The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-07-04
Poisoned Gas Well Kills Two Workers

CTOSDy.-CnarIeS SonerIunu, caugnC
poisoned gas well, and he and L. W. Richards, 81, a
would-be rescuer both died from the effects of the
tainted air. Sherlund, assisted by Richards were
pairing open well at depth of so feet when Sher
lund failed to up for some time Richards went
down to find out the trouble, and both were appar-
emily overcome by the marsh" gas. similar fate
was almost suffered by the 15year old son of Rich
ards who next started down. He about to fall
after he had just enterd the well, when companion
saved him. When Joe Sherlund attempted the des-
cent with rope tied around his waist he could only
go down Is feet, when he frantically sgnaed to be
pulled up quite sick The fire department of Crosby
finally managed to hook the bodies with ice tongs
and bring them up.
Lucky Man Finds 35 Four Leaf Uovers One Stem
Houston.-If ones luck can be measured by four
leaf clovers, then S. T. Morken, president of the
streak of good fortune While out looking around his
farm recently, Morken noticed a four leaf clover
looking up at him, and on pucking it remembered
that had told him that generally there was
ined the stem and much to his surprise picked 80
four leaf clovers and ten five leaf clovers.
Lightning Travels Through Barn; Knocks Out Cow
lie Center-A bolt of lightning travelled through
a COW barn, through the stancions through one COW
and up into the arm of a man milking her near lie
Center recently Louis Beer and his were milk
ing during rain storm. The bolt must have followed
the wires, after striking telephone post betweeM
the Beer and Traxler farms, and Mr.. Beer had just
finished milking when he saw ball of lightning
streak across the stanchions. One COW knocked
out and it was about five minutes before she reviv-
ed, while three others went down their knees. One
of the boys was milking and felt electric shock
go up his arm. The bolt followed the telephone wires
into the house. jumped onto another fine wire strung
around the room to hang pictures, and knocked a
clock off the wall. No serious damage was DONE
Banks Become Popular As Citizens Lose Gain
Lewiston.-Citizens in this state are looking at
banks with more kindly eyes following the experience
of two neghbors recently. Faith in the old family
fruit jar depository Of money still remains, and
one party dug up jar and found it broken and his
money practically disintegrated by the mud and wa
ter which had seeped INTO the jar. He gathered up
the bits as best he could and brought them to the
bank where tellers abored the jig puzzle, final
ly giving the problem and sending the whole mess
to Washington to let the government figure out how
much money these scraps originally represented An
other citizen, Morgan Haug, Of Fremont feel
fortunate that he had paper money sailed around
the house when his building burned down. but pen
bank with 300 pennies was left melted into almost
a solid mass. From Long Prairie comes the story
that former resident, receiver in the First Ma
tona Bank in Detroit, Mich, found deposit of $10,
600 which had been forgotten The original sum had
grown to $295OO, with the interest which had accun-
ulated. The man who had forgotten this tidy sum
located in Quebec, and had been earning a bare
living in the backwoods.
So Wet In Utchfeld That -Four Ducks Drown
Litchfield.-If you don't think 1t has rained re-