The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-12-28
Historical Panorama OF
Sank Centre 1899
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farm woman, died at her home
Wednesday morning.
% rural boys and girls have been
registered into the poultry club
sponsored by local merchants, it
was announced this week.
Jim Pangburn, high scoring CEN
ter, was named on the region 6
team after Sank Centre lost its
basketball bid to Breckenridge
"a to 80. Pangburn, scoring 40
points in the regional tourna-
ments, was nearly twice as high
in scoring as any other player.
BOARD of Education this week asks
for sealed bids on remodeling
and adding to high school and
erection of new gymnasium audi
forum. At the same time the
Board will receive bids for sale
OF bonds in the amount of
$4,000.
legislation to make possible the
building of a municipal hospital
in Sank Centre was introduced
into the Legislature last week.
Bill authorizes indebtedness for
not more than $4,000.
Week of March so
Louis Thorson died at the Serepta
Home March 26th following sew
eral months illness.
Mrs. Louis o. Lea, Srmer resident
of this city, died at a hospital
near Crookston, Thursday noon.
She was forty years old.
Sank Centre, through the Commun-
ity Club, stuck out it's welcoming
hand to royalty this week, invit-
ing the Crown Prince Olav and
Crown Princess Martha, Norway,
to visit in June.
ORGANIZATION of a Social Welfare
Council, a woman's group eying
youth problems in the city, was
made Friday night with Judge
Paul Ahles as speaker.
Lloyd Blycker was named presi-
dent when the eighteenth annual
meeting of the Country Club was
held Monday evening.
In a three-cornered fight, L. T.
Lovik and DR.. r. E. Cooper were
named to the Board of Education
Saturday when 3s1 ballots were
cast.
Sank Centre high school was NAM
ed as a member of the West Cen
trail Athletic Conference of seven
schools this week.
Five have jumped into the Coun-
cilar race in the city election to
be held Tuesday, April 4th.
Mrs. Philip Steiner and her little
son, born nearly two weeks ago,
were discharged from the Long
hospital March IS.
Week of April G.
Herman Lying, pioneer Kandota
resident, died at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. AL Bohne in this
city, March Both. He was Sc.
With the site purchase price pared
to the Governments prior offer
of $4,000, local difficulties in the
procurement of the new postof-
flee site were ironed this week
with Clyde Biedleman accepting
$500 for removal of his store.
Board of Education accepted three
bids totaling $196,5S2 for con-
struction of new senior high ad-
dition, remodeling and new gym
nasium Thursday.
Only sos voters went to the polls
Tuesday. lightest municipal vote
in years and Joe Miller, Jim
Kinsella were elected to the
council with Carl Eckberg and
Frank Pangburn tied for the
third post.
to Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Kruse.
Week of April 13-
Michael Allen. Sc, resident of Getty
township, passed away April 9Th
following seven weeks illness.
Sank Centres new fire fighting APP
paratus arrived Thursday and in
preliminary tests, officially pump
ed 300 gallons per minute, it was
announced by Chief George Fish.
Approval for the Board of Edu-
cations accepted bids for school
construction totaling $196, 5S2
came from Public Works Admin
istration Friday
A log replica of the Joseph Cap
ser store, here IS years ago, on
exhibition at the Bryant Library
opened up speculation on Sank
Centres early history; revived
talk of Pendergast and Capser
families, both earliest of city's
merchantmen.
Norwegian royal pair, it was learn
ed from st. Paul, will stop in
Sank Centre briefly June 10th.
The pair are Crown Prince Olav
and his consort, Martha.
A new modern store front was be-
ing installed on the 47-year-old
Jos. Miller building at the cor
ner of 3rd and Oak this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. w. Rudolph, Of
this city, celebrated their 50th
wedding anniversary April first.
Week Of April 90
With grand jury ordering slot ma
chine removal in Stearns Coun-
ty. city attorney L. L. Kells call
ed pin ball machines illegal:
Mayor G. F. wager ordere them
ousted.