The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1922-07-27

resident of st. Paul, Civil war veteran
and adjutant general of Minnesota In
| Governor s. R. Van SAINTS administra-
ton. is critically Ill at his home.
| Grand Raplds-Contracts for the con.
struction Of the senior high school
here have been awarded by the board
of -ducation for $205,54055, or about
| $4,000 more than the estimate.
FarIbauIt-A joint picnic of the
knights Templar Of southern Mime
| sofa was conducted at Cannon lake.
near here. The knights prepared an
all day program Of entertainment
Kenyon = Apparently disheartened
| over the idea of being sent to the
poorhouse, Nels Rasmussen. aged "a.
blacksmith here, shot and killed him.
self.
crosby-Oscar Tuomi attempted sui.
eide In the Crosby Jail by hanging him.
self to his cell with chain he took
from his bunk He was rescued by the
| jailer.
Wlnona-T annual meeting OF the
Southeastern Minnesota Education as
ISOLATION will be conducted here next
spring, it was decided at meeting OF
the executive committee.
Sleepy Eye-St Patrick's council,
Knights of Columbus, Of Sleepy Eye,
have plans perfected for the entertain
ment of visiting knights at the annual
district picnic at Sleepy Eye Lake,
State Park, Sunday, July 80. Several
bands will furnish music.
Rochester-The first 'barberry bee"
in history is planned in this vicinity
when farmers in the northwest section
Of the county gather in drive to
eradicate the barberry bush. 1.5OO
plants of which have been found In one
small section.
MarshaII-An automobile owned by
M. R. Ford, of Minneapolis, which was
stolen from the street here, was found
upside down in ditch on a country
highway not far from here.
Owatonna--Private services were
held at the home preceding the funeral
of James NJ Diment, former postmas-
ter and mayor of Owatonna, because
of the serious illness Of Mrs. Diment.
Minneapolis While Minneapolis is
going ahead with its engineering pro-
gram for the development Of power at
the Mississippi river high dam. St
Paul has turned it's attention to other
power sites.
New Prague-The American Legion
of New Prague did its job well That
was the verdict of hundreds Of legion.
aries of the third district in Minnesota,
who returned to their homes following
the close of the third district conven.
ton here.
Lamberton-Fire of mysterious orr
gin completely destroyed the large
barn on the Fred Black farm near
here. Six head of horses, registered
bull, several head of cattle and large
quantity of grain and hay burned with
the building.
Fairmont-Omaha passenger train
No. 6 pulled out for the Twin Cities
backward and 40 minutes late because
union brakeman refused to tell 8. F.
Durga, agent, how to release the air
when the train pulled In.
Minneapolls-A 2 cent reduction in
the price of gasoline and cent re-
duction in the price of refined oil by
all gasoline companies went into ef-
feet in Minneapolis. Gasoline Is now
selling at 245 cents for standard
grades, with one brand selling at 27.5
cents.
crookston-More than two score pro-
fessional and amateur painters donat-
ed their services at painting bee"
at the fair grounds here. The "clean
up" campaign was inaugurated to i'm
prove the appearance Of the fair build
ings for the annual fair August Z, 8,
and 10.
OrtonvlIIe-More than 100 Minnesota
and South Dakota boys and girls at
tended the second annual meeting Of
the boys and girls clubs at Simpson
park Lere Eleven counties in the two
states had Representatives at the gath
ering. Two Pope county boys rode
more than 100 miles on their bicycles
to attend the meeting.
DuIuth-Lieutenant Governor Louis
L. Collins, Mayor George E. Leach
Of Minneapolis and Mrs. Sandy Hamil-
ton, president of the state auxiliary
Of the American Legion, will be guests
at the banquets of the Legion and aux
iliary posts Of the eighth District in
| Duluth.
Austin-L. F. Liebenstein, agricul-
tural agent Of Mower county, has a
sample of a fungous disease Of the
smut variety, which, he says, If not
checked, will rapidly spread through
out the entire county. The growth is
known as ergot and so far It has been
found on only few farms In rye fields.
Fairmont-W. L. Nichols, court re-
porter in this district, will resign Oct.
1, because of impaired health and his
business interests. Mr.. Nichols has
served for Is years, being appointed by
Judge James H. Quinn, now associate
Justice of the Minnesota supreme court
In the spring Of 1897.
Fairmont-The pea picking season
l .~s11 ~ arich~I coox. Of