The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1933-02-16

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but could not locate the blaze A later inspection
showed that the match counter had burst into flames
and had ignted that part Of the building resulting
in the smoke damage but meanwhile the fremen
forced to thoroughly drench the first floor of
the building with water. The fire had eaten its way
into the second floor of the building but most of the
damage confined to the first floor of the estab-
lishment.
ST. CLOUD-Henry Dryer, SO years old,
automobile body and fender repair shop at 112
Sixth avenue south, died at the st. Cloud hospital
at Oils o'clock Monday morning about 40 minutes
after his body crushed under the debris of an
exploding furnace. Two others in the shop with him
escaped serious injury though Ed Christie, of
another shop suffered severe scalp bruise and
leg injury. Ed Roe. helper in the Dryer shop, was
not hurt. Mr. Christes shop is acrosst street and
he had been visiting with Mr. Dryer.
The furnace was of hot air type but contained
water coil which fed radiator. The furnace
had not been functionng properly Roe explained af-
ter the explosion He said Dryer, Christie and he
had looked into the furnace but minute before.
They investigating the source of sound of
escaping steam. The furnace door had just been
closed, Roe said, and he walking to the rear of
the shop when he felt the conclusion against his back
He said he turned about and Christie, but the
portion of the shop where the furnace had been
filled with steam and smoke and burning Goals.
Immediately they sought Dryer and found him
lying wall about six feet from the furnace He
had been hurled there. Parts of the furnace
about him and his clothing were burning. He
carried into the office and hurried to the hos
pital. Doctors said the right side of his chest had
been crushed, apparently from the impact with the
wall.
ST. PAULA record slaughter of 1854 deer
took place in Minnesota during the ten-day hunting
last fall according to the incomplete returns
filed with the state game and fish department. The
report stated that deer more plentiful in the
north woods last season than at time in the last
forty years.
Up to date 24s2s hunters have made reports of
their results to the game and fish department with
$4,000 big game licenses Sold ST. Louis county
terained 10000 hunters Pine county, 5,59S; Kooch-
ichng, 1884 Itasca, 1900 and Aitkin 1900. Male
deer taken during the season numbered 21,O12 fe-
male, 1884; male fawns 1894, and female fawns
2,8A.
A ccording to w. T. Cox, commissioner of con-
couraging for even better hunting in the future
Despite the record KILL game wardens report very
satisfactory deer herd for breeding purposes.
lage, old bachelor, found frozen to death
close to his house Wednesday night last week.
1t is supposed that he got up time during that
night, as he was clothed only in underwear and
shoes, and small lamp was burning in the house.
Both doors open so it was assumed he must
have fallen when outside and either lost conscious
ness, or else dazed he could not return in
doors. When found, about 1000 A. NJ, he was of
course, frozen and dead.
Mr.. Anderson had lived in Franklin about 80
years, and was well known, being SO years old. The
body taken to Minneapolis for burial as he has
three sisters living there.
BENSON-An act of sabotage directed at con-
sumers of coal was discovered near Benson when
stick of dynamite concealed in lump of tar plaster
eded with coal and made to represent large chunk
of soft coal was found by Tony Molea at his home.
Mr.. Molea had purchased a load of coal from
John Webb dealer at Benson and had it delivered at
a bin at his home. His son breaking up some
larger Jumps to fit them for in stove. He struck
one of the large Jumps with old and split it in
two. He noticed that it of different texture
from the coal and examined it carefully. He found
that the had just missed the explosive cap of
bomb made with stick of dynamite. Had the axe
struck the cap the boy would not have known what
killed him and the house would have been demol-
ished. The stick of dynamite had been wrapped in
paper, then covered with tar preparation into which
pieces of coal had been forced to make the entire
mass resemble lump of coal.
Mr.. Mola turned the dynamite and its wrappings
to Sheriff Elmer Madison who is assisting in
making investigation. It is thought that the bomb
was placed possibly by striking miners in the soft
coal regions.
MARSHALL Lydia Hodgkins 80, of Mar.
SHALL Mimi, who became travel-minded at 80, re.
turned on the liner George from six weeks trip
abroad Mrs. Hodgkns husband, who died so years
ago. served in the navy and she receives pension
$40 month. She said she saves enough from it to
go abroad each Last years she visited the Holy
Land, and this year went to Italy. She planned to
return to Minneapolis by bus.
ST. PAULA bandit robbed S. M. stearns, 1914
Hllcrest avenue st. Paul. Thursday night of SIPS in
cash, and gems and jewelry valued at $780, accord
ing to report to police Mr.. Stearn an osteopath
told police he was returning home with his driver,
Olive Hunt, and had stopped his in front of his
garage at the rear of his home when man in car
parked nearby called to him. AS he approached, the
man drew pistol and robbed him of his cash, three
diamond rings, three unset diamonds and three
set emeralds and wrist watch and band
Mr.. Stearn explained that he had taken the jewels
from an company for appraisal preparatory
to renewing the insurance on them
The victim explained that the robber held him up,
got the loot and sped away before Hunt was aware
OF the robbery. He described the bandit between
40 and 45 years old, short and heavy set, and
ing a dark brown overcoat and green hat. As he
drove away. Mr.. Stearn said the turned off the
lights of his that the license plate could
not be seen