The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-09-29
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REDWOOD FALLs-Forcing their pursuers to
halt by scattering roofing nails the bandit quintet
| that raided the State Bank and Trust Co. of Red
wood Falls of $4,000 faded from sight Friday after
noon.
Sheriff L. J. Kise and his son. Douglas, managed
to pick up the trail shortly after the robbers fed
from the bank, taking with them two employees as
shields, but the sheriff compelled to Civ up the
chase when nails strewn the highway by the gun
punctured the tires of the pursuers' automobile
Jack Robinson, plotting plane owned by Sher-
III kise trailed the bands and then sped ahead and
landed in a field, hoping to summon help to cut off
escape of the raiders.
| The robbers apparently changed their course.
however, as they were not observed after they were
reported to have passed through Meagan, 16 miles
southeast of here
A. F. Hassenstab, cashier and his secretary,
Miss Mona Levens, were forced to stand on the
running board of the bandit but released
two miles from town. Several times they were
threatened with death, they said.
ST. CLOUD-Falling 80 feet into a ravine, David
OConnor, 17year-od, Central high school junior,
fatally injured. His head struck a tree.
Earl Thiesen, junior at Tech high school, said
he was walking Thursday night with O'Connor along
the edge of the ravine when he said the latter lost
his balance and fell. Previously Theisen told ]. J.
of beer.
Theisen said after OConnor fell he dragged him
los feet to the edge of creek and bathed his head
and face Fheisen said he fell asleep and awaken
ing at Ills A. NJ. went home. Theisen said he then
recalled what had happened and told his mother who
found OConnor's body. Thesen was held for ques-
tioning.
HUGO-Two men robbed the First State Bank of
Hugo at 1000 A. M. today. There no shooting.
Hugo is in Washington county about 20 miles
north OF st. Paul.
First reports that the bandits got only small
amount of money, probably less than one thousand
dollars.
1t was the second Minnesota bank robbery in
two days. The State Bank & Trust company, of Red
nv a h.
bers about 9:15 A. M. Friday. The Redwood Falls
gunner apparently had made good their escape to-
day.
The bandits headed southwark toward St. Paul
A posse of citizens including the bank cashier
trying to pick up the trail It believed that the
robbers would try to reach hideout in the nearby
lake country.
The bandits were driving dark blue sedan that
had license plates.
This the fourth time the Hugo bank had
been raided. The last robbery two years ago.
The loot then was about $1,000.
The bank yielded $500 to gunner in December.
1922 and was robbed of 1887 in May, 1925.
BROWERVIILE-Game Warren Fred Moss
man, whose headquarters in Sank Centre, furn-
ished Warden Stickney with further evidence that
others than kids killing ringneck pheasants out
of in Stickney's territory. Fred rambled
around in this section of the county for short time
Monday and Tuesday and result F. Sobota was
picked up to answer to charge of killing pheasants
out of Justice Chrysler, of Long Prairie, i'm
posed fine of $50 and condscated Mr.. Sobota's gun
We hope Stickney, in view of the fact that live
dens have trouble in finding law violations in his
territory, will awake to the fact that his oath
of office was something more than mere gesture
but we have our doubts A move is under way
among sportsmen of this county to have Stickney
transferred to far distant points that Todd
ey may longer be considered as of the war;
dens advised the editor of The Blade 1.-The worst spot
in the state for closed shooting of pheasants
Blade.
observation-disclosures Gobernatz 81, Of
old oo
fell from a tractor he was operating and crush
ed to death, according to Associated Press dispatches
from Grand Marais, Mimi, where the accident oc-
CURED. The Holdingford man was employed on con-
struction work on Highway No. and making
an adjustment on scraper in the rear of tractor
he was operating. He fell, the scraper turning him
twice and inficting fatal injuries.
Gobernatz the of Mr.. and Mrs. Christ
Gobernatz well known Holdngford residents. Be-
sides his parents he leaves four brothers, Ed who
worked on the crew with Lawrence at Grand
Marias; Andrew, Val and Frank Holdingford; and
four sisters, Theresa, Mathilda and Loretta, Hold
ingford and Rae, of St. Paul.
Funeral services will be held on Monday morn
ing at o: 90 A. M. at Holdngford, the requiem high
mass to be in st. Marys church. Interment will be
made in the Holdingford Catholic cemetery.
For the past nine years Lawrence has been
working for the Roth Construction company, of St.
Paul, various jobs throughout the state
MINNEAPOLIS-Two students at State Teach
ers college, st. Cloud who obtained Gift" from
motorist, reported to Minneapolis police today they
they forced out of the car near Becker and
robbed of grip containing jewelry and clothing
valued at $100.95 and SIS in cash.
The students were Miss Mae MAXI %, Gilbert,
Mimi. and Miss Mae Welcome, 81, Sherburne. The
grip owned by Miss Maxi.
AT Robbinsdale, man motorist with two girls
offered to give them lift to ST. Cloud. At Osseo
the driver let out the girls who in the when
the students accepted the offer and returned with
companion.
The four headed toward St. Cloud and when near
Becker the girls were forced out of the machine the
men turned the machine around and headed back
toward Osseo
ALBERT LEA-Eighty young Albert Lea bust
ness and professional men are listed charter men,
bers of the Albert Lea Junior Chamber of Commerce.
fifth and newest unit of the Minnesota Junior Cham
Der of Commerce. Other units in st. Paul. Min
neapolis, St Cloud and Sank Centre. Approximate
y 200 men, including delegations from St. Paul and
Mason City, Iowa, attended the organization meet
ing at which Leslie B. harrington of ST. Paul, vice
president of the United States Junior Chamber of
Commerce. principal speaker.
HOOVER THE COUNTRY'S BET
Senator Arthur Capper in "Capper's Weekly')
It seems to be a true commentary on history in
general that the peoples of most nations have usual
y been slow to recognize great leaders in the times
of crisis that brought them forth In own short
history, we know that Lincoln much criticised and
Inundated, believed he could not be elected to a