The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-03-08
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20 Years Ago
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of 20 Years Ago -

A. w. Austin, secretary OF the !
Stearns county agricultural soci-
ETY., has called a meeting for We'd
nesday evening, March II, at the
police headquarters, to consider
WAYS and means for holding the
1908 fair. At this meeting the
project of holding rousing Fourth
of July celebration will be dis
cussed. A full attendance of all
interested in seeing both projects
pushed to successful issue is de-
sired.
John Cooper, a prominent farm
err, was in Sank Centre day ago
circulating a petition for sigma
lures asking the commissioners of
Todd county to build bridge over
Sank river between the townships
of West Union and Little Sank, at
a point eight miles north of this
CITY. The farmers in that vicinity
have already built the necessary
! approaches and want the county
to go ahead with the work. The
| project has received material as
sistance here. The proposed bridge
| would open to Sank Centre trade
territory that now is difficult to
reach.
Rev. J. S. Kingan and Mrs. Kin
gan sailed from Liverpool last
week Thursday on the "Kinsing
ton" for Halifax. They will stop
over to visit relatives and friends
lin Nova Scotia on their way home,
expecting to arrive in Sank Centre
either next week or the week after.
Mr.. Kingan is greatly improved in
health,
! j. W.. Love, writing from
Grano, N. D., says Enclosed find
$500. Please credit me with the
amount and keep right on sending
the paper and telling the truth.
l. have read The Herald since its
first issue and could not content
myself without it."
The last band dance of the sea-
son before Lent was given at the
city hall on Monday night. A
good sized crowd was in attend
ance and the evening passed pleas
antly. Aliens orchestra furnished
the music. Supper was served at
the Waldorf restaurant.
The law regulating the hours of
telegraph operators went into eff
feet March 1. AL day and night
offices come under the law. At the
Great Northern station here there
are now three operators on duty
instead of two. j. D. Mccullough
is on duty from z A. M. to A p.
NJ; C. III. Childs from 8 p. M. to
~ midnight +; u. Michaels from mid
night to 8 IA. M. This makes a
nine hour shift for each man. As
the Northern Pacific is day office
it is not affected.
II Hon. Frank M. Eddy arrived in
Sank Centre Monday evening and
remained here with his family most
of the week. Mr.. Eddy is looking
and feeling very we'll and likes his
work very much. He says he has
met with cordial welcome in al
town which he spoke, Owatonna be-
ing the only place where any
stories derogative to him have been
circulated. Mr.. Eddy hopes to
speak in Sank centre in the near
future.
The dance given at the city hall
last Friday night by the M. w. A.
was largely attended and very
pleasant function. It was a bene-
fit for one Of the members who
has been i'll and resulted in the
net sum of $125. 90. Aliens or
chestra furnished the music and
the ladies of the Degree of Honor
served supper in the K. P. hall.
Frank T. White, chairman OF
the sixth district republican com
mittee, has issued the cali for the
convention to elect delegates ia
the state convention to choose dele
gates to the national nominating