The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-05-31
Chrintenson, all watched the youngest member of
the four generations at the ceremony.


Top of Telephone Pole Catches Fire
JOFDAN-One of the strangest fires ever to be
was discovered last week in that town atop tele-
phone pole. In some strange manner the top Of the
pole had caught fire. and was having merry little
blaze by ITSELF thirty feet above the ground caused
probably by defective wiring. The fire started dur
ing bad windstorn, and the department lost
time in getting it out before it could spread to neigh
how the fire started with specuations ranging from
hot words being exchanged between neghbors to
the beginning of a political campaign.
Lightning Strikes Bed Which Girl just Left
ELK RIVER-But for the fact that she was
awakened by thunder and ran into the room OF her
parents, Big Lake girl would have been killed by
lightning last week when bolt entered the home
and struck the bed which she had been lying The
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs Oscar Magnuson was
frightened at the storm and went to her parents for
protection. Only few minutes after she left the
ROOM the bolt struck setting fire to the bed and ul
timately consuming the entire house The four
members Of the family escaped unframed.
Woman Admits Guilt; Judges Says Not Guilty
GRANITE FAILS-The customary procedure at
trial. of the defendant maintaining lack Of CUNT
and the judge deciding otherwise, was reversed at
Granite Falls recently when Lottie Anderson placed
guilty to charge of grand larceny and Judge Bak-
er refused to allow the plea asserting that she had
committed no crime. According to the womans
testimony, she was hired to drive a party from
Sioux City to Wood Lake, unaware that the group
had left the car to rob an aged resident OF THAI
community, who has since died. She told the judge
that when she discovered they had obtained the
money from robbery she refused to accept the $13
they gave her. The judge decided this was no crime
and refused her plea of guilty of robbery charge,
but the sheriff is holding her until the case can be
tried in September.
Lightning Kills Team But Spares Driver
WHIEATON-Chas. Ordcutt A-year-old Wheaton
farmer, about close to bolt of lightning
without turning UP his heels" recently as anyone
in the world. Ordcutt still lives, but the team Of
horses he driving is dead and the driver knocF-
ed unconscious. Ordcutt was planting corn when a
shower started. The clouds were heavy, and think
ing there might be big storm he unhitched the
horses and was driving them toward home. His last
memory is that Of stepping over a big caod. When
he came to hour two later he was lying on the
ground, the horses both dead. Ordcutt managed to
stagger and roll home where a doctor was summon
ed and found the lower half Of his body paralyzed
After two hours of work, the circulation was re-
stored to almost normal althoug Ordcut still suffers
from q severe pain in the abdomen.
Chicken Thieves Leave 50 in Bills
wELCOME-Its pretty seldom that chicken
thieves pay for the chickens they steal and there
must be some honest Dillingers in the world, be-
lieves Mrs. William Wexford, Welcome Hearing a
commotion in the coop one night she was afraid to
investigate but counting the brides next morning
found that some were missing On closer examina-
ton of the premises she found two dollars bills lying
under the roost Chickens may lay eggs, but not
dollar bills and Mrs. Wexford believes the money
was lost during the robbery. She advises that the
fellow who lost the bills may call for them at any
time they will be returned to him If he Is able