The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-09-11
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was Killed IN q cavern at the Gien
underground mine. where he had been
employed for a month.
RochesteF-Alfred Kuiper, s, son OF
Peter Kuiper, miles from Stewart
vile, was recovering from burns
caused by bolt Of lightning.
Windom-Suit has been filed in dis
trict court here against w. L. John
son, De Witt Lawhead and others, for
$500 damages as a result Of an au-
tomobile accident here last spring.
Neutrality-suspicious. entered the Of.
fee Of the Mankato Cooperative
Creamery company blew the safe and
secured about SIS in cash which 1t
contained.
Hibbing-Eight persons were Sc
verely injured when racing auromo-
bile overturned and crashed into the
crowd overfowing the Hibbing Fair
racecourse.
Lake City-The new Mary McCahill
institute opened for work in all de-
partments, eight grades, four years Of
high school and department of must
cal instruction.
OrtonvlIIe- churches Of
the Minnesota conference, represent
ed by their pastors, gathered at Or
tonville to assist in the dedication Of
the new constructed Zion Lutheran
church edifice of this city.
Red Wine-The commissioners of
Goodhue county slashed $4,000 off
the budget for the coming year from
the figures of the tax levy for last
year. The levy is set at $4,000 as
compared with $4,000 in 1923.
Moorhead-More than 100 stitches
were required to close a gaping
wound in Joe Storms face when he
was slashed by broken glass Of a
windshield in a smashup near Moor.
head.
st. Cioud-Otto Johnson. 80 years
old, thresher, was crushed to death
six miles east of Rice when he was
knocked down in trying to couple a
tractor operated by his partner to the
separator. The wheel of the tractor
passed over his head.
MinneapolIs-John R. Mitchell. St.
Paul banker, will assume his new
duties as Federal Reserve agent for
the Ninth Federal Reserve Bank in
Minneapolis. Mr. Mitchell was ap-
pointed by the federal reserve board
at Washington to succeed the late
John H. Rich. -
MinneapoIIs-TheF Ford Motor COM
pany entered the coal business in the
Northwest. announcing that a large
stock Of soft coal is ready for deliv.
cry at its dock in Duluth and will be
sold at wholesale prices in car lots
to authorized Ford dealers and agents
in this territory.
Luverne-First title to grain on a
farm rests in the landlord. according
to decision by Judge L. 8. Nelson
in the district court, reversing the
verdict Of a jury in Rock county dis
trict court. The claim to grain, rails.
ed for rentals, is giveN preference
over a banks mortgage.
Wheaton-What Is believed to be a
record yield Of fax was threshed on
the farm Of Earl Drinkwitz, eight
miles south Of Wheaton. The crop
averaged 80 bushels to the acre. The
yield was measured by Fred Seiden,
stitker, president Of the Aravers coun.
ty farm bureau. ..r.
Sleepy EyeUndef an ordinance re.
Gently adopted by the city council. no
dogs are to run at large In the city
OF Sleepy Eye. By the passage Of the
new ordinance the odd measure pro.
viding for the licensing Of canine Is
revoked and persons who have al.
ready paid their dog tax will have
their money refunded.
Bro<snton-Ffve bandits who forced
their way into the First State Bank
were engaged in gun fight by resi-.
dent of the town and they fed with.
out obtaining any loot. H. e. Seeland,
a restaurant keeper living across the
street from the bank. discovered the
bandits at work, and using an auto
matte shotgun, he drove them from
the town. No one was hurt.
ST. cioud-At meeting of COM
mittee headed by Mayor ]. Arthur
Bensen. a decision was reached to
have the opening Of the United States
Veterans hospital here set either
September II, Is or 10 and make 1t a
feature Of the National Legion con-
yention. A special train will be
chartered from st. Paul for those
who can possibly make the trip.
Hastings-An automobile jaunt Of
100 miles or so over to Mortified and
a round Of calls on friends here were
the preliminaries INDUCED IN by Mrs.
Lany Truax. who celebrated her 103rd
birthday anniversary. Mrs. Truax.
probably the oldest living woman in
Minnesota, will start upon fhe fourth
year OF her second century Of life,
happy in the thought that her health
is still good, that she is capable OF
doing her own Homework and that
she can number her friends. like her
age, by the hundreds.
FarIbauit - There is SIS. l54,S15
worth Of tax-free property In Rice
county, according to the annual report
of County Auditor Fran; NJ. Kaiser
: satt to the Minnesota Tax commits
sion.
Rochester WMtiock Sonnenberg
post Of the Veterans Of Foreign Wars
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