The Sauk Centre herald., 1932-09-01


in hospital with lesser injuries. Earl was only
slightly hurt.
GLENwooD- Drawing knife and leaning on
the side of the express truck well dressed stranger
on Monday morning demanded ride from Herman
Peterson, local American Railway express messengt
Mr.. Peterson shook the stranger from the side
of the truck with well directed blow with his ell
bow and jerk of his
A search by the police and Mr.. Peterson, Of the
Northern Paciice and 500 Line "jungles" revealed
trace of the stranger who apparently left as quickly
possible.
Mr. Peterson had made a stop on the N p Hill
and had come to stop before entering the highway.
Turning onto the road at the Oander residence, Mr.
Peterson put the in low and proceeding slow
ly up the hill when the hitch-hiker hailed him ask
ing for ride" Upon receiving no for an answer,
he leapt to the running board of the truck on the
drivers side and pulled his knife threateningly.
At the time, Peterson said the "knife looked a
foot long" BY speeding the suddenly and push
ing with his elbow, Herman dislodged the hitchhik
and proceeded up the hill to the station. On his
return he notified police who could find no trace of
the stranger.
HUTCHINSON-One of the most unique or
chards in this vicinity is group of IL pear trees
growing on the farm of Charles Working four miles
northeast of Cervuso. Four of these trees planted
six years ago. bearing fruit for the second year.
This years crop is extra fine, the pears equal
in and quality to those shipped in from other
climes. The fruit will be ready to harvest about
October 1st.
Contrary to general opinion pear trees are quite
hardy and be successfully introduced in this CHI
mate In the opinion of Mr.. Working pear trees will
eventually become common here as apple trees
are.
Observation-Disclosures of automobiles from all
over the United States and Canada visit Marshall
every year, but car that was here Tuesday set a
record-it came from China.
Chief of Police Marin Linnan noted q car marked
Shanghai, and upon interviewing the owner found
the car belonged to Attorney George F. Richardson,
whose office is at IT The Bund, Shanghai China.
Attorney Richardson told the Chief he had been
in China for the past five years and was returning
there after a tour of the United States The IL
cense of the car, Chevrolet, contained but four
numbers $685." which were white on a black back
ground.
BIRD ISLAND-One man is dead and three 9TH
persons injured the result of automobile
collision highway No. II, mile west of Bird
Island, Monday evening. The accident occurred
about 800 o'clock and Perry Spillman, driver of an
Odsmobie which collided with car driven by
Christ Nelson, of Bird Island died Tuesday morning
at the Willmar hospital where he had been taken
after the accident.
According to reports Mr.. Spiman was returning
from the cities to his home at Fargo in an Oldsmo-
bile car, and at a crossing mile west of Bird
Island, he collided with Ford driven by Christ
Nelson.
GRAND RAPIDS-Mrs. Cloude Bell, 46 years of
age, took her own fife last Sunday afternoon by
shooting herself in the head with rifle Mrs. Bell
alone in the home in Grand Rapids at the time
she had asked the children to go and visit an
aunt. She walked out into the garden and COM
mitted the rash act. AS near be ascertained,
ill health responsible for her dependency
which led her to commit suicide.
MIDDLE RIVER-Crashng head-on into oil
barrel carried an oil truck on the Gatzke- Middle
River highway Thursday night, Arne Elmo Fill
pula, 80 year old Middle River man. who was driving
a motorcycle, was fatally injured, according to the
Warren Sheaf.
The oil truck owned by the Gullicksons' of Mid
lie WE w HendrckSOn.
Thief River Falls and returning to Middle River
after having hauled load of oil to the Gatzke
neghborhood Filpula, accompanied by a Mr.. Foss,
from Green bush, who riding on the rear of the
motorcycle, failed to notice the oil barrel protrud-
ing and crashed into it head The accident oc-
Cured about 1890 p M. Mr.. Filpua died about 1870
A. NJ Friday
Mr.. Hendrickson stopped his truck Immediately
and brought the less injured man to Middle River,
where he summoned aid to go after Fflpua whose
condition such that nothing could be done TO
his life. Foss is in hospital at Thief River
Falls, suffering with broken leg and other minor
injuries.