The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1933-01-05
SAUK CENTRE HERALD, Sank Centre, Mimi.

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from the neck The two heads were complete. each
with two two and all other normal features
WASECA1Two gunner choked and beat Mrs.
Theodore Fritz, 70 years old. in effort to make
her reveal the hiding place of 1900 in her farm
home near her early Saturday
The bandits stole the 1900 and escaped, but a
neighbor opened fire on them with a. shotgun as
they fed
Mr. and Mrs Fritz and their son Gus asleep
home and pounded on the front door. Gus Fritz OPP
ened the door, The robbers slugged him and pushed
into the house.
They went to the bedroom where Mr. and Mrs.
Fritz sleeping One of them trained pistol on
the pair and, with his other hand choked and slapped
Mrs. Fritz, demanding to know where her money was
The second robber, meanwhile had been ransack-
ing the house. He found the currency concealed in
of the bureau drawers.
Gus Fritz recovering from the blow dealt him.
to the home of Gus Schulz, neighbor. Schultz
raced back to the Fritz home armed with shotgun.
He fired several shots at the robbers as they fed.
PRINCETON-Mrs Phillip Bier, 43 of Princeton
township, fatally injured Monday noon in an
automobile accident which occurred on Trunk High
way No. 10 at its intersection with the Brickton
road about three miles north of this village. She was
brought to the Northwestern hospital Immediately af
ter the accident and died on Tuesday noon
DIR. II. G. Cooney who was attending Mrs. Bier
states her death caused by an internal injury;
he believes her spleen ruptured. It was evident
Monday afternoon that she was hemorrhagng inter-
naly, and she given two transfusions which
brought her blood pressure up to almost normal on
Tuesday morning. Shortly before noon her condi-
ton changed sharply for the and shs died
about II o'clock. Besides internal injuries Mrs.
Bier had three four ribs broken.
NEW ULM-After celebrating for about ~
hours. coroners jury, enpaneled in the inquest to
determine the cause of death of newborn baby
boy, found in outbuding at the home of Mrs
Jonn Theel GA North Jefferson street. Monday af-
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infant of Elsie Thedans to his death
through the negligence of his mother the said Elsie
Thedans."
ST. PAUL-Involving the name of E. w. Backus
Attorney General Henry N. Benson Friday issued
reply to his FarmerLabor successor, Harry H. Peter
SON. of st. Paul. for attack made by the latter
on Chester S. Wilson, assistant attorney general in
charge of conservation matters.
Despite request of the members of the Mime
sofa commission of conservation, who are appon-
tees of Gov Olson, the newly elected attorney gen.
eral announced he would not retain Mr. Wilson, who
has been in charge of damage claims against the
Minnesota and Ontario Power Co., arising from the
flooding of state lands.
In statement Wednesday, Mr. Peterson criticiz-
ed the manner in which these cases have been han
died, both by the conservation commission and the
attorney generals office
1T has been intmated that the Backus interests
would like to Mr. Wilson out of the way because
he knows too much about the cases." Attorney Cen
eral Benson said.
whether Mr.. Peterson was of like mind in his
determination to dsplace Mr.. Wilson, do not know.
ut will be Mr.. Petersons privilege, after he takes
office, to handle these in any way he pleases
I am informed that the conservation commission, up
their initiative, unanimously requested him
to continue Mr. Wilson in charge of the owage cases,
and other conservation matters
MINNEAPOLIS-An argument between Mr.. and
Mrs. Earl Stanley ss Washington Ave. s., ended in
40foot plunge from the roof of the building at that
address Sunday night in which Mrs. Stanley was
seriously hurt. Stanley held in jail for investi-
cation.
According to Stanley's statement given police, an
argument started the collection of money from
party at the Washington avenue address.
'She ran out and up onto the roof" Stanley told
police She shouted for police and told her there
was way to get the police without screaming her
head off.
Then I kinda pushed her in the scufle" police
said Stanley told them
Mrs. Stanley fell over the edge of the roof to
the alley below She had several fractured ribs and
hurt internally, physicians at General hospital
said. Her condition was reported poor.
BLUE EARTH-Bennie Fierke, a painter was
found on the tracks of the Northwestern railway
yard at Blue Earth early Saturday morning.
Fierke was found the main line track in the
north end of the yards about half hour after a
southbound freight went through at 500 A. M.
His body was disfgured that Identification
could not be made until officers had found Fierke
was missing from home. leg was severed, head
gashed and the body was mutilated.
Fierke single man, about thirty years old.
His father survives him.
He was last seen alive around 10 p M Thursday,
when ne downtown with friends. He had been
in good health and had pressing responsibilities,
it was said.
It is thought he might have tried to "hop" the
freight and slipped under the wheels.
The crew did not know the train had hit man
until notified at the station
BURTRUM-John Berens farmer near Burtrum
lost portion of his left leg when he slipped and fell
against buzz saw at the home of neighbor Tues
day afternoon. He was taken to st. Gabrieps hos
pital, Little Falls with the leg almost completely
severed half way between the ankle and the knee
led at Asburv hos Geo " cober,v willard farmer