The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-01-03
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village on Wednesday.
Mr.. Hall and family visited at Hold
ingsford on Thursday.
Those that attended the Long Pra
irie dance on Friday evening were
Misses Tilda Rhode, Bertha Long
Mrs. Buelow, Gilbert Hollenbeck
Albert DENIM, Vim. Churchill ant
Nate Barber.
Gilbert Hollenbeck spent christina
here.
Robert McKewan, Charles Stitt
and VIM. Cox attended the dance a,
Grey Eagle on Christmas night.
Christmas exercises were held in the
German Lutheran church on Christ.
mas day and a Christmas tree on
christmas evening.
The Congregational church gave up
their exercises and Christmas tree on
account OF the smallpox scare.
The ball to be held on Christmas
night was postponed on account OF
the smallpox scare.
Mr.. Gustin OF Burtrum, is working
in the Hall blacksmith shop.
Mrs. Dimond of Sank Centre is
visiting her parents here, Mr.. and
Mrs. Chas. Philes.
Mike Brownwor.h and Master Willie
Siemes left on Monday for Chaska.
We understand that A. Davidson of
Little Falls is to put up another bank
here.
Rev. English of Randall will preach
in the Congregational church next
Sunday forenoon. Services have not
been held since the smallpox scare.
The infant child of Thos. Lynch died
on Friday. The funeral was held in
Sank Centre on Saturday.
j. H. Rhodes of Little Falls was in
the village ON Friday.
Joseph Chevaker and Miss Della
Chevaher came down from Brainerd
on Friday. ....s. ...
A dance was held at John Blais's
place on Christmas night. A large
number of our young people attended
and pleasant time is reported.
Mrs. Wick OF Little Falls spent
Christmas here.
The quarantine was raised on the
Vincieur House on Monday.
The smallpox scare is about over.
Mr.. Nelson is very near we'll again.
Otto Kransey of Burtrum, was in the
village on Sunday.
Miss Bertha Long and Tilda Rhode
were clerking in Muske's store during
the holiday rush.
Chas. Stith returned from Sank Cen
tire on Saturday. He is now clerking
in his fathers store. -
Clarence Stith made a trip to Grey
Eagle on Saturday and returned with
the boys that took Mr.. Miller's team.
Harry Bue. ow made trip to Sank
Centre on Saturday.
Peter Rosseau, while celebrating the
twentieth century on Tuesday morning
nearly lost his life. While attempting
to fire a musket, the gun broke and
came very near blowing his Left arm
off. DR.. Corrigan who is attending
him thinks that the arm will have to
be amputated.
Prof. Vath of the Brainerd Business
Coll ge was in the village on Tuesday.
Miss Essie Irwin returned from Sank
Centre on Monday.
Ed Collins of Little Falls was
visitor on Friday.
Robert Jennings and Joseph Robin
son passed through town on Saturday
enroute for Sank Centre. .
w. E. Dobbs of Sank Centre was in
the village buying wood on Friday.
A band was organized here on Sat-
urday evening. Jay Perkins was
chosen leader; Chas. Stith, secretary;
w. J. Hunt, treasurer. The band
is now composed of seventeen men,
bers, some of whom are old players
and Swanville should be proud of her
Twentieth Century Band.
Mr.. Thompson of Grey Eagle was a
Swanville visitor on Saturday.
Mr.. Gibbs, the State Pure Food In
spector was in the village on Monday.
A certain gentleman was arrested on
Saturday night for stealing blankets.
This is one of the many thefts that have
occurred here of late, and they should
be made an example of.
w. H: Cox and Chas. Stith made
trip to Grey Eagle on Saturday.
We celebrated too much last week to
get the items in in time.
j. d. Stith was on the sick list on
Monday.
The twentieth century ball on Mon
day night was grand affair and a
fine time is reported.
LOCK JAW.