The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1907-07-04
HOME HAPPENINGS

Some Improvements are being mace
in the local telephone exchange.
The cottages that have been held
for rent at Ward Springs have all
been taken.
The Lakeview Hotel at Willard was
burned to the ground last Thursday
afternoon.
| The old frame building at the south.
east corner of Main and Fourth
streets has been fixed up for police
headquarters.
/ Farmers report grain in excellent
condition though somewhat backward.
With good weather from now on there
will be fine crop.
| Base ball mines from Round Prairie
and Birchdale clashed last Sunday
and the latter team won by score oil
~ to in nine innings.
| At a special meeting of the city
council, held Saturday night, the
bonds of Gunder Jensen and J. B.
Schoenhoff, who had been granted
liquor licenses, were approved.
A sidewalk is being laid on the
west side of Getty street near the
Great Northern station and the hill
on the same street near the Keller
factory has been graded down.
Lost-A plush robe, black and green.
Lost in Sank Centre or between town
and Tom Lynch's by the way of VIM.
Lewis. Notify s. Kinsella.
Mr.. Glenn w. White of Alexandria
will officiate at the Episcopal church
next Sunday in exchange with the
Rector F. M. Garland who will take
the service in Glenwood on that day.
Jas. Downs Of the New Store met
with an accident in Minneapolis last
week that will lay him up for month
or so. While alighting from rail.
road train he fell and broke one Of
his legs. He is doing as we'll as
could be expected.
Free fare if you attend Mankato
Commercial College. Write for parti.
culars.
A marriage of interest to Birchdale
residents occurred at the court house
in Long Prairie on Thursday last
The event was the marriage of Miss
Bessie Moline and Peter Nelson.
After the wedding party had returned
to the home prepared by the groom a
party took possession of the place and
an enjoyable time was had.
\ Services in the Methodist church
next Sunday July Z, as follows: class
meeting, $3.50 a. M; service by the
Epworth League, 1880 a. M; Junior
Epworth League, $3.50 p. M; evening
meeting at 8 p. m. led by w. S.
Wingate OF Minneapolis.
Orrin Wheeler, former resident OF
Sank Centre, died at St. Cloud June
81, after lingering illness of nearly
six years, occasioned by stroke OF
paralysis. Mr.. Wheeler came to
Minnesota in 1862, locating in the
town of Fremont, Winona county.
He was resident of Winona for
some years and shortly after 1902
came to Sank Centre where he lived
for some years. The remains were
taken to Winona for burial.
Good growing weather has been the
rule the past two weeks. Some of the
time the weather has been hot, but the
grain is coming along in fine style
and the promise is fine for good
crop.
T. ]. Killeen has taken possession
of his new home on Birch street and
feels quite at home.
The following chemical preparation
is said to be death to dandelions: Two
pounds of sulphate of iron in one
gallon of water. The solution can be
applied with regular sprinkler or
with sort of mop at the end of
stick. The material can be procured
at any drug store and is inexpensive.
j. M. Wilson opened up his cash
grocery store in the Beidelman build
ing at the corner of Main and Fourth
streets Monday. Mr. Wilson has
| fine location, good store room and a
fresh complete stock of groceries and
expects to 'make good" on the cash
basis. He believes in liberal use of
printers ink and is putting his belief
to practical test.
At a special meeting of the city
council, held Friday evening, the
liquor license applications of Gunder
Jensen and ]. B. Schoenhoff were
approved. John Brown was appointed
poundmaster. Alderman E. A.
Richards and City Clerk ]. F. Cooper
were appointed delegates to attend the
convention of the Municipal and
Commercial League at Duluth July
90 to Aug. next.
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