The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-01-22
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BEMIDJI-That the name Indian Country
which was applied to this section of Minnesota, in
Guiding Bemidji through the treaty of 1855 wherein
the federal government obligated itself to keep in
toxicating liquor out of the area through treaty
with the Chippewa Indians of Minnesota, is now out
of date and not desirable is the opinion of many
resident of this area according to recent letter
from Congressman Harold Knutson to President
Hoover asking that the matter be investigated with
view to changing the situation.
I'VE feel that the designation Indian Country
the term by which this area is known is out of date
and not desirable" Rep Knutson says in his letter
to the president. 1.-THE entire country affected by
the provision of 1855 has very materially changed
since the treaty entered into Cities and villages
have sprung up; the land has been developed There
are no Indians in large portions of the and we
feel that the prohibition enforcement unit is suffi-
cientt handle the situation and yet comply with
the provisions of the treaty Of 1855 I shall .p-
preciate it deeply if you will cause this matter to
the present system of dual enforcement which we
feel is unnecessary needlessly expensive and of
benefit"
ST. PAUL-The State Supreme court today re-
fused to disturb verdict of $1,000 given Miss Beuah
Prevey Beardsley in Traverse county district court
against Dr. A. T. Watzke, Browns Valley dentist for
alleged malpractice.
Miss Prevey charges she has been permanently
injured as the result of an attempt by Dr. Watzke
to remove an upper wisdom tooth March s. 1928.
Instead of removing her tooth, she claimed, the
dentist is alleged to have dug hole in the roof of
her mouth one and one fourth inches deep hall
lnch In diameter.
Suffering pain, Miss Prevey charged she went to
another dentist DR.. Kelley, who extracted the wis.
dom tooth and discovered the in the roof of her
mouth. DR.. Kelley claimed that bone muscle and
blood vessels had been crushed and removed and the
palatine nerves severed result.
Miss Prevey. who sued for $26,25O claims the
injury resulted in loss Of hearing, that she has
sensation the upper right side of her mouth and
the right back part Of her tongue and that she can
only open her mouth one-haf of its normal extent.
Dr. Watzke claimed he did not remember MAX
ing the hole in the girls mouth.
The high court held the verdict was not ex-
cessive.
WINONA-A night of automobile trouble expert
enced by a Winona dray man caused farmers living
along the West Burns valley road to believe boot
leggers in this territory had resorted extra
cautionary measures in transporting LIQUOR.
Reports were received here that hearse was
being used to transport illicit liquor. Farmers claim
ed they saw men loading John Barleycorn from a
truck to the funeral carriage.
Investigation revealed however that the Winona
drayman had engine trouble while driving his earse
truck sent out to tow the funeral carriage ran out
Of gas.
It was the transferring of gasoline from the
hearse to the truck in ne-galon that caused
farmers to become alarmed
ST. CLOUD-John c. Moos 80 years old, pioneer
resident of Central Minnesota and father Charles
J. MODS, ST. Paul postmaster died here Saturday
night.
Mr. Moos was born in Milwaukee, June 10 1e4s
and to St Cloud in 1865 10 years after the town
mess retiring in 1920 Mrs. Moos and four sons sur
vive. They are Charles, st. Paul. DR.. L. c. Moss
Minneapolis, dentist; DR.. Leo p. Moos, Moorhead
dentist, and Dr. William H. Moos st. Cloud dentist