The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-10-02
FORTY SIX YEARS AGO
Interesting News Items Taken From
Herald of 1867, Edited by J. H.
Simonton, Still a Resident of
Sank Centre


A good ieweler is much needed in
Sank Centre. ..s-.
All Fenians convicted in Canada
are to be transferred to England.
Information has been received that
Macmillan was executed by shooting
on the 10th of June.
Tie superiority OF Minnesota GER
eals received honorable recognition at
the Paris Exposition.
Twelve families of immigrants pas
sed thru this place on Tuesday. They
were from Fillmore county. -..
Immigration IS pouring in upon us
like food. The stream gets wider
and deeper each day. Not day pas
ses but that parties of immigrants in
their white wagons are seen upon our
streets. ~.
g. We see BY our exchanges that many
of our contempories in the State have
opened up war upon the Railroad
Bond question, which is to be sub
mitted at the next general election
in November.
+ The Secretary of War Generals
Grant and Sherman, have resolved up
on q most effective measure for a
sharp and decisive campaign against
the Indians. A large cavalry force
will be employed.
We are pleased to see that our fellow
townsmen, J. d. Carr and n. H Miner
have this season been engaged in
adjoining their grounds by setting
thereupon a large number of shade
trees of different varieties.
o. nj. Monnoe is now prepared to
furnish the "staff Of life" to the citi-
zens of Sank Centre. He also, in con-
dection with his bakery, keeps good
stock of good liquors and cigars, and
serves up meals and hot coffee at all
hours.
MAJOR General e. c. Andrews has
resumed the practice of law at st.
Cloud. We are also informed that he
will attend to the prosecution of
claims against the United States, in
which business he has the best ofsuc-
cess.
A drove of fifty-four beef cattle pur-
chased by L. e. Tubbs of Sank Centre,
to be applied on.his beef contract for
frontier military posts,
passed through town today. They
were mostly large oxen and in yogi
condition. s. -
Letterfr Fort, becrombie: TIE
Indian scares in this neighborhood are
not so bad as rumor would lead ope
to, believe, nevertheless there are u
few of the red devils about and trave-
lers should be a little careful in going
north of here. y u
Messrs. Pendergast and Byron Carr
engaged in the sport of hunt last
Saturday, from which they returned
with fine prize consisting of an old
bear and three cubs. They killed
them about shutdown in the timber
about mile and half east of town.
WI. Whitfield has opened paint
shop in Thomas building on Third
street, where he is prepared to receive
orders for all kinds of house painting,
plain and ornamental sign painting,
granting, glazing etc. Mr.. w. is q
good workman and executes a nice
job with skill and taste.
= DeGroat has recently set up another
of Phelan g. Callenders marble top
billiard tables in his saloon, for the
purpose of offering recreation to citi-
zens and sojourners in town. His ale
and lemonade are tip top, and those
who have tried them say his wines,
liquors and cigars are ditto. We new
er indulge.
Herald of June 18th. 1857. $
Hon. L. A. Evans has been appoint.
ed Judge of Probate of this county by
Gov. Marshall to fill the vacancy in
that Office caused by the resignation
of the present Judge. whereby the DO
liticaf atmosphere in St. Cloud is vic
lent1y agitated and material provided
for spicy reading in each issue of thu
Times and journal.
At a meeting of the citizens o.
Sank Centre on Tuesday evening tt
arrange for Fourth of July Celebra
tion the following officers were ap
pointed: Officers Of the day: Lieut.
John r. Howard, Capt. J. NJ. Bruce
President j. ID. Carr. Vice Presidents
| N. HI. Miner, Alex Moore, s. Pender
CAST and Joseph Capser. Com. of Fir,
works B. Carr and Geo. Fish.
General news item: On the 9th. O
May Col. Thomas Francis Burke
formerly an officer i'm the American
army, and Patrick Doran, were sen
Itenced in Cork Ireland, by the Lort
Chief Justices to behung, their head
lseverea, from their bodies, divided i'm
Ito four quarters and disposed of a
the Queen. or her executive shoul,
think proper. Their alleged Grim
was treason in connection with TIN
late FeniaH raids.