The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-11-10
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HUTCHINSON-When it comes to hunting
geese Howard Quade and Paul Schultz will go
long ways to bag of the wild Canadian honkers.
Monday morning, while harvesting their onion
crop, they heard the easilyrecognized honk of the
geese and looking up saw flock of the birds head
ing south in their familiar formation. Howard
hurried into the house for his gun but the geese
were flying too high Not to be outdone they hoped
into Quades car and started out the Lake Marion
road, following the geese all the day to Brownton
without getting good shot. At Brownton they
bought new shells and resumed the chase, finally
bringing down young hvepounder few miles
The next evening Howard Quade entertained
number of his friends at wild goose dinner the
piece de resistance being the bagged after the
chase of IL more miles.
LITTLE FALLS-A severe storm struck in a.
section between Little Falls and Pierz Friday night
topping AZ telephone poles and several power poles
The damage was caused five-mile front begin
ming at point about six miles east of the city.
Twenty emergency workers out the
P1erz road today for the telephone company. Most
of them recruited from Paynesville where they
were called during the night by Manager Arthur
e. Benson. AS the crew left Paynesville heavy
storm struck that section and they were held up
several hours making repairs in their territory.
About half of the ~ poles had to be replaced,
stored this morning Toll lines out in the coun-
try north of Brainerd and service disrupted at
many scattered points.
The power company Jared better, its damage be-
ing comparatively light.
Bleak weather continued in Little Falls following
a slight snowfall. Visibility poor for driving
BRAINERD-One hundred additional men Sat-
urday were promised employment beginning Novem-
Der when Armour No mine of the Inland Steel
company at Crosby, will reopen after being idle for
the past six months.
The reopening of the mine is being undertaken
relief measure designed to elevate distressed
on1Nr nnoh fha 1lQ or
each miner will receive approximately $40 per month
for 10 days work throughout the winter.
Officials said that sufficient ore was now In the
stock piles to fill requirements for 1888 and 1884 but
the company is undertaking this method to prevent
need and suffering among its employees this winter it
was explained.
Last week, the Croft mine at Crosby operated by
Pckands and Mather, reopened, calling back 40
men on the same basis.
MINNEAPOLIS NJ o. Smith, living five
miles west of the city limits on Sixth Avenue NJ
telephoned the sheriff early Saturday that she shot
man who trying to steal her turkeys.
II shot at him twice and he only 80 feet
away, and I'm certain that hit him." she told de-
puties who answered the call.
The farmyard searched. Near the chicken
coop, the deputies found dying turkey.
MINNEAPOLIS-Two former North Dakota
convicts were arrested and held for investigation
concerning recent Minneapolis safe robberies De-
tectives Lawrence Wicklund and Dan Noonan ar
rested the pair at a First avene S. apartment In
possession of the two cards bearing what police
believed to be the combinations to number of safes
in Minneapolis offices. Hacksaw blades and an au
tomobile also were seized
PARK RAPIDS-A hunting trip turned to trag-
edy when three men lost their lives in Little Rice
lake 81 miles northwest of here Sunday evening. The
dead are Cecil Warner, of Park Rapids who was
guiding the party, Theodore Roberts, of Minneapo-
lis, radio salesman, and A. s. Craven, of Evanston,
Ill, who designed the Minnesota Theatre building In
Minneapolis. AL Dalkin, of Chicago, fourth man in
the party rescued.
George Miller, of Park Rapids who was also
employed by the party a guide was the hero OF
the affair Through his almost superhuman efforts
he built a pathway brush and poles across the
Roberts was dead when Miller got him out of the
water and Craven nd<Warner had disappeared in
the deep water of the lake before help could reach
them.
The story of the accident was told to the Enter
prise by Clifford Miller, who was in charge of the
hunting camp and was corroborated by others pres
ent at the time
The three men who lost their lives and Dalkin
hunting Little Rice lake in two boats Short
ly before sunset the boat which Craven and Warner
using sprung leak. Noting the plight of the
two men, Roberts and Dalkin hurried to their
Craven and Warner grasped the side of the boat
and being towed when Craven: attempted to
climb into the boat capsizng it.
Struggling in the icy water, and weighed down
by heavy clothing, the soon became exhausted
and when help finally came they were almost dead
George Miller and son, Clifford, were guiding
other members of the same party Little Bemdj
lake, about mile distant When they returned to
the cabin evening dinner and found that the 9TH
err hunters had not returned, they were not alarmed
but when hour and more had passed some con-
Germ felt. George Miller, accompanied by Harry
Strimng of Minneapolis drove over to the shore OF
Little Rice lake. and when they arrived there heard
the four men in the water calling for help
The lake is surrounded by of soft mud
that is characteristic of most of the lakes in that
region, and the rescuers unable to get closer
than 200 feet of the men Miller at once commenced
to build rough corduroy walk over the mud, using
whatever material was available, breaking down
dead tamarack trees with his shoulder. It was hard
and laborious work. but Miller succeeded in the her
culean task wadng in the slime up to his waist and
stumbling over roots and stumps in the darkness.
Dalkin pulled from the water and dragged
to shore, where he revived.
RED LAKE FALLS-Closing of the First State
Bank of Red Lake Falls Thursday leaves Red Lake
community without bank either national or state,
it was announced today by the state banking de-
partment.
1t marks the first county to be left without
bank since banking institutions were established
throughout the state
The Red Lake Falls bank had deposits of $685.