The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-12-06
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Northfieid-C. e. Wales was elected
president of the Waterford Farmers
club at its annual meeting.
acknowledgements of the First
Methodist church here are making
elaborate preparations for the dedica-
ton Of a new $4,000 pipe organ.
Pipestone - The members Of the
Zion Evangelical church of this city
are making plans for the celebration
Of the 25th anniversary Of their or
ganization.
Hlbblne - Investors holding more
than $4,000 worth of Hibbing warrants
in various parts of the country. have
overlooked the various calls issued by
the village treasurer. Interest on
them has been stopped.
Albert Lean. l.. neau was elected
president of the Freedom County Fair
association at its annual meeting here
to succeed f. 8. Ruble. veteran head
of the fair. who expressed desire
to retire.
Hibbina = Phil Stone, former coun.
ty attorney. has resigned from the
state attorney generals Office be-
cause of i'll health. Mr.. Stone is now
in Morris. MINI. He was advised by
his physicians to give up the practice
of law tor at least year.
Mortified Torger G. Thomson,
prominent Dane county, Wisconsin,
farmer, has left $4,000 to ST. Olaf
college through his will The money
is to be used to assist needy Scandi-
lege.
Rochester - Miss Ma7orette ]. Rul
bert. Rochester's queen Of beauty"
who is an entry in the national beauty
contest to be held at Madison Square
/ Garden. New York. for the east. She
will go to Washington to meet Presi.
dent Coolidge and then to New York.
Fairmont - Frederick w. Betz. aged
81, prominent in state politics. died
suddenly at his home here. Betz for
merly was postmaster here. was a
colonel on former Governor Van SAINTS
stan and was a delegate to national
republican convention.
Jasper-W. r. Kingston. the last
Jasper surviving veteran of the Civil
war, is dead as the result Of stroke
of paralysis. Kingston was member
of Company F. First Regiment, Mime
sofa Volunteers, enNsting on March
Is, 1865.
Thief River Falls Heavy ship
ments of poultry through Thief River
Falls is reported by the express COM
pany Since the 18th of this month
an average of 100000 pounds per
day was shipped or transferred
through the Office.
Minneapolis - Sale of the Robert
Hall farm at Balaton. Lyon county. on
the basis of $165 an acre. was the out
standing transfer of Minnesota farm
lands as reported to the Minnesota
Realty association. The farm COM
prises 80 acres. and was purchased by
J. H Kibbe of Curlew. Iowa.
Austin The first highway project
in Mower county constructed by funds
SCCui GU uuQCS lnC 0oUSOSh AoW 10 SOu-
pleted 1t on highway No. 9, be-
tween Austin and Grand Meadow. on
which 10000 yards of gravel were used.
The work was completed at cost of
about $53.000
Albert Lea - B. J. Johnson. farm
er. brought to town an ear of corn
containing 998 perfect kernels and
eight imperfect kernels. total Of
l.006 kernels. Mr.. John on challenges
any farmer in the county to produce
an ear of corn as we'll developed and
with anywhere near that many
kernels
owatonna ~ All members Of q
cnarter commission. composed Of Is
loce. business men named by District
Judge f. w. Sem have finally quali
fed to revise the city charter The
principal change will provide for the
appointment of a public utilities COM
mission to operate the proposed light.
POWER and heating plant.
Marshall - At meeting Of the
directors OF the newly organized Mar