The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1933-01-19
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MoNTEYTpEo-Donald Sunderland. IA
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age son of Mr. and Mrs. J. r. Sunderland who re-
side 10 miles northeast of here accidentally kill
ed while hunting squirrels. When he failed to
turn to his home at six o'clock search was begun
and his lifeess body found hour later. It is
thought he had climbed over wire fence pulling
the gum 12-gauge double-barrel shotgun behind him.
The charge entered his head, killing his instantly
DULUTH-West Duluth police early Saturday re-
ported that 7-months-old baby was offered them
bail by man arrested a reckless driving charge
Arvid PETERSON, g. did not have the necessary $25
bail, and brought to the station and allowed to
return home to get the money He returned with his
7-months-old daughter, asking Sergeant Perry to
keep the Infant bail during the night the police
said Perry ordered two patrolment to return the
baby to Peterson's home and lock the man up
GRANITE FAILS-Ole Anderson and son.
Leonard, of Candy, were indicted for murder in the
third degree by Yellow Medicine county grand
jury in connection with the death of Nordahl Peter
The charge is the outgrowth of the shooting
aray during the picketing in the farmers strike of
several months ago. The Indictment returned
shortly before noon Friday after the jurors had
sidered much evidence.
1t is expected the trial will begin next Thursday
The defendants are represented by Murphy and Jo-
hanson, of Wheaton Conviction is confinement in
the state prison from seven to thirty years.
MINNEAPOLIS-A little grey home out west
preferable where winters warmer than in Min
nesota.
81 years of age, paroled from Saltwater peni-
tertiary Wednesday after spending Is years of a life
sentence there.
The best part about Munn's ambition is that as
his period of parole is completed he real
ize to the full his big desire.
When he left the penitentiary Wednesday he took
500 in cash with him, but left in custody of the pa
role board S. $50 mostly in government liberty bonds
They represented investments made by Mum for his
wages in the penitentiary and his Spansh-American
war pension of $35 per month.
Having finished on Wednesday the payment of his
debt to society, incurred when he killed at
Spooner quarter of a century ago. Mum had be-
ICrnf IN that ha do xUith fba Shoro
of life still left to him.
He talked of his plans as he waited at the hos
plta at the Minnesota soldiers nome Tor the physical
examination which was to be part of his formal en-
try into the home. He is to live there pending con-
cusion of his parole.
81 would like to buy little house and plot of
ground either in Montana, where lived before
listed in the rough riders in California he said
Il would have garden and there would be birds and
flowers. Inside the house there would be room for
many books, magazines and newspapers"
DULUTH-Wilam a. Can't senior judge of the
Minnesota federal district court died early JAM r.
from influenza after an illness of three weeks He
was sixty-nine years old.
Judge Cant appointed to the federal bench
by President Harding and took the oath of office
June 80, 1928
He was firm believer in the national prohibi-
ton law, and announced that TT is good law for
the wel-being of people, punishment (of Offend
ers) will be severe"
ST. PAUL-The state had in it's possession at
of unsod trust land the largest part which
is swamp land, Stafford King, state auditor reported
Friday Proceeds from the sale of the land goes in
to the state trust funds.
OF the total 67S, 346.91 acres are classified as
school funds while University lands aggregate A.
233.82. Swamp lands take up 1853 45999 acres and
internal improvement land 72O.73 acres.
The largest acreage of state land in any one
county remaining unsold is S01 921 in Kooch-
water, Itasca, Lake and ST. Louis other counties
having more than 100000 acres of state land within
their boundaries.
ST. Louis county has the largest acreage school
land 21O6SS acres. Koochiching has 1854 S9993
under this classification. The largest part of Univer
sity lands also lies in St. Louis county, numbering
8,O91 acres.
MILACA-E. L. Taylor Of st. Cloud, automobile
company representative, killed instantly today
when his car was struck by train crossing one
mile west of here shortly before noon Monday
Taylor, whose head crushed, drove in front
of combination freight and passenger train which
dragged the automobile so feet The car was
wrecked.
Visiting automobile dealers in this section Tay-
lor was on his way from Foley to Milaca.
MINNEAPOdIS-Thr men were drowned early
Monday when their car plunged off an embankment
and crashed through two inches of ice on the Mis-
sissippi river The victims have not been positively
identified.
A fourth occupant of the car, Gilbert Olson. OF
st. Paul, who escaped is in serious condition in
hospital suffering from shock. He was unable to
Firemen recovered the bodies of the three victims
in IL feet of water, Is feet from shore
Tracks in the snowy road along the embankment
indicated the driver had missed a. turn.
FAIRMONT-After three days search by admin
istrators and heirs ST. 900 worth of certificates of
deposit were found here in old washstand made
out of soap box in the kitchen of the home of the
late Alonzo Wiltse 73-year-old Lake Belt township
recluse.
About $1,000 worth of interest had accrued on
the securities. Previously $3.50 certificate had been
found under the oil cloth the kitchen table. In
safety deposit box in bank at Ceylon $4,000
worth of telephone company stock. Some $1,000
worth of Liberty bonds has not been located
Wiltse, whose $4,000 estate, including two
farms without debt against him, goes to brother
and nephsws and nieces lived alone and cared for
his 26year-old horse and 19year-old until few
weeks ago.
MINNEAPOLIS-W. M. Hughes, postal inspector
for Minneapolis Monday $22538 loot taken
| in recent mail robbery at the Milwaukee station
had been recovered in Chicago through postal in
and he vvau ke