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The Sauk Centre herald., 1928-06-07
Sauk Centres Country
Club is Popular Place

The Sauk Centre Country Club
is an institution in which the citi-
zens of this community take par
donable pride.
In the early spring Of 1921, D.
B. Caughren led movement to
establish a golf course in this city.
The plans were very visionary. The
idea in the first place was to lease
land for the purpose There was
some talk of locating the course at
the Fairy Lake Resort, four miles
northwest of the city.
As the idea progressed it be-
came known that the lit acres OF
land in the north city limits and
west of the Home School for Girls,
owned by Mr.. Cole, of st. Paul,
could he purchased at a very rea-
sonable price.
Preliminary negotiations were
entered into. A plan was evolved
to form a corporation for the pur-
chase of the land. Stock was plac-
ed at 500 par value, per share.
Enthusiasm for the movement
began to spread as plans for
badly needed Tourist and Com
munity Park were tied up with the
golf course movement.
The most enthusiastic hoped they
might dispose of 25 shares OF
stock. The citizens responded so
literally that the number of stock
holders was increased to so. In
few days the limit was raised to
Is, to be followed day or so later
to 100. In less than two weeks
every one of the 100 shares were
subscribed for.
Articles of incorporation of the
Sauk Centre Country Club were
filed May "a, 1921. The incorpo-
rators were: w. M. Parker, w. A.
Moore, v. T. Conklin, D. B. Caug-
hren, F. w. Sprague, Il. S. Hal
verson, L. w. Gingery, John G.
West, E. A. Richards, j. F. Du-
Bois.
The first officers were. d. B.
Caughren, president; II. S. Hal
verson, vice president; V. Z. Conk-
lin, secretary; F. w. Sprague,
treasurer.
The land was purchased for
$14,950. Tom Warden, profession
al at White Bear, was employed to
lay out the course. Sand greens
were built and by early fall the
bugs were batting the little white
ball around.
One of the first jobs after the
property was acquired was to lay
osrf and build roads around the
property, much Of which skirted
the shore of Sauk Lake.
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Boy Sconf Unit Organ.
iSed Eight Years Ago

The Sauk Centre Boy Scout or
ganization was started eight years
ago by w. B. Morgan. It was
single troop unit, and operated in
cooperation with the Scout ma
tional headquarters located in New
York City. The troop has always
been a high type organization, and
the community has been benefited
by it.
At the present time there are
four patrols of Scouts, with a scout !,
master, two junior assistant scout
masters, and a deputy commits
sioner, Ralph B. Kowalke is the
iScoutmaster in charge of the
troop. He took over the leader
ship after Norman Nicholson re-
signed. Others that served as
leaders in local scout circles were:
Neuman Olson, Paul A. Markson,
Carl Fischer, Joseph Cardinal, and
John C. West. The Sauk Centre
troop, operates under the st. Cloud
Council, with Deputy Commits
sioner w. B. Morgan as supervisor.
Scouting has for its aim to give
every American boy a foundation
of character, initiative and courage
that will help him meet the emer-
gencies of modern life. The
American boy is entitled to a
square deal, and Scouting stands
ready to help him get that square
deal in a way that boys enjoy. It
insists, first, upon duty to God and
country, emphasizing obedience. It
exacts the pledge of kindness and
helpfulness to others, and requires
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of the present day, claimed Sauk
Centre as his home.
In the early days Lyman Barto,
of this city, served his state as
Lieutenant Governor.
John McEwan, for many years
coach of the Army football team
of West Point for many years, is
a graduate of Sauk Centre High
School.
Probably no city in Minnesota
of the size of Sauk Centre has such
splendid highways. Three of the
Babcock trunk line highways juno
tion in this city-Nos. 8, and %.
This is quite natural, as Sauk
Centre is the very gateway to
Minnesota's 10000 lakes, the COM
ing summer playground of the
world.
The visitor can travel from the
Twin Cities to Sauk Centre on a
solid strip of splendid paving. AS
this story is written the paving is
being constructed to the West and
will be completed to Osakis this
year.
Highway No. 4, north from
Sauk Centre traverses an entirely
new route to Long Prairie.
Through the activity Of the high
way committee of Sauk Centres
vigorous Community Club CO.
operating with Highway Commits
sioner Babcock, a bridge has been
constructed across Sauk Lake
Narrows, and the traveller will find
one of the most glorious views in
the state as he crosses this bridge
and gets an eyeful of the beauty
of Sauk Lake from either direc-
ton. This new highway cuts out
all the treacherous grades and
curves of the old route, follows
the shore of Sauk Lake for several
miles, eliminates dangerous rail-
road crossings and shortens the
distance to Long Prairie about
three miles. 1t is predicted that
No. 4 will be paved north out Of
Sauk Centre within a five year
period.
Highway No. % starts at Little
Falls and continues through Sauk
Centre to Willard, Glenwood and
Morris. This is a splendid gravel
highway, entirely adequate to
handle the traffic.
Highway No. a to the south of
,, Sauk Centre has not been definite
ly located. The distance to Will
mare, the direct route to the south
west part of Minnesota and western
Iowa is Is miles too long. Paynes-
vile never should have been on
Highway No. a. Under the con-
stitution when rs percent of the
State Highways have been con-
structed, the Highway Commits
sioner is empowered to build loops
to shorten distances between given
points. Eventually Highway No. A
will go direct to Willamr from
Sauk Centre and Paynesville be
connected by loop.
Sauk Centre has the advantage
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Index

SECTION ONE
Old. modern History Sauk Gen.
ire, pages 1, 2, z, 8.
Fraternal Organizations, page 5.
Boy Scouts, page 1.
SECTION Two
Herald History, pages 1, 2, 6.
Kandota Township, by Andrew
Hendrickson, page z.
Fire Dept, Legion, Auxiliary,
page 8.
SECTION THREE
Educational Bryant Library,
pages 1, 2, 8, 4.
Water. Light, Power Com. page
Fraternal organizations. page s.
Both Sides Of Main Street, by DR..
]. A. Dubois, pages 4, 8.
SECTION FOUR !
Churches, page I.
Stockade Days, page ].
National Guard. page 1.
Home School for Girls. page s.
SECTION FIVE
General News.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1928-06-07

The white man who first set his
foot on the spot where now rises
the beautiful little city of Sauk
Centre was probably a reckless
adventurer inspired by wander
lust. He passed on, leaving never
a trace behind him, and has now
ended his aimless journeyings
through the world. To this no.
madic class belong not the real pi-
oneers of a country, they who
build its civilization. With these
latter it is a desire for the erection
of homes that sends them forth to
endure all the hardships and perils
of a new and uninhabited country.
The love of home is instructive
with them:
Where'er ones wife
And children are,
There shines the best
Of earth to him;
No other land is
Quite so fair,
All other skies
Are somewhat dim.
And it is this laying of the foun-
dation of society that breeds
sturdiness of character. We shall
miss this element in our American
life, this indomitable spirit of the
pioneers, when our population shall
have covered the country to the eX-
tent that there will be no more
new lands to conquer.
The first settlement made in
Sauk Centre was in the year 1856.
1t consisted of what was known as
the "Sauk Centre Townsite Co., "
comprised of seven persons, of
whom the leading spirit in the en-
terprise was Alexander Moore, who
was then acting as agent for his
mother, Rachel Moore. His arrival
in this locality was probably ante
dated by that of w. r. James, the
latter, however, after short stay
had departed to return a few years
later. Although the township had
not then been subdivided, the out
lines of townsite were staked out.
The first meeting of settlers
held for any purpose was July 16,
1857, at which time the Sauk Val
ley Claim Association was formed.
The object was the protection of
claims and the promotion of good
feeling among the settlers. The
members were: IS. M. Bruce, presi-
dent; Moses W.. Adley, vice presi-
dent; Ed. Gibson, secretary; Will
liam T. Dingley, Edward X. Jaques,
Sidney A. Irish, N. G. Bradley,
Charles P. Pollard and Robert
Wheeler. The organization was
short lived.
A postoffice was established in
Sank Centre in 1858. The first
postmaster was w. Adley. The
office was located in the vicinity
of where the Church of Our Lady
of the Angels now stands.
The first white mans residence
was in an excavation in the bluff
near the river. 1t was lined with
poles and put to general use OF
a suuatrer's shanty.
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Sank GENRE syb to Date--
Resume Of Late Tears

There is not city in the United
States as widely advertised as Sauk
Centre.
When Sinclair Lewis "Main
Street" vast cast upon the literary
world people East, South, West
and North took it for granted that
he had his native town, Sauk
Centre, in mind and that he picked
the characters for this piece of
fiction from among his old
neighbors.
Thousands of tourists have been
attracted to Sauk Centre by a curl
osity to see what sort of hamlet
Sauk Centre is anyway.
The seeker has found a modern
city with we'll paved streets, a
White Way, complete sewerage
system, waterworks system sup
plying splendid spring water in
abundance and up-to-the-minute
business places.
A visitor in the summer time is
bound to be surprised and i'm
pressed with it's beauty. No town
in Minnesota has better kept homes
than Sauk Centre.
There are no homes of unusual
extravaganza, but there are hun
dreds of thoroughly modern places
of abode occupied by well-to-do
families.
There are no millionaires in
Sauk Centre, and the poorer classes
are very largely self-sustaining.
From an educational standpoint
tSauk Centre ranks we'll up with
other progressive cities of the great
state of Minnesota. Two splendid
i modern school buildings erected
within the past 20 years adequately
care for the 700 pupils attending
the Public Schools. The Sauk
! Centre schools are in a Consoli-
dated and Associated district. Six
busses bring the country children
from a radius of several miles daily
to school and return them safely
at the close of the days work. St.
Pauls (Catholic) Parochial School
is housed in modern quarters. The
enrolment is about 200 and the
students are carried through the
Eighth grade in their studies.
The stranger might be of the
opinion that Sinclair Lewis was the
only man of renown claiming
Sauk Centre as his home. This
thought would be erroneous. Mr..
johnson, Dean of Mathematics al
Columbia University, is Sauk
Centre product. This city has also
furnished a private secretary to a
President of the United States
Fred Carpenter, who served Presi'
dent Taft when he was first ele.
waited to that high office. James B
Henrdyx, writer of red blooded
fiction, and one of the regularly
and highly paid contributors to
the American Boy magazine, is a
son of a former editor of the
Herald, Charles B. Hendryx.
Hon. Frank M. Eddy, for ten
years congressman, and a mighty
able one as compared with those
The Sauk Centre herald., 1928-06-07
History Of Sank Genre
Prepared from old Records

In June of the following year
the erection of a dam across Sauk
River was begun by Messrs. Moore
and Jaques. "A small log house
was built on the banks of the river,
but the historical financial crisis
of that year prevented them from
getting any further, and leaving
S. M. Bruce, who had purchased
an interest in the enterprise, in
possession of the claim during the
winter of 1857-58 his associates
returned to the protection of civ
ilization. When the ice broke up
in 1858 the whole scheme met it's
Waterloo for the time being by
the carrying away of the partially
constructed dam. These early set
tiers, however, possessed an indom-
liable spirit and the dam was re-
built in 1860, and a small sawmill
was put in operation. During the
same summer the first blacksmith
shop in Sauk Centre Was built by
Jesse Draper. The first frame
building constructed in the town.
ship of Sauk Centre was the resi-
dence of Charles Merry, which was
built about the year 1859.
The first store was opened by
Pendergast & Fish in the spring of
1861. This was located in what
is now known as James Addition"
to Sauk Centre, which was then
about 40 rods beyond the townsite
line. The first store within the
village limits was established by
Joseph Capser in 1854.
In 1861 H. A. Boobar built
dwelling house and moved into it
with his family. The first hotel,
known as the Sauk Centre House,
was built in 1868 by w. Adley.
In the same year Alexander Moore
built upon and occupied as a fam
iiy residence what is now the south
east corner of Main and Third
streets.
The Indian outbreak in 1862
caused a scurrying of the few set
Tiers in the vicinity to Sauk Cen
ire, where a stockade was built
about the store belonging to Pen
dergast & Fish. Several houses
were built within the enclosure
and a military post was esta oIished
here.
The original townsite was laid
out and plated by Rachel Moore
in 1868, and Alexander Moore, as
her agent, built that year a small
grist mill containing two sets of
burrs.
The first German settler in Sank
Centre was Anthony Miller, who
came in 1868. There came also in
the two following years Joseph
Capser, Ferd Borgmann, Joseph
Ebensteiner, Henry Kalkmann and
George Gruber.
This sums up the only improve
ments worthy of note until
1866. The immigration to the
Continued on Page Two)
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In Important Bir1hday

that the publishers
this to it's readers
historical record of community covering period Of sixty
would be a monumental task.
will find repetions; crept
should have have undoubtedly unntenon
omitted.
years first citizens congregae
in little hamlet which eventually became Sauk Centre
AS history
things uncovered that it has been problem which publish
which to leave Our limited and considerable task
publish edition of this caibre.
thought mind when the decided
gain had experience the
with editions them bring
with the expense and effort expended
We to
something the archives the which
perhaps value future generations
the field Of
while for business endure Ouy
comparatively small number Minnesota have reached
this
people hardy New England stock
small
pioneer spirit They had much
whether Protestant
community naonate its regons all dwell
together in peace and harmony.
The people of this community spirit.
has devoted the history of
Herald celebrated important birthday and
believe should be pardoned for exultng modestly:
able portraits of larger number of
and today We believe the
will be the losers All given opportunity to be
represented.
The heavy obligations number who have
special articles and
special departments in this issue.
Hon.
Eddy Wee former Herald publishers; to Avah
Eastman editor the ST. Cloud JournaP to Dr. j. A.
Andrew to W. Morgan and all others who
directly indirectly make this edition
cannot but believe it is
declared previous occasions that he would never
make another such effort Although strenuous
satisfaction
Of this issue shall be gratifed
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TOP ROW (continued)-

TOP ROW (continued)-
Al. Richard Otte. baritone
AZ. Robert Falk, baritone
43. Joseph Sauer, cornet
a.. Lawrence Cooper, cornet
As. Will Parker, cornet
CENTER Gin dark uniform)-
Paul w. Hanson, director
Membsrs Of the Band absent when
picture was taken
John Parks, cornet
Donovan Wernig, cornet
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BOTTOM ROW, Left to Right

I. Fay Domke, clarinet
2. Vernon Weeks, clarinet
3. Floyd Nelson, clarinet
a. Wayne Luedtke, clarinet
S. Charles Rathe. clarinet
6. Donald Hesse, snare drum
2. Norman Iwinski, clarinet
8. Grin Anderson, clarinet
8. Clarence Eclberg, clarinet
10. Russell Erickson, clarinet
IL. Victor Wentsloff, piccolo
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MIDDLE ROW. Left to Right

IL. Jack Hansen, alto
IS. Walter Holmes, alto
Ia. Franklyn Vandesteeg, alto
Is. Adelbert Carpenter, Alto
16. Glen Sullivan, saxophone
IL. Richard Bergman, saxophone
80. Dean Kinsella, cornett
Is. Lloyd Wruck, snare drum
IS. Albert Volkman, cornet
10. Kenneth Mortenson, saxo-
phone (drum major)
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-06-21
"A Trip to Paris" Pleasing
Burlesque Staged by Men
Entertainment Sponsored and Pre-.
sented by American Legion Was
Disappointment Financially

"a Trip to Paris, staged by the
men of the city, sponsored by Rob
ert Swift Post, American Legion,
presented at the Junior High
School Auditorium Thursday and
Friday evenings of last week, fur
nishei much entertainment for the
people of the community.
Some of the men were dressed
as coy maidens, and some of them
were logged out as maidens not so
coy. When the boys were attired
in their glad rags they outf app
cred the most extreme of the fe-
male of the specie.
Hokum was the base of the
show. Each act was a burlesque
on some well known character from
the comic strips of the day, movie
stars and politicians.
The Boys Band aided material
ly by playing snappy selections be-
fore the show and between acts.
The Legion was somewhat dis
appointed in the attendance. AS a
money-maker the show was not so
good. Miss Barber, of the. Ingram
Production Co., efficiently directed
the entertainment.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-06-21
Seven States Have Over
Million Automobiles Each
New York Leads and Minnesota Is
Fourteenth Kansas Has Most
Cars Per Capita

New York state has the greatest
number of motor vehicles of any
state, there being 1, 937, 918 reg
istered in 1927. New York also
had the largest numerical in
crease over 1926, or 122,484.
North Carolina had the largest per-
centage increase, 11.8.
Six other states had more than
a million cars, California having
1 ,693, 1876, Ohio 1,570,734, Penn
sylvania 1,554,915, Illinois 1 1885,
985, Michigan 1,154,773 and Tex
as, 1,111.407. Minnesota ranked
fourteenth in the number of cars
registered, twenty first in numer-
ical increase and thirty-eight in
per centage increase. Only two
states, Florida and Arkansas, show
ed decrease in registration in
1927.
Kansas had the most cars in
proportion to population, there be-
ing 296 persons for every 100
cars California came next with
299 and Iowa third with 372, Min
nesota, according to the table pre-
pared by the National Automobile
Chamber of Commerce, had ATS
persons for every 100 cars, this
ratio, however being based on a
population estimate of 8, OH, 900.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-06-21
Fair Boosters WiU
Cover Entire County
Caravan of SO Automobiles Will
Leave Sank Centre Monday,
July rs

Up to the present time but little
advertising has been done for the
Stearns County Fair which will he
held at Sank Centre on July 2, 8
and 4.
1t has been the custom for sew
eral years to arrange an automo-
bile trip for a visit to the several
towns and cities of the county,
calling their particular attention to
the dates of the Stearns County
Fair.
The Fair boosters have set aside
Monday, June %, for this partic-
ular demonstration. In former
years the boosters have been &C
companied by a band meagre
numerically. This. year the citi-
zens of the neighboring towns will
have an opportunity to listen to
Sank Centres famous Boys Band
of so pieces.
DIR. H. F. Hennemann has care
fully figured out schedule for
Monday, June 25. 1t is not a hard
one to follow. If you are real
friend of the Fair Association you
will join in this trip. Cars are
needed to provide transportation
for the band. You must have room
for one, two or more in your car.
Notify Secretary Gunther Hillerud
of the number you can accommodate.
The following is the schedule
arranged:
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-06-21
Mrs. Dodge Learns Of
Fathers Death by Radio
Was iii in Hospital at Helton, New
Funeral of Mr.. Child Held
Wednesday

The worth of the radio was
brought forcibly to the family of
the late C. H. Child following his
passing away. It will be recalled
that the daughter, Joyce (Mrs. "A.
E. Dodge), with her husband was
enroute to Sank Centre by car
from California. iWCCO was in
formed of the death and very kind
II sent several broadcasts in an
endeavor tosconvey the news to
Mrs. West. She was in a hos
pital at FELTON,, New, and received
the news of her fathers death over
the radio.
The following relatives from
outside of Sank Centre attended
Mr.. Child's funeral Wednesday af-
ternoon, June 10: Mr.. and Mrs.
C. E. Child Ga brother) Milwaukee,
Wis; Mrs. Thos. Collins, (sister) !,
Whitewater, Wis.,; Mrs. C. H.
Child, Gan annt) GAINESVILLE,
Mimi; Norm and Jane Crooks,
(cousins) Bertha; Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Piquette, Mrs. VIM. Sa1hi,
Mrs. Otto Laust, Bertha; Mr.. and
Mrs. Willard Child (son) ami son,
San Francisco, Cal.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-06-21
LIGHT VOTE CAST in
MONDAYS PRIMARY
Arthur Nelson, Former ST.
Paul Mayor, Becomes Re-
publican Nominee
GOV. Is RE-NOMINATED
ZenO MOser High Man in the
Legislative Race-JOhn J.
Winter Second Candidate

The state wide primary election
Monday failed to interest very
large percentage of the voters.
Sank Centre, for instance cast a
137 votes, about 10 per cent of
the total.
Arthur E. Nelson, former mayor
of ST. Paul, was named as the Re-
publican candidate for United
States Senator over former Gov.
Burnquist and State Senator A.
J. Rockne. Mr.. Nelson's plurality
will exceed 10000.
Senator Henrik Shipstead has
been nominated to succeed himself
as the Farmer-Labor candidate for
the u. S. senate. His opposition
was negligible.
George Simpson, former at
torney general, did not make the
going very rough for Gov. Christ
ianson. Former Attorney General
Cliff Hilton was nominated for As
sociate Justice of the Supreme
Court. Attorney General Young
quist was named for Attorney
General and Christian Laurisch, of
Mankato, was selected as the Re-
publican candidate for Railroad
and Warehouse Commissioner.
Secretary of State Mike Holm
and State Treasurer julius A..
Schmahl did not have any opposi-
ton and become the nominees
automatically.
There were no county contests.
Judge Himsl hasn't any opposition
as Judge of Probate.
In this legislative District Zeno
Moser, present representative, is
high man, with John j. Winter,
former member, the second high.
These two gentlemen will fight II
out in November.
The following is the vote of the
City of Sank Centre and Sank
Centre township:
TT g Senator
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-06-21
Contract For Grading
Highway 4 Awarded
Work Will Start at Once-Paving
on Highway Progressing Sat-
isfactorily

Contracts for several recently
graded trunk highways have been
let by Highway Commissioner Bah
cock, A contract of particular in
terest to Herald readers is the
crawling of Highway No. a be-
tween Sank Centre and Long Prai-
RE, and Highway No. % cut of
Sank Centre toward Grey Eagle.
Bids for a number of jobs were
opened by the Highway Depart
ment June IL. Emil Olson, of
Albert Lea, was awarded the
contract for the crawling of the
17.9 miles of new construction of
Highway No. d, between Sank
Centre and Long Prairie, and the
crawling of No. %, 1.3 miles
northeast of Sank Centre, price,
$17.206.92
Under the terms which the bids
were accepted the work of gravel
ing these highways was to start
at once.
Nolan Brothers who have the
contract for paving between Sank
Centre and Osakis, are pushing the
work in a most satisfactory man
ner. This Thursday evening it is
expected that five and one-half
miles of the IA mile strip will
have been completed. 1t is under
stood that the headquarters of
the paving crew will now be re-
moved to West Union, and that
Nolan Brothers will work east and
west of that village.
None Of the contractors of paw
ing jobs in this vicinity have push
ed the completion of the work with
the rapidity of Nolan Brothers.