The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1930-08-28

trel was raxing hay when the in the rake
broke. The horse began to run and the jar knocked
q pipe out of Mr.. WDstreIs mouth When the rake
hit furrow in the meadow Mr.. Wostrel was thrown
from it and knocked unconscious. The pipe had
fallen in the dry grass and started fire which,
with east wind, burned rapidly to where Mr. Wos-
trel lying and burned him to death before he
had regained consciousness His clothing all
burned away with the exception of his shoes and his
entire body charred The team had broken
loose from the rake and standing in the mead
ow when the neighbors arrived.
Mr.. Wostrel has been resident of this COM
munity for about forty-fve years and his many
friends will be grieved to hear of his sad fate.
Arrangements for the funeral services are await
ing word from his daughter, Mrs. Geo. Brown Oh
Kenosha, Wis.
successful European tour the St. Olaf Lutheran choir
delighted a distinguished audience gathered in the
Berlin cathedral Tuesday evening, Aug. 10. Berlin
music critics enthusiastic in their praise of the
Mortified musicians.
Artistic topnotchers." exceeding all expecta-
tions" comparable only to Rome Sistine singers
these the phrases used by Berlin reviewers in
writing of the choirs final concert.
The ST. Olaf singers and their director DR.. F.
Melius Christensen sailing for home today from
Liverpool the S. S. Doric Members of the choir
party who to this section of the country are
expected to arrive in St. Paul Sunday morning,
Aug. 81.
ALDEN-C. H. Wilson, editor of the Alden Ad-
vance, will vocaze his editorials when he occupies
the pulpit of the Alden Methodist Episcopal church
here Sunday, taking the place of the Rev. L. Cab
hard, who is vacationing Mr. Gerhard in turn, will
edit the newspaper while the editor takes his
cation.
MILAcA-When Olof Lasele, janitor of the Mi
laca schoolhouse, visited the building Thursday
morning he found glass scattered the floors in
some of the rooms. Assisted by c. c. Eberhardt,
secretary of the school board. investigation
made and they found that somebody had stood back
from the building and threw rocks through the
windows the south side smashing out ten panes
of glass Some of the rocks were thrown with such
force that they passed through into other adjoining
rooms. It is evidently the work of large boys
and there is idea of who perpetrated the deed
If apprehended they will be prosecuted to the full
extent of the law. The damage to the building falls
the people of the district who must pay for such
depredations in their taxes, and everybody here will
be interested in finding out who the guilty cuprits
are.
The school board has offered reward of $500
for any information leading to the apprehension of
the miscreants. Just what anybody expects to &C
complish by destroying public property is mystery
as it only adds to the tax burdens of the community
ONAMIA-After all, speedboat should
know its place. When it adds insult to injury mat
tiers going bit too far. Paul LaPlant, Anoka
speedboat pilot can vouch for that
LaPlant swung his boat too sharply around
turn during the northwest speedboat races Mile
Laos here Sunday. He did swan dive and came up
spluttering water. The boat continued in merry
way.
LaPlant to buoy to await rescue His
boat swung in arc, clipped the side of the buoy
pumped Mr.. LaPlant back into the water, and sped
away
rowboat put out to take the pilot to shore. The
speedboat swung again, ran up alongside the row.
boat, and took chunk out of it. But the rowboat
came on, and its occupant, J. A. Beam took LaPant
off the buoy and started to shore.
Thirty feet away, the speedboat, running Wild
crashed the rowboat again, sank the craft and
tumbled LaPlant and his would-be rescuer into the
water.
Another speedboat piloted by Hank Hyan, of
Duluth, slipped cautiously in picked up LaPant
and then took after the pilotless she'll It crawled
alongside. LaPlant climbed aboard subdued his
rly craft and piloted it safely back to the shore.
PIPESTONE-The cat and the COW and the dog
of the old nursery rhyme hi-diddle- diddle-caused
injuries to two men, one of whom is nursing frac-
tured leg.
Gust Thiel milking his bossy with pussy
sitting by licking her whiskers. There wasn't a
spark of electricity commotion In the air.
Raply Tyler a neighbour and his dog entered the
COW barn and then things happened swiftly that
all was over in the blink of an eye. The dog made
pass at the cat and the cat passed to the cows
back, causing the bossy to jump all right but not
over the moon. However, she succeeded in break
ing Thel's leg. Tyler ran to Thiers assistance and
was clawed and paved and kicked, suffering
scratches and bruises.
BERTHA-Albert Lee, garage employe at Eagle
Bend, was injured fatally and his nephew, Arnold
driven by the later overturned six miles west of
here Friday night.
SWANVILLE- Stunned by fall from his wag-
John Worstrell rs, farmer, burned to death in
grass fire here. It believed that the fire
was started by embers from Worsters pipe and that
he burned to death while he lay unconscious
in the road
LITTLE FALLS-Mrs. Evelyn DeMoe, 3s, of
Crosby, killed and six others injured in head
on automobile collision near here Saturday night.
Four of the injured received broken bones and
in local hospital They Mr.. and Mrs. Ben
Fisher and son. Fred 49, of Minot N. D. and Mrs. c.
H. Mckay of Menomonie, Wis. The latter received
fractured pelvs and severe cut near her throat.
Lucertia Fisher, 9, not injured
Ben and Dorothy Winans, Of Grand Rapids,
Mich, riding in the second car, discharged from
the hospital Monday.
MINNEAPOLIS-Two grain mill employees were
killed recently and $125,000 damage done by an
explosion and fire the w. T. Devereaux Grain
| companys property