—The weather continues warm, and the snow is readily disappearing. The bridges are bare, and the sleighing is poor everywhere.
—Saturday afternoon a large proportion of our citizens were lining the sidewalks or roosting on dry-goods boxes and fences, rubbing their noses against bits of smoked glass in order to the see eclipse of the sun. The show began at about two o’clock and continued for a little more than two hours. Between one-third and one-half of the sun’s surface was obscured when the eclipse attained its maximum, which was about a quarter past three o’clock.
—The entertainment given by the Good Templars Tuesday evening ranks among the successes of the season. The greeting song, by Miss Hayward, in costume, with chorus, made a favorable impression on the audience at the beginning. The different tableaux were well selected and well represented, the closing one, “The Bridal Wise Cup,” with a recitation by Miss Jennie Owen, being especially effective. Mrs. S.P. Carpenter of Sauk Rapids, joined Miss Hayward in a duett (sic), and although not in as good voice as usual, added materially to the indebtedness this community is under to her for musical treats. The temperance farce and drama were both well played, although we cannot but think that the pieced themselves are open to objection. The orchestra furnished good music at the intervals. The receipts were $71.70, netting the Lodge $50.00. (Around $1300 in today’s money. —ed.)
—Friend Benedict, of Sauk Rapids, was in town Tuesday, with a loaded shot-gun, looking for “our own poet.” There was blood in his eye, and somebody will catch it!
—Joseph Tisperich helped himself to some pork, in a live condition, from Henry Verding, of Duelm, Benton county. Sheriff Carpenter brought Joseph in to Sauk Rapids, where, for having interfered with the prosperity and property of his neighbor he was fined according to law.
FORMAL SCHOOL EXERCISES
The State Normal School will close its year with appropriate exercises on Monday and Tuesday, April 3d and 4th, as follows:
MONDAY. — From 9 o’clock A.M. to 1 P.M., examinations in class-room of the several classes, in geography, grammar, arithmetic, physical geography, astronomy, methods school economy, &c.
TUESDAY. — Closing exercises in the assembly-room. In the morning from 9:30 to 12:30 the exercises will consist of music, select readying, sub. lectures, recitations, lessons, calisthenics, and essays by the graduating class.
In the evening, beginning at 7:30:
- Essays by the graduating class.
- Dress by the Principal; subject, “Education but the State.”
- Diplomas conferred.
The Modal school will take part in the exercises of both days.
The friends of education and of the school are very cordially invited to be present.
St. Cloud, Minn., March 27, 1876.
[D.L. KIEHLE, Principal.
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