The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-09-22
NEWS OF STATE
TERSELY TOLD
Recent Happenings In Minnesota
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News OF Events In Gopher state
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Luverne-The Presbyterian synod
of Minnesota will conduct its Cad an
nual meeting here Oct. II, according
to an announcement.
Slayton-Fire at Slayton destroyed
the general merchandise stock of the
Johlfs, with the loss estimated at $2O,.
600, partly covered by insurance.
Duluth-A black bear, which per-
sisted in visiting the vegetable garden
of G. A. Altman, residing in the east
end of the city, was killed by Mr.. Alt.
mann.
Albert Lea-Thieves broke into the
general store and garage at Geneva,
Is miles northeast of here. and car.
ried away loot estimated at more than
$1,000.
. Duluth--James P. Stephenson. when
he went to bed in a hotel, pinned sos
to the inside of his vest, and asserts
he also locked his door. In the morn.
ing the door was open and the money
was gone, he says.
ST. Paul-Two men entered the H.
Fegelson Jewelry company, 410 Cedar
street, and at the point of revolvers
took $500 in cash and $4,000 in dia.
monds and other jewelry. They es-
capped in an automobile. .
Moose Lake-Fire, believed to have
been caused by a lighted cigarette,
burned three buildings and for time
threatened to wipe out the town Of
Barnum, four miles north of here. The
loss is estimated at 100000.
Northfield-The barn of w. F. Schil
ling, director of the United States
Grain Growers, Inc, was struck by
lightning and burned to the ground.
One horse was killed and all other
cattle in the barn were rescued.
Olivia-Andrew Renstrom, farmer
living north of here, and his family
were robbed while driving on coun.
try road The bandits took the Rem
strom's watches, jewelry' and money,
then disabled Renstrom's car and
drove away.
neapOlis-Raising an additional
$1,000,00O endowment for Hamline
University, St. Paul, and $250,000 for
a new nurses home in connection with
Asbury hospital, will be considered be-
fore the twenty-seventh annual North
ern Minnesota Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal church.
Minneapolis-Dan Shivone, chief of
police of Columbia Heights, was shot
by Luther Whitman, of Rosslyn Park,
when he attempted to arrest the man
for carrying concealed weapon. AT
ter shooting at the officer six times,
Whitman fed, but was captured by
Shivone after a two-block chase.
Duluth--Vows to make a relentless
fight against Objectionable weeds, to
encourage national legislation for the
destruction of these weeds and to Of
fer every assistance to fellow sufferers
were made by members of the national
Hay Fever association before they de-
parted for their homes after attending
the closing session.
Winona-The 22,155 dairy COWS in
Winona county produced for their
owners last year $1,214 ,90120 in
cream checks, or an average of $3.50
for every one of the 1850 farmers in
the county. Winona county is given
seventh place among Minnesota coun-
ties for the amount of butter produc-
ed.
Observation-Disclosures at the state
penitentiary, bought $7,595,61 worth
of Thrift stamps from their small pris-
on earnings during May, June and
July, according to report. This rep
resents a saving for stamps of about
$40 per capita during the three months
During 1920 the inmates bought gov
eminent securities totaling about $4,-
900.
Albert Lea-Murder and suicide was
the verdict returned by a coroner's
jury investing the deaths of Valentine
Lentz, farmer of Pickerel Lake town.
ship, and Otto Pank, his hired man,
who were found shot to death Sun
day in the cow barn on Lentz' farm.
Pank, the jury found, first slew his
employer and then fired two shots in
to his own head while mentally de-
ranged.
neapolis-SOlution of the unem.
ployment problem in Minneapolis will
be sought Immediately, Mayor George
e. Leach announced, in calling meet.
ing of civic and business organizations
to be conducted in the mayors recep.
tion room. This call is in line with
an effort being made by the Mime.
sofa state industrial commission to
make survey of unemployment in all
cities and villages of 1000 population
or more, with subsequent efforts to re.
lieve the situation.
Sank Rapids Failure to doff his hat
during the passage Of funeral cor
tege at the burial of Frank Heingel,
soldier killed in action, after whom
the Sank Rapids American Legion
post was named, cost Adam Kosloski.
village constable, his office Twenty
members of the legion appeared before
the Sank Rapids council and demand.
ed dismissal of the officer. Immediate
action followed.
Frazee- Maud Debler, who was
divorced from her husband some time
ago, tried to effect a reconciliation,
hrff hor husband cafd NJ Cha fhnr