The Sauk Centre herald., 1930-10-16
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MlNNEAPOLlS-A statue to the white man VINO
first landed the site of Minneapolis looked down
Hennepn avenue Monday along the street that was
named in his honor.
Before 10000 persons and dgnatories of the
Hennepin unveiled the Basilica of ST.
Mary. Other services held in the municipal
auditorium
FREEPORT-Math. Riehm, living Free
port has asked the aid of the office of Sheriff B. E.
Schooner in search for his son, Henry Riehm 21
years old, missing since September 81.
The young man had been employed it is be-
Heved, golf course in st. Paul. On Sep
tember 27 the father said, he had started for his
home in Freeport in automobile, and since that
time has not been heard of by his relatives.
- MONTICELLO - The Monticello cooperative
creamery awarded the silver cup for having the
best kept grounds in this community when the con-
test sponsored here by the Lions club completed
c. A. French made the presentation of the cup
to the creamery and announced that next year
there would be a vigorous campaign to take the cup
away from the 1890 holders.
The creamery plant is recent addition to this
community and is prdefuly maintained by the as
sociation of the best buildings and properties
here.
ST. PAUL-Damage caused by fires in Northern
Minnesota wooded during 1929 totaled $26O5O2,
it reported Saturday by Grover M Comet, state
commissioner of forestry.
Analyzed as to cause, the forestry department
has ascertaned he said, that campers started fires
which did damage of $23O2973, while fires started by
careless smokers resulted in damage aggregatng $2S-
1882
Fires started for purposes of land-clearing which
went out of CONTROL was the largest single cause of
damage $685. 2O9 SO per cent of the total. Incen-
diary fires were blamed for $677s.s3 damages, while
damage of $3,132 was done by fires starting from
railroad locomotives.
Other causes of damage and the amount produced
by each, lightning, 81 761 numbering activities,
$2,245; meadows burning into woodlands, $ll,527;
miscellaneous, $37,616, and causes unknown $21,l9o
Clarence Prout assistant in Investigations for the
forestry department, said that fires resulting from
land clearing and other agricultural pursuits have
increased proportionately and are now the largest
factor Of damage.
on burning permits and the conditions under which
they issued" he said in communication
brought to the attention of the departments entire
personnel.
"This varies in the different ranger districts. 1t
means organized effort to get public sentiment
supporting your program. 1t presents two-fold
program-education of the younger generation for
future aid and the cultivation of the friendship of
the present generation, needs of the pres
ent just much as in the future.
1.-THE leaders of each community can do much to
make break the present law and it is through
their efforts that must depend its success or
failure"
DULUTF-The Rev. Father Clement V. Gam
ache, Duluth priest who is observing his golden
niversary of priesthood will be honored at golden
jubilee celebration here October 15
A.
Duluth Catholic diocese will celebrate solemn high
at services for Father Gamache, who is the
oldest priest in point of service in the Duluth diocese
He will be guest of honor at banquet following the
services, at which all priests Of the diocese will at
tend.
= Father Gamache, graduate of St. Johns col
lege, Colegevile, MINI, was ordained priest Sep
tember 90 $780, at ST. Cloud, and his early life in the
priesthood spent at Melrose Detroit Lakes, Ge-
netily Grand Rapids, and Hibbing He at Nash
wauk, Mnnr for several years. coming to Duluth in
,hara ho hoch hnar r1oir of NForxy hos
ptal.
Father Gamache, who was born in Quebec. is 76
years old He organized parishes and missions the
Mesaba range before the Duluth Diocese was organ
lied in 1885,
MINNEAPOLIS-A good hug, one full Of ardor,
in fact sufficient ardor to crack two ribs is worth 2
At least that's what Municipal Judge Levi M
Hall told Miss Anna Mitlow when he awarded her So
in her suit for SIS against Edward Hensley
Edward Miss Mtlow alleged, hugged her with
such ardor while dancing at house party that two
ribs gave way under the strain. Her doctor bill was
$3 she said.
"rn give you enough for the doctor bill," Judge
Hall ruled because good squeeze like that one is
worth $72." i.
VILI.ARD-Seven boys residents of Willard and
the adjacent country, stole keg of Sacramento
wine this week, and proceeded to put charvari
party Their arrest followed and their came up
before Probate Judge Tory Hof Most of the wine
was recovered The wine was stolen from the resi-
dence of Rev. Menzel pastor of the Lutheran church
at Willard.
WENDELL-Jens Jeppson, Of Wendell, had a
leg broken Tuesday morning and narrowly escaped
death when he attacked by Shorthorn BULL
The bull had Mr.. Jeppson up against the fence
and if one of the horns had torn the flesh he would
probably have gored Mr.. Jeppson to death AS it was
his chest badly bruised The small bone Of the
right leg fractured the ankle when the leg
became entangled in the wire. Mr. Jeppson manag-
ed to get the fence and save his life from the
attack Of the angry animal.
Ed Holt attacked by bull when the stick
attached to ring in his nose broke. Stub Yockey
held the animal off by means of the rope however.
These accidents in the Wendell territory recent
ly in which bulls have attacked men, add weight to
the saying that there is such animal as a safe
bull. They all dangerous under all circumstances
MILACA-Mille Laos county commissioners have
taken definite steps to relieve the taxpayers of
unnecessary burden in caring for individuals who