The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-10-12
SAYS NICE THINGS
Delegate to Federation COmpIi-
mentS Sank Centre
A PROGRESSIVE CITY
Representative of AnOka Union Tells
Her Impressions of Visit
Here

Nearly everybody has heard of
"Old Pease," the veteran publisher
of that excellent newspaper, the
Anoka Union. Pease has one of the
most complete plants in the state.
For some years his son, T. G. ].
Pease, has been his right hand man.
Pease Junior has a wife, bright,
intelligent, cultured woman, who
helps materially in making the Union
what it is. Mrs. Pease was a dele
gate to the Federation convention,
and upon her return she wrote her
impressions of Sank Centre and what
she saw here, and had them printed
on the first page of last weeks is
sue of the Union. Here's what she
says:
"A reporter from the Union had the
delightful privilege of visiting the
State Federation of Women's' club in
Sank Centre, Mimi, last week.
"Anoka can learn much along the
line of Civic improvement from this
city and we are glad to know that
the PhilOlectians are already plan
ming to purchase, establish and main
tain a small park at the intersection
of Main street and Clinton avenue
on the west side of Rum river.
"Sauk Centre is a city of about
$500 population and although smaller
than AnOka is more progressive in
some ways. On entering the town
| one sees on either side near the
depot, we'll kept parks. The lawns
are in perfect condition with well
laid out walks, flower beds, shrubs,
small trees, etc. There are many
such parklets throughout the city
and they greatly enhance the beauty
of the city, especially to the stranger
. within it's gates. Bordering on Sank
River is the largest park which af-
fords good drive for autoists. In
the center is a large fountain with
statuary within. The citizens also
take great deal of pride in their
private lawns and boulevards.
while there we visited the printing
Office of the Sank Centre Herald, the
! only newspaper in the city. Editor
Welles, who is splendid newspaper
man and is we'll known throughout
the state, showed us through his we'll
, equipped plant.
eve also visited the high school
where Supt. Aygarn showed us the
new vacuum cleaning apparatus
which is piped throughout the build
ing and collects all dust in a recep-
tacle in the basement. 1t is run by
electric current and again speaks for
the progressiveness of the Sank Gen.
tire people. Supt. Aygarn also spoke
before the convention Thursday morn
ing, at the round table on education
and impressed one as being a young
man of sterling qualities who would
have the best kind of influences over
the young people of that city
J "Sauk Centre has fine Carnegie
library presided over by capable
librarian. They have all modern con-
veniences, adjustable steel racks and
1000 volumes on their shelves.
"The citizens also take a great
deal of pride in the Home School
for Girls located there; it now num-
bers four cottages. Appropriations
for three more have been made, a
chapel, school and the administra-
| ton building. Great care has been
taken in the selection of the ma
irons for these buildings, Mines. Tar
ME French Morse, Church, Foss and
| Morrison and the teachers who in
struct the girls They all impressed
us as being women of exemplary
loved by the girls in their care. One
! of the girls said: ''This is Mother
/ Church's room, l take care of it for
her. and she seemed to have the
greatest pride in the honor. 'We
all love Mother Church, she is so
kind and good to U.S." In conversing
with Mother Church we found that
! she indeed had a large motherly
heart, large enough for the rs girls
| in her charge and made no race dis
| tinction between white and black.
Zone can not realize the possi-
| bilities of the Home School in its
| fullest detail unless they visit it per-
sonally. An elaborate luncheon was
served in one of the buildings, We'd
nesday. Especial mention should be
made of the public spirited citizens
who placed their automobiles at the
disposal of the Federation and OF
those who opened their homes for
the entertainment of their guests.
1--WE only hope that Anoka may