The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1933-11-23
State News Briefs
20 Year Old Boy Killed BY Gun Discharge
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SPRINGFTEID-About 7:3O o'clock Saturday
morning tragic accident occurred at the home OF
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Brown in Stately, when
gum with which two of the children playing,
discharged the charge hitting their youngest child,
DeWight, age 2, completely shattering the elbow
joint of his right ARM
The parents had left the house to do the chores
and it was while they out that the two boys,
one, about eight, and little DeWight, found the gun
and some shells to play with. The older boy sue
ceeded in getting the fatal shell into the barrel.
When the parents reached the house they found their
injured son, whom they Immediately rushed to st.
Johns hospital, where everything possible done
attempt to the little life, however the shock
too much and he passed away at Hiss that same
morning.
Rev. Schierenbeck of Sanborn, conducted the
funeral services at the home and at the church in
Sanborn Sunday Burial made in the Spring
field City cemetery.
Small Girl Dies WIN Hit BY Car On Highway No.
CLARISSA-Pearl FIoller, IL year old daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H. Holler, of Hartford township
was killed Wednesday morning at 845 when she
hit by automobile driven by w. B. Fehr a
salesman of st. Paul.
The little girl, who lives Highway No. 4, half
way between Browervle and Long Prairie,
walking alone going north the highway to the
school house, of District "a, about mile north of
the Holer farm. The car was going south In try
ing to avoid the accident Fehr swerved off the road
and went into the ditch, damaging his car.
A passing motorist took the girl to Long Prai-
RE hospital where she died Is minuter after entering
HEARSE, MOURNER CARS PILE UP ON ROAD
CROSBY-The hearse, pallbearers, mourners and
relatives piled up together when funeral process
sion in Crosby into icy stretch and drivers
were unable to stop their recently. While the
hearse and mourners cars their way they
encountered trouble owing the sleety situation of
the roads and arriving at the hill on the other
side of the golf club, the carrying the pallbear-
stalled, and those following unable to STOP
piling up several cars on the road. All the
well as the hearse were more less damaged, but
one hurt.
HOOK ON ARM SAVES MAN FROM DROWNING
FERGUS FALLS-An artificial arm with a hook
for ahand, with which he able to claw a hold
on the ice when his good numb with cold
saved Joe Mandelke, Fergus Falls, from drowning
last week. With SUR Week, Mandelke hunting
ducks at Round lake when he shot a bird which
dropped to the ice i'm the middle of the lake. Start
ing out to retrieve it, Mandeke went through the
ice in about nine feet of water. Before Week, who
was on the other side of the lake, could come
around with fence post, Mandelke gradually
losing trength and his good arm numb with
cold and practically useless in hanging on. Time
after time he drove the hook which takes the place
of his other hand into more solid ice, managing to
hold until Week arrived and was able to help
him out Of the water.
BOX CARS FOR UNEMPLOYED
THIEF RIVER FAIIS-Fifteen box cars have
been shipped into Thief River Falls for homes for
local families dependent the county for relief this
winter The will be insulated for winter use and
doors and windows installed. They will be hauled