The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-05-12

An explosion Of gas in his Kitchen
blew H. r. Martin Of st. Paul out
Of window.
Miss Lillian Veeder, of st. Paul
called at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs
C. d. Wilcox Saturday. She was
enroute home for Mothers Day.
Ward Roberts left for Minneapol-
is this week where he is attending
three-day session for Penney store
managers. Sessions being Thurs
day and end Saturday.
Leon McCracken is vacationing
several days this week in Mime
apolis with his brothers, Ray and
John, employed there. Leon ex-
poets to return today, Thursday.
The fire department was called
to the home of Mrs. c. NJ. Lovesee
Wednesday afternoon to extinguish
a roof blaze. The fire was under
control in short time and nominal
damage resulted.
Ray Minette, engineer with the
Montana highway department, re-
turned to the west this week after
several days visit in this city with
his grandmother, Mrs. F. E.. Min
etee, and relatives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. D. Wilcox receiv-
ed word from Grand Forks, N. D.
that their little grandson, Roger
Wilcox, son Of Allen Wilcox, has
measles, but was getting along al.
right at the time.
Miss Helen Rose left Saturday
for st. Paul where she spent the
weekend with Miss Celestine Ora
ham, former resident of this city
Miss Rose is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. J. A. Rose.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. N. Wilcox, Of
Little Falls, Mr.. and Mrs. Bruce E
Wilcox and sons, Bruce, Ur. and
Harold, of Wadena, and Mrs. J. Key
were guests in the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. c. D. Wilcox on Mothers Day
Mr.. and Mrs. B. E. Palmer, Of
Granite Falls, Paul Palmer, of Vic.
toria, and Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Lar
son, of Glenwood, were Mothers
Day visitors at the home of theil
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. G. Palmer
Mrs. Walter Moynihan, operated
on in Milwaukee, her home, last
weekend, is reported doing well
Her daughter, Dona, arrived Satur'
day in this city and will visit some
time with her grandparents, DR.
and Mrs. A. F. Moynihan.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. c. Carlson and
Hugh Robinson, of st. Cloud, Mr.
and Mrs. M. H. Millner and fam
lily, Of Bertha, and Mrs. Ruth Rob.
inson and children, of Long Prairie
were at the home of their parents
Mr.. and Mrs. JOS. Robinson, on
Mothers Day.
Harold N. Fligg. Chicago, arriv-
ed in this city Friday night at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. A. N. Fors-
berg. Mr.. Fligg joined his wife, the
former Alma Forsberg, at the home
of her parents. Saturday morning
they left for the west where his
work will keep them about six
months.
This week Mr.. and Mrs. w. A.
Kohl are attending Grand Chapter
sessions in Minneapolis of the Or
Ter of Eastern Star. They left by
auto Tuesday morning, Mr.. Kohl
said he expected to return today
Thursday. He attended the sessions
as chairman Of the state Educa-
tional Committee.
George Grundman, of this COM
munity, left this week for Pella,
Iowa, where he is visiting at the
home CT his brother, Mr. and Mrs.
John Grundman, and other rela-
tives. Other relatives will expand
the gathering to the proportions of
a family reunion. The season in
Pella is the time for the great tul-
lip festival. The flowers are al
ready in bloom, he reported.
Mothers Day for Mrs. Alice Rose
was as happy as it could be when
one Is confined to hospital room
Her children were three including
her son, j. A. Rose and family OF
this city. Mrs. Rose has been con-
fined in the hospital at st. Cloud
for the past several weeks recover.
ing after a fall that broke her hip
Mr.. and Mrs. Rose, after their Wis
it at the hospital, drove to Little
Falls where they visited their
daughter and family, Mr.. and Mrs
Russell Erickson.
Albert Eckberg, local contractor
is resting at his home this week
following removal Of a steel splint-
er that endangered his eyesight
Indications were, it is reported
that there is every chance the use
Of the eye will not be lost. Satur-
day he returned from the st. Cloud
hospital accompanied by Mrs. Eek
berg and his brother, Mr.. and Mrs.
Carl Eckberg. His confinement
there was a week following re-
moval Of the splinter. The acct
dent occurred, it is believed, when
steel hammer he was using a
week ago Saturday splintered send
ing small shaft into his eye. He
was rushed Immediately to the
hospital where the operation was
performed.
On leave Of absence from the
public school teaching staff this
year, Miss Madelon Powers, Jun
Tor high instructor, announced her
resignation this week. Miss Pow
ers will attend the University Of
Minnesota next year to complete
work. on Masters degree in Art
work. This year she Is finishing
B. A. requirements at the st.
Cloud Teachers College. Planning