The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-11-06

thing that will tell in the long Then there
is the item that there have been changes in our
way of living. For those who look back fondiy
through the misty mirror of childhood memory on
asked: What do you want Hallowe'en-fun or
| plumbing?
think Wen horn in here for the benefit of the
boys in camp. My brother, Jim, wrote the other
day from Camp Ham with the desutory note that
on that day only four letters had been received by
the erstwhile Sank Centre battery. Now mag-
inc that is by no means a common daily occurrence,
but 1t is indicative perhaps. Don't forget those
fellows in camp. Send them letters. Not only in
Camp Ham but all over these United States where
friends of yours in the service. A note from
1t Fay Domke with the Marine Air Corps at Jack
sonve, Florida his first to since he left after
his furlough. Fays an instructor down there now
gets from to hours flying daily. His note head
clever In blue and gold it shows flying squirrel
with goggles and helmet. And peachy note
from Yves Kohl, of ST. Charles Illinois, who dashed
off bit from hotel in Decatur While we're
on letters, here's force of habit item. Dad was
reading one of Jims letters the other night First
thing we knew he had his pencil out proof reading
the kids typing
Here's we've been wanting to write The
boy next door married the girl next door, . l.. When
Catherine Lux and Norwood White married
in Minneapolis last week that's what happened.
For they lived door to door here in Sank Centre
whilst they went to school and grew up Then Nor
wood went to Minneapolis; Catherine to Northfield
But the flame wasn't out
Vic Conklin handed me the other day. just
back from Michigan after seeing the Gopher-Wol-
the Chicago Tribune There in a full page pic
ture spread of Minnesotas Carleton College was
Sank Centres Adeline Nelson That, my dear
people, is not bad publicity for either the town
Adeline. For the Tribune for long has claimed
the worlds greatest circulation, running into the
two millions daily
There are two things man will invite you
outside fora fight drink
Times
that the travelling show, the home talent getup
others of that ik deader than mackerel
Radio, the great rise of moving picture popularity
and other factors that brought the best in enter
tainment to the doorway of everyone these small
er hamlets gave the home talent effort and the
travelling troupes on the lower circuit the gate
There is certain indication of their return to the
scene not of course in their former splendor
1t would seem to indicate there reasons to be-
lieve that money will be freer. In the last few
weeks advance men Of several outfits have come
through trying to book here Was time when
the home talent offering the top of entertain
ment for these smaller places. The opportunity
to any of the really big time offerings limit
ed In those years the old standards slaughter
ed at will by eager, but unknowing, wouldbe thes-
plans This all occurred to me recent develop
ments. In this area alone can recall two home
talent shows this fall Something that has been
dead for some years. Fast on the heels comes
a legitimate show from the old log theatre group
in Minnetonka working under the auspices of the
American Legion post. If the travelling shows
back the boards-you bet they at least
are expecting quite boom in loose change. :.
Face Lifting
Over Third Street is a little job on the
front of the Dahlem building that is part of
program that reached its greatest height in the last
decade The faces of Main and Third Streets
have been lifted out of the last century to brand
new outlook Dozens of stores have had new fronts
many remodelled within and without. With it
has street scarcely recognizable to the
citizen of twenty-five years ago-or make 1t shorter
than that, twenty years In the Dahlem build
ing carpenters found hand hewn oak beam, about
thirteen inches square, that is clarion bareback
into the building of the early part of the century
and throughout the last Building materials
easier to get and wood used throughout
Today steel replaces for longer life. That build
ing built by the late Mr. Dahlem in 1884.
Now it's face gets lifted to meet brand world.
Plugs
You'll want to keep these in mind. =. Tonight
the dance at the armory given by Company c.
There's good band and the boys of the outfit
anxious to have good crowd. Down at the
Library this week take peek inside. It's Book
Week and the staff together with the school and the
in interesting ways. The Melrose-Sauk Centre
football game tomorrow night here that is the
sons windup and promises to be corker. About
next week November IA you'll want to see the high
school operetta, INNS Pnafore"