The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-08-02


federal authorities for marker for his grave. At
the time Mrs Sid Love at Chatdeld started SIM
liar negotiations. Imagine their embarrassment
when two monuments-both properly engraved-ar-
rived for Sanfords grave.
Lightning Puts On Surprise Stunt At Baseball Game
BUTTERlIEID- Nature put extra added
attraction at ball game here last week The fans
after watching innings of fast scoreess base
ball between Bergen and Butterfeld were greeted
with heavy downpour of rain. While waiting i'm
patiently for the shower to stop the crowds were
treated to thrill that left many of them somewhat
shocked. bolt of lightning struck in the ground
about Is yards in front of the crowd Of 300 All saw
the binding flash and the putt Of smoke where the
bolt struck. The crowd then moved forward to in
spect the hole where the charge had entered the
earth.
OrtonvilIe Man Finds "Necling" Is Costly
ORTONVILLE-Jasper Paulson 70 year-old resi-
imagine what 1t was all about when two excessively
ahectionate women walked up and suddenly threw
their arms around him. He had been cutting weeds
along the road and when he got his mind back on
his work again he found that two billfolds, in
his inside vest pocket and another in the hip pocket
had been cleaned of 5000 in bills The theft had been
committed deity that both billfolds had been
moved emptied and returned to his pockets, When
the bewildered victim came to, the women had such
lead that the sheriff unable to find any trace
of them.
Northern Minnesota Crop Goes All Horse Collar"
FERTILE-While few farmers in Minnesota
have crops about which to brag there is one farm
from which the yield will be all horse collars" A
twin city concern has contracted for 100 tons of
fax straw from the Opheim and Edlunds farm near
Fertile, the only place in that vicinity having straw
of right height The fax is retained by the farmer
but the straw which must be So inches long will be
used in the manufacture of horse collars.
Cow Punching Proves Dangerous Occupation
KENYON-In many sections of the state the on
y good cattle grazing spots along the roadsides
and many autoists have had escapes that they
of the Kenyon Chamber of Commerce, that cattle
punching should be left to the cowboys Mr.. Kramer
in company with Himan Mielke and Frank Collister
enroute to Faribault were suddenly confronted with
what they termed the biggest "in these har
parts" While the impact folded up the consider
ably the passengers escaped injury but Mr.. Kramer
is paying some of the damage through the sale of
choice srloins
Black Birds Pick Up Meal Coming Thru The Rye
ROSEAU-Whe Roseau county is in dry terri
tory flock of blackbrds were recently treated to
several rye set-ups. division of army worms in
vaded a forty acre crop of rye south of Warmaska
last week and proceeded to cut path straight thru
the field. With their job half done flock of black
birds moved in and proceeded to devour the worms
They gathered in great numbers along the entire
quarter of a mile and picked up every worm they
could see. If group of hunters had come along
just then they would have had blackbird pie fit for
q king.
Snow Falls In KorOnis Lake During Hot Summer
SLEEPY EYE-With the temperature at los
this week readers of the local paper refreshed
considerably reading the that Snow falls
in Koronis" The heading though was misleading for
the item stated that Earl Snow that city taken
head first dive into Lake Koronis as a result of
boat rocking by his friends. The water was only
five feet deep and when Mr. Snow righted himself
he was able to walk to shore.
Child Picks Highway For Resting Spot
CROSBY-Pedestrians who know what hazard
crossing the average state highway is will marvel at
the little and half year old son of Mr.. nd Mrs
VIII nav a
Of Crosby. The little tot strayed away from his
home and ventured out to the pavement some dis
lance from home. In the middle of the pavement he
sat down to rest while all the heavy traffic passed by
Walter Moork picked him up and brought him to
Crosby where he identified by the police and
turned to his parents
Water Again Flowing Down Old Minnesota
GRANITE FAIIS-The dry bed of the Minneso-
months, quenching its thirst with water from the
Loo qu Parle lake. The water is being released to
relieve emergency situation at Granite Falls
The new water is expected to make somewhat better
time on its forty mile journey than the last
year when it took twenty-one days for the first of
the supply to reach Granite 1t is pointed out that
at that time the river bed drier than it is
now and also the fact that at present of the
ponds in the bed partially filled with water Mean
while, Granite people are anxiously awaiting the
sweet water from Lac qui Parle
Discovers Potato That Cannot Be Mashed
DECENTRALIZATION johnson, Of Alexandria be-
leves that he has discovered something that will
cut down overhead for restaurants and hotels. In
his garden he has found petrifed potato in the
spot where six yers ago he raised nice potato crop
Not very large and partially followed with eyes still
showing it is in wonderful state of preservation and
ought to keep for many years it's so strong
Minnesota Man Named In Billion Dollar Suit
NORTF1IEID-W. f.. Schilling of Northfeld adj
mits that If suit filed against him is pushed success
fully that it might shake his credit somewhat Mr.
Schling was a member of the federal farm under
the Hoover administration and is named as of
the defendants in billion dollar suit The suit is
brought on behalf of the federal government" by
two plaintiffs from Philadelphia and alleges damages
as result of fraudulent operations on the part of
the farm board
hit BY Horseshoe Friday the 18th
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