The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1926-03-11

ed by the united states department
Of agriculture and the University Of
Minnesota
apoIis-"Diphtheria will be
virtually wiped out in Minnesota If
plans now being completed by the
state board of health are carried out"
DR.. A. j. Chesley, executive officer of
the board, said. "We can wipe out
diphtheria in Minnesota if we can get
immunization," DR.. Chesley continued,
"for we have already, by the use of
antttoxin, reduced the death rate from
" per 100000 population in 1888 to
81 per 100000 in 1920. At present the
average number of deaths in the state
from the disease is 200 year.
/ St. PauI-Applications Of nine rail-
roads operating in Minnesota for in
creased freight rates to remove dis
elimination existing in various COM
munities were dismissed by the state
railroad and warehouse commission
with the comment that this commits
sion cannot be coerced into any sur
render of state sovereignty" This
dismissal is the latest move in legal
contest over intrastate freight rates
in Minnesota which involves the prin-
ciple Of whether the state or the fed
eral commission is to hold the power
of making these rates.
neapoIis-George e. Leach, may
or of Minneapolis, filed as a candi-
date for the Republican nomination
for governor of Minnesota, at the
June Fl primary election. Mayor
Leach, who was a candidate at the
1924 election, is the first candidate to
take the field for this year. governor
ship contest.
Minnea poIis-John F. Gustafson of
Window was reelected president, and
all other officers of the Minnesota
Farmers Elevator association were
reelected at the final session of the
associations nineteenth annual con-
vention.
Moose Lake-Hugo Anderson or
Maplewood Poultry Farm has installed
$4,000 egg incubator.
Fort SneIling-Work has been
started on the construction of the new
$1,200,000 hospital for disabled form.
er service men. :
OrtonviIIe-Henry Pafrath of Clin-
ton has been advised that big ship
ment Of seed corn he sent to Illinois
has 5eon sold at $40 blshel.
MinneapoIis-Three hundred mem
bers of the Minnesota Retail Grocers
and General Merchants Association
attended the thirtieth annual conven-
ton of the organization Lere.
orthfieId-Hamline University, rep
resented by Cecil Prior, won the Min.
nesota state oratorical contest at st.
, Olaf College. Prior, who is a senior.
spoke on "Our Friend, China"
MinneapoIis-Mrs. ]. A. Burnquist,
mother of ]. A. Burnquist, former gov
ernor of Minnesota, died at her home
in Dayton, Iowa. Mrs. Burnquist was
50 years old.
st. Paul.. Harris of Minneapolis,
won the state chess championship by
defeating Harry Kline, his fellow
tOWuSmdH, III the HndlS OIL Iue Mluue-
sofa Chess association tournament at
the st. Paul Athletic club.
Moorhead-A subscription Of $4,000
to the Lutheran campaign to raise
100000 endowment for Concordia
College was made at meeting of the
senior class, which has membership
of IS.
Austin-Citizens of Mower county
paid tribute to the memory of Mrs.
Nancy Clark. Mrs. Clark died at the
home of her daughter here, at the
age of 1O2, living in Mower county
for so Years.
Traey-Forty-eight boy scouts of
Tracy edited the Tracy Headlight
Herald under the direction of Scout
Master William R. Mitchell. They
wrote all the news stories for "a
pages.
Mound-7S wild turkeys were liber-
ated from the game refuge at this
place. So other birds were freed at
Belle PLANE, Winona, Rush City and
Hinckley. Forebears of these tur-
keys came from Pennsylvania and