The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-04-28
of 10
Stranded in
Sank Centre
Mother and Nine Children
Appear to Be Successful
Professionals
TELL PITIFUL STORY
Officials Assist Them; Stories
of Mishaps Do Not
Dovetail

L
ng's Minneapolis Tribune:
Packed snuggly in a mud
spattered, discouraged looking
sedan that's logged over $4,000
miles in six year, a mother and
her nine young children, intre-.
pid motrists who have seen
both oceans, left the Twin Cit
les behind them Monday.
Drizzling gray skies and a
raw spring wind may not make
for ideal motoring conditions,
but for the Everson family
stranded Saturday night on the
outskirts Of st. Paul without
gas and without money, this
was perfect day Ito get going
again." -
The Everson family, for the
past eight months residents of
Kelliher, Mimi, are accustomed
to difficulties on the road, but
Sundays misadventures mount
ed up until they became disas-
trous. Some time ago Austin
Everson, father of the nine
children, went to Detroit where
he could find a job. He left
kelliher telling his wife he
would send for her and the
children as soon as possible.
Last Tuesday Mrs Everson
received SAT from her husband
and word to start making the
journey to Detroit. Delighted
to be able to join their father,
the Everson children from IS
year-old Nina, who has driven
the car $4,000 mile, to six
months-old baby Daniel, piled
into the car. They carried lunch
baskets and pillows so they
could picnic on the way and
save their money to buy gas
and oil.
Everything went along all
right until they approached
Eagle Bend. Then the car
broke down, and repairs were
expensive. Saturday afternoon
Mrs. Everson paid out her last
cent for tank of gasoline. At
dusk that evening the Ever
sons came to q dead stop just
outside of st. Paul.
Some one who drove by gave
us a dollar and we got enough
gas to come into town." Mrs.
Everson said. The police were
kind enough to take us in and
give us a place to stay for tht
night.
A collection was taken up in
the public safety building with
all the workers there contribut-
ing to the fund. So with $25
in her pocketbook, gas in the
tank and nine smiling children
in the car Mrs. Everson set
out for Detroit Monday.
This family arrived in Sank Ger
tire about 100 p. NJ, Thursday G
last week. 1t was about 600 o'cloc
when they got in touch with tn
poor committee of the city. TIL
of the brood Of nine, rans
ing in age from six months to !
years old, told a pitiful story.
The husband had left Kellihe
months before and had finally 81
cured employment at Detroit, Mich
and has sent them money to com
to him. Mrs. Everson told the Sau
Centre committee that their car, a
out of date Willys-Knight sedal
that had broken down about seve
miles from the city and were towe
in by a friendly passer-by.
At this time it was about 6:3'
The lady was asked if they had ha
supper, she replied, ooh yes"
It appears that the food was cal
en- in the garage in plain sight @
the mechanics who informed tn
poor officers that the only food the
had to eat was bread and butter
The kindly committee went out an
purchased additional food for them
The question Of where they wer
10 spend the night was a problem
Dewey O'Gara suggested that the
might occupy the rooms over tn
garage and another problem wa
settled.
Early Tuesday morning st. Clou'
vas notified that the woman an
1er brood were being towed to tn
City.
Friday City Attorney Kells ha'
to visit Long Prairie. Tn
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