The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-10-14
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Miss Wetle spent Sunday at Star
buck
MRS. Klein is visiting her parents
at Creston, Iowa.
Bert Honnold is here from st. Cloud
visiting his father.
A carload of stock was shipped
from Westport Monday.
Mrs. F. Krantz, of Sank Centre, Wis
tied Mrs. A. Borchert last week.
Mrs. Stewards mother and sister
of Illinois, are, visiting her here.
Mrs. Arthur Brecount, of Sank
Centre, spent Sunday with her par
ents.
Mrs. ]. A. Osborne spent Thursday
with Mrs. L. w. Gingery, at Sank
Centre.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. J. Gray, on
Thursday, Sept. 30th, 1915, a little
daughter.
A little son was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Ray Parker on Monday, Septem-
Der 9th, 1915.
George Hall left Tuesday for Wa
SEGA, Mimi, where he expects to Sc
cure a position.
= Alvin Green and Walter Welsh were
among the passengers to Sank Centre
Saturday morning.
Sam Frederick, of Missoula, Mont,
is the guest of his brothers, Bert,
Jake and Chas. Frederick.
Miss Alma Bishop started to school
at Sank Centre Tuesday morning. She
is taking the normal course.
Miss Helen Brecount and her friend
Miss Edna Forsberg, were week end
guests of the former young lady's-
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. Kay.
The Ladies' Aid supper given at the
Woodman Hall on Saturday night was
we'll attended and the apron sale was
a great success. B. Frederick distin-
guished himself as an auctioneer. The
ladies cleared $40.
Harold Bishop, who recently re-
turned from an extended Western Wis
it, writes entertaingly of his trip,
as follows: -
Leaving Westport July 10th via
the N. P, the writer made stopovers
at Fargo, Yellowstone National Park,
Spokane, Tacoma, and Seattle enroute.
Arriving in Seattle the last night
of. the Shriner's Convention that city
presented itself as a very lively place
for 100000 population. Seattle is cal
led a second Rome, being built upon
seven hills. With it's harbor facilities
and shipping interests, it is considered
the gateway to Alaska. Seattle seems
to be the first of the Western cities to
be recovering from the recent bust
ness depression throughout the West.
"a boat trip down the bay brings
you into Tacoma, city of 10000
population. A very pretty place with
many fine buildings and in the dis
lance Mr.. Rainier looms up, which
makes a very impressive sight.
Portland, Ore, is called the city of
roses. 1t is located on the Columbia
River and derives a large income from
the salmon industries located there.
Leaving Portland and following
the Shasta Route, the train arrived in
San Francisco the morning of the
third day. The climate there is invig-
Grating and refreshing. Generally a
heavy fog hangs over the city from
about a y. m. till about 9 o'clock the
next morning. San Francisco has
eliminated most of the traces of the
earthquake and fire in 1904 and de-
serves much credit for their progress
The Exposition is we'll worth ones
while and is very educational. After
spending week there the writer went
on to Los Angeles. Within twenty
miles of this city are many famous
beaches, where the people spend the
hot summer days much the same as
We do at our lakes during the summer
season. Catalina Island, out in the
Pacific about 40 miles, is one of the
most famous summer resorts. The
ocean is very clear there and in the /
glass bottom boats you are enabled to
see the ocean floor with all its gro
tesque formations and animal life,
The waters around the island are a
fisherman's Paradise. Most of the fish
average from Is to $50 lbs., in weight |
and are very game species. Over
$4,000 autos are registered in Los
Angeles alone. They have about 5000
miles of macadamized, paved and |
oiled roads in the state of California.
Leaving Los Angeles September
21st, and after passing over several
mountain ranges and vast desert,
the train pulled into Salt Lake City
the next noon. The main points of in
terest there are the great Salt Lake
the Mormon Tabernacle and Temple.
The next day the train passed
through the Royal Gorge and pulled
into Denver the following evening
Denver is very attractive and the pop
ulst;on is estimated at 250,00O. There
is sad to be only one frame building
in the entire city.
Through Nebraska and Iowa there
was much evidence Of heavy rains.
Cvops in general Looked good. The
first rain / encountered after leaving
Spokane was when the train was pull
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