The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-12-31
Historical Panorama Of
Sank Centre 1886


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washington, died during the pas
week. Mrs. Walker was 81 year.
old, while Mr.. Underwood was 81
Sinking temperatures kept people
indoors and stepped up the calls
received by the telephone com
pany during a single hour or
Tuesday to sos calls. Operators
during that hour averaged eight
calls per minute.
After nearly ten years the partner
ship of F. H. Walker and Ben
Carpenter, owners of the Main
Street Chevrolet Company, was
dissolved this week when Mr.
Carpenter disposed of his inter
ests to Mr.. Walker.
Issue of February Is
In a tragic accident Monday even
ing Irving Perrizo was killed as
his car was thrown out of con-
troll after hitting a snow bank. A
broken neck caused instant
death.
Mrs. Raymond Clark died at her
home at Ekalaka, Montana, Tues
day She was the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Kenna.
Blocked roads halted transporta-
ton Saturday and Sunday as a
blizzard howled out over this
community and most of the state.
Sank Centres poor relief will be
handled in the same manner as
before but Is percent of all mon
les will be returned to the city
for poor relief.
Here's the one that put Sank Gen.
ire back in the Main Street
bracket. An announcement that
Jackson's barn was open for far
mers to house horses during the
cold snap.
Increased dues to meet the en-
larged plans of the Community
Club were announced to members
Thursday evening. A sliding
scale has been devised to handle
dues.
Issue of February 20
Farm Yard Improvement projects
are already being discussed as
spring is several months away.
Three lessons will be offered to
local groups.
With the aid of a snow plow men
from this city and the rural COM
munity set out this week to clear
roads and rural main routes Of
the snow drifts. Costs will be
borne by the five surrounding
townships and the city of Sank
Centre.
Harold Knutson announced that he
has devised a bill for agricultural
relief planned from suggestions
made by a Sank Centre farmer,
Henry Bergman.
H. G. Cans succeeded himself as
president of the West Union
Creamery Association in their an
nual meeting held last Thursday.
Issue of February "a
A gaily colored show with all the
usual sideshows, bankers, fortune
tellers was featured at the car
nival staged in the high school
Saturday evening.
Members of Star in West Lodge
enjoyed a Washington Birthday
party in the Masonic Temple on
Friday evening. An interesting
side of the Constitution of the
United States was presented by
E. w. Olson.
Henry J. Reid, of Minot, N. D.,
many years a member of this
community, died Thursday at a
Minot hospital at the age of 66
years.
Stockholders Of the Country Club
met in annual session Tuesday
evening. Directors elected chose
DR.. j. F. Dubois to preside over
the Club during 1886.
An attempt to clear important
mail routes and rural roads was
frustrated Monday when stub
bornly packed drifts were too
much for the light weight snow
pillow truck.
Judge r. r. Kells received the first
application blanks for the Old
Age Pension.
Issue of March
Community advertising was one Of
the most important phases of the
Community Club business dis
cussed last Thursday evening.
Sales days and snow removal
were other matters discussed.
Installation of new incubators in
several hatcheries and general
improvements in several business
firms were noted this week.
Tuesday evening Mrs. Asa M. Wal
lace, wife Of the late Herald pub
Usher, died quietly in Minneapo-
lis. She was sc years of age.
o. j. Lying submitted plan to Har-
old Knutson this week suggesting
conservation of water in this To-
cality. BY means of dams he pro-
poses to raise the water level of
Ashley Creek and Fairy Lake.
Jack Costello, son of ]. y. Costello,
of this city, received promotion
in his field of radio announcing
when he was called from his post
at KSTP, in st. Paul to network
announcer on the National chain.
Another Sank Centre boy is go
ing places, too, in E. J. Fowler,
of Northwest Airlines, when he
established new record run
from Chicago. The 400 mile run
was made in one hour and 80
minutes.
A son, weighing 9 pounds, was born
to Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Ward
on February .25th.
Missing by one day being named a
Leap Year girl, a daughter was
born to Mr.. and Mrs. Walt Jung
on Friday morning. She weighed
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