The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-03-22
COM. Club SUPPORT
GOLF TOURNAMENT
Gathering in July Will Bring
$50 Visitors to Sank Gen.
tire for Two Days
BIG POTATO DAY APR. 4
Farmers Permitted to Join
Club Upon Payment of
81 Yearly Dues

of the Sank Centre Community
Club Thursday evening was quite
largely attended. After the read
ing and approval of the minutes
of the preceding meeting H. A.
Falk, president of the Central
Minnesota Golf Association was
called on.
The gentleman stated that the
tourney to be held in this city
July 9 and 10 would attract ap-
proximately $50 strangers for the
duration of the tournament. He
said the visitors would be repre-
sentative citizens of their commun-
tiles and that the Golf Tourney of
ficers would appreciate it greatly
if the Community Club would take
the responsibility of seeing that
the visitors were properly housed.
The committee wanted them plac-
ed in good homes. The guests
would he willing, of course, to pay
a reasonable sum for their accom-
modations, and the householder
would not be expected to furnish
the meals.
President Berggreen appointed
a committee constituting Il. W.
Bishop, S. Schwarzbauer, Sigurd
Holme, j. B. Schoenhoff, l.. Dol
son and v. T. Conklin to handle
the situation. In due time a cou-
pom will be published in the Her.
aid for the use of those who can
not accommodate the city's guests
for couple of nights.
The House Committee made a
report recommending that the Club
rooms be redecorated. They were
instructed to see that the work
was done.
Vice President Ben Otte report
ed that the arrangements for AL
falfa Day, Monday, March 10, had
been completed.
| w. M. Moore, chairman Of the
Potato Day committee reported
that arrangements had been made
to have r. E. Davis, potato expert
of the Extension Division Of the
University of Minnesota, visit Sank
Centre "Wednesday April a, and
speak to the farmers Of this local
| ity on potatoes. 1t is expected
that County Supt. VIM. Boerger,
who successfully carried on a po-
tato growing campaign among the
children of the Rural schools Of
Stearns county several years ago.,
will also be present and speak. A
lunch consisting of a piping hot
baked potato, cheese and hot dog.
sandwiches will De served free to-
all farmers.
The following amendment! TO the.
bylaws came up for passage:
All men actually living ON
and operating a farm. in the
territory adjacent to Sank
Centre shall be admitted to =
membership in this Club BY
paying an annual membership
fee or dues of $1.0O.
The amendment was carried by
a unanimous vote. 1t is hoped
that a large number of farmers will
take advantage of the extremely
low rate and become active MEM
bers of the association.
Sigurd Holme said that the Com
munity Club should back ND the
Boys Band to the extent of urg-
ing the city council to finance the
organization. City Clerk Cooper
stated that the budget for this
year provided for $500 for support
of the band.
City Attorney l.. l.. KeHs and
w. M. Parker made extensive re-
ports on the rate cases affecting
Sank Centre now before the Inter-
state Commerce Commission. The
reports indicated that there was
not much hope of relief from the
Fargo rate application within
period of less than two years.
, The Club went on record as Ia
voring a continued support of the
Northwest Shippers Associa-
ton. A committee consisting of
Messrs Kells and Parker and DIR.
j.. A.. Dubois were appointed to
draft a resolution to the Minneso-
ia Railroad and Warehouse COM
mission asking for relief from the
Fargo rate under a law enacted by
tha 1907 1ooiclof,1ro