The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-11-28
sAUK CENTRE HERALD, Sank Centre, MINI

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called the child. and when he did not answer she
hurried to the barn. Leroy was found on the floor,
the chain tightly wound about his neck and the
dog playing around him. doctor found death had
been almost instantaneous through strangulation.
The dog, q pet of the household had run away
number Of times Of and he had been kept chain
ed for a few days. He was playful pup, and 1t Is
believed to have jumped on the child in play ana
while running about the chain which held him had
been wound around LeRoys neck. The dog was shot.
Porker Bites off Thumb of would-Be Butcher
Clarkfield-Edwin Anrnony Is minus a thumb as
result Of helping neighbor to get some fresh chops
for Armistice Day. The animal had been shot
made one last lunge and snapped the butchers
thumb off slick and clean at the first joint.
Money Thrown From Purse In Accident Found
Car Fender
Banson.-Money it is said, has wings But here
seems to be the exception to the rule While Mr. and
Mrs. Larry Long, of Benson, were returning to this
city from visit at Morris, they swerved off the
road to avoid collision with another and their
own vehicle plunged into the ditch and rolled over
Mr.. and Mrs Long both injured. The was
lowed to garage here. Mrs Long. during the acc,-
dent lost her purse and search at the and In
the failed to reveal trace of it. But imagine the
surprise of the garagemen the next day when they
found $37 in bills, which the purse had contained be-
tween the front fender and the radiator-and not a
sign of the purse The money had somehow stayed in
that position without blowing away during the tow
ing. What became of the purse itself is still mys
terry.
Fine Year for Skunks Captors of 176 Find
Lake Wilson-The essence of the skunk, per-
tuners say is used the basis for the best perfumes
If such statement is true the Van Mevern brothers
will do their bit this fall in making the gentler
more attractive than ever Earl and Ted Van Mevern
have secured 176 skunh pelts far this fall and tn
end is not yet The boys get most of their sunks by
placing rubber hose the end of the auto exhaun,
pipe and inserting it in the dens. The skunks die
painless and odorless death Some Of the skunks
trapped, however, and while they are being waited
to the happy hunting grounds, leave distanct mem
DRY of their existence here by filling the automobile
with essence that is in class by itself. Skunk
pelts are worth eighty cents
One Bite Lands Two Large Fish
Bayport-The latest fish story-and plausible
one-concerns Hudson angler who last
caught 10 pound, 10 ounce Northern pike with a
piscatorial Jonah, a two pound sucker, laying
easily in the pixies stomach M. L. Foote, the sue
cessful fisherman landed the overgrown pike in the
st. Crox. Noticing the fshs bullying stomach, he III
vestigated and found the pound sucker still alive
After being released from his unpleasant prison. the
sucker gratefully wigged his tail few times, laps
ed into coma and died. A pathetic end for the
poor fish,
Kills Deer With Bow and Arrow
Red Wing-Henry Spencer, of Balsam Lake, for
mer director of the Red Wing high school band
brought home buck deer which he killed in Can
ada with bow and Spencer, expert at
cherry, drew his bow at about twenty PAGES and the
arrow pieced the deer's heart. The buck struggled
about twenty feet after being hit and then dropped
arrow hunting in the North woods but never met
with until this year. He has had plenty of
shots at big but never before could get the re-
quired close range.
Two Family Baseball Teams Live Mile Apart
Kenyon-A baseball team made up of members
of one family not unheard Of but two such base
ballteam-families live only mile apart, it's
item for Ripley. Such situation existed only few
years ago, recalled this week by the golden wedding
anniversary of Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Jacobson par
ents Of Of the teams The Jacobson and KJo,
families lived only mile apart near Holden and
baseball much more important undertaking
than milking cows pitching hay With one of tho
family for every position the jacobson and Kjos boys
never had to worry about securing enough players
tc round out their lineups Further adding to the
strangeness of the situation is the fact that although
the families were such close neghbors and the two
teams quite active in baseball circles in that
part of the country they met in a game to de-
eide which family played the better brand Of ball At
one time the two teams were scheduled to have play
bers Of the family absent the game had to be cae@
off,
lowed Car Drawn Into Path of Train
Claremont.-Its rather helpless feeling to be
pulled into the path of train, and Clarence Haken,
the circumstances-he jumped! Hagen was being
lowed in his car by Carroll Bell, who passed over
the crossing safely but Hagen saw That he had no
chance. The train was bearing down the track, and
it didn't take very practiced eye for him to esti-
mate that about the time his reached the middle
of the track, the train going dispute his right
it sufficiently to avoid the collision. Some people
might have been paralized with fear but not Hagen.
Without waiting to remove the heater the radia-
tor cap he jumepd, and just in time second after,
his hit by the train and almost completely
demolished. Hagen uninjured In the jump, which
saved his life.
Pair Of Skies" Wins Seven Hundred Dollar Poker
Pot
Ceylon.-A pair of skies proved to be the winning
hand with calling the bet two bandits held
up a poker game at Armstrong Fairmont
flu o,I tNDIrf ha - Ina ,a,tv<r
amounting to $1,000. The bandits armed broke into
the game at about 2 o'clock in the morning lined up
ten players against the wall bound them with plenty
of rope, and proceeded when it was interrupted by
the entrance Of two masked visitors with the terse
command of hands up!" After making the players
stand with their faces to the wall the bandits did an
expert job Of tying them securely. After eisurely
going through the pockets Of their victims and re-
lieving them of all the money to be found. the guy
men smashed the light bulb and walked OFT Up to
this time trace Of them been founu One play
from Dolliver is reported losing $500, and the