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Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minnesota
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Sauk Centre Herald's September 8, 1892, local summary covers agriculture (crop yields, grain prices, threshing), economy (business sales, elevator receipts, manufacturing), politics (club formations), weather (frost), a marriage, Whittier's death, train delay, disease alert, infrastructure, religious events, and ads.
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LOCAL SUMMARY.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1892.
-No. 1 Hard 66c., No. 1 Northern 64c. No. 2 Northern 50c., No. 3 52c.
-Ducks are flying.
-Fresh fruits daily at Bunnell's.
-There was a light frost on Monday night.
-See our nobby suits before buying. Jacobi Bros.
-Blue canvas top plow boots, at the Boston Store.
-Buy your school supplies of Hanson & Emerson.
-See our spring and summer suits. Jacobi Bros.
-Pingree & Smith's reliable footwear at the Boston.
-Jacobi Bros. "Foot Form" shoes are the best. Try a pair.
-An addition is being built to the Catholic parsonage.
-Get your slates, ink, tablets and paper of Hanson & Emerson.
"Mother's Friend" shirt waists at Jacobi Bros. See them.
-Regan's bread, best made-fresh every day, at Bunnell's.
Our stock of boys and children suits is still complete. Jacobi Bros.
-Prairie chickens are not very numerous in this vicinity this season.
-The finest assortment of candies ever had in Sauk Centre at Bunnell's.
-An expert trimmer from St. Paul has been employed in Mrs. Stabler's millinery store.
-Drop into Bunnell's and buy one of those campaign match safes. They are great.
-Order your blackberries for preserving of L. M. Bunnell. He has an abundance.
-The Great Northern painted its huge water tank blood red, during the past week.
-A gang of horse traders are encamped just south of the railroad track on Getty-st.
-Blue berries are going fast-only a few days more. Leave your order with Bunnell.
-A large line of fine tablets and box papers just received at Hanson & Emerson's.
-If you want tall millinery goods, go to Mrs. G. L. Stabler. A complete line just received.
-Red School House Shoe, the best shoe in the world for the money, at the Boston Shoe Store.
-Hugh Moore has threshed fifteen bushels to the acre, of light wheat, in the woods east of the city.
-Bunnell will leave you with a cream phizz which will make you smile. Have you tried one? No? Do it.
-The Tileston mill of St. Cloud, converted 1,700,000 bushels of wheat into flour during the past year.
-The Little Falls train eastward was eight hours late on Wednesday. The engine was derailed at Morris.
-Our $3.00 shoes for gentlemen are excellent and should be tried to be appreciated, at the Boston Store.
-On account of the big demand for Oxford ties, a second supply was sent for which has just been received, both in cloth tap and tip, and also in plain and hand turned, at the Boston Shoe Store.
-The school flag is flying at half mast out of respect for the memory of John G. Whittier, who died on Wednesday.
-Go to the Keller corner for your groceries, dry goods, boots and shoes and clothing. Big goods for small money.
-Married, at Raymond, on Sunday, Sept. 4th, by Rev. Leonard Smith. Shelly Noble to Miss Emma Dickison.
-C. M. Boss and R. O. Hall get fifteen bushels to the acre, of very good wheat. W. S. Dean gets about fourteen bushels.
-A Democratic club was organized in this city on Monday evening last with the great Ex-Mugwump, Dr. DuBois, as president.
-The Republican club will meet next Monday evening. Let every Republican in the city be present. Don't forget nor neglect it.
-Gotzian shoes at cost at Keller's. There are no better shoes in market, and they are offered at prices which will astonish you.
-Now that cholera is imminent, this city should be given a thorough cleaning. With rigid sanitary precautions there is little danger.
-The Stedman-Marshall elevator has taken in about 4000 bushels of wheat of the new crop, the bulk of which graded No. 2 Northern.
-Dan Dyer has sold the Paynesville News to Geo. W. Haselton. The News will lose none of its sprightliness under its new management.
-Willis How and General Catterson took to the fields near Ashby for chickens, but they had no very good account to give of themselves.
-Pangburn Bros. of Sauk Centre, have the contract for the brick work on Nic Mevers' block, and will begin operations next Monday.-[Melrose Sun.
-Ladies, you will make money by purchasing your dress goods, notions and shoes of Keller. The finest of goods at the least expenditure of cash.
-James Corbett won the champion belt of the world on Wednesday at New Orleans by whipping Slugger Sullivan in a prize fight of twenty-one rounds.
-Alexander Moore and James Connelly have threshed their wheat on the school section and have about twelve bushels of No. 2 Northern to the acre.
-John Schaefer of St. Cloud township, threshed seven bushels to the acre only. He thinks the crops of the township will not exceed ten bushels, on an average.
-Monday evening, the 12th inst. at the Methodist church, Rev. J. F. Hamilton will deliver an address on "St. Paul and his Times." All are cordially invited.
-A large amount of matter is crowded out this week to make space for the excellent letter of President Harrison, which will be found on the first page. Read it.
-Joseph Miller has commenced excavating for a brick block adjoining the Herald office. It will be 25x75 feet, two stories high, and an ornament to the street.
-We have just received a new supply of our celebrated $2.50 shoes for ladies and men; without doubt the best shoe in the city for the money, at the Boston Shoe Store.
-T. D. Davidson has had an expert here during the past week looking over the mill site, water power and other points relative to the new mill and its motive power.
-There is a vast amount of stock being shipped eastward from Montana over the Great Northern, at present. From one to four train loads daily pass through the city, all making fast time.
-Jacobi Bros have put in a very convenient sales register, which furnishes triplicate record of sales made, one of which is given to each customer when a purchase is made.
The Daily Herald of Little Falls, has just completed an enumeration of the population of Little Falls, and finds 4,699 people, against 2,354 in 1890. A splendid showing.
-The Sauk Centre Dry Goods company have their two stores in the Smith building united by a large archway, which not only makes it much more attractive, but is a great convenience.
-Joseph Capser's little mite of a dog captured a jack rabbit in Mr. Capser's yard the other day, and held him until some one came and despatched it. The dog is smaller than the rabbit.
-Hon. Ignatius Donnelly, the great orator and statesman, will deliver one of his famous lectures, at Memorial hall next Monday evening, Sept. 14. A general invitation is extended to all.
-Baptist Church-Leonard Smith Pastor. A. M. service 10:30, topic, "A Strange Call." P.M. service 8 o'clock, topic, "Sixth Lecture on the Life of Joseph, Joseph's Elevation." All free seats.
-At the Methodist church next Sunday morning by request the sermon on "Nominations and Elections" will be repeated. At night the subject will be "Our Schools, the Teachers, Pupils and Patrons."
-T. D. Davidson has offered to light the hose house and the assembly room for the firemen with electricity, free of charge, providing five dollars be paid toward the expenses of putting in wires and lamps.
-The Keller Manufacturing company is anxious to purchase fifty car loads of good two-inch oak lumber for use in manufacturing. This concern will turn out 1000 bobsleds, 2000 cultivators and 5000 Lewis eveners, just as fast as the work can be done.
-Crops are light, but any farmer can make good the shortage by purchasing goods of Henry Keller. His prices are so low that the loss in money on crops will be made up in the increased amount that the money will buy.
-Threshing has commenced in this vicinity and the yield is found to be considerably below the average yield of last year. The grain is decidedly lighter and there will be more grades to handle than there was last year. Melrose Sun.
-Jacobi Bros. have received a large invoice of fur coats of all sizes and kinds, which they are selling cheaper than ever before. They have some coon skins which are beauties. It will pay any one desiring a fur coat to inspect the stock.
-The case of Edwin Clark vs. Kraker and Haskamp, as administrators of the Bohmer estate, has been appealed to the supreme court. This is the case to test the legality of the foreclosure proceedings of the mill and other property in Melrose.
-W. D. Townsend has purchased the interest of Ormus and Chan Marshall in the firm of Stedman, Marshall & Co., in the elevator and mill business. The Messrs. Marshall retire from active business, and Mr. Townsend will devote his time to the business.
FOR SALE.
The livery stock and barn of the late R. L. Day is offered for sale. The stock will be sold separately from the real estate if desired. A good business, well established.
Geo. A. Day,
Sauk Centre.
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Sauk Centre
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September 8, 1892
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Local summary reports grain prices (No. 1 Hard 66c., No. 1 Northern 64c., No. 2 Northern 50c., No. 3 52c.), light frost on Monday night, low threshing yields (7-15 bushels per acre), Tileston mill processed 1,700,000 bushels of wheat last year, Stedman-Marshall elevator received 4000 bushels No. 2 Northern, Democratic club organized with Dr. DuBois as president on Monday evening, Republican club to meet next Monday, school flag at half mast for John G. Whittier's death on Wednesday, marriage of Shelly Noble to Emma Dickison on Sept. 4 at Raymond by Rev. Leonard Smith, train eight hours late due to derailment at Morris, cholera imminent urging city cleaning, business changes including sale of Paynesville News and purchase in Stedman-Marshall & Co., construction of Catholic parsonage addition, Joseph Miller's brick block, T. D. Davidson's mill site inspection and lighting offer, Ignatius Donnelly lecture on Sept. 14, church services and lectures, legal appeal in Clark vs. Bohmer estate, and other local notes.