The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-03-27
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iage ceased existence as a municipal.
|ay at special election, voters of the
village deciding by large majority to
dissolve the village incorporation.
Luverne-Farmers near Garretson
have contracted for $50 acres of pop
corn to be grown the coming season.
Sufficient interest has been developed
among the farmers in the new crop.
Thief River FaIls-The Thief River
Falls Commercial club adopted the
new constitution and bylaws under
which 1t will be governed when incor-
poration is completed.
st. James-The Hubbard Palmer
grain elevator here has been de-
stroyed by fire. The building and
equipment is valued at $4,000. It con-
tanned 10000 bushels of corn valued
at more than $4,000 and 5000 bushels
WiIImar-During 1924 the people Of
Willmar will pay 100000 in state,
county, city and school taxes on a
property valuation of $2,305.40O This
includes 100000 school tax and $685.
600 city tax. Total taxes paid by Kan.
diyohi county will reach 100000 on a
valuation of $16,000,O0O.
Blooming Prairie-The Blooming
Prairie Livestock Shipping association
voted to incorporate at it's annual
meeting here, members instructing the
board of directors to prepare articles
and to call special meeting for their
consideration and adoption.
Hibbing-The school board has voted
to lease a fiat building in South Hib-
bling to be used for teachers quarters.
Several families now occupying the
building will move and 20 teachers
will be accommodated with living
quarters.
Winton-The party on trek of the
Superior national forest from here to
Grand Marais are now well under way.
John Lunkletter, one of the assistant
game wardens, left with about dozen
of the party the last of the week. The
party will reach Grand Marais after a
trek of $50 miles.
Manufactured Waters, VINO was
recently acquitted of operating an au-
tomobile while under the influence of
intoxicating liquor, has brought suit
against Phillip Landmark, chief of po-
lice, for false arrest, and imprison.
ment. Waters asks damages amount.
ing to $4,000.
Minneapolis Complete automobiles
will be turned out of the new $1O,00O,-
600 twin city plant of the Ford Motor
company at the federal high dam soon
after Jan. 1. The main unit OF the
plant is expected to be under roof
early in the fall when the interior fin
ishing and machinery installations will
be undertaken.
Rochester-Olmsted county will
turn in to the state highway depart
ment $133,SSS, money derived from
the sale of bonds for the building of
the Lake City road Work on the road
will be started as soon as conditions
warrant and the highway will be grav-
eled, hills cut down and crooked
places Strengthened.
Hibbing-Oscar Mitchell of Duluth,
appointed as one of the receivers Of
the Mesaba Railway company, with
James G. Chestnut as the other receiv-
er, has announced that the road will
be operated as usual until further
order of the court. Mr.. Chestnut will
be in immediate charge of operations.
Detroit-Two women were killed
and boy seriously injured at Audi
bon, near here, when the automobile
in which they wero riding was struck
by passenger train. The dead are:
Mrs. Fred Lehne and her daughter,
aged Is. Lloyd Lehne, son, is said
by physicians to be in a critical condi.
ton.
FaribauIt-Both federal and state
fish hatcheries will furnish fish fry to
replenish the supply Of game fish in
lakes in the vicinity of this city as the
result Of efforts of the Rice county
Game and Fish league. Pike, black
bass and crappies fry have been prom
ised and will be placed in Roberts, Ma
zaska, General Shields, Hunts, Cedar
Circle, Fox and Union Lakes.