The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-09-15
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Kasson-oliyer Fiegel was seriously
injured when his team ran away.
Bagley-Three cases Of infantile
paralysis in one family are reported.
One of three. children stricken in the
family of F. Anderson is seriously i'll:
Rochester, p. Nolan, arraigned
on prohibition law violation charge.
|demandedsa hearing and was released
on: $1,000. He is d brother-in-law Of
two, arraigned> recently on similar
charge. 4 = ~: s.
WithroW-Elsie LANCE, % years old,
and Ed Miller, 26 years old, were
killed when the automobile in which
they were riding was struck by 500
Line train No. So, going west, at a
CROSSING near here. EE.
y Notwithstanding forest fires, an
aged woman, living a mile and a half
from here, poured kerosene over her
clothing and set it afire. She was SO
seriously burned that her death was
expected momentarily. =
: St. Paula campaign will be in
,augurated in Minnesota September is
to obtain 100000 for relief of people
in Ireland. John B. Galarneault, pre-.
sident of the National Exchange bank,
st. Paul, is state treasurer. i.
st: Paul-Mike. Holm, secretary Of.
state, estimated that 10000 automo-3
sbiles with improper or without licenses
are being operated in Minnesota and
has Instructed law enforcement Of
ficers" ina'a1l districts to enforce the
motor vehicle license law. s.yl?. NJ Z /.
Albert Lea-Valentine Lentz, 81
years old, a wealthy farmer southwest
of this city, in Pickerel Lake township,
was found dead, and Otto Pank, .hisi
hired man, found unconscious on thB;
floor Of Lentz's COW barn. It was
either "a double murder, murder ana
suicide, or double suicide. ,s'- &&: y
y Owatonna-Steele county dairy cat
tie breeders have decided to put on a
campaign similar to the one the state
breeders are conducting for increasing
the use Of purebred sires in Northern
Minnesota. The breeders are laying
plans to take scrub bulls at their beef
value as payment on purebreds and to
offer the latter to present owners OF
scrubs at prices which are as reason
able as possible. asa #e,%
st. Paul-Minnesota leads all states
in mileage of federal aid highway pro-
jects, according to- the bulletin issued
by the United States Department of
Agriculture through the bureau of
public roads. Forty-two federal aid
projects in Minnesota aggregating $40
miles are listed. Fifty per cent Of
this total is given as Glass 1 construc-
ton against the next highest figure OF
43 per cent for California
Duluth-Duluth returned to the 5
cent street car fare following decision
of three district court judges granting
the plea of the city for an order re-,
straining collection of the cent fare.
The state Railroad and Warehouse
commission recently granted the
street car company's request for a.
temporary increase of fares from 5
cents to cents, pending valuation
of the company's property. The order
became effective September /.
Saltwater - Cyclone" Thomson,
finance wizard, model farmer and civic
benefactor of Austin, is now mem,
Der of the Irvine making crew in the:
state prison. Thomson was brought
here by Sheriff Nick Nicholson Of
Mower county after pleading guilty to
having .embezzled $475,000 from the
George "A. Horne, Packing company
and sentenced to not more than IT,
years in the penitentiary. His total;
defalcations were said to total $1,187,-
600.
Stakeholder of the Peo]
pies State bank of Rochester, closed!
by the state bank examiner, at meet
ing attended by w. A. Smith of Win,
dom, bank examiner, decided to petit.
ton the state banking department for.
permission to liquidate the accounts Of,
the closed bank through the Olmsteadi
State bank of Rochester, according to.
statement Of A. r. lick, director.
,Depositors would be paid 100 cents on
the dollar, said Mr.. Kick.
Mluu6apOuS-A. new FrOQ1D1ClO0'
party is to make its appearance in Min
nesota in time for the next election.
Members of the so-called "old guard.
of the Prohibition party and the Young
Peoples Citizenship league have eff
fected an alliance, according to J. D.
Engle, chairman of the Prohibition
party forces in this state. The, cam
paign Of the combined organizations
will be directed toward election of
state and local officials who promise
vigorous enforcement OF the liquor
laws. 49,
st. Paul--Minnesota's forest fire.
problem, with its constant menace to
settlers and its annual property losses,
will be tackled earnestly by'sstate au-
thorities. Governor J. A. O. Preus
said he will take steps soon to get at
the facts and ascertain the most feas-
IDLE remedies.
st. Paula fortress Of potatoes, set
in plaster, greets the visitors in the
st. Louis county building at the State
Fair. There are 80 bushels of them
and when they have served their pur-
x,<,ro OF tho Eofr fhov mill 10 <oIxo,, e.,