The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-01-15
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CHASKA-The Chaska plant of the American
Beet Sugar Company has just completed grinding OF
144022 tons of beets according to j. F. Renell sup
erntendent of the plant.
A total of 90 l9 acres of sugar beets were har-
vested in the Chaka area producing 1878 tons OF
beets which &c., I'll tons shipped for grinding
in plants at Grand Forks, N. D., and Mason City
Iowa
Farmers in the Chaska district paid S., 3O3
3S4 for their last CROP compared with $l,24Z5OO In
1929 Mr.. Renell said.
From this tonnage the Chaska plant produced
100000 pounds of sugar. 100 cars of molasses and
1S 100000 of dried molasses beet pulp.
The manager said the plant was restricting its
purchases the Chaska district because of the
ing in transportation costs.
SLEEPY EYE-Back in 1871 16-year-old girl
and her sweethear journed to CORTLAND, Mimi,
and were married. Then they returned to farm in
this vicinity to live. Monday that couple, Mr. and
Mrs Conrad Mol, guests of honor at banquet
sponsored by children of Zion Evangelical church in
celebration of her sxtieth wedding anniversary. At
tending the banquet five of the couples six
children and most of their 10 grandchildren and two
great grandchildren.
MINNEAPoLIs-A maniac, whose apparent ac-
Invites firebug have caused losses of 100000
within week was sought by police Monday as they
redoubled their efforts
Four firms were badly crippled by fires today and
in each freen saaid the blazes of incend-
larry nature
The flames RACED two-stotry structure New
ton avenue, the warehouse of LaPompadour, Inc.
manufactures of beauty preparations, and the stock
destroyed with loss estimated at 100000.
The other concerns which damaged by
flames were the Lemcre Auto company which lost
% automobiles the Central Body company and the
Northwest Upholsterng company.
LAKE CITY-Patrick Henry Rahilly 9S pioneer
Minnesotan and long active in state affairs, died at
his home early Monday after a three-day illness
Excepting for his short illness, Mr.. Rahilly con-
tinued in good health and alert until his death.
He would have observed his Goth anniversary March
s, next.
Far Sato and i1a,, sbrop CT Mr. Eab-
lily familiar figure about the financial insti-
tutions of st. Paul and Lake City and until the lat
ter part of last week, when he became ILL., he handled
all his affairs without assistance.
He lived and died a staunch Democrat. He serv-
ed his first term in the state house of representatives
in 1874 and four years later returned to lower
house, when terms for year. In 1879 he
served in the state senate and in 1883 again became
a member of the lower house. In 1875 he was the
Democratic candidate for state auditor and although
he led his ticket, he was defeated
In 1911 one year after the death of Mrs. Rahilly,
he made trip to Rome where he was received by
the Pope In 1925 Pope Plus conferred knighthood
in the Order of ST. Gregory the great because of his
unblenished character and his constructive interest
in civic and church affairs"
PARK RAPIDS-Reports from Itasca State
Park state that recently wind storm broke
number of trees which fell across the fence around
the elk enclosure, and before the situation was dis
covered a large number of the elk had strayed out
of the pasture.
Twenty-seven of the elk were later seen in ore
nerQ around a nayStack southwest OF the park, and
several smaller herds have been seen elsewhere.
Superintendent Earle Lang, with the assistance
of game wardens and forest patroImen, is trying to
get the strays back into the corral using alfalfa hay
and other feed to entice them back their old feed
racks. In case this plan does not work call for
volunteers to go out to the park and make a drive
may be made One or two hundred properly
directed by those familiar with the country and con-
ditions where the elk might be able to get a
goody number of the elk back into the enclosure
A new pasture for the elk has been prepared
HEADQUARTERS he
winter it is planned that the elk will be transferred
to this enclosure. The new pasture is more
accessible and has more feed than the old pasture
has at the present time
PARK RAPIDS-This is the season of the year
when the antered deer shed their horns. Last week
while out among the sticks" Game Warden Custer
Smith witnessed picture of deer shedding horn
that something unusual