The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1922-09-28
PIONEER WOMAN IS
VISITING in CITY
MRS. TUBBS, ONLY LIVING CHARTER
MEMBER CONGREGATIONAL
CHURCH IN CITY
HALE and HEARTY AT IS
HAS RESIDED IN CALIFORNIA FOR
MANY YEARS-AN UNUSUAL
FAMILY

Mrs. l.. E. Tubbs of Los Angeles,
CAL, has been grazing the city of
Sank Centre with her presence this
week. Coming to Sank Centre with
her husband in 1861, none of the earl
Ter citizens Of the community left
greater impression on this communi-
ty than did Mrs. Tubbs.
She came to Minnesota from Maine
as bride in 1856. They located at
Otswego, now part of the village of
Elk River, where Mrs. Tubbs was the
first school teacher.
After a few years the family came
on west and in 81 homesteaded the
tract of land west of Sank Centre on
the Fairy Lake road now owned by
Joseph Klemm, where they erected
the first frame and painted house in
this section. In 1866 the family
moved into the city of Sank Centre,
and Mr.. Tubbs was the first teacher
employed in the old two room brick
school building located where the
present Junior High School now
: stands.
Mrs. Tubbs was an unusual mother.
All five of her children were born in
Sank Centre and she has had the
satisfaction of seeing all of them
grow into successful and useful men
and women.
Mr.. Tubb's health failed when he
was still a young man and he went
to California, leaving Mrs. Tubbs
and the five babies behind. With char
acteristic New England zeal she OPP.
ened boarding house in log cabin
standing on the north side of the
river on the location of the present
home of VIM. Arndt. She was de-
termined to give her children an ed
ucation and used every ounce of her
strength and ingenuity to this end.
All but the two older children gradu-
ated from the Sank Centre High
School. The two former completed
their education at the St. Cloud
Normal, as at that time Sank Centre
only had a grade school.
Mrs. Tubbs was one of the 13 char
ter members of the Congregational
church when it was organized in this
, city SIS years ago and is the only one
living at the present time-hale and
hearty, although SO years of age.
The Herald editor had the pleasure
of short visit with Mrs. Tubbs
Wednesday afternoon at the Chas.
Bryant home in Hoboken. She said
that while times were hard and money
was very scarce in her early life in
this community and her pathway was
strewn with many obstacles never
the-less Sank Centre would always re-
main her heart-home.
Three years ago when Mrs. Tubbs
celebrated her 85th anniversary
John M. McGibbon who had been
near neighbor of Mrs. Tubbs during
the struggle she was making in rear
ing her children used her as an in
spiration for the following, appropri-
ate poem which he composed and
mailed to Mrs. Tubbs in commemora-
ton of her 85th anniversary.
TRUE WOMANHOOD
If I were an artist with steady hand
I'd paint scene of sea land
But would paint. that is if 1 could,
perfect type of true womanhood.
If 1 were a poet my muse should sing
No idle song for queen or king,
But would write, that is if 1 could,
A perfect song of true womanhood.
If I were a sculptor with cunning eye
I'd carve an image of things on HIGH
But l would carve, that if I could,
perfect type of true womanhood.
And for model what would I do?
I'd search the earth DER till I'd find
you,
The world I'd show. for I know I
The perfect type of true womanhood
John N. McGibbon.
In spite of the many years of hard
ships of her earlier live the lady's
mind is as keen and alert as that of
person in the prime of life ana
physically she is apparently younger
than many people at so or So years
of age.
She made the trip to Sank Centre
from Minneapolis by automobile with
her son H. B. Tubbs of Fon Du Lac,
Wise, and they expect to return to
Minneapolis Friday. Mrs. Tubbs will
leave for her home in Los Angeles,
Oct. IL.
Her children have been unusually
successful. w. C. Tubbs is general
manager for the Wyman, Partridge
Co.,. of Minneapolis; the eldest daugh-
ter, Mrs. Bell, is happily married and
living in Minneapolis; w. D. Tubbs,
is prominent business man of Po-
mona, CAL, Ben Tubbs is one of the