The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-05-28
Small Lad Lost for Six
Hours In BirchdaIe Woods
Found On GOtfreid Anderson Farm,
After Search, Tired Out But
Unframed

Southeast Little Sank Cores
pondence, Long Prairie Leader:
Last Sunday evening about 6
o'clock a call was sent out from the
Ed Smith home in this township
asking for assistance in a search
for Marvin Meyer, little son Of Mr..
aand Mrs. William F. Meyer, who
was reported to be lost in the woods
somewhere around the Smith farm,
where the boy and his parents had
been visiting. After many hours of
anxious search, the child was 10
Gated in the company of Gotfreid
Anderson, of Birchdale township,
to whose farm he had wandered
and made known his identity. Mr.
Anderson at once bringing the child
to this community and delivering
him to Louis Borg, who returned
the boy to the frantic parents.
It seems that the child became
lost when he accompanied Mr.
Smith to a pasture on the latter's
farm when Mr.. Smith went after
his horses. The pasture being quite
brushy and Mr.. Smith finding il
necessary to leave the path dowr
which he and the boy had walked
in search of the horses, the child
was instructed to stay in the patti
while Mr.. Smith went further II
search of the horses. When Mr.
Smith came back with the horse.
he found that the boy had left the
spot where he had been left on the
path. Mr.. Smith went to the house
where he learned that the boy hat
not returned
Members of the Smith and Mey
err. families Immediately started
saerch for the child, but withou
success. Then, with night coming
on and rain falling, a genera
alarm was sounded over the tele
phone lines and Sheriff Adams wa.
also requested to get a body o.
men together to assist in the
search. There was a ready and
willing response to the summon!
for help, the Long Prairie Nationa
Guard company and > many othel
men and boys gathering and or
ganizing for a search of the coun
tryside. AS they were about tt
start out on their hunt, Mr.. Ander
son, who resides in the Hartune
neighborhood in Birchdale town
ship, appeared at the Louis Bors
home with the little fellow in his
charge.
:. Mr.. Anderson reported that while
his family were at the supper table
the little boy came toward the
house in tears. Asked whose boy
he was, yheareplied that. he wanted
to g6 to- the Ed Smith home, Later
telling the Andersons that he was
Meyers son. Mr.. Anderson, know
ing rof a Mr.. Meyer in Little Saul
township, Immediately brought the
child here and thus relieved the
great anxiety Of his parents anc
their neighbors and friends.
The boy had travelled distance
Of about six miles in reaching the
Anderson home. It is quite fortu
nate that he was located there, fol
undoubtedly many hours woul6
elapsed before searchers would
have Travelled to that community
in their hunt for the child, and he
then would have been compelled te
spend the greater part of the night
out in the cold and rain, perhaps
with disastrous results due to such
exposure.
The people called upon for assis'
lance in the search were prompa
in their response, gathering quick
ly and willingly to do all in theil
power to aid in locating the little
boy. In this connection Mr.. and
Mrs. Meyer are very grateful t.
all and ask The Leader to express
their thanks to everyone who were
Of such appreciated assistance t.
them. as' -.