The Sauk Centre herald., 1938-12-29
Historical Panorama OF
Sauk Centre 1885
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cepted the Sauk Lake creamery's
purchase offer for their building.
Week Of August as
Two barns were destroyed by light
ming this week when one on the
J. F. Cooper farm was burned
and another on the August Brue
place was totally demolished.
A freak bit Of wind Monday sing
led out the Ole Halverson farm,
dipped down and toppled several
buildings.
$4,000 was the purchase price paid
by Sauk Lake creamery for the
Blue Valley building, 1t was an
nounced this week.
John Miller, REA head. said that
an additional allotment Of $490, 900
had been made for work in
Stearns county.
The Sauk Centre Implement COM
pany became the Borgmann COM
pany this week when the business
was purchased, e. F. Borgmann
said.
$4,000 square yards of streets are
under contract for tar mat, it
was learned as work on the re-
surfacing under Ashworth-Haw-
kinson, contractors, began this
week.
A federal fish hatchery was pro-
posed for Sauk Centre this week,
for the propagation of crappies.
Elrosa will stage a celebration
Thursday, August 25th, commem-
Grating the thirtieth anniversary
of the village.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Leslie Fossen, August %. A
daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Leo Majerus Friday. A son
was born at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ernest Peterson, in Little
Sauk township, August %. And
daughter 1t was Sunday for
Mr.. and Mrs. Jake Moser, of
Sauk Centre township.
Week of September l.
John Patrick Kinsella died sudden
ly Saturday morning, i'll since
Wednesday. He was 50.
Stearns County's 36 annual fair
and 7th annual flower show clos
ed Tuesday night, proclaimed the
best, it sported the largest All
entry list in the history.
A. M. Davis, former resident, died
at Northfield, at the age Of 66.
II entries for butter scoring at
the Stearns County Fair found
w. S. Clemensen, Clarissa, high
with score $500, B. H. Rising,
second, and A. N. Cordell, Of this
city, third.
Highway II will be completed into
the city of Sauk Centre, a dis
tance Of As miles remaining, this
year, highway department an
nounced to Representative Fred
Lux here this week.
Three kilograms announced the al
lotment of $114,543 to Sauk Gen.
ire Tuesday to be used for erec-
ton of new school buildings.
81 years ago Saturday, A. T. Wat
son landed in New York from
England. He came in a group of
young Englishmen who came to
this country to learn farming.
Week of September g.
An estimated 100000 bottles of
beverages have come out of the
Robischon bottling company as
this week marked their 55th year.
With 1872 already enrolled, Supt. w.
A. Kohl said this week enrolment
in the Sauk Centre school would
probably exceed last years TAT.
Over 1000 books were read by stu
dents during the summer in a
three months reading program
closed at the Bryant Library.
Conrad Zehrer, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Leo Zehrer, received high honors
at the State Fair when his Ayre-
shire calf placed first in that div
ision of All cattle raising.
Nearly two hundred delegates met
at st. Pauls Church Sunday for
a quarterly meeting of the West
ern Stearns County Federation of
Catholic Societies.
Week of September Is
Mrs. w. F. Unger, Melrose, mother
Of Fred Unger, of this city, died
in Melrose Thursday morning at
the age of 81.
Sinclair Lewis sent new batch of
books to the Bryant Library this
week, ran the total Lewis con-
tributions to 60 books.
Five Sauk Centre Churches organ
lied a mid-week Church school
program in connection with the
public school curriculum this
week.
Sauk Centres curfew ordinance
was dug up this week, now
youngsters will be scattred of the
streets at the $50 hour.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Working cele-
brated their 55th wedding anni-
versary at their home in this city
Friday.
Heaviest enrolment in the first
grade resulted in division Of the
grade, necessitating other chang
es. Supt. w. A. Kohl said this
week.
Saturday when Blue Valley rolls
out the last butter from its churn,
it will end IA years Of business
in this communicable building,
sold to Sauk Lake creamery must
be vacated by the 22nd 1t was an
nounced.
Week Of September r.
Donald and Bernard Schrantz pur-
chased this week the Bud Dale
Hatchery on Main Street from
Dale Peterson, Of Donnelly.
Monday night the bid Of Benjamin
Lighting company was accepted