The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-02-13

moved in from the farm in ~. my father wanted
that Jacques house. We all thought it Of the
finest little houses" It seemed to be that 1t was
the pleasantness of the surrounding woodland and
grass spots that attracted people to 1t. That and
the fact it being offered for SALE But right in
the midst of its RISE its development was stilborn
Between Hoboken and what eventually became
Sank Centre was a farm 1t first owned by
original and then Solomon Pendergast. Meth
err of these two cared to break up the farm. It's
meadows and fields swept in between Hoboken and
Sank Centre like gigantic wedge Blocked then
from the north by another parcel not offered for
sale, from the west by the fact that extending the
boundaries unhandy Hoboken stalemated.
New families marched closer to the river where the
mill was setup, and Sank Centre began smuggling
like puppy at the feet Of Sank Lake. s. E.
Reed remembers some of the details, some that he
heard. For more than fifty years, he's lived in Ho-
boken. He and Mrs. Reed find it still pleasant,
are often struck themselves what queer turns
history hinges. A pleasant lea of hill; farm be-
tween; a settlement moving to the east. But no
homes to join the two together. That situation
remains today Hoboken part of and yet not a
part of the city. In the intervening stretch the
sweep of meadows, the rural no houses to link the
parts of the city
Hoboken is a proud little settlement. Proud of
its background proud of its present and the future
When the city incorporated its leaders car
ried fight to gain concessions from the new
city in which it became part The compromise
feature was that Hoboken residents were excluded
ed indebtedness. . . 1t is odd what small things
the of cities and nations may sometimes
be decided :. 4. Without them who knows but what
Hoboken might have become the hub of this town
instead of its westerly rim. And thing more
the It's true it was borrowed from it's great
prototype the Hoboken Of New York. But
the reason lies obscure 49,.
Canopy humor-Not long ago the canopes of
Sank Centres theatres the pictures playing read
like this Strike up the band here comes the Navy.
On their way to Alaska now are Mr. and Mrs.
Evan Wruck. For five years Evan had been In
Alaska. Now on their way four thousand miles from
this CITY, it is the second such romance. Mrs.
Wruck is the former Helen Gartner. Alaska will
be rivalling the Hawaiians 1t Norb Nathe
who first started it. He was in Alaska, and rom
at four thousand miles distance bloomed when
Melrose' Dorothy Carlson left for the northernmost
possession to become his bride. Presumably
these more than isolated Alaska is fast
becoming place, not to make easy money and skee-
daddle but a place for homes and business and
growth. It's the last territorial outpost; it's
bristng with all the fervor Of settlement 1t sits
in the peculiar atmosphere of being potential hot
spot of national defense in the event of Asiatic
movement.
You ought to have seen the lightning stroke
Tubby Scanlon pulled the other day the icy pave
ment. E. His young wandered out in the path
of car, Tub him like flash, whisked him
out of the street.
A school operetta this season is the first since
Yves Kohl and Madelon Powers staged their effort
years ago. It called the Candy Makers
Dream and its story was adequately filled with
peppermint sticks and chocolate drops, and given
enough of the fantasy in the dream that Peter play
ed by Donald Otto, had that revamped his business
and made him the established candy shop Of the
town. 1t is singular that it really inspired
by Oscar Dowswells sugar-coated business. Oscar
was a great friend of Yves, and Yves often spoke
of how fascinated he was Oscars stirring his
patches of tasty candy. It was one thing Oscar
liked best doing He sang almost constantly during
the operations Of these patches. The combination
gave Yves the idea We hear now from him (Wes)
in st. Charles Illinois. that he has met the COM
poser of Bye, Bye, Blues, fellow resident in his
town. . That Yves has been asked to write the
music for and direct a musical review to be used
in st. Charles He is kicking the piano around more
than ever.
Rudy Nathe pulled up stakes in this town and
has gone to Fargo. It is promotion for him. We
single out Rudy because the name Nathe has been
synonymous with the clothing business for TO- many
years. He started "a punk meaning
youngster, in his fathers store. Because he liked
adjoining his fairly welframed physique with clothes
Rudys interest in the matter soon became his lead
ing obsesson. But it is more than the fact Rudy
is of an old clothier family. Rudy is another of
the boys who rose this Main Street, and has
moved up. The kind who down-cheeked lads
did their apprentcing at paultry to learn and
then kept at it hard bted to achieve certain ends
they wanted So good luck to Mr.. and Mrs. Nathe
Iolfa baS flo to sati