The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-03-15
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Excerpts from The Herald
of Twenty Years Ago.
Sank Centre will have a Crane
Fourth of July celebration this
year.
There will also be the best coun
ty fair that Stearns county evel
had.
These two things were decided
at meeting of business men helo
at police headquarters Wednesday
night.
&C. D. Marshall presided and A
w. Austin, secretary OF the Agrl-
cultural Society, officiated as sec.
rotary. There was a fair represen-
tation of Sank Centres business
men present.
MIR. Austin read a letter from
the secretary of the Stevens county
fair association at Morris propos.
ing that Stearns county join with
them, Douglas and Pope counties
for circuit in the Fall. Mr.. Austin
was directed to correspond with
the Stevens county man to see II
an arrangement could not be ef-
fected.
The general feeling was that the
fair proposition should be pushed
from now on and make the exhibit
the best the county has ever seen.
Work along that line is to begin at
once.
The Fourth of July proposition
met with instant approval and
there was not one opposing word
said. The chairman was instructed
to appoint an executive committee
on arrangements, each to consist
of three members. The plans in
clude, in the outline, a fine indust-
rial parade, a balloon ascension
and other live attractions. The de-
tails will be worked out as soon as
possible. Mr.. Marshall will an
nounce his committees in a few
days.
Town Elections-Town and vii
lage elections were held all over
the state Tuesday. In Stearns
county the license question was
voted Oh in two of the villages.
Belgrade and Paynesville. The for
mer went "dry" by 8 votes, while
Paynesville is "wet" with 70 ma
jority. Elsewhere there was little
excitement. The returns are late in
coming, so The Herald will not at
tempt to give details until next
week.
City Election-The annual city
election occurs on Tuesday, April
z.
Thus far there is practically
nothing to say, further than that
it looks as though there will be a
very quiet time of it. There seems
to be no one who cares to get out
and hustle for office.
A mayor, clerk, treasurer and
four aldermen are to he elected.
Each ward is to choose two alder
men this year. The terms of John
Boutell and VIM. Miller of the first
ward expire; while in the second
ward E. A. Richards and T. w.
Peart retire.
Mr.. Miller informs The Herald
that he will run again if the people
want him. Mr.. Boutell thinks he has
had enough, having served one
term on the council; but possibly
he may change his mind. Mr.. Peart
has said that he could not be hired
to take another term, while Mr..
Richards remarked not long ago
that he might not be candidate
for reelection as he might possibly
leave the city before the year is
up. So there you are SO far as the
council is concerned.
Mayor Ward thought a few
weeks ago that he did not care for
a second term, but later he init
mated that if the call came from
the public pretty unanimously, he
might be willing to sacrifice him
self on the altar of municipal duty
for another twelve months. No
other name has been mentioned for
the office, so far as The Herald can
ascertain.
The present incumbents of the
offices of clerk and treasurer,
namely, J. F. Cooper and w. F.
Keller, will stand again. There
wouldn't be much use for anybody
else to try to get either office.
! As candidates get on the ticket
BY petition here, it is pretty nearly
time that those who count on get
ting into the contest were beginn-
ing to do something. These petit
lions must he filed ten days before
election day. This date is Satur-
day, March %. So there is not
much time left in which to act.
The probabilities are that the
matter will be left until just be-
fore the time for filing expires
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