The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-01-28

The ducks, picked up by game warden, were
xrayed and in the middle Of the body grouped with
in diameter Of about an inch were many pellets
birdshot
Dr. Magath estimates that in the past ten years
so tons of shot have been poured into the lake by
hunters and where most of the shooting has been
done the shot probably lie almost in layers in the
ooze.
The ducks feed in this mud, digging 6 to IS
inches into the ooze looking for mousces and roots
They churn it up from the bottom and pick up a
lot of grit If shot there they pick them up too.
The grit and shot deposited in the gizzard the
only opening to which is at the top and grinding
takes place.
The lead is ground up and absorbed-it cannot
get out otherwise. DR.. Magath explained
Bear Lake lower this fall than usual, due
to the drouth. About three weeks ago ducks from
the north began to in large numbers, and af-
ter a week or ten days. many of them could not
rise from the water On land they could not walk,
and about 400 of them died.
Samples of the lake bottom were sent to DR..
Magath and he found by sitting about three shot to
a gallon of mud
Lead poisoning causes the wings to droop so
that the crown feathers drag, aud the ducks get
neuritis involving the carpal joint well
disorder of the feet The bones of the dead
ducks contain lead and the gizzards contain four to
rs shot All the captive sick birds died in four or
five days.
No practical methods has yet been suggested
of protecting ducks from the shot that misses them
HoLDINGFoRD-The Holdingford debate team
will debate with the debate team of Technical High
school at ST. Cloud January %. This will be the
second debate for both teams ST. Cloud defeated
the debate team from Sank Rapids and Holdingford
won from the Anoka High school team Lawrence
Macarthur, Eleanore Gaida and Bernice Epsky will
represent Holdingford in this debate.
SEBEKA-The residents of Sebeka were in
turmoil last week when it found out that Mar
tin H Grismer proprietor of the Hi-way garage had
left unexpectedly, leaving behind him decidedly
mixed up business. Grismer, Chevrolet dealer, of
Sebeka is alleged to have sold the contract
to different companies. When a purchaser bought
a car, contract plan drawn up and signed by
around and state that there error in
the first contract and that it necessary for the
buyer sign this contract also and he in turn would
tear up the old A
Other charges that false motor numbers
would be inserted in the contracts and purchasers
would be paying for they die not have in their
possession. Many other irregular transactions were
made, it is charged and large number of innocent
of the General Motors Acceptanc. Corporation and
Wadena county banks who bought car payment con-
tracts and mortgages from Mr.. Grismer have been
going various transactions the past week in Or
der to get the matter Strengthened out and some of
the results, this paper is informed startling.
Mr.. Grismer had operated garage in Sebeka
for number of years and was reputed as doing
good business. He was behind every community pro-
ject having number of riends in Sebeka and it
came as a shock to everyone who knew him.
It is thought that he drove to Detroit Lakes
abandoning his car there, taking the 500 train to
Canada, his former home
MELROSE-Gilbert Doty, of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ernest Doty living north of town. the victim
of serious accident following the experience he and
Ed Zimmerman had in breaking through the ice at
Big Birch lake January 7th
After the car had been raised and taken to the
Doty place, attempt was made the following day
to start the engine After effort the engine
started but it seemed that the exhaust pipe was