The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-01-11


the buds to open
Napoleon Rides to Town AS Neighbors Go Crazy
ISLE Sixteen neighbors did their best to stop
him one man was almost killed, and rumor started
that store was on fire. but Napoleon warlord
rooster of the Gene Freer poultry farm ISLE con-
cuded his successful march last week with entire
disregard to the confusion he was causing. It all
started when Freer left for Isle in his Mrs.
Freer saw Napoleon perched the rear bumper, and
phoned franticaly to neghbor to stop the car and
inform Freer of his passenger The neighbor arrived
on the road just in time to Napoleon whizzing.
past and rushed back to the phone to arouse other
neighbors. One man reacher the road in time, but
with his cap jerked down on his face Freer thought
he was a hold-up and tried run him down,
the neighbor saving himself only by jumping ditch
filed with snow, Only in Isle did Freer find the ban
his perch to let out boastful crow, with the ex-
preston of one who has achieved noby but doubts
it worth while.
VIII Spend Winter In Northern Woods
WASECA-The problem of how to put in a win
ter of unemployment is being solved in one way by
two Waseca youths, who left last week for an all
winter trip in northern Minnesota From Baudette
in the Lake of the Woods country they will Travel IS
miles to the most northern point in the United States
where they will spend the winter. Unless forced to,
they will not return to town during the entire sea-
son. They took some provisions with them and ex-
pect to hunt and fish for the balance of their food
and trap in season The will return when work OPP
up in the spring
Gets Check For Live Stock Shipped in 1917
OSAKIS-A check received by j. H. Poke,
Osakis last week for 675 representing 25 cents each
u of live stock which he shipped to the Chi
>cago Live Stock Exchange way back in 1917 On
May 81 of that year dispute to whether 1t
was shippers duty that of the railroad to pay
for unloading live stock at the yards, and after a
lengthy court case the Exchange is making this re-
fund to the shippers.
Wins Own Four Turkeys In Punch and Rattle
BRECKENRIDGE "A smart turkey vendor Is
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seconds, he knew if he sold them he would receive
too little their actual worth. he conceived the
idea of rafting them via punch boards He placed
several of them around town by this method, and In
one place four of the turkeys were ratified in one
night Nothing unusual about that-except that An
drews himself won all -four of the turkeys. They
were won different names, each Of them, and the
names were picked blindly. On several OF the tur-
keys only one chance taken to hold the sale of
the board along That is what we call luck OF the
first order!
fTusker Turns Out 1924 Bushels Corn In 2Sh Days
ST. PETER Nicolet county has produced many
outstanding shuckers having produced the state
champion twice and the up in the national
match one year. but of the finest records over a
period of days produced by julius Spoon world
traveller who took out the crn fir Gerge E. Petersn,
of Bernadette this last fall He husked 32O4 bushels
in 28 days. to set average of liz bushels per Cay
for that period, beginning October and ending NO
vember Is. His biggest day was October ~ when
turned in 139 bushels, and his smallest days load
amounted to 80 bushels. The husking period was
interrupted by two weeks OF corn Shreddlng. InlS
record will probably rank with the best in the corn
belt for man under normal conditions
Suffers Monoxide Gas Poison Sitting In Car
GRACEVIILE- Near asphyxiation from monox-
ide gas when she waited in a for the engine to
warm up Mrs. Tom Flynn, Gracevile, was recovering
this week. Attending midnight mass the Hymns
came out to experience considerable difficulty in get
ting their started. After it had finally kicked
over" Flynn thought 1t would be good idea to let
the engine awhile to- get warmed up before
flo fhoxyxx In he
car, the monoxide gas fumes came up through the
floor boards, and Mrs. Flynn became quite sick
Snow Piow Clips Hoof From Horse Passing BY
ARGYLE-A horse owned by Raymond Rousseau,
Argyle of its front feet cut almost complete
ly off last week when snow pillow passing by came
too close. The injury crippled the horse 50 badly
that it had to be shot. Roseau coming west on
the county road with a load of gravel when the
plow travelling in the same direction, attempted to
pass the team. The pade OF the pillow caught the
front foot of the horse just above the hoof
and neatly severed the member.
Bum Asks Funds for Bath Before Going to Register
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES better alibs given,
the knights of the Road will give them. Witness
the case of professional bum who walked into the
office of the Worthington Times last week and po-
litey explained that he was gathering together a
little fund with which to get bath before he pre-
scented himself for his physical examination for the
registration of transents in that city Registration
of transients may be a new idea but leave it to
you If the buns idea isn't newer
Discovers Chicken Theft When Pet Rooster vanishes
LUVERNE-Missing chickens from his farm,
when pet black rooster which had been taught to
Jump his shoulder failed to appear, Chris Cepson
investigated and found that 225 of his large flock
had been stolen Because OF the large number of
chickens the farm Jepson had not missed the 225,
but when the pet rooster did not come up when he
entered the yard he became suspicious and started
counting noses The birds all market and police
are watching nearby markets