The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-09-01
Recent Happenings in Minnesota
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DEAR UOulcFdTu Was lOrIudlly uSulCdI-
ed by celebration.
Hanley Falls-An unidentified man,
about rs years old, carrying Finnish
passport, was killed by a westbound
freight train.
Pipestone-Charles Heathfield, aged
"a, Civil war veteran and pioneer
resident of Pipestone county, died at
the home Of his daughter, Mrs. Yves
ley Aldrich, here.
Owatonna-Opening of Owatonna's
100000 Junior-Senior high school
building, which was to have taken
place on Tuesday, Sept. 6, will be de,
layed until Sept. IL or 10.
Rochester-E. w. Munson, county
secretary for the Y. M. c. A., resign
ed. Owing to financial conditions
in the county successor will not be
appointed for the present.
Fertile-Albert Knutson, farmer liv.
ing near here, is dead as the result
of being struck by the fork of a
threshing machine when the tines of
the fork caught in the belt.
Rochester-George Potter, aged IA,
may lose his right hand and the thumb
from the left. He was injured by the
explosion of a dynamite cap, which
some boys hit with a hammer.
Redwood Falls-Levi Owen, aged II,
one of Redwood Falls few surviving
veterans of the Civil war, died at his
home here. Owen served with the
Nineteenth Wisconsin Infantry.
st. Paul-First sessions of the Min
nesota Waterways congress will take
place October Z in the Senate cham
Der of the Capitol, according to an an
nouncement by Governor Preus.
Milaca-The Security State bank of
Milaca, with capital of $4,000 and a
surplus of $1,000, voluntarily closed its
doors and was taken in charge by S.
B. Duea, state superintendent of banks.
St. Paul-Two trainmen were slight
ly injured, nearly 100 cattle killed and
line freight train jumped the track as
a result of the heavy rain, near Lake
,Vadnais-
St. Paul-Governor J. A. o. Preus,
Mrs. Prsus and their little son Jack
left for Grand Marais, where the Gov
ernor will seek relief from hay fever
from which he has suffered for the
past few days.
Crookston-John Kiewel, 10 year
old son of Mr.. and Mrs Peter J. Kie-
wei of this city, has confessed to state
and county authorities that he caused
five fires here this summer, with a
total loss of $4,000.
st. Paul-St. Paul police are mysti-
fed by the discovery Of the body of a
baby wrapped in newspaper, hidden
in a wastepaper box at Ninth and Ex-
change SITS. The body was found by
two city employees.
Bovey-Claude Ball, who was wash
ing windows in the school-house here,
fell through two skylights and landed
in a swimming pool when the sash
with which he was supporting himself
gave way. He was only scratched.
Rochester-After fight of many
years, the city of Rochester was mott
fled by the state department Of insur-
ance that its insurance rates would be
lowered. Rochester has been in the
BIZ per cent class and hereafter will
be in the 8.
Luverne-John Edward and Robert
White, two transients, were arrested
by Sheriff Virgins of Rock county and
Sheriff Edwards of Mobiles county on
the charge of stealing dynamite from
the Quartzite quarries, three miles
north Of here.
st. Paul-Governor J. A. o. Preus
issued a proclamation designating and
setting aside Monday, Sept. 4, as La
Dor day and urging that not only labor
but the public generally on that day
consider the problems of the laborer
and the relation of labor to the nation.
Rochester-The Minnesota branch
of the Womens Foreign Missionary
society of the Methodist church will
meet here in annual convention, Sept.
20 to Oct. 2, according to announce
ment made here, Minnesota, North
Daksta, South Dakota are included in
the district.
st. Cloud-After choosing Mankato
as the 1922 convention city and elect
ing officers at a business session here,
the delegates to the State Association
of Elks joined with members of the or
der here in the largest parade wit
messed In st Cloud. Twenty cities
were represented by the 1900 march
ers.
Windom-At special election con-
Quoted here, by vote of three to one
citizens authorized the city council to
issue bonds for the construction OF a
Are hall, for the purchase OF an ar
mory site and to create fund for the
purpose of sidewalk and sewer con-
struction.
ST. Paul-Edward J. Lynch, form
er collector of internal revenue IN St.
Paul. was the victim Of q stray bull
let from the gun of hunter shooting
In advance Of the season, In the opin,
ion of John Christison OF this CITY
who attended the Lynch funeral q
Cleveland.