The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-04-16

siderable in the vicinity of Tamarack point and
Immediately below. The water was filed with won
derful array of wild fowl. These included swans,
white geese, brant and wild ducks of several va
rieties. He estimated that there at least 500
geese in the flock and considerable number of
swans and other large aquatic birds
Although the ice is yet firm many of the
lakes it is beginning to honeycomb rapidly and few
days more Of bright sunshine and strong winds will
begin to pile it up on the shores where it rapidly
dissolves The Mississippi river is open except for
ice in the mill pond and number of the small
streams are also running.
GRAND RAPIDS Chippewa Indians living in
Itasca county drew payments of $25 each on Monday
and Tuesday of this week. This was a part of the
payment authorized by congress during it's recent
session. Payment has already been made at several
places in the state and Is being continued during
this week and next. The payment is in charge Of
officers authorized by the United States government.
The $25 payment is made to adult Indians of record
with the department if they belong to tribes sharing
in the Chippewa funds in possession Of the United
States government
Payment was made in Itasca county at Ball Club
on Monday and at Inger on Tuesday. Representa-
tives of the Indian department headed by special
agent Hess Of the Bureau Of Indian Affairs, had
house Monday where they asked for deputy sherins
to accompany them during the time Of the payment
to see that the Indians were not led astray by boot
leggers. Deputies Truman Seaman and Otto Litchke
accompanied the paymasters and worked through the
reservation territory well into the night Monday
watching for violations of the liquor law.
WILLMAR-Warren Hopper, of Green Lake was
arrested by Game Warden E. Erickson on the charge
of spearing with artificial lights He arraigned
before Judge A. O. Forsberg Monday and plead guilty
to the charge. He paid fine of 5000 and costs.
$40
About ten twelve men will be arrested
in the near future similar charges according to
statement made by the game warden.
OSAKIS-The Osakis Cooperative Creamery has
Just finished installing at expense of 81 500 a new
CherryBurrell 60Ogaon steel lined pasteurizing vat
at their plant. The new machine is the latest and
best procurable and replaces 3OOgallon pasteurzer
that was installed some IA years ago.
LONG PRAIRIE-C. c. WATERS local game
warden says that artificial lights may longer he
used in fishing, and with the opening of the season
when suckers start to in Minnesota streams the
announcement is not finding much satisfaction evil
dent among the fisherman. Chapter Alt Of the laws
provides an amendment to the former fishing laws
which allowed Of artificial lights in spearing in
lakes and streams to March 20 and in streams only
thereafter until April TO- the amendment being
as follows: It shall be unlawful to take fish of any
of artificial lights. Mr. Waters says the last named
statute will be enforced, which that there will
be few suckers speared during the evening hours
this year.
LITTLE FALLS-Fifty-one years as barber
were completed here by A. J. Germain, 20 years
of age, when he disposed of his barber shop to Emil
Rebischke recently.