The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-10-23
FORTY SIX YEARS AGO
Interesting News Items Taken From
Herald of 1867, Edited by ]. H.
Simonton, Still a Resident of
Sank Centre -
Herald Of Sept. 70, 1867


: Republican Nominees: At the Re-
publican State Convention held in st.
Paul the 11th., inst, Governor Mar
shall was renominated, Lieut.. Cover
nor Armstrong was also renominated
as was II. C. Rogers for secretary of
state, Emil Munich was nominated
for treasurer and +. r. E. Cornell,
for attorney general.
John Grindell, the Well-known rum
ner, has been engaged to train Ed
ward Paysen Weston for his walk
from Portland, Maine to Chicago,
ILL.,, Grinden, several years ago ran
ten miles in So minutes on the Cam
bridge course. He is confident Wes-
ton will be successful on his long
walk.
New Tailor Shop: d. Stabler hay-
ing completed his building on Third
street, will hereafter keep,a first-class
tailor establishment.
Hon. E. O. Hamlin has resumed the
practice of law at st. Cloud. His
many friends will be pleased to learn
that he has again become citizen of
Stearns county.
Jurors: The following citizens of
Sank Centre were drawn to serve on
the grand jury; Geogre Herberger:
and the following on the petit jury:
S. A. Irish, G. J. Boobar and G.. l..
Merry, for the term of District Court,
beginning at St. Cloud, Tuesday, Oc-
tober 1st., 1857.
Herald of Oct. 3, 1867
Last Friday night the house OF
General Garfield was, entered by a
burglar. The generals mother seized
revolver and drove the scoundrel
away.
E. E. West has completed his wagon
shop, and has one of the most com.
plete establishments of the kind in
Northern Minnesota.
Religious Service: On next Sab
/ bath evening Mr.. Evans will preach
This first anniversary sermon. We
would advise our friends who remem
Der the day Of small things, wher
benches were improvised from slabs
and log ends, when tallow candle
lighted the preachers wisdom, tt
turn out early so as to secure seats:
Rev. Nj Nj. B b sassikssioo, new pastor O.
the Methodist Episcopal church ane
family arrived yesterday. He viii
Ipreach his Introductory sermon OF
Sunday next at 1880 am. The pub
lie will take notice and turn out.
| We notice Mr. Fisher is putting
quite an addition to his harness shop
extending it back some sixteen feet
Herald of Oct. 10, 1867
BIG WHEAT SHIPMENT
st. Paul Pioneer: Yesterday thu
Ellen Hardy, brought down 800
bushels of wheat. This we believe il
| the first shipment this year.
Russian America is styled Alaska
in the new map just issued by The
treasury department and that may bt
considered the officially adopted name
of the new possessions.
The contract for building the bridge
across the river at st. Cloud, has
been let to c. s. II. Morris of St
Paul. The bridge is to be completed
on or before the first day of April
next. ..~- h.
Thanks: Last evening We were the
recipient of a bag of the finest pota
toes We have seen this year from
Chauncy Jenkins for which he will
accept our-a bushel-thanks.
We are pleased to learn that DR.. E.
j. Finch of Hastings has decided to
make Sank Centre his place of per.
mapent residence. DIR. Finch is a
skillful nd experienced physician
and the prince of good fellows and
will be desirable acquisition to our
town.
Capt. Thomas Chance, at present
judge of probate of Pope county, is
about to change his residenceto Sank
Centre.
Hon. Henry VanNorman OF Frank.
llinville, N. Y, present member OF
Congress from that state and Mr..
Boardman, Esq, of Clean, N. Y, &C.
companied by Chas. A. Gilman, Esq,
of st. Cloud, made our town short
visit last Saturday. They expressed
themselves much pleased with oul
village and that portion of the Sank
Valley they passed through.
The half-breed, who stole mare
belonging to Mrs. Truax last summer,
has been convicted and sentenced to
a year and six months Imprisonment.
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