The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-02-28
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20 Years Ago
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20 Years Ago

A small band of gypsies we're in
Sank Centre on FRIDAY and at
tracted considerable attention.
They left on the Northern Pacific
passenger west bound in the after
noon.
Sank Centre is wide enough
awake to remember that once upon
a time they had a good team and
they are planning to be in the race
again the coming season. "A meet
ing for that purpose was held there
Friday evening. Henry Deters, the
former manager of Long Prairie
gallant nine, resides in Sank Cen
tire now, and we need say nothing
further, says the Melrose Beacon.
Geo. Butler has made a number
of improvements in his barber shop
on Main street. A new hard maple
floor has been laid and the entire
interior has been reprinted. Mr..
Butler has also recently purchased
an electric massage machine and
has installed fine new cash regis
ter. Mr.. Butler believes in run
ming Notwithstanding estab-
lishment and in giving the public
the worth of their money.
An interstate ski tournament is
scheduled to occur at Starbuck on
Wednesday, Feb. II. A number of
the worlds most famous ski Jump
ers will participate, among them
being Ole Feiring and John Even
son, of Duluth, Ole Mangseth, of
Coleraine, o. o. Johnson, o. "A.
Melgard, Ole Larson and C. Jacob
son, of Minneapolis. The ski hill
at Starbuck is pronounced to be
one of the best in the state and it
is expected that some records will
be broken during the tournament.
Ample preparations are in progress
for the event.
On Wednesday evening, Feb. 3,
a very enjoyable evening was spent
by Miss Hattie Erwin organist, Mrs.
S. l.. Mitchell directress, and the
boy choir of, the Church of the
Good Samaritan, at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Jameson. Gov
ers were laid for twelve. After
ample justice was done to the boun-
tiful repast, games were played
and the regular rehearsal followed.
At the close of the evening the
boys expressed their thanks to their
hostess as only boys can. 1t was a
very enjoyable evening for all
concerned.
"A fire alarm about II 80 a. M
Wednesday called the fire depart
ment to the residence of j. B .
Schoenhoff on Birch street where
the chicken house was on fire. A
stream of water soon put out the
| fire. The loss was small. Mr.
Schoenhoff keeps some fancy poul.
try and in order to make life pleas.
ant for them during the cold wealth
er an oil stove was placed in the
building. 1t is supposed this stove
exploded and caused the fire. A
| few chickens lost their lives.
The Connolly buildingo on MAR
street on which John Quinlan hello
a lease has been rented for a NOV
ing picture show. Mr.. Quinlar
sold the fixtures in the building tt
| A. Vessey, who on Friday moved
them into his building at the south
east corner of Third and Gal
street.
| The Forty-third annual meeting
| of the Minnesota Editorial Associa
! ton will be held in st. Paul, Feb
1919. The business sessions vii
be held in the assembly room Of
the city hall. On the first evening
the editors will be given an in
formal dinner at the Ryan Hotel
after which they will attend the Or
| pheum theatre in a body.
| Several improvements are being
made on the heating apparatus a
the Methodist Episcopal church thi.
week. The heavy winds blew of
the high iron chimney.
/ The moving picture show which
started up this week in the Con
nelly building on Main street THU
week, is owned and operated by H
B. handkerchief, who came here
| recently from Benson, MINI.
where he was for some time en-
| gagged in the same business. Mr..
| handkerchief understands the bus
mess from top to bottom and runs
a clean show. The Family Theatre
is a place where women and chill
dren can go and enjoy themselves
and be entertained by high elias!
moving pictures. The Herald be
speaks for Mr.. handkerchief ant
his enterprise the cordial and con
tinued support of Sank Centre PEG
pie.
| The weather man sent some more
snow Saturday, about three inches
falling. Fortunately, he neglected
to turn on the wind, so the 'fbeau
tiful" lay where it fell and caused
| little trouble locally. Further wesi
and south things were different
especially in southern Minnesota
where the Omaha, the Great West
ern and the Minneapolis & st.
Louis roads had great deal OF
trouble. Locally the trains were
not much delayed after Sunday
On that day No. on the Great
| Northern was annulled. Monday
morning the mercury dropped tc
thirty below zero; after that il
warmed up materially.
The dance given at the city hal
on Wednesday evening of last
week was very pleasant affair
About forty couples were present
and enjoyed the evening to the full
est extent. Miller's orchestra fur
/ rirhnd fhn r,orcin urhinh ,rar fired