The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-10-21


present threat should be profound warning to
motorists-look out for carbon monoxide.
State News Briefs
Drives 20 Miles With Casting Plug In Eye
Mahnomen.-Ted Void is congratuIating himself
this week upon retaining his eye-sight following an
unusual experience which made it necessary for him
TO go twenty miles to physician to have casting
plug removed from his eye Fishing recently at White
Earth Lake member of the fishing party in max
ing cast swung his line that the wooden plug
containing gang of three hooks came in contact
with Mr. Wold's eye while he was leaning over his
tackle box The hook passed through the eyelid and
became imbedded in the bone directly above the eye
The men set off for shore Immediately and drove
twenty miles to Mahnomen, where physician re-
moved the hook
Issues Challenge On 10th Birthday
Baudette.-"TH race anyone of my own age in
the county in 100 yard DASH was the challenge
made by Henry ONei of Spooner, when he was in
tervewed on his 10th birthday by a newspaper
porter. The statement made in answer to the
query asking him how old it felt to be 76. Mr.. ONeil
better known in these parts as Shorty" has cram
med three-quarters of a century with much to talk
about and he can do that very thing with plenty of
embellishments. Some Of his stories of the days
back when real hairraisers the variety Of which
has never been questioned by his listeners.
Is Year Old Bill Paid Voluntarily
Redwood Falls-A bill for three dollars incurred
eighteen years ago was paid last week to local
firm The debtors memory long, but that of
Mike Lauterbach the business proprietor just
long. He remembered it. The man, who formerly liv-
ed here but is making his home in another
town, ordered flowers for funeral from the firm
in 1919 He didn't pay for the flowers until day
last week, when he called at the store told Mike he
owed him the money and laid it the counter. "This
never happened to us before" gasped the business
man. Come back and have a big beer for receipt"
Bears Becoming Numerous Again
Tower.-Bears again becoming numerous in
this vicinity they last fall. Several reports
have already come in of their bodness and of de-
homes Oscar Frederickson, who makes his home
Pine Island complained last week to the deputy
game warden that bear had torn windows and
doors off cabins Having been granted permission to
that he will soon be sporting new bear skin coat
rug for his cabin.
Pedals SO Miles To See President
Hawley.-One of President Roosevelts most ar
dent admirers in Clay county perhaps in Hawley,
at least is young Billy Folger who peddaed his BIZ
cycle fifty miles to and hear the President When
Billy heard that the president to stop for few
minutes at Fargo he straddled his bicycle and set
out to get his first glimpse of United States pres
dent The youth made the first half of the trip in
fine shape and joined the thousands that damned the
railroad station to hear Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
On the return trip kindly motorst picked up Billy
short distance out of Glydon. He very tired but
immensely happy over having seen the president.
Boy Loses Bet After Eating rs Hamburgers
Sleepy Eye.-A telephone call asking him to
come home just he was downing his twenty-fifth
hamburger in local shop cost Roy Neal junior at
the Sleepy Eye public school, exactly S275 Roy had
made wager with Bruce Patterson that he could
eat thirty hamburgers in hour and half and II
he failed to do would pay Bruce $3.50 and also
stand the expense of the hamburgers. When an hour
and five minutes had elapsed, Roy had consumed
twenty-five hamburgers, which had been washed
down with three glasses of root beer and two glasses
of water. Spectators said that Roy would have
reached his goal had he not been called home in the
midst of his meal.
Six Grandmothers Are Baby's Record
Blooming Particularly Carol Ann Benson
daughter Of Mr. and Mrs Oliver Benson, OF this VIC
unity has record few babies equal, for she out
ranks of them with her record OF six grandma
TIERS all of whom living. There are two grand
mothers and four great grandmothers. Inc grand
mothers are Mrs. A. C. Rutland, Rose Creek and Mrs
NJ O. Benson Udolpho mothers Of Carol AIMS par
ents. The great grandmothers are Mrs. Ed Thomp-
son, Udolpho, Mrs Carol Rossow and Mrs. Ben
Christianson Austin and Mrs. Barr Mrs Thompson
is the mother of Mrs M o. Benson and Mrs. Ben
Christensen is the mother of Mrs M. o. Benson Mrs
Rossow and Mrs. Barr are relatives on Mrs OhVer
Benson's side of the family
Dog Dies and Lives Again On Same Day
Hastings-It is said that the Irish die hard and
Stanley Meeker found it to be tc"a of his dog Fat
who died and to life again all in one day Pat
a black Labrador setter. in playful mood swallow
ed his hard ball day. When the ball lodged In
Pats throat he fought to get rid OF it. but 1t STUCK
tight and while the way to the doctor the aog
died The doctor removed the ball with an instru
ment and after examining the animals tongue and
observing that the heart beat had stopped pronounc
ed the dog dead Kenneth Meekcr, who mad accom-
naned his brother on his sad mission, began giving
artificial respiration treatments to Pat short time
later with the doctors help Pats heart began to beat
and he was able to get to his feet Ten minutes
later he was again romping with his ball. that his
master is thinking Of getting him a football.