The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-10-04
SAUK CENTRE HERALD, Sank Centre, MINI.

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apart for at least i've years The couple had pleaded
guilty to second degree larceny charges Judge Ed
ward freeman waived the usual Ave day waiting per-
iod between application and receipt Of marriage Ii
cense, and Walter Cameron and Clara Kadoux were
Joined in the holy bonds by special municipal judge
Cameron pied guilty to stealing fur coat from
Virginia woman, while his wife admitted receiving
the stolen property. The man was sentenced to two
years at saltwater and his new wife to not more
than five years at the women's reformatory at Shake
pee. They separated almost Immediately after
marriage and taken to their respective confnements
SLABS Cow On the Back, Breaks Arm
LITCEFTEIiD-Arlo Albright suffered a broken
right arm recently when he slapped cow on the
back with such force that the bone in his arm
broken just above the wrist Albright chasing
cattle out of cornied when the accident happened
One Of the animals was not moving fast as he
wished, and he gave 1t hard slap across the back
Albright makes claim to being professional back
slapper but when he RECEIVERS from the accident his
friends plan to ask him to show his congratulations
in some other manner.
Birds Lost In Fog Die In City Streets
CROOKSTON-Some 40 or so Birds apparently
blinded by the fog and lights Of the city, killed
on their way South last week in Crookston when
they crashed into the sides Of buildings. In Park
Rapids many others persisted when thousands of
birds in migration few over and crashed into
hard streets, telephone wires and buildings. With
filled with and smoke, the bright electric
lights Of the towns formed dome into which the
birds came but from which many were unable to es-
cape before they had become exhausted. Flocks Of
gulls and terms caught in the light area but
worked their way through after circling the towns
many times. At number of residences, birds were
heard to fly against the windows. At three o'clock
in the morning the medley of noises from the large
number of focks of birds, each variety having its
own peculiar fight call, was most unusual.
Two Sets Twin Calves Are Born On Same Day
JOFDAN-Not to be outdone by three stories of
double and trplet sets of twins the week, to
say nothing of quintuplets, two the farm of
Mic Lambrecht near Jordan decided to give birth to
twins the same day recently Mr. Lambrecht states
that this is his first experience along this line of
and doing nicely One of the Fol-
stein and the other Guernsey with set of twins
in the morning and the other in the afternoon.
Fisherman Catches Bat On Back Stroke
FAIRMONT-Witn one sweep of the casting rod,
Norman ]. Reid, of Rochester, made record
fisherman and nimrod While casting for bass in the
zumbro river, Reid hooked a bat. The hook caught
the flying mammal in the backstro1e. In making the
forward stroke, the surprised fisherman found the
mouse-like animal securely fastened to the hook.
Whether the bat mistook the fly for insect prey
whether it was accidentally hooked is not known.
Lightning Burns Up Telephone Wires
STARBUCK-A bolt of lightning striking the
telephone wire the Carl M. Hagen farm in
Barsness township last week burned up the wire be-
tween two telephone poles. Examination showed
that there not single piece six inches long
the Hagen home not damaged as the heavy cur
rent had been grounded before reached the house
Cat and Kitten Walled Up Between Plaster
EIIENDALE-A weird tale similar to the story
of Poe's "Black Cat" comes out of Glendale last
week, when mother cat and her family were sealed
up between the walls of building that is be-
ing constructed rescued only after 10 days of conne
ment As can be ascertained, the strange
cat wandered in between the newly constructed ath
partition of the ceiling to give birth to kittens I'm
aware of the new family's presence the plasterers
walled it into the dark space. During the following
10 days. the tenants in the building often heard
loud meows from the mother cat and faint meows
from the little kittens, but could locate the
source On Sunday morning, Russell VanDeer en-
tered the store and heard Something's behind the
walls Searching around, he cut hole in the plaster
ceiling and induced the mother cat to bring the
remaining kitten the hole, where he could pull
them out The frightened mother cat away, and
has not been again. but the white kitten is
being nursed by Mr.. and Mrs Van Deer with medi-
cine dropper
Early Visitor Scorns Door Splinters window
THIEF RIVER FAIGS-A window crashing in
his home without any apparent surprised
Carl Norquist here last week Standing in the kitchen
reading paper Nordquist startled when
over the floor. Investigating both inside and out,
Nordquist unable to find anything that could
have caused the crash, and Just giving up the
problem freeak of nature when a partridge
came webbing uncertainty out of bed in the next
room. The bird had flown through the window with
such force that 1T went through the room and the
opposite door, winding UP under the bed It had APP
parently been quite stunned since 20 minutes
or more before 1t showed itself.
1OO-Pound Sturgeon Caught Near Williams
WuIIAMS-A sturgeon weighing 100 pounds, 20
pounds of which was caviar, included in the
catch at the Neumiller fishery, north Of Williams, re-
Gently few years ago 100-pound sturgeon didn't
attract much attention, 200pounders not
common, and one weighing 262 pounds caught
few years ago. In later years, the big fellows have
been more scarce, however Caviar at present prices
is worth 81 per pound, so this one fish brings its
owner the nice little sum Of $40 in caviar alone.