The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-05-10
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Sign near Cheyenne-To motorcars:
Go around the other way; 1T foot
drop ahead.
Because he held a stick while his g.
year-old sister did the chopping, AL
bert Schleuter of Albany, lost an inch
from his two middle fingers recently.
Peter Hanson, bachelor farmer,
living southeast of Swanville, commit
ted suicide last Wednesday, May 2, by
hanging. The reason for his act is not
known.
Henry Stuart, who enlisted last win
ter with the Canadian troops, was kill
ed at the charge of Vimy Ridge, April
10. Word was received last week by
his sisters, at Osakis and Swanville.
HoldlngfOrd is to have new post
office this summer. The work has been
commenced. The building will be of
solid brick, 25X34, one story high, with
full basement. The cost will be over
$4,000.
District Judge Nye of the Sixth
district has been given a captains
commission in the U. S. Army. He
was in training at Plattsburg last
summer and since then has been a
member of the reserve corps.
Mrs. Isaac Jenkins, living near
Worthington, lost her life April 80,
when she used kerosene in starting
the kitchen fire. She was dead before
her husband reached her. Mr.. Jen-
kins died the following day from
burns resulting from rescuing his
granddaughter and son.
Donald McCloud, aged 7, of Fergus
Falls, threw an empty box into the
river short time ago and in so doing
wire from the box caught on one of
his buttons and drew him in. The cur
rent carried him over the dam into
deeper water. A man rescued him and
after medical aid he was all right.
Matt Lorig of Wadena dropped dead
last week from acute alcoholism. He
had been drinking heavily the night
| before and pitched forward from a
saw horse on which he was sitting,
face downward into the mud where he
was found the next morning. For the
past three weeks Lorig had lived 3
times day on bologna and whisky.
When the song, "Die Wacht Am
KLEIN" was announced in chapel a
short time ago, the selection was
greeted with cat calls and Kisses by
the Albion, Mich, high school stu
dents. Although the bell signifying
the closing of the chapel period rang
then, the students arose spontaneous
ly and sang america"
Judson A. Stanton, prominent pio-
neer, died at his home in Sank Rap
ids, May third, at the age of 83 years.
His death was due to an accident,
when he fell from ladder while tax
ing off storm windows at home. STAN
ton was for the most of his life a con-
struction engineer and at one time
was connected with the Great North
ern. He was twice married and was
the father of seven children.
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Ben Coen, the automobile driver
who struck and cut and killed Violet
Beveridge of Little Falls some time
ago, was found guilty of manslaugh-
ter in the second degree and was SEN
fenced to Saltwater for a term of
not less than one year and not more
than Is. The owner of the car, Roy
McGregor, was given the same SEN
| tence, the charge against him being
that he ordered the manipulation of
| the car.
C. P. Aldrich, whose horse was
drowned when the road gave way
near a pond in Little Sank township
short time ago, settled with the
town of Little Sank for SIS. Mr.. AL
drich was driving between Round Pra-
irie and Little Sank and in going by
the pond the road gave way and the
team and rack slid into the water. The
pond was deep and one horse was
drowned. Mr.. Aldrich narrowly es-
caped drowning.
Four boys from Melrose have vel
unteered for service with Uncle Sam.
They are Earl Norgen, Andrew Kar-
okowsky, Jos. Kobetich and Delbert
Zirbes. Norgen and Karowsky were
accepted and have enlisted, but Kob-
etich was not accepted on account of
a defective leg. Zirbes was accepted
but has been given further time be-