The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-12-05
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December 22, 1909

Excerpts from the Herald
December ~, 1909
Tomorrow afternoon, at 2:30, il
the knights of Pythias Hall OF
Main Street, the business session
of the North Central Minnesota
Editorial Association will be call
ed to order by President Rudolph A
Lee, editor of the Long Prairit
Leader. Mr.. Lee will deliver his an
nual address and will then appoint
the necessary committees. Their
will follow the discussion of prac
tical questions to the country print
er.
At o'clock on the evening Of
November 80 every switchman in
the employ of the Great Northern
and Northern Pacific in the Twin
Cities and Duluth and many 9TH
er points along the lines of these
two roads, walked out in accordance
with a circular issued Nov. ~ by
the switchmen's committee, which
had been confering with the repre-
sentatives of the roads relative to
certain differences. The demands
of the switchmen were for double
pay for Sunday, holidays and over
time; and advance of sixty cents
per day of ten hours in the wages
of switchmen, switch tenders, tow
ermen, engine herders and assis
tant masters; modification of the
rule providing for payment OF
penalty in cases of failure to per.
NIT switchmen to secure their meal
in the middle of their shift at q
stated period which contemplates
double pay in cases where 1t be-
comes necessary to work a portion
of the meal hour; the elimination
of physical examination and the
age limit placed upon switchmen
entering the service. ..
There was a rear end collision
of two Great Northern freights
three miles west of Sank Centre
Thursday afternoon which resulted
in one man being injured, numb
er of horses being killed, the par
tial wreck of one locomotive and
several cars and the blocking of
the road for more than five hours.
r. L. Palmer has purchased the
furniture and fixtures of the Buck
man Hotel in Little Falls and took
possession on Wednesday of this
week. He leases the building. This
announcement came as a surprise,
though Mr. Palmer has for some
time wanted to get back into the
hotel business. One year ago the
first of November Mr.. Palmer leased
the Palmer House in this city for
a term of five years to A. w. Aus
tin. During the past season Mr..
Palmer has been engaged in the
automobile business. Mr.. Palmer
built the Palmer House nine wears
ago. opening in the sprine of 1901.
He personally conducted it until
he leased to Mr.. Austin. Mr. Pal
mer is a good hotel man of long
experience.
The twenty-fifth annual Thanks
giving ball of the Sank Centre
Fire Department. given at the
city hall last Thursday evening,
was the best one vet, say the fire
laddies. Everybody who was
there, and there were many. seem
to agree with this estimate OF the
affair. The music furnished by
MiIler's orchestra could not have
been improved upon; the supper
served in the A. o. U. w. Hall
by the Degree of Honor. was good
enough for anybody that ever liv-
ed: the financial receipts aggre-
gated the neat sum of $235.0O.
Rev. John Oliver. of st. Cloud
will preach at the Bapt'st Church
tomorrow morning at 1890.
Mrs. E. ]. Lewis on Friday for
warded to the proper officers In
charge of the John A. Johnson
Memorial Fund the sum of s'72,45.
this amount being contributions
from members of the Federated
women's Clubs in the state. Mrs.
Lewis is state treasurer and is
pleased that the members did so
well in raising the money for this
worthy object.
Geo. I. Dobbs is now baggage
man at the Great Northern stat
ion having entered upon his du-
ties last week.
John McGibbon came up from
st. Cloud and spent Thanksgiving
here with his parents.
John Larson came over from
CYRUS to cat his thanksgiving
turkey in Sank Centre.
l.. S. Pishop ate his Thanks
giving turkey with his brother,
H w. Bishop, at Westport and re-
turned Monday morning.
Harry E. Tobey left on Friday
for Casselton, N. D., where he
takes charge OF Il large mill.
Francis Boutell came up. from
the 'U' and spent THANKSGIVING
vacation with his parents. He re-
turned on Monday to his school
duties. Francis likes il very
much at the "U' and is doing well
In his studies.
Miles Brecount came home last
Wednesday and remained over
until Monday, and ate his Thanks
giving turkey with. his mother.
Miles likes it at Hamline and
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