John Turner, manager of the Sacred Heart yards of the Central Lumber Co. for the past two years, was born in Sweden, Oct. 27, 1873, son of John and Hannah Swanson, who spent the span of their years in Sweden, he dying in 1892, at the age of 68, and she in 1897, at the age of 73. John Turner came to America in 1893, worked at carpentry in Sacred Heart a few years, and then took up the duties of his present position. He has been a member of the village council for three years, and is highly esteemed throughout the community.