The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-06-28
New UIm-The Brown county farm


bureau picnic will be at Riverside
park in Springfield. June 81.
Hibbing-C Clyde Docher, rs, died
from injuries received at the Morris
mine near here when he was run over
by an ore train. Docher was from
CURRY, MINI.
Luverne-The 35th annual conven.
ton of the fifth district Minnesota
Women's Christian Temperance union
will be conducted in this city.
clinton-The Big Stone district Of
the Swedish Lutheran church conduct
ed its. two days session here. Rev J..
Martell of Wheaton is chairman. Sew
eral pastors from the district are
present.
kenyon-Alumni of the Minnesota
State Agricultural school in Rice
and Scott counties joined with alum
nj of Goodhue county in the annual
reunion at the e. J. Starch farm, five
miles from here.
Windom-The store of the Foss
Mercantile company here was burg.
larized and about $4,000 worth of bolt
silk and silk wearing apparel was
taken.
Fairmont- Samuel Arthur Miller,
nine year old son of Archie Miller Of
Triumph, was drowned in Twin lake
while wading near the shore. Wit
neses say that the boy stepped into a
hole and was drowned before help
could reach him.
Moorhead-H. A. Johnson, who has
been cashier of the Liberty State
bank of Minneapolis, has been named
by the board of directors as the new
president of the First State bank Of
Moorhead. He succeeds M. T. Weum.
who has retired because of ill health.
Mr.. Johnson will take over his new
duties at once and will bring his fam
lily here.
Fairmont-The pea packing season
began at the Fairmont cannery. All
Indications point to bumper crop OF
peas this year. The early June varie-
ty, now being packed, is giving bet
ter yield than ever before. Within a
few days the plant will be employing
more than 100 men, women and boys.
st. CIoud-For the first time since
it's organization in 1912, the Veterans
Association of the Great Northern
Railway will have it's annual meeting
in St. Cloud A special train came
from ST. Paul, carried the delegates
to the 18th annual convention, which
had two day session here.
DuIuth-The 22d annual convention
of the Finnish Baptist Mission Union
of America opened here at the Eben-
ezer Baptist church here. Rev. Hugo
Herrgard, Gladstone, Mich, who de.
livered the convention sermon, de-
clared the outlook for the develop
ment of Swedish-Finnlanders in
America was exceedingly bright.
HanIey FaIls-Marcus Larson, aged
70, was killed while walking on the
railroad tracks near Hazel Run. The
man was seen walking down the
tracks but the engineer believed he
would step from between the rails and
it was too late to stop when it was
found that he did not hear or see the
train.
Rochester-Some idea Of the little
interest and big expense involved in
primary election is revealed in the
announcement that it cost the city of
Rochester nearly so cents for every
vote cast. With less than 1900 votes
polled in the 13 precincts of the city
and with the expense Of conducting
the primary here approximately $500,
the high voting cost per capita is evil
dent.
Fairmont-More than twelve thou
sand persons from over this entire
district attended the annual summer
picnic meeting of the Martin County
Farm bureau Among the speakers
who addressed the picnickers were j.
F. Reed, president Minnesota Farm
Bureau federation, and Mrs. Ellsworth
Richards, farm bureau organizer Of
Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Granite FaIls-Andrew ]. Volstead,
former congressman. is making plans
for an extensive European tour &C
companied by his daughter, Miss
Laura Volstead. Leaving here early
in August, Mr.. Volstead will go to
Denmark as a delegate to the anti
alcoholic convention there. Follow.
ing the convention they will tour Eu-
rope, visiting the Scandinavian coun-
tries and also spending some time in
southern Europe before their return.
Waseca-Three filings already have
been made for the office of mayor, de-
clared vacant recently by Judge Dean
of Fairmont because of violation Of
the corrupt practises act. DR.. F. A..
Swartwood filed. George Goodspeed,
winning candidate of the election
which was declared illegal, was next.
The third to file was w. A. Johnston,
president of the council and acting
mayor.
DuIuth-Six Duluth attorneys are
being urged for the district judge va
cancy to be caused by the resignation
Of Judge w. A. Cant who was adj
vanced to the federal district bench
by President Harding. Those whose
names are mentioned in connection
with the appointment are: Mason M.