The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-01-05
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20 Years Ago
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of 20 Years Ago

One day last week John McGib-
bon unearthed an old wooden wat
er wheel a half mile down the riv-
er which at one time furnished the
power for an old mill that was To-
Gated on the site of the old steam
mill. 1t war carried away in the
spring Of '68, as were the dam and
several of the mill buildings.
Some very pretty calendars are
being handed out by Sank Centre
business men this year. The Her.
aid acknowledged a beautiful panel
calendar from the City Steam
Laundry, also another in form of a
handsome wall pocket from C.
D. Marshall & Co.
The New Years ball, given by
the high school boyr, at the City
Hall, was a great success. The hall
was tastefully decorated with red
bells and fans. About thirty COUP
les were present. The out-of-
town guests were: Mr.. Behr, a
former Sank Centre boy; Mesrs
Milton Guthman, Will Hammered
and DIR. Hollern. Misses McCor-
mick and Pierce, all of st. Cloud.
Supper was served at the Palmer
House at 11:30. Dancing con-
tinued until 3 80 A. M. The mus
ic, which was excellent, was furn-
ished by the Allen orchestra. The
High School boys extend their
thanks to Ma-srs Julian and Ben
jamin Dubois for their efforts in
helping make the affair a success.
The A. O. U. w. lodge, togeth-
er with the Degree of Honor
branch of the order, are prepar-
ing for grand joint meeting on
Saturday evening, Jan. II, when
both bodies will install their new
ly elected officers. The members
unite in extending to their men,
bers and visiting members from
other lodges a cordial invitation to
be pra,ent, and they especially de-
sire that all their members who
live in the country attend this
meeting.
Bert Meyers has sold his black.
smith shop, located opposite the
Woodbury. school building. Mr..
Meyers is undecided sB to his fu-
ture plans.
T. W. Mayberry has made set
Element with the accident insur-
ance company with which he car
ried a policy at the time he broke
his leg. He received $3.50 from
the concern. ]. B. Schoenhoff rep
resents the company, having writ.
ten insurance for it for the pas;
seven years.
Der Nord-tern has absorbed Der
Anzeiger, both st. Cloud papers.
Andrew Fritz, the recent publish
er of the latter paper, sold his in
terest to the former. Mr.. Fritz,
the first of the year, accepted a
position as travelling salesman for
the ISt. Cloud journal Press Com
pany.
The public schools reopened
Monday with the usual attendance
and the machine soon got to run
ming smoothly.
Mrs. Pangburn and daughter,
Mrs. H. w. Barnard, left on Tues
day for Courtenay, N. D., to at
tend the wedding of their son and
brother, which took place on Wed
nesday.
Julian Dubois started back last
Thursday to Beloit to relume his
college work after his holiday va
cation with parents here.
Miner Herbert, who has been
with the drug firm of Hanson &
Emerson for some time, expects to
leave about the first of February
for California to go into BUSINESS
with his brother. Chas. McWold,
who was formerly with Fiesler &
McNeice, succeeds Mr.. Herbert at
Hanson & Emerson's.
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of so Years Ago
Marriage at Little Sank New
Years day of this year we Of our