The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-05-23


stock from the burning barn, and then hauled small
er buildings to a safe distance with the big county
truck.
Tyler.-Prompted by promised visit from Dr.
Stork man and his wife of Verdi started in the
hospital Somewhere between Lake Benton and Tyler
the gass tank of their showed signs of running
low and not wishing to be stalled without gas the
expectan father pulled into farm yard and tried to
awaken the family to replenish his supply The far
mer woke, but opened fire with shotgun preparing
to ask questions afterward The visitors beat hasty
gas to finish the trip, and baby arrived at o'clock
only half hour after they arrived.
Thief River Falls-when W. L. Carlisle man.
ager of the Thief River Grocery Company extended
his hand last week in the warehouse to wha.
appeared to be spoiled banana from newly bunch,
the banana stuck out Pickering red forked ton
que in his direction tropical snake nearly four
feet in length and with faint diamond markings was
then carefully removed with the aid of broom
stick and deposited in a box later being forwarded
to Minneapolis woman who collects snakes for en-
hbition purposes. When warmed on a radiator q
the office of the grocery company the snake became
pugnacious and struck violently at objects brought
near it. Company employees several years ago dis
covered another snake in bunch of bananas, which
also was captured without mishap
Aexandra.-Two young from Parkers
Prairie in whiz of other on a recent MOI.
day-the day Alexandria store closed. They hau
made deposit on an item, and were to have
sumated the purchase Monday. Monday arrived,
but did the sheriff, with Attachment papers clos
ing the doors of the shop and placing the stock unde
paddock. The two young men pleaded with the for
mer proprietor cried the shoulder of the building
owner looked high and low for Sheriff Urness, and
at shutdown they were both meatng their heads
against the side of the court house. The item pur-
chased remained in the racks of the closed store.
You or could have waited until the store re-openeo,
but not the two young men from Parkers Prairie.
The item which they had made deposit was q
wedding dress. The wedding to have been on
Tuesday. Moral III night falls, day is to break
Sleepy Eye-Paying hockey en- masse from class
es recently resulted in weary mess for Seniors and
Juniors in the Sleepy Eye high school, and lot of
headaches among faculty, school board members and
parents All but three Seniors failed to show up at
| classes one day. having set the day aside skip
day and taking trip to Redwood Falls. The fever
spread and shortly after school got under way
tically all Juniors went A. w. O. L. The Board of Ed
ucation was somewhat stumped by this defiance to
its authority and not caring to take paddles
tire high school student body decided to call off the
Junior-Senior Prom But more headaches in stor.
as there was quite sum of money raised for the
prom which students claim is their and which
school officials the class spend only with fac
ulty approval
Horse Tramplcs Boy To Death
Round Lake-The tragic experience of being
dragged to death under horses hoofs by halter
rope suffered by Floyd Larson IA year old son
of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Larson, Round Lake AL
though no details will be known Floyd was ap
parently leading the horse with the halter rope
around his wrist, probably in sort of half knot. The
horse apparently became frightened and boted,
dragging the boy beneath its hoofs and trampling
HIM to death When Floyd failed to return home, his
father started search, discovering the body of his
son terribly mangled in small clump of trees. Des-
pte the shock of the discovery, Larson managed to
carry his sons body to the home, something like
quarter of mile distant.
Quintuplets Say "Baa" to Dionnes; Pa Eats Tin Can
Blue Earth-Five kids born simultaneously
and to family at Blue Earth recently, equaling
the international record of the Dionnes Mother and
kids doing well, but the fathers long white beard
appears a bit droopy he surveys his quintuple.
with a usty 'Fbaa' the Doc worked with frenzied
excitement. In exclusive interview with the press
Veterinarian Krosch said: Delivering two
three kids at clatter is rather commonplace-bu,
when five drop, WELL that's nothing short of histor
ical!" Nanny and Billy proud of their JACKPOT
they will be able to provide WE'LL After the excite
ment Billy, the proud and bearded father srutted
out into the yard to devour couple of tin and
celebrate a job well done.
Owl Hangs BY Neck in Wire Fence for Week
st. Peter.-Jim Myers has the latest tale
facts with the wild life of the ST. Peter area which
his experience in recent trip in that section
when he found good-szed gray owl caught fast by
the nape of the neck on a barbed wire fence, ana
which, from evidence furnished by the clotted condi
ton of the wound, he judged must probably have
a week. For the satisfaction of members of the HUI
society," it is to be reported that the finder has
tened to release the bird, which, after giving him a
nasty look, flew unsteadily to nearby tree perched
there and began to readus its ruffed feathers Con-
sidering the nature of it's predicament, Mr. Myers
thinks the fowl showed degree of vitality that
amazing.