The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-08-23
at the sides Of the highway.

dI tuc oiuOS VI LuC highway.
Hibbing-C. C.. Alexander, former
superintendent of schools here was
acquitted by jury on a charge of lar
ceny in the second degree. The YER
dict of not guilty was returned after
the jury deliberated for about two
hours. Mr.. Alexander received the
verdict unmoved and thanked every
juryman as they filed past him. The
charges arose out of an alleged mis-
use of school funds.
Dodge Center-School board Off
GERS have been informed that Judge
Fred w. Sem, of the fifth district,
has filed decision reversing the
verdict of the jury which last April
gave a verdict for SOL in favor Of
the father of Florence Weir, child
who was killed on the school grounds
when a piece of apparatus collapsed
while she was playing. The verdict
was against the school board mem
bers.
St. CIoud-Certificat of indebted
ness will be issued to all creditors Of
the Pan Motor company for the
amount of their claims Ly holding
company organized here, as soon as
the company can be incorporated un-
der state laws. The new organiza.
ton will be known as the St. Cloud
Holding company, will have CAPT
tai stock of $4,000, and the following
officers have been elected: C. d.
Schwab, president; DR.. c. B. Lewis,
vicepresident; L. F. Cary, secretary.
treasurer.
Belle PIaine-A crowd, estimated at
nearly 5000 attended the Making
Livestock Pay" picnic here under the
auspices of the Scott County Farm
Bureau, the Belle PLANE Cooperative
Creamery association and the Belle
PLANE Commercial club.
Redwood FaIls-Ralph P. Nelson
of Montevideo has been chosen from
a large field of candidates as super
lntendent of the Redwood Falls
schools for the coming year. He is a
graduate of the Rochester high
school, Carleton college and has been
an instructor in the Montevideo high
schools since 1920.
Red Wins-Articles Of incorpora-
ltion of the Peerless Oil company,
With headquarters at Cannon Falls
have been filed in the register of
leeds office here.
Granite FaIIs-Mrs Ernest Isaacs,
wife of a farmer, was killed and her
little son seriously injured when the
which she was driving
turned over on country road near
Hazel Rum
WilImar-Plans are being made for
the observance of Labor day in this
city. A parade will be staged through
the business streets, terminating at
The county fair grounds, where the
lays exercises will be conducted.
Madison-The first city election to
be conducted under the new city
charter adopted few days ago will I
be conducted Tuesday, Sept. II,
when complete new set of municipal
officers will be named.
Grand Rapids-Cushman Dunn, Is
zears old, of Cohasset escaped prob
lble fatal injury when an automobile
struck the boys pony which he was
riding. The pony was killed and the
automobile smashed. The Dunn boy
was tossed over the automobile.
Mankato Petitioners for the lower
ing of Swan lake, in Nicollet county,
have notified their attorneys at New
Ulm to take steps to appeal from the
recent decision of Judge A. B. Gisla-
son in the Nicollet county district
court, denying the petition of those
wishing to drain the lake.
Rochester-Olmsted county at the
present time seems to be afflicted with
a plague of crickets. Merchants have
that they are entering
stores in large numbers. Housewives
say they have innumerable crickets.
This is particularly true in the coun-
try districts. At night they are espe-
cially annoying.