The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-08-24
Neighborhood News
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Frederick ]. Weger, pioneer an,
prominent resident of Eden Valley
died last week
The Morrison county fair will b.
held2this year Sept. 1916. The pre-
miuins: bhfered total $500.
Threshing reports from Crookstol
are that the wheat yield in that neigh
borhood is from three to twelve bush
els an acre. z@
Ernest Nelson has sold the, Kim
ball creamery plant to Olaf Westvie
of Eden Valley. The new owner has
taken possession.
The Swanville baseball team won
its twelfth game of the season by de-
feating Long Prairie to A on the
Long Prairie grounds.
Henry Wuellner, stock raiser
near Pierz, had 81 sheep killed by
dogs in one night. Only thre lambs
were left out of flock of sixty-four.
Gulbrand P. Gandrud, one Of Pope
cOunty's best known pioneer settlers,
died recently at his homestead near
Glenwood. He came to Pope county
in 1869.
Miss Helen Rosenberg and Morris
Kohn were married in St. Paul last
week. Fhe groom is business man
of Holdingford where the couple will
make their home.
The Todd county fair will be held
at Long Prairie this year on Sept. 49,
16 and officers of the association state
that never before have there been
such good prospects for big show.
Mrs. Elizabeth Bamberger of Hol-
dingford was found dead in her home
last week by her husband when he
returned from his days work. Less
than an hour before she had visited
with neighbors.
The franchise of the Water Power
Company of the city of Little Falls
has run out and the council is hold
ing back the granting of another un-
til the question of rates can be thor
Oughly Investigated.
The city of Little Falls has purchas-
ed 9 smachine for the oiling of streets
and the Morrison county commission
ers are watching its work. If oiling
of city streets is successful the" pro-
pose. to buy / machine and oil the
state roads N :he county.
George Randall of Eden Valley has
begun an action in district court
against Mr.. and Mrs. P. M. Cole for
$4,000 damages, alleging in his COM
plant that the defendants alienated
the affections of his wife, Mrs. Floy
Randall, who is a daughter of the
Coles.
Otter Tail lake is literally covered
with dead and dying whitefsh. Shores
in some places are. piled high where
the wind and waves have tossed them..1
An examination reveals red ring at1
the edge of the gills. Cause of death
has not been ascertained.
Gustav Berger has practically re-
covered from the sinjuries sustained in
the recent accident near Albany ir
which George Brofer was killed when.I
a Great Northern train. ran into and
demolished a car which Brofer was
driving and has settled with the rail-
way company for $725 damages.
Probably the largest catch of fish
ever made in Lake Minnewaskas at
Glenwood was that of last week, off
Sunset Beach when $50 pike were
pulled in by party of fifteen in a
little owe rthree hours. The party was
made up of St. Paul, st. Joseph and
Peoria people. Frogs were used.
Rev. j. E. Caldwell of Remidji has
commenced suit against Harry Gun
salus, proprietor of a soft drink par
Tor of that place, for $1,000 damages
on the allegation that Gunsalus
sprayed him with a pitcher of water
while he was giving county option
address in front of Gunsalus' place.