The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1933-01-12
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to Vineland, held for questioning.
coroner,s jury called to investigate the death
sought to learn how the two Indians obtained
the liquor which had stood beside moonshne still
just outside the bars.
Shokopee held in the Jail pending transpor-
tation to st. Cloud, whert he to have been
| charge.
ST. PAUI-State Treasurer Julius Schmahl
urged the legislature to enact legislation to pro-
tect tht state against losses due to bank failures
Among Sshmahrs recommendations were propos-
ais to give the state priority all depositors in
the payment of claims where such banks have been
closed Schmahl said that counties holding tax funds
for the state should deposit only in banks which can
establish good security collateral He urged the
establishment of board to pass on such collateral
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Minnesota taxpayers
have laid plans for march the State Capitol at
St. Paul to obtain substantial reduction in state
penses.
Under the leadership of A. L. Sperry Owatonna,
representatives Of groups in surrounding counties
CONFERRED today petitions which they will pre-
stint to the state lgslauere demanding rigid econ
omy in expenditures.
At a meeting Friday, the taxpayers represen-
tatives voted to march the capitol and picket leg
islators until the groups petitions become laws Fiji
teen cities will be represented at a meeting here.
TIL movement will be carried to taxpayers in all
parts of the state leaders said At least four motor
caravans of taxpayers will move oA. the capitol from
southern Minnesota, the organizers said.
Petitions will ask that the state eliminate
larg number of activities which regarded as
"tax eaters" The consolidation of few state bur-
dens which believed vital and the abolition of all
others will be demanded Hundreds of inspectors and
employees must be cut from the states payrolls the
petitions said.
WIILMAR-L A .Bjorling, of Willmar was ar
| rested last week by Sheriff Paul e. Anderson, of
Kandiyohi County charge of having received
stolen property. He was given a hearing in munich
pal court and held to the district court his bond be-
ing fixed at $5OO0 The arrest of Mr.. Bjoring was
link in the chain of circumstances revolving
around automobile theft ring which weeks
ago resulted in the arrest of several at Duluth
The ring operated out of Duluth. In all thirty
three stolen the thefts being perpetrated
in Minnesota and Wisconsin towns One of the cars
was the Chevrolet coupt belonging to Mrs. w. G.
Bugbee, of this city which taken from in front
of the Roy Lattere residence afternoon last fall
Most of the stolen were sold after being taken.
AS the cars are traced and ownership established,
they returned to the rightful regardless
of the fact that those who have had them came into
possession in good faith.
Another of the ring arrested in Duluth, is O. B.
Gunderson, who Bjorlings business associate in
Willmar for somt time and who now is being held
ployed by the gang to steal the cars sentenced
| at Duluth. They each given two years in the
state reformatory at st. Cloud, where they
serving.
MINNBAPoIIs-chris Nelson Of Minneapolis,
will make no complaints about the Christmas mail
service.
Shortly before Christmas, with post offices
throughout the country swamped under the annual
deuge of Christmas cards and packages, Mr. Nelson
desired to remember six grandchildren living in De-
trot and New York. Money seemed to be the best
| gift for each grandchild.
Six silver dollars, each with a stamp affixed to
one SIDE and the name and address pasted securely
on the other side were deposited in busy Mime
apolis post office. No envelopes used, and the
dollars were all delivered promptly in the cities OF
New York and Detroit
HUTCHINSON With the opening of the new
year. John Luiten, clerk of court of Mcleod county
| ed Of in hat
! on January 1, 1888, record for length in office
that is unequaled by any other county official in the
| state OF Minnesota, and perhaps in many other
states.
Celebrating the completion of his first half CEN
tury as clerk of court Mr. Lueen celebrated the
event at his home at Glencoe on New Years Monday
| at dinner party to which the members of the
county bar and bench were his invited guests. All
attorneys of the county and probate and district
| judges were his guests at the dinner.
ST. PAUL-state general revenue funds ended
the calendar with overdafts totaling $175572
3S charged against them State Treasurer Julius A.
Schmahl announced Saturday.
There was balance in all funds Of $9JO27 534s0,
he said, comparing with balance of $13 99076
year ago. The 1882 close Of business total includes
however, $1500000 received last week from sale Of
! trunk highway bonds held in the trust fund, Mr..
Schmahl said leaving the state with actual bal
ance Of 1851, 53480.
ST. PAU-Mrs. Marie A. Starkey began action
in Ramsey county district for separation from
was elected clerk Of the house Of representatives
A note Of issue filed but grounds for separa-
ton have not been listed.
While Starkey being elected clerk Of the
house deputy sheriff seeking him for jury ser
vice. Judge r. D. OBrien said he would be exempted
from duty If he asked to be.
RED Lake FAILs-one Thief River Falls high
school senior is dead from carbon monoxide gas
poisoning and three others in the local hospital
SUFFERING from the same poisoning when snow
blocked the muffler Of their The dead youth is
Glen Hoppe 81. Those in the hospital, who are ex-
pected to recover, are William Buggee 49, driver Of
the car; Bernice Rustad and Linda Gausen. The
four were found unconscious in the car in ditch
about two miles north of here about 2:3O A. NJ Sum
day.
DULUTH-A five year old boy and 16-year-old
girl are dead as the result of coasting accidents in
Duluth Wednesday.
Robert Powers was killed and his brother. Jack,
and sister, Lorraine. riding sled wit him. were
injured when struck by automobile.
Lorraine Wicklund, 16, died Friday morning from
injuries received when bobsled carrying her and