The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-02-08
Gold In Goose's Gizzard Is Fake

Gold In Gooses Gizzard Is Fake
HERON LAKE-Certain that he had found tiny
gold nuggets in the gzzard of goose he was dress
ing recently, DR.. c. A. Fodness, Heron Lake dentist,
believed for time that he had killed the proverbal
goose that laid the golden eggs" Dozens of hard,
small, round, metallic objects, golden in color,
found in the gZzard and the theory advanced
that there might be gold the land where the fowl
had been raised Before asking option the farm
the local dentist decided to put the "god to acid
test. When the nuggets" came incontact with the
acids they quickly dissolved proving that "a is not
gold that glitters"
Digs Hole Under Highway Working In 3o-Inch Pipe
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES hole in the frozen
ground is bad enough but when the digger has to
work through 3O-inch pipe it's some job. G. B.
Carlson in putting pipe under the highway
Faribault did it recently AIS fast as Carlson dug
out the dirt the pipe in which he working
showed in further by means of jack He COM
PEELED to work while lying his face, using fitting
spade. A little dolly a truck into the
pipe, in which he placed the dirt as it removed
kerosene lantern supplied the light, well the
heat, and the air was comfortably warm that Carl.
son worked in his shirt sleeves. When the hole
completed under the highway the line of the pipe
was only one inch off the scheduled space.
Hoboes Leave Jail With Town Pump
ADAMS-The wayfarers to whom the village of
Adams has extended the hospitality of it's Jail the
last few weeks cannot be said to be very apprecia
tive, for some hobo availed himself of the opporun
ity to away with the SILVER" Recently Adams
started drilling for what will be of the best wells
in that section of the country. The well complete
officials started looking around for the pump which
had been left in the city hail. Imagine their surprise
to find half the pump missing. Some hobo had evil
IDENTIFY out of the Jail good deal heavier than
when he went it, probably selling the parts for junk
as they were made Of brass.
Pump Oxygen Under Ice to Save Fish From Dying
JACKSON-With the water under Pearl Lake
almost entirely devoid Of oxygen that very necessary
ingredient for the breathing of fish injected
der the ice last week to the delight Of fishermen
The heavy coating of ice the lake made impos-
sible for air to get in, and in few days the
fish would have died for lack of oxygen. Loon lake
found to be inexcellent condition but Rush lake
will be sened and the game fish transferred to Loon
lake.
initiated Coin Returns to Owner % Years Later
BROWNS VAIIEY-Twenty-seven years ago M
L. Granoski, manager of the Monarch elevator at
Brown Valley punched his initials IN. L. G." into
half dollar Of the 1906 vintage at Drayton, North
kota. Last week the same half dollar appeared at
Browns Valley in the postofce and Postmaster J. L.
Paul. because of the similarity of the initials called
Granoskis attention to it. Granosk, however
couldn't remember the placing of the initials until
the next day. when the matter came back to him.
He returned to the postofice, but upon checking UP
1t was found that the coin had gone out again in
change Perhaps, in another 81, years. it will be back
apainI 3.