The Sauk Centre herald., 1938-12-29
Historical Panorama OF
Sauk Centre 1885
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Mrs. Anna Miller, 91-year-old motn
er of Tony Miller, died at tn
home of her son, Henry Miller
Wednesday.
DR.. r. E. Cooper was elected a!
commander Of the Robert Swift
Post American Legion at theil
annual meeting Monday.
Sauk Centres Wool pool sold the
'3S clip to the Twin City Hide and
Fur Co. Monday with 1915 cents
bid for bright wool.
Mrs. August Fois died Saturday
morning at her home at the age
of 73 years.
Phillip Koenig, 50, resident here,
died at Melrose hospital Monday
noon.
Week Of June 2S-
Sauk Centres school bond issue, for
$4,000, carried Tuesday by 26
votes in a go total vote cast.
Harold E. Stassen, Republican CUB
ernatorial candidate, lead Cover
nor Elmer A. Benson Tuesday
when Sauk Centre voters cast 267
for the former and 191 for the
latter out of a total of 820.
Sauk Lake creamery set 35-year
record for butter manufacture in
May when they climbed to the
all-time peak of 74,200 pounds.
Week Of June 80
Mrs. p. r. Davis, resident here for
years, died at the age of 78 in
Chicago June 27th.
Two cases of sleeping sickness
among horses here, sent veterin-
arians issuing warnings concern
ing the spread of the disease.
Returning from Rotary Interna-
tional convention in San Francis
CO, Mr.. and Mrs. H. S. Forsyth
reported on a visit to the Chin
ese telephone exchange.
A complete program faced cele-
brants for Fourth of July as this
community prepared for the Ma
tion's birthday.
Indian Queen, 70-year-old wooden
Indian, was back on Main Street
commemorating 10th anniversary
of Dahlem's store.
Sauk Centres band will open a reg
ular summer feature of open air
concerts in the city park this eve
ming.
Sauk Centre will get the 1889 Fed
Grafton of Catholic Societies con-
vention next June, it was decid-
ed at Melrose Sunday.
Jack Costello, New York NBC an
nouncer, highlighted Sauk Centre
improvements among his visit
memoirs, as he prepared to leave
Monday after a visit with his
father, J. ]. Costello.
268 students were registered in the
summer reading program at the
library in first two weeks, that
jumped June circulation by 1000
volumes.
Week Of July =
Heavy rains delayed Sauk Centres
4th Of July celebration Monday
when 10000 convened in this city.
Lightning played kittenish pranks
last Thursday with minor dam
age reported, and Mondays rain,
measuring 2 inches, was the heav-
lest single rain of the season.
undermining influence of REA, as
it's lines swung out over the coun-
try, was praised by local farmers
this week.
kilograms from Senator Ernest
Lundeen assured Sauk Centre
will have new Federal postoffice
building to cost $4,000.
Forty years ago a number of wom-
en- Of the Mccormick Lake COM
munity organized the Helping
Hand Society that celebrated it's
anniversary this week.
Directors Of the Sauk Lake Cream
cry called a meeting for July Is
to consider an expansion pro-
gram.
Tons Of hay, jamming barns and
stacked in fields, assured farm
ers of one of best local crops in
recent years.
Week of July II
Miss Gurine Bunes died at the Ser
epta Old Folks Home here Mon
day.
Sauk Lake receded to its normal
head this week after tons of wa
ter had crashed over the dam,
flooding the lowlands for the
first time in 20 years.
Eleven members Of civic religious
groups were selected by the
Council to form the new planning
board.
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bird life were released in this
community this week by local
sportsmen.
After rains had cancelled every
scheduled tournament, country
club heads bravely announced a
summers program of golf events
this week.
Despite heaviest rains in years,6
months in 81 were heavier than
the same period in '38, with 11.67
inches so far this year.
w. M. Parker, chairman of the Re-
publican State Central Commit
tee, withdrew as candidate Fri
day in the interest of party har-
mony.
Rumors Of illegality were called er-
roneous this week by :ity attor-
ney v. T. Conklin who stated
lay in blacktopping program was
caused by slow returns Of pro-
perty owners petitions.
46 women golfers attended the in
vitational golf tournament given
by Niblick Club Tuesday.
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