The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-03-19

Looking Back
Through Time
Excerpts from Herald Of Thursday,
March 16, 1916-Items Of In
terest of Twenty Years Ago
The City Council at an adjourn
ed meeting Wednesday night in
structed Mayor McGibbon and
Clerk Cooper to enter into contract
with the Central Minnesota Power
& Milling Co., for the pumping Of
water and furnishing street light
ing for a period of five years with
the privilege on the part of the city
for extending the contract an addi-
tional year. The new contract will
go into effect May 1, 1916.
Sank Centre Is to have a new
postmaster. The change took place
Wednesday, March Is, 1916, follow
ing close of business for the day,
at which time Joseph A. Schoen-
hoff became the official postcard
inspector and stamp dispenser for
Uncle Sam, succeeding Oliver B.
Boobar, who has served consecu-
lively since Jan. 1, 1904.
Two monster pickerel have been
speared in local lakes recently.
Horace jackson, residing six miles
north of the city, harpooned a
specimen in Sank Lake which
weighed 25h pounds, and measured
Al inches in length and % inches
about the girth. Charlie Johnson
and Art Brecount landed one at
Fairy Lake which weighed %
pounds. This one measured 40 in
ches in length. The fish caught by
Horace Jackson was turned over
to the Commercial Club to be
mounted and used for decoration
in the club rooms.
Hon. Frank E. Minette, of Sank
Centre, will go to st. Cloud today,
Thursday, to file for reelection to
the State Legislature from the For
ty-Sixth senatorial district.
Sank Centre ended the basketball
season in blaze of glory by de-
feating Glenwood High by the score
of IS to 10; and the Osakis school
team by the score of 81 to 6.
The hauling bee given by Joseph
Beste Friday was attended by sew
en- of his neighbors: F. J. Minette,
L. P. Unger, Albert Bromenschen-
KEEL, Ben Lindeman, Joe Schloegle,
Nick Orth and James Winter. They
hauled seven big loads of lumber
for Mr.. Beste's new house which he
will build in the spring.
Joseph Exford last week sold his
restaurant on Main Street to JOS
eph Pfeiffer, Of Padua. Mr.. Exford
expects to remove to California on
account of his health, his physician
ordering him to seek a warmer eli
mate. He has been a resident of
Sank Centre for many years and
has built up satisfactory bust
ness.
George Strauss, secretary Of the
local creamery, states that in pay
the month of February, the cream
cry will allow 35 cents for sweet
cream and 33 cents for sour cream.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Orth with
their two children expect to leave
in about two weeks for Black Duck
where they will make their future
home. Mr.. Orth recently sold his
farm northeast of this city to Gus
Wahlstrom. The place had been the
family home for II years and was
improved from timber land to a
highly developed agricultural and
stock farm.
Roy Scott, who recently disposed
of his interests in the Rowe Hard
ware Co., left Tuesday for Elk Riv-
or, where he will visit with his
parents. Later he will go to North
Dakota to look for business open
ing. Mr.. Scott lived in Sank Centre
about one year, coming here from
Little Falls to take a partnership
in the hardware store.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Kenna last Friday morn
ing. Mr.. and Mrs. Kenna reside
five miles south of this city.
Stephen Schwartzbauer returned
to his duties as rural mail carrier
Saturday after an enforced vaca-
ton necessitated by an operation
on his right ear.
Mrs. F. M. Connolly went to Min
neapolis Saturday for several
days visit with her son, Irving,
who Is employed in the Keller fac
tory.
The Misses Julia and Tekla Ryd-
holm entertained at the Rydholm
home Saturday with a parcel show
er for Miss Hattie Lamb, who will
soon become the bride of Herbert
Rydholm, brother Of the two host
esses.