The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-01-04

Cooperative Hardware and Drygoods store. Gamble
store Grill cafe, dental office of e. p. Costain, Big
-Four land office, and the city Cash market
The fire, which started in the Staples Coopera-
tive store had gained considerable Roadway before
its discovery and had spread to adjoining buildings
before arrival of the city fire department Fighters
were further handicapped by sub zero temperature
and wind which threatened to carry the flames
through the entire business section
Volunteers aided in removing records from the
various offices, but the merchandise involved is
total loss.
Second Fillmore County Man Finds Wallet
observation-disclosures county men are both lucky
and honest There can be no doubt about that. Two
weeks ago, Joe Meighen Preston banker picked up
a wallet which had been lost that contained $120-
600 in currency and certificates. Last week Olaf
Lien, Fountain oil station attendant, found purse
containing $139 in U. S. currency. Both men Were
able to trace the owners of the wallets and both
turned Them much to the joy of those who had been
the losers Both wallets were lost in filing stations
in Fillmore county. The purse found by Lien last
week belonged to Chicago doctor who had stopped
for gas The doctor discovered his loss upon reaching
the city, returned as far as Pine Island and upon
calling Fountain by phone found that the wallet had
been found and was in safe-keeping. Lien re-
warded for his honesty with $40 bill
Calves Weighing 125 and 10h Pounds Born Last Week
LAKE ACKNOWLEDGMENT can lay claim to
two remarkable records in the weight of calves born
last week, one born the julie Parent farm near
Lake Benton weighing 125 pounds, and shorthorn
10h pounds. There is pure bred strain in the
Lake Benton calf, the mother being a common hol-
stein COW, weighing about 1900 pounds. Since the
worlds record for the weight of newborn calf is
only 1872 pounds this young beef probably is the
heaviest born in the state The calf born near
Sank Rapids was on the farm of August w. Blaske,
and is thriving well If it had been three or
four times its weight of 1ok pounds.
Badly Burned AS Tire Patching Catches Fire
FERGUS FAIIS-Burned when a can of tire
patching exploded, Clara oldenburg. 11-year-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Oldenburg, nearly
lost her life last week. The child, with her small
brother had to the attic in quest of the patch
ing for members of the family who were obliged to
NIX tire, and upon opening can found the com
tents to be dried While Clara opened another can
to examine its contents the little brother struck
match which set fire to the contents of the in
hands. The flames enveoped her and she was pain
fully burned abou the face.
Issues Drafts Governor; Spends Money for Beer
MoORIIEAD-Drawing sight drafts ON the gov
ernor OF North Dakota which he cashed and used
the money for beer and paying taxicab bills, Ed
King Fargo is in Jail at Moorhead. James A. Gar
rity, Clay county attorney, said the had con-
fessed to issuing nine $40 sight drafts drawn Gov
William LANCER. cashing them in Fargo, Moorhead,
Minneapolis, and Glenwood and spending the pro-
ceeds in buying beer and riding around in tazcabs
trying to forget his troubles" Only nine pennies
were found in his pockets when arrested. King car
ried personal letter from Gov LANCER referring to
former correspondence between the two over "a
scented when the sight drafts were questioned Il
can't get job, and my family is in want" King
said I might as well be in jail anywhere else"
Gypsies Snatch $50 From Hands of Store-Keeper
LEW1STON-Two Gypsy women who snatcher
about $50 in bills from the hand of Jacob Nusslock
Lewiston hardware dealer, escaped last week by
shaking of their pursuers near DEBORAH, Iowa. The
women had come into the store about noon and had
been ordered out twice when they returned and
wanted to buy tricycle. Nusslock ordered them out
rnpr icfar 70 raclaa rJ,on
for a customer. One of the women sauntered toward
him and suddenly grabbed the bills from his hand
running out the door, Nusslocks gave chase, and
followed the Gypsy far down into Iowa. but lost
them there
Fishermen Need wrestling Holds to Land Big Ones
acknowledgements fishermen are catching
them bigger and bigger these days, and there were
some whoppers landed last week At Verndale, B.
u. Petit proved his superiority in this sport by
landing a ~ pound northern pike, resorting to the
use of an axe to finally snuff out the big fellow At
Ortonvle Walter Schmidt also fishing through the
ice had to wrestle with 22-pounder, but managed
to hold him. Using a minnow for bait Schmidt line
broke just as he had the 42inch leviathan nearly
clear OF the ice. To keep his huge victim from
pIungng into the chilly depths Schmidt threw both
arms around him, locked them in a strangle hold
and wrestled the struggling monster into submits
sion. AT LeCenter, Arthur Becker speared q 26L
pound muskie, which measured As inches from tip
to tip.
Gets Laugh From Inability to Hang Self
MISUNDERSTANDING from a barrel with a
rope around his neck in an attempt to commit sui
eide, Herb r Lack, Rochester sheet metal worker,
laughed and joked his sdnability to die when
arrested last week. Passing an old army buddy on
the streets at about HOO O'Clock at might Laacks
displayed rope and called out, sTm on my way to
hang myself" He was said to be intoxicated. The
friend called police who followed Lack and arrived
Just after he had jumped from barrel at the old
mill with rope around his neck. The knot had
slipped, permitting the mans feet to touch the
ground, and he was found standing In that position
When released, he made great sport out Of the fact
that he could not kill himself