The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-07-05
GREY EAGLE.

July rOurtn anu 10 Is raining. Most
Vof our young people have planned to
go TO Swanville, Melrose, Birch Lake
and other seaports to celebrate, but it
rains, SO the young men have to chew
their mustaches, while the young ladies
have all gone up stairs and are look
ing out OF the window while tears.
slowly run down each cheek.
Lewey Scott and family of Mi1lbank,
8. D., We're Wishing friends at this
place last week.
Won John Eberl had to cough up S25
one day last week for being too careless
about leaving the back door of his
saloon open on the Holy Sabbath day.
Some people are a little forgetful.
The United Brethren held an ice
cream social at Mrs. w. O. Thomp-
sons on Wednesday, for the benefit
of the Sunday School. Between seven
and eight dollars were taken in.
There was quite a heavy frost on
Thursday 1t did considerable. dam
age in places.
Several We're down from Burtrum to
the show on Saturday evening.
Mill feed is getting scarce. The
price is way up.
| One of Dan Rand all's little boys got
three fingers cut off with an ak in the
hands of little brother, on Satur.
day.
| Mrs. G.. A. Hunt of Browndale, has
been visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
L. Allsdorf, since Thursday.
John Dix, Sr., went to Flinsburg on
Saturday and brought home a planer,
edger, and hatcher, to go with his saw
mill.
Burtrum and Grey Eagle second
mines, played ball on Sunday; score
I to IL, with Grey Eagle the winner.
Miss Barbara Clear came up from
Morris on Monday to spend the
Fourth at home.
Budd Huston has sold his horses to
John Carter.
VIM. Doty and Frank Robbins have
finished the village well. It is SxsxI6
feet.
b. j. Fountain, the German Medi-
ciEe Snowman, was here all last week.
II Mrs. Z. b. Clark came up from
Mianeapolis on Friday, ID visit her
mother, Mrs. w. o. Thompson.
L. Whitford and Frank McCIintick
movedtrom Sec. 81 to town during LAST
week.
Bert 1anCamp of Sank Centre, and
Fred Mbssman of Birch Lake were
Grey Eagle visitors on Saturday.
The long drouth got damp around
the eorrHrs on Saturday night-the
first rain fall to do any good since
seeding. The facts of the case are: the
farmers faces were getting at least
calculation foot longer than the
wheat and oats. The crop will be very
light anyway. Some high fields viii
only return the seed. We do not be-
lieve there will be more than half an
average crop. Corn and potatoes are
looking fairly we'll.
Since writing another item in this
letter the rain has stopped and the
young people are striking out in all
directions TO celebrate the Fourth.
A Observation-Disclosures son was
born to MIR. and Mrs. s. N. Thompson
on July 3.
A little girl was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Clate Fuller on July 8.
DEFERRED ITEMS.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Pendergast
started On Thursday for Vermont on
a visit.
Walter Harris has moved into his
new house on State-st.
s. j. Armstrong of Burtrum returned
home Sunday, from a months visit in
Waseca, Blue Earth, Freedom, Fari-
bault, Dodge and Scott counties.
VIM. Z. Martin, formerly of Burtrum
now of London, Canada. visited
friends IN the village on Sunday. He
expects to return to this state soon
and locatH in Todd Co.
Elmer Walker has been laid up
lately with a sprained knee.
Will Showalter is laid up with a