The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-06-11
State News Briefs
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State News Briefs
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DETROIT LAKEs-one of the most ruthless
and gruesome murders in the history Of Becker
county was still enshrouded in mystery late We'd
nesday officers continued their hunt for the pair
of bandits who early Saturday, held up poker
game at Lake Park. shot and killed an Audubon man
and wounded the village marshal
Helmer Anderson IS. Audubon potato buyer. Is
dead and Severt Ebeltoft. Lake Park marshal lies
in Fargo hospital, badly wounded the result of
the holdup staged by the nervous bandits.
Twenty men from Lake Park and western Beck
county had gathered in the Of the cream
Shortly before 1880 A. NJ, two masked men entered
the room from back door. Ordering the men to
"put em up" one Of the gunner, described as tall,
gaunt and blanched complexioned took his partners
gun and backed to the door his shorter partner
scopped the pot from the poker table and searched
the players. Apparently growing nervous the taller
of the two ordered his partner to start their car
which faced east just few feet in front of the sta
ton. Meantime he backed from the large room into
little entry way to cover the retreat of his con-
federate
At this time Helmer Anderson and his compan-
ion Hjalmar Beaver walked into the cream station
to watch the progress of the poker game. They
were ordered to "stick EN- up" Beaver, the first
man, hurriedly realized what was going on-raised
his hands and entered the large room. Anderson was
slower to comprehend. His hand were slow and the
killers gun spat twice, bullet lodging in the door
framework and the other piercing Anderson's head
just below the and breaking his neck. He tumb-
led into the where 20 terrorzed stood with
hands appraised.
Severt Ebeltoft making his nightly rounds of the
village, heard the first shot ring out, and dashed to
the point whence the sound came Sighted by the
killer he approached the station Ebeltoft was
shot, the bullet lodging in his throat.
The killer then dashed to the car and took his
post in the drivers seat at the Model Ford coach.
His companion jumped out dashed back into the
yard around the cream station in the direction of
where the marshal lay. In a few seconds he was in
the 1t sped to the Lake Park hotel, made a "u
turn then went back to the main street and headed
south to the paved highway From that point the
bandits, who cleaned $3.50 from the poker game dis
appeared into the traffic and still missing.
LITTLE FALLS-Elmer Hankes 1s-year-old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hankes living on the former
Mcclure farm in Green Prairie township was drown
ed about four o'clock Wednesday afternoon while
spearing suckers about mile south of the Camp
Ripley bridge. The young man was wading along
the east bank Of the river when he walked into deep
water and unable to get out His calls for help
were heard by group of fishermen along the west
bank but they unable to reach him.
Leo Paulenty who was assisting Deputy Sheriff
Roderick Felix in the search located the body with
pickpole. 1t raised with hook to the sur
face. The body found in eight feet of water
about so feet downstream from where the drowning
occurred and when raised it was found that Hankes
had sack attached to his shoulders which
tanned fish, It is believed the sack prevented him
from getting to the shore he was good swimmer.
Duluth-Exhausted and too weak to resist arrest,
John Zenich, 18, of Brittmount, Mimi, captured
10 miles north of here Sunday by posse of deputy
sheriffs after he and companion had euded police
for SO hours. Deputies still were searching for his
companion. Zenich and another youth alleged
have slugged and tried to rob Duluth cab driver
shortly before midnight Friday after ordering him
to drive along Miller trunk highway. The youths
fled into woods. Deputies surrounded the woods
Saturday and today.
OWATONNA-William Luedke of White Bear
Lake elected president of the Minnesota Volun-
teer Firemens Benefit association in session here
Other officers included W. T. Berry, Wayzata, vice
president; Fred Pfaender, of New Upa, secretary
and Edward Lende, Appleton, treasurer. dinner
and dance conducted last night and the Owa-
tonna American Legion Kibtzer' band made it's first
appearance. The Candy ladies' drum and bugle
corps and the Owatonna high school band were other
features of the program.
ST. PAUL-Three members of the state office
building commission holding their posts illegally,
the attorney generals office ruled today Work of
the commission, however, was legal and valid. The
right of the men, Representative r. w. Hitchcock
Hibbing; Senator Gustaf Widell, Mankato and form
Senator Summer T. Mcknight, Minneapolis, to
hold office on the building commission question
ed by Governor Olson.
MANKATO-Two men drowned in Lake Wash
set their boat
Two st. Peter men, Carl A. Carlson and Sydney
Lndholm, both about a. drowned when the storm
upset their boat in Lake Washington The bodies had
not been recovered at noon today
Carlson and Lindholm who had been fishing
drowned within sight Of their wives who
shore helping to assist them.
The two couples had gone to Lake Washington
for a combination picnic and fishing trip While the
women prepared the lunch, the men went out fishing
The storm broke suddenly that they could
not reach shore. The boat was swamped. One sank
Immediately The other held to the overturned craft
for few minutes and then disappeared.
The tragedy occurred about p. M. The bodies
believed to be in about 40 feet of water Groups
of men from both st. Peter and Madison Lake
dragged the lake. Carlson taking postgraduate
work at Gustavus Adolphus college at ST. Peter and
would have received his masters degree next week.
In another accident attributed to the storm,
Ernest Boardman, Indianapolis, probably fatally
injured when his automobile got beyond control
st. James and overturned