The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1930-08-21
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from injuries caused by their car being thrown into
the ditch the state highway last Saturday evAning
between Browerville and Long Prairie.
According to information given The Independent
the in which the two riding be-
ing passed by the Northland Transportation COM
panys bus, which reaches Clarissa at 955 P. M and
at the same time another car was coming from the
opposite direction. In order to pass the oncomlng
car the bus turned in too sharply in front of the
Schultz and the of the bus caught the front
of the throwing it into the ditch.
The conditions of the two injured men were con-
sidered quite serious, and the is badly wrecked.
PRINCETON-Witha charge OF 25 cents per
head of cattle tested in the recent area survey
Mile Laos county it is figured that the cost will
amount to about $7,712.25 there were total of
3Os49 head of cattle tested This takes care of the
present test agreed by the county board with the
state department in charge of the work.
The lat herds infected, which is slight per cent
the per cent, it will be necessary to make
a retest of these herds next November.
general satisfaction seems to prevail with cat
tie owners a result of the test. It will be a big
boost for the county to be freed of infected animals
ALEXANDRIA, large crowd at yester-
day witnessed runaway team, coming from north
Broadway towards Lincoln avenue crash into a Ford
coach narrowly missing injuring young boy seated
in the rear of the The tongue of the wagon
pierced the the horses attempted to separate
to miss hitting the Ford
The boy who had been asleep in the back seat,
thrown to the front of the He was taken
to Dr. P. E. Kierlands office where it found he
suffered only minor bruises. The other occupants
of the car, tourists from Grand Forks N D.. who
were passing through the city, were uninjured
The Ford was waiting for the stop and go signal
the west side of Broadway facing south. The
driver Of the j. A. Peters, believed the horses
to have been frightened by the music of the advertis
ing truck for Edwin's Drug Co. The team has been
used in hauling material for the high school.
The impact shattered the rear window of the car
BECKER-The potato market here has opened
and potatoes being sold by the farmers at SIPS
per hundredweight A new house will be completed
by the buying firm here, Gongon and Knutson and
another sorter will be installed, starting Monday
Crews will be maintained at each place.
The house has been built to facilitate the
unloading of spuds by the farmers and offers better
facilities for the preparation of the potato for mar
ket It will eliminate long delays in unloading and
also attract considerably growers to this COM
munity.
good in view of the increased acreage Of potatoes
generally.
HUTCHINSON Through the efforts of the Con-
gresham Augusct H. Andersen, this community
enabled to secure appropriation of 100000 for
the erection of new postofice structure The postal
department has asked for a list of available real
estate and local figures for work. TIL postoffice may
be completed within year.
MELRosE- Marquillo wheat, grown on the Met
felt brothers farm, here yielded 43 bushels to
the acre. report of threshing which, it is thought,
has not been duplicated in central Minnesota. The
average
With the highest wheat yield, the farm also hung
up record for the greatest oat production The
Gopher oats there were threshed at 80 bushels
to the acre. field of Anthony oats went to SO
bushels.
Many people the splendid stand of grain
on this farm when it visited the first annual
tour of the Tri-County Crop Improvement assoca-
neghboring farm here that of County Com
missioner Henry Michael, near Freeport, threshed
oats from 37acre tract and they yielded "a bushels
NEW LONDON-Work of the new dam here,
which holds up the bass pond of the Izaak Walton
league chapter has been completed and is paid for,
local residents subscribing the money needed for
the materials and members of the chapter the labor
The old stream bed has been washed out and
cleaned and bedded with washed sand and the gate
and screens added Water is now being let into the
pond and the pond shows to advantage.
A trail is expected to be built about the dam so
that the many visitors interested in the project can
be given easy access to the site. The dam project
cost the chapter $780, but it is valued considerably
in excess of that amount
GLENcoE-vrtues of pioneers who founded this
community rs years ago were extolled by speakers
at the opening of the twoday pioneer day celebra-
ton and harvest picnic Aug. 16.
Although Glencoe founded in June H. 1855
the anniversary celebration was delayed so compile
ton of $15oooo paving project could be celebrated
at the same time.
Ten thousand persons from Mcleod county are
expected to be Sunday to witness parade which
will present a panoramic study of the development
of transportation from the days of oxen and the
progress in agriculture industry and commerce in
the threequarters century existence of Glencoe.
Floyd B. Olson, Minneapolis, Hennepin county
attorney is slated principal speaker Sunday.
Two parachute jumps by Mona Malloy, St.
Paul. vaudeville acts, music by the Silver Lake band
and Glencoe Philharmonic band and baseball
game between Glencoe and Hutchinson teams are
other events Sunday.
FRAzEE-The Security State bank of Frazee
discontinued business on Tuesday of last week. the
assets and liabilities having been taken over by the
First National bank of that city. All business will
be transacted at the First National.
This gives Frazee one bank, which is also the
oldest in Becker county.
The board of directors Of the First National
bank are F. J. Kennedy, president, N. Rosenbloom
vice president, Wm Espenson, cashier, B. Gerber
and Mrs. Kate Hendry
The Board Of directors Of the Security State
bank were Chas s. Palmer John Ulschmd, c. G..