The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-07-04

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| in terrible trial which has come to
him. He received atelegram on Tues.
day announcing the serious and alarm
ing illness Of his wife, who is Wishing
their daughter, Mrs. Ward, in Den.
yer. He left on the early morning
train of Wednesday and will reach
Denver this Thursday afternoon,
DR.. Hamilton has been in Ill health
for some time, and was just prepared
to leave for Chicago for rest and
special treatment. He will be absen,
several weeks.
| At Minneapolis on Saturday night,
Charles Fish, formerly of this city was
Frustrated by heat. After five hours
of hard work a physician returned
him to normal condition.
Miss Pearl Maynard is visiting Miss
Laura Thomson.
Mrs. Dickerson, widow, has pur-
chased the F. M. Connolly house on
Birch-st., near the corner of Third, for
500 cash. 1t was formerly occupied
by "Grandma" Orendorff.
B. T. Mossman of Birch Lake, was
ia the city on Tuesday.
On July l the new United States
revenue law went into effect, abolish
ing a large number of stamp duties
the principal one being that on bank
checks.
| Scores of our citizens are helping
out Osakis friends celebrate the Fourth
of July, and other scores are at the
Nick Minnette place.
The mill will quit the use of water
for the ten days following next Sun
day, in order to give the farmers be-
low the dam an opportunity to cut
their hay along the river bottoms.
Advantage should be taken of it dur
ing that time, for the water accumu.
lated is liable to make even higher
water than usual thereafter. This is a
generous act on the part of the mill
manager, which the farmers will ap-
preciate.
Communication tickets for the steam
boat will be on sale the last of this
week. The price will be one dollar,
and the face value is S1.25-a dollar
and quarters worth of rides for a
dollar. These tickets will be good for
any member of family, but are not
otherwise transferable.
Mrs. Joseph G.. Schenk and Mr..
Schenk's niece, Miss Mary A. Hof-
man, left on Wednesday for Marion,
Wis.,, for a two months visit with
the formers sister, Mrs. John Hof-
man.
THE HERALD is printed one day
earlier this week, on account of the
Fourth coming on Thursday.
H. F. Alden returned on Tuesday
from trip to St. Cloud. -, :
A dozen young Indians came from
the Eastern schools on the way to
their homes, up the Great Northern
branch on Tuesday.
Hugh Owens of West Union, was in
town on Tuesday.
E. P. Barnum, clerk of the district
court, is little better. He was able
to get to his Office on Tuesday. Mr..
and Mrs. Barnum expect to make
Sank Centre an extended visit in the
near future.
The genial Len Cramb, of the Nc
Cormick Harvesting Co., was in the
city on business on Wednesday. 49,
Peter, son of Nick, Mlnnette. whose
home is at Devils Lake, is visiting his
parents, south of the city.
A strawberry festival was held on
Tuesday evening at the residence of
Chas. F. Hendryx. 1t was largely
attended and netted very hansomely
considering the disagreeable weather.
H. N. Carpenter and family, who
are camping on Sank Lake, at the old
club house site, will break camp and
return to the city on Saturday, after
two weeks outing.
Fred Deters and Thomas Barrett
have leased the bar privileges of the
new hotel.
L. r. Barto furnishes surety and
fidelity bonds.
Otis DeLuryea of Long Prairie, was
in town on Wednesday.
Mrs. R. L. Palmer lett on Wednesday
for visit with friends at Glenwood.
Wis. ,.
r. L. Palmer made a flying trip to
Fergus Falls and returned on Wednes-
day. "A, .-.
Parasols at half price. Boston.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene A Compton of
Grove Lake, were in the city on Tues
day. 1884, ~
FIR. Welp of Raymond was in the city
on Tuesday, and loaded up with
rockets and like patriotic wares for
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