The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-01-31
Neut BrietrMw
All h State
Condensed Stories Of Happenings
Of the Week In Minnesota

plant for this city will provide it with
a water reservoir of a half million
gallons and pumping facility.
Thief River FalIs-A total of $465
was paid out as bounties for 70 wolves
in remington county in 1928. In the
first half of the year the bounty was
only $3.50 per wolf, the increased
bounty of SIS going into effect in July.
New Ulm - Five high school de-
clamatory teams will compete for hon.
ors here Friday, Feb. Fl. The schools
at Arlington, st. Peter, Springfield,
Hanska and New Ulm will have rep
resentatives in the contest.
Crookston = The Polk county chap
ter of the Red Cross has voted to Of
fer $1,000 to the county commission
ers to be used toward maintenance of
county nurse.
Rollingstone - Loss estimated at
$4,000 was caused by a fire which
destroyed the grain elevator, ware
house and coal shed of Schmidt &
Speltz, here. No water was available
to fight the fire.
Park Rapids = Park Rapids will OBJ
serve the dedication of the new Great
Northern depot Jan. 81, with ban
quet program and general get together
meeting. Officials of the Great
Northern will take part in the pro-
gram.
WilImar-A 100000 addition to the
orphans and old peoples home in
this city will be completed this week.
1t will make the institution one of the
finest in the state. Funds for the
building have been largely obtained
from old folks who wish to pass their
last years there.
Red WIns-County roads in Good.
hue county are to be marked in much
the same manner as the state trunk
highways. according to J. A. Prior.
county superintendent of roads The
county markers will be If black and
white instead Of black and yellow. as
used by the state.
g Hibbing = The Hibbing high school
will soon be able to boast of one of
the best high school bands, not only
in this state, but in the entire United
States, since the board Of education
has decided to purchase equipment
for the high school 100 piece band.
About $4,000 worth Of equipment
will be provided.
ss ortonvlIie = The annual ice har.
vest is now on In full blast on Big
Stone lake here. Nearly 100 men are
engaged in ,utting the ice and get.
ting it loaded into boxcars for ship.
ment to the division points on the
Milwaukee railway. It Is shipped as
far north as Fargo, west to Butte and
east. to Montevideo.
Little Falls =: The Itasca Paper
company of Grand Rapids has &C.
CURED site here for new pulp mill.
officials OF the company announced.
They said deal has been consum.
mated with the Minnesota Power and
Light company of Duluth by which
adequate. power for the project will
be obtained.
! Mankato = John G. Wise. 60. tele.
graph editor of the Mankato Free
Press, died OF heart disease while on
his way home from work. Mr.. Wise
Z was prominent as a democrat, having
charge of the state headquarters of
the party in st. Paul during the cam.
Daign of L. G. Hodgson three years
ago.
Red Wing - Volunteer members o,
the fire department are up in arms
over the new law which the state at.
torney general has ruled must be ap
piled to volunteers. The department
members have several methods to
suggest in the way Of making up for
this lack of protection and one of
these will be decided upon at a meet,
Ing and presented to the board Of fire
commissioners for consideration.