The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-04-30

and the two intercepted the boys at Ogema. The
lodged in Jail, two of them pleading guilty to grand
larceny and being given three year sentences which
were suspended during good behavior The third boy
only IT, was let off on probation in Juvenile court
Deserted Puppy Family Finds New Homes Quickly
Red Wing.-The police of Red Wing con-
fronted with puzzle the other day, and far have
been unable to solve the mystery. 1t involves
of desertion-ths one in puppyland A telephone call
to the police station gave the information that box
containing three tiny dogs of the shepherd variety
evidently only few weeks old, had been left on the
lawn of city residence. They were in empty
cardboard carton. The deserted babies were
brought to the station and were promptly disposed
Of but not according to the usual routine in such
cases. Each promptly found home. Where the pup
pies came from no one knows
Farmer Drifts Off In Wagon Box In Ada Flood
Ada cry for help floated into Ada recently
when the flood waters making 1t rather uncom-
Portable for a good many people. People hurried
mile south to find Enrol Smith and his hired man.
Tom clelan, in wagon box, clinging to telephone
pole to keep from drifting away. While driving
through the rushing water that passing over the
grade Highway g. the current forced the box off
the running gear and took them with it, Rescuers
went back to Ada and got boat which finally land
ed the stranded men on dry land.
Watch Still Runs After sO-Year Rest In Field
Elbow Lake-When watch has been missing for
so years ordinarily gives it lost The first
25 years easily the hardest Not so with watch
which belonged to the late Sever Nohre, Elbow Lake,
however. While engaged in dragging field the
home farm in Elbow Lake township recently, Nohre
found watch which his father had lost 80 years ago.
in 1906 During this time the watch has remained
damaged The nickel case is free from rust and cor
roson, and the only damage to the watch is slight
dent in the What is more the darned thing
keeps accurate time-believe it or not
Court Reporter on Job for A Years
Redwood Falls-The close of the spring term of
district court at Redwood Falls last week marked the
completion by w. T. Eckstein of New Ulm, of A
years court reporter, during which time he has
alyap1 nfu IF facfiDo in
Eckstein the first reporter to serve in
the Redwood county court house, and penced
the bottom of the drawer in the reporters desk and
still legibe the words, wv. T. Eckstein, reporter,
New Ulm. Opening of new court house May 3, 1885,
$4,000 Trees Planted BY Lac Qui Parle Farmers
Dawson.-Ninety Lac qui Pare farmers planted
10000 trees during the week of April ~ accord
ing to Wayne Weiser, county agent, through whom
the orders were placed. The orders pooled and
the trees purchased from the Dawson nursery. By
pooling the orders lower prices obtained. The
main varieties purchased include Chinese Elm, Am
erican Elm, Green Ash, and Cottonwood. In most
the trees to be used windbreaks around
the farmstead A few of the farmers making
woodot paintings. Some 300 farmers sgnified their
interest in tree planting in to QUESTIONABLE
sent out this spring OF this group 20 placed their
ders.
Loses $4,000 In Blackjack, Sues Two Winners
Grand Rapids.-A novel suit filed in district
court at Grand Rapids last week when G. ]. Dauph-
inee that city, entered suit to $4,000 which
he alleges was lost in gambling transactions during
the past two years. $500 which lost in the last
six months. Blackjack, poker and other card gamb-
ling games cited in the complaint Dauph-
inee's source of losses. The complaint filed
against two men, who it is alleged sat in the game
together and jointly interested in the playing
Golfer Makes First HoIe-In-One For Year
Fergus Falls.-Carl Gunerius, caretaker at the
Riverside Golf course at Fergus Falls has the honor
of being the first golfer in the state to make hole
in-one this year. Playing with Frank Shay, r. E.
Lincoln and Roy Martin, Gunerius dashed out nice
tee shot on number eight hole to sink shot of 165
year, Gunerus has the honor of being the first to
make hole-in-one shot on the Fergus Falls links
the feat never having been accomplished before.