The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-12-10
~ Years Ago
Interesting News Items Taken From
Herald of 1870, Edited by ]. H.
Simonton, Still Resident of
Sank Centre

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and do a fourishing business.
A. Moore, heavy dealer in general
merchandise.
J. Capser & Co., deal largely in dry
goods, groceries, etc.
A. Bassett, dealer in groceries, and
keeps fresh stock; sells cheap and
prospers accordingly.
R. White runs the St. Lucy grocery.
A model drug store is kept by Finch
& Co., who have everything pure and
fresh in that line. Besides a great
assortment of books of every descrip-
ton.
Merchant tailoring is the speciality
of D. Stabler, who is also agent for
the Weed Sewing Mac';ne.
A millinery store is KEEP, by Mrs. S.
A. Davis.
A. Dahlem keeps a news depot.
Victor & Boobar run a meat market.
Trades and professions.
Attorneys and counselors at law,
Miner & Barto. These gentlemen are
also local agents for a number of in
surance companies Charlie Walker is
also a gentleman of the legal profess
sion; L. E. Tubbs has his share of
the litigatious affairs of the commun
ity. Physicians and surgeons, Palmer
& McMasters; Eclectic physicians,
! Armstrong & Garfield; Surgeon dent
list, E. K. Jacques. Architect and
builder, L. L. West. Painter and glaz-
Ter, w. J. Whitefeld. Tonsorial artist,
Fred Williams.
Hotels.
In every city and town, and espec-
tally those that lie upon the great
thoroughfares, every great requisite
is a good hotel Accommodations. Sank
Centre is blessd in this respect. She
has five good hotels, the principal one
tof which is the Sank Centre House;
it was formerly kept by that prince Of
tstory tellers, E. P. Barnum. 1t has
since come into the possession of the
Messrs. Wright & Parker, gentlemen
who know how to keep popular
House, and propose to do it. The
outside of st. Paul. Under the new
reign the house is being renovated
thoroughly, and extensive additions
will oe made. An excellent livery is
attached.
The Minnesota House kept by j
Apfeld is very popular; the Winters
House by S. L. Winters; American
House by C. Jenkins; Eagle Hotel by
j. Ebensteiner-
Schools
This district school is under the
charge of Miss A. Wilkins, assisted by
Miss C. Idell. There are $50 pupils ir
attendance. What would teacher Of
today think of handling 125 pupils 2
F. M. E.) A fine brick school house is
being erected on Sixth street at cost
of between $4,000 and $1,000. 1t is
beautifully located and is being finish
ed in excellent style. 1t is to be OF
two stories, ornamental bastions, anc
plain brick cornice. E. E. West, the
builder.
Churches.
The Episcopal Society has large
edifce, commodious and well seated
under the PASTORAL care of Rev. Stew
art. It is built Ct grout and located
on Main street.
The Congregationalists have a fine
wooden building on Main street anc
Sixth street, under care of A. J. Pike
The Methodist Episcopal Society il
fourishing under its excellent pastor
Rev. F. H. Tubbs. 1t meets with the
Presbyterian church at present, but
intends to erect soon an edifice of it:
own.
Various Societies.
The Masonic fraternity have very
flourishing lodge here. Star in the
West, No. 60, with a membership Of
forty, ]. D. Carr, NJ. w.
The Good Templars have a fine
lodge and are doing good work.
The Grand Army of the Republic
Wilkin Post, No. %, has a member
ship of so. R. v. King, Commander
The Charitable society, Knights Of
the Silver Shield, also hold occasion
al meetings, and yields a healthy in
Ifuence upon the sanitary conditions
of the community.
Newspaper.
To account for the thrift and pros
Iperity that pervades the village, We
have only to announce the presence
of live paper. The Sank Centre Her
aid, started in 1867 by j. H. and S
Simonton, is a vigorous Republican or
Igan, awake to the interest of the
town, and ably conducted by its ed.
litors.
Items of Interest.
| A. Moore. is erecting a large brick
block on the site of the disastrous
fire of last spring. It will contain 9
large store room, a hall for the acco.
mediation of the Masons, and mum.
Der of offices. It will be supplied
with water pipes and heated with hot
air. In this connection we may men
ltiOn that a very SUPERIOR article Ot