The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-02-22

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Down this way the villages and
cities are built around ''the square"
where is usually located the court
house or some other public building.
All the business houses face the
square, which makes the town look
very attractive. While the business
houses are quite substantial and we'll
kept there is something lacking, in
the eyes of the Northerner. rather
think that it is the hustle and hustle
that characterizes the average Min
nesota village. Here they are rather
slow-going and it tries ones patience
to go into a store and stand around
and wait until the proprietor or clerk
gets through whiting and finishes
the argument which he is that moment
having with some old retired farmer,
of whom there are myriads. There is
this consoling feature, however, you
can buy most anything for two-thirds
or one-half of what the same article
would cost in Minnesota.
They have discontinued the curfew
IN most of the towns in this part of
the state for the reason that it awak-
ened the inhabitants from their slum-
bers and therefore was adjudged a
nuisance. "Early to bed and early to
rise," is an adage that is followed
most religiously in the average south
ern Iowa and northern Missouri town,
and doubt not it is a good policy to
to follow out.
Last week / saw something that
was not only new to me but also
seemed rather odd. We went into
the dining room of hotel at Gaines
vile, Mo-, saw what to me looked like
two tables fixed up for wedding
feast. Not seeing any other tables in
the room we naturally seated our
selves at one of these tables. Upon
examining same we found that. each
table was really two tables, both
round. The smaller one stood on top
of the larger and in the center. 1t
was revolving affair which contain
ed bread, butter, seasonings and
sauces, and other necessary adjuncts
to the bill of fare, and all that was
necessary to get any desired articles
was to give it small whirl and swing
it around until the desired article ar
rived at the place where you were sit
ting. Rather convenient, eh?
We are all enjoying this trip i'm
mensely and are blessed with the best
of health. While the weather has
been somewhat cold and raw yet we
would rather have the present tenn
perature maintained, for we all look
forward to the muddy season with
dread.
Talking about county option, I
must confess that 1 have had my
eyes opened since coming down here.
/ had always been opposed to county
option for the reason that did not
think it could or would be enforced.
Well, here they have county option
and it is dry-awful dry, If you please.
There isn't a saloon between Des
Moines and the Missouri line and woe
to the druggist who sells "booze.
Many have tried it but to their sor-
row. In one town we visited the
druggist had been arrested three
times and each time assessed $500.
just for the fun Of it I went into his
store and asked for a half pint of al
cohol to be used for shaving purposes.
He wouldn't let me have it until it
had been denaturized and when COM
pleted it looked like ruby foam and
bore a label marked poison. There
may be some bootlegging going on
but if so it is done in a very quiet
manner, which is not at all objection
able. The people down this way be-
lieve in county option and popular
opinion approves of its strict enforce
ment. In my opinion there is nothing
to the argument that we employed
against county option two years ago,
and for one have been converted to
become quite an admirer of county
option as a means for checking the
liquor evil which now hangs over the