The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-05-20
Child Baptized In 1OO-Year-Old Robe


last week in Trinity Lutheran church at Moorhead
Maurine Alice infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eric
Martinson, robe made approximately hun
dred years ago in Norway. 1t is owned by Mrs 0.
Martinson, grandmother of Maurine. Mrs Martinson,
and her brothers and sisters it Norway when
they baptized, but Maurine is the first to
it in America Fifteen years ago, after it had
remained in Norway for many years after Mrs. Mar
tnson came to Moorhead 1t was brought to Minneso-
ia. Homemade by one of Mrs. Martinsons aunts the
robe is with wool yarn in linen, customarily
called Norwegian tapestry
Boy browns In Open Silo Pit
Long Prairie.-The two year old of Mr. and
Mrs. Albert Strom, of Bruce township, drowned last
week at their home in six foot deep silo pit which
contained three four feet Of water result of
heavy rains. Marvin the lad playing in the yard
while his mother hung out clothes, and during her
absence of not than Is minutes, he disappeared
Mrs. Stroms search for him ended at the open silo
pit, near the edge Of which Marvin had evidently
stopped and tumbled head first into the water Fail
ing to revive her after taking him from the pit
and applying first aid Mrs Strom carried him to the
Jake Kedrowski farm, half a mile away. Mr.. Ked-
rowski was taking the mother and son to a doctor in
Nothing could be done for the boy who had,
doubt, died before being taken from the pit.
Ditch Digger Strikes Gold Under Old Walk
Preston.-"Thar's gold in them thar hills" At
least that is what Leslie McEhose thought when he
found twenty dollar gold piece while digging ditch
to lay water pipes under what was formerly an ele-
waited walk in front of the old Farmers saloon build
ing in Preston. When passersby stopped to ask the
nants of by-gone days, the diggers began joshine
about having dug up several old skeletons and bas
of coins. Suddenly, McEhose, who was digging ahead
exclaimed that he had just found one, fifty cent
piece. That's haf-dollar" said the other worker
Didn't you ever gold coin before?" Upon clos
examination, the 50 cent piece proved to be $40
gold piece, dated 1873. 1t almost shiny as
when it came from the mint.
Safety Pin Saves Small Boys Life
Roseau.-A safety pin is the small object given
credit for saving Orwell Olson young son Of Mr. and
Mrs Knut Olson, of Enstrom, near Roseau, from
drowning The boy was found hanging in we'll sus-
pended from a nail by safety pin in his overcoat
Orwell had gone to pump water for the stock on the
Olson farm, but had discovered that bolt needed
replacement before he could pump the water He ran
to the barn to get his pliers, and few minutes later
his father, who was working nearby, heard the boy
scream Running to the well, he found his son half
way down the opening, hanging on a nail by the
safety PIN suspended five feet Of water loose
board had evidently caused Orwell to fall while
pairing the pump.
Cafe Man Cashes Check In Pennies
South st. Paul.-Having complained frequently
Newbrand, stockyards employee, found nims>f
equipped to match pennies with John d. Rockefeller
when Chutehouse restaurant man counted out the
number of coppers to the amount of a thirty dollar
check. Newbrand choked with emotion at the
sight of all the pennies that he carried away the coins
without speaking He is determined however to spend
part of his supply in the cafe that the oper
ator may have another chance to count them.
Minnesota spuds Earlier Than CALIFORNIA; Crop
Hackensack.-George G. Williams la supreme
potato grower, of Hackensack surpassed by far the
other growers of the northern United States in early
production for he dug his first 1887 crop Of potatoes
last week. and Ray Leslie Of Atwater returned after
baskng in CALIFORNIA; mellow sunshine to do some
thing that can't be duplicated even in the West.
Specializing in Early Ohios, Mr.. Williams states that
1t is by far his earliest and best crop in many years
Of potato experience. The spuds averaged onehalf
pound EACH and were entirely free from rot scab
The entire crop. accounting to two potatoes, was dis
covered by Mr.. Williams while blowing his garden
The deep snow had protected the spuds from freez-
| ing and they were kept perfect during the winter
months Mr. Leslies tubers also through the
winter in excellent shape, turning up when he was
also spading plot for garden purposes.