The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-10-08

First avenue north. When he went to his to
return to Sank Rapids he found two occupants He
told police he noticed them after he got into his
One of them flourish gun. Oflng said, and or
dered Ofling to drive out. They drove to North
Minneapolis then road going to BIG Lake, where
they staid for the night, keeping Ofing with them
Enroute out of Minneapolis, Oniing said he was
relieved of his watch about $35 in cash. and some
checks.
Sunday the trio, Ohling being prisoner, drove
toward st. Cloud and about Sank Rapids, going to
Mile Laos lake at night. There they stayed in a
cabin until Monday morning, when the captors re-
turned some of the checks to their captive, drove
away in his car and left him alone.
Oning telephoned to E. ]. Reiser, employed in
ofling's garage who came to the lake to bring Of
fling home.
DULUTH-Two bandits were believed hiding in
a secret retreat Saturday after spectacular $685.
500 holdup of two bank messengers.
While they were carrying $500 in currency and
$4,000 in saleable securities Brace Belts, o. and
Peter Merstad 65 slugged by the pair who then
commandered an automobile driven by Clarence Ber-
tan. The chauffer was forced to take the pair to
Brookston, northwest of Duluth. There the pair
forced him from the automobile and he notified po-
lice that he had been abducted.
Near the court house late yesterday afternoon,
the pair suddenly slugged Belts after they had fol-
lowed the bank employees for short distance Belts
carried gun to protect the valuable the two were
carrying to the post office.
The bandits snatched the mall pouches which
contained the currency and securities and then
forced Bertram to aid their escape they drove
off they fired several shots Belts drew his gun.
None injured
BRAINERD-Ellis Anderson Pine street. was
nursing two severe bites in his right hand inflicted
by grey squirrel that he rescued from drowning
nearly mile from the shore of Gull Lake. Ander-
with two others were fishing the squirrel
was found struggling about in tae water. When
they rowed over, and Anderson put out his had to
catch the animal it bit his hand clinging until
lifted into the boat The squirrel given it's free
dom in Brainerd.
ST. CLOUD-Two youthful bank bandits who
looted the First National bank of Braham because
they needed the money to have good time" began
sentences of five to Is in the boys reformatory
The two were Gardner Clark anc clarence Neitz,
both of St. Paul.
The pair pleaded guilty before Judge A. p sto-
berg to the robbery on Sept. f. They were arrested
less than "a hours later while they hid the farm
of friends. Both boys are II years DID,
MINNEAPOLIS-In little frame house
Thirtyninth south, three children waited late
Thursday for their mother Sitting there hungry and
tire, they tried to amuse themselves by guessing
when she'd get home. They getting anxious.
Her arrival meant supper.
While they waited, eager to see her round the
corner, thier mother, Mrs Mary Horn 81 of 1886
Thirty-ninth avenue south, busy winding up
days work in restaurant not far from the loop
where she has been employed as dishwasner.
She hurried to Fifteenth street and Nicollet
avenue when the last of the dishes had been put
away, to purchase groceries for dinner.
Standing at the counter, she collapsed. When
physician arrived she dead.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES last week Monday q
steady stream Of trucks and wagons have been haul
ing sugar beets to the beet loading platform and ma
chine on the Milwaukee right of way. Up to Thurs
day of this week an average of from three to
five carloads day have been shipped to the Ameri-
can Beet Sugar company plant at Chaska
Beets have been shipped out for the past II days,
averaging about four carloads day a total of
about 40 in the period since hauling started
Thursday noon there were four loaded cars on the
siding.
The sugar beets are being hauled from fields
within radius of about six miles to the loader and
the trucks will continue to haul for four or hve
weeks, until the first part of November.
The beet crop this year is larger than last fall,
when many less carloads were shipped to the plant.
This year more farmers raised beets than last and
the yields quite satisfactory though the beets
are not large due to the dry season.