The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-09-08
Here, There
and Everywhere


Minnesota to apply his piscatorial
artistry to the finny tribes of our
lakes, recently had peculiar ex-
perience while fishing in German
Lake in LeSueur county, He hooked
something heavy on his hook and
upon pulling it to the surface he
found an old line crossed with his
line. He pulled on one end and
soon found a corroded steel rod
and reel and at the other end a
spoonhook embedded between the
ribs of the skeleton of 81 inch
parfsh. Some fisherman is prob
ably still telling of the big one
that stole his rod, line and reel and
everything, only to be looked at in
doubtful manner by his polite list
eners. Yes sir, the fellow that
caught that fish is liar too.
One of our exchanges says:
s'The girl who has a boyish bob
and wears Knockers still has one
thing to be thankful for. She can
not raise one of those cute little
wooly-worm mustaches no matter
how hard she tries" What have
the sweet young things done now
to deserve such satire.
A beaver colony between Aitkn
and Flociwood has caused so
much trouble for road workers
that state officials are capturing
and moving them to reserve. Set
tiers who live in that vicinity are
very appreciative over this, as the
busy little workers kept the road
flooded the entire year.
A human skeleton was found
Monday on a farm owned by Fred
Voelz, one mile northeast of DAN
ube in Troy township. Mr.. Voelz
and and his two sons were at work
hauling sand out of a pit on the
farm when the discovery was
made. New openings were being
made at the pit to uncover dirt
SO as to get at the sand when the
boys unearthed the skeleton. It
appeared to be about three feet
beneath the surface, where it had
evidently lain for many years. Mr.
Voelz notified the sheriff's office
and Coroner Dirks drove out to
the pit and brought the remains
to Olivia in a grain sack. A num-
her who examined the remains, in
Guiding the local physicians and
dentists, are of the opinion that
the skeleton is that of a young
man, not more than twenty years
of age, as the second molar teeth
were not fully developed. The
height seemed to be about 5 feet.
Nothing is known as to the identity
of the person buried at the pit.
The land on which the pit is To-
Gated, was owned until some IL
years ago by the C.. M. & st. P.
Railway Co., and a side track was
built into the pit from which gray
eI was hauled by the company.
Sleeping shacks were there at one
time for the workmen, and it is
the theory of some that the skel-
eton is the remains of some of one
of these workmen, who der or was
killed while working there. So far
as the facts are concerned, moth
ing rs hown.-Olivia Times.
Two fellows while swimming in
Lake Moses, near Evansville, re-
Gently, were disturbed from their
aquatic enjoyment by an alligator.
They saw the animal in about six
inches of water and hurriedly left
for safer place on land as
leg is leg. They then pelted the
alligator with stones until it disap-
peared into deeper water. Where
the animal came from is not
known. The animal seemed quite
content in the northern waters.
People have been warned to take
no chances while in swimming. An
alligator about the same size was
reported seen in the waters of
Christine lake about two years ago
and one of the same size was tax
en- out of the Mississippi river near
Saltwater this summer.