The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-12-17
Fire Ruined
Stores Have
New Stocks
All Have Found Temporary
Quarters For Business
Operation
FINE HOLIDAY GOODS
Men Now At Work Cleaning
Away Debris-From
Sidewalks

SPECIAL-The stores of
Sank Centre will be open Fri
day evening of this week and
will continue to be open each
evening until Christmas. This Is
done for the convenience of
patrons so that they may have
more time In selecting Christ
mas Gifts.
Business places, which were des-
troyed by fire a week ago Sunday
morning, are being reorganized
and are now in position to care for
the holiday trade with new stocks
Of merchandise.
The Wiener Shoe Co., Sim Wien
err proprietor, is now located in part
Of the Rydholm Studio, with new
stock of ladies' and children's
shoes, and rubber footwear, and
mems and children's slippers. The
Mary-Ann Store Is located in the
First National Bank building, with
q stock Of gift merchandise. These
two firms have rented the Wedge
building on Third Street, now oc-
cupied by the Ekstrand Hardware,
to which place they intend to move
their stocks about January 10th.
AS stated in the Herald sometime
ago, Mr.. Ekstrand will move to the
Bjone building, which he has leas-
ed. He is having the interior of the
building remodeled for occupancy
after January LIST.
The Model Is now located in the
Wedge building, formerly occupied
by the Erickson shoe store, just
west Of the hotel, where r. e. Han
sen, the proprietor, has a line Of
new gift merchandise on display.
Mr.. Hansen intends to rebuild his
building as soon as weather per-
mits, and expects to occupy at least
the front half Of the building some
time next month.
The J. c. Penney Co., has rented
the Armory, corner Third and Elm
Streets, and Manager Hoagland
stated they intend to open for bus
mess next Monday. Mr.. Hoagland
expects a carload Of fixtures and
q carload Of merchandise with
which they will arrange a modern
store in the Armory. This company
expects to remain in the Armory
until the Sullivan building is re-
built.
The Fire Salvage Co., Of Mime
apolis, has taken over the stock of
the Model, and will open a fire sale
in the Bjone building on Third
Street, Saturday noon. H. G. Gould,
representative of the Salvage Co.,
stated that crew of men will work
twenty-four hours of the day to
get the stock in shape to open at
the specified time. This sale will
continue until the entire stock is
sold.
Although, at the present time
stocks are not near as large as
they were before the fire, prospec-
tive customers have a fine selec-
ton Of articles for gifts. Each day
new merchandise Is being added.
The stores in the city, which
were not effected by the fire, have
splendid stable and gift merchan-
disc, toys and other holiday wares
in abundance. The merchants,
whose stocks were destroyed by
fire, are making every effort to re-
establish their business places for
the comfort of their patrons, and
by the end Of this week prospective
buyers will be able to purchase
anything they may want in Sank
Centre.
Glen Sullivan, young attorney,
arrived Sunday from Glendale,
California, representing his father
in the interest Of the destroyed
Sullivan building in the recent fire.
Glen came while his parents are at
at their residence at AS South
Central Avenue in Glendale. Said
Mr.. Sullivan, I'VE are definitely
going to rebuild" following two
days conference in this city with
authorities. The building will be
modern structure in every detail,
he added. Definite dates for begin
ming Of construction have not yet
been decided. but 1t is probable