The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-12-04

Are you making pre-
parations for it9
Don't fail to take advantage of the
special prices on Winter Jackets at
the Boston.
The snow on the lake is SO badly
drifted as to make ice-boating any
thing but an agreeable diversion.
Mrs. G. A. Emerson returned on
from a visit Of several weeks
with relatives in Wisconsin.
Postmaster Cross of Hubbard, was
in the city on Tuesday. He is active
and enthusiastic in the fight between
Babcock and johnson for the speaker
ship as friend of DIR. Babcock.
There were but two or three days of
skating on the lower lake, and that not
very good. The ice formed In ridges
due to the wind. The fall of snow
destroyed the skating.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lou Irish spent Sun
day at Clifford, MINI, with the par
ents of Mrs. Irish. Her brother, Ed.
Clifford, returned with them and will
remain here several weeks.
Sanford Smith came home from
Williston, N. D., Tuesday night after
an absence of six weeks, spent with
his sons Fred and Ray. The latter
came home with him to spend the
winter.
l.. n. johnson of Minneapolis, the
man who has the contract for putting
in the iron bridge on Third-st., and
who has built nearly every bridge
in this county during past ten years.
is the prominent candidate Tor speaker
of the legislature against DR.. L. W,
Babcoek.
John W. Moore died at Osakis. last
Friday of liver and stomach treble.
He was one of the early pioneers of
this county, coming in the early sixties.
He has been drayman at Osakis for the
past twenty years.
The heated car service over the
Great Northern road became effective
November II, and shipments from two
cities will arrive here every Tuesday
and Thursday. Shipments must be
delivered at St. Paul and Minneapolis
Monday q nd Wednesday to insure
carrige on the day named. !
Charles B. Yale, claim agent for
the Great Northern, the immediate
official superior of John r. Howard,
died suddenly on Monday of last week,
aged 4s years. He was the son OF
Ex-Leutenant Governor Yale, and
refined cultivated gentleman. A
wife, but no children, survive him.
Mrs. Mary Jane Bennett, one Of the
pioneer settlers of Paynesvilte and
most highly esteemed lady, retired to
rest Saturday night, apparently in
good health. Not arising at the usu-
al hour Sunday morning, her son, l..
M. Bennett, with whom she lives,
went to her room, and found her in
the sleep that knows no earthly wax
ing. A physician was Immediately
called, who found that she had been
dead some hours. She was the wild
ow of the late w. P. Bennett, and a
sister of the late Mrs. r. @. Gilbert,
who passed away about month ago.
She leaves one son. She was absut
rs years of age, and had been a resi-
dent of Minnesota since 1857.
Emil Titeca, the Clear Lake boy who
was bitten by mad dog two weeks
ago and taken to the Pasteur institute
at Chicago a week later, has de-
veloped hydrephobia in that insti-
tuition and no hopes are entertained
for his recovery. This was the word
received at Clear Lake yesterday by
Henry Titeca, the boys father, and he
left on the first train for Chicago. A
half dozen or more dogs and cattle,
bitten by the same dog that bit young
Titeca, have been shot since, and the
village council of Clear Lake has given
notice that in the future dogs of every
kind and style must wear muzzels.- St.
Cloud Times. H
Martin Abrahamson, we'll known
N ora farmer, met his death in his home
Last Wednesday evening. He was sit
ting in the kitchen with a couple of
men who were attempting to balance
on two hind legs of their chairs
LET me show you hsw to do that"
said Mr.. Abrahamson, and tipped
back his chair. The next moment he
fell backwards, and never spoke again.
Fig ht years ago he suffered a partial
dislocation and fracture of the neck
which was almost fatal, but he re-
covered, though ever after he carried
his head somwhat oddly. In falling
backwards from his chair last Wednes-
day he sturck his head and completed
the fracture of his neck, dying almost
instantly.-Glenwood Press.
EsTRAYS-During the summer and
fall three head of stock escaped from