The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-03-12
UP TO DATE OPERA
HOUSE IS ASSURED.
PLAN FOR BUILDING NEW PLAY
HOUSE FOR SAUK CENTRE
DEFINITELY SETTLED.
INDORSEDBY COMMERCE. CLUB
CITY COUNCIL URGED TO PASS
STRONG ORDINANCE REGU-
LATINO THEATERs.
ENDORSED BY COMMERCE. CLUB


At the close of largely attended
and enthusiastic meeting of the Sank
Centre Commercial Club last evening
TO discuss the opera house proposition
j. A. Caughren was asked this ques-
ton by the Herald editor:
"Mr. Caughren can the Herald state
tomorrow that the opera house will
be built? ?" "Most assuredly you can
because / will build"
The meeting was but another dem
onstration of what the wide-awake
business and professional men OF
Sank Centre can put over when they
get back of anything.
Ii may be safely said that the fate
of the proposed new playhouse hung
In the balance, and it was not until
Mr.. Caughren had received the unani-
NOUS and enthusiastic endorsement OF
nearly 100 Of the city's best business
and professional men that the pro-
meters felt justified in going ahead
with the Improvement.
Many tributes were paid the enter
prise of Mr.. Caughren, eliminating in
n
tribute to a most progressive citizen.
During the course OF the meeting
the following resolution was unani-
m0usly passed:
Resolved that the Sank Centre
Commercial Club Club heartily
approve of the proposition of
Messrs. Caughren and Debeau to
erect a suitable opera house In
the City of Sank Centre, and that
the Clab individually and coilec-
lively promise them their hearty
support and encouragement in
ERECTING an adequate opera house,
that the club also intlorses the
CONTEMPLATED action Of Nthe Com
mon C5uneil of the City OF Sank
Centre in pas sing and enforcing
: q stri,Eaas Asidinance regulating
the coStrf fction and operation or
( theatersE and motion picture
shows in Inc City Of Sank Centre.
Architect Buckley Of st. Cloud was
present ard explained somewhat in
detail the proposed plan. This discus
sion brought out the fact that the
stage was rather limited as to size,
and also that the city owned several
feet. of ground at the rear OF the the
alter, which if required would make 1t
possible to build the stage larger. Mr..
Gaughren also owns ample ground to
give access and egress to the rest
room. and one or two members OF the
council suggested that the City might
turn a few feet of ground over to Mr..
Caughren if he would give them a
way to get onto thir property from
the rear. The following resolution
was introduced and unanimously pas
Sed:
Resolved, that the Sank Centre
4 Commercial Club recommend that
the City of Sank Centre convey
to j. A. Caughren a certain strip
of ground located between the
Rest Room and the proposed OPP
era house site in consideration OF
which j. A. Caughren shall grant
the city privilege of using suffi-
cient of his ground for access and
egress to the rest room.
Mr.. Caughren will have associated
with him in the venture Mr.. Debeau
of Minneapolis, the later to have &C
tive management of the house.
The house will be absolutely mod
ern, comfortable and safe. 1t will seat
about five hundred people. The struc-
ture will be 40x102 feet. The stage
has q 24-foot opening, is Fl feet deep
and is feet from stage floor to top Of
procenium arch. A fly gallery will be
constructed for the scenery, and all
curtains will lift straight up instead
of rolling. The exits will be ample
and seats comfortable Besides the
lobby and box office in front there
will be ladies retiring room.
The second floor will undoubtedly
house the Masonic bodies OF Sank
Centre and if the present plans are
carried out they will have very com
Portable quarters.
This new structure will mean much
to Sank Centre. The people have
been long suffering for lack of suit
able place for entertainments and
public gatherings, and the citizens
are to be congratulated upon the I'M
provement. On behalf of all the peo-
pie of Sank Centre the Herald wishes
to extend the hearty thanks to Mr..
Caughren for his liberality.
The Herald suggests The Caugh-
rem, as a suitable name for the
playhouse. and memorial to the
city,s foremost citizen.
FATAL TO BELGRADE WOMAN.
Minneapolis, March 10.-A fall
down stairs at 1400 Yale Place in this
CITY on last Monday resulted in in
iuries to Mrs. Elsie C.. Jacobson,
which Yesterday caused her death.
The accident caused fractures OF the
bones of the arm and leg and the
shock of the accident is given as the
cause of her death, at the North
western hospital yesterday. The re-
mains were shipped from Mlnneapoils
to Belgrade yesterday, where the
funeral will be held.