The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-08-04

Hibbing-Tne annual state confer
ence of social workers will take place
here, from September 10 to s13.
Fergus Falls-Rey. e. Wulfsberg Of
Elbow Lake has been elected presi-
dent of Park Region Luther college in
| this city.
Waseca-A. w. Mcguire, command
er of the Legion post here, was named
county commander at meeting of
Waseca county posts here.
Marshall r. Howard, president
| Of the National Farm Bureau fedora
ton, has accepted an invitation to
speak at the Lynn county fair here
Aug. 81.
inneapolis-Deputy sheriffs recov-
cred the body of Arthur Menard, aged
80, of Minnetonka Mills, who drowned
Sunday while swimming in Lake Min
| netonka at Ferndale.
Luverne-Loren Forrest, harvester,
received probable mortal injuries when
passed over his back. The horses had
become frightened.
Canby-Harvey Davis, an electrician
was severely burned when he came in
contact with wire carrying 2,300 volts
| of electricity. Davis was rendered un-
conscious and his clothes were burned
from him. ~ -
Bertha-The Bertha baseball team
won its twelfth victory of the season
when it defeated the Verndale, Brain
erd-Little Falls combination by a 4 to
score. The local team has lost but
two games.
st. Paul-Colonel Paul Doty was
elected chairman of the state Board
Of Registration for Architects, Engin-
GERS and Land Surveyors at the first
meeting of the board, held in the Gov
| ernor's office.
Red Wing-After So hours of con-
| slant shoveling by hundreds of men,
| the body of Frank Elk, who was buried
! alive in cave-in at the sand pit of
the Red Wing Filter Sand company
| was recovered.
Moorhead-Argud Erickson, aged Is,
died here when he was overcome by
fumes while fumigating room in the
state teachers college here. His faith
! er, Gust Erickson, is in a hospital at
Fargo, recovering from the effects of
the gas.
Prior Lake-The cornerstone of the
new Catholic church was laid here by
Archbishop Bowling. Ten priests as
sisted the Rev. John Deere. The old
church was completely destroyed by
| fire in April. The new church viii cost
| $4,000.
Fergus Falls-Henry Kantrud and
Alfred J. Nelson were both seriously
burned here by gasoline explosion
in the Nelson Bros. garage. Kantrud
ran across the street with his clothing
ablaze. Bystanders finally tore the
| burning clothes from his body.
Professionalism ToutJes, a black
smith at Holland, was killed while at
work in his shop. He was welding a
shaft in the head of a steam thresh-
ing engine when the heat caused the
piston to explode, large portion Of
! the steel striking him in the head.
i st. Paul-Garfield w. Brown, Glen
coe attorney, and prominent in repub-
lican politics in Minnesota for sew
eral years, was appointed by Governor
j. A. o. Preus to succeed Andrew Fritz
as state public examiner. The new
appointee is a veteran of the World
war.
Montevideo-John Haga had mar
row escape from death while working
or his farm Haga was driving har-
vester when a storm came up. He
;fnI, ho~ inh E
ming struck the animals, killing all
three. Haga was thrown to the
ground by the shock, but was unin-
jured. .~
ST. Paul-The Minnesota State High
! way department is preparing plans
for road building projects to be sub
mitted to contractors this fall in con-
formity with a recommendation of
Secretary Hoover that road contracts
be let in the fall rather than in the
spring to aid the employment situa-
ton, it was announced at the State
Highway Engineers office.
Fairmont-District Judge w. L. Con,
verse of South st. Paul, in a decision
| Sled here, holds that the Blue Earth
| city council has the power to prohibit
| Sunday movie shows. Judge Con-
| verse dissolved an injunction obtained
| by Mark Hanson, manager of a NOV
| ing picture show at Blue Earth, re-
straining the city from putting the
! BLUE Law" ordinance into effect.
st. Paul-Investigation of the coal
situation in respect to supply for Min
nesota, ordered by Governor ]. A. o.
Preus, will be broadened to include a
drive against high prices of fuel, it
was announced by ]. H. Hay, deputy
commissioner of agriculture. In urg-
ing lower coal prices, Mr.. Hay sent
letters to governors OF surrounding
states and to members of the Mime
sofa delegation in Congress, asking
united action in obtaining lower coal
prices.
ST. PaulHBarbers operating soft
drink establishments or poolhalls as
sidelines have until Sept. to make
the necessary changes as prescr- bed
by the rule adopted by the Minnesota
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