The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1933-02-23
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tempt by three hundred protesting to block
the sheriff from the court house steps and prevent
foreclosure SALE the first instant OF its kind IN this
part of the state
Sheriff VIM. Roehler of Fairmont said the sale
completed and legal" but leaders of the mem
be.s of the Martin county unit of the armers Holt
day Association, insisted the sale not legal,
claiming the Sheriff Ibid not get on the court house
steps advertised"
three hundred farmers descended the court house
in group. Pushed about and prevented from reach
ing the top of the steps, the Sheriff finally forced his
way onto bottom step and read the notice OF the
SALE Meanwhile, Attorney Frank E. Dougherty, rep
resenting the mortgage holder, engaged in fstc
encounter with Roy Palmer, Fairmont insurance man
and Land owner who has been opposing farm fore
closures
After the insurance man apparently had been
worsted the sale proceeded and Dougherty bid in the
farm for the mortgage holder, Harry Lintelman, a
retired farmer. The mortgage for $4,000, with
$S12 for taxes and interest quarter section
ed by Alfred Cotoew, Northeast of Fairmont It is
occupied by his son. c. D. Cottew.
JACKSON-Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Hildebrand
and Mr.. and Mrs. George Craven narrowly escaped
serious consequence from being come by monox-
ide gas Sunday night. It is reported that Mr.. and
Mrs. Hldebrand who live north of Jackson visited
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Craven south of the city. From
the Craven farm the four drove to Esthervlle Ia,
to visit sister. While returning late in the night
Mrs. Hildebrand complained of distressed feeling
in her eyes and a window opened and at once
the Hildebrands and Mrs. Craven become deathly
to the Craven place and doctor called at once.
Mr.. Hidebrand seriously ill for few hours
This was quite an experience for some more of
our popular friends of jackson. The illness of the
three people is said to have continued for time
but eventually they recovered.
ST. STEPHENS Three bandits entered the state
bank at ST. Stephen and took about $50 in cash and
kidnapped Leo Lepinski the cashier, whom they lib
Grated near ST. Joseph While the bank raid was in
progress another bandit went to the G. A. Schuene
man garage and held up the place. Joe Trobec, who
happened to be in the garage slow in putting up
his hands and the bandit shot him in the head He
was taken to the hospital in st. Cloud in serious
condition. small amount of cash taken at the
garage. st. Stephen is about eight miles of Rice
in Stearns county.
The raiders drove large, dark colored Buick
and after leaving Lepinski took the road leading
toward ST. Cloud.
MINNEAPOLIS-In the presence of a number
of diners Frances Trienert, Is, of 1404 Glenwood
avenue, wounded fatally by two bullets fired
shortly before 500 p. M. Sunday in a Wrigley
taurant in the basement Of O21 Hennepin avenue
Her escort discharged from the st. Cloud re-
formatory last summer, was jailed after the shoot
ing.
The couple had entered the restaurant not long
before the shots fired, witnesses said. They
seated themselves in booth.
Ruth Vigaren, 234 Fwenty-second avenue north,
the assistant manager Of the restaurant, said she
was passing the booth, when the shots were fired.
She turned and Miss Triemert fall backward
to of the walls of the booth The girl she said,
exclaimed something unntelligble.
When gunsquad arrived the wounded girl
lying on the floor in the booth and her escort was
bending over her. An ambulance was called and she
taken to General hospital where she died shortly
after admission. There were two bullet wounds in
her left side.
The man who had been with the girl in the booth
was searched but no gun was found in his posses
sions The weapon from which the shots were fired
was found under the booth table.
haf-pint bottle, partially filled with liquor, was
taken from of the pockets OF the suspect Police
said he appeared to be drunk.
He said he had "been going around" with the
victim for time and that he had intended to marry
her.
Later he told of financial difficulties He had
been working internationally for small wages, he said
and was planning to work Sunday. But instead he
called his sweetheart at her home
After matinee, the two had gone to the restaur-
ant. He worried about money, he said. Then,
he related he revealed to Frances that he had gum
"she asked to see the gum" he said. IT was pass
ing it to her under the table. It went of. didn't
know what was doing. drunk"