The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-07-19
SAUk CENTRE Will
ENTERTAIN LARGE
HIGHWAY MEETING
MINNESOTA SCENIC HIGHWAY
ASSOCIATION COMING TO ,
THIS CITY AUG. 3.
Is FIRST ANNUAL GATHERING
ROUTES FURNISHES ALL THE
IMPORTANT BEAUTY PLACES
IN THE STATE.

The Sank Centre brand Of hospital
ity is well known and the cIty's fame
as a suitable place for holding con-
venuons is spreading.
At a meeting at Detroit last fall
for the purpose Of organizing the
Minnesota Scenic Highway Associa-
ton, Dr.. j. 4. Dubois, on behalf OF
the Sank Centre Commercial Club,
extended an invitation for the organ
iZation to hold their first annual meet
ing in this city III August this year
The competition for the honor was
keen, but Sank Centre won, of course.
The convention viii be held here
Friday, August 3, at o'clock p. m,
Secretary Kohl of the association was
in this city Monday comforting with
President Asa NJ Wallace Of the Com
nercial Club, making arrangements
for the convention. DR.. Dubois i
visiting in Wisconsin at this time, but
will be home before the date set foI
the meeting.
In many ways the Minnesota Scenic
portant highway in the Northwest,
traversing as it does the real garden
spot Of the state, touching all the i'm
portaRt lake regions andoe beauty
Places The Highway originates at
st. Paul, goes via Princeton, Mile
Laos lake, Brainerd, Walker, Cass
Lake, Black Duck, International Falls,
Warroad, Crokston, Fargo, Moorehead
Detroit, Henning, Perham Frazee,
Parkers Prairie, Alexandria, Osakis,
Sank Centre, Melrose, St. Cloud and
Elk River. The route in all is over
LOO miles Ell nlength and for fine
roads, scenic beauty, splendid cities,
hotel and garage accommodations can
not be equalled by the Jefferson or
any other highway in the state.
1t is expected that over 100000
will be expended on the highway with
in a short time, half of which will
come from the federal appropriation
for highways, the balance from the
state and counties affected.
Because Of the war conditions, no
elaborate entertainment for the visit
ors. The meeting will be held in the
Commercial Club rooms, and the pro-
gram is at present in the making by
President West of Detroit and Seer.
tary Kohl of Cass Lake. 1t is expected
that the Sank Centre meeting will
bring at least 100 visitors to the city
practically all of them by automobile
testing out the route, so to speak. The
highway travels through 10 different
counties of the state.
Besides the election of officers ane
directors for the coming year, ar
rangements will be made at the Sank
Centre meeting for the proper mark
ing of the route with the beautiful
and appropriate Minnesota Scenic
Highway emblem, and also arranging
for the publication of booklet set
ting forth the advantages of the
Minnesota Scenic Highway and the
cities and towns along the route.
The officers and directors are:
PRESIDENT. K. West, Detroit.
Vice President-Chas. Loring
Crookston.
Secretary-M. N. Kohl, Cass Lake.
Treasurer. S. Kent, Alexandria.
Directors-P. H. McGarry, Walker;
J. H. Baldwin, Frazee; L. H. Nord, In
ternational Falls; Paul Machalk, War
road; C. S. Marden, Moorehead; R. c.
Dunn, Princeton; P. A. Hilbert; Mel
rose; H. F. Mann, Wahkon; E. ii. Fol
ey, Zimmerman; J.. ]. Olson, Warren
P. ]. Forsberg, Karlstad; Casper Lot
terer, Perham; O. D.. Larson, Hen
drum; A. ]. Wright, Moorhead; j. A.
Dubois, Sank Centre; E. R. Ruggles,
Osakis; A. E. Whiting, Black Duck;
M. N. Kohl, Cass Lake; J. A. Thabes,
Brainerd; G. A. Kortsch, Alexandria;
R. T. Buckler, Crookston; Martin Wild
stem, Warroad; J. E. Cowan, North
ONE; ]. P. Hardy, Fargo, N. D.; DIR.
Geo. M. Doran, Akeley.
The little 3-weeks old babe of John
Jacobs died Wednesday Afternoon. The
mother died following the birth of the
baby. Burial was made this morning
from CT pau1,c Cofbolio ob,rcb