The Sauk Centre herald., 1941-01-02
LOOKING BACK
THROUGH TIME
Excerpts From The Herald Of
Thursday, December 80, 1920
Items of Twenty Years Ago.

Fire Of an unknown origin
totally destroyed the home of
Shelby Noble at Spaulding, seven
miles northeast of Sauk Centre,
Christmas afternoon.
Plans for renovating, rebuilding
and general improvement of the
city hall building with a view of
establishing quarters for the Sank
Centre Commercial Club are now
being worked out by members Of
that organization.
Virgil Galbraith arrived in Sauk
Centre last week for a visit with
friends.
Miss Alice Fiesler arrived in
Sauk Centre Sunday from Mime
eapolis for a visit with Miss Maud
Robinson and other friends.
DIR. r. e. Cooper arrived Thurs
day of last week from Belmont,
Wis, for a visit with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Cooper.
George Kranz, who Is attending
Hamline University, is spending
the holiday vacation in this city.
Harvey Kerneghan arrived home
Friday from Hamline University
for the holiday vacation.
Miss Elsie Boyer, thirteen year
old daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. W..
Boyer, was operated on for a rup-
tured appendix Friday, December
"a. She is recovering nicely.
Miss Grace Menke, who has been
a buyer in one of the Minneapolis
department stores, has resigned
her position and arrived home
Christmas day to remain for the
rest Of the winter.
Albert Doege, of Bengough, Can
ada, is spending the holiday sea-
son with his parents, who reside
southwest Of Sauk Centre. Mr..
Doege located in Canada about ten
years ago.
Before an improvised altar Of
ferns and roses, Miss Flora Mutt
ing was united in marriage to DR..
Russell e. Cooper, of Beloit, Wis,
on Tuesday evening, December
%, at eight o'clock. The ceremony
was performed at the home Of the
brides parents in st. Paul, the
Rev. Garland, former rector of
the Episcopal Church in this city,
officiated.
Miss Gladys Wolfe, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. d. r.. Wolfe, Of
Sank Centre, and Ludwig Kroon.
blawd, Of Lindstrom, were united
in marriage at the Methodist par
sonage Tuesday, December %, at
two o'clock in the afternoon.
The Northwestern Telephone
Exchange Company will go out Of
existence on the night Of Decem-
Der 31st. In the future, beginning
on January i, 1921, the company
operating in Minnesota Of which
the Sauk Centre exchange Is a
part, will be known as the North
western Bell Telephone Company.
A thorough discussion of the plan
of the Water, Light and Power
Commission for civic improvement
in the form of a white way and a
change in the water system, will
be held at an opening meeting OF
the Commercial Club early in jan
uary.
A large plate-glass window in
the Vandesteeg Jewelry store was
broken last Thursday night when
a young fellow, alleged loaded
with "moonshine" or white mule"
fell through the glass front and
entirely demolished the same.
(This Is the last of the items of
the issues of 1920-and next week
we will start with the first issue
of 1921. So here's a Happy New
Year. Hope you have enjoyed
reading this column of the past,
as much as we have in writing 1t
for you. Browsing through the old
issues of 1920 brings back memoir
les exclusively of life in Sauk
Centre, truly interesting to the
writer because Sauk Centre be-
came our home that year.)