The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1922-09-07
Neu1t BrietrMm
AL R State
Condensed Stories d Happeninxs
Of The Week n Minnesota


died and drifted to the shores of Lake
Bemidji during the past week. and it
Is the belief Of fishermen and lake men
that death has been caused by the ex-
cessive heat.
Sank RapIds-Frank v. Artig, State
Bank Examiner has been forced to
take vacation from his duties on &C
count of being in an automobile acct
dent.
Traey-William Jewell has struck q
hugh geyser in drilling for water, on
his farm near here. At depth OF 175
feet water shot to height Of 40 feet
and inundated buildings near.
FaribauIt - Feeble-mindedness has
cost the state of Minnesota approx
mately 100000 In 43 years. and the
annual cost is growing rapidly.
26 to % inclusive.
Minneapoiis-Public schools opened
Sept. 9Th. About 600 pupils on half
time last year will be given full time
instruction.
Red Wing-This city will hold an
old fashion street fair such as was
held twenty-five years ago, ON Sept
26 20 inclusive.
hibbing-The new home of the
Mesaba lodge, number 255, Of the Ma
sons was dedicated Sept l by Grand
Master Herman Held. of Mankato.
St PauI-More than 100000 pounds
Of Minnesota's 1922 wool clip has gone
to the various farmer-owned market
{yHoy rafo .f2h
with the Minnesota Farm Bureau fed.
GRAFTON.
Red Wing-In campaign to ride
this city Of rats, 80 boys have killed
over 1000. The campaign will con.
tinue.
MinneapoIis-Danish societies of
Minnesota, Wisconsin. Iowa and the
Dakotas are launching drive to raise
funds for Danish old peoples home
to be located in Minneapolis.
cotton-Edward Lindberg, farmer
living near Cotton in the heart of the
forest fire district, has a farm entire
ly surrounded by ashes. Midst miles
Of blackened forest and swamp his,
small homestead stands out, defiantly
III q oOoS2I VI oPCAI uonrS.
st. Paul-In the past two weeks corn
has gone back slightly owing to dry:
weather, according to the semimonthly
report of Paul H. Kirk, Minnesota
Agricultural statistician. The crop:
will be spotted, he reports.
Mendota-Discovery Of six stills and
100 gallons of medicated alcohol, fol.
lowing an explosion which did $4,000.
damage on farm Tear Mendoza, was
announced by federal prohibition Of.
fcers.
MinneapoIis-Jud Salmon gets
plea for night court as jails overflow:
In the meantime the police are worry.
ing about the care Of law violators. {:
st. Paul-Two former Republican
governors Of Minnesota will be guests
at the official capitol reception for Vice
President Calvin G. Coolidge. They
are J. A. A. Burnquits and Samuel r.
Van SAINT
Deer Creek-Merchants Of this vii,
lage have decided to go on a cash
basis" on and after Sept. 18th. This
measure has been taken to permit Of
competition with outside business
houses.
Red Wine-E. Phillip Nordeen, can,
didate for sheriff of Goodhue county,
who has qualified as member of the
Minnesota state rifle team, has gone:
with the team to Camp Perry, Ohio,
where he will participate in the ma,
tional rifle shoot
Hopkins-The 18th annual fair Of
the Hennepin Co. Agricultural society
will be held here Sept. 14th to 10th
Inclusive.
ChatfieId-Charles French, near.
here, has one of the most unusual
crops in Minnesota in four solid acres
of sunfowers. The sunflower field is
remarkable sight, with thousands of
yellow fringed flowers. Such another
spectacle is probably not to be found
In the northwest He cultivates the
flowers to get the seed for chicken
feed for which there Is q good mar.
ket.
St. Paul-After more than Is years
with the school and college of agri.
culture at University farm, Miss.
AIStS4AC SOOh LOO oCSSplcu d
with the Raymond Lull Mission school
in North Africa.
HamIIn-Edward F. Burns, state de-!
putty of the Modern Woodmen of
America, gave the dedication address
for the new stucco rest cottage Of the
Royal Neighbors Of America, at the,
State Fair grounds.
AIexandria-P. ]. Morrison. mer.
chant tailor here, was drowned in
Lake Mary, six miles west of here
when he came to stepoff. His body
was recovered.
Minneapolis-Wa four blocks
away from his home, Robert Ander-
son, 21s years old, son of John Ander-
son, 1882 Seventeenth avenue south,
fell into shallow water at Powderhorn
park and was drowned.
vlrginia-A. C. Jacobs, 81 years old,
a member of the Fourth Wisconsin
cavalry in the Civil war, is dead. He
is survived by three sons and two
daughters. Burial will take place at
Black River Falls, Wis.