The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-10-22
sAUK CENTRE HERALD, Sank Centre, Mimi.

happened to look out of the window at them He had
no more than resumed his reading when the bullet
crashed through the window above his head follow
ed by loud laugh from the young men,
The bullet went through the screen, the plate
glass window and the curtain shade and buried itself
somewhere in the wall.
Mr. Larson states that he has obtained the IL
number of the motorcycle and that unless the
culprits come and pay for the damage he will turn
the to the authorities for full prosecution
TERRACE+An accident which might have prov
ed serious happened at Terrace Sunday evening
following the Luther League program given at the
Terrace church by students of Park Region College,
Fergus Falls. Preparatory to leaving for home Miss
Bale. accompanied by her mother and Mr.. and Mrs.
Ness, parked her car near the gas pumps. Mr.. Ness
and Miss Bale had stepped out of the car and had
gone into the house when the machine started NOV
ing backward toward the mill pond, gaining momen-
turn as it went. Mrs. Ness and Mrs Bale, who were
in the car, managed to escape from the machine by
jumping before it plunged thru the guard railing
and into the mill pond. The water Of such
depth that when the auto finally to rest on the
bottom of the pond the entirely submerged,
only small part of the radiator being visible.
An alarm was given and with the help of about
sixty men the hosted from the waters The
machine could not be used however, until it had
been thoroughly dried and some repairs made SO
Mrs. Bale and party returned to Fergus Falls with
friends
The Bales wish to thank all those who so willing
ly lent helping hand in recovering their car
MILACA-An unusual incident happened last
Saturday morning and window in the Bancroft
Hotel is broken as a result. large car drove by
and just as it passed the hotel crash of breaking
glass was heard Upon investigation bystanders
stated that the wheel had picked up rock and
thrust through the right window of the hotel close
to the bottom The rock about the size of
large potato The driver presumably unaware of the
accident did not stop.
MORRIS-John Lawless, aged retired farmer of
Framnas township, burned to death in blaze
that destroyed his home at about 1000 o'clock Thurs
day evening of last week.
None of the details of the tragedy, which was
not discovered until Friday morning, known. Mr.
Lawless lived alone in q house originally built
hunting shack the shores of what is known as Oh
sons Lake on Highway % the Pope county line.
Just what events led up to the old mans death, how
the fire started, and whether Mr. Lawless made any
effort had any opportunity to escape, are all ques-
lions that will be unanswered.
Positive Identification that the remains found in
the ruins of the cottage were those Of Mr.. Lawless
was not made until at the final session of the cor
oner's inquest Saturday evening Only charred and
blackened skeleton found in the embers by
searchers Friday morning and not until the finding
of Mr.. Lawless' watch and safety deposit box key
Saturday and the testimony of DR.. ]. W. Harris that
dental work the teeth of the remains was the
same as that he had done for Mr.. Lawless several
years ago the positive identification made.