The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1933-06-22

earlier in the season and the hayrack sitting it
lifted off and thrown upon the ground. Left
there awaiting convenient time to put 1t back in
place, the wind storm two weeks age picked up the
heavy rack and put back in position the wagon
in almost the identical spot in which it had originally
rested
Fuses Unscrewed By Lightning Charges Il
MONTEVIDEO-A bolt of lightning which en-
tered home through a radio aerial burned out and
threw electric light fuses to the floor The fuses had
been screwed into the sockets, and electricians
unable to explain how such happening could have
occurred. The lightning, which struck at the home
of NJ E. Chamberlin, Montevideo, burned up the 120
feet of twisted copper wire which served as an aerial
and entered the house, blowing open the radio and
putting all electrical devices including the range and
telephone, out of commission
Wind Blows Freight Cars Seven Miles
CONIFREY-Believe it or not, says the Com
frey Times the recent storm blew two freight cars
from the siding at Mountain Lake onto the main
line and then clear to Butterfeld where they crashed
into the wreckage of the elevator that was across
the tracks there. The distance is about TX miles.
Mans Ear Chewed In Fight Over Pasture
PARK RAPIDS-Differences the Of a
pasture resulted in fight in which participant
suffered the loss of part of one ear which he &C
cused his opponent of chewing off. The result
court case in Park Rapids recently. r. Werstlein
the complainant and the victim, with Ed Nelson
the defendant. After listening to the evidence
sented, the action was dismissed.
Cyclone Sweeps Man From Culvert; Carried 40 Rods
WORTHINGTON-Craw into culvert for
safety in the recent wind did not help Christ
Kunze, Worthington for the wind swept him out Of
his refuge and carried him 40 rods through the air.
dropping him unhurt by fence. He chung to the
fence for the rest of the storm the hail beating down
on him and making black and blue marks large
marbles all over his body.
browns In Stock Tank
LESTER PRAIRIE-Drowned while at play, the
body of the two-year old son Of Mr. and Mrs. Clar-
ence Sterner found floating in the stock tank
his fathers farm The little tot was playing in the
farmyard during milking time, and when he failed to
return to the house when it getting dark, a
search was made and the body found in the tank All
efforts to revive the infant were in vain.
Disc Tiller Mangles Man Who Falls From Tractor
STEPHEN-Falling from his tractor as he was
turning at the headland, August Sandberg was hor
riby manged when disc tler passed over him at
Stephen recently Men working in another field about
half mile away were attracted to the scene when
they noticed the drverless tractor going around in
circle They brought Candberg to the Hallock hos
| pital, where he died shortly afterward.
Injured Turtle Lays Eggs After Captured
VIRGINIA-Injury couldn't stop Esmeralda from
playing her part in life-that of motherhood Esmer
aida, turtle, found the Virginia -Eveleth
highway recently by Arthur Dickinson, driver for
j. Ketola & Co.. lying in pool of blood and with her
shell cracked-the victim of a motorist. Dickinson
brought turtle to his store and Is minutes later
she laid even dozen eggs. Store employees have
turned the roof of the building into nursery where
Esmeralda is being nursed back to normal health and
the eggs being given every opportunity to hatch
| Ninety Dollars Thrown Into Dumping Grounds
SACRED HEART-A sum of nearly $500 in cur
| rency almost disappeared from view the village
dumping grounds last week. Some worthless clothes
belonging to the late Jim Doyle had been hauled
| away. Later it was determined that sum of money
in his possession when he died missing. Two
very determined gentlemen hurredy visited the
dumping grounds. There sewed away inside his dis
carded trousers, was found over 500 in currency.