The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-12-20

III IhS olAtil uISlIlCl COLI
test the young lady from the Anoka
High School, and gentleman from the
Princeton High School received first
hOnors.
The following pupils were perfect for
week beginning Tuesday December IL
and closing Tuesday December IS. Ray
dorf, Lille McGibbin, Bessie Carpenter.
Norman, Chris. Larson, Gertle Sinner
barger, Leona Chase, Florence Grand
stand, Frankie Chisholm, Fred Hanson,
Grace Diamond. and Edna Brown.
On Friday, school will close for a two
weeks vacation, after which all will be
prepared to do better work. The fol-
lowing are the names of pupils of the
Third grade who have not missed in
spelling for twelve days:
Emil Wuttke, Mansfield Randall, Lilly
McCadden, Mary Bowens. George
Fisher. Jessie Douglas, May Chambers.
Al6eda Diebel, Margaret Meagher,
Lena Johnson.
The following was written by pupil
OF the Fourth grade:
STEARNs COUNTY.
Stearns county Is near the central part
VI AulhuSSoSo. IL ID oouNuSo Oh thS
north by Todd and Morrison, on the
east by Benton and Sherburre, OH the
south by Wright, Meeker and Randolph,
on the west by Pope and Doug lass. In
some places the soil is very sandy, but in
other places it is very good for farming.
The principal grains are wheat, oats,
barley, rye and corn. The farmers raise
some stock. There is also very good
C 1or arr-U
near St. Cloud. They send the granite
stone, and pavements. There are sever
small lakes and we find several kinds of
fish in them. The two largest river are
the Mississippi and Sank River. In the
woods we find the deer, fox, wolf, bear,
and mink etc. The mink is valued for
its fur. and the deer for food. There IS
some manufacturing carried on. There
are saw mills. flour mills, paper mill
and fibre mill in st. Cloud: There is
manufacture chairs, tables, sleds etc.
Three railroad lines pass through the
county. They are the Northern Pacific,
Paul railroads.
W. NlOuu ID IuS SOuHIy SSctl. - 10 III
the eastern part of the county ind is
quite large place. 1t has 10000 IN
habitants. The stores are good and
there are some very fine houses. One OF
the largest buildings is the State Nor
school buildings There is large
Cathedral there. The two buildings
near St. Cloud in Sherburne county are
%ho 80 hocrito1 n,,1
About a mile west of St. Cloud are the
car shops. They make cars and repair
them. There are six mills. The Missis-
sippi river divides the city.
KITE IRWIN
The regular meeting of the literary So
city of the Sank Centre High School was
held Monday December II, 1894. The
program was as follows.
PROGRAM.
Debate-Resolved that the Indians
have been treated unjustly bv United
States government. Affirmative Ray
mond Benner, Ida Stromberg; negative
Leila Carr, Leo Scherfius. The decision
was in favor of the affirmative.
........................Life of Tennyson
Lierline Stephenson
Recitation........:....... Agnes Eve
Evelyn klnDamOn
Sketch. Enocl Arden
Ethel Smith.
Recitation. Charge of the Light Brigade
Horatio Carpenter.
Recitation. ..........................Lad Glare
Louise Keller.
citation.............The Lady of Shalott
Lura Catterson.
Recitation. .Of Old Sat Freedom on the
Heights
Ethel White
........................The Silver Dollar
Elma Jenkins.
Declama tiou.. .Marmion and Douglas
Morton Boss.
The election OF officers for the ensuing
term were as follows: President, Ray
Robbins; vice president, Eden Stephen
son; secretary, Morton Boss; treasurer,
Anna Emerson; Marshall, Robert Carr.