The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1922-03-02
HAPPENINGS IN
GOPHER STATE
News From All Parts of Mime.
sofa Given in Condensed
Form.
EVENTS BRIEFLY TOLD
Whore Busy Readers Will Find News
From Al Parts Of state Tsrsely
chronicied for Their
BENEFIT.


st. Cloud-The newly organized
athletic club of st. Cloud has SO mem
bers after an existence of 10 days.
Willmar-Rasmus Korth, aged 80.
who has resided in the vicinity Of Will
mar for the last so years, died at his
home here.
Anoka-The Anoka County Farm
bureau had its annual banquet here.
The bad weather cut the attendance
down to about 200.
Balaton-Louisa B. Shequen has
Just celebrated her 103d birthday an
niversary. Mrs. Shequen is the Oldest
person in. this part Of the state.
Rushmore Rushmore Gun club
has been spreading out grain for food
for the game birds wintering in this
section. A number of clubs in other
towns also have been carrying on the
work. "
Fergus Falls-William A. Langevin
aged SO, merchant of the village OF
Kent, committed suicide there by
shooting with rifle. The bullet pass
ed through his heart. No reason is
known for the act.
Duluth-Warren E. Miller, justice
of the peace of Carlton county, was
found not guilty, while his wife, Jose
phine Miller, wa found guilty of hav-
ing liquor in her possession, by jury
in district court Lere.
Red Wing-The Red Wing Co-opera'
tive Creamery company's business foI
the year 1921 totaled $140,285.43, &C
cerding to reports submitted at the an.
nual meeting in this city, This Is an
enormous increase over the year 1920
Minneapolis-Tab clinics and lee
lures devoted to a symposium on pre-
ventive dentistry with special refer
ence to taking care of children's teeth
marked the closing sessions of the
Minnesota State Dental association.
Gonvick-Fire which started in the
attic, destroyed the Gonvick Trading
company, with an estimated loss OF
$4,000, and damaged the Gonvick Ban
ner, newspaper office, to the extent OF
$4,000. Both losses are partially GOV.
cred by insurance.
st. James-H. A. Drake, living a few
miles south of here, sold AZ head Of
Chester White. sows at his sale at an
average price of SCI head. 1t is be-
lieved this is the best record so faI
reported in this state for sows at any
sale of that breed.
Albert Lea-Harry Hanson, a trav.
cling salesman of st. Paul, was seri
ously injured and ten other persons
were severely shaken up when bus
running between Albert Lea and Aus.
tin rolled off the grade, pinning the
occupants under the machine.
Minneapolis-Da Posnick, con.
victed in the Winnipeg
whisky conspiracy case has begun his
sentence of year and a day in the
federal penitentiary at Leavenworth
according to Edward Rustad, deputy
United States marshal in Minneapolis
Sank Rapids-Citizens are circulat.
ing petition here for mass meeting
to consider closing the local high
school. A certain element in the town
alleges that the cost of running the
high school is responsible for the high
taxes. This is denied by the board Of
education. One proposition would
have the students sent to ST. Cloud
and pay per cal tia tuition.
Mihneapolis-Ways and means Of
financing farmers cooperative grain
elevators, general review of bust.
ness conditions and a comprehensive
explanation of the War Finance cor.
poration's system were given by c. T.
Jaffray in an address before the fit.
teenth annual convention of the Farm.
ers' Grain Dealers association of Min.
nesota in the West hotel
Minneapolis-To keep pace with the
growth of the beekeeping industry in
Minnesota, the University of Mime.
sofa extension division will offer a
short course in beekeeping at the uni
versity farm May % to 26, DR.. A. ".
Strom, director, said. The course will
include instruction and experimental
work, given by the college faculty and
professional beekeepers.
Contentious that neither
the state nor federal constitutions are
violated by the occupation tax, which
levies a per cent assessment on
iron ore produced or mined, and de.
malls that it is property or an in
come tax, were set forth in an answer
by the state of Minnesota filed In
United States district court here In
reply to the suit Of the Oliver Iron
Mining company and 81 independent
concerns to restrain collection of the
tax. Privilege is given counsel for
the mining companies to file paper
of dispute within 10 days
Minneapolis-Fra T. Heffelfinger.
president Of the Minneapolis Civic &
Commerce association, was named
chairman, and Senator ]. M. Hackney
of st. Paul, vice chairman, of the
executive committee to have charge
Of arrangements in the Twin Cities
for the National Dairy show to be
held next fall No definite date was
mentioned.
Luverne-Rock county shipped
three cars of corn to aid the famine
sufferers in Russia. The corn was
consigned to relief headquarters in
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