The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-05-22
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Albert Lea-Representatives from
Faribault, Waseca, Mower and Free.
born counties met here in regional
Conference on child welfare work.
kennedy-Rev. o. o. Gustafson OF
Elbow Lake was reelected president
of the Red River Valley conference
at their annual convention here.
SpringfieId-The fifth annual meet.
ing of the Southwestern Minnesota
Firemen's association will be con-
Quoted in Springfield, May 81. A
large attendance from this section
is expected.
FaribauIt-Faribault was named as
the first entry of towns in the vic1n-
ity of Minneapolis to join in the
Minneapolis community sing under the
auspices of the Minneapolis park
board.
Winnebago-The small town Of Al
den, east of here, reports that the
last year dealers there handled and
shipped $37S,O00 worth of butter.
Farmers were paid cash for their pro-
duce.
Little FaIIs-The Ryan Hardware
company store of this city, was de-
stroyed by fire, causing loss esti-
mated at $4,000. A call for help
was sent to st. Cloud for additional
equipment, as the department here
was unable to cope with the flames.
Austin-George King of this city
left an estate of $123,000, consisting
of 1880 acres of land and personal
property to the amount Of $4,000
The probation of this estate brought
out the fact that there was not sin.
gle claim against it.
Jackson-A petition nearly 10 feet
In length and signed by 80 per cent
of the land owners affected by the
construction of judicial ditch No. Al,
known as the Million Dollar Ditch
In southwestern Jackson county, has
been fled in the clerk of courts OF.
fee, objecting to the construction OF
the ditch at this time.
chishoIm-When some schoolboys
saw several beavers making their
way into town in leisurely fashion,
they gazed at the animals in aston.
ishment, and then got busy. Using
some haywire and few gunny sacks,
the boys got the beavers into the
sacks and a game warden was mott.
fed.
Sleepy Eye-There has never been
a time when so much interest has
been taken in the boys and girls
club work in this county as there has
this spring. The baby beef, dairy
calf and pig clubs all have large en-.
rolments and additional poultry and
corn clubs have been organized for
the first time this year.
Park Rapids-The Commercial
Club of Park Rapids has set aside
$1,000 of it's annual budget to be
used for community advertising. Hav.
ing had little experience and tasted
of the fruit that the tourist brings
where attractions lure, the business
men of Park Rapids realize that
much of their prosperity in future
years will depend upon unified eff
fort to attract the summer traveller
Zumbrota-Between $4,000 and
$4,000 damage was caused by fire
which destroyed the Zumbrota city
hall, housing the Jail and fire sta
ton, and damaged the public library
buildings. Because of the rapidly
with which the flames spread, fire
fighters were unable to use the ap
paratus and were forced to wait un
til help arrived from surrounding
towns.
ochester-Rochester will not lose
its community center. This announce
ment was made by M. G. Lawler
chairman of the committee which
has been receiving money and
pledges for continued support Of the
Commercial Association building. We
have raised the necessary pledges
said Mr. Lawler, "and l believe al
who have made pledges will cheer
fully pay up and that we will have
the necessary $4,000 with which tt
operate the community CENTER
DuIuth-Breaking the second seri
Gus ice blockade at the Head of the
Lakes this spring, 10 ships, includ
ing two Canadian passenger liners
the Harmonic and Huronic, reached
the Duluth-Superior harbor. With
the exception of the Inconvenience
caused men passengers and members
of the crews because Of limited tobac
CO supplies, every one Jared well dur
ing the four-day imprisonment, skip
pers reported, None OF the ships
was seriously damaged.
Minneapolis steps to consoli
date cooperative egg and poultry mar
keting machinery in Minnesota were
taken at a meeting held in the head
quarters of the Minnesota Farm Blu
reau federation. For several months
egg producers of the state have been
.organiing on the California plan. using
a 5-year contract. As fast as enough
contracts were obtained In given
producing area, district selling
agency has been established.
st. Paui-Oscar II. Smith, State
Commissioner of immigration, an
nounces that 1O4 immigrant families
were checked through the Minnesota
Transfer during the past several