The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-04-18

WE PAY FIVE PER CENT PER
ANNUM ON CERTIFICATES OF
DEPOSIT. FIRST STATE BANK
OF SAUK CENTRE.
Mr.. and Mrs. Victor T. Conklin left
for st. Paul on Friday of last week.
Mr.. Conklin had business at st. Paul
and returned Monday night. Mrs.
Conklin will return tonight accompan-
led by her mother, Mrs. Nina Gilbert
of Dowagiac, Mich, who will remain
here Tor an extended visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. D. Wilcox were
called by telegram to Lima, Ohio,
the early part of the week
to the bedside of their son, Cass, who
is seriously ill with pneumonia. Miss
Neva Wilcox is on her way there from
her school in North Dakota. Cass is
in the truck department of the United
States service.
Mr.. and Mrs. R e. WickI1nd left
Monday of this week for Minneapolis
where they expect to make their
home in the future. The couple have
lived in Sank Centre for a number OF
years and the citizens regret their de-
parture. Their bungalow has been
rented by Mr.. and Mrs. L. w. Whitson
who took up their residence there on
Saturday.
Byron Carr arrived from Minneapo-
lis Sunday night leaving the following
day for Park Rapids. After weeks
business trip, Mr.. Carr will return to
Minneapolis. Mrs. Carr, who has been
at a sanitarium in Minneapolis for the
past three weeks, is mich improved
and is now able to be at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. w. A. Moore.
A. M. Wallace went to Minneapolis
Saturday night returning the follow
ing evening accompanied by Mrs.
Wallace who has been a patient in the
Rydell sanitarium for several weeks.
Mrs. Wallace is greatly improved in
health. The lady went to Willard on
Wednesday and will spent several days
with her daughter, Mrs. B. j. Schram.
y Miss Merle Pangburn will lea
Sunday for Minneapolis where. she
will take course in telegrapily. Miss
Pangb1rn expects to be prepared to
enter government service when the
call comes, which it no doubt will, in
in a short time. For several weeks
she has been studying the work of
fered in the radio classes of the pub
lie school.
Miss Kate Reid, formerly of Sank
Centre, and for the past nine years
surgical supervisor at ST.. Barnabas
hospital, Minneapolis, left April 6 with
the Base Hospital corps of the State
University for Lakewood, New Jersey,
where they will take special training
for an indefinite period, before going
to France, There were 65 nurses in the
party. Miss Reid is young woman
of sterling worth, and Sank Centre
may feel proud to send forth one as
proficient as she to do her bit for
Uncle Sam. She was born, and edu-
Gated in Sank Centre, taught school
for a while then took up the profession
of nursing. The best wishes of her
many friends go with her in the
noble work She has chosen.
The special services at the M. E.
church Sunday afternoon were very
largely attended, about so members
of the Home Guard being present in
uniform. The sermon was delivered
by Rev. Francis Boone, pastor of the
church and member of the Guard.
Short addresses were also made by
Rev. C. S. Sparkes, Corporal of the
Guard and Capt. VIM. Parker. A
service flag containing 26 stars was
dedicated by DR.. H. F. Hennemann,
superintendent of the Sunday school
and member of the Guard. The flag
was presented to the church by the
Ladies Aid Society. A Red Cross Of
fering was taken up and on Wednes-
day of this week DR.. Hennemann turn
ed the proceeds, S28.07 into the local
Red Cross treasury. The services are
said to have been most patriotic, i'm
pressive, instructive and enjoyable.