The Sauk Centre herald., 1930-09-11
State News Briefs
From, Oar Exchanges

LITTLE FALLS-The history of old cemetery
which discovered here when the sewer of the
National Guard camp, near here was being dug, Is
being sought
Two human skulls, other bones and coffin hand
les among debris at the bottom of the trench
being dug to lay the sewer. Other evidence OF an
old time cemetery being constantly unearthed
1t has not been determined whether or not a
private public burial ground was discovered by
the workers. Old settlers being queried in re-
gard history of the site, which discovered
near the location of the canteen where the former
John Anderson farm was situated Members OF the
Anderson family were aware that there was an old
cemetery the farm but know nothing of its origin
ANOKA-Funeral services for John Palmer,
Mayor of Anoka for four successive terms who died
in St. Paul Sunday will be held at the Masonic
temple here Wednesday,
For more than 40 years Mr.. Palmer had been a
leading figure in local political and civic affairs
Prior to his election mayor he had served as city
manager postmaster and sheriff of Anoka county.
He was well known in the Twin Cities and
throughout the state. He member of zuhrah
temple, Minneapolis Shrine body, the Scottish Rite
body of Minneapolis the A. o. U. w" and the Odd
Fellows.
He is survived by his widow, two daughters, and
ST. CLOUD-Mnnesota's 1880 state fair
ceeded last years exposition in attendance by about
$4,000.
When the exhibition passed into history Satur-
day night, 456221 persons had passed through the
turnstiles during the week compared to 43326S last
year
The final days attendance was 1859 which broke
10 year mark for attendance on the last day.
In the outstanding event of the last day. Johnny
Sawyer, Milwaukee, shattered four worlds records
for automobile racing dirt tracks, his marks
two miles 122s; three miles, 2:04.2; four miles,
2:45.6, and ten miles $3.50.
ST CLOUD-Donald Barr of St. Cloud will leave
October Is Russia where he will give advice on
building and operation of food canning plants Mr..
Barr, of j. E. Barr, president of the j. E. Barr
Packing corporation, expected to remain at Moscow
two years He will be accompanied by Mrs. Barr
OWATONNA-Two thieves who apparently
worked the theory things done openly are least
suspected were successful in removing a eight
cylinder automobile from brilliantly lighted show
room Owatonnas main street.
The thieves took the car, part of the display
presentation, from the H. A. Loomis Motor
Car company License plates for the machine were
taken from belonging to mechanic in the
garage.
An employe of a filling station who sold them
gas furnished descriptions of the thieves.
FERGUS FALLs-Fourteen bills for injunction
to paddock business places and residences in which
liquor is alleged to have been sold filed in fed
eral court today.
Places mentioned in the bills were the Frank
lin hotel, East Grand Forks; Northern Pacific hotel,
Fergus Falls Dyers pooroom Gracevlle; resi-
dence occupied by Florence Toner, Graceville Kap-
erich & Oftendorf, Melrose; building known the
hospital building Bemidji; Haust Gaustad
building East Grand Forks; Frank Brown, farm
residence st. Cloud; Mrs Della Odegard, East
Grand Forks; John and Valentine Symanetz. soft
drink parlors st. Joseph; Mary Kresbach residence
Rockville, and the residence of Mrs. Bur-
CESS, at Moorhead.
ST PAUL-Governor Christianson's newly ap-
pointed crime commission met for the first time Tues
day morning minus the presence of Earle Brown,
head of the state highway patrol, who Saturday at
tackled the governors plan for uniting the highway
patrol and the bureau of criminal apprehension and
declined to serve on the commission
In letter to the governor, the chief of the high
way patrol declared that the executive proposal
combining the two state departments as move
toward combating banditry defective in three
points.
His first criticism was that the apprehension of
criminals and the regulation of traffic two sep
arate and distinct functions which require different
types of men and training. The other objection is
that the proposal would be unconstitutional
The constitutional objection based the
fact that as the cost of maintaining the patrol is
paid from the highway funds the men must neces-
sariy be limited to the protection of the highway
property and highway traffic.
THIEF RIVER FALLs-Two men robbed fill
ing station of $3.50 here after suggng the attend
ant David Evenson, with heavy wrench as he OPP
ened, he safe. When Evenson regained his senses
the men had disappeared and he unable to say
in which direction they fed They drove a touring
car, he said.
ROCHESTER, Winning with death when
he arrived here by airplane in less than II hours
from WenaCcnee WaSn- ISoperI HreiCA, oo-ycoi-oo
cattleman is under treatment at local hospital to-
day. Mr. French, ill from serious malady came
in an airship equipped with bed and he suffered
ill effects from the long trip. Accompanying him
were Mrs. French and Dr. T. j. Mccain. Plotting the
plane was Frank Hammer. The trip to Rochester
was made in 16 hours and 40 minutes
LITTLE FALLS-An executive order is expected
to be issued which will close Morrison county, and
it's neighbors Todd and Mile Lacs, west of Highway
No. 1s to the shooting of >ringneck pheasants and
deer
Districst Game Warden j. M. Totten states that
action is imperative. One hundred twenty-five pheas
ants were released in Morrison County last week on
the various game refuge by Totten and his aides
Three crates went the refuge here and two at
Swanville, both under the supervision of various
Sportsp,en's clubs Of the districts.
DETROIT LAKES-The Becker county jail was
the scene of some mild excitement last Friday after