The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-03-07

Their happened to run across two wolk cubs frolick
ing the recently and traed them to their den
where another five of the young wolves were found
One of them stood guard while the other went after
spade and a rifle, and it not long before the
cubs had been prepared for bounty. which amounted
to Sc per young wolf or $42 in all for a few minutes
time Wolves have been scare in Otter Tail county
during the past few years, and bounties have been
few and far apart.
Modern Poachers Bait Pheasants With Hook
South St PauL-The old game of poaching con-
Quoted by those who have neither sportsman
ship nor sef-respect has become rampant in Dakota
county Following the footsteps of conservationists
who have been setting out and other grains for
the pheasants during cold weather and at reg
ular feeding shelters these sports" have laid out
nels OF corn with fishhooks attached, that when
the bird swallows the grain the hook catches its
throat and string keeps it from flying away The
birds either die in short time quickly dis
patched by the owners of the fishing tackle. The
game and fish department of the state has been
ed to intervene and promises severe penalty for
anyone caught using such tactics.
Dog Seeks Old Home As Death Approaches
Detroit Lakes.-A familiar figure in Detroit
Lakes has passed the great Beyond" leaving in
his passing incident which stamps dogs as the
great friend of man. The best pal Of the late Bill
Stewart the citys pioneer fire chief this spaniel dog
outlived his master but forgot him. Nearly Is
years old, this ancient canine trekked down Wash
ington avenue day recently, apparently feeling
the span of life closing His weary legs little
shaky beneath him, and his eyes trfle dim, but he
sought his old home, where his master had once
played with him and where many happy years had
been spent At the exact spot where the Stewart home
once stood, the old boy laid down and died.
Two Way Milk Flow Solves Feed Problem
Kenyon.-The story of how Albert Quie, enter
prisng Dennison farmer solved the problem of feed
ing his cattle by new "two-way milk flow" should
make interesting copy for farmers facing a feed
shortage this spring The system is a new wrinkle
in the perpetual motion idea, and practical one at
that BY merely educating his cattle to the taste of
their own product Quie has worked out scheme
by which his milk travels in constant stream from
COW to separator and back to the again Que ad-
mitted that his cattle didn't take any too kindly to
the taste of separated milk food but in short
time became accustomed to it and drank it readily
they did the drinking water By using tankage and
separated milk his educated cows cut down amazing
ly on their feed cost.
Smooth Gents Get First Dollar OF Old Age Pension
Janesvie.-A racket for "one-day residents"
has appeared in GAINESVILLE with couple of smooth
gents in 1884 Pontiac sedan with North Dakota
license so covered with mud that the number was
obscured taking memberships in an Old Age Pension
club. The two drove back and forth on the streets.
watching out for folk around 60 years of age Spot
ting victim, they drove up stopped, and started
their line Of chatter Neither got out of the car, and
the motor was kept running. Their approach was
made through the offer of cigar, and for dollar
membership cash on the line, they assured their new
members that their names would be in the front
line when the shekels handed out under the pro-
posed old age pension act
Windom.-Someone who had five months-od pup
pies they didn't want but who hand't the heart to
follow the normal procedure of killing Them left the
batch on the doorstep of Window citizens home
recently pulling the doorbell and running in the old
melodramatc fashion. The pups were found SILVER
ing and crying but were taken in and warmed up,
later being offered to farmers others who might
be interested. The pups probably mongrels but
look like shepherds or collies.
Waseca.-Gangsters and racketeers may rule
o;tioc h,,fd ONxyD in he town of
good odashoned type of honesty still prevails, and
purse which contains $500 in currency doesn't be-
long to the who finds it until it is impossible to
learn the losers identity Sam Lambert st. Mary,
stopped his the streets of Waseca to pick up
a ladies purse containing almost the amount Of
money together with valuable papers He Immediately
took it to the newspaper office to advertise for the
owner. A few minutes after he had left the owner
in to report her loss almost fainting when she
found the purse and its contents safe. Lambert
neither asked nor received any reward.
Askov.-A better foundation for my herd" seems
to be the motto OF Felix Shusta, living II miles west
of Moose Lake; and his success may be seen in the
fact that recently of his cows gave birth to a
calf with II hoofs. The calf is reported to be excep
tionally large and strong, and normal in every res
pect except that Of the hoofs. The calf has three
hoofs each foot each Of equal length and the
animal stands COMFORTABLY on all of them
Thief River Falls--Thief River Falls citizens
were introduced Saturday to the novelty OF having
fresh fish brought to them by ariplane from the
northermost point Of the United States proprietor
Of seafood shop in that city uses this unique meth
cd to bring his cargo from American Point, an Is
land off Northwest Angle in Lake OF the Woods. The
ingenious promoter of this idea intends In the future
to leave the plane at Roseau and bring his shipments
to Thief River Falls and intervening points by auto
mobile. A licensed pilot is in charge OF the plane
which will also be used to carry passengers to and
from summer resort operated by the same seafood
dealer at American Point.
Carkfield.-Clarlafeld Is now vying with Tracy
for honors In the to keep starving pheasants
alive Tracy sportsmen employed an airplane to drop
feed to the hungry birds in their district but the
Clarkied hunters discovered that theving jack rao-
bits made off with the rnknecks' food left In the
Open To meet this emergency emissaries OF the
Clarkfied sports sent out to construct sell.
feeder that would keep the jacks from the
feed cleverly built feeder was devised and covered
with wire netting Now the birds can reach the ieed
but the RABBITS only get near enough to work up
an appetite Almost fifty dollars was raised In Clark
field for the purpose OF feeding game birds during
the winter.