The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-12-28
Historical Panorama OF
Sank Centre 1899
Continued from page A.


hospital Friday. The 14year-old
boy died after a four months
illness with inflammatory rheu-
matism.
A flag of 1876, 3S stars in its field,
was a prize among old relics
found when Lloyd Peterson raz-
ed a forty-year-old house on the
low grounds on I'd Street.
Allan Meigs became the sole pro-
prietor of the Waldorf cafe this
week when he purchased the in
terest of A. ]. Wiesner, after an
11-year partnership.
Paul Klemm sold his dray line to
Oscar Bjone this week. Paul will
operate a farm northwest Of this
city.
A case in municipal court charging
sale of liquor to minors was dis
missed owing to lack of evidence
by w. M. Parker, judge, Monday
morning.
Oldest living son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Leroy Working, of this city,
Charles L. Working, Missoula
Montana, jeweler, died early June
21st at his home.
Week of August s.
Miss Agnes Murphy, resident here
since 1916, passed away at Mid
way hospital in Minneapolis Sun
day afternoon, at the age of GA.
Boy Scouts went into Camp Nawak-
wa near Avon this week as troop
leaders Harley Forsyth, Art Ros-
enwald and Franklin Vandesteeg
returned from the 221st annual
University of Scouting at Itasca
Park.
nomadic way this week after
they had settled in camp on the
John Dold farm near Sank Gen.
ire.
With only 1853 inches of rain and
scoring heat during the month
with temperatures up to "a de-
grees, July ranked third in last
six years in rainfall for the
month.
Week of August 10
Struck by an automobile near Long
Prairie, Mrs. Julia Gilbertson, IA
year-old resident of this city, died
Sunday morning from fatal injur-
les in Riverside hospital in the
Todd county seat.
288 Sank Centre youths romped the
community recreation program,
under the direction of Mr.. and
Mrs. E. D. Harvey and WPA
leaders, to close last week,
showed it five times more popu-
lar than its two predecessors, re-
ported its attendance at near 49,
900 for the eight weeks.
w. M. Parker was called before
the Senate and House farm bloc
in Washington to express his
views on the farm problem, it
was learned this week.
An estimated $1,000 home build
ing program, with six homes un-
der construction, was reported
for the city this summer.
j. J. Boobar, born here in 1865,
one time representative to the
Minnesota State Legislature, and
librarian to the House of Repre-
sentatives in Washington for elev-
en- years. joined Sank Centre
greats pictured and biographical
in the Bryant Library this week.
Publication Of poem about a coun-
try barber this week, prompted
Vern Soltau to add correctly the
fact that a stranger who visited
his shop three weeks ago must
have been the beloved contem-
porary poet, Edgar Guest.
81 bushels of barley per acre is
the fine yield raised on the Math
Centre. 1881 bushels were taken
from 81 acres.
A telegram heralded the birth of
a six pound ten ounce boy to Mr..
and Mrs. Norbert Nathe in Anch-
orage, Alaska, born August list.
With arrival of Louis, of st. Louis,
Missouri, the three Petit broth
ers, with Theodore and Lynn, of
this city, Joined for the first time
in A years here this week.
Drouth ended Tuesday in an ava
lanche of rain that dumped 1.97
inches on the teaming country
side in a single day.
DR.. H. d. Wolff sold his dental prac-
tice to DR.. Lyle T. Johnson, Grey
Eagle, graduate Of the local high
school, and the U of M dental
school.
Week of August II
Sank Centres 38-piece American
Legion band placed third in Leg
ion-sponsored bands at the state
Legion convention in Minneapol-
is last week.
Stearns County's Seth annual Fair
opened Sunday with a 5000 at
tendance. largest in recent his
tory, and jammed with hundreds
of exhibits.
$50 on the annual gypsy tour of the
American Motorcycle association,
brought $50 machines to the city,
with attendance from eight states
from Tennessee to Canada.
Eleanor Conkey, Is months in the
hospital, victim of staphylococcus,
who was taken away in a bag
gage car stretcher, returned home
Sunday in an automobile.