The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-10-25
State Duck Hunters Win Boundary Dispute


State Duck Hunters Win Boundary Dispute
Ortonvile-A battle nearly broke out near Orton-
vile recently when Minnesota duck hunters Were
driven off portion of the fats by South Dakota
game warden, who claimed that they shooting in
his territory Not to be easily discouraged the hunt
ers took the matter before the Rod and Gun club.
and committee was appointed to make survey of
the land and settle the matter with the Dakota men,
A surveyor employed, and when his survey was
completed from the monument north to the center Of
the lake, it was found that South Dakota gamsters
had been straying into Minnesota territory instead
laid along the states boundary that hunters from
either side may plainly see their restrictions
Wrens Use Carpenters Nails to Build House
Alden-An industrious pair of wrens have gone
into the house-buding game in a big way at Alden.
Last spring H Scotte, Alden carpenter noticed that
there rather steady disappearance of shingle
nails about his shop. box of nails his bench
showed surprising tendency to "evaporate." This
fall he discovered the reason nest inside his
shop under the roof had been made of nails with
few twigs. The birds, in their hurry to get their
nest built, took advantage of the building materials
close at hand and used the shinge nails. Apparently,
they used hundreds of nails held together with few
twigs and the usual assortment odds and ends The
nest partly rests gun that Scotte had stored
away under the rafters.
Fire Chief Slips One Over on the Ladies'
Montgomery-Fire Chief Emory Smock, with his
partner Mayor Howard MARBLE both of Monterey,
pulled "fast one' the fire addies of that town
recently Apparently wishing to see how quickly the
boys could get out in case of necessity Smock set
the bell dinging evening at seven o'clock The
boys responded noby, rushing out in carpet slippers
and with bbs around their necks. The chief had
built large bonfire in order to make the call
real and to give the fire laddies real workout, he
had driven the fire truck out before they arrived,
forcing them to snake the hose cart to the of
the fire. Pulling like horses, the boys got the cart
the hill, only to find out the trick Messrs Smock
and Marble had disappeared but hurried trial jury
condemned them to burning at the stake.
Chops Foot OFF Bull to Escape
Parkers Prairie-Joe Derrick had to chop leg
off bull to escape but after ALL he figured the leg
of a bull wasn't worth his hide! Derrick
fixing the fence his farm near Parkers Prairie,
when he surprised and knocked down by the bull
He would have been gored to death, but he lay
on the ground he felt the with which he had been
pounding the fence posts and the bull made
second attack he dashed out with the and neatly
cut the front foot off the animal. The surprised bull,
minus foot, promptly Topped to the ground, CIV
ing Derrick time to get to safety
Grow 20-Pound Cabbage and 14Pound Turnip
international Falls-Wifred Cratic, of Ray, and
M. Peggar, of Loman going to get together this
year to feed the unemployed of the country. cab
bageturnip stew will do the trick all made from one
each of the vegetables. A months supply of sauer
kraut could be made from the cabbage grown by
Cratic he claims It weighs 20 pounds and is sound
as dollar. Not to be outdone, Peggar has submit
ted for exhibit turnip which tips the scales at III
pounds.
Drives 1904 Maxwell Car Through to Chicago
Fergus Falls-Driving 1904 Maxwell automobile
which he obtained in trade for three bushels onions
and some watermelons Joe Glasswicl 19-year old
Valley City N. D.. youth, is his way to Chicago.
He found the old machine in a farm yard near Val
ley City made the trade with the owner and expects
to sell it for $40 DIN Chicago. The machine needed
little fixing up, and he joys along with it at speed
of from Is to 20 miles hour. His father is blind
and the young man hopes to help out the family for
tunes by selling the relic. Good hearted Fergus Falls
citizens saw that he got gas and something to
eat, and sent him on his way. So far he has gotten
by without license for the car and hopes to make
Chicago without being stopped. The machine is a
two-cylinder affair
Northfeld-One out of every 200 persons residing
in Mortified is listed in that famous book Who's
Who in America. The latest edition of the book
shows 40 names of Mortified residents mostly pro-
fessors in the two colleges there whose achievements
have given them place among it's pages Second
only to Minneapolis and ST. Paul, Mortified boasts
more names in Who's Who than any other city or
town in the state including Duluth. Rochester with
it's medical clinic is fourth in the state with 3d. D
luth fifth with Is; Faribault has six and Owatonna
four Very few If any, towns in the country equal
size can show as many names as Mortified.
Gar Plays Hockey, Backs Into Window
Lake City-Performing gyrations with the ability
of an acrobat, automobile waltzed sedately down
the streets of Lake City recently did hop skip and
jump at the bottom of HILL reversed itself and back
ed into plate glass window with crash that made
the owner of the store think bomb had exploded.
1t several minutes before the driver of the car
A. II. Kalkbrenner, realized that it had taken French
leave him. He had left the car parked in the
ed down the Center street hin gaining entum as
it went At the bottom of the hill the wheels turned