The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-08-31
$Neighborhood News;
= HAPPENINGS OF THE WEEK J
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A 100000 project, which would
give St. Cloud civic center, has been
launched.
The Greenwald and Metre Grove
Skat Club announce the date of their
annual tourney as Sept. 10.
Peter Jerome, aged 76, pioneer of
Douglas county, where he settled in
1868, died last week at his home in
Miltona.
A. G. Rutledge, formerly of Be-
midi, secretary of the Northern Min
nesota Editorial association, is seek
ing appointment as state fire mar
shall.
Charles A. Bailor, old time resident
of Osakis, where he conducted a flour
mill, and we'll known to pioneers of
this region, died recently at Olympia,
Wash.
The Brooten Fish and Game Pro-
tective League was organized last
week with AZ members. The object
of the organization is what the name
implies.
Robert Ewing, former resident of
Pope county, died recently at Glas-
gov, Mont. Among his surviving rel
atives is his mother, Mrs. John Ewing,
who resides near Willard.
Holmes City in Douglas county is
to have bank. The promoters are
Toilet Jacobson, Andrew jacobson and
Albert G. Dahlquist of Alexandria.
The capital stock is $4,000.
According to semi-official announce
ment, George J. Reichert,. democratic
leader of Todd county, is to be ap-
pointed Postmaster of Long Prairie to
succeed Postmaster Callahan.
John Hollett, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Hollett of Glenwood, had his right leg
cut off and the left leg badly crushed
while engaged in switching in the
railroad yards at Veblen, N. D.
Rev. Peter A. Lauer, former priest
of the Catholic congregation at Rich
mond, died recently at Aberdeen, S.
D. The remains were brought to Far
ming for interment beside his parents.
The Long Prairie light and water
commission has entered into a con-
tract for handsome new downtown
lighting system at a cost of about
5000. Work of installation will be
started at once.
Russell Black, aged II, of Rush
more, Mimi, was drowned in Two Riv-
er lake near Holdingford. He had
been swimming with party when he
suddenly collapsed and sank. Heart
disease was the cause.
Chicken thieves are at work near
Browerville. tePHreer eselFelc-e OF,
Browerville. Peter Hermes is the lat
est loser, twenty broilers being taken
from his coops last week. Other pre-
vious losses haye been reported.
Fire which destroyed the new high
school building at Clear Lake is be-
lieved to have been of incendiary Or
igin. The building was erected at a
cost of $4,000 and the interior had
just being completed. Plans for re-
building will be made at once.
The Freeport Informant says that
Mich Adrian took advantage of the
high wheat market last week and
sold 700 bushels for S1.45 per bushel.
Mr.. Adrian has still 200 bushels,
which he says he will keep for time.
Stearns county commissioners have
let contracts for the construction of
two new bridges. One is at Arnold's
mill across the Sank River near Sar-
tell to cost $4,000. The other is
across Sundam creek between Rich
mond and Roscoe to cost $1,972.
Everett Hall, FL years old, for the
past three months baggage man fol
the Great Northern at St. Cloud, has
confessed to stealing silks, dresses
and various articles of wearing ap-
parel valued at more than $7OO from
suit cases and grips handled at the
ST.. Cloud station. Hall had given the
stolen apparel to young woman liv-
ing at Rice. She said she did not
know the goods were stolen.
Aslund Anderson, aged 43, labor.
er, was killed by a 500 train while
walking on the tracks between Elross