The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1920-11-25
With our Exchangest

Long Prairie's new Junior high
school building is to be erected within
the coming year as result OF the ac-
ton of the school board of this dis
trict at meeting held at the Peo-
pies National Bank Tuesday evening.
At that time sealed bids were opened
for construction of the new building,
fourteen bids being filed. Carlsbad
Bros, Minneapolis contractors, were
lowest bidders, their figures being
$50 ,342, and they were awarded the
contract for construction of the build
ing. The other bids were all higher
and ranging from the CARLSBAD fig
ure to bid of $107, 500, a variance of
$21 ,OOO.-Long Prairie Leader.
The motion for a new trial for
Gustaf A. Nelson will be heard be-
fore Judge Roeser at st. Cloud this
Saturday, Nov. 20. Gustaf Nelson
was found guilty of murder in the
first degree in connection with the
shooting of Joe Middleton in the last
term of the district court in this
county about seven weeks ago. AT
ter being granted stay. of sentence
of thirty days, he was given another
thirty day period in the county Jail
until the court reporter had sufficient
time to make transcript of the court
proceedings. The transcript has been
completed, and the date of the hear
ing On the motion for a new trial has
been set.
County Attorney R. G. Anderson
will be present to represent the state,
and Constant Larson and J. d. Sulil-
van of st. Cloud, will represent Gus
tat Nelson Alexandria Citizen
News.
Msgr. B. Richter returned last
Thursday evening from st. Paul
where he spent seven weeks at the
st. Joseph hospital receiving special
treatment for ailments of the heart.
His parishioners and friends are glad
to know that his condition is greatly
improved; though for the present 1t
will be necessary for him to refrain
from active duties.-Melrose Bea-
con.
Melvin Harris, the 13-year old
son of VIM. Harris of New London,
was accidently shot last Sunday
while out hunting rabbits with Fred
johnson, son of A. F. Johnson. A
rabbit ran under pile of brush and
the boys, one on each side~of the pile,
were trying to scare it out. When
it did not come out, the Johnson boy
banged away, but missed the rabbit
and struck young Harris in the legs.
-Paynesville Press.
The work on the Albany Manufac-
turing Company is rapidly progress
ing and in a few weeks the entire
factory will be completed and ready
for operation.
The cement work in the basement
of the dry kiln, has all been COM
pleted and the work on the brick
super-structure is we'll under way.
Due to an accident, the foundation
wall had caved in and the work was
thereby somewhat delayed
It is expected that the factory will
be ready for operation on or about
the 1st of the year.-Albany Enter
prise
The Pope County Agricultural So
ciety held it's regular meeting at the
court house hall last Monday after
noon. The attendance at the meet
ing was small.
The secretary read the report for
the year which showed that the So
ciety had this year come out quite
well financially. There was a. surplus
in the treasury after all debts were
paid of about $4,000. 1t was decided
to apply some of this money on notes
which were held against the associa-
ton at the Glenwood banks.
A. P. Henderson was elected presi-
dent for the coming year and VIM.
Englebretson was elected secretary.
Nessrs. C. T. Kirkewold and Anton
Moen were reelected members of the
board of directors, C. R. Wollen was
reelected treasurer and D. S. Rom
bough was elected vice president. G.
r. Lee was elected member of the
board of directors to take the place
of D. S. Rombough who was elected
vice president. It was decided to
make the salary of the secretary
$500 per year.-Glenwood Herald.
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