The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-05-05

/ time ago Mrs McCardle discovered some wall paper
i in corner of downstairs bedroom was torn. In
attempting to put it back place she found there
unusual construction in the wall and upon
vestgating further, found hole which concealed
| two tin cans. One can was filled with number of
gold pieces, most of them of the $40 variety while
the other filled with currency the bills being
tied in a bundle. The McCardle family, at least
/ those mtmbers who hid the money, resided On the
| farm many years ago. After the death of the hus-
band the mother continued to live the farm She
| suffered a stroke one day which made it impossible
for her to speak and it is thought that this prevented
her from telling other members of the family where
| the money was hidden.
| CANBY-Three eastern automobile thieves mired
their stolen automobile and took four in this
region before escaping to the again the main
highway out of Lake Benton.
Their trouble began when during snowfall late
at night they stalled their car, heavy make south
of Candy in the only wet spot in the vicinity Three
suspicious characters were by the night watch
man, but he lost track of them.
Meanwhile they stole big custom-buit be-
longing to Candy doctor and attempted to pull out
their mired car. Both became stalled
They then borrowed light from the nearest
farm house. drove to Ivanhoe 1S miles south il
with burned out bearing stole another car, drove
that to Lake Benton, Is miles farther and there bor
rowed" new model car out of private garage. IT
was later established that their first taken
in Chicago two days previous and that Minnesota
numbers had been stolen in Lake Benton.
Their system was to wire the ignition and to
change when out of gasoline. Both of the stalled
autos were left with lights Illuminated and motors
running.
MARSHALL-A quantity of morphine and ap-
proximately $50 in cash taken from the Gag
drug store here Sunday night. 1t is believed only
a rear window. detective in Marshall Mon
day morning examining the store for finger prints,
but results of the examination unsatisfactory
because the thief wore gloves.
WI about A M
Monday by L. G. Carlson, who is employed in the
Rexall store Mr. Carlson became suspicious when
he found both cash registers in the front of the
store empty knowing that some cash had been left
in each Saturday night. A fashlight taken from
stock and left lighted indicated that the robbery had
occurred Sunday night.
The robber removed storm window and cut a
small piece from the window pane to knock loose
stick propped cornerwise in the window to make it
secure. He then opened the window, and stepped
through onto the radiator leaving muddy shoe track
on order blanks piled there.
A lock on the prescription liquor drawer was
untouched 1t is believed by Mr. Gag that the naur-
auder acquainted with the drug morphine, be-
cause only one variety was taken. The drug loss
amounted to So A safe which stood in the same
room was not tempered with.
FERGUS FALLS-Willing to do everything ir
his power to end the depression, William Bengan,
IS, farmer near Fergus Falls went to the state
insane hospital Monday happy because he
thcaght he had been successful His friends said
that Bengan had brooded over the economic situa-
conclusion that the world needed money in
circulation. He wrote four checks for $2OO0O 100000
each and asked telers at Fergus Falls banks to de-
post them for poor relief An examining physician
was called Bengan asked him if he could use a
little money and then wrote him checl/for $1,000-
000,OO0OOO.
WAsECA-Ffre destroyed one business building
and damaged two others with total loss of $780,
600 here Sunday.
The three-story H. A. Brown & Son department
StOr ad odifxu
occupied by the s. H Pfaff furniture store and the
Mailer hardware company were damaged.
Firemen from Owatonna and GAINESVILLE
moned.
The Brown store of the oldest in Wa
SEGA and the largest business firm here. The
company recently observed its fortieth anniversary
The loss to the Brown company is estimated at
$4,000 while the other two stores reported loss of
10000 each, partially covered by insurance.
ROCHESTER-w H. Hays, 49, purchasing
agent of the Mayo clinic died at his home of
heart attack.
Survivors include his widow, and sister, Mrs
E. K. Whiting, Owatonna. Funeral services will be
conducted here with burial in Chicago.
ST PAUL-Harry F. Warner, SO, wholesale dry
goods merchant, died last night at his home after
short illness. Warner formerly vice president
of Lindeke, Warner and Sons prominent dry goods
concern. Surviving are his widow, one daughter and
two sons.
ST. PAUL-congressman August H. Andersen,
Red Wing and Charles J. Andre ST. Paul today filed
with secretary of state, Mike Holm as candidate at
large for congress on the Republican ticket
Andersen has served four terms. Andre has not
run for public office previously.
ST. PAULA. w. Dunlap, ST. Paul slain
near Webster, Wis, last Tuesday, and his wife
wanted in Missouri for receiving stolen property,
according to telegram received by Melvin Passolt,
headt Of the state crime bureau.
= MILACA-Harold Peterson. who resided on a
farm in Bogus Brook township four miles south of
Mlaca, committed suicide Saturday morning by
shooting himself with % rifle.
Mr. Peterson and his brother, Louis, last fall pur-
chased the farm of 100 which formerly belonged
to William Bennett The men lived alone, but Harold
was making plans to be married in June to young
lady teaching school in Benton county Neither he
nor his brother were in straitened financial condi
tons and knows why he should have COM
mitted such rash act. It apparently premed.
itated he left letter addressed to his ance stat
ing that she in way responsible for his death
rency.
Louis Peterson and Otto Engelke, who has been
employed on the farm noticed on Saturday morning
that Harold seemed rather respondent. In fact he
had appeared to be somewhat depressed for several
days and was excessively annoyed by minor difficult
ties that he had the farm in the matter Of
handling his horses and the operation of his tractor
ST. PAUL-School boards of the state may re.
move married teachers in favor of single teachers