The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-10-22
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ST PAULA site near Sandstone in Pine
county has been selected for the federal prison
farm in Minnesota it reported today private
advices from Washington. No official action has yet
prisons.
The site under discussion is located two miles
east of Sandstone with three-mie of frontage the
Kettle river. It is near highway No. about midway
between the Twin Cities and Duluth Seven cities
under consideration during the past six and eight
months They included property Little Falls,
Hinckley, Brainerd Litchied, Kimberly and Island,
st. Louis county.
$25Oooo appropriation for the new prison was
authorized by at the last session The farm
will be run on self supporting basis, the prisoners
raising sufficient garden truck and grain to provide
for all inmates Prison labor will be used to clear
the timber from the selected site that is necessary
LITTLE FALLS+Indian graves on the farm on
Frank Prosser, north of Little Falls, must not be
disturbed
This idealistc respect extended today to refusing
the Minnesota Historical society permission to
plore and dig his farm the west bank of the
Mississippi river tract of land rich in state history
The state society recognizes the property as one
of the most profitable historical sites in the state not
yet explored.
on this property where several trading posts were
erected. The land has been associated with trading
posts of the years 1851 and 1790
The Crow Wing county historians traced marks
in the sod of what appeared to be the location of
sockades erected to protect the post from attacks
of the Indians
battle ground of 1861 between Sioux and Chippewa
Indians Five hundred Sioux and 200 Chippewas
slain in that battle according to the archives
of Minnesota history.
LITCHFIELD-J. w. Wright, Meeker county pro-
bate judge, who died last Monday was buried We'd
nesday at Litcheld after funeral services held
from the Trinity church with the Masonic lodge
Quoting the rites 1nterment was made in the lot at
Lake Ripley cemetery
Mr.. Wright was 80 years of age. He lived in
time he WAS WEAR of
age. He attended the St Cloud State Teachers Col
ege and taught school in the county for 20 years.
Later he studied law and became an attorney later
being elected county school superintendent, posi-
ton he held for eight years. He also served as
postmaster of Litchield and then entered the furn
ture and undertaking business. He was then elected
the terms 1909 and 1911 and after having serv
ed the community justice of the peace and clerk
of probate court he elected judge of probate
court in 1922 Office he held at the time of his
death.
He was prominent in Masonic circles of the state
for many years.
CORRESPONDENTS Phillips, 73 prominent as
sportsman in northwestern Minnesota, committed
suicide yesterday by shooting himself. Two bullets
discharged from rifle into his head caused death
Dependency over financial matters ascribed
the motive by Coroner H. E. Nelson Phillips
formerly owner Of laundry here, had not been
ployed for several years.
BERTHA-Sam and Bud Riggs were held up by
a masked bandit Saturday night at their home 5h
miles south of Bertha. The men had just put their
car in the garage and closing the garage door
when masked man. revolver in hand, ordered
them ito stick 'em up" At first the thought it
was joke but the revolver in the hands of the
stranger caused them to change their minds. Sans
pockets searched by the hold up and his pocket
book containing $14o was taken. Sam was then or
dered to lie the ground while his brother
searched Bud had just cashed check for $500
and this taken by the robber. Both men were
compelled to enter the garage and lie down on the
floor in front of their Their flashlights
taken and the bandit closed the door and made his
way north through the Riggs alfalfa field. The sher-
IFS force was called and started an immediate in
vestigaton but trace has been found of the lone
gunman
CLOQUET-One thousand persons last night
gathered at Cheppewa Indian cemetery four miles
from this city, to watch for apparition reported
for week in the old burial ground
The phenomenon, witnesses said, takes the form
of two lights similar to the headlights of an auto
mobile The lights are reported to rise from the
ground turn red at times and either futter away
The apparition is said to have appeared nine
days ago after an Indian woman was buried in the
cemetery. Two Indian men walking near the ceme-
terry first told of the strange phenomenon.
Last Monday night other Indians took practical
method of disposing of the apparition. but without
success They told townspeople here they fred two
shots at the appartion, only to hear 1t whmper like
a baby and futter away.
ARLINGTON-The strange disappearance of
Victor Peterson Arlington high school teacher, re-
mains still dark mystery after more than two
weeks Despite all efforts of the Arlington school
thorities relatives and the Twin City police depart
ments, not single clue has been found upon which
tangible theory be based as to his whereabouts
fate.
Peterson last seen in Minneapolis at the
University campus Saturday September g. where
had motored with Arlington friends to register for
graduate study. Something prevented him from reg
stering he never appeared at the registrars Of
fee.
Either he met with foul play, became suddenly
mentally unbalanced took his own life in fit of
dependency. deliberately disappeared for reasons
known only to himself.
CANBY-While p A Larson, retired Candy
merchant, sitting by his window in the second
story apartment of the brick building formerly oc
cupied by the K o. Larson harness store, corner
Front and Oscar streets, he had narrow escape
from serious injury If not death. when bullet with
out warning crashed through the window late last
Thursday night, going just over his head.
It appears that motorcycle with side car
drove up to the Lundring service station for sup
plies about 10 A. NJ Three young fellows were with
the machine and were observed by Mr.. Larson. who