The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-03-28
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Excerpts From The Herald of
Thursday, March Is, 1909

Fire in the Central House early
Friday morning caused a loss Oh
over $1,000 on the building and re.
suited in the destruction of the fur.
niture. The loss was fully Gov.
cred by insurance. C. D. Marshal
is the owner of both the building
and furniture. The fire started al
3:15 a. m. from the explosion OF
a lamp in the hallway of the Sec
ond story. The structure being
wholly of wood and having stood
a long time was a perfect fire
trap, and the flames spread rap
idly. Many of the guests were
overcome by smoke and had to be
assisted from the burning struc-
ture. Others jumped from the
second story windows. No serious
injuries resulted, one man receiv-
ed a sprained wrist and another
cut his hand slightly on the glass
of the window of his The
hotel was not rebuilt.
At meeting held Wednesday
night the Franklin band, of Sank
Centre, consisting of fifteen men,
bers, was organized with j.. W..
Kusba, manager, treasurer and
secretary. William Book was ap-
pointed director. The band will
practice twice a week and hopes
soon to be able to furnish the pub
lie with some high grade music
And later, as most folks here re-
member, they did give many splen-
did concerts. Mr.. Kusba was &C
lively engaged in band work up
until just a few years ago.
Faye Sprague on Wednesday re-
ceived from Fred Carpenter, pr.
vate secretary to President Taft,
an Inauguration medal made in
bronze. 1t is a beautiful piece of
Workmanship bearing on one side
profiles of the new president and
vice president and on the reverse
the names of the two distinguish
ed gentlemen. Mr.. Sprague val
ues the medal very highly. Mr..
Sprague informed the Herald re-
porter that he still has the medal
A pasteurizer has recently been
placed in the Farmers Creamery
here. 1t is an ingenious device
and makes it possible to keep
cream much longer than if it were
not used. Those interested in
creamery matters will do well to
examine this piece of machinery
if they have not yet done So
Since that time the local creamery
has made added improvement:
until today it is one of the states
best cooperative institutions.
M. A. Cole, of Osakis, was in
town Saturday looking for a place
to open a branch for the NORTH
American Storage Company, fol
which concern he was agent here
for several years. He secured the
Green building on Main street
Mr.. Cole moved to this city anc
worked for that concern for some
time. Later he engaged in the
electrical business, in which he
still isinterested today.
The Edgerton Enterprise Of
March 18th contains an item rela.
tive to M. P. Stadtherr disposine
of his butcher shop in that town
having traded it for a fine farm
in North Dakota. Mr.. Stadtherl
will arrive in Sank Centre mex
week and will from that time de
vote his time to his butcher bust.
ness here. The Enterprise say!
that Mr.. Stadtherr has been in thu
butcher business for thirteen years
and has been numbered among thu
progressive citizens of the town.
To-day Mr.. Stadtherr is conduct
ing the Commercial hotel here ant
his son is engaged as butcher in tn.
Corner Meat Market.
Jos Capser has sold his twent!
acre farm, which lies mile ives
, of the Great Northern station, tt
Fred p. Minette. This land lie
next to Mr.. Minette's eighty acr,
tract and will be a valuable add
ton to his already fine dairy farm
The Capser farm has been kept VI
in fine condition and is as goot
farm land as can he found in thi
vicinity. The sale of this farm
shows that real estate in this vi
cinity is beginning to receive tn,
attention that is its just DUE
Today Mr.. Minette has a very I'M
herd Of Brown Swiss cattle, ans
since the above was put into prin
20 years ago, he has developer
some world famous cows.