The Sauk Centre herald., 1938-12-29

cusS tnelr Cnurcn participation In
the Boy Scout program.
w. D. Gallup heads the 12-post TOO
member Stearns County unit of
the American Legion as comman-
der following an election held in
Paynesville Monday.
Approval Of WPA project for re-
decoration of the Bryant Library
was received Friday, librarian
announced.
Week OF September 90
Approval of the first plan submit
ted by the board Of education
for the new school came from
Washington, D. c., Friday with
permission to begin preliminary
work.
Washington purchasing department
after bids for postal site had been
received, sought a reduction in
price for the Main Street prop
erty owned by the School Board,
Ben Dubois and William Otto.
More than 1000-largest crowd ev-
er to witness football in this city
saw Sauk Centres first night
game in history when st. Johns
defeated the locals SO to Z.
A. w. Dittmore, former racketeer,
before Rotary Tuesday, said
crime was on increase, that av-
erage criminal Is age 10.
Communications received here this
week established safety Of rela-
tives who had been in the hur-
ricane and tidal wave belt in the
east.
Sunday morning brought a trio of
births. A son was born to Mr..
and Mrs. l. A. Pierson; a girl to
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Calvin; and
daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Lorenz McKinnon.
Week Of October g.
Mrs. John Wilson, 75-year-old resi-
dent, was struck down by a car
Sunday and is seriously injured
with a broken leg, bruises and
cuts.
Thursday, after he had forgotten
his keys in his car, Walter
Holmes reported his car stolen
from in front Of his home. No
clues were uncovered this week.
A st. Cloud man, James Kacures,
30, was dead Sunday in a hunt
ing season tragedy when he was
shot to death in slough near
the farm of Mrs. Vesta Trumble,
northeast Of Sank Centre in
Birchdale.
An 11-pound fish, described by
markings as a nuskellunge, was
taken from Sauk Lake Sunday.
H. G. Lembke, resort owner, re-
ported it the first he had seen
from this lake.
Approximately $1400, allocata5 nv
WPA and the City Council, will
be spent at Bryant Library this
fall in a redecoration project be-
gun September 26th.
Week of October 1S-
The State Home School for Girls,
in this city, under the superin-
tendency Of Miss Inez Patterson,
drew praise this week at the an
nual congress of the American
Prison Association, after a report
Of the Osborne Society of New
York.
While weather was "off" for hunt
| ting, resort owners along Sauk
Lakes shores reported the best
fall fishing in at least five years,
as catches continued to mount.
Reason, they said, was closing
the lake to winter fishing.
Hung up this week was the pur-
chase of the postoffice site. Gov
ernment has offered $4,000 for
Main Street property; owners are
still higher after two reductions.
Ed Haislet, University of MINES
ia, was the principal speaker Fri
day night when the school, be-
fore 1900 who saw Long Prairie
play the locals to tie, dedicated
the lighted football field as 10
Sa-Ge."
Cut-over from equipment now load
ed to capacity to three new trans
formers and other equipment in
the sub-station of the Water,
Light and Power Commission,
will be made Sunday, expanding
the service.
Another hurdle was topped this
week with the formal offer on
PWA grant Of $114,3S5 received
from Washington. Work must be
completed in 16 months under
the PWA setup.
Mystery grew this week when keys
from the stolen car Of Walter
Holmes were anonymously re-
| turned to him Friday morning.
Returning from festival at Alex
andria, Edw. Kitzberger, music
department director, announced
plans to enlarge the school band
and orchestra.
Stressing the need Of friendliness
between United States and Can
ada, G. Albert Aulton, member Of
the extension committee Of Rot
ary International, spoke at Rot
ary's Tuesday meeting.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Harold Lavine Friday. And the
boy population grew with the
birth Wednesday at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. William Schlotfeldt.
Week Of October 10
Mrs. Caroline Morgan, 70, died at
the home of her daughter, Mrs.
e. e. Taylor, Thursday. Cold
and complications caused her
death.
Mrs. Oliver Cass, rs, resident Of this
city since 1895, passed away at
the home Of her daughter, Mrs.
Conrad Sunde, Fargo, October 13.