The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-02-22
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LIQUOR SALE PROBLEM
Interesting Meeting of Civic
Organization Held Last
Evening-Lunch Served

The first regular meeting Of the
Sank Centre Community Club und-
er the administration of President
Roy Scott held last evening brought
out a very fine attendance.
After the reading of the minutes
the regular business was taken up.
Some weeks ago it was necessary
for the Highway department to
cut in half the number of men
regularly employed in Stearns coun-
ty. Five men were laid off in this
city. Three men were added to
work out of Sank Centre, coming
from outside locations.
It appears that a committee of
three was appointed from the Fifth
Commissioner district to handle
the situation. Thomas Clough, the
Sank Centre member of the COM
mittee, was interviewed by the
club highway committee several
days ago. After he had explained
his viewpoint he was asked to ap-
pear before the club and make a
statement.
Several of the men laid off had
been with the Highway department
for a number of years. There was
considerable discussion about the
matter. The result of the delibera-
tons was the appointment of a
committee consisting of DR.. J. A.
Dubois, Louis Larson and Carl
Fischer to take the matter
up with Gov. Olson and Highway
Commissioner Elsberg and see If
these men could not be put back to
work. One or more of the men laid
off have large families to support.
At the last meeting of the Club
President Scott appointed a COM
mittee consisting Of George O'Gara,
w. M. Parker, Charles Holcomb, G.
Hillerud and Alex Bromenschenkel
to go over the liquor situation and
make recommendations to the City
Council.
After looking over the city the
committee felt that the best in
terests of all would be served Ii
the Palmer House was granted the,
exclusive ION" sale license in an eff
fort to bolster up the business 1T
the hotel. The following Is their
report: ....... ....
To the Honorable City Council.
City of Sank Centre, Minnesota.
Gentlemen:
The committee of Ave, APP
pointed by the Community
Club, to consider the best way
of handling Liquor locally, and
then to make such recommen-
dations, to your Honorable
body, do herewith make such
recommendation, towit:
First; that both Drug Stores
be granted Off Sale license.
Second; That the Palmer Ho-
tel, operated by Mr.. Harry
Whitehead, be granted both OF
Sale and On Sale, provided OF
coarse that he can qualify, as
to the Federal, State and City
requirements. u
This committee after giving
this matter very careful con-
sideration, taking into consid-
Grafton, first of all, the welfare
OF our SlIy, III q Ah0AoAA "s~Jt
then in a financial way, feel
that the above will work out
to the best interests Of all con-
cerned.
We feel that the above re-
commentators as to Licenses,
should be the limit Of Licenses
to be granted at this time.
The opinion of this commit
tee, as to the Hotel above men
toned, feel that a Hotel rep
resentative Of our City" should
be helped, If possible, at this
time, for If this place OF busi-
ness should be forced to close,
and it is the opinion of this
committee that such will be the
case, in the near future, II
there is not some way found
for an additional revenue and