The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-05-19
HOME HAPPENINGS

Kaliher & King shipped a carload of
fine horses to Princeton last week.
Japanese ice cream social on Fred
B. Rowe's lawn May q. Watch for
f urther notices.
Saturday night there was a good
rain. 1t was very welcome, as the
ground had become quite dry. The
weather during Sunday was unsettled
and more or less rain fell.
On Wednesday Halley's comet
crossed the suns disc. From now on
it should be plainly visible in the
western sky early in the evening.
About the last of the present month
it will be at it's brightest.
The dance given at the city hall
Friday night by the base ball team
was attended by twenty odd couple.
Music was furnished by Miller's or
chestra and very pleasant evening
enjoyed by all present. The team
is now out of debt and has a small
balance in the treasury. They eX-
pect to play another game here in the
near future.
Pike fishing is good now in Fairy
Lake, if fishermen strike the right
spot. Last Friday Ed Hansen, Willis
Dean and Henry Brown spent part
of the afternoon at that lake and
returned to the city about seven
O'Clock in the evening with string
of fine pike. They say it was great
sport. Some fish are now being
caught in Sank Lake. The weather
thus far this spring has been rather
cold for fishing.
The debt of S65O.OO which has rested
on the Congregational church for
some years hasbeen paid off. Things
are now in shape to proceed
with the dedication of the
the structure. The date has not been
announced, but the dedication will
be about June rs. The members of
the congregation are also considering
the proposition of finishing off the the
basement so as to have additional
room for Sunday school and other
work.
M. P. Nelson, the well known farm
er who lives in Little Sank township
and who is frequently seen in Sank
Centre, has bought the Henry store
at Little Sank village and will soon
take charge. The store has been
under the management of the Henry
family for something like forty years
and is one of the landmarks of that
part of Todd county. Mrs. Henry
will remove to Long Prairie where
she will make her future home.
At the Sunday morning service at
the Congregational church Mr.. Oehler
announced that the edifice would pro-
badly be dedicated the last week in
June. The date had been postponed,
he said, from June Is in order to give
Rev. Harrison, the first minister to
hold Congregational services in the
town, an opportunity to attend. That
gentleman is now over seventy years
of age but is doing regular work in
the pulpit. Several promoinent clergy
men, Mr.. Oehler announced, would
be in attendance upon the dedicatory
services.
The Memorial Day committee met
Friday night and transacted some
routine buiness. The report of the
committee on program was submit
ted and adopted. This report appear
ed in last weeks issue of The Herald.
The committed issued an invitation
to the teachers in the public schools
to take part in the in the parade,
each in charge of her classes. The
committee will meet again next Fri
day night and put the finishing touches
to the detailed program for the day.
FIR. T. F. O'Comor will preach the
Memorial seromn this year at the
Church of Our Lady of the Ang,s
on Sunday, Faye, when the old sold.
iers and the w. r. G. will attend in