The Sauk Centre herald., 1908-02-27
A WINNING PLAY
Sauk Centre Gets the Girls
Industrial School
EVERYBODY PLEASED
Board of Control Decides thu
Matter, RingdahI and Rosing
Voting For This City

The gills industrial school provided
for by the last legislature has be
located at Sauk Centre.
The matter was decided by the
Board of Control last Friday afternoon
by d vote Of TWO to one, Messrs RoS-
Ing and Ringdahl voting III the af
firmative and Mr.. Leavett in the
negative.
The decision was, of course, received
with great joy here. There were
fifteen applicants for the prize and
in SO large number it was feared
by some that Sauk Centre was likely
to lose. But the contrary proved to
be the case. But three places were
voted on, Sauk Centre receiving the
votes of the two mentioned above,
while Fir. Leavett voted at first for
Elbow Lake and then for Cambridge
The move to secure the school for
Sank Centre originated with the Com
mercial Club last summer when a
committee with DR.. J. A. Du Bois rs
chairman was appointed to have
II. IL &c.
mittee worked hard and feels much
elated that the question has been
decided in favor of Sank Centre. TO
Du Rois. especially. the thanks of the
committee and Of the city are due.
His work counted at all times and tn
him more than to any other one per-
son is uue the success that crowned
Sank Centres efforts But every
body helped Sauk Centre pulled
together and the result shows what
united effort can do.
site offered and inspected them thor
oughly. The first visit to Sauk Cen
tire was made Oct. %, when Messrs.
Ringdahl and Leavett spent a few
hours in Sauk Centre. They were
shown around and the offer of the
city was laid before them. Mr.. Ros-
ing could not come then on account
of i'll health, but last week Wednes-
day he visited here and made a thor
ough investigation. Mr. Rosing's Wis
it was considered a good omen for
Sauk Centre and the surmise proved
true, for when the question came up
for consideration Friday he stood with
Mr.. Rlngdhal for this city.
| The committee had felt all along
| that if the question could be decided
on it's merits Sauk Centre would win,
for the reason that this city Offered
as fine a site as any, that water sup
ply and drainage are second to none
and that when railroad facilities are
considered Sauk Centre is in a class
by herself. The decision OF the board
was evidently fair and made upon the
merits of the case; at least that's the
opinion of everybody hereabouts.
MIR. Leavett's attitude was peculiar
When the matter came up for decision
Mr.. Rosing desired to have an official
offer from the Sauk Centre City
council that the sewer of the propOs
ed institution could connect with the
city sewer system. Mr.. Leavett OBJ
jected to that on the ground that 9th.
er towns were not given this privil'
ege. AS a matter of fact that was
part of the offer made by the commit
tee in behalf of the city. Mr.. Leavet
wanted Elbow Lake selected, but wheI
he saw that the other two members
of the board were standing for Saul
Centre he cast his vote for Cambridge
on the ground that it was nearer
the cities. He also objected to Saul
Centre on the ground that Stearn:
county has two institutions. the re
formatory and the normal school, TIL,
fact is that the refOrmatory is II
Sherbourne county. Sauk Centre !