The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-08-02
Neu1f BrietrMau
All Me State
Condensed Stories Of Happenings
Of the Week In Minnesota


crete storage tank and pumping equip
ment were let by the city council at
a figure of $4,000.
Pipesrone-F1re destroyed the Pipe
stone Steam Laundry at loss esti-
mated at $4,000. Defective wiring is
believed to have been the cause.
Red Wing-One man was injured,
probably fatally, windows in houses
and doors were smashed by an explo-
sion of kerosene storage tank be-
longing to the Thies Lumber company
at Elmwood, Wis, IS miles from here.
WiIImar-A 15-year-old Willmar girl
was saved from drowning by R. F.
Johnson, business man of this city,
when the girl went down for the third
time. She had waded beyond her
depth and couldn't swim. -
HIbbing-Farmers living in the
Swandale vicinity, one of the most
thriving farming communities in nor
'thern Minnesota, expect to harvest
the greatest small grain crop in the
history of the country, according to
Supervisor John Hayden.
Willmar-The vote on the question
of maintaining a county nurse the
coming year apparently was voted
down heavily in the school board cleo
tons in Kandiyohi county. In some
districts the vote was unanimously
against the continuation of the work.
Granite FaIIs-Earl Wiefels, aged
Is years, Of Client, Mimi, was drown.
ed while bathing in the Minnesota
river near the Minnesota Falls power
plant here. His body was recovered
in seven feet Of water IS minutes at.
ter he went down.
Observation-Disclosures have been let
and work begun on the 10th building
to be added to the plant of Mime
sofas Biggest County Fair" here. The
new structure is the dairy building
recently authorized by the fair.
Waseca-The creamery operators
association of the 10th district had
their annual picnic here at Maplewood
park, Clear Lake. Representatives
from creameries in Dodge, Freedom,
Steele, Rice and Waseca counties were
in attendance.
Observation-Disclosures business and
professional men, including bankers,
doctors, lawyers, merchants newspa.
per men and others, will be given an
opportunity to get first-hand informa-
ton on the work that is being done
in connection with Olmsted county
boys and girls club organization, on a
tour which will cover all parts of the
county.
Rochester-Mrs. Newman, a patient
at the state hospital for the insane,
used salt on the bars in a window of
her room until they were rusted SO
badly she could break them, then tied
bedsheets together and lowered her
self down three stories and got away.
She wandered as far as Pine Island,
where she was held until hospital
guards brought her back.
DuIuth-Notice of an appeal to the
state supreme court from the order
of Judge w. A. Cant denying more
than 100000 in claims for alleged
property depreciation to- owners of
property adjoining the North Forty"
of Hibbing, that the mining companies
seek to have vacated, was filed with
the clerk of district court by attorneys
for the property owners.
Duluth-C. L. Evenson, Moorhead,
was reelected president of the Min
nesota Retail Grocers and General
Merchants association at the 9th an
nual convention of the association
here. Other officers elected were: L.
H. Hanson, Minneapolis, first vice.
president; G.. K. Haukebo, Underwood,
second vicepresident, and J. w. Lux,
st. Paul, treasurer.
Redwood FalIs-Eferts are being
made to learn the cause of several
cases of typhoid fever which are re-
ported in Redwood Falls. One death,
that of Mrs. lulu Fosnes, milliner,
has occurred. The bathing beach, cit y
water and spring water have all been
Investigated, the examination, physi-
clans say, showing that none of the
water from these places show any con-
tamination.
Winona-The summer term Of the
Winona State Teachers college end
ed when class of 43 students was
graduated. Diplomas were presented
by J. M. Mcconnell, state commissions
er of education. Before the fall term
of the college is started, work is ex-
pected to be commenced on the new
main building to replace the structure
destroyed by fire last December.
Duluth-Unlimited prosperity awaits
the United States and Canada both
in commercial lines and national
growth providing the deep waterway
project is made reality instead Of
discussion as is now the situation.
This was the assertion Of Sir Henry