The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-11-27

the ION 1OmlnSOn Ines Struck the
,Duluth-Superior bridge, wrecking the
lock span on the Superior side of the
bridge.
st. PauI-Federal prohibition agents
seized alcohol valued at nearly $40,
600 when they uncovered what they
believed to be a. distribution center
for the Northwest's holiday supply OF
bootleg liquor.
Austin-A reduction of mills in
the tax rate here was announced.
Reduction in the state rates and in
the school rates have caused the de.
crease. The city's general revenue
level is higher.
Rochester-The Rochester-Twin CT.
ties state highway will be kept open
for automobile, bus and truck traf.
fic this winter, even though there are
heavy SHOWS. Snow fences, similar to
those erected aong railroad rights of
way are being set up.
canby-J. s. Christie, farmer, has
been styled as the sweet clover king
of this section of the state. Mr.. Chris
tie produced $4,000 pounds of clover.
seed this year, the crop going about
10 bushels to the acre.
st. james,. N. Gender was re-
elected president Of the Wantonwan
County Fair Association at the annual
meeting. Other officers are: Vice.
president, Early Coleman; secretary,
o. o. Lawrence; treasurer. J. e. Heg.
strom.
Thief River FaIIs-The 1925 guar.
anty of $3.50 a ton for sugar beets.
an advance of so cents over the pres.
ent year, has brought in applications
for over 1000 acres in this vicinity,
according to county agent J. ]. Nc
Cam.
Little FaIIs-Rebuilding of the Blan.
chard Rapids dam temporary power
plant, destroyed by an exposion in
which two men were severely injured,
will begin at once, it was declared.
The plant, valued at $4,000 was de.
stroyed.
Aitkin-Dr. Carlton Graves, former
county coroner, treasurer and post
master of Aitkin, and for AZ years
prominent physician, died after hav.
ing aggravated his condition by at.
tending sick call.
Minneapolis-"Bor Incompar.
able" a $4,000 black fox owned by
R. F. Moore of Pasadena, Calf, was
awarded premier honors at the first
annual show of the American National
Fox Breeders association at Kenwood
Armory.
Jackson-One of thu neanest men
was given passport to the st. Cloud
by Judge e. G. Dean in
District Court here when he sentenced
a transient farm labcrer, to term
Oh indeterminate plano. Entered
plea of guilty to having broken open
and robbed small child's savings
bank at farm house near Okabena.
st. PauI-There are now 100000
motor vehicles in Minnesota, with the
result that every dollar of tax paid by
car owners provides 100000 for high
way improvements A highway bull
letin showed Car owners are paying
an average of $16.50 a year; under
the old plan the average rate paid in
property taxes and license
fees was SO.
Observation-Disclosures of all stock
in the closed Citizens State Bank of
to depositors and the pay
ient of 100 per cent assessment
thereon by the former owners was eff
,ected at a meeting of depositors and
here.
Thief River FalIs-President Cool
dge was urged to raise the present
Tariff on butter to IL cents a pound
temporarily until Congress can inves-
.igate the matter thoroughly, in reso-
utions adopted by the Red River
Valley Dairymen's association at the
closing session of it's 25th annual con-
7ention.