The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-07-02

Tuesday morning sixteen men narrowly escaped
death the result of terrific automobile collision
which occurred at the intersection of highways No.
and z, two miles north of Sanborn.
The one car, an International passenger bus, or
Sioux City, Ia, had fifteen occupants fourteen OF
them were members of the Sioux City Stockyards
baseball team and their driver Frank Lovelace The
bus travelling south on No. 4, ehroute from Gran
lite Falls to Estherville Ia where they were sched-
uled to play ball that afternoon. The other car,
Ford sedan, was driven by Dave Kleiman, who we
understand is employee of the Management and
Engineer Co., of Dubuque, Ia and is located at Man
kato
The cars were being driven about 40 miles
hour Kleimans car approaching from the east. The
bus driver tried to avoid collision by swerving his
car, but he was too late. The Ford caught the ous
in the sde turning it completely around and over on
its top. The Ford can into the ditch without tip
ping.
The bus was completely wrecked and how any of
the men escaped alive is miracle. Help came along
at once and the were quickly extricated. Only
one of the occupants of the bus, the driver, was
found unconscious Five of the men who were cut
and bruised severely, were given slight medical at
tention at the of the accident The others VINO
more severely injured were rushed to ST. johns
hospital Immediately. Lovelace, the driver, was
found to be very serious condition, with concus-
sion of the brain and internal injuries, while John
Smithson and Mr.. Long two OF the ball players,
suffered broken ribs. The other men were bruised
and cut severely. Mr.. Goodwin, the manager, had
several stitches taken in one leg.
Dave Kleman driver of the Ford, suffered Sc
gashes about his left shoulder Lovelace Smith
Friends from Sioux City drove here Tuesday and
took the rest of the men to that city.
When the accident reported at Sioux City,
the manager of the stockyards notified Mrs. Love-
lace, who was at Newman, Nebr. He ordered car
to take her her to Norfolk where he had scheduled
cabin plane to bring her to this city Leaving
Norfolk at 200 o'clock she arrived at ST. Johns hos
pital at 400 o'clock the same afternoon tIuesday,
to be with her husband. His condition was reportei
more favorable yesterday
d ri onion hada clxed yyirb q
gold wedding ring was found by Robert Jaeger, as
he was wedding his onion patch it was reported
here.
the third onion in the third row in the garden of
1000 onions that Mrs. Jaeger planted in April In
side the ring in small numerals is inscribed the fig
ure 1888, the initials "R. F." and the date, "91"
ST. PAUL-Because gasoline taper was burn
ing when he drove his pop corn wagon into gas
oilne filling station Gus Nick Minneapolis is not
entitled to a damage claim resulting from an ex-
plosion, the state supreme court held today.
Nick sued the Standard Oil company of Indiana
and William Brownell attendant Tor SZoooo damages
for injuries received in the explosion that occurred
at filling station.
Brownen is farmer University of Minnesota
football player.
ST. CLOUD-Mike Scheuer, st. Cloud, Route 4
lost four valuable when they ate prepared
mixture which contained Paris Green. The mixture
was prepared Tuesday evening and placed near a
fence to be used Wednesday morning OF last week.
The tipped the barrel which contained
the paste and ate its contents.
The family noticed that the barrel was tipped
over but paid attention to it until two of the
cows were dead. Two others died later. 1t was
thought that all the animals in the herd got some OF
the mixture, but none of the others will die.
The four cows which died some of the most
valuable animals in the Scheuer herd
more county authorities since last December for
alleged implication in the attempt to sell stolen cat
tie from the Lawrence Auohy farm, where he had
been employed, killed Saturday June goth when
he fell or was pushed from the moving freight
train near Ortonville, in western Minnesota. Both
legs amputated by the wheels of the train and
he lived only few hours following the accident.
revealed his identity to the sheriff and his wife,
who reside in Chatfeld was notified. Seven children
also survive Burial made in Ortonville Mon
day. Before dying, Schwartz told. the sheriff he
had been pushed from the fast moving train by two
hoboes and that he was on his way home to see his
wife at the time.
Schwartz disappeared on the day that Louis
Finley and Walter Kinnear also Chatfeld men, did.
The men took five head of cattle from the Tuohy
farm to the HORNED Packing plant at Austin but left
when the officials at the plant became suspicious and
checked up the of the cattle. Warrants
were issued and Finley and Kinnear, the latter
minor, apprehended at Ashtabula, Ohio, Febru-
airy Extradition papers were necessary before the
would return.
Pleading guilty to a second degree larceny
charge, Finley sentenced to to fve-year
term Saltwater and Kinnear the term at st.
Cloud.
LITTLE FALLSLGovernor Floyd B. Olson
paused in vacation trip Friday to inspect Camp
Ripley, here, and review mounted parade of
the seth brigade, which broke camp early Sunday.
Coming here from Gull lake. the governor arriv-
ed with G. w. Carmichael of the state boxing COM
mission for his first military review After the pa
rade hurried back to the lake to eat three pound
bass he caught with bait presented him at the ma
tionaI governors conference at French Lick, Ind,
recently.
Praise for the camp and the formation of the
troops was expressed by the governor Beside him
in the reviewing stand when the 17-gun salute
sounded were Major General w. G. Everson, head of
the militia bureau; Adjutant General e. A. Walsh,
Bridadier General George e. Leach, Lieut., M. D.
Crawford, commander of the Minnesota naval mill
tia; Major p C. Bettenburg Captain NJ s. Creussere,
Mr.. Carmichael Mayor Frank Kewel of Little Falls
and Senator Chris Rosenmeier, of Little Falls.
The group witnessed one of the first motorized
military parades to be held in this section of the
country. The rode on $50 pieces Of artillery
equipment while the officers marched. Although the
temperature near the 100 mark there were no
heat prostrations
Following the parade, General Everson returned
to St. Paul by airplane. His pilot was Lieutenant
Mark Stensop, of the militia bureau former Crooks
ton boy He will return his old home to visit while
Major Ray Miller of the 109th air squadron takes
General Everson from st. Paul to Chicago.
ST PAUL-The fiat refusal of Rev. Emil Sven