The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-06-07
Sank Genre Editors
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Bv A/vah Eastman

My first information about newspaper of Sank
Centre started with Charles F. Hendryx, when 1
publishing the Herald at Anoka in the early SOS.
travelling paper salesman told about Hendryxs ability
writer and how he would have been genius in business
had he used his ability that direction himself instead
of handing out information to Others He said Hendryx,
while visiting banker friend, which Charles favorte
indoor sport made suggestion that worth lot of
money to the banker and at all to the editor.
Minnesota has had in the seventy of it's statehood
few brilliant editors Charley Hendryx He had a
style that classic, keen humor and eoquence He
also excellent public speaker always happy in his
efforts whether in the pulpit the political rostrum in
after dinner monoogue. He negligent business
and he used say 81 would ask subscribers
for money, if folks wouldn't ask it of me-" He
delightful gentleman and it his charm writer
and his personal popularity that kept him long command
of the Sank Centre Herald because they all liked Charley
and overlooked his financial complex.
Next Frank M Eddy, who had abundant ability
as writer one of the most effective political
of the Northwest He made great record
but his idea of running newspaper to make the
editorial the outstanding really the only
feature. Once he received offer from newspaper
bureau to sell him editorials for modest sum. Frank
replied: This paper has editorial ability SELL and not
buying That and the Herald under his manage
popular with editors of the state who read and
probably often appropriated much of his wit and wisdom,
and perhaps without proper acknowledgement. He is
credited with the boast that he had built the finest
exchange list of in the state, Frank would have
been great editorial writer with
efficient businessman to attend to the finances.
Then the Herald came into the possession of a real
business man, who looked after the details and yet had
the gift Of expression A. M. Weles, editor of the
Worthington Globe, who celebrated his 18th birthday
recently the guest of Arthur M Nelson Of st. Paul and
few of his old time friends He made the Herald good
live NEWS paper which record for it. He
aggressive, good to his friends and holy terror to his
enemies. He today full of pep publishing of the
the southern section of the state and whose
friendship l highly esteem.
what shall write of Asa Wallace, in charge
of the Herald? get strong either pro con, he
has blue pencil and he has the habit of using it, when it
much effort He write pungent and forceful
editorials and should exercise his ability of which he has
a-plenty to much greater extent than he does His
popularity among his brother editors is attested by the
honors bestowed him, president of
the Northern Minnesota Editorial Association and president
of the Minnesota Editorial Association No greater tribute
be paid any editor. He has made the Herald an
outstanding and it is among the best weekes
the North Star state. That is better eulogy than
columns of the most friendly words.
The Herald always Republican. For several years
it had Democratic hellhound of the opposition started
in 1880 by Walter and ]. " Brewer, the Tribune which
later brought Cloud and became
The Brewers were able and J. V. Brewer became
famous in other fields. He was really the father and
promoter of Itasca park, and eminent archeoogis
deep Indian Of the honored pioneers of the
Northwest.
The Tribune succeeded by the Avalanche, started
by Max Nicolas, with whom had acquaintance. When
he stepped out, E. p Barnum into control,
pleasant gentleman with excellent ability and who for
many years of the leading Democrats of Minnesota.
He was Democratic candidate for congress the hectic
fight which became strenuous that most
of the Democrats voted for the other of the
Republican cheftans leaving Barnum the candidate honor
an official worries Later he became clerk of courts OF
Stearns only making good official but popular
of St. Cloud winning friends by his genial person
atty. The management then to his redhaired son
Frank who had plenty of energy rather cratic lacking the
ballast of his father but likable chap.
J. M Michaeson succeeded the Barnums, and mike"
was a born newspaper He made the Avalanche a
much paper Unfortunately his failing health caused
him to sell it Frank Eddy who merged it with the
Herald which the end of the Democratic
chapter in Sank Centre.
On the Sank scrbes good fellows,
!olenty of ability not along the newspaper line,
however but who all did their bit for their city and state
There is man, who, while not officially connected
with the press of Sank Centre yet has contributed to all
of them with eloquent prose and poetry, scathing
denuncaons and classics pointing with pride and viewing
with ALARM" whose religion is "beng friend of folks
This poet and philosopher Dr. j. A. Dubois, salute
with affection and appreciation.
Sank Centre has been served we'll it deserved by
its newspapers and that is sincere enconum to both,
it of the best cities the map-and write
this in defiance of it's famous son, Sinclair Lewis.
That city has the Herald, excelling all its
predecessors and it's than half century SELF and wish
it pep progress and prosperity.
-Alvah Eastman, st. Cloud JournalPress.