The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-07-28
NEWS OF STATE
TERSELY TOLD
Recent Happenings in Minnesota
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News OF Events In Gopher State
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st. PauEThe Disabled American
Veterans of the World War, with head
quarters in St. Paul, filed articles Of
incorporation with Mike Holm, secre-
tary of state.
Duluth-The government collected
$1O,500 in fines from the 207 cases dis
posed of at the term of federal court
ending here. Ninety-five per cent of
the cases were for violation of federal
liquor laws.
Waseca-A complete survey of the
rat problem in Waseca is under way as
the first step in a citywide campaign
to rid the town of these pests. Poi
son is given free to warriors in the
battle against the rodents.
Luverne-At the annual meeting of
the stockholders of the Tri State Mu-
tual Grain Dealers Fire Insurance
company dividend of SO per cent
was voted and $4,000 was ordered
added to the surplus fund.-
Alberta-Robbers looted the safety
deposit vault of the Alberta State
bank here, taking Liberty bonds and
other securities in an undetermined
amount and also robbed the strongbox
at the Great Northern railroad station.
Little Falls-First threshing reports
from Morrison county show acreage
rye yields of from 20 to % bushels.
Cutting of the oats crop is almost COM
pleted, and threshing all grain is ex-
pected to start within the next three
weeks.
Pipestone-Fire caused by lightning
wrecked the interior of the general
store owned by c. F. HARDWOOD, at Hat
field, seven miles from here. Viii
layers formed a bucket brigade and
prevented the flames from spreading
to adjoining buildings.
st. Paula check for $4,000 was
received by M. ]. Desmond, deputy
state auditor, from the Federal gov
ernments as state aid for the teaching
of agriculture at the University of
Minnesota School of Agriculture under
provisions of the Morrill, act.
Minneapolis-Rough board box cars
instead of Pullmans, army cots in
stead of the downy berths, train
that creeps along instead of speeding
these are the plans of American Le-
gioh delegates for their trip to Winona
for the state Legion convention from
August to 8, inclusive.
Albert Lea-'You should be more
careful where you drive, papa" were
the only words said by Mervil, 3-year
old son of Ed Piper, farmer, when
he arose to mis- feet after his father
had severed his right arm just below
the shoulder with binder sickle.
The child had followed his father to
the field and lay hidden in the stand
ing wheat
Luverne-Oil has been found on
farm in Springwater township, owned
by Julius Eichner. Noticing an oily
tinge in the water from a we'll in use
for years. Eichner engaged a pros
pector to drill the well deeper and at
a depth of 600 feet oil dubbed to the
surface. An anlysis of the oil show
ed it to be god grade, according to
Eichner.
Duluth-To make an annual mid
summer inspection of 100000 acres
of state forests in northeastern Min
nesota party of forestry men
headed byNa state supervisor has left
here. For three weeks the party will
travel by land and water, the guests
of fieldmen of the state service. The
first lap of the tour will be made on
speeders over logging railroad routes.
Almelund-Four bandits entered the
Farmers State bank here, held up the
cashier and two customers, took $1,000
to $4,000 in cash and about $4,000
worth of Liberty bonds and escaped in
a touring car kept in readiness by a
fifth bandit Almelund is a little in
land village in Chisago county, 8
miles north of Center City, the county
seat, and about As miles north of the
twin cities.
Stillwater-With % chairs draped
in black in memory of their dead mem
bers, three survivors of the Last
Mans club formed July 81, 1881, by
80 soldier comrades of Company B.
First Minnesota Infantry, gathered at
the Sawyer house, the original meet
ing place, to fulfill pledge made 40
years ago. An undraped chair will
symbolic the attendance of the only
other survivor, Charles Lockwood of
Langdon, N. D., who is too old to leave
his home The three "last men" are P.
o. Hall, 50 years old, of Atwater,
MINI; Adam Marty, SO years old, of
st. Paul, and John S. Golf, "a years
old, of the Soldiers home, Minneapo-
lis
Farmington-Rev. d. j. Moran of
Pennington was elected commander
of the American Legion posts of the
Third Congressional district, which
held one-day meeting here. Seventy
five delegates were present, two dele
gates being sent from each post.
Little Prairie-Minnesota's latest
addition to good roads is open to the
public today Five thousand enthusi-
asts gathered here with their 1000 au-
tomobiles parked in an adjoining pas
ture, and participated in the jubilee
which marked completion Of the pay
ed road between Northfield and Fari-
bault on the Jefferson highway.