The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-03-06

Alphonse Bentfeld was at Osakis
| on business between trains Friday.
Louise Messer was at Sank Centre
on business between trains Thursday.
DIR. A. J. Gilkinson of Osakis was in
town on professional business one day
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Messer spent
Sunday with her parents at the John
Santer home in Sank Centre.
John Kraemer took carload OF
stock to the South st. Paul markets,
from this station Tuesday.
A new boy arrived at the Carl
Schwanke home recently. All report
ed to be doing nicely.
Brakeman Owen Wagner came up
for an over Sunday stay with his par
ents here, leaving for Melrose on the
Sunday evening flier.
Quite a number attended the Non
partisan meeting at the village hall
here Saturday afternoon; there were
two speakers present from st. Paul.
Cashier O. M. Stensland returned
home Saturday morning after about a
weeks absence where he was at the
cities and also visited Faribault, on
business.
Miss Matte Anderson of the Osakis
high school left for Osakis on the
Monday afternoon train after an over
Sunday stay with her parents at the
Otto Anderson home north of town.
Matte and Olga Barchinger OF
Long Prairie came over for an over
Sunday visit with their sister at the
Theo. Teske home here, leaving for
home on the Monday afternoon train
Section foreman and crew have been
busy most of the past few days at
Osakis helping clear up the wreck on
the G. N. caused by car of wheat
jumping the track caused by broken
car wheel.
MI. and Mrs. Arthur Evenson of
Osakis came down Sunday for a few
days' stay with Mrs. Evenson's broth
er at the Ted Stucke home west OF
town and to visit her old home and
their many old friends in this vicinity.
A large party of relatives and
friends met at the Hugh Owen home
Saturday evening, the occasion being
a welcome meeting for their son,
Corp. Milo Owen. The evening was
very pleasantly spent, a luncheon
served and all had very good time.
The Catholic Ladies Aid supper here
Monday night was attended by very
good sized crowd considering the cold
weather. The supper gotten up by
these ladies was as usual very good,
and the dance was we'll patronized by
the young people, and all had very
pheasant time. The net proceeds were
between $3.50 and 1915.
Mr.. and Mrs Herbert Henning left
for their home at Milwaukee, WIS.,
on the Monday noon train after sew
eral weeks stay with Mrs. Henning's
parents at the Carl Schwanke home
here. Mr.. Henning is a printer en-
ployed at Milwaukee and goes back to
take his old job where he was working
before his service with Uncle Sam.
Walter Faust of Long Prairie spent
Sunday with his cousins at the Teske
home here. Having recently returned
from over seas, Walter was badly
wounded, having been sent out with
several others to take a machine gun,
and was shot through the feshy part
of the hips, but luckily no bones were
broken and he has completely re-
covered so that he can walk as well
as ever and is looking fine and in good
health. He seen some strenuous times
and sure is happy to think that he
came out of it in such good shape.
Antoine and Leo Doege of south of
town, returned from over seas duty
the past week. The boys were in the
thick of the fray, Tony in going over
the top was struck with piece of
shell, hitting his right hand in which
he was carrying his rifle, blowing off
his thumb and breaking the gun, also
killing his corporal about ten feet
,, away and several Of his comrades. He
also had an experience with gas, the
Huns throwing out gas shells where
he was on guard duty. Leo, being
more severely gassed and was in a
hospital for some weeks on that ac-
count. They are both looking and feel
ing fine and their many friends are
glad to welcome them back. Geo. and
Christ are still over there with the
army of occupation and are well and
happy they write. Four from this
family, all that were of military age
served in over seas duty and all will
not doubt be back in time as good as
ever barring Toney's loss of the
thumb. This surely is record these
boys and their parents can always feel
proud to know that they did their full
share for the grand and noble cause.
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