The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-07-23
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ALEXANDRIA,

last Friday on his farm in Belle River township. He
had been working in the field that afternoon in the
hot and overcome by the heat. When he
had not come in for supper at a later hour than
usual that night his wife became alarmed and ask
ed their neighbor L. E. Olson, to look for Mr. Boesen
Mr. Olson and his son, Laurence, began seach for
him just after dark and about 1890 o'clock they
found him. lying dead in the field
Coroner ]. A. McCabe called to the home
after the body found and made examination
which disclosed that Mr. Boesen had died from cere-
bral hemmorrhage probably about o'clock that af-
ternoon and the body had laid there in the field for
four five hours.
Christ Boesen was one of the early settlers of
Belle River township. Born at Lolland, Denmark,
December 70, 1865 he came with his parents to
America at the age of five years. The family located
homestead in Belle River township and there
Christ Boesen spent the remaining 60 years of his
life, his farm home being located on the original
homestead his father took up back in 1870.
He was well known and popular member of the
Belle River community and his sudden death was a
great shock to his many friends.
Mr.. Boesen was married to Marie Anderson in
1893. -Four children were born to this union. One
child died in infancy and those who survive their
father are: Andrew Boesen, of Breckenridge; Will
liam, who lives at Lewiston Idaho; and Anna (Mrs.
Frank Thornton) of Osakis. step-son, Julius Boo
sen of Lewiston Idaho also survives him. He leaves
a brother, Theodore, who lives at Mitona, and
four sisters Mrs Wanda Ehson, Milbank S. D.; Mrs.
Louis Hanson, Viard Mrs. p L. Peterson, who lives
in Wyoming, and Mrs Frank Shppey of this CITY,
Funeral services held Wednesday of this
week at o'clock at the Danish Lutheran church at
Osakis Rev. Nelson officiating, and interment was
in the Danishh cemetery there.
ST. PAUL-Deposts in CTS states banks four
saving banks and IA trust companies, in Minnesota,
totaled 1857 4O601S June 3d. decrease of $6013s46
the last bank call of March 25, it
ed by John N. Peyton, state commissioner of banks
The results of the last bank call compiled by
Commissioner Peyton showed liquidation of ST.
$4,000 in loans and discounts. On June 80 the banks
had total of $189677,600 in loans and discounts,
both secured and unsecured compared with $197,554
600 on March rs.
WILLMAR-After he had been thought dead for
% years. Alfred Magnuson returned in time to at
tend the funeral services for his father.
In 1907, Magnuson left his home for the west.
For year two his family received word from
him at long intervals but in 1905 all communication
ceased and IN 1910 word that he had been found
dead in Montana
In 1923 his mother died in the belief that her
youngest boy had preceded her. Years passed and
in March of this year. word received that Alfred
was alive, but ill in a hospital at Salt Lake City
setback suffered by Alfred prevented him
from returning in time to see his father alive The
elder Magnuson died at the age of g. his funeral
being held the day his son arrived in Willmar.
ALEXANDRIA - Little Jimmie Ruegemore
three-year-old SON of Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Ruegemore,
of st. Cloud, who living in cottage on Lake
Miltona, narrowly escaped death Monday evening
when he got hold of some pills and ate seven of
them. He was brought in to ST. Luke's hospital and
DR.. A. D. Haskell worked for long time to save
his life. Today he seems to be the worse for
MS experience.
GLENCOE = Rober McGraw former Hewitt
negro healer sentenced last week by Judge c..
M Tiff to pay fine of $225 and costs and to serve
year in the Mcleod county Jail upon his plead
ing guilty to two counts of practicng medicine with
out license. The judge suspended the Jail sentence
on the following four conditions: ID that McGraw
return to his native state of Illinois Immediately (2)
That he refrain from the practice of healing in Min
nesota 60 That he is not to return to this state
except for 48 hours in which to in and get his
boy who is i'll with measles. (D That the court
the right to revoke suspension
at any time it sees 1T
Thus is ended the last chapter in the history of
the colored doctor far this state is concerned
The also brings to close three years of work
on the part of the State Board ofSMedical Examin-
to eliminate, what the medical profession calls
zone of the most vicious quacks in the state of Min
nesota-
At the time the sentence was imposed McGraw
stated that had spent 500 in the past three
fighting the charges brought against him. That his
present state is not one OF auence can be gathered
from the fact that he not represented by
at the time Of the trial.
HEWITT-Clif Truax, farmer, is recovering
from fatigue and shock at the home Of his brother
Lindy here after 1000rpile trip which two men
forced him at the point Of revolvers to drive them
to Canada
Truax said the two men apparently were seeking
to escape from crime because they learned they
being trailed during the long trek which ended
when Truax escaped while the two men were In q
restaurant He came to his brothers home here
| and reported the affair.
was connected with recent bank holdups and other