The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1933-12-07
Looking Back
Through Time
Excerpts From The Herald Thurs
day, Dec. 4. 1913-Items of In
terest of Twenty Years Ago

terest of Twenty Years Ago
Tuesday of this week two well
known Sank Centre business men,
who are prominently identified
with the banking interests of the
city, changed places as president of
local financial institutions. J. A.
Dubois has for years been presi-
dent of the Merchants National
Bank and ]. A. Caughren has held
a like position in the organization
of the First State Bank. Tuesday
both geneltmen resigned their posi-
tions and later the directors elect
ed Mr.. Caughren as head of the
Merchants National Bank and DR..
Dubois was in like manner chosen
as president of the First State
Bank.
F. House and son, Edward, of
Sank Centre, spent Thanksgiving
day with the gentleman's mother at
Osakis.
c. r. Bruce has purchased the
Christensen and Donnelly farm Of
about 165 acres at SOS per acre and
in the spring will erect all new
buildings thereon.
M. p. Stadtherr autoed to Long
Prairie Saturday where he pur-
chased the Ritdal farm, consisting
of 139 acres. located tx miles north
of Sank Centre. This is the fourth
farm Mr.. Stadtherr has purchased
in the past few weeks.
The 18th annual ball of the Sank
Centre Fire department at the City
Hall Thanksgiving night was a
splendid success. The net proceeds
were something over 500.
It may not be strictly news but
the fact is we are having some
weather just at present. The
ground is not frozen, the trees are
leaving out and the lilac bushes are
budding. :2
The Army and Navy football
game at the Polo grounds in New
York last Saturday was followed
with great interest by many people
of Sank Centre, especially by the
High School boys and recent grad
yates, because John McEwan, the
star center of the Army team was
a graduate of the Sank Centre High
School. John was originally from
Alexandria. He came here in
March, 1911, and graduated with
the class of that year.
Is Years Ago From The Herald of
May 81, T1868
The new Episcopal church is now
fairly under way. This church
when completed will be splendid
building. 1t will be concrete,
23x47h feet, with chancel 16x18,
and vestry 12x12. IT will be heated
by a furnace. r. Edgar has the
contract and it is estimated the
structure will be completed some
time in July. The building will
cost from $1,000 to $4,000.
Albert Dahlem, form rly of New
York City, has opened Segar
Store in his new building which he
has erected for that purpose.
almost every day teams loaded
with Hudson Bay goods pass our
office besides large trains, COM
posed of 80 or 40 wagons, which
pass every week.
The following are the figures at
which the assessors of Stearns
county have agreed to assess prop
erty for 1868. Horses 500, mules
500, oxen (pair) 800, cows $40, 3
year heifers SIS, 2-year heifers $40,
yearlings SIS, hogs 81, sheep 81,
wagons $50, reapers 500, NOW
Iers $40. threshing machine
$3.50, unimproved land 81 per acre
and improved land So per acre.
Among the things much needed
in Sank Centre is bank. Our
business men are laboring under
the inconvenience of making their
remitances either by mail, express
or post office order.
Moore & Mcclure have had
large gang Of men at work on their
mammoth raft of lumber every day
since it was landed here, getting
lit on the shore and piled up.
Mccormick Lake