The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-11-30
Neighborhood News
HAPPENINGS OF THE WEEK
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Alexandria is considering the oiling
of it's main travelled streets.
Andrew E. Fritz of st. Cloud has
been reappointed by Governor Burn
auist as state public examiner.
The village of Fertile dedicated a
beautiful new $4,000 high school last
week with appropriate exercises.
G. C. ferguson of Glenwood bagged
a big moose in the north woods last
week. 1t was one of the few animals
of the kind reported killed this year.
The First National Bank of Swan
vile took occupancy of its new two
story brick home last week. 1t is one
OF the neatest and most convenient
small banking homes in this region.
Freeport has organized CONNER
cial Club with the following officers:
M. L. Harren, president; Conrad
Botz, vice president; John w. Kuhn,
secretary; Fred w. Hockert, treasur-
er.
Miss Sylvia jacobson of Osakis was
married at Alexandria last week to
Edward B. Dahlsten, cashier of the
State Bank of Carlos. Both young
people are immensely popular in thei1
home towns.
The county auditor and one commits
sioner of Cass county have been in
dicted by the grand jury for irregu-
larities in highway construction. Their
trial comes off at the term of court
now in session.
Anton Zirbes, who had served the
Melrose Cooperative Creamery asso-
citation as secretary and manager for
twelve years, rendered his resigna-
ton to the board of directors last
week to take effect Immediately.
Detroit H. S. football team claims
the championship of the district, hav-
ing won from Wadena, Fergus Falls,
Park Rapids, Ulen and Alexandria.
They lost to Moorhead but the game
has been protested on the ground that
two of the Moorhead players were in
eligible.
The Northwestern Telephone Com
pany is changing over its system at
Swanville. All lines will be taken off
the streets and placed in alleys and
instead of the open wiring heretofore
used all wires will be run in cables.
The company will also have new quar-
tiers in the First National Bank build
ing. j..
Frank M. Morehouse, ST., veteran OF
the Civil war and one of the earliest
residents of Melrose, died few days
ago at his home in that city. All bus
mess houses were closed during the
funeral service. He came to Mime
sofa in 1866, settling first near New
U]m and a short time later near Mel
rose.
Pensioners of the St. Rosa church
have decided to expend $4,000 in i'm
proving and charging their church
building. This will make the edifice
one of the largest and most hand
some in this part of the state. More
than $4,000 was subscribed at the first
meeting when the subject was breach
ed.
The Glenwood Athletic Club was re-
Gently organized with charter MEM
bership of twenty-five business men.
The aim of the organization is to band
the men of the town for the promo
ton of athletics, physical training
and sports of all kinds. The club will
have the use of the gymnasium in the
new high school.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Maus of Pearl
Lake, pioneer residents of Stearns
county, celebrated their golden we'd
ding anniversary last week. They
were married at Gutenberg, in old
Stearns, on Nov. 10, 1866, and have
lived at Pearl Lake since. Fifteen
children We're born TO them and all
are living and were in attendance on
the celebration. Mr.. Maus settled on
the old home farm So years ago.
While driving a car between Mel
rose and Freeport, Miss Minnie
Uhlenkott of Freeport had a narrow
escape from injury when her machine
went into the ditch. In turning out to
pass another car in the deep gravel
recently placed on the road, the young
auto took a bee line for the
roadside trench and turned over. Miss
Uhlenkott was pinned down by TIE
rod of the steering wheel and wind
shield but was extricated without hav-
ing suffered more than bruises.