The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-12-17

someone trying to get warm shouted for them to
wait until could get dressed to let them in.
Just as reached the door, two men burst in.
Both looked around and then sat down in the living
room, each side of the stove. They COM
manded to take chaiar in front of them.
After they had threatened me for several min
utes if did not show them where some money was
of them arose, walked back of my chair and
grabbed me by the neck. The other walked over,
drew big knife and threatened to cut my throat
unless told them where kept the money.
II assured them there was no money in the
house One of them struck with stone. While
I lay half conscious the floor they searched the
house and took $38. After removing my clothes, uuy
out the front door. After came to, put on
my clothes and had to wait some time to regain
my strength before going to get my wounds dressed
and give the alarm"
WASHINGTON-A preliminary report on col
ections of internal revenue taxes during the fiscal
year. which ended 30 1891 shows collections in
Minnesota amounted to $232S3 1920. OF this amount
$40, 70 income tax and $24S03S4.41 mis-
ceIaneous taxes
Warrants for $143,933 have been sent to Sc Min
nesota counties as payment of school taxes levied
against lands taken over by the rural credit bureau
under mortgage foreclosure, State Auditor Stafford
King announces
The 1881 legislature appropriated 100000 to pay
school taxes on such land Additional warrants will
be sent later to counties in which the rural credit
bureau is holding land, Mr. King said.
Legislative action became necessary when the
State Supreme Court ruled the rural credit bureau
cannot reimburse counties on school district land
payments comes out Of the general revenue fund.
The largest payment S21,784, went to Marshall
county. Kittson received the second largest amount
S16402 Anoka county receives $1966; Chsago, 1884;
Dakota $1,315, and Wright $2563, the smallest dis
bursement.
ST. PETER-Sums amounting to $212s3 in cash
and at least $128.84 in checks are known to have
been taken from the vault and store room of Supt.
M. r. Davs's office in the st. Peter high school
building in robbery discovered Monday morning,
have taken place sometime Saturday night The
fact of the robbery discovered by Miss Edith
Kohl, high school principal when she entered the
superintendent office Monday morning to secure
her box of record cards and currency high
cash items which regularly kept in the vault
overnight No clue has yet been obtained to how
entrance into the building made.
NEW LONDON-Gust Swenson, TO- residing a
mile east of New London, took his own life by hang
ing early Sunday evening. The tragedy was dis
covered when search was made after it learned
that he had not slept in his bed last night.
Mr. swenson left members of the family shortly
after six o'clock presumably to retire, and members
Of the family believed that he had gone to bed. 1t
found that his bed had not been occupied and a
search was made resulting in discovery of the
fortunate happening.
land on which he resided with members of his fam
lily, which included his wife and two and one
daughter. Another SON and two daughters also
survive.
Having been out of work for some time, it is be-
leved that worry drove Mr.. Swenson to commit the
drastic act.
Observation-Disclosures down his locomotive
when he saw a light bobbing the tracks before
him, Jack Esen, 500 Line engineer, saved the life
of an unknown, apparently intoxicated man near
Kensington Saturday
Mr.. Elsen declared that when he saw the light
bobbing on the track he automatically applied the
brakes, checking the speed Of his engine.
Finally the headlight picked up the sight of an
approaching automobile without apparent driver
present. Hating the train, Elsen and his fireman
clambered down from the cab only to see the als
preaching motorists automobile climb on the en-
gine's pilot.
Only then did the auto stop its solemn, bumpy
ride over the 500 Line ties. On opening the door
of the car, there on the floor lay the owner, not
much the worse for his life he apparently did
know what was going When awakened from
his stupor and the situation explained that autos
not for railroad tracks, the motorist backed UP
to the nearest cross road turned his from the
tracks and disappeared from view.
A check Sunday revealed that the auto had
run about mile and a half west of Kensington
the track apparently under its own guidance.