The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-12-30
Historical Panorama OF
Sank Centre 1897
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old spelling jumped in value, az
cording to collectors periodicals.
Company M, machine gun unit o
Minnesota National Guards, vii
attend the huge army maneuver
in this section next summer, Cap
tain Roy Scott said.
Sank Centres fire hazards will b
reviewed next Tuesday in a cam
paign sponsored by the Commun
ity Club.
1896 voters took to the polls Tues
day, cast their votes for four can
didates to fill three aldermanic
positions, selected Ed Besser, Car
Eckberg, Joe Miller to carry on
the work.
A WPA project for the Stearns
county fair grounds to total about
5000 was okayed by the WPA
this week, secretary ]. A.
SchoenhoH announced.
Two births were recorded this
week with a son born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Eric Schultze, Grey Eagle,
at the hospital. A son was born
to Mr.. and Mrs. John Simons.
Week OF April rs
Isl recommendations were made
for the LOG defects and fire haz-
ards located in 112 local build
ings, in a fire survey conducted
this week by the Minnesota State
Fire Prevention Association.
Clifford Domke, Carleton College
student from this city, secured
his appointment to go to China to
teach in a two-year period.
George Barner took possession OF
the Northwest Local Oil station
this week after his purchase o.
the property.
Albert Parker, Of Wadena, assumed
managership of Burgess grocery
this week with the resignation OF
Irv Nelson, who went into the oil
business at the Shelley station.
Rural mail carriers snapped stor-
les this week as the break UP OF
winter melted the banks that
caused difficulty for them during
the past few months. Farmers,
while fields are yet muddy, ex-
pected to begin seeding this week.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. George Nathe
a boy, on April 18th, at the local
hospital.
Week of April ~
An active recreational program for
the summer months was proposed
this week at the Legion meeting
with the suggestion that Coach
Gene Harvey be placed In charge.
High egg prices for fall was the
prediction made this week by p.
J. Heraly, pointing to the short
age OF chicks on farms this
spring.
Unity Alters, Of this community
will play an important part in,
the spring All festival to be held
in Rockville April 3Oth.
Postmaster Ben Dubois was APP
pointed as a member Of the State
Teachers College Board, succeed
ing James Quigley, whose term
expired in January.
$275 was the proceeds from the
gala event at the school last Fri
day when residents turned out to
view the carnival attractions.
Improvements were made this week
in the quarters Of the Fire De-
partment in the city hall. Size OF
their new meeting room is Is to
26.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Ben Tom at the Hospital Sunday
morning.
WEEK of April 20
Poultry men viewed with alarm the
prediction that one Of the small
est outputs Of baby chicks loom
ed for this season, according to
L. T. Lovik this week, as he
quoted government bulletins.
N. D. Underhill, purchaser of the
Barron store, will open variety
store about June 1st. He signed
the lease Friday.
Decision to again participate in the
"On to Nicollet" parade of Mime
sofa towns was made when the
Community Club met Tuesday
evening.
Wool growers, planning an extern
sive pool to bring northern wool
in, will meet Saturday afternoon
at the Club rooms.
William John, 10 months old son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Tombers, pass
ed away last night in Minneapo-
lis hospital.
Finale is being written to the near
ly 100000 bridge-dam project on
Main Street over Sank Lake this
week, as the highway department
begun their Identification project
with the planting Of 500 trees and
shrubs thanking the bridge.
2.26 inches OF rainfall that fell Sun
day and Monday doomed April's
precipitation to a three year high
OF 1853 inches. In spite of predic-
sleeper, the ice break up came on
the 10Th, one day earlier than
last year.
Local residents fidgeted about this
week as Globe" a new magazine,
publicized Main Street, picked
their pictures with a purpose in
mind. The magazine hit the
streets this week.
Week Of May 6
James r. Hall, 68, passed away on
Saturday, May 1, at his home.
Complications from fall suffer
ed two years ago were blamed for
the death.
A man who was in the Sank Centre
stockade, c. A. Wood, passed
away in Grey Eagle Tuesday.
Pete Hflipsen became the new own
a. ~ Al Maf IL q
when he purchased the business