The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1930-10-09

Of the house. He did not return and when Mrs
Pearson she found that he not at the barn
doing the chores she had supposed. Finding no
trace Of him she went to the Alfred Yost place
and inquired if he had been there. AS they had
seen nothing of him Mr.. Yost started search for
the missing In a short time his body was found
in the field by log with $3.50 rifle lying under it.
From appearances he had taken the gun and shot
himself in the forehead, the bullet tearing away the
upper part of his head, and death being instantan-
eOuS.
MOTLEY-About the bodest piece of banditry
that has been tried in this section of Minnesota was
enacted on the farm of A. H. Henwood, farmer, lv-
ing four miles north of motley on the Elwell road.
The cattle thieves do not resort to the old
methods of driving off the cattle but prefer to take
them one at time, and to shoot and get them into
transporting shape before they leave the scene of
their work. At least this is what happened on the
farm of Mr. Henwood last Tuesday morning, early.
Mr. Henwood was first apprised of his loss when
Alex Lamb, rural mail carrier, passing along the
road, saw some unknown men getting the animal
ready for delivery to some point presumably sever
al miles away from the home of the animal
Mr. Lamb continued his journey on to the Hen
wood farm and told the owner of the farm OF what
was happening just short distance from his home
Hoping to catch the thieves with the goods, Mr. Hen
wood took his and preceded to investigate the
matter Coming the spot where the animal
was killed. the thieves dashed out of the woods in a
car and after chase of miles they euded their
pursuers and the first cattle bandits known to this
section for many years, made their escape
BEMIDJI-sugged in the jaw by of four
men who attacked him Thursday night while he was
sitting in the doorway of refrigerator in the
Great Northern years the Dickinson Produce
Co., warehouse, robbed of what little money he had
and locked inside the for three nights and bet
ter than two days. Dan Mcmillan 6s years of age last
August, literally happy as a lark when he
released from his imprisonment about 10 o'clock
Saturday forenoon when persons employed in the
yards traced his shouts ito the car and found him
inside in a weakened condition. Ed Wangen, an
employee of the Dickinson Produce Co., and farmer
unloading wood near the refrigerator car effected
the mans release, when they decided that the rath
err hollow yells they heard close at hand rather
than at distance was at first believed Wan
gen and others who happened about the yards Friday
heard the shouts and of the opinion that they
came from the vicinity of "the Jungle" hangout
for transients along the railroad farther east.
FERGUS ALLs-Edward Scump 62, was acct
dentaly shot and killed by James Frazier, of Min
neapolis, while the two duck hunting at the
lake Ashby. The men were hunting at place
known as MINNEAPOLIS Point Both arose from the
reeds simultaneously to fire at flock of ducks which
flew overhead and Scump received the discharge
from Frazier's gun.
STILLWATER-A man who has two attendants
to breathe for him has arrived in town. William
Lehndorf, Chicago, professional deep diver, is
here lay cable the St. Croix river for the
Tri-State Telephone and Telegraph company
Lehndorf, who has been diving all his life, told
curious citizens that divers and mud turtles had a
lot in common. Were always cropping around on
the bottom of rivers and the ocean. The mud turtle
part is the part don't like" Lehndorg said Lehn-
DORIS two "breathers" pump his air for him while
he is below the surface of the water
ST. neutrality-suspicious. at the College of Agri-
culture Forestry and Home Economics and the
School of Agriculture at University Farm according
to incomplete figures is considerably in of the
registration of year ago. The College of Agricu-
ture shows registration of 9O5 against S42 last
year. Up to Wednesday evening, the School of Agr-
culture showed registration of $685. about the same
number last year at the same period. Students
for the School of Agriculture will continue to reg
lister for the present quarter for the next two
weeks.
The College of Agriculture, Forestry and Home
Economics is for students who have completed &C.
credited high school work. The School of Agricul-
ture is designed the other hand, for students
wishing to prepare for farming or farm homemaking
vocation and students with grammar school
preparation eligible.
Among the members the staff at the
school this year William H. bankers, instruct
or in social sciences, Philip A. Swenson, parliament
tary law, and Mrs Elvina c. Lawson, of Anoka, who
will teach piano and theory and act official
companist
place. Miss Fern evening for weeks vacation ir
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