The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1926-08-19
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RUM RUNNERS CAUGHT
MOURNING OVER SWEETHEART
DRIVES DOUGLAS COUNTY
GIRL TO SUICIDE

DRIVES DOUGLAS COUNTY
GIRL TO SUICIDE
Albany Rum Runners Jailed
Lunch in Long Prairie as an incl
dent to trip to Wadena proved
highly costly to Wilfred Schiller of
Albany Sunday it developed when
Schiller was brought to St. Cloud to
receive sentence from Judge Roeser
On a liquor transportation charge.
Schiller, according to admission to
the court, merely stopped in Long
Prairie on his way to Wadena with
a consignment of 800 bottles of good
Stearns County moonshine when
Long Prairie, authorities pinched his
car and Schiller, too.
The 800 bottles of hooch were
poured into the river and Schifer's
huge new touring car, of expensive
make, was declared forfeit to Todd
county as were $50 in fine money.
County Attorney Woods recon
mended that the thirty day minimum
Jail sentence allowed by law for
transportation conviction be sus-
pended on the good behavior of the
man. Conviction was necessary, how
ever, to make the car confscation
count. The Jail sentence was sus.
pended by Judge Roeser.-St. Clouo
Journal Press.
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Tank Blows Up
Wo;1o - orl n,,o NIL,
len were engaged doing some heavy
welding at the Lake Street Garage at
about $50 Friday Afternoon, the
iacetylene gas tank exploded and shot
np through the ceiling. Fortunately
fire issuing from the tank gave the
men warning and both rushed to the
door just in time to save themselves.
The explosion blew out some a. win
sdows in the building and damaged the
equipment to considerable extent.
The building is owned by Mayor E.
r.. Ruggles.
The explosion was heard all over
town and the fire company was called
sout, but their services were not re-
|quired. Mr.. Stevens beat the fire out
with broom. The explosion was caus-
ed by fire from the torch communicate
ing with the tank.
Mr.. Stevens reopened his shop the
following morning and will Continue
to do business at the old stand
Osakis Review.
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Douglas County Girl Suicides
Another shocking and tragic death
occurred Monday evening, when Miss
Jennie Lindberg committed suicide
10y hanging from a tree at the Otto
sand Carl Gustafson farm place in
Solem township.
Miss Lindberg had been employed
at the John C. johnson place in that
community for some time, but few
days ago gave up her work there,
saying she wanted to go to South Da-
kotas where the wages were higher.
Monday evening she went to the
otto and Carl Gustafson place, and
not finding anyone at home, wrote
the following note:
"Dear Otto, sisters, and brothers,
and parents, I'm leaving this world
tonight at o'clock. l was over to
Johnson's but he was not at home. So
goodby. I'm hanging me now north
of the barn. The world has been so
dark for me for about a year and a
half" Beside this note, she left her
wrist watch and lead pencil.
Later in the evening when the Gus
tafsons returned home they found the
note and fastened to summon neigh
bors before going out to look for the
girl. About midnight Coroner Dr.. ].
A. McCabe was notified of the trag-
edy and he instructed them to cut
! down the body and told them he would
be out early in the morning. How
ever, they left the body hang until
the corners arrival about six o'clock
next morning.
It was clear case of suicide and
no further proceedings were neces-
sary, but to take the remains to An
derson's undertaking rooms and make
burial preparations.
Jennie Lindberg, daughter of Mr. i.
and Mrs. John Lindberg, who live
four miles west of Kensington, was
born on the home farm on Jan. IL,
1906, and her death occurred at the
age of 20 years, months, and "a
days. Her parents and several broth
ers and sisters, all of the home COM
munity, survive.
Funeral services were held today at
1890 o'clock from the Oscar Lake
church, Rev. Alex Peterson OF
Holmes City, officiating. Interment
takes place in the Oscar Lake ceme-
tery.-Alexandria Citizen-News.
Find Skeletons in Pasture
A mystery, which may amount to
something or not, surrounds the dis
coyery of four skeletons, or at least
the parts of four skeletons, by Yer
non Fry, of Osakis, Tuesday morning.
Mr.. Fry had gone to pasture adj
joining Mud Lake, which is across
from the cemetery on the eastern
k,s.tekirts of the VILLAGE II is his