The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-10-31
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County Supt. E. A. Williams of
Long Prairie was in town Friday.
DIR. Haberman of Osakis was down
on professional business Saturday.
]. B. Smith of Ward Springs was a
caller at the F. H. Opitz home this
week.
J.J. Johnson and Cashier Stenslund
were at Alexandria on business Thurs
day. ......
Bernice Wagner of Sank Centre
came up for an over Sunday stay with
her parents this week.
The ladies of the Red Cross held
their meeting last Wednesday. Quite
a large crowd attended.
A large number from here was at
Sank Centre to see the boys off for
the training camp in the south.
Jonas Didier shipped carload of
potatoes, about a thousand bushels,
produced from his farm north of town
to Chicago this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rhode and Carl
Schwankee of English Grove motored
up and visited at the F. H. Opitz
home one day this week.
Max Schlicht left for Sank Centre
after several days visit at home. He
will resume his work there. Max has
had a bad attack of quinsy.
Will Clutches, accompanied by his
brother Charlie, was in town Sunday
meeting the voters. Will is a truly
loyal and efficient man for the office
and should be elected.
Arnold and Mainerd Vorpahl are
down with light attack of influenza.
At this writing they are up and
around and are doing nicely. These
are the only cases in the village that
We know of.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Moore, Mrs. H.
J. Wagner and cashier Stensland at
tended the Red Cross meeting at Long
Prairie as delegates from here We'd
nesday and reported large turn
out and an interesting meeting.
The Nonpartisan League held a
meeting in the village hall here Sat-
urday. A fair crowd was in attend
ance. The speakers were mostly coun-
ty candidates for office and the own
ers of the Long Prairie Nonpartisan
paper were on the floor soliciting stock
in that corporation.
Nick Elgroth received a fine calf
of the Short Horn species from Han
ley Falls, Mimi, by express this
week, for which we presume he paid
a fancy price as it surely is beauti-
full animal, and Nick is one of our
progressiv efarmers and believes in
good stock. -,.
F. H. Opitz was taken with severe
attack of heart failure about 5 p. m
Saturday evening and for time it
was thought he would not survive till
morning. DR.. Meyers of Osakis was
called and later DIR. Lewis of Saul
Centre, who has been in attendance
since. At this writing the patient is
somewhat improved but his condition
is still serious. 1t is hoped by Frank
many friends here that he will fully
recover soon.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. D. Frazer received
the sad news by wire from Washing
ton, d. c., that their son, Arthur, died
in France of pneumonia. This is
surely bad news for Arthur's many
friends and has cast gloom over the
whole community where Arthur was
so we'll and favorably known and the
sorrowing parents and relatives have
the deepest sympathy in their
bereavement.
Ed Ingkebret has rented his farm
west of town and with his family left
for Preston, Mimi, this week and will
visit for while with his parents at
that place. About five years ago Ed
had the misfortune to practically lose
his eyesight due to sunstroke; he will
now see some of the best doctors in
view of regaining his eyesight and
his many friends hope he will be for
tunate to do so.