The Sauk Centre herald., 1940-12-26

Week Of July 2S-
Melvin d. Trattles, pioneer Of Ash
ley township, died Friday evening
at the home Of his son, Delos
at the age Of 70 years.
WAR refugee" arrived in this city
Is a Welsh girl doll to be added
to Bryant Lbrary's foreign doll
collection.
Harold Hunter and John Kerr, Vii.
lard, became owners Of the Chas
Virgin property on End street
preparatory to building locker
system.
Herb Barrett, Pine River, narrowly
escaped injury Friday when q
Northern States power line pole
blown over in the heavy storm
struck his passing truck.
Donald Cole was announced raised
to first lieutenant with Regiment
al Headquarters Battery, now al
Camp Ripley.
City Council hired Harold Rasmus.
| sen, to continue supervision Of the
/ SAIJ dA n pCdSIl LII IllS
| der of the summer.
An armed bandit held up Ray
Bromenshenkel at the White Spot
Tuesday and escaped with $45.
Mrs. Alex Bromenshenkel, so years
old, died Wednesday afternoon
after serious illness.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Norb Otte July Is.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Aus
tin Tuesday was son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Claude are
parents Of a girl born July 23rd
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Bagley are
the parents Of a daughter, borr
July Goth.
Second boy of the week was borr
to Mr.. and Mrs. William Pollocl
when a son arrived July Oath.
AUGUST
Week Of August l.
$3,546.9O was paid to 73 officers an6
men Of Regimental Headquarters
Battery, on their return from
Camp Ripley, largest payroll ir
the history of local Nationa
Guard.
Lightning set the barn on the F
Billmeyer farm on fire Wednes.
day afternoon.
Near cloudburst Sunday dumped
2.05 inches of rain over the com.
munity, half Of July's entire pre-.
ciptation.
Fred T. LUX, Of this city, filed as
candidate for office of represent
ative Of the first of the 46th leg
islative district.
17-year-old Velva Doty lost her life
in an auto accident Sunday when
the car slid into a shallow ditch
The family were enroute to
church in st. Rose.
Fred c. Brown, former business
man here, died in Duluth July "a
following a stroke.
Evelyn Leona Pangburn, daughter
of Mrs. Mary Pangburn, died
July 9th at the age Of 25 years,
Week Of August g.
One of the oldest homes in the
community, the old log house on
the M. E. Dimond farm, is being
razed to make way for a new
modern farm home.
Julian Hoffman, 24-year-old son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hoffman, OF
this city, lost both legs at Moor.
head Monday when he slipped
under freight train.
Two Third Street business chang
ed hands this week as Roy Botz
purchased the service station
from Paul Besser, and Fred Lux
purchased Sam and Nellie's from
Sam Olson.
With two ribs broken and bruises
Joe Schloegle was taken to the
hospital Wednesday after a horse
had fallen on him when he pre-
vented a team runaway.
Robert c. Vandesteeg, doctor of
optometry, stepped into business
with his father this week in the
optical firm of Vandesteeg and
Son.
150-foot spire of st. Paurs Church
was getting new coats Of paint
IIllS WCSh, dAlu Ato AAhS ASSS - oSS
dwarfed the steeple jack who
clambered up it's side.
Mrs. Peter Essler, formerly of this
city, died at Kenmare, North Da-
kota, Monday evening.
Roy Griggs was named manager
of the Red Owl store this week
A 92-bushel to the acre yield on
oats was reported from the G.
H. Vandesteeg farm this week on
an 11-acre tract as small grain
harvest moved along.
Week of August IS
5000 people Sunday gave the
Stearns County Fair its biggest
day as departments noted rise in
entries.
All track records for horse racing
were broken Tuesday at the
Stearns Fair when 2:10, 2:11 and
2:11A all topped 2:12 pace rec
ord Of former years.
This countryside was "busy as
blazes" taking a quality small
grain crop from the land as the
Farmers Elevator reported early