The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-10-21
WEBB LIKES IT
Happy and Prosperous In New
Home on Pacific Coast
GROWING AN ORCHARD
Former Mayor of Sauk Centre Re.
news Subscription to Herald and
Sends Regards to Friends

M. L. Webb, who for many years
was resident of Sauk Centre and
who served as the city's mayor one
term, is evidently doing we'll in his
new home at Roseberg, Oregon,
whittier he went two years ago. The
Herald is in receipt of letter from
Mr.. Webb, containing an enclosure of
1925, the price of another years
subscription, and s1.OO contribution
to the John A. johnson memorial
fund. Relative to his contribution
to this memorial Mr.. Webb says:
81 surely wish to be in this noble un-
dertaking and numbered among the
builders of a memorial to one Of
Minnesota'S greatest men. Please
forward this contribution to the fund.-!
Writing at length, Mr.. Webb says:
'I am glad to note that the former
editor has returned to the chair. The
Herald is live newspaper and 1 have
welcomed it weekly in my home for
the last twenty years. We are glad
to learn of the good crops and atten-1
dant prosperity of our home state
where we spent over fifty years. of our
life, and especially our home city.
where we lived the last eighteen years
of the time. The ties of friendship.
still bind us to our old associates and.
friends, but 1 am grieyed to note that
so many are fast passing away, es-
pecially the old comrades of the G. A.
R. We mourn with our people in all
their Affections, and with the state OF
Minnesota in the loss of that great
and noble hearted man, Governor.
j ohm A. Johnson, whom / learned to
love and honor from our first acquain-
tance. .s
81 am panied to read the account
of the loss by fire of the Keller factory,
and 1 wish to extend my sympathy to,
the Keller family and the community
at large in it's great financial loss.
But 1 hope the proprietors will see
their way clear to rebuild, as l am
aware of the great benefits received
by the city from this valuable enter
prise.
"We have now started on our third
year in this great Pacific West, and
still feel glad that we are here enjoy
ing the many months of sunshine and
the balmy ocean breezes famed by
the mountain pines and myrtles, and
feasting on the fine fruits of the land.
We are now getting our home in COM
Portable shape and are putting out a
twenty acre orchard of fruits, such as
apples, pears, plums, cherries, apricots,
nectarines and several varieties of
berries and grapes.
"We very much enjoyed the two
months visit with our daughter Mrs.
Geo. Conkey and her daughters May
and Isabel. They seemed we'll pleas
ed with our city and invested in some
residence lots. We hope they will
make their home here in the near
future.
"Roseberg is fast pushing the front.
1t has about two miles of paved
streets and many more of cement
walks, fine masonic temple, church
es, business houses, and dwellings, all
to the amount of over quarter of a
million dollars, in 1909. There is also
an electric line to Coos bay assured.
This reminds me of the years of boost
ing and getting parks, cement walks
and sewers and bridges in Sauk Gen.
tire, and the faithful members of the
board who stood with us, and the loyal
support of the business men and the
people generally. 1 often hear of the
beautiful little city of Sauk Centre
through people who travel that way,
and stop off for day; and am proud
that I had hand in securing those
Improvements.
'Give my best regards to the G. A.
r. comrades and their hackers, the
Sauk Centre Fire Department, and all
the good people of my home city.
May the blessings of fheaven rest upon
them all and upon the editor of The
Herald.
"Yours very truly:
"M. L. WEBB"
Miss Hedin, who is teaching in the