The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-04-26
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INTERESTING ITEMS FROM
HERALD OF 1S73-J. HI.
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April 10, 1873.
Mr.. K. w. Tyler, late of Alexan-
dria, has leased the lot on Third street
belonging to D. Stabler, and has a
building Theron nearly completed in
which he will open confectionery
store.
Auction and Commission Store
Messrs. johnson and Carr have open
ed an Auction and Commission store
and will sell goods daily to the high
est bidder. Saturday at 2 o'clock they
will sell Mrs. McAfee's household
goods, which will be rare chance to
get many useful articles cheap.
Fires-On Sunday last the house Of
John H. Diedrich, near Gettys Grove
was entirely destroyed by fire, togeth-
er with most Of the contents. Mr..
Diedrich's wife was sick at the time
and had to be carried from the burn
ing building. The fire caught in the
roof where the stove pipe protruded.
House and contents were insured in
the St. Paul Fire and Marine Insur-
ance Co. for $500.
On the same day the house of Mr..
Hewitt at Grove Lake was burned.
Personal-On Monday morning Mr..
H. Doty, formerly resident of Sank
Centre, arrived from California, and
is spending a few days here. When
he left Calf, on the 9Th inst, that
country was covered with waving
grain and all nature was blooming.
Wheat was headed out and harvest
approaching. Mr.. D. informs us that
our former townsman, Morris Ladd,
who is living at the same place, is get
ting along prosperously and is now
turning his attention to fruit raising.
H. A. Mayo returned on Wednes-
day from a visit to New York, Boston
and other cities, where he has been
purchasing a stock of goods for the
house of Kellogg, Chase & Mayo. He
wore home with him tall sleek hat
of the latest New York style, in which
he looks quite dignifed. He reports
spring as backward in most places
where he has been acs in Minnesota.
O the 10th, between Hawleyville and
Buffalo, he saw snowbanks from 8 to
10 feet high and a week earlier at
Ambert, Mass, people were using
sleighs. He saw only two parties
blowing on his way from the east, one
on a sand knoll in Indiana and the
other in Wisconsin.
Mrs. Kellogg, wife of S. w. Kellogg,
ESQ.,, of the firm of Kellogg, Chase &
Mayo, arrived in Sank Centre Tuesday
to try our climate for a few weeks
Hon J. V. Brewer of Long Prairie
Todd county, left on Tuesdays train
for Trenton, N. j., to attend a con-
ference of the Brewer family to be
held at that place on the oath inst,
to establishment the relationship CT
the heirs to the Brewer legacy. The
estate to be divided among the mem
bers Of the Brewer tribe amounts to
about 80 millions.
| Matthias Cans, our county treasur-
er reports that Stearns county paid
in taxes during the year. ending Mar.
1, the handsome sum of $21,604 so.
On Monday morning the curduroy
approach to Stewards bridge was
afloat, rendering it impossible to
cross the river, and the stage to Mel
rose, to avoid crossing at that point,
started out on what is now known as
the Pangburn road. The stage had
| proceeded only mile or two when the
horses got into a snow drift and the
leaders swung off to one side, breaking
the tongue and ran away, leaving the
coach and one pair of horses stick
ing fast nsh nitewo ettnauogobeET
ing fast in the snow. The driver came
back to town and got another convey
ance with which he returned to the
scene of difficulty, and brought in the
baggage and one passenger, who had
waited for ride, the rest having come
in afoot. On his return the driver
| found the aforesaid whose name is j.
@. Spaulding, enjoying comfortable
nap. J. @. accepted the situation like
a philosopher.