The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-01-08

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. precedent the incident
of finding several barrels of mash in the schoohouse
of district No. a. Ireenleaf township, Meeker coun-
ty, is attracting considerable attention there.
When boy threw ball against the school house
and it went through the attic window he went
trieve it. In the attic he found a number of con-
tanners filed with mash. He reported his find to the
officers of the district and investigation made
The containers purchased at a Litchfeld
meat market and it is thought the purchaser be
traced through that clue
CALEDONIA-Here in Houston county some in
terestng contests in the growing of different varie
ties of grains have been carried under the direc
ton of H. O. Anderson, county agent. this last
For example Glabron and Velvet barleys, two
smooth-awned varieties, matched several
farms. r. f. Crimp, crop specialist at University
Farm, reports that in these contests Glabron had
slight advantage in yield, having given 45e bushels
to the against Velvet's 454 bushels Glabron
is also thought to have sitter straw and not to be
inclined to lodge.
Gopher oats. Minnesota variety checked against
Silver Mine oats one farm, came through with
yield of A bushels in of their rival and in
test against Iowa No. 1O5, Gopher oats yielded 1873
bushels to 72.6 for the Iowa variety.
MINNEAPOLIS-App two-thirds Of
all retail furniture sales in the Northwest the
installment plan, the Federal Reserve Bank of Min
neapolis found after four-year survey.
Compiling records of larger furniture stores in the
district which includes North and South Dakota,
Minnesota and Montana the bank estimated total
furniture sales for the first ten months of 1880 at
s2,s52ooo compared with $3,7S7,1So during the same
period last year.
Installment sales of furniture during the first
ten months of this year given 81 865,640,
654 per cent of the total sales for that period
ten months of 1929 installment sales totaled $780,
$40, or 686 per cent of the total
The decrease in proportion Of installment sales
attributed to sricter policy of credit because
of unemployment and to hesitancy the part of
purchasers to make new contracts.
"The most important observation to be drawn
from the furniture records the report said els that
consumers have continued to pay their installment
accounts, even though they were unwilling unable
to make new furniture purchases"
VERNON CENTER Commanding the cashier
and woman bookkeeper to lie on the floor, two
gunner robbed the State Bank Of Vernon Center of
81 300 late Monday and fed after forcing their vic
tim into the vault.
miles south of Mankato. It the third bank hold
up this year in Blue Earth county
Parking their in front of the bank, the pair
sauntered in. "Stick 'em up" of the gunner
commanded.
The victims were ordered to lie on the floor be-
hind cashiers cage. One of the bandits stood guard
while the other gathered up $1,700 from the cash
drawer, and took about 500 from safe. He took
all the money in the bank except about SIS change
the cashiers desk.
The bandits then ordered the two into the vault
and slammed the door, The lock did not catch and
the victims freed themselves shortly after the ban
dts departed.
County Officers at Mankato were notified and
spread word 20 surrounding communities.
NEW ULM-Judge A. Is. G1SlaSon has rendered
his opinion in the contest the office of Judge
of probate in Nicolle county, the result of the
election in November.
According to the canvassing board the present
incumbent Judge w. G. Laumann, received total
vote of $500 and his opponent, c. RI Poncin, 25O1
The latter thus having majority of vote
Judge Laumann contested the election of Poncin
and NJ E. Stone, E. e. Miller and Edward c. johann
nameda commissioners, who inspected
the ballots cast at the courts order and made re-
port of their activity to Judge A Gislason at ST.
Peter, Saturday.
After the inspection by the commissioners it
conceded that there 2499 valid votes for Lau-
mann and 2495 for Poncn. Eleven ballots
tested and referred to the court
According to Judge Gisalson's findings four of
these ballots not counted for either and are
void
Of the seven remaining ballots Laumann re-
ceived two and Poncin five.
This gives the vote the result of the findings
of the court as Laumann, 2501 and Poncin, $500.
FAIRMONT-John Rabbe, % years old, farmer
near Monterey, was killed when his struck a
horse on the road Is miles northwest of here. Rabbe
was thrown from his car, which rolled and
crushed his skull. His wife and Mr.. and Mrs A. L.