The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-12-11

Observation-Disclosures OF the new
$350.000 Waseca high school took
place with exercises that terminated
the Educational Week program.
st. Paul-St. Paul will be asked to
adopt the century" system of house
numbering, similar to that of Mime
apolis, under plan to be submitted to
planning board committee.
Tracy-The eleventh annual corn
and grain show. under the auspices of
the Tri-COunty Farm Improvement
association, closed it's five-day session
with large attendance.
PaIisade-Assay reports Of examin.
ations made from samples of the
Murphy mine east of Palisade place
a value of $500 to the ton of ore,
and $4,000 to the ton of rock.
charlottesville local American LIE.
gion post has taken over the work
of collecting funds in this vicinity
for the Knute Nelson memorial.
Long Prairie-Orville Hart of this
place was electrocuted while working
on the power lines at Pillager. Details
of the accident will never be known.
as he was found dead near his work.
Chisholm. H. Bridges, formerly
well known here, was killed by a
tractor on a farm in Florida recently.
Bridges inherited the farm and went
to look after it, being killed soon af.
ter his arrival.
Buhl-About one hundred officials
of more than Is range villages met
here to discuss with the legislative
representatives matters of Importance
to the great Iron section, which will
be brought to the attention of the leg.
islature this winter.
Cambridge-The annual meeting OF
the Isanti County Fair association was
held here. After paying all prem
iums, etc., the association will have
a deficit CT about $17OO, most of which
has been carried for several years.
Redwood FalIs-The stockholders oil
the Redwood County Agricultural as.
ISOLATION, which conducts "the best
county fair in Minnesota" according
to it's claims. held very successful
meeting here and made plans for the
1925 fair.
Warren-The question of sugar beet
raising is being given considerable at
tention by Marshall county agricultur
alists, and it is probable that an effort
will be made to get this industry
started here soon.
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ducks and four thousand geese were
gathered at local shipping com
panys plant one day last week. indi
eating that the poultry business is an
important one in this section of the
state.
Jackson-Truck bandits have beer
active in this section of the state
Several stores in small villages in this
neighborhood have been looted by 8
gang of bandits, who work at nigh
and haul the loot away in trucks.
Alexandria-The Douglass County
Agricultural association at it's annual
meeting here reelected the old officers
and checked up the affairs of the past
year, which were found in fine shape
Thief River FaIls-Rumor has i.
that new railway from Internationa
Falls to this city will be built in the
near future. 1t is said that the right
of-way is being asquired and that part
of the road will be built in 1885 an6
the balance the following year.
Zumbrota-The Zumbrota fire de
no oh n fhaiJ
new motor driven fire equipment very
soon after it was installed in theil
city, and found it to be the cleal
thing l.. fighting fires.
Albert Lea-The Albert Lea Rotar.
club entertained about 80 teacher!
and a number of high school pupil!
at iocial function, tha. proved on
of the most enjoyable parties eve
held in the city.
Dundas-This village boasts of tw'
of Minnesota's oldest settlers, job. ]
Chester and William F. Chester set
tied in Rice County in 1854 and have
lived in the county continuously since
that time. The farm home has beer
in possession of the Chesters for q
years.
Thief River FaIIs-The dairymen o
Pennington county will form Gov
testing association at once, and it i
expected that every farmer in TIN
county engaged in dairying will en-
roll.
Glenwood-Because of the prevail
ence of smallpox in this section, thu
board of county commissioners passet
a resolution offering free vaccination
to all who wanted to avail themselve
Of the opportunity. The cost OF thu
vaccination will be paid by thu
| county.
Heron Lake-A snow white ,wilt
duck, with a metal band clamped OF
one leg, bearing the number 232126
was shot by local hunter near here
The duck was shaped like mallard
| but was freak inasmuch as it wa
clear white.
Thief River Falls-Heavy shipments
of grain continue at this point, &C
cording to P. j. Heating. inspector il
| charge of the work. 225 cars were in
spected in the 500 yards alone ant
/ four trains each of so cars left thi
( city within three hours. The recor,
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