The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-06-03
State News Briefs
Amateur Play Halted When Gun Discharges

Amateur Play Halted When Gun Discharges
Mahnomen.-"The show must go on" VOW held
sacred by folks of the stage and screen, received
setback last Friday evening at Naytahwaush, when
the amateur production, "Bashful Mr. Bobbs," was
called off near the close of the first act Seymour
Miller, principal Of the Naytahwaush schools and a
member of the cast, received severe cash in the
palm of his right hand when shotgun a prop" of
the play loaded with blank cartridges accidentally
discharged. The play which attended by large
crowd brought to an abrupt end and friends Of
the victim took him to Mahnomen where he was
treated by a physician.
Even Wheebarrows Travel On Air Now
Grand Rapids-They may not be novelty In
other places but wheelbarrows fitted with balloon
tires properly inflated created interest here when
Stanley Helmer introduced them on the concrete
work the Grand Rapids State Bank building
The men pushing the barrows loaded with concrete
say they be propelled much easier than the old
style wheelbarrows and the only wonder is that
did not put rubber tires on these one-man veh-
Giles long ago. Lawnmowers with inflated rubber tires
their wheels have made their appearance here also
this spring. and it is said they deprive the tired bus
mess man of one more of his worries that Of now
ing the lawn without too much exertion.
Woman Is Killed BY Vicious Ram
Baudette.-Mrs. Katherine Norlander, aged r.
died May Is at the home Of her Ernest, in Lake
wood township, north of Williams, from injuries re-
ceved earlier in the day when she attacked by
vicious Mrs. Norlander was found near the door
of the farm home with fractured skull and other
injuries. She had gone to the well for pail Of wa
ter when the ram attacked her, knocking her down.
The animal continued it's attack and was near
to help the unfortunate woman who received many
injuries When her son returned from work In the
fields she still conscious and able to describe
the accident. Doctors called but Mrs Norland-
ers injuries Of such nature that she died four
hours after she was found.
Wheaton Has First OIL Found In State
Wheaton.-Since oil was struck at depth OF s64
feet six miles southwest of Wheaton, Minnesota has
oil field and hundreds of people have visited the
we'll which is being dug by Robert Lent The fact
that oil in the pipe 655 feet in IS minutes proved
that large vein of oil had been struck SIX barrels
of the dark green fluid which by visitors has
been designated crude oil Of the finest paraffn
base commanding premium on the market were
pumped from the pipe one afternoon with the level
continuing to rise.
Hobo Makes Bed OF Choir Gowns
Granite Falls.-A hobo chose the basement Of the
First Lutheran church here for his sleeping place
night and not finding any bed or bedding, he
appropriated the Is choir gowns from their hangers
and used them to soften the floor He had to get
in place out of the rain," said the hobo when
a passerby him leaving the church in the morn
ing 1t became necessary to have all the robes clean
ed before they could be used again in the choir loft
for many covered with tobacco juice and soled
from the dust on the floor.
So In Stamps On Air Mail Letter
Howard Lake.-A letter which Jake Pykle re-
ceved recently required three dollars in postage (12
twenty-five cent stamps) to send it by air mail from
Hong Kong China. The envelope made of fiber re-
semblng paper money, was marked First Passenger
Flight by Pan American Anyways Amerca-Hong-
Kong-America. 1t reached Howard Lake in eight
days.
Capture Deer On Sleepy Eye Farm
Sleepy Eye-Longfellow's Hiawatha was
mighty deer hunter, but he had nothing on John p
Schmitz and Louie and Robert Geiger OF Sleepy Eye
Barehanded the three captured young buck on the
Geiger farm on the north shore of Lake Hanska, Ii
miles southeast Of Sleepy Eye after 1t had been seen
and chased by a score or more Brown County farm
ers Lured into the Geiger farm yard by feed, the
deer was cornored and chased into small building
where the three surrounded, captured, trussed
and otherwise took possession Of the animal and
then carried it bodily to box stall in the Geiger
barn There it Is being viewed daily by Of far
mers and citizens from nearby towns Since the buck
was quite young it is considered improbable that
wandered this far south from northern woca.. t"t
since there has been report Of loss from parks In
this section, the animals presence in this county re-
mains a mystery.