The Sauk Centre herald., 1930-12-04
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ST. PAUL-The two John Osters of Cold Spring.
Senior and Junior, will be remembered by the Cath
olic parish of ST. James on Jacobs Prairie by mon
STRANGE which has of the most interesting ira
ditions in Stearns county.
Seventy years ago when the little Jacobs Prairie
church struggling in log cabin to maintain ita
congregation, John Oster, ST., donated monstrance
the sacred receptacle used for the benedcton of the
Blessed Sacrament. Down the length of ten de-
cades this monstrance has been in the possession OF
the parish and has been used at least once every
week for services.
fire few years after it was built, the monstrance
saved from the flames. After the second church,
frame building, erected the monstrance again
used for benediction services This frame church
was destroyed by cyclone and for short while
the blessed receptacle lost. Later, however it
found distance of half-mile from the church.
The most dangerous episode Of the monstrance
occurred last spring when the third church struc-
ture, brick building, was destroyed by fire
and the receptacle was almost completely melted by
the heat of the flames before it was saved.
Mrs. John Oster Jr, and her children decided
that the monstrance would again be restored to the
Jacobs Prairie church. They were given the re-
mains of the article and it sent away to be re-
built and rebeautifed Now again it is the property
the st. James parish and with it's renewed beauty
will reflect the growth of the parish in the new and
attractive church structure the best building OF the
four owned by the parish.
This relic is one of the most famous in Mime
sota It is the first monstrance to be brought west
of the Mississippi river in the Northwest and it will
give pioneer color and background to the congre-
cation, of the most unique, yet most prominent
in this section of the state.
MANKATO- Stockholders of the Blue Earth
County Agricultural Society at their annual meeting
held few days ago. voted that the next annual fair
be operated the "free" plan with no general ad-
mission charges at the gate Dates early next Aug
ust anticipated. The 1880 fair paid all current
penses, plus $891s4 to be applied toward the iquida
ton Of past Indebtedness according to the annual
report of w. E. Olson the organizations secretary
Total receipts $1595918 Officers for 1881 are
to be elected at early meeting of the board of d
rctors.
ST. PAUL-Minnesota today became the first
state in the nation to have Nobel awards granted to
ota award winners are Frank Kellogg winner of the
Nobel peace prize, and Sinclair Lewis winner of the
prize in literature. Kelloggs home is in st. Paul.
while Lewis is a native of Sauk Centre.
LITTLE FALLS-Severely scalded when he fell
into tub of water Robert, 4-year-old son of Mr..
and Mrs. Walter Grettum, reported resting
somewhat easier today. His condition is still
ious however.
The boy had come in from outside and was
leaning against bathtub partly filled with steam
heavy clothes served to intensity the heat and pieces
of flesh came off when his parents hastily removed
his clothing
His lift side arm and leg were made raw by the
scalding water, only his head escaping. His right
side was burned to lesser degree Robert is receiv
ing medical treatment at his home
MINNEAPOIIS-F -Fourten persons, gathered at
the Harrigan's family home to celebrate Thanksgiv-
ing, injured when an explosion shook the house.
stunned it's occupants and stretched several of them
senseless on the floor Three suffered only minor in
juries.
The explosion, in the kitchen, occurred just as
the family to sit down to dinner. Almost i'm
mediately flames darted into the dining room and
set the room ablaZe
John H. was badly burned in aiding his brother
to get the children outside and overcome before
the task completed. He was rescued.
The of the explosion was not determined
ST. PAUL-The state investment board Tuesday
granted loan of 81, 100000 to the Minnesota Rural
Credit Bureau to meet the increased demand by
farmers for loans. The loan was arranged at a
meeting in the office of Governor Christianson.
H. H. Flowers, of the bureau. in asking for the
loan, explained that loan and insurance n-panes
refusing to loan farmers money on their farms
in Minnesota, and that as result farmers rely
ing on the Rural Credit Bureau to help them finance
their obligations.
The loan which will bear interest at the rate of
4.15 per cent will be taken from the states trust
fund.- and makes total of 100000 advanced this
year to the bureau. Sufficient funds now avail
able to carry the bureau to the middle of February
when the state administration will have taken
office
THIEF RIVER FAILS+Following on the resig-
nation of Andrew Grindeland, of Warren as judge of
the 14th Judicial District, announced at a banquet
Thursday evening in Warren, Governor Theodore
Christianson Tuesday morning announced the ap-
pointment of julius Olson, prominent Warren at
torney, his successor.