The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-04-16
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3 Hicks homestead just across the W.
} mona bridge, to John VOlkmann for
) 500 per acre. Old settlers will re-
: mem Der the old log house which stoOt;
for SO many years, haven of resi-
and comfort to weary travellers who
were iourneying from St. Paul to
Winnipeg. Long ago the house
crumbled to decay, and now. after a
lapse of so many years, the home
stead passes into the hands of an
, other. Senator Nelson informs
us that as soon as the line of railroad
is defnately located he will plat the
greater part of what is known as the
old Mcneil forty acres into town lots
making new addition to the town
} site. This land lies between Kill
J bourn's addition. on the north and
Ser stor Nelson's residence on the
south, and from Hicks First addition
on the west to the new railroad on the
east.-Alexandria Citizen,
Andrew Hoffarth killed a beautiful
white swan yesterday morning at his
fathers place a mile west of Lake
Charlotte. 1t measured seven feet
across the wings, tip to tip. The
bird lit among the tame ducks in a
near Mr.. Hoff orth's house. These
birds fly over here, but very seldom
stop. John Dimond, the Sank
Centre contractor, arrived yesterday
and will commence work Immediately
tearing down the old brick building
occupied recently by the Long Prairie
Mercantile Co.'S store and also the
Lee building on the corner. S. A.
Dimond arrived on Tuesday to work.
on the bujldings.-Todd County Ar
gus.
c. w. Seavey of New Paynesyille,
formerly of this city, is about to
establish q machine shop at Starbuck.
The annual scrap at Willmar over
the saloon question took place last
Tuesday and the reform forces carried
the day by large majority. AS a
result the city will remain 'dry" for
at least another year, and will prob
ably so continue indefinitely as it is
understood that the saloon element,
after fighting for it's life for number
of years, has decided to give up the
battle.
Mrs. Delilah Ostrander, Familiarity
known to the community at large as
"Grandma Ostrander," passed away
quietly at the home of her son, e. NJ
Ostrander in this village last Sunday
evening at IL o'clock, of cancer.
Mrs. Ostrander had been a resident OF
this place for over thirty years, hav-
ing come here with her family in 1871.
She was a woman of many commend
able traits of character and was ad.
mired and respected bv large circle
of acquaintance. She leaves a fami-
ly of nine living children.-New
Paynesville Press.
John Fl. Rhodes of Little Falls, 40
attorney of more than local reputa-
ton, and citizen highly esteemed
by large circle of friends and &C
quaintances died at Eureka Springs,
Ark, last week, aged 81 years. His
remains were brought to Little Falls
for burial. He leaves wife and five
children.
Michael Erickson, town clerk of Gil.
christ, on Monday evening of last
week in returning from town lost
control of his team, was thrown from
the wagon and dislocated his neck.
He was still alive on Thursday even
ing, but the attending physician had
no hopes for his recovery. He was
thirtyfve years of age and highly re-
garded.-Glenwood Herald.
Surveyors began work, last satur-
day morning, on the proposed north
and south line of the $500 railway,
r one squad Of men starting in at this
point and another at Alexandria.
There need now no longer be any
doubt as to whether this line will be
built. President Lowry of this road,
in a recent interview, stated that the
company has the necessary funds with
which to carry on and com plete this
line, which will be extended to the
Manitoba boundry near Emerson.
The citizens of Alexandria are very
much pleased to know that they will
have competing line of road.-Slen-
wood Her aid. s.
On Wednesday evening the body of
Hjalmar Lundin was found floating in
the river near the ice house. The
body was easily identified by the gen.