The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1920-07-22
With our Exchanges
FROM OUR EXCHANGES

We notice by the MnWduhee OCH
tinel that DIR. Harry Sergeant, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. S. S. Sergeant, OF this
village, and now practiclng IN Mil
waukee, has been officially cited by
the government for "untirlng care
Sand evacuation of the wounded under
shell fire undoubtedly saving many
lives" during the battle OF the Az
gonne. DR.. Sergeant then Capt. Sar-
gea,lt, served all thru the war in
France in the Medical Corps and saw
active service in many of the drives
made by the American army. He has
q most excellent record and his
sriends here in Long Prairie will De
much pleased to know that the gov
eminent has formally recognized the
good work that he did. Harry is now
a staff physician in the county nos
pital in Milwaukee.-Long Prairle
Leader.
Oneil Nicoliff, a travelling sales
man for the Northbridge Brush Go.
of Freeport, ILL.,, was arrested here
yesterday afternoon charged with
having forged check at Fargo, N.
D.
The local police received a wire
yesterday from Fargo authorities,
who had evidence that the man had
left for either Sank Centre or Mel,
rose, giving a description and name
of the party wanted.
The man arrived here Tuesday eve,
mig and registered at the Hotel Mel
rose under the name given by the
Fargo police yesterday afternoon nc
was placed under arrest.
While here he had made an effort
to lease the Schaefer store building
for period of five years an it is
possible that he had intentions OF
continuing his check forging oper
ations here.
Nicloff was held in the city look
up over night and was taken to ST.
Cloud to-day where he will be held
awaiting the filing of requisition pa
pers before beng taken to Fargo It
answer charge of third degree for
gery.-Melrose Beacon.
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Fire supposed to have started from
floor of the Hotel Blake, resulted in
the nearly total destru, ton of that
large summer hotel this afternoon.
alarm was telephoned to town about
four o'clock and the fire truck hur-
ried to the scene. The fire had a
good start and the frame structure
burned rapidly. The firemen lail a
hose from Lake Carlos and played
two streams Of water on the flames
but the fire gradually spread
the entire main part OF
The building. At seven o'clock the
two upper floors were gone, and the.
lower floor badly damaged, but the
fire was nearly under cont oil at that
time. The kitchen at the south end
of the hotel remains standing, bet is
damaged. Most of the furniture
FROM the first and second floors was
carried out.
Mr.. Blake's loss is heavy. He has
insurance of about $12,500. He val
led the building at $4,000. The
MOTEL was built eighteen years ago.
Mr.. Blake will rebuild.
The fire came at the heighth of che
season, every room being occupied. !
Some of the guests lost their bag
rage, but most of it was saved
Alexandria Citizen-News.
The cheapest place in Park Rapi's
o get flour the past week has been
It Norman and McClelland's store,
nut Mr.. McClelland. denies that he
vas the salesman.
"I1l take this -four out now" said
he gentleman whose rig had stopp-
d in front of the store. Mack open
d the door very thoughtfully, and
ne -four was loaded into the rig and
way it went. Inquiry among the
Jerks established the fact that the
ale was "help yourself" as none Of
ne clerks had waited upon the GUS
omer or collected for the purchase.