The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-01-14
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DULUTH-The Ri. Rev. C. G Bennett bishop
of the Episcopal diocese, of Duluth left Wednesday
to take charge of the Rhode Island diocese for the
next two months
Bishop Bennett will make his headquarters at
Providence and will assume the duties of the presd-
ing bishop been called out by the church for
general service. Bishop Bennett will direct all ac-
tivties of the Episcopal church in Rhode Island dur
ing his stay of two months.
The Rt. Rev. s. T. Kemerer, of st. Cloud, bishop
coadjutor of the Duluth diocese will be in charge
during Bishop Benefits absence
HINCKLEY-Classes were resumed Monday for.
Hinckley grade school children in various buildings
after short dismissal caused by burning of the
grade building by fire early Wednesday.
The entire interior of the building destroyed,
with the damage estimated at 100000 The flames
spread to the high school gymnasium but were
quickly extinguished.
Fire Chief William Kaltenhauser and Frank
Schultz injured when the latter fell from the
roof of the building onto the fire chief. The build
ing destroyed built in 1896 to replace structure
burned in the Hinckley forest fire of September 1894
sTILLWATER-After seven-year fight to prove
his innocence of murder charges which he
sentenced to life Imprisonment, Abe Gleenan, st.
Paul. today left his cell by action of the
state parole board
Gleeman was convicted in 1925 with his brother
Ben, charges of numbering Burton Stevens liquor
hijacker. Although the youth protested his inno-
cence and his cause was taken up by newspapers and
friends it not until four months ago that he
ceved any action his protests
The state pardon board at that time committed
his sentence to 80 years, making him eligible for pa
role at any time AT the request of Governor Floyd
B. Olson the parole board considered Gleeman's
two months ago but turned him down.
special session last night, however. freed Glee-
Four of the states witnesses against Gleeman
repudiated their testimony while three others said
they might have been mistaken.
THIEF RIVER FALLS-The growing impor-
lance of this section center for the distribution
of turkey breeding stock is revealed in the
ment this week that the Pennington County Turkey
Breeders association has file orders for fully
10000 eggs to be shipped next spring to turkey
fanciers over large area
A st. Paul distributor has contracted for $1,000
eggs from the local association and number of
smaller orders make up the remainder. Deliveries
will start the first week in April and will continue
during the following month. The eggs command
price of from 10 to 80 cents. depending the size
of the order and the ateness of delivery and total
sales will aggregate approximately $4,000.
Approximately 300 hens in the county have been
set aside for egg production by 30 breeders according
to County Agent Robert M. Douglass who assisted
Chester Dolls, manager of the association in hand
ling the orders.
NEW UIM-Events that stirred fearful citiz-
enry in 1862 when warfare between the Redskins and
settlers took toll of 800 whites were recalled by
few old timers Saturday-the 69th anniversary of the
execution of 3S Indians at Mankato It Dec.
26, 1852 that whites from the Minnesota river valley
gathered there in large numbers to witness 38 In
dams put to death the scaffold.
Originally 300 Indians under the death pen
atty but all but 80 granted reprieves.
Great excitment prevailed at Mankato when
arrived the night before the hanging" old timer
said. 1--WE didn't look for beds there too
much excitement. Just before the trap sprung,
the braves began singing their death songs and
of them danced. Major Joseph R. Brown was the
signal officer. When all ready he gave three
taps bass drum and the third tap the rope
cut and the trap fell"
PINE RIyER-Fred Rush former cashier If a
bank at Pine River Mimi, was freed parole Jan.
g. from the state prison, where he had served 16
months of sentence for embezzlement.
Rush confessed to Incorporating 500 of the
banks funds and sentenced to serve up to 10
years in prison.
The parole board denied an application for pa
role of Charles Asch Springfield banker, serving a
term for embezzling $1,000
The board also denied application for parole
of Stanley Lindstrom, st. Paul, serving term of
up to Is years for series Of robberies in st. Paul.