The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-05-14
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farmers in maintaining their leadership of the
try in the butter production industry will be studied
by a delegation of Oklahoma dairy farmers in Min
nesota May IL to 16 After visits to the agricultural
centers of Kansas and Iowa. the party will enter the
state at Albert Lea, where the Clarks Grove
cry will be inspected. At Fairbault several dairy
farms will be visited and the party will call at the
farm of w. F. Schilling, member of the federal farm
board near Mortified After viewing dairy farms
near Owatonna and at Pennington, the final three
days of the tour will be spent in the Twin Cities and
vicinity where the party will visit the Minnesota
Agricultural Experiment station for study of its
cow testing association work, dairy herds and ex-
pertinent station activities.
FAIRMONT-A bit of advice from holdup men,
return OF his ring and promise of payment for his
his lost teeth-all these came to George Cavers of
Fa1rmont in a neatly wrapped package
you should be fighter" said note from the
holdup men with whom Cavers engaged in fisticuffs
few months ago. I'VE are returning your ring
Sorry, you were the wrong man. If we have good
luck, we will pay for your teeth-never worry"
The package was mailed in Minneapolis.
lost bonds? No fifty dollars reward is enough
So thinks F. A. Barcus, of Madisonvile KY,
bond broker. who lost the negotiable securities in
the washroom of hotel here yesterday Mr. Car
Gus advertised his loss and offered $50 reward.
He received two telephone calls, saying the bonds
would be returned if the reward were doubled
I'll not pay $780," said Mr.. Barcus. But he ex-
pected to hear again, and perhaps reach-a COM
promise.
MINNEAPOLIS H. Woodward, president
OF the Break the Chains corporation, convicted last
December of embezzling $1,000 from the corporation
was granted a new trial by District Judge W. G..
Leary yesterday.
Woodward sentenced last February to a
maximum term of ten in the Saltwater penten-
tary but commitment was stayed to permit argu-
ments for new trial.
ALExANDRIA-Thieves entered the office of
H E. Kiger Monday evening and took $12O in cash
from the SAFE Entrance was made through a back
door.
taken from that, but the combination to the safe
was on slip of paper in the register so it was an
easy matter for the thief open the safe and get
the cash. No checks were taken
All the evidence points to the fact that the thief
was familiar with the building and the office and
1t was undoubtedly the work Of local talent
These robberies are becoming too frequent in
alexandria and it is hoped the guilty parties win
be apprehended.
WINoNA-Matt Wagner, mayor of winona for
gave away eggs for one cent dozen instead of cam
paign cards. viii before the voters again but this
time without the aid of the eggs
After mass meeting last night ii was decided
that Wagner should again for the office declared
vacant by Judge w. F. Semi The judge held the
selnng OF eggs at one cent dozen constituted a
violation of the states election laws.
Wagners supporters voted overwhelmingly for
MIN TO appeal to the voters in special election rath-
er than to the state supreme court on appeal of
Judge Senn's decision. They raised $3.50 for cam
paign expenses.
Wagner said that he was considering running
Tor congressman on the Farmer-Labor ticket even
ne is successful in his second contest to be MAYOR
OF Wlnona- He was bitter against the powers"
which he said were responsible the action to
test his election.
He explained he was simply trying to help the
poorer people by supplying eggs instead Of UNBEATABLE
campaign cards and the farmers by taking products
off their hands.
COMPENSATORY after DR.. Gibbons and his
wife left their home in Comfrey after dinner Satur-
day. mysterious explosion took place in the basement
which lifted the house from. its foundation The
home was practically ruined by the force of the
blast The maid and baby were In the house at the
time. Fire lensued which was put out by the fire
company 1t is thought that gas escaped from the
furnace, filling the basement, and was ignited by
the fire in the furnace. Strangely the furnace was
not damaged.
SLEEPY EYE-Otto Groebner, Sleepy Eye, 81
years old, is dead the result of an auto accident
which happened on the east end of the Main street
Groebner, accompanied by James Epson, of Multi
gan township and Otto Sellner. were leaving Sleepy
Eye for New Ulm. Ahead Of them was another car
making U-turn. The Groeber car caught the
rear bumper Of the turning just as 1t was about