The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-05-29
CITY IS ASKING FOR
BETTER R. R. SERVICE
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refused,
"Now, Therefore, The Railroad and
Warehouse Commission of the State
of Minnesota is hereby respectfully
requested and petitioned to cause
said trains numbers One and Twen-
ty-Nine of the Great Northern Rail
way Company to stop and afford full
service at said City of Sank Centre,
and said Railroad and Warehouse
Commission is further requested and
petitioned to cause such notices to
be given, to take all necessary steps,
and to make all proper orders, to
cause said trains to afford service to
the people at said City.
"Be 1t Further Resolved, That a
certified copy of this resolution be
sent to the Railroad and Warehouse
Commission of the State of Mime
sofa by the City Clerk and same
stand as petition or complaint in
said matter.
"Be 1t Further Resolved, That the
executive departments of the city
take any and all necessary action and
represent the said city in all proceed
ings involved through said petition
and complaint"
At Tuesday evenings meeting of
the Community Club, Mayor Parker
introduced the following resolution
which was unanimously adopted:
"Whereas, The City of Sank Cen
tire, Minnesota, acting through its
City Council, has made petition and
complaint to the Railroad and Ware
house Commission of the State Of
Minnesota requesting it to cause
Great Northern trains numbered One
and Twenty-nine to stop and to af-
ford service to the Public at said
City, and whereas at the present
time Great Northern Railway Com
pany affords service to west bound
traffic only on it's train numbered
Seven, which runs to Winnipeg, and
on it's train numbered Eleven, which
runs to Fargo, and whereas on Sun
days said train numbered Eleven is
not operated, and whereas the in
terests of the Public demand that
full and better passenger service be
afforded to the Public at said City,
''Now, Therefore, Said Community
Club, social corporation having One
hundred ninety-one active members
in good standing, does hereby join in
the complaint and petition of said
City of Sank Centre as evidenced by
a resolution of its City Council
passed and adopted on May oath,
1924, to the end that the Great
Northern Railway Company will be
required to afford service to the
Public at said City on it's passenger
trains numbered One and Twenty
nine. ,s.-g
Further, the officers and direct
ors of said Community Club are
hereby authorized and directed to Sc
lect proper representatives to fur
Their said petition and complaint and
to represent the said Club at any
hearings and in all matters pertain
ing thereto"
After the Railway proposition was
out of the way, President Moore stat
ed that representative of the Jersey
Calf Club of the United States
about Is in number would visit
Sank Centre Tuesday, June 3rd. At
ter some discussion the entertain
ment committee were authorized to,
have an informal luncheon for the
visiting dairymen. Twenty-Five of
the Community Club members pres
emit agreed to pay for their own
lunch as well as that of visitor.
At this time not only the representa-
tives of the Calf Club will be enter
tanned but also local breeders of the
Jersey breed.
A. M. Wallace of the Herald called
attention to the fact that Sinclair
Lewis who has spread the name and
fame of Sank Centre to the four
corners, of the earth by the publish
ing of his famous novel, Main
Street" and other stories of fiction,
would arrive in Sank Centre Satur-
day of this week for a short visit at
the home of his father, DR.. E. j.
Lewis.
1t was suggested that it would be
eminently fitting for the business and
men of Sank Centre to
have an informal gathering at the
G Community Club rooms at a time
for Mr.. Lewis, as an ap-
probation of the invaluable service
he has rendered his native city.
A. M. Wallace was appointed a
committee of one, with authority to
name his assistants, to arrange for
an informal smoker. Mayor VIM.
Parker, R. E. Hansen, l.. L. Kells
and F. w. Sprague have been select
ed to assist the chairman in making
the event a success.
On motion of j B. Schoenhoff,
the President and Secretary of the
Club We're authorized to issue checks
covering the interest due on the
$1,000 Of certificates of Indebtedness
outstanding.
Vice President Schoenhoff report
ed that the committee appointed by
the directors of the Club to confer
with the Board of Education relative
to the retention of w. B. Morgan
during the summer vacation to sup
ervize the play time of the boys of
the community, was successful and
Mr.. Morgan would spend the sum-
mer in Sank Centre actively engaged
in seeing that the youngsters of this
city, particularly those identified with
the Boy Scout movement, should
have a healthful and pleasant sum-
mer along lines that would tend to
develop them into better citizens.
The Community Club extended
unanimous vote Of thanks to the of
ficers and members of Robert Swift
Post, American Legion in apprecia-
ton of the Shenandoah plan of deco
ration which the Legion sponsored.
and had successfully put across with
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