The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-11-27
Sank Centre Business
Men Royalty E Entertained
by Little Falls Lions Club

Northern Railway in 1878; and its
branch line; the building of the
Northern Pacific in 1888; and it's i'm.
provement of many highways.
Ryan-How was the expression
culture first exhibited?
Wilke-Wlth the organization Oh
the Sank Centre Library Association
in 1869 at the home of P. Lamb
father of our own Doctor Lamb. The
old organization being later merged
with the Bryant Library Association
now housed in the present library
building.
j Wilke-What lead to Sank Cen.
ICES reputation as home-city?
Ryan-Erection Of Boobar's resi-.
dence in 1861, followed by Other
homes being erected until today the
city's pride is reflected in every BLOCK
with real homes and home-loving.
jewellers.
Ryan-Was the weary travele,
cared for on arrival?
Wilke-As early as 1863 Sauh
Centre supported hotel, called the
Sank Centre House, and located on
the site where we are now enjoying
our evening meal.
Wilke-Did the citizens of Sank
Centre display an interest in nation.
al affairs?
Ryan - Political activities have
been constant reminder of contest
dating back to 1867 when Douglas
Democrats declared themselves, the
decendents of those club members
and others keep the political pot boil
ing.
Ryan-Were the youth of Sauk
Centre neglected as to their educa-
ton?
Wilke-Goodness no. The young
citizens of a township attended school
as early as 1861. From the district
school has grown an educational CEN
tire of high standard. Why, Fred
Cooper with us, tonight was a memb-
err of the first graduting class of the
Sank Centre High School.
Wilke-How did Sank Centre first
land on the state map? Officially and
otherwise?
Ryan-By an act of the State Leg
islature in 1876 when it BECAME a
village; later when the Legislature
made possible a real city in 1889
and still later when it's MAIN
STREET became known to SO Ma
tons through Al languages.
Ryan-What was Sank Centres
first real commercial industry?
Wilke-Back in 1866 when flour
mill was built near the site of the
present mill, which has been taking
toll off and on all the time since
even to this day when Bill Parker
spends more of his time doing for the
public than he does doing the public
Wilke- Has Sank Centre pros
pered?
Ryan-Certainly ever since the
day when Andrew J.. Smith started
his bank IN 1872, people have
brought their money to Sank Centre
until there is enough coin collected in
the vaults of the banks, that the 10.
cal institutions buy the city's I. Gus
for public improvements. The city
has Wall Street all its own.
Ryan-Have the kids of Sank Cen.
tire amounted to much, away from
home?
Wilke-Sure. Jim Hendrys became
an author, Hank Johnson became &
real professor in a big university
Fred Carpenter bossed Bill Taft fol
awhile and then amused the King Of
Siam and later returned to his ma
tive country. Ray Benner FUSED
around with chemicals and is a rea
scientist. Harry Lewis has caused {
lot of talk with his pen, brought re-
nown to his home town, and Incl
dentally contributed to Uncle San
with an income tax of several figures
And there have been others.
Wilke-Are the city Dads extrav
|agant?
Ryan-No, not to speak of. Las