The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-06-22
A CITY BEAUTIFUL
Sank Centre Possesses Many
Attractive SpetS
APPEARANCE IS FINE
Parks Have Been Extended and
Streets Improved Materially
the Present Season

Sank Centre is one of the prettiest
little cities in Minnesota. With It's
residence streets shaded by fine trees
it's marks which have been materially
extended this season, it's streets I'M
proyed. the thoroughfare leading 10
the Minnesota Home School for Girls
bou]eyarded and lined with fine young
trees. it puts it's best foot forward
and ELECTS many complimentary re-
marks from visitors.
The present season has witnessed a
number of valuable Improvements IN
the park system. The addition to the
park at the foot of Main street by
the lake. which was roughly outlined
last year, has been laid out with
walks. planted with trees and shrubs,
and a large flower bed constructed IN
the center bearing flowers and foliage
plants. Another season will put this
addition to the park in fine shape.
The triangle in front of the school
building has been metamorphosed Tor
the better. Where for years stood
an unsightly, ramshackle old wooden
building, now grow fresh green grass
and bright, beautiful flowers. The
CITY bought this small plot of ground
and improved it. Concrete sidewalks
with cutters line the three sides.
The small park is carefully tended
and it is rapidly developing into one
of the city's beauty spots.
The other triangle a block nearer
the Great Northern Railway station
Is another beauty spot which is care
fully tended. These two constitute
an important part of a suitable civic
approach to the business part OF The
town which later is bound to come.
With this good beginning the work
will undoubtedly progress in the near
future.
The grading of the hill on north
Main street and the boulevarding OF
that street as far north as the lake,
makes fine approach to the Mime
sofa Home School for Girls, This
work was done under the personal
supervision of the able and efficient
street commissioner George M. Rice.
The city this season purchased some
POO fine young trees and Mr.. Rice set
them out along the street leading to
the Girls School, in addition to the
mark at the foot of Sank Lake, and
elsewhere as they are needed. Most
of them are elms and nearly all OF
them lived. In the course OF few
wears they will be fine shade trees.
South Main street beyond the rail
road bridge has also been graded ano
nut in fine condition as far south as
the road running by the Sank Centre
town hall All the work done this
wear is OF the most substantial char
acter. Mr.. Rice never does things 10y
halves. but is careful, conscientious
and thorough.
Tie Civic League composed OF Wo
men. has also been busy this season
looking after the cleaning up OF the
city, so that now the town puts It's
best foot forward. There are some
bid places still left-all towns have
these places-but with the city coun
Gil lending hand as they are doing
and the women and the health boar6
busy, it will not be long before Saul
Centre will be neat and clean all over
While Mr.. Rice has general super
vision of the streets, parks and i'm
provements, each of the parks il
looked after all the time. L. P. Or
vaar is park commissioner and devote
his time to the main park at the foo
of Sank Lake. Jos. Kusba has charge
of the TWO triangular parks mentiones
above. The work of both these gen