The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-10-28
were entertained by Mr.. and John ]


Boobar.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Smith, who have
been visiting friends and relatives in
Sank Centre for some time returned
to their home in Yakima, Wash, Sat
urday.
We have very few 10 K solid gold
pendant neck chains set with small
diamonds, selling for very low
price while they last. Walker, the
up-to-date jeweler. adv
Mrs. Harriet Thomson came up
from Minneapolis Tuesday for sew
eral weeks visit with relatives ano
friends. She is at present the guest
of Mrs. L. J. Irish.
r. J. Becwar arrived in Sank Cen
tire Wednesday noon from Minot, N.
d., and will visit with the gentleman's
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Steve
Kinsella, till Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Hooper, who had
been visiting the gentleman's brother,
Harry, and other friends in and about
Sank Centre, left Friday for then
home at New Rockford, N. D..
John Grundman, formerly of Sank
Centre, but now of Pella, Iowa, arriv-
ed Tuesday on business trip and al
so to pay visit to his brother,
George, and sister, Mrs. D. Fairchild.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Carpenter are the
proud parents of a bouncing baby
boy, born to them on Saturday, Oct.
10Th, and which the Herald of last
week failed to chronicle. The young
ster weighed eight pounds and both
mother and child are getting along
fine.
w. A. Albert, a recent recruit to
the ranks of farmers in this vicinity,
last week threshed a crop of oats
from his place near Westport which
averaged So bushels to the acre. So
heavy was the crop that Mr.. Albert
purchased a National portable eleva-
tor for the handling of it and pro-
nounced the mechanism a veritable
boon.
On Wednesday evening of this
week Miss Amelia Strand, who has
just recently come to Sank Centre
from Willmar as stenographer for the
ols-Hicks-McNairy Co. wholesale
house, very pleasantly entertained a
dozen friends at the Theo. Dock res
idence. The evening was spent at 500
after which elaborate refreshments
were served and the fortunes of the
guests told by Miss Strand in a very
novel and enjoyable way.
On Monday of this week, John
Knapp of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, while
assisting his brother, who lives on the
old Buck place, in harvesting his crop
of potatoes, fell off the load. One
wheel of the wagon passed over his
body, crushing the shoulder blade and
fracturing several ribs. A physician
was summoned Immediately and set
the injured members and although
Mr.. Knapp is suffering severely, it is
believed he will recover unless in1ur-
ed internally to a greater extent than
is at present apparent. z....t
Q. B. Boobar, Mrs. C. C. Tobey, and
l.. j. Irish and family seconded them
selves snugly in the Boobar auto last
Sunday and drove to Paynesville for
a visit with Rev. T. C. Hudson and
family. The party found the rever-
end gentleman absent from home,
having been called to Sacketts Har-
Dor, N. Y, by the death of an aged
uncle. However, they were royalty
received by Mrs. Hudson and 'Bill'
and "Bob." A visit of two hours and
luncheon were enjoyed, after which
start was made on the return trip.
Sank Centre was reached at 7:45
o'clock, just too late for church ser
vice. Moral: Start earlier.
William McDougle, wife, two
daughters, SON and daughter-in-law,
are among the latest additions to the
rural population of Sank Centre, ar
irving last week from Bancroft, Iowa.
and having already established them
selves in their new homes. Mr.. Nc
Dougle has purchased the John Cos
tello 320-acre farm at Ward Springs,
near Birch Lake. His son has taken
a lease with option to purchase on the
Peter Gram 160-acre place adjoining.
1t is the intentions of the McDougles
TO devote both properties to sheep
raising. The elder McDougle brought
with him a drove of exceptionally
registered stock and ex-
,ects to increase his herds largely in