The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-02-24

Mr.. and Mrs. Fred LUX were Wis
itors and business callers In 81
Cloud Saturday.
Miss Alice Botz spent severa
days with her parents, Mr.. ant
Mrs. Will J. Botz, last week. Sh,
left on her return to Muskogee, Ok
lahoma, stopping in st. Paul en-
route to visit friends. Miss Botz ha'
been employed in the Veterans hos
pital for the past seven months.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. e. Offering ant
son, Bobby, of Albany, were visit
ors Sunday at the home Of tn,
ladys parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Fret
| LUX.
Mrs. Fred c. Brown, visiting a
the home Of her sister, Mrs. F. w
Sprague during the past week, re
turned to her home in Minneapoli!
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Robischon
of st. Cloud, visited from Sunday
until Tuesday evening at the home
of the gentleman's mother, Mrs. P
Robischon.
Mrs. Lewis Larsen, of Glenwood
is staying at the home of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. G. Palmer thi:
week. Mr.. Larson is working tenn
porarily in this city.
Mrs. H. S. Forsyth is visiting II
Montevideo this week at the home
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. L
Faley. Mr.. Forsyth who spent Sun
day there returned that evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Blair spen
Sunday in Glenwood where the.
visited the gentleman's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. c. j. Blair, and attended
the free exhibition ski meet spon
sored by the Glenwood ski club.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. E. Bushey ant
Miss Catherine Curtin, school in
structor, motored to Arlington Sun
day. Mr.. and Mrs. Bushey visited a
the home of his mother, Mrs. Ros'
Bushey. Miss Curtin visited will
her parents.
Miss Betty Scott, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Roy L. Scott, was Lonl
Prairie visitor last week end as {
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. r. L. Erick
son. She was one of the crowd a
the ice carnival in the Todd count!
seat Sunday.
Mrs. Paul Zerk, Of Birchdale town
ship, was taken to the Universit.
hospital Tuesday evening for care
She was operated on for a majo
operation at $50 Wednesday morn
ing. Mrs. Zerk Is a sister Of loca
resident, Clayton Stegner.
Miss Betty Markson returned OF
Sunday to st. Paul following .
weeks vacation with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Markson, in thi.
city. She is employed as an opera
tor in a Capitol City exchange o.
the TriIState Telephone company.
Tom Fleming, University Of Min
nesota student, spent the week enc
in this city at the home of his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. M. J. Fleming
Because University students were
allowed Washington's Birthday as
a holiday, Tom did not return until
Tuesday.
Chief George Fish, OF the local
Volunteer Fire Dept, attended
meeting of the Volunteer Firemen's
Benefit Association held in st. Paul
last week Thursday. Mr.. Fish is
one of the directors of the organi.
Zation, and was one of those who
helped found 1t many years ago
The balance en- hand February Is
1888, was SIC, 1887 80, and the annual
report revealed that 81 $50 was paid
todate for claims to injured fire
men.
leon Veeder left Wednesday for
the Twin Cities where he will en-
ter the Veterans Hospital for ex-
animation and treatment. Leon has
not been in the best of health for
sometime, and he expects to secure
the relief he desires while gone. His
friends hope that he will be well in
short order.
John Kane left Tuesday for st.
Paul, where he attended the annual
banquet of the Purple Heart Asso-
citation Tuesday evening. This ban
quet is given annually on Washing
tons Birthday, by the Nels Void
Chapter, No. Is, Military Order of
the Purple Heart. The Purple Heart
was founded by George Washington
in 1882 and given for service in the
Revolutionary War. 1t was not used
again until 1882 when the Purple
Heart was presented to World War
Veterans. These hearts are present
ed for meritorious service to wound
ed men or those who are entitled to
wear a wound chevron. $50 mem
beers of the organization were in at
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