The Sauk Centre herald., 1930-08-14

Long Prairie.
WILLMAR- Representatives of four insurance
companies who carried burglary insurance policies
$1350o0 on the Bank of Wimar cash and securities
which were stolen in the recent holdup in Will
mar on Tuesday. They made settlement that day
for the cash loss in the amount of $4521375 which
was paid in the form of New York drafts
P. B. Hong, president of the bank stated that
the next step will be the settlement for the negoti-
able securities such Liberty Bonds and the like.
These consist largely of coupon bonds and while a
number of formalities must be compiled with it is
expected that cash settlement in few weeks will
be made.
The last step will be the settlement for register
ed bonds and other negotiable paper. In this case
the insurance companies have the choice of paying
cash substituting bonds of issue in place of
those lost before duplicates be secured from
the companies issuing the bonds Their require
ments must be met. In many cases no duplicates
will be issued until period of several months have
elapsed.
Mr.. Bremen and Mr. Johnson, chairman and vice
president of the Bank of Willmar, here during
the negotiations and expressed themselves highly
pleased at the prompt cash settlement made and
again repeated their recommendations to the Bank
officers that they effect settlement with their GUS
toners speedily possible and thus save them
an unnecessary inconvenience.
EVELETH-Because of the increasing number
of applications for teaching positions in St. Louis
county rural school, c. H. Barnes, superintendent
Friday announced that hereafter outsiders will be
engaged as instructors.
st. Louis county and Duluth are faced with a
large surplus of teachers. Several months ago the
Duluth board of education announced they had 500
applications for positions. Mr. Barnes said that
he has 40 more applicants from st. Louis county
women than he can and has turned back 900
applicants not residents of st. Louis county Next
year 243 teachers will be engaged in rural schools
The large surplus of teachers at the Head Of the
Lakes is due principally to the two State Teachers
colleges located in Duluth and Superior and to the
three teacher training departments in Virginia, Eve
leth and Chisholm and the six Junior colleges in Ar
rOwheaQ country WI
years in Junior colleges at home attend univer-
sites for two and receive teaching certificates
In an effort to aid Duluth and st. Louis county
teachers Mr. Barnes is attempting to place them in
adjacent counties He has succeeded in placing
many local women nearby.
WADENA-Glen Andrew Vic Q, Oldest son of
Mrs. Huda Vic, of this city, died at the Wesley hos
pital Wednesday result of sad auto accident at
the farm of his grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew
Holman near Oylen Wednesday evening.
The boy was playing in the yard with his uncle
and grandfather. They were awaiting the arrival
of two cousins. Allan and Clarence Benson, who
car drove in the yard at about $50. The youngster
ran toward the to meet them and was not seen
by the men in the The front and rear wheels
of the heavy Durant sedan passed his chest,
crushing it.
The gritty little fellow, in terrible pain, managed
to get up and start for the house. He rushed
possible done for him but the little fellow
had a chance and he died about 2:20 Thursday
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DETROIT LAKES-Three persons miraculously
escaped injury and possible death Friday after
noon at 2:45 o'clock when terrific wndstorm of cyc-
Ionic proportions lifted the Detroit Lakes municipal
airport hangar from its concrete anchors and tossed
1t across the highway a tangled mass Of wreckage
Harold Rathbun, pilot of the plane, Elon Ket-
ten and George Erhardt, all of Detroit Lakes,
repairing Rathbuns Curtis Robin plane when the
storm struck. The hangar was thrown across high
way No. while the plane catapulated into the
ditch, total loss except for the motor. The men,
unable to when the structure started crea
were uninjured
The plane was badly damaged several weeks ago,
when it collided with an automobile the airport
runways. The hangar, which is the property of the
city, was covered by insurance. Rathbun was
pairing his plane preparatory to taking it to the
Carnival at Moorhead Saturday and Sunday.
Although heavy shower and wind visited the
city Friday afternoon, the storm was not general
and no damage was reported except at the airport.
LITTLE FALLs-Transfer of $4,000 from the
Benton county sinking fund to the fund for the
test voted by the county commissioners in regu-
lar session here. This assures the financial pay
ment for the work now in progress in the county.
ST. PETER-Seventy new patients were admit
ted to the ST. Peter state hospital in July establish
ing record for several years, according to DR..
George H. Freeman. Whether the hot weather con-
trbuted to this large total in any material way
matter of conjecture, Dr. Freeman states. The pop
ulaon of the St. Peter institution at the present is
1,o people, IL is now the largest institution In the
state, having exceeded Fergus Falls two years ago,
which had that title for many years. If the popu-
lation continues to increase here more buildings and
facilities will be needed the institution is operat
ing practically at capacity at the present time. The
violent insane ward matter of fact has been
crowded for several years. and some provision for
further buildings is imperative necessity here at
the next session of the state legislature.
BELGRADE-United States Senator Henrik
shpstead and Mrs. Shipstead, of Washington D. c.,
xyci od with fha Marfi old
home place, south of Belgrade last Saturday and
Sunday Senator Shipstead also called Edw.
Nordrum and other friends in Belgrade Sunday.
Senator Shipstead has purchased 20acre tract of
land a lake north Of Alexandria and he and Mrs.
Shipstead will spend the balance of the
there. He appeared to be in splendid condition and
stated that he had regained his usual good
health