The Sauk Centre herald., 1927-12-15
FLashbacks
rs Years Ago
Excerpts From the Herald
of 25 Years Ago

A number of Sank Centre Ma
sons went to Melrose Sunday to
attend the funeral Of James Steel,
a Great Northern conductor who
was killed by a train at Akeley,
Mimi, Saturday.
"Was She to Blame" was put
on the boards at the opera house
last Friday night. The play is
a good one anu the company pre-
senting it was capable. The aud
ience should have been much larg-
er but all who were there were
we'll pleased.
The cold wave flag was flying
Monday afternoon. As a result
the mercury took a drop and when
daylight dawned Tuesday the fluid
was nesting in the tube somewhere
around the zero point. Plate glass
windows were pretty well covered
with frost for the first morning this
winter. During the day the tenn
perature rose materially. This
cold snap followed foggy, driz-
ling Sunday and windy Mon
day.
Since the change in the time
card on the Great Northern road
No. 2 the eastbound Oriental Linn
tied, has been passing Sauk Cen
ire on the average about two and
a half hours late, bringing it
through here shortly after one
o'clock instead of at 1880 a. m.
This makes it very convenient for
passengers from the branch to
transfer to the flyer with little loss
of time, instead of waiting for the
local to leave at 1 :25.
improvements at the several
watering places at nearby lakes
will begin soon, and all who wish
accommodation of that nature
during the coming summer can he
cared for. 1t is hoped that those
engaged in the improvements
mapped out on Sauk Lake will
perfect all their plans. It would
do much to promote the welfare of
the city and bring to notice one of
the finest lakes in this part of the
state.
The Great Northern has just
completed laying new hard maple
floors in its passenger station at
Sauk Centre, including the ticket
agents and operators private Of
fee. This work has been in pro-
gress for some weeks past. The
public is commenting freely on the
matter and wondering if that
means that this city is to get
along with the old passenger sta
ton for another year or perhaps
longer. The present structure has
stood here a good many years and
has outgrown the needs of the road
for Accommodations at this point.
A new station would be as well
come here as one was at Alexan-
dria a few months ago.
The Herald is in receipt of a
copy of the fourteenth annual re-
port of Geo. B. Alton, inspector
of Minnesota state high schools. It
is a pamphlet of 45 pages attrac-
lively gotten up and containing
valuable information concerning
the high schools. Eight new
schools are recommended for a
place on the list. In Stearmt
county three are now on the list,
at Sank Centre, st. Cloud and
Paynesville. The number of stu
dents enrolled during the past year
shows and increase of TIT
per cent over the preceding year.
There are 201 schools on the lft.
In 1906-07 there were 3,190 grad
yates, of which number 18 were
from Sank Centre. The members
of the state high school board are
Supt. R. E. Denfeld, Duluth, pres.
ident; State Supt. j. W. Olsen,
secretary; Pres. Cyrus Northrop
of the state university, examiner; !;
Ell Torrance, Minneapolis, presi-
dent of the state normal board /;
w. n. Salmon. Northfeld, presi-
dent Carlton college.