The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1907-10-24
INSPECTION TOUR
Two Members of the Board of
Control Visit Sank Centre
STAY But FEW HOURS
Look Over the Site Offered BY This
City For Proposed Girls In
duStriaI School

OduA SCutIO OlIcI VI d Sue lOT the
girls industrial school was given
official recognition Tuesday of this
week by a visit from two representa-
tives of the state Board of Control,
Messrs. S. w. Leavitt of Litchfield
and P. NJ. Ringdahl OF Crookston.
The ether member of the board, L. A.
Rosing Of Cannon Falls, did not come
as he has been in such poor health for
some weeks as to be unable to attend
to his official duties.
The gentlemen arrived Monday
evening on the Winnipeg Flyer, were
met at the Great Northern station by
DR.. ]. A. Dubois and R. l.. Palmer,
the latter taking them in his automo-
bile to the Palmer House for the
night. Arrived at the hotel the
visitors were welcomed informally by
a number Of leading citizens and an
hour or so was spent in getting ac-
quainted.
At 7:30 Tuesday morning three
automobiles drew up to the Palmer
House, owned by c. NJ. Sprague,
w. o. P. Hilsdale and r. L. Palmer.
Accompanied by Mayor J. W. Ward
and number of other we'll known
citizens, enough to comfortably fill
the machines, the members of the
board were driven out to the proposed
site on Sank Lake at the north end of
Main street. City Clerk ]. F. Cooper
was along with plats of the land in
question ready to explain anything
relative to matters OF that nature. The
lake frontage ard tine cultivated field
adjoining were thoroughly inspected
and Messrs. Leavitt and Ringhahl
took copious notes.
1t was typical October morning
with the sun shining brightly and
just enough of the tang of Autumn in
the air to make trip of the kind de-
lightful and invigoratiug. Sank Lake
lay peaceful in the morning sun, not
a ripple disturbing its surface. The
view from the high ground adjoining
the lake was fine and the visitors
thoroughly enjoyed it. 1t was quite
evident that favorable impression
was made upon the members of the
board, though, as BELTS their official
position, they were non-committal.
After the proposed site had been
carefully gone over and all necessary
information secured by the members
lof the board, the party re-entered the
!; autos and were driven through town,
up the hill back of the Keller factory
and out into the country two or three
miles, returning by the way OF
Hoboken. The country made fine
, appearance and both the visitors ex-
pressed qualification at seeing such a
fine farming region: They also re-
marked upon the fine appearance of
Sank Centre, with its many blocks of
cement sidewalks, pretty residences,
good public buildings and fine shade
trees.
After the return to the hotel Messrs.
Leavitt and Ringdahl called at several
business places, including The Herald
office where they saw and compli-
mented the papers modern news
paper plant, and met number of
other citizens of the town:
At 900 they boarded the Northern
Pacific train for Little Falls there to
inspect site offered by that city.
They have visited number of other
towns, including Litchfeld, Brainerd,
New Ulm and Redwood Falls, all of
which offer sites for the school. The
decision will be announced later.
Meantime the public may rest assured
that the question is to be decided upon
it's merits.