The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1925-07-02
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All 3 State
Condensed Stories Of Happenings
Of the Week in Minnesota

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Jordan - Eight Scott county farm.
ers have entered the state ton litter
hog contest.
Sleepy Eye-Ten thousand persons
attended the annual Brown County
Farm bureau federation picnic here.
Lake city-The third annual Lake
City Agricultural fair will be con.
Quoted October s, 9 and 10 this year.
M. Erickson has been elected chair
man Of the bord
Wlllmar-The largest class of rural
school graduates in Kandiyohi county
received their diplomas at exercises
held here. One hundred eighty-two
were graduated.
Misunderstanding county grad
uated the largest class in it's history
from its rural schools here. Ninety
three received diplomas out of 81
school districts.
Wiilmar-The second devastating
hailstorm of the Month visited Rose
land township near here, causing much
damage to small grain and corn. Many
gardens are reported ruined.
Crosby-The bodies of Soula Kur-
mas and Jackie Clark, who were
drowned here when a boat they and
three others were in tipped over, were
recovered.
chishoIm-More than 100 Legion
men turned out to work on the wading
pool being constructed in the Memorial
building block. 1t is the determine.
ton of the local post to work on the
pool until the construction is com.
pleted.
Park Rapids-The 18th annual con-
vention of the Woman's Home Mis-
sionary Society opened here. There
are so churches in the district, most
of which send delegates to the conven-
ton.
Owatonna-With a second cow test.
ing association already completing or.
ganization to serve farmers in the
southeastern portion of the county,
steps to form a third association are
already being taken here, sponsored
by the Steele County Farm Bureau.
Windom-When business men and
citizens of Window learned that the
Window band, numbering rs pieces,
was awarded fourth place against a
field of nearly 100 bands at the Wood
men convention at Chicago, plans for
a reception were made to greet them
on their return.
Thief River FaIls-For the first time
In over 10 years, residents here wit
messed a log drive on the Red Lake
river when L. D. McAdams brought
down from the Red lake several thou
sand cedar posts and telephone posts,
cut in the woods north of the Red lake
during the last two winters.
Minneapoiis-A continents Kiwani'
ans left the Twin Cities at the end of
their most successful convention. The
final day of the convention was most
ly routine. 1t resulted in the selec-
ton of a convention city for 1926 and
of the Kiwanis international officers
for the year.
Blooming Prairie-Local business
men have bound themselves to spend
at least one full day in the district
to the north and west of the village
which was swept by the Hayfeld tor
nado. They will aid farmers whose
buildings and crops were damaged in
rebuilding or recropping.
st. PauI-Collections for automobile
licenses will total approximately
$9,5OO,OOO for the year, Mike Holm,
secretary of state, estimated. This
amount is about $1,000,000 in excess
Of the amount collected for 1924, when
the total was $8,519,441. Collections
from January J. to June 25, inclusive,
totaled s9,O55,911, with 523,S03 auto
mobiles registered, Mr.. Holm reported.
Cars registered in 1924 totaled 5OS,.
030.
Red Wing-Commercial automobiles
and trucks from Minnesota, doing
business in Wisconsin, must pay the
registration fee of that state and dis
play its license tag. This became
known here when R. w. Dixon, in.
spector from the secretary Of state of.
fee at Madison, Wis, conferred here
with oil dealers and police. Tourist
machines do not come under the rul.
ing, Mr.. Dixon said.
st. Paul = Manufactured products
from Minnesota factories for 1928
showed an increase in value in factory
prices of more than>a hundred million
dollars over those of 1921, the depart.
ment Of commerce announced in max.
ing public summary of the 1928 cen
sus of manufacturers for the state.
The aggregate value Of Minnesota
manufacturers in 1928 was $96S,477,.
600 as compared with $850,447.000
Austin-'Larry" O'Keefe's roadster
was returned to local garage, al
though no further clue as to the
whereabouts Of the reputed heir to q
fortune and earldom has been found.
The missing "earl" left for Chicago on
May 4 where he was to confer with a
business man relative to the purchase
by O'Keefe Of a home, and has not
been heard from since May 8. The
roadster was recovered by authorities
Of rochaop Miss after IL had been