The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-09-25
ALBANY BOOSTERS
TALK COUNTY SEAT
Fair Sized Delegation Appears Be-
fore Commercial Club Friday
Evening of Last Week.
PETITION To BE CIRCULATED
The Candid Judgment of Stearns
County Citizens Urged.
rose Men Help Out.
PETITION TO Be CIRCULATED

Friday night of last week the nj en-
of Albany showed themselves to be
real boosters by visiting Sank Centre,
despite the cold weather. Besides
the Albany boosters there were five
or six county seat enthusiasts ac-
companying them from Melrose. The
party making up two or three auto
loads arrived i'm the city about 8:45
and we're welcomed in speech by
President Hennemann, on behalf of
the Commercial Club.
The welcome was responded to and
the first address of the evening made
by Attorney Barron of Albany, who
thanked the club for its hearty well
come and then proceeded to enlarge
upon the county seat topic. Among
other things Mr.. Barron read an ar
ticle from the st. Cloud Times of
Sept. 10, alleged to be the gleanings
of All interview with Commissioner
Garfield in which some statements
were made that Mr.. Barron said were
the exact opposite to those made in
and around Albany by the Sank Cen.
ire man and he expressed wish that
Commissioner Garfield would declare
himself on the matter by either de-
nying or admitting the statements
made i'm the Times.
Mr.. Barron went on to say that he
regarded the position Sank Centre
was taking as favorable, not neces-
sarily to Albany but to an absolutely
square deal, and he hoped that a
large per cent of this city's citizens
would sign the petition and give the
voters of the county q chance to de-
eide once and for all whether the
county seat was to he IN the center or
the county in a town accessible by
four railroads, or at one end Of the
county in a city part Of which ex-
tended into two other counties. This
election he said would cost each town.
ship $3.50 outside the ballots which
would be furnished by the county.
He said the reason for the visit to
Sank Centre at this time was that
Albany did not talk county seat" at
the fair, and although they did not
come to Sank Centre before the fair
because such visit might interfere
with the success Of that institution.
Now that the fair was over they felt
1t was the proper time to call this
city's attention to their views on the
county seat question.
Mr.. Buahmar of Melrose followed
Mr.. Barron and said that he probably
was not as much enthused as Mr.. Bar
ron, who was father that day for
the first time, but that he believed
the petitions should be signed and
the people of Stearns county given a
chance to decide for themselves where
the county seat should be.
Mr.. Weiner of Albany was next
and spoke very highly of the Stearns
county fair, especially the exhibit of
cattle and promised to send an exhi-
bit TO the next fair. He said Albany
was not fighting for itself but for
Stearns county and although the To-
cation there would benefit our city it
would also be material improve
ment the entire county as regards ac-
cessabjlity to all the people.
Banker Peter Nell OF Albany, was
the next speaker. He told the gentle
men present they ought to vote for
Albany if they thought it was the
best thing for Stearns county, but
they ought to vote for ST. Cloud if
they thought that best for the county
and not to vote for what they be-
lieved would benefit them and not
the rest of the county. He added
that he considered Albany's location
the best for the people in general.
Mr.. Weiner then called on Ben Du-
Bots, who assured Albany they could
look for square deal from Sank Gen.
tire and thanked the gentlemen in be-
half of the fair management for the
large delegation sent to the fair by
the embryo county seat. The delega-
ton he said represented one half of |
the population of that city
DIR. Lamb was next called on by At |
torney Barron and in his response
stated that he believed large num-
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