The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1920-07-01
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Jesse Porter, the young Indian wlo
was arrested near Ebro, recently on
charges of mlfderiag lis father,
Scott Porter was examined by a spe-
cial grand jury at Sagle::' Tuesday
and an indictment was returned. Fol-
lowing the returning of the indict-
ment, County Attorney, W.. A. Nc
Glennon, of Clearwater county filed
a complaint with the probate Judge
calling examination as to the sanity
of the Indian. The Indian was adj
judged insane and the case was GER
titled to Judge c. w. Stanton, who
ordered the commitment of Porter 20
the asylum for the violently insane
at st. Peter MINI. In case Porter re-
covers his sanity at any time ne will
be returned to Clearwater county to
answer the charges of murder as spe-
Gifted in the Indictment returned by
the grand jury.-Bemidji Sentinel.
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Fire totally destroyed the home of
John Linn, 1 IL miles east of Free
port Tuesday afternoon.
How the fire started is not known
The family had had dinner and were
busy in the garden in the back of the
grove and they were not aware Of
the fire until passers by on the road
noticed the smoke. coming from the
building and drove into the farm
yard and called them to the house.
By this time the fire had gained
strong Roadway and the family had
time to save only few pieces of
furniture from the downstairs rooms.
The building and contents was a
total loss and is estimated at over
$4,000. 1t was covered by $500 in
surance. The building contained nine
rooms and measured 22x30. : The
kitchen range had been used in max
ing breakfast but only the oil stove
was used in making dinner. It is
thought that a defective chimney was
responsible for the fire starting on
the second floor when the range was
used in the morning and smolderlng
slowly broke into flames after the
family had its dinner.-MeEose Bea-
con.
The resignation of Walter Fl. JACKIE
as attorney for Douglas County was
accepted by the board of county COM
missioners at the meeting of that
body Tuesday evening. The resigna-
ton to be effective July Is.
On July IL the date of the next
meeting of the commissioners, the
successor will he selected bv them.
Mr.. JACKIE will leave Alexandria,
having accepted a position as secre-
tary of a coal company in Kentucky.
Citizen News.
The news that Usakis is to have an
aviation field and that Messrs Spaul-
ding and Willet of the Osakis Auto
Company had bought a Curtis BIZ
plane was confirmed last Tuesday
evening when H. H. Spaulding drop
ped down from the clouds in the new
machine and tied up at the Barron
aviation field west of = town. Mr..
Spaulding was accompanied by Capt.
Earl Billeter of the Curtis North
western Aeroplane Company and
they made the trip from the State
Fair grounds to the Barron field in
Osakis in one hour and thirty-five
minutes. Capt. Billeter is a pilot and
AVIATOR of long experience and in the
exhibition flights held here ,steTday
afternoon went through all the loop
the loops and sprals of an expert, caTa
rying one passenger on each trip
Osakis Review.
There has been some inquiry as tc
the cost of the Soldiers and Sailors
Monument erected on the court house
grounds. The figures of expense are
now complete The monument cost
S1O,142.OO. The freight bill on the
cannon shipped from Washington
was $246.82 making $10,388.82 which
Mr.. Lee paid. The foundation was