The Sauk Centre herald., 1934-12-27
City News Items

Frank Steffes. Of st. Cloud, Wis
tied last weekend until after
Christmas with relatives in this
city.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. H. Kratz, Mrs.
F. D. O'Gara and Miss Edith o.
Cara spent last Friday evening in
st. Cloud.
Clarence Eckberg, of the Univer-
sity Of Minnesota, spent Christmas
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. AL
bert Eckberg.
Miss Myrtle McDermond, OF Far
go, North Dakota. visited Christ
mas at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Elmer Paske.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Ekstrand visit
ed few days at Greenlbush with
the ladys parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Olaf Hillsdahl.
John Strauss, nephew OF George
Strauss, went to Minneapolis
where he spent Christmas with his
father and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dominic Riley, of
st. Paul, enjoyed Christmas Day
with the lady's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. r. B. Kinsella.
Miss Oral Wruck. of Minneapo-
lis, enjoyed Christmas at home
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
A. Wruck, and family.
Miss Emma O'Gara, of Mime
apolis, arrived Saturday for Christ
mas at the home Of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. George OGara.
George Hanauer, who is en-
ployed in Long Prairie, visited
with his parents and family, Mr..
and Mrs. M. J. Hanauer, Sunday.
Miss Lucille Tolle, accompanied
by Miss Elizabeth Strauss, went to
Browns Valley where they spent
Christmas at the formers home.
Miss Evelyn Mortenson and Miss
Hazel Mortenson, Of St Paul, Were
home for Christmas with their par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. M. p. Morten-
son.
The home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Art
Borgmann was made happy Satur-
day morning, December %, by the
arrival Of a little son, who weighed
1-2 pounds. Both mother and babe
are getting along nicely.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Dean, who
reside IL miles south of this city,
were made happy Friday after
noon by the arrival Of little son,
who has decided to make his home
with them. Both mother and babe
are getting along nicely.
Mr.. and Mrs. c.. w. Kells and
children, of Madison, Mimi, came
to Sauk Centre Sunday to enjoy
the holidays with the formers par
ents Mr.. and Mrs. r. r. Kells. Mr..
Kells stated that it had rained in
Madison all of Saturday afternoon.
The severe cold weather caused
some slight trouble at the disposal
plant early Wednesday morning.
The gas jets on the Imhoff tank
were slightly frozen. In a short
while the ice was taken from the
jets and no serious trouble devel-
oped.
Mrs. G. II. Vandesteeg returned
with her son, DIR. and Mrs. G. H.
Vandesteeg, Christmas night to
Minneapolis, where she will remain
for few days. DR.. and Mrs. Van
desteeg spent Christmas Day at the
home of DR.. and Mrs. G. III. Ven
desteeg.
The blizzard which ragged in this
community Christmas Day was fol-
lowed by a severe cold wave which
drove the thermometer way below
the zero mark. Travel was almost
impossible Tuesday and on We'd
nesday morning the side roads were
blocked. The thermometer dropped
to 25 below zero early Wednesday
morning.
On Monday a young man, who
gave his address as Wisconsin, was
caught pilfering merchandise from
cars parked on the streets of this
city. The several articles in his pos
session were identified and return
ed to the owners. He was taken be-
fore Judge Kells the same day. On
Wednesday another young man was
brought before the Judge on q
charge of forging checks.
The Herald received a pleasant
letter from Mrs. J. P. Galbraith,
who is now located at Toledo,
Wash, to which place she has or
dered the Herald. The letter in part
stated: "The roses are still in bloom
and much Of the garden stuff,
such as cabbage, cauliflower and
root vegetables, is left out all win
ter. All kinds Of fruits grow in
abundance, also English walnuts.
Grain is planted in the fall and
fields and pastures are green. The
numbering industry has been re-
sumed. Dairying and poultry rails
ing predominate in the rural COM
munity. It is now the rainy sea-
son, but not cold. We are located
about 80 miles from Tacoma and
100 miles from the coast"
Last Friday evening Mr.. and Mrs.
r. II. Kratz were notified that the
gentlemans work will move him to
st. Cloud, from which city they
moved to Sauk Centre about a
year ago. Mr.. Kratz is employed by
the Gamble-Robinson Co., for
which he is a salesman, and they
win move about the first of the year
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Kratz and their
splendid family have made many