The Sauk Centre herald., 1895-08-08

Harmon-then Ia the Masonic building,
were making special drive in boots and
shoes. They sold groceries and crock
cry as well. Joseph capser advertised
complete revelation in trade" at the
|"Old Regulator" and carried large
stock OF general merchandise. John B.
Perkins, then as now, was in the drug
trade. occupying the Hendry store on
Third St. He subsequently, was part.
ner in the same line with c. M. Sprague,
later alone, and then sold out to Hansen
& Emerson and engaged in the furniture
business, selling out to VIM. Scherfius
and again entering the drug business
Pendergast & Wille-S. Pendergast and
Robert Wille-were in the hardware
business, and William Scherffius dealt in
harnesses in a wooden building, which
afterwards was purchased for an off ce
for the HERALD and for the postofice,
and removed from the lot where Mr..
Scherfhus' brick building now stands.
Among the prominent business men oi
to-day who were here then are F. Lamb
who was then associated with E. ]. Har.
rison in the dry goods and grocery bust.
ness, in the building now occupied by
Johnson Bros.
Albert Dahlem then occupied little
wooden building on the site of his pres.
ent store, and he had then been in busi-
ness eleven years-rhe longest successive
business career in this city. He has
grown from small beginning until he
now hnds it necessary to put up an i'm,
posing, handsome brick block in addi-
tion to the one built in 1892 to accom-
modate his expanding business. Indus
try. integrity and enterprise have been
the foundation stones OF his success.
Andrew ]. Smith, the first and oldesr
banker in Sauk Centre, dates back sey-
eral years prior to 1879, and he has been
engaged in the business ever since with
an unbroken record of successes. He
has written more insurance than any
other agent in the city and has also been
extensively engaged in the mercantile
trade. Whatever he has engaged in has
been a success financially.
c. M. Sprague, now prominent in busi-
ness circles, was in 1879 engaged in
loaning money and giving his services
largely to Henry Keller, who was en-
gagged in manufacturing tanning mills.
Mr.. Sprague subsequently, went into
business with ]. B. Perkins, to whom he
sold out and until the organization o.
the First National Bank, OF which he
became cashier, he was associated with
Henry Keller.
M. Hogan came later as clerk for
Moore and Bennett and has forged
ahead by honest Industry until he is a
prominent factor in business circles.
Hilsdale & Olund, succeeded bv w. o.
p. Hllsdale, jacob Bros, w. S. Dean,
Alex. Tully. w. G. Emerson. r. T. Greene
ALI old settlers, came few years later.
/. E. Coe was than running an engine
for the steam mill of Harmon, Holmes
& Co.. which burned later, and Chan
Harmon was buying wheat for the con-
Germ. 7. M. Rled was also one of the
early settlers.
c. Fl. Bennett was then manager OF
the Mcclure mill, and Wash McNlece
was head miller. The Woods family
came in later. as did A. H. Petit. L. M.
Cox, who was vigorous and aggressive
grocer, a hustler, came in 1882, and re-
mained a couple of years, removing to
Wichita, Kansas, where he is doing a
prosperous business.
The Sank Centre House has been en-
larged and improved and passed through
successive hands, and the Star Hotel
was not then IN existence. ]. c. Foster
R. B. Briggs and w. A. Gates came and
went after that time.
DIR. B. r. Palmer was the recognized
head of the medical profession here at
that time. Drs. McMasters and Garfield
being then, as now, practicing. Drs.
Dubois, Lewis and Cummings came
later. DIR. Schumann was practising
homeopathy here at that time. Revs.
T. c. Hudson, VIM. Spoor and 1. L.
Cory were resident ministers. The
Catholic church mad no settled pastor
then. E. L. Hedin moved here from Mel
rose little later, and Tobias Carl was
farming just south of the city. Alan
Vessey was in the livery business where
the Parcher stable is now located. Miss
Medland. now Mrs. N. w. Rice, and
Mrs. John Hanna were milliners in busi-
ness here. John Howard had practically
a monopoly of the machine business. and
was in little building where the Miller
block now stands. p. w. Hammer was
the jewelIer AMI Robert White had a
general stol "a dain St. where the
First Nationai bank is now. Fred Will
liams occupied the brick house near the
Star Hotel, and was in business here
ther.
Among the old institutions of this city
must also be mentioned the Sauk Centre
Academy and Business College. Its sig
nal success in the past has become a
matter of history too generally known
throughout the northwest to need much
comment. Its steady growth and de-
velopmen.. and its constantly increas-
ing favor and influence which il has won,.