The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-01-04
new YEAR COMES
Nineteen Hundred Twelve Makes
His Formal Bow
REAL WlNTRY WEATHER
Snow Storm With Very Low Temper
dture Marks Arrival of New
TwelvemOnth

TwelvemOnth
Nineteen hundred twelve made his
bow in Sank Centre under auspices
that made lots of people shiver. Low
temperature accompanied by snow
and wind made it pretty comfortable
to stay in the house by a warm fire.
side. Monday morning, New Years
Day, reliable thermometers registered
Is degrees below zero at O'Clock. 1t
didn't get very much warmer during
the day. Tuesday at 6 a. m. the mer-
curry sank to IS degrees below zero and
the day was cold one, though the
snow had ceased. The cold weather.
however, found all comfortably fixed
for sub-zero temperature.
The new Rest Room, recently pur-
chased and remodeled by the city.
was formally opened New Years af-
ternoon, though it had been open for
month for use. The Gradatim Club,
under whose auspices the concern was
originally started and which has
looked after it since, held ''Open
house" for their members, the mayor,
city council and other officials, and
the press. The affair lasted from 3 to
5 and was pleasant in every way.
The new room was spick and span.
bright, comfortable and attractive.
There were just enough there to make
it cosy and Sociable. Shortly after 4
O'Clock the president of the Gradatim
Club. Mrs. A. Barto, called order
I'D made few appropriate remarks
,natron, Mrs. L. NJ. Clark. fol
lived with a brief account of the
work of the Rest Room during De-
cember, stating that during The
month there had been $40 visitors ex-
elusive of townspeople. there having
been 90 on one single day. Informal
remarks were then, in repose to in
vitation by Mrs. Barto, made by DR..
j. NJ. McMasters, Health Officer. DR..
J. A. Dubois and the publisher of
The Herald. Following this light re-
freshments were served, the guests
being waited on by Mrs. Mel Billed,
Misses Annabel Emerson. Annabel
Erwin and Florence Parker. At
O'Clock the gathering broke up.
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The Official Board of the Methodist
Episcopal church held ''open house,
at the church from 3 to p. m. New
Years Day. Each and every man on
the Board was in evidence arrayed in
his Sunday best and wearing his
brightest, sweetest smile. The pas
tor of the church, Rev. r. w. Duel,
was one of the entertainers, too, and
contributed much to the pleasure of
the event. During the four hours
which the reception lasted, many
came and went and all were given a
glad hand and hearty wish for a
prosperous and happy year. The ladies
were in evidence, too, and under their
immediate supervision a toothsome
lunch was served in the lecture room.
During the afternoon musical pro-
grams, both formal and informal,
were rendered, and the time passed
very pleasantly away. 1t was quite
an event and added much good feel
ing and hearty good fellowship to
that already existing in the church.
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On New Years night, at the audi
forum, the Sank Centre Band gave
one of their enjoyable dancing parties.
The floor was in excellent condition,
the music, furnished by Miller's or
chestra, was of the.best, there was a
goodly number present, and the eve
ming passed very pleasantly for all.
Mrs. J. W. Ward, assisted by Mrs.
e. A. Richards, entertained a party