The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-01-28
1916 Meeting HELD
At SAUk CENTRE
NORTHERN MINNESOTA EDIT
ORS WILL MEET IN THIS
CITY NEXT YEAR.
SUMNER OUTING AT DULUTH
THIEF RIVER FALLS ENTER
TAINS COUNTRY PUBLISH
ERS RIGHT ROYALTY.

The mid-winter meeting of the
Northern Minnesota Editorial Asso-
citation was held at Thief River Falls
Friday and Saturday of last week.
Thief River is the county seat of
Pennington(u ntil recently portion of
Red Lake, county, and is one of the
most progressive cities of 5000 in
Minnesota. The streets are wide and
are kept in frst-class condition.
In 1900 Thief River Falls was
mere village. The Federal census of
1910 gave it a population of 1892,
and a municipal census in June 1913,
gave it a population of $3.50. Its
size today is best shown by the school
enrolment of January, 1914, which
was 1859. The vote in the city cleo
ion of November, 1913, brought out
1,010 male votes.
The city owns its own waterworks,
sewers and electric lighting and
power plant. The latter has for sew
eral years past Melted the city $4,000
annually above the cost of mainten-
ance, interest and extensions. The
city also owns handsome auditorium
building costing $4,000 erected two
years ago. The cement walks in bust
ness district are IL feet wide, and
the city boasts of 'white way" of II
blocks. Its fire, police and other de-
partment of public service are mod
modern and up to date.
The busI ,ess portion of the city is
substantial and modernly built. The
business men of the city are alert
and carry splendid stocks of np-to-
date merchandise, and the territory
tributary to Thief River Falls is al
most unlimited. Located as it is in
the Red River Valley there is much
of the land still in the wild state, al
though improved anG prosperous
farm homes can be seen on every
hand. Ample bitches have been built
completely draining every acre of the
land which in most instances is
heavy black loan with a clay sub
soil.
Friday afternoon the editors were
taken on a short side trip over the
Minnesota and Northwestern Electric
railway, running from Thief River to
Goodridge, 20 miles away. This latter
town last September was mere stop
ping place, now it is a bustling stop
village of 800 souls. There are two
banks and newspaper, but as yet no
postoffice AS an indication of the
enterprise of the people of this sec
ton, the electric line was first pro-
jected last April, and the cars were
running before Oct. 1st, 1914.
Friday evening the pencil pushers
were rendered an elaborate banquet
at Hotel Evelyn, participated in by
about Is of the business men. A real
cabaret show made a distinct hit with
several of the older members of the
fraternity. Supt. Hay of the public
schools officiated as POSTMASTER. His
ready Scotch wit and genial personal
ity made him an ideal master of cere-
monies. The scribes were put on the
grill for the edifcation of their hosts.
Messrs. Cutter and Smith, the
Thief River Falls publishers, had all
necessary arrangements made to
properly care for their guests. The
program of the sessions were both en-
PERTAINING and instructive.
Asa NJ Wallace, editor of the Her
aid, was unanimously elected presi-
dent OF the association for the coming
year. The association is generally
recognized as being the most vigorous
organization outside the state asso-
citation. Forty-five counties are en-
braced in its territory, as follows:
Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami,
Benton, Big Stone, Cass, Chisago,
Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing,
Douglas, Grant, Hubbard, Isanti,
Itasca, Kanabec, Koochiching, Kit
son, Lake, Mahnomen, Marshall,
Meeker, Mile Laos, Morrison, Nor
man, Ottertail, Pine, Polk, Penning-
ton, Pope, Red Lake, Roseau, Sher-
burne, Stearns, Stevens, st. Louis,
Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wadena, Will
kin and Wright.
The other officers are P. J. Vasaly,
Little Falls, vice president; A. G.
Rutledge, Minneapolis, secretary
treasurer; H. P. Phillips, Mahnomen,
Geo. Erickson, Spooner, and Marcus
Cutter, Thief River Falls, executive
committee.
The new president appointed Far
ley Dare of Walker, Mr.. Kelley of
Menahga, and P. ]. Vasaly of Little
Falls, as a legislative committee to
work in conjunction with the commit
tee from the state association.