The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-03-29
State News Briefs
Only Shoes, Collar Left After Windup
From Our Exchanges

LANESBoRo-Anker Engebretson isn't a nudist,
but he practically Joined the ranks Of the nudists last
Wednesday when he unintentionally tackled a wood
saw that was being operated the Peter Abraham
son farm near Lanesboro. While turning to deposit
a chunk of wood, handkerchief that hung out OF
hip pocket caught in the shaft producing from the
balance wheel. Before he aware of what had
happened, the swiftly revolving shaft began to wind
up his clothing. 1t was all over in few seconds:
and when Ankker lifted from beneath pile OF
sawdust where he lay helpless, all the clothing that
remained on him was shoes, socks and the collar OF
his shirt. "The first thing knew" Anker said rue
fully, II felt the shaft pull and was lying in pile
of sawdust undressed." A barrel was engaged
Steals Seven Cars; Smashes Up Four
MANKATO Seventeen year old Stanley Cox did
lot of driving but because he accumulated his mile
age in automobiles belonging to seven other people,
his last ride was interrupted at 60 miles hour by
a police bullet in the tire The slug punctured
the tire OF number seven, after officers had
chased Cox south over the Blue Earth river bridge
The tire went fiat and the careened turning over
several times and throwing Cox out with only
scratch on the chin. He tried to hide in a lumber
pile nearby but the officers got him. Of the six pre-
vious autos he had stolen he wrecked four of them
to some degree. One he left in ditch, another he
cracked up against telephone pole, and another was
found against a tree.
Birth Records Gone; Use Newspaper Files
WINNEBAGO- new hunting season has open
ed in Winnebago following the disclosure that the
county birth records have been sadly neglected and
good many people are finding that they were never
born-according to official records Two weeks ago
a
basketball player with rival teams claiming he was
10 years old and ineligible to play. Coaches
and superintendents HELD themselves to the court
house to check the records and found that they were
missing. His age was established only after going
back through the files of the Winnebago Enterprise
But when one birth record missing, others began
to be suspicious and half the town Immediately clam
ored for their certificates. good many were
found missing, which may make it embarrassing for
someone when an attorney asks Where were you on
the evening of May z, 1902"
Holdup Artist Fakes Lameness; Gets $12
ORTONVuIIE-It doesn't pay to stop to pick up
strangers the road, even though they may be
iously injured M. L. Elstad of Dawson has found
much to his chargin. Driving from Odessa last
week. Elstad halted his to offer aid to stranger
he saw limping along the highway, apparently ser
ously hurt The stranger. a heavy-set man, six feel
in height, wearing red striped mackinaw, blue
breeches and boots, and armed with 45-calibre
tomato, covered Elstad with the revolver took $12
cash from the Dawson man, and disappeared in the
darkness without trace of the limp which
had aroused his victims sympathy
Charm Lost rs Years Ago Restored to Son
WADENA-A watch charm, lost through the ice
at Lake Blanche Is years ago. was returned to the
owners last week. The charm found by
Sammy Dover, young son of Mrs. S. J. Dover, Of
Wadena, while playing in the sand near their cot
tage last summer. The initials GDz, carved the
back of the charm finally recalled 'NGabe" thinner
who delivered milk in that territory years ago.
Getting in touch with his it found that the
charm did belong to Zimmerman, which proved
by the lodge insignia also engraved on it. While fish
ing through the ice the lake. far from Shore
Zimmerman lost the charm into the water Is years
ago, it having finally been washed ashore to be found
by the boy.
Compressed Spring Knocks Man Cuckoo
HOWARD LLAKE-Uncrating coil springs which
had been compressed to ship through the mails,
spring didn't need any help to get out of the box and
proved it conclusivey by leaping up strike George
Boxell, Howard Lake. in the head with sufficient
force to knock him out The springs had been COM
pressed into small space possible and had been
fastened together with links of baling wire Baxeu
removed number of the links and was STOPPING 20
loosen some more when the pressure suddenly caused
the remaining links to give way and the spring struck
him top of the head with such force as to knock
him unconscious. cash cut in his head through
the scalp to the bone and stitches were taken to
close the cut