The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-11-05
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wAsEcA-An usual civil action finds Mural
Greene of Albert Lea, suing ]. Roscoe, Albert Lea
grocer, and the w. J. Armstrong Co., Waseca whole
salers for $4,000 damages and surgeons fees the
result of injury to her throat caused from piece
of tin she claimed she swallowed while eating sar-
dimes purchased from Roscoe, says Waseca dis
path in the Albert Lea Tribune.
DELANO-A most peculiar accident occurred in
this village early Monday morning. A party driving
model Ford blew off tire just he was passing
the sales room of the Delano Motor Companys ga
rage The tire hit the gasoline pumps and then
bounded through the large plate glass and landed in
the back part of the office. Glass was strewed all
over the room and was stuck in the plaster. 1t Is
said that the driver kept right going. 1t will cost
$4,000 to replace the window.
SHAKOPEE-Before the eyes of her mother who
tried vainly to save her, Mildred, the two-year-
old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John Thole, of this
city, was killed by train there as she ran to meet
her 10year-old brother Seeing the child start
the track and hearing the whistle of the tran the
mother and uncle of the child to stop her but
were to late. The body described high arc in the
air and struck a telephone pole.
PAYNESVILLE-The Security State Bank, of
this city did not open its doors Tuesday morning of
this week, it voluntarily closed by the board
of directors of the institution for the protection Of
the depostors. 1t is thought that the bank will
dergo reorganization and that in few weeks the in
stitution will again be open for business Public
sentiment seems to be highly in favor of reorganiza
ton, it is hoped that this plan may be carried
through.
PRESTON-Orval H. Ause, %, has won the
unique distinction of being of the best tasters
in the world. He won the second annual students
national contest in judging dairy products at the
dairy industries exposition in Atlantic City. Ause
defeated representatives from 16 colleges and unver
sites in the United States and Canada in detecting
of flavor, composition, quality and other
characteristics of butter milk ice and cheese.
HIBBING-Florence Martin, 49, of Keewatin,
died at local hospital early Sunday from fractur-
ed Skull and police held Martin Doto. of Virginia,
for questioning. Miss Martin brought to the hos
pital by Doto and three other young men. Doto is
said to have told police Miss Martin accosted him,
asking him to drive her home. AS she neared the
residence she told Doto to stop the machine, sad
but before he could do she jumped from the car,
falling on her face and hands. When Doto reached
her, he sad, she was unconscious. He hailed another
car and the three young men helped him to take her
to the hospital
GAYLORD-Ferdinand Lawrenz, farmer in the
Gaylord community for more than 40 years, was at
tackled by full blooded registered Ayrshire bull in
his barn when he attempted to tie and fatally
injured While about to fasten the ring in the an
imal the bull suddenly turned and crashed Mr..
Lawrenz against the wall of the STALL then made
other dash and thrust its long horns abdo-
men. Dispute his intense pain he managed to
cape when the bulls attention was attracted by q
young calf which tossed into the air against the
rafters until it killed Mr.. Lawrenz assisted
from the barn by the hired but died four hours
later in the Gaylord hospital
ST PAUL-Attorney General Henry Benson left
for Duluth to file suit designed to free for
trust fund totaling 100000 which has been tied
up since 1917 by technicalities. The suit will be
against the board of directors of trusts of the city
of Duluth. The trust fund involved of
$5S8469 set up January g. 1917, by Andreas M. Miller
for the establishment of free and public hospital
and dispensary in Duluth for worthy sick and help
less poor.
No part of the fund has been spent except
small amount for purchase of site for the hospital
and it has reached 100000. The trust held
up by court ruling. Under the terms of the will
the fund could be used for establishment of the hos
pital and not for the maintenance and operation.
Duluth officials have been unable to their way to
assume the cost of maintenance and operation
LITTLE FALLS-Rum runners, who upset their
900-galon cargo of alcohol on trunk highway No. 81
five miles northwest of Little Falls late Friday after
noon, fed from the wreck just 10 minutes before
three federal agents arrived at the Auth
critics received information that they picked
up in an auto which apparently belonged to the gang,
and disappeared toward Randall
A front tire of the truck had blown out, APP
parenty causing the truck to tip over. The load
was piled alongside the road and burned by the
prohibition officers, who also ordered the damaged
truck held at garage here.
Working anonymous tip that load Of
Wisconsin alcohol due for delivery in Fargo and
Mandan, the three officers, working under L. G.
Nelson. had piled the highways and city streets two
days. They were coming down from Fargo yester-
day afternoon, looking for the cargo.
One mile northwest of the Darling store they
found the truck lying on its side in the road. In
vestigaton revealed 900 gallon Of liquor. Each
can was tied in paper with tops screwed on tightly
resembled binder twine Empty egg cases served
motorist seing the federal men pickingH.hye
further to cast air Of innocence about the load
motorist seeing the federal men picking up the
sped into Little Falls and told authorities that
thieves were at work the contents of wrecked
truck. Deputy Sheriff Roderick Felix answered the
call and found the agents preparing for huge,
aromatic bonfire