The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1907-11-14
Sans SOuCi Circle

The ladies of the Sans Souci Circle
entertained the elderly ladies OF the
city Tuesday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. j. F. Cooper. Dainty invitations
had been issued to about forty re-
questing each to bring some old relic
and give its history. Among the
relics were:
Mrs. Grundman, photo box; Mrs.
Lockwood, hand embroidery; Mrs.
Clark, chopping knife which was
wedding gift SO years ago, the blade
being made from an ak; Mrs. Field
ing, two china dogs brought from
England with her So years ago; Mrs.
Tacy Wilcox, a beaded hand bag 100
years old; Mrs. Phebe Boobar, stove
poker, gift of 1865; Mrs. Townsend,
a wine glass which was used by Gen.
Beauregard and presented to her as
souvenir while serving as a loyal
nurse with the Second Minnesota
Infantry in the South; Mrs. Barnum,
moulding board made from the
timber used in the construction of her
old New England home; Mrs. Welles,
manuscript sermons $50 years old;
Mrs. Pike, a sample of wedding
dress 200 years old and piece of
cloth woven on Independence Day;
Mrs. Harriet Cooper, q book of
"Psalmody" over $50 years old, the
musical notes and staff having been
done ir pen and ink. Grandma"
Ingram wore her wedding waist and
brooch which was also wedding gift.
Mrs. Barnum upon being urged by
her many friends very touchingly
sang an old hymn Of her childhood
days.
Misses Winifred Cooper and Hattie
Erwin rendered several piano selections
for the entertainment of the guests.
Dainty refres hments were served.
Mrs. Townsend, in behalf of the
guests, thanked the Circle for the
delightful afternoon they had enjoyed.
Carriages were outside in waiting to
convey the venerable guests to their
respective homes at the close of the
afternoon. 1t is the desire of the club
ladies to entertain their elderly friends
again in the future.
When Prof. Bouton entered his
office at the business college Monday
morning upon his return from his
wedding, he found a collection of old
shoes such as is seldom seen. They
were hanging from two strings
stretched across the room and were
quite sight.
Brown Bros. shipped three carloads
of cattle to St. Paul or Monday.
The Board of Education held its
regular monthly meeting on Thursday
evening Of last week and transacted
some routine business.
Wintry weather hit the town Satur-
day afternoon. Some snow fell along
late in the day, and during the night
the temperature dropped materially.
Sunday morning it was so cold that
furs were quite acceptable. Monday
and Tuesday continued cold with the
wind in the north most of the time.
Morning subject at the Congrega-
tional church next Sunday: The Pro-
fesslonal Man and Religion" evening
topic, "The Philanthropy of Contact"
The Gradatim Club will meet with
Mrs. Jas. Ingram at 2 p. m. Wednes-
day, Nov. 20.
A recent issue of the Little Falls
Daily Transcript compliments Mayor
j. w. Ward for taking measures to
prevent Halloween pranks in Sank
Centre. The fame Of this city's ex-
ceIlent official has evidently spread
abroad.
A new time card goes into effect on
the Great Northern next Sunday, Nov.
II. Nos. % and "a, the local pas.
senger trains passing Sank Centre
going east at 7.12 a. m. and west at
10 p. M, are discontinued. All other
west bound trains run on the present
schedule. East bound, No. 8, the
Winnipeg Flyer, runs on its present
schedule, passing Sank Centre at
4:08 a. m. No. 6. which now passes
Sank Centre without stopping at 3:48
a. M, will make stop here, passing
at oil a. m. No. 2, the east bound
Oriental Limited, which under the
present schedule should pass here at
$50 p. m. but which has been on time
but once in the past six months, has
had its running time heightened four
and will pass Sank Centre at 1918
a. m. The frightening of this trains
time will undoubtedly bring it through
here on time daily. No. II, the east
bound local which now leaves here at
lilo p. NJ, will, under the new
schedule, leave at 1:25 p. m. No. 4,
eastbound, which now runs via
Willmar, will switch over from Tintah
to Evansville and run to St. Paul via
this division. 1t is scheduled to pass
Sank Centre at 9 a. m. without stopp-
ing. There is but one change in the
branch line trains, No. 106 south
bound, being slated to arrive here at
LOS p. m. instead of at 1910 as at