The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-03-17
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Excerpts From the Herald
March Ia. 1912

cup will be held in the Opera
House this Thursday evening. The
question for discussion will be:
Resolved: That Minnesota cities
should establish the commission
form of government" The affirma-
tive will be cha1npioned by the
freshmen team consisting of Russell
Cooper, Maud Gingery and Carl
Minette. The negative will be de-
Tended by the senior team compos-
ed of Robert Kells, Edith Gates and
John Hansen. In connection with
the debate tonight there will be an
oratorical contest for the cup that
was donated TO the school some
years ago. The participants and
their subjects will be:
Neil Hopkins-"The Jersey Cow"
Vera Peart-"The Unexpected
Guest"
Ethel Hopkins-"Deathbed of
Benedict Arnold"
Frank CalkinS "Robespierre's
Last Speech"
The annual spring elections in
Minnesota, which occurred Tues
day, showed a net gain for the
"drys." Many villages did not vote
on the license question, while in
others results were mixed. In
Stearns county, Belgrade, after a
year of moisture, voted out the sa-
looms, At to A. Paynesville re-
manned "wet," ia to 81. Waite
Park stays dry Sc to 81.
The result in Sank Centre town.
ship was as follows: Supervisor,
John Bromenschenkel; treasurer,
Frank Unger; clerk, c. D. Wilcox;
justice. Joe Klemm; constable, Alex
Bromenschenkel.
Sydney T. Merryman, manager OF
the Central Minnesota Power &
Milling Company, informs The
Herald that the dynamos which he
is to install for the purpose OF
furnishing day electric power, were
shipped from Ft. Wayne, Ind,
March 6. They are expected to ar
rive any day. Immediately upon
their arrival they will be installed,
and Mr.. Merrymau feels quite con-
fident that he will be able to furn-
ish day current by April 1, the date
originally set for that event.
The 3-horse power motor which
The Herald will use to drive its
cylinder press has been here
week, and the quarter horse Varla-
BILE speed motor 20 drive the small
iobber and the newspapr folder will
be here in a few DAYS. A. Markson,
of the City Steam Laundry, and l..
w. Gingery have both ordered large
motors to drive their machinery.
Albert Butcher has also placed an
order for motor.
IDENTITY Game Warden Jos. Miller
has nabbed another illegal fisher
man. In the Justice court at Mel
rose. before Justice f. ]. Welsser,
ON the seventh of March "a man was
fined $1,000 and costs for fishing
without a license.
Mp. Stadtherr, proprietor Of the
CITY Meat Market, is going to move
soon into larger and more commoo-
ions quarters. He has rented the
store room in the Pendergast build
ing where the Sank Centre Grocery
Co. used to be, having it fixed up
and expects to be settled there IN
a week or ten days.
> TIL low stage Of water in Sauk
Lake has occasioned much trouble
the past winter. At times when
hydrants were flushed large guam
titles of minnows came through, at
other times punches Of weeds and
large "gobs" of mud were forced
out. Street Commissioner Geo.
M. Rice has been kept busy Tor
nearly all winter looking after
things. The Herald has had no
water for several days, as the pipe
is clogged with something. Every
body will welcome spring ana q
supply of clean water.
The official record shows that
there were 1927 births and 46S
deaths in Stearns county during
the wear 1911. in Sank Centre
there were 80 births and ID deaths,
in Sank Centre township, IL births
and 6 deaths; in Ashley township,
IA births and deaths; in Raymond
township, Is births and deaths;
in Getty township. % births ana !. .
deaths; in Melrose township, ~
births and 1 death; in Grove town.
ship, IS births and deaths.
NEW RACKET STARTS
"Pay no money to strangers, is
the warning issued by the state
Highway department, following re-
ports that persons representing
themselves as agents of the depart
ment or of the Secretary OF State,
are calling on owners OF cars with