The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-10-25
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: INTERESTING ITEMS FROM ,
HERALD OF 1S73-J. HI. ,
SIMONTON, EDITOR.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Herald of October rs, 1873.

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Herald of October rs, 1878.
Sank Centre. A Growing Town
(From the St. Cloud Journal. )-Going
to Sank Centre for the first time in
four years, recently, we were surpris-
ed to see the many and substantial
improvements made during that time.
Buildings of a character to be a
credit to any town in the state have
been erected. A large two-story
brick building, for two stores, built by
A. Moore, Esq, at a cost of $4,000;
a new Touring mill, costing about
$4,000; three story frame building,
the lower story for store, the second
for a large public hall and the third
for Masonic and Oddfelfows hall. are
among the more noticeable buildings
of. business character. There are
four churches-the Episcopal, Con-
gregational, Methodist and Catholic.
The dwelling houses are tasty and in
some instances expensive. The town
is we'll supplied with comfortable
notes.-the Linden House, Eastern
Hotel, Minnesota House and Sank
Centre, being all well kept. 1t has
also wide-awake business men who ap-
pear to be doing a thriving business.
J. Capser & Co., c. M. Sprague Co.,
Kellogg, Chase & Mayo, in dry goods,
groceries, etc; Howard and Carpenter
in hardware; J. E. Finch & Co., IRE
presented by Capt. Oakford) in drugs
and medicine and P. w. Hammer in
watches, clocks and jewelry carry
large stocks. There are quite num-
Der of other merchandise houses well
supplied with goods. West & Human
manufacture and are agents for agri-
cultural implements, wagons, etc
The Citizens bank owned by Andrew
j. Smith is one of the leading institu-
tons of the place. A brass band has
been organized, in which the mascu,
line musical talent of the town has
been drafted and already shows graft
flying progress. 1t played very credi,
tably in the last two days Of the fair
The Herald, published by ]. f. ano
S. Simonton, is now we'll along in its
seventh year and enjoys, as it de-
serves, the patronage of the business
men of the place and Of the people
of the surrounding country.
The location of Sank Centre is such
IS TO enable it to draw trade frolr the
country, which is we'll settled fol-
many miles in all directions. With
the energy of it's people in business
matters, their hospitality and genial
ity in social life, it cannot but grow
to be considerable town and one
very pleasant to live in.
| !. Large Apples Mrs. Feisler, wllt
returned last Saturday from a visi
east, brought with her from Sturgis
Mich, splendid apple which weighed
10 ounces and measured Ia inches il
| circumference either way.
Departures-On Monday morning
Mr.. S. w. kellogg, who spent most o
the summer here, left for his home a
Waukegan, Ill. He is so we'll please'
with Sank Centre that he plans t
make his future home here.
Mr.. H. S. Doty of San Jose, Gal!
forcia who made a stay here of abou
month, also left for his homo O
the same day.
The reading on last Tuesday even
ing was a very pleasant affair.
having been announced the previou
, week by Prof. Cook would entertai
the audience the house was filled
. its capacity. Mr.. Cook, thinking
would be more entertaining to hav
: more than one read during the ever
ing had invited Mr.. H. d. West, L.
Tubbs and Miss Mary E. Tubbs
read with him. The reading We
{ opened by Mr.. Cook who req
"Hiawathea," with good elocutional
effect. Mr.. H. D. West followed wit
'Bingen on the Rhine" which he res
with much feeling. Then other sele
tons were read, among which We
"Maud Muller" and "Great Be
Roland" Miss Mary Tubbs recited
poem called beautiful" Mr.. Coo
read a parody on "The Burial of S
| John Moore" and Mrs. L. E. Tub
recited another parody on the same.