The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-01-27


owned by George Veeder, one of the
best stock farms in Stearns county.
Mr.. Caughren also bought the Capt.
Bruce forty acres adjoining it. All
of this land joins Mr.. Caughren's
Getty Farm. which gives him 600
acres in one body. This does not look
as though Mr.. Caughren was going to
move west very soon. While he
knows more about the west than any
other man in this country, Mr.. Caugh-
rem has lived in all parts of it for the
past twenty years.
Saturday, Jan. 20, is the anniversary
of the birth of the late lamented
William Mckinley. The late presi-
dents favorite flower was the carna-
tion and he rarely if ever appeared
without one of the beautiful blooms
in his buttonhole. The CarnatiOn
League is an organization whose pur-
pose is to perpetuate the martyr presi-
dents memory by endeavoring to get
the public to wear the carnation on
Jan. 20. Wouldn't it be fine thing
to see carnations in abundance on the
coat lapels of Sank Centre citizens
next Saturday?
A fine comet is attracting much at
tention just now. The heavenly
stranger can bee seen any clear even
ing after six O'Clock in the western
sky, a little to the right and below
the planet Venus, which is now even
ing star. The head of the comet is a
a bright spot and the tail extends up
ward into the sky quite considerable
distance. 1t is beautiful sight and
well worth looking for. At O'Clock
it seems to be at its best. This comet
made its appearance very suddenly
and Unexpectedly and astronomers
are trying to find out something
about it. Some supposed it to be
Halley's comet, but that is not due
to be visible with the naked eye until
sometime in June or July.
Rev. J. III. Parish, field secretary
for the Minnesota Sunday school AS
ISOLATION, spent Sunday in Sank Cen
tire in the interests of that organiza-
tion. At 3 o'clock i'm the afternoon
he held meeting at the Congrega-
'tional church and at that time the
following officers were elected for the
Sank Centre district branch of the
county association: Pres, DR.. H. F.
Hennemann; vice pres, T. r. Barnes;
sec.-treas., Mrs. Jas. Ingram; supt.
elementary dept, Mrs. S. L. Mitchell;
supt. teachers training dept, Mrs. F.
H. Oehler: supt. home dept, Mrs. j.
T. B. Smith. Following this Mr..
Parish explained the working of the
state association and answered ques-
tions relative to Sunday school work.
1t was pleasant and profitable ses-
sion. In the evening Mr.. Parish
spoke at union meeting held at the
Methodist church. A capacity au-
dience was present. At the close a
generous collection was taken for the
work of the state association. The
Methodist choir with Mrs. Miller at
the organ led the singing.
''The Merry Widow, Lehar's popu-
lar comic opera, was the offering at
the Davidson Theatre, st. Cloud,
Monday evening. The company fifty
strong with orchestra of twenty
pieces, was the same that played in
the twin cities and Duluth. They
gave finished performance to Ca
pacity house. The costuming and act
ing were superb, while the singing,
especially the chorus work, could not
have been improved upon. The Or
chestra was the finest heard i'm St.
Cloud for many months. Mabel Will
Der in the stellar role of Sonia was
excellent, her singing good, her acting
fine and her costumes magnificent.
George Dameral as Prince Danillo
left nothing to be desired. The role
of Natalie, assumed by Sophia Bar
nard, was equal to the star work of
Miss WILDER, while her singing rank
ed with that of the best of sopranos.
The tenor singing of Harold Blake,
who took the part of Camille De JOLT
don, was feature of the production.
The company ranks high in every way.
The costuming and stage settings
were of the highest order. The
music of the opera is very pretty and
attractive, and this well balanced
company gave its fullest interpreta-
tion. The opera in places is some
what risque, but this feature is a Sc
condary matter, and to the lover of
fine music, attractive ensembles and
all that goes to make up first class
production, the baser is lost sight of
i'm the beautiful and the artistic.
Manager Davidson is to be congratu-
lated on securing SO fine an attraction
for his pretty playhouse.