The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1922-09-28
Dedicate New Building


The new community building erect
ed this summer by the Little Sauk
Farmers Social Club is to be dedicat-
ed tomorrow evening.
An interesting program has ~, been
invited Rev G. H. Blake, of the
Long Prairie Methodist church, will
make the principal speech of the even
ing. Other numbers on the program
will consist of music and Rotations.
This community building is the
first Of it's kind to be erected in TODD
county and One of the first in the en-
tire state; in fact we do not recall
any other rural community in Mime
sofa that has a building dedicated to
the purposes to which this one is dedi-
Gated. The Little Sank Farmers Soc
ial Club was organized seven years
ago and has held meetings regularly
ever since. 1t is community organl-
cation devoting itself to matters of
social entertainment, as we'll as com
munity welfare and has been an i'm
portant factor in bringing the people
of Little Sank into closer acquaintance.
1t is indeed fine club organization
and the building Of it's new home is
an event of more than ordinary inter-
est.
The building is 6Ox32 and is made
of cement blocks. 1t is nicely ar
equipped to take care of the require
ments of the various socials, gather
Ings and entertainments held by the
club. The. officers of the club at the
president; oliver Larson, vice-presi-
dent; Prosper Nelson, secretary. These
three officers constituted the building
committee that were in charge of the
erection of the structure. The build
ing located adjoining the site of the
school house in District No. 92, form
erly known as the Nicholaison school,
now' sometimes called the Nelson school
house. The building cost in the
neighborhood of s2,OOo-Long Prairie
Leader.
Shot In Leg
While standing on the sidewalk
near the John Spieker residence
ipesday evening W vat n 4endo
ing a premature charivari to Miss
ida Spieker and Leo Tuohy, who
were at the Spieker residence, thai
evening, Leo Ramaher was shot in
his right leg with small bullet. The
bullet entered the calf of his leg and
turning downwards lodged between
the two bones of his leg, making eX-
traction of the bullet difficult. I'm
less complications set in the bullet
will likely not be extracted.
Mystery surrounds the identity of
the person who fired the shot. None
of the youngsters in the charvari gang
mad any firearms and no shot was fir
location of the wound indicates that
the shot was fired from position
away from the house.-Melrose Beacon
Ill Health Causes Suicide
Delbert Franklin, well known resi-
suicide Sunday afternoon by hanging
The news of the sad affair
was a great shock to the neighbour
hood as Mr.. Franklin was well known.
He and Mrs. Franklin Were getting
ready to spend the day with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Douglas Johnston,
and when about ready to go Mrs.
Franklin stepped out to the barn to
tell Mr.. Franklin that she was ready,
and when she got there discovered his
body hanging from the ceiling. His
feet were but few inches from the
door but life was extinct. He had
taken clothes line, wrapped il
over rafter He had been in poor
from epilepsy, and it is believed that
mis- illness had affected his mind. He
is survived by his wife. four sisters
and two brothers. The funeral was
held from the United Brethren church
near Bertha Tuesday afternoon.-Long
Long Prairie Leader.
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Youth Escapes Luckily
Matt Walstead, aged twenty-one
years, son of Mr.. and Mrs Andrew
Walstead of Moe township, is the
first hunting accident victim very likely
in this county for the 1922 season.
Sunday afternoon, he in company
with neighbor boys had gone to
small lake in the Walstead pasture
to hunt. Young Walstead was alone
in the boat when he noticed that his
gun was falling in the water He
quickly grabbed the barrel, the trig-
ger striking the edge of the boat and
the charge entered hts face and
hands. The index finger on his right
hand was blown off and the thumb
badly torn.
Several shots went completely
through the palm of his left hand His
shot and several also entered his face
and went through his chin and lower
lip.
lie called to his companions who
came to his rescue and took him
home. He was Immediately brought