The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-12-06

| shall Farmers Cooperative Creamery
company, a decision was made to pur.
chase the property of the Marshall
Creamery company for consideration
Of $4,000. The new company has 200
stockholders and 1000 cows have been
signed for.
Owatonna The rural carriers OF
the Owatonna postoffice will begin to
take the fall pig survey of Steele
county. Pig surveys are made by the
| rural carriers on thousands of farms
in each state on June l to Dec. Of
each year, which shows facts concern.
ing hog production, for the use of the
federal department of agriculture.
Chisholm The Lake Superior Tax
association has entered another pro-
test to the supreme court levy set by
the school board, claiming that the
levy set this year exceeded the legal
amount by $4,000. The population In
the school district was 9,709 in 1920.
which at $50 per capita, totals $780,.
$40, instead of the $65S,790. which was
levied this year.
Minneapoiis-The Northern Pacific
railway Is preparing to spend $56,000.-
900 in improvements in the next three
years, Charles Donelly, president of
the road, told the interstate com
merce commissions railroad rate in
yestigating committee.
Grand Rapids-This city, which de.
dicated a new $250,000 high school,
now has two of the finest high schools
of their class in this section of Min.
nesota. The district served by these
schools is one of the most unusual in
the United States, according to edu-
Gators, as parts of the district are 70
miles from the high schools.
Madison-In order to provide more
adequate protection from robbery the
city council made arrangements to have
he city streets patrolled between dark
and daylight.
Fairfax-The Fairfax Cooperative
company has closed deal for the pur-
chase of the Fairfax department store
and the two stocks will be combined
in the department store.
Moorhead-Mrs Johanna Freeman,
known as Grandma" for the first time
in her life spent her birthday in bed
this week, when she celebrated her
102d anniversary.
St. Peter-As the result of resolu-
ton adopted by 100 mothers, members
Of the Washington Mothers club, the
high school girls will themselves de-
eide the question of uniform dress.
NeU Ulm-J. A. Kennedy of the
New Ulm' Gas company, was elected
president of the Commercial club here,
H. w. Bockus vicepresident, and Myers
Jorgenson secretary.
Winona-County Attorney Morris j.
Owen was elected chairman of the re-
publican county committee to succeed
Earl Simpson, who died last summer.
Mr.. Simpson also was county attor-
ney.
Red Wing-Frank Ferirn is the new
president of the local chamber of COM
merce. Other officers chosen are G..
H. Tiedeman and X. r. Seller, vice
presidents. and R. w. Putnam, treas
urer.
DuIuth-Dan Neville. for years in
charge of the ice making at the Du-
luth Curling club, started ice making
in preparation for the curling season
which will be formally opened Decem-
Der Is.
Park Rapids-At the annual meeting
of the Shell Prairies Agricultural as
sociation here, reports of officers
showed the association to be in good
financial condition. More than $1,50O
was paid out in premiums at this
years fair. it was reported.
Wabasha-A. 2. Putnam, 95. former
probate Judge of Wabasha county and
the oldest resident of the village Of
Minnesota, died at his home there af-
ter a weeks illness. He had lived in
Minnesota more than so years.
st. Paui-The Northern States
Power company filed amendments to
its articles Of interpretations increas-
ing the capital stock from $4,000. 900
to SIC, 100000 The increase gives the
corporation the largest capitalization
of any company in Minnesota.
canby-The Candy Community club
is arranging to stage a corn show here
on Dec IA and Is. A premium list is
now being prepared which will pro
ivde for the payment of liberal cash
prizes
Albert Lea-A majority of the 1855
breeders Of Freeborn county petition
ed the county commissioners that the
county area plan of COW testing be