The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-06-23
JOYFUL JOBBfRS
Enthusiastic st. Paul Bunch
h Visits Sank Centre
TAKE Town BY STORM
Entertained By Business Men OF
Town They Depart Leaving
Good Feeling Everywhere

st. Paul jobbers, half a hundred
strong, attacked Sank Centre Friday
evening, the city capitulated with
out struggle and the town belonged
to the invaders for twelve hours.
1t was bloodless battle The be
sieged were only too glad to throw uE
their hands and declare that every
thing they had belonged to the in.
vaders.
The victors treated their subjects
royalty, while in turn the vanquished
did everything in their power to
make the stay of the conquering
host pleasant during the time elaps.
ing between arrival and departure.
Fact is, the five days trip of the
st. Paul Jobbers' Association closed
with a good time in the best town in
Stearns county. The jolly jobbers
left state capital Sunday night, toured
the ranges and other parts of north
ern Minnesota and brought up at
Sank Centre for the night, this show
ing that they knew good thing
when they saw it.
The train was due at 6:1O d. m.
but owing to loss of time on account
of numerous stops between here and
Walker, did not arrive until half
past eight.
Sank Centreites had been informed
of their coming and as the result of
meeting held Wednesday night at
the city hall, at which a committee
was appointed to look after the details
of the reception of the visitors, plans
were laid to welcome the Advancing
hosts.
Word had been received that the
train, owing to unavoidable delays,
would not arrive before I O'Clock.
When that hour arrived the Sank
Centre Band marched to the Great
Northern station accompanied by a
good bunch of business men, boys
and girls and enthusiastic citizens.
Furthur delays were experienced but
everybody waited patiently, and
finally just befoIe $50 the special
train hove in sight. When the train
stopped at the platform, everybody
was on hand with warm welcome
There was no informality but host
and guest got acquainted in a jiffy.
A copy of the last weeks issue of
the Sank Centre Herald containing
wards of welcome in large type on
the front page was handed each visit
or as he alighted from the train.
This was greatly appreciated by the
visitors who said Sank Centre was
the only town visited where this was
done.
In fen minutes the visitors, pro-
ceeded by nhe Minnesota State Band
which they carried with them on
the train, lined up and marched up
town. Arrived at the Merchants
National Bank corner the procession
halted and the ranks broke, the job
bers scattering to individually call
upon their customers. The band
were given seats and for an hour gave
fine concert which was listened to
by big crowd. The ladies of the
city were out in numbers and every
body was happy.
At $50 the jobbers, preceded by Their
band, marched to the city park al
the foot of Sank Lake. Here seats
had been provided near the granC
stand. The jobbers filled part of the
seats or lounged about on the grass un
der the trees. The band took up it,
station in the band stand. Large
numbers of gentlemen and ladie:
crowded to the park and there was
an animated scene about the bane
stand.
Then followed a short period O.
speechmaking. Mayor 81. F. Henne
| mann presided. The city's popular
executive spoke briefly, expressing thu
pleasure it gave the city to meet thei
visitors, and closing by telling then
that everything the city had wa!
theirs during their brief stay. Thu
| mayor then introduced DR.. j. A. D,
Bots.
The well known physician and al
| round enthusiastic booster was giveI
a hand when he advanced to speak
The doctor, always happy on an occa
sion of this nature, was at his bes
and his words of welcome were great
ly appreciated and punctuated will
frequent and hearty applause. Thu
doctor made hit when he referred t