The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-09-22
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WARROAD-Two state forestry patl olmen last
week were in a hospital at Warroad covering from
injuries received in encounter with mother bear
enraged when she found her cub in danger. The
parchment are Lloyd Hilbourne of Clear River and
Maurice Day. of Bagley, son of Representative w.
E. Day, of Bagley
They were working land economy survey
south or Warroad when they discovered a cub. Sud-
denly the mother bear attacked them. Both pa
trolmen started for tree. Day went high in the
branches, but Hilbourne who had climbed eight feet
was caught by the bear, which bit him in the leg
and pulled him to the ground, where he was mauled
Day jumped from the tree and kicked the bear
in the head In turn he was attacked by the motn-
bear and struggling underneath it when Hill
borne in turn and kicked the bear off of Day.
Day again climbed a tree, the bear after him.
Before the animal could reach him the limb he
jumjed to the ground. Not to be outdone the bear
reached the ground after him, biting him about the
head and shoulders.
Hilburne, drawing a small pocket knife his only
weapon, attacked the bear, starting at her throat
He chewed and clawed, however, from head to
foot by the animal.
After both men became exhausted, with the bear
on top of Hiborne, Day started to shout The bear
charged toward him, but suddenly turned and dis
appeared into the woods
LITTLE FALLS-A campaign to obtain state
trunk trunk highway from Little Falls to trunk
highway No. l, launched by the good roads
committee of the Duluth Chamber of Commerce.
Representatives from Pierz Lastrup, Onamia and
Sandstone were in attendance. The road as pro-
posed would give Little Falls central Minnesota a
direct link with the main highway running into Du-
luth
The chamber committee voted to recommend to
Charles M. Babcock, state higbbhway commissioner,
that extension of highway No % from Little
Falls through Pierz, Lastrup and Onamia and to
No. I, be included in his recommendations for state
trunk highways.
Magnus Rauch,- of Genola, who acted spokes-
man for the central Minnesota group said they
planned to carry the fight for a road until the
highway constructed. He said the region needed
the road to connect it with the state highway sys-
stem, and also pointed out that the road was pre-
viousy listed in the program of the state highway
department.
BEMIDJI-Another of damage from light
ming in the thunder storm Sunday afternoon
ported in Bemidji Monday by Carl Blom who told
of bolt that struck the house of neighbor, Mel
vim Ellingson tearing off corner of the house and
knocking Elingson unconscious for 15 minutes.
The bolt struck in tree near the house. fol-
lowing limb that hung about three feet above the
roof until it entered in corner which was torn
from the building Plaster inside the house was
knocked down and small fire was started but put
out Immediately. Mr.. Ellingson was outside carry
tub of water which was knocked from his hands
when the bolt struck.
PRESTON-There was time when it was gen.
orally thought that bite from trantula fatal
which, fortunately, is not the case They have ba-
knife at Read Bros, store but like many anotn-
er it is seldom used and it while pulling bananas
from bunch Saturday evening that large tarantu-
| la fastened itself Mrs. w. A. Reads finger and
gave here bite which caused pain almost i'm
| mediatey and for several days following But for
prompt medical attention she might easily have had
serious time though the nervous shock was
| quite enough as it was.
PLA1NVIEW-Three hundred of flock of 400
brown leghorn chickens were stolen from the Henry
Walch farm early Monday morning. Mr.. Walch said
he was awakened by the thieves at 200 o'clock TAX
ing shot gun, he went to the chicken coop to in
! vestigate. While searching about the buildings he
| heard whistle and afterward truck started
up in the road and sped away The thieves had ap-
| parently completed their job and had the truck
/ odod dur 10 ho hoo,-
| They got away fast Mr. Walch said he did moi
have time to get more than glimpse of the truck
The chickens, he said, would weight between and
2h pounds each.
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