The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1930-08-21

swelled I'D and blood oozed from the skin over the
entire body veterinary described the disease, but
sickness be easily checked according to the vet
| Urinary
PARK RAPIDS-To reimburse Hubbard county
for money paid out during the past year for wolf
bounties the state treasurer last week sent the sum
of $11s1. Wolf bounties paid during 1929 were con-
siderably less than in many former years.
BLUE EARTH-The question of who killed
Amos lis, Minnesota Lake farmer, confronted peace
officers today.
His 1e-year-old son Elmer. was in Jail in con-
nection with the but vague and non-com-
initial under questioning.
An anonymous telephone call summoned Geo.
w. DeRusha deputy sheriff, to the Allis home.
There he found the preparing, he said, to drive
to town. Five sacks of grain with shotgun on
top piled in the automobile. 49,
In explaining the presence of the gun, Elmer
said he was going uptown "and J intend to shoot
pheasants." The elder Allis shot he sat at
the dinner table.
Sheriff John Bachtle Faribault, said he had
learned there had been frequent family quarrels.
Allis is survived by his widow and two
AUSTIN-Members of the Minnesota district of
the Walther league will convene here Sunday for
their twelfth annual state convention, which contin
ued through Tuesday.
Several addresses in addition to reports of league
officers and committees heard at the conven-
ton. Speakers included the Rev. ]. H. Gockel, in
quarters at Chicago. John c. Baueur, Valparaiso uni
versity, and the Rev. F. L. Oberschulet. st. Paul.
series of conferences among society officers and
hospice mission and junior workers will be held
Tuesday. Officers of the Minnesota district are:
William Stradtmann Mankato president; Henry
flaming, Cleveland, Mimi. vice-president; Miss Al
ma B. schweppe, Minneapolis secretary, and Clifford
Holt, Minneapolis, treasurer.
MISUNDERSTANDING daily, J. c. Hanson rail-
way station agent and R. E. Dewey, postmaster, have
hung up something of record for game of horse
shoes, with Dewey winning with 900 points while
his opponent had 4,949.
Last March they started play with the idea of
determining the winner Of 5000 point game. Dewey
had small margin 50 they played on and Hanson
the first to get 10000 points with Dewey % points
behind, they played to the 25000- point climax
Next year they intend to play with $4,000 points as
their mark
Hanson threw Al ringers and Dewey SO, Hanson
winning the game. For the $4,000 points, total of
$50 games played and each exactly
half Several times along the way the two tied on
total points as well as the number of games
BRAINERD-Funeral services for A. G. from
maid, IT, register of deeds for Crow Wing county
Is years, who died Of heart disease was conducted
Mr.. Trommald also chairman of the board of
directors of the Citizens State Bank of Brainerd
Banks and courthouse offices closed during the funer
al hour. Active pallbearers were former Assistant
Attorney General Walter F. Wieland Wilton Lahlum
Wicklund and County Treasurer S. r. Adair.
FAIRMONT-Members of the Fairmont Rec
reaton club comprised of business and farm
ers, Monday started game of rummy which they
say will be continued until it rains, providing trous
seats hold out.
Martin county has not had good rain since
July 3. Pastures burned out and corn produc-
ton cut probably Is per cent.
A dozen or more members of the club, after de-
ploring the drouth situation the card tables
vowed they would play runamy in relays until rain
comes
James Lamperd, R. D. Farme and the govern
ent weather observer here scoffed at the prospect
of rummy bringing rain. "Just another runmy
idea,' they said
MILACA-A rather unusual occurrence happened
last Friday evening when the baby of Mr.. and Mrs.
Will J. Smith very near strangling to death.
Mrs. Smith was busy Smelling green peas and a
number of the peas fell onto the floor, and the baby
crawling around the floor, picked up some of
them and stuck them in his mouth. Mrs. Smith did
not notice this until the child started to cough and
strangle and she Immediately picked him up and
succeededing in getting piece of pea out of his
mouth. This seemingly did not help so they brought
the child to DR.. Kooiker.
The child ceased to strange, but he seemed to
breathe with great difficulty DR.. Kooiker advised
that they take the child to the lcrest Hospital in
Minneapolis to baby specialist, Dr. John Macnie.
He found that part of pea had lodged in the childs
lung. This was removed and they were able to
bring the child home on Tuesday DR.. Kooiker &C.
companied the parents to Minneapolis.
MINNEAPOLIS-The whistle of a passenger
steamer the upper Mississippi river will be heard
for the first time in years, August &c.
The Alabama will make its first voyage north
ward on that date under the direction of Captain
Milton Harry, veteran river man. Passenger service
on the upper river continued intermittently up to
the time of the World war and has been suspended
since then.
The alabama" formerly in Ohio river service
was scheduled to make its first trip north from ST.
Louis early this month, but low water forced post
ponement of the maiden voyage.
MINNEAPOLIS-In what is believed to be the
biggest merger of public utilities property in Min
nesota history, the Northwestern Bell Telephone
Company has completed arrangements to purchase
from the Tri-state Telephone & Telegraph Company
the telephone property and business in ST. Paul, its
suburbs and the nearby towns of Saltwater. White
Bear, Forest Lake and North ST. Paul
This was announced today subject to approval
of the Minnesota Railroad and Warehouse Com