The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1907-06-20

l-NOrtnWeSt5 anu the whole Unlteu
States. Pres. Chilberg said in his
address: "We contemplate great COM
mercial results from this exposition
which will show to the world the vast
undeveioped resources OF Alaska
the Yukon Territory and the whole
Pacific coast"
The Minnesota Club organized last
Fall for the purpose of doing its part
toward the success of the exposition,
is still working quietly. We had the
pleasure of reading before the club. one
evening Mr.. Eddy's editorial on the
A. Y. P. E. from The Herald. 1t was
deservedly applauded and brought
out some very complimentary remarks
on Mr.. Eddy as speaker, a writer, a
public. official, editor and honorable
gentleman, many present having been
personally acquainted with him.
It is our hope that Minnesota will be
properly represented at this exposition.
At Portland-well, we all know that
Minnesota had no building at all and
that her exhibit would never tempt
even her most loyal children to return
to her and it is fact, let the cause be
what it may, our Minnesota colony is
growing steadily in numbers. Three
families from Long Prairie have
recently reached the coast headed by
Luther Dimond. an old time Sank
Centerite. Perry Finch and Harry
Shepherd are said to be in the city
preparing for the street car service. 1t
has become an almost daily occurrence
to meet some of our Sank Centre
friends on the street or in the "Bon
Marche." Mr.. and Mrs. John Nelson
from Tacoma were recent Seattle
visitors, and not long since we came
face to face with Eliza La Hat who will
be remembered by every Sank
Centerite of few years ago. She is
now Mrs. Maxine and a : widow, her
young husband having been instantly
killed by the falling Of a hosting
derrick last summer.
We met Mrs. WATSON in her own
pleasant home on Lake Union re-
Gently. Her eldest granddaughter
will soon graduate from the High
school. The Wassons and Thomases
have done we'll in Seattle. Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas, Sr., spent the winter in
California. Roy Hopkins has just
returned from Sank Centre, and
declares his preference for the Pacific
coast.
But to mention the Sank Centre
colony in detail now requires too
much space and l must not close this
article until have explained certain
items mentioned above connected with
the souvenir hunt of last Saturday.
Although the gilded shovel was held
to be of more value than an ordinary
pocket full of Washington real estate
it must not be supposed that there has
been slump in the price of lands.
On the contrary trade is brisk and
outside of the big deals l know of
number OF fortunate moves in real
estate, some of them among our own
Minnesota people.
"A lady acquaintance, widow with
a very modest bank account, was in
duced by shrewd young agent to
invest a part of this amount in lot
or two on the tide lands. To her
amazement she sold within a few
months for $4,000. The agent
thought he understood human nature
and put her onto some more wise
deals, but she had suffered such
tortures Of fear and self reproach
while her few dollars lay sunk in
those tide flats that she resisted all
further temptation and her $4,000
lies safely to her credit in the bank.
Some people from Long Prairie
bought lots out near goose pond,
started some houses, all on the in
stallment plan of ten per cent down
and SIS month. Usually the agent
gets the ten per cent and after year
or so of struggle gets the lot, house
and all, but as it happened the N. P.
wanted those very lots together with
the goose pond for right-of-way; and
they sold for enough to cover all in
debtedness and $1,000 to the good.
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