The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-10-20

Berglund said the robber was in the bank three
or four minutes He described the robber as being
about IS years DID, Ave feet nine inches TALL of med
iun build, dark compexioned and having several
days growth Of beard.
Pennock is in Kandiyohi county, about six miles
west OF Willmar. Pennock has population of about
@oo Inc bank was robbed OF $1S4S in October, $780,
MAHNoMEN-Becker county potato digging is
proceeding at fast pace and yield of between SO
and 100 bushels to the where sufficient rain fell
last summer is reported.
HOWARD lake. J. workman, farmer near
here, planted a crop of Early Ohio potatoes in the
spring and on July 10 harvested good crop. Two
days later he put the field in potatoes again
and has just harvested second crop.
STAPLES Claiming faculty members were
brutal" in their methods of intiictng Punishment
$50 students of Staples high school went on strike
today The school has enrolment of about 400.
The strike followed circulation among the student
body of paper containing brief statement of the
students grievances.
MISUNDERSTANDING that the uncle of the men,
her son had killed had put the Indian sign her"
Mrs. Albert Whipple aged Leech Lake Chippewa In
dian, told Sheriff c. E. Merry, of Cass county that
she would die within four days unless she could
secure the "bg medicine" that was being used to
kill her.
She explained that George Cloud president of the
Chippewa council was killing her by means of a
charm to avenge the death of his nephew, George
Cloud Jr. whom Mrs. Whipples son, Eddie dubbed
to death at Walker, September a.
Mrs Whipple claimed to have learned of the
charm from her medicine tube" a cylinder made
of cloth stretched a wood framework, which
when she put her eaer to it, told her she doomed
She said that Cloud had drawn a picture of her
head a piece of birchbark In the center of the
picture he put spot of red paint, she said It
this "bg medicine" which was killing her and with
out which she could not be cured.
In order to overcome the death charm, she told
the sheriff that she must have the birchbark which
she would heat and tie her head together with a
heated stone This she believed, would her life.
Cloud, questioned by the sheriff, said that such
belief had been common among the Chippewa Indians
years ago but that he had not suspected that of
the Indians still held to them. He agreed to talk
to Mrs. Whpple and try to allay her fears She was
reported much improved the following day
ALExANDRIA-Two 15year-old boys died from
gunshot wounds in hunting accidents the week.
end
Clifford Bake, of soem township, shot and
killed while he hunting pheasants 16 miles south
of Alexandria, MINI
George Kruger, of Corvuso, shot in the abdo-
in hunting accident near his home, died to-
day from his wounds.
At least two others were hurt when they were
accidentally shot Dennis Wash q years old, 1919
Como avenue, University of Minnesota freshman,
in a serious condition in a Hutchinson, Mimi,
hospital, shot in the hip when shot gun in the
hands of friend accidentally discharged the two
walking across field.
Donald Halbert, 10 years old 1926 Twenty-sixth
avenue NJ, shot in the chest and his right bicep
when his chum, Francis Duffy, 13 years old, 2219
Twenty-sixth avenue N, fired at a squirrel while the
two were hunting yesterday Robbnsdale
In North Dakota, pheasant hunting expedition
resulted in a serious wound to 15year-old Clarence
Schmitt, the victom of a shotgun charge from the
gun of a companion. He shot in the shoulder
and is expected to recover.