The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-12-11


mediately proceed to open farms.
They prefer the SaHk Valley te the
Southern part Of the state and ac-
cordingly have changed their base.
We wish them success in their new
homes.
The Editor Fed.
Mr.. Cannon presented us the other
day with fine basket of lettuce and.
radishes. the first Of the season, for
which he will please accept our
thanks. Mr.. Cannon has on his farm,
about three-quarters of a mile from
town, the earliest garden in this vi
cinity. He has potatoes, peas, beets,
corn, ETC., from four to six inches
high and growing finely.
Some Egg.
Mr.. Cannon brought into our office
a few days ago the largest egg that
we have vet seen. This egg weighed
exactly 16H ounces and measured in
circumference 1Ox16 inches. Mr.. C.
received it from the hands of Messrs.
Owens & Barso, Lake Toqua, Dakota
territory. who sent it down as fair
specimen of the kind Of eggs their
hens Law up in that country. The
mother of this mammoth egg was
hen of the swan species.
HERALD OF JUNE 1, 1868.
Seven pounds of the best brown
sugar for $1.OO at Lamb & Myrick's.
Thanks.
: w. NJ. Fiesler please accept our
thanks for the excellent mallet he
sent US yesterday.
/ Will Address the Editors.
J. A. Wheelock, Of the st. Paul
Press will deliver the next annual adj
dress before the State Editorial asso-
citation.
Meeting.
Z The members Of the Sank Centre
Musical Association are requested to
meet at the Congregational church,
Friday evening, June 9th.
Z Early Work.
Obed Robson Of Silver Lake, Mar.
tin county, ploughed and >hoed his
corn last week. Robson is ahead as
far as we have heard from.
Returns Home.
Professor Sands returned Monday
from q tour to Forts Abercromble,
Wadsworth, and Ransom, bringing
with him pair Of Indian ponies and
a young wolf.
Primary System.
Nicollet county has adopted the
Crawford (Pennsylvanial county sys-
TEN of making neminations-that is
,,oA> - &ba have ~
| the party. This Is the first county in
the state to adopt this system.
Smoke Up.
Albert Dahlem has completed his
building on Third street, and received
and opened up a portion of his stock
consisting of choice tobacco, pipes,
snuff, cigars, tobacco boxes, pouches,
cigar holders and stock OF blank
| books and stationery. His store rs
neat and tasty.
| New Store.
&C. and ]. johnson have opened a
/ new store four miles east of Holmes
City, at the head of Pocket Lake, in
Douglas county, Mimi, where they
will keep general stock OF dry goods
lgroceries, Yankee notions. etc. We
Recommend these gentlemen TO set
tiers in that locality as fair and hon
lorable dealing merchants.
| New Church.
| A fine Catholic church is being
4 built at st. Joe this summer. Stone is
the material used, a good quality OF
4 which is found about three miles
from town. The dimensions OF the
building are 56x125 feet. The walls
| are already up five or six feet high,
and q large number Of mas0ns are at
work on it. This is the finest and
largest church west of st. Cloud.
Go to Fort Totten.
Mesrs. Boobar and Notage, of this
place, started yesterday morning fol
Fort Totem, about 800 miles west Of
here. They are going to supply the
Post with milk this summer and took
with them 10 mich cows and a yoke
of oxen. The troops at this post are
fortunate in having these gentlemen
, as milk men," While Messrs. b. &
NJ r,,ryJxy %bov,o uy;fh mill thew Will