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

and the two intercepted the boys at ogema. The
three young men were taken to Mahnomen and
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 49, was let off on probation in Juvenile court
Deserted Puppy Family Finds New Homes Quickly
Red Wing.-The police of Red Wing were con-
fronted with puzzle the other day. and so far have
been unable to solve the mystery IT involves
of desertion-this one in puppyland. 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 in empty
cardboard SINUS carton. The deserted babies" were
brought to the station and were promptly disposed
Of but not according to the usual routine in such
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 were making 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, clnging to a telephone
pole to keep from drifting away. While driving
through the rushing water that passing 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 3O-Year Rest In Field
Elbow Lake-When watch has been missing for
80 years. ordinarily gives it up lost The first
IS years easily the hardest. Not with a watch
which belonged to the late Sever Nohre Elbow Lake
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 un-
damaged The nickel case is free from rust and cor
rosion and the only damage to the watch is slight
dent in the case. What is more, the darned thing
keeps accurate tme-believe it or not
Court Reporter 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. Ecksten, of New Ulm of A
years court reporter, during which time he has
taken down millions of words of testimony in court
rooms Eckstein was the first reporter to serve in
the Redwood county court house, and penciled
the bottom of the drawer in the reporters desk and
still egible the words wv. T. Ecksten, reporter,
$4,000 Trees Planted BY Lac Qui Parle Farmers
Dawson.-Ninety Lac qui Parle farmers planted
10000 trees during the week of April 81 accord
ing to Wayne Weiser, county agent, through whom
the orders placed. The orders were 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
cases the trees to be used windbreaks around
the farmstead few of the farmers making
woodlot paintings. Some 300 farmers sgnified their
interest in tree planting in to QUESTIONABLE
sent out this spring OF this group 20 placed their or
ders
Loses $4,000 In Blackjack, Sues Two Winners
Grand Rapids-A novel suit was filed in district
court at Grand Rapids last week when G. ]. Dauph-
nee city, entered suit to $4,000 which
he alleges lost in gambling transactions during
the past years. $500 which lost in the last
six months. Blackjack, poker and other card gamb-
ling games cited in the complaint Dauph-
inees 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 Hole In-One For Year
Fergus Fas.-Carl Gunerus, caretaker at the
Riverside Golf at Fergus Falls has the honor
of being the first golfer in the state to make hole
1n-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 1875
yards AS well being the first hole-n-one for the
year, Gunerius has the honor of being the first to
make a hole-n-one shot the Fergus Falls links
the feat never having been ACCOMPLISHED before.