The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-10-04
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20 Years Ago
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20 Years Ago

An engineer of the Northern
Pacific was here one day last week
looking over the water tank at the
station for the purpose of examin,
ing and reporting on the feasibility
of putting in three inch water
main to supply the tank.
Wonderland theatre continues
to draw good crowds. The reason
for it is that a good, clean, attrac.
tive show is given, patrons are
treated right and there is 9
change of bill three times week
If you have not seen this enter.
tainment it will pay you to go. II
you have ever been there you can.
not stay away for you will want
to see it again.
The freight business on the Nor.
thern Pacific road has been rush.
ing for some weeks past. Numer'
Gus freight trains are passing
through Sank Centre at all times
of day and night, and a night
force is on in the station. Much
of the freight is wheat from the
500 line, but there is an unusual,
ly large amount of miscellaneous
freight being hauled by the road
Agent Parker and his assistants
are kept hustling all the time these
days.
DR.. A. J. Kirghis and Rev. F.
H. Oehler were seen walking along
Main street arm and arm a few
days ago and comparing notes on
their hirsute adornments. Both
formerly wore pointed boards but
recently permitted the barber to
get in his deadly work, leaving
only a mustache on each face;
They still resemble each other and
it is said they are trying to ascer'
tain which one is the handsomer.
This region has been afflicted
with a job lot of weather recently
Following the heated term OF alb
normally high temperature for
September, rain came and Satur.
dav the mercury took tumble and
stayed tumbled ever since. Mon
day afternoon there were flurr1es
of snow. Tuesday afternoon
things warmed up a bit and in the
night it rained. Wednesday morn
ing it was much colder then there
has been: a variety. The hardware
men have been pushed to the limit
to set up stoves while the fuel
dealers have been wearing broad
smiles. The ice man has lost his
job and the average citizen is pull.
ing his furs out of packages where
they were put away with moth
balls in the spring.
Helmer Nelson of this city has
accepted a position with R. R
Hausnen Co., of Wahpeton, N. D.
Mr.. Nelson was formerly employed
here by INathe Bros, and is a com
petent young man with pleasing
address. He comes from a family
of statesmen, having two brother!
successful "Knights Of the Grip.
Oscar B. travelling out of Mime
apolis for large fur house, Har
ry C. is with one of the larges
dry goods houses in st. Louis, Mo
The sixth annual fair of the Ag
ricultural Society of Stearns Coun
ty closed Friday evening after ;
fairly successful exhibit.
The exhibits were all good. Whil
the live stock was not as larg
as it was last year, yet all tn
stock on exhibition was of a higl
grade and took good premiums.
The poultry exhibit this year wa
probably the best that has We
been seen at the fair. There wer
on exhibition in the poultry build
ing, 100 hens and cockerels,
geese, IL guinea fowls, 6 ducks,
turkeys and eight doves.
The display of agricultural Pre-
ducts in the booths under til
grand stand, was very creditabl'
As heretofore announced in tn
Herald, the merchants of Sau
Centre divided up the work of s.
!. curing displays and the result W.
very creiitable to all concerned.
On Thursday afternoon thel
was base ball game betwee
Sank Centre and Westport. II
locals outclassed the visitors