Mr..
Dewey's mother arrived from Blanch-
ard, N. D. on Tuesday last. Mrs.
Frank Dewey will remain here some
time with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Pendergast, and Madame Dewey has
returned to her home near Syracuse,
N. Y. She has been at Blanchard
since last May.
Misses Josie Apfeld and Flora
Truman returned on Friday last
from their California trip. They at
tended the National Education Asso.
citation meeting at Los Angeles, Cal.
They returned by the Canadian Paci-l
tic and 500 line, and had most de-
lightful trip from the time they left
until their return.
J. S. Frederick, Jr., and Jack Gray
have purchased the finest and largest
complete threshing outfit ever sold in
this city. It is 22-horse power en-
CINE and a 36-inch cylender, 6O-inch
separator of the Avery pattern. 1t
was sold by w. S. Dean & Co. This
firm has sold two other separators
thus far this season-one to G. Soren-
son of Kandota and one to Ander-
son & Co. of West Union.
The Wilkinson dramatic company
which have been playing in the Grand
opera honse this week is composed OF
very clever people, and the pieces they
have put on have been we'll received by
the audiences. The costumes are very
fine, much better than the usual run of
companies appearing here. The mem
bers of the company are all good in
their respective parts, and the COM
pany is much superior to the ordinary
operate troops.
The State Fair this year will hold
full week, from Monday morning UNI
til Saturday night. Every exhibit
must be in place and ready for inspec-
ton when the gates open Monday
morning, and the Saturday evening
program will be the most brilliant of
the entire week. AS the cities present
no special attractions, the Fair will
be the whole thing and everything will
move with vim that will not keep
people waiting and wondering impa-
tiently what will come next. The
managers have spent several thou
sand dollars to make great all
round Fair with something good in it
for everybody, and they propose TO
keep things humming from Monday
morning until Saturday night, in
order to get in all the good things the
program promises.
G. S. Nichols, the man who pub
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