The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-08-22

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| shelf of the cupboard Mrs Van Der Vert was ter
| ribly frightened and to the Albin Larson home.
where she visited for some time and seemed to re-
| gain her composure. The following morning, she
awoke early with some sort of nightmare concerning
snakes. She cared for her little and then stated
that she felt weak and wanted to go to bed. From
that time she had sinking spell after another
and passed away at four o'clock in the afternoon 1t
| is thought her heart weak and could not stand
| the strain of such fright
Has Two Fish To Mount Instead Of One
Detroit Lakes.-One proud angler from North
Dakota got little more than he expected when he
took IS pound Northern pike to Judge Andrew Ok
tra Ponsford to be mounted. The judge is expert
taxidermis and does great deal Of this work dur.
ing the summer. In dressing the large fish fol
mounting, the judge discovered in its gullet wall
eyed pike almost IA inches in length which appar-
emily had been swallowed just before he took the
fshermans hook and himself caught. Withouc
instructions from the angler, the Judge mounted
both fish, so that the North Dakotan will have
far more interesting exhibit than he anticipated.
Well Spouts Small Fish
Moorhead-A flowing well on the John Johnson
farm in Spring Prairie township is emitting small
fish with the gush of water Mr. Johnson believes the
fish trout, although specimens examined by a
local sportsman several years ago reported to
be from the perch family. The fish the size OF
warm surface water How the fish got into the I'M
foreground lake or river has not been determined.
Transient Believes In Changing Socks Often
Observation-Disclosures Mccarthy transient be
eves in changing his socks often. While visiting
the city he discovered he was with only pair of
foot coverings and money with which to purchase
another pair. Donald thought the matter and
then walked into the Variety Store From of the
counters he picked up twenty pair and walked bold
ly out the front door. Police chief Edward Kuehn
and officer Ben Ederhon found Mccarthy in the
railway yards and took him to JAIL search brought
forth the socks Justice of the Peace Roberta Mel
read the complaint to Mccarthy He claimed he
took the socks but did not do wifuly. He
given thirty days in Jail Alone in his cell with only
one pair of socks Mccarthy expects to do his wash
ing daily soled socks hurt his feet.
Hand To Fin Battle With Fish Successful
Hutchinson--A battle royal between mans bare
hands and fish witnessed by so boy scouts last
week when two Hutchinson boys displayed their abi-
ity to hang on" Stuart Pitney and Bonnie Sheppard
were washing their clothes in West Lake, Will
mar, when Stuart spied fish swimming towards the
shore. He started to quietly sneak up it, and at
first Mr.. Fish did not notice the boy. Then it
dive, but Stuart too quick, and grabbed it by
the tail The fish got away once but Stuart grabbed
for its head and the fight Stuart was out in
the water almost over his head Bonnie also went out
to help him and finally Stuart returned to the shore
wet clothes and all, but with the fish completely
hausted The fish, nice eight-pound pike was cut
open to see if it was SICK but the operation proved
it to be healthy specimen. That evening almost ev-
cry scout in camp had a taste of the fish
Sleeping Sickness Hits Willxin Horses
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. sickness in horses has
been reported in Wilkin county First symptoms Of
the disease caused by virus, that the horse
slows down in work, stands by himself with dropping
head in the pasture and leans against his STALL Later
it is almost impossible to the horse almost
every is fatal Serum treatment usually saves
the horse in so per cent of the cases.
Orders 80 Pounds Dried Clover Blossoms for Tea
Mazeppa--An aged Minneapolis man, who does
not drink tea coffee and is fond of sweet clover
tea, has placed an order with a Wabasha county
farm for 80 pounds of dried sweet clover blossoms
Every blossom must have the leaves removed, and
insects of every sort must be eliminated AS bushel
basket contains about pounds of fresh clover
it can be that collecting 80 pounds of the dried
blossoms is small job. After picking the clover
it must be laid to dry. The ladies of the do
ing the job figure that the dried clover is worth
about dollar pound.
Little Girls Head Goes In But Not Out
Luverne.-Mary Helen McRobert, agile three
year-old daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs j. B. McRobert,
had unpleasant experience when she squrmed
her head into the steering wheel of her parents
and caught it tightly it necessary to the
wheel in order to release her. The little girl seat
ed in her mothers lap behind the wheel Of the car,
when she suddenly reached over for something and
stuck hr head between the spoks of the wheel I'm
abb to extricate herself she became rigid Try thy
might, Mr.. and Mrs. McRobert simply could not
lease her. A saw was then put into action and in
few minutes Mary Helen freed and none the
worse for her experience
Merry-Go Round Wrecks Steel Concrete Bridge
Fed Lake Falls.-The lost river was found by a
lot Of people over the weekend when merry-ge-
round on big trailer was too heavy for the steel
bridge U. S. Highway 50 and the whole structure
caved in. The truck which broke the cameps back
was one of number used to transport the Hennies
Bros. carnival which was enroute from Thief River
Falls to Mankato. Some Of the trucks had passed
safely the bridge which Of the steel girder
type on concrete abutments but the big semi-trailer
carrying the merrygo-round hit the bridge, 1t
down and only wheel Of the sem-trailer remain
ed on the road. Three men were riding in the motor
cab, two of whom were only slightly injured but the
third taken to the hospital for treatment wrecker
came down from Thief River Falls and worked all
day extricating the truck It difficult Job and
one that people from miles around came to witness
OF president next of knowing that they actually
people in this earning honest living. No more
iy awaiting defin- dole fake work, no more