The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-04-08
State News Briefs
Train Runs Away, Two Men Injured

Sleepy Eye.-Runaway teams are not uncommon
set the brakes returning to find their machine on
an uncharted journey but seldom does one hear of a
locomotive starting down the track without an engi-
eer on the controls This is just what happened at
Lucan, resulting in minor injuries to two The
Chicago and North Western train crew had gone to
supper while car was being loaded at the stock
yard. gang plank and loading chute had not been
removed when the train started to roll forward
Climbing to the top Of the moving train, the depot
agent set the brakes before serious damage resulted
As it was one of the men who loading the car
hurt his ankle and the other injured his hand.
Tropical Bird Finds Ideal Winter Resort
Benson-Most Bensonites, resigned to the idea Of
wading through drifts in galoshes until at least
the early part Of July have given up the last lin
gering hope that spring is luking around even the
most remote corner. And among our feathered
friends there is optimistic adventurer who was
sadly disiusioned last week. At the height OF the
storm one day, when northeast gale was all but
yankng the caves from the house. Mrs. Ward Clarke,
of this city, glanced out of the window and saw
perched in the yard, chipping glumy to himself, a
cardinal bird The cardinal semi-tropical bird and
seldom is north of the Missouri boundary. The
theory advanced that the bird might have been
blown off its course in the storm.
Six-Footed Pig is Object of Interest
New Prague-A freak animal is always OBJ
ject Of interest and Henry Manner young farmer in
this community, has found that freak pig his
place has attracted many interested visitors The pig
born last October is of normal size and weighs about
100 pounds 1t is like other pigs in every respect
feet the front legs each of which has two full
~ developed feet Mr.. Manner thinks that the extra
spread of feet in front should give assistance in get
ting around in mud snow.
Caterpillar Services Needed On Milk Route
Iafayette.-At least one milkman has service as
his motto, for Julius Hagberg Lafayette's oblging
milkman, serves his patrons regardless of weather
conditions and means of travel. When travel by
when even the horses can't pillow through the snow
drifts he resorts to the caterpillar tractor During
bad weather in the winter months the genial milk
made his route with sleigh and horses but
last week day the streets, impossible by auto
mobile, were difficult for horses. He made the
rounds by tractor.
Snow Traps Sheep "a Bodies At Hay Stack
Pine River.-Bodies of "a sheep, which had starv-
ed to death, found hudded together where a
hay stack had formerly been near the Feehan place
east of Pine River The animals belonging to ]. L.
Collins had become separated from one of his large
focks and had wandered to the hay stack in search
of feed Apparently trapped there by the deep snow
which fell after they found the hay the sheep de-
voured the stack and then met their doom, helpless
to escape their snow prison.
Wolves Chase Deer On Nlaca Farm
Milaca-For the first time in years pack of
wolves have been reported as having caused dis
turbance in Mile Laos county when they chased
deer onto the George Skoog farm The Skoogs were
aroused early by commotion which they thought to
be caused by dogs molesting their sheep. Instead,
three wolves had chased deer into the yard and
through their swapping frightened the deer that it
lowered close to the house.
Man Fallen From Train Found In Beer Tavern
Virginia-John Miller of st. Cloud, had several
people worried when hours after it was report
ed he had fallen from freight train no trace of him
could be found. His companions and Virginia deputy
sheriffs who searched the railroad right-ofway were
about ready to give him UP for dead when they en-
tered a beer tavern at Cook and saw Miller, badly
bruised and more less intoxicated. He told depu-
ties that his companions had pushed him from the
train, but when more sober, changed his mind and
said that he had fallen
Unrecognized Dynamite Cap Wounds Face, Neck
Windom.-This time curiosity wounded mans
face, neck and shoulders. Abe Void, while storing
lumber in a garage, found dynamite cap, curious
looking gadget, which he thought belonged to a ra-
did, He decided to open it and see what it was and
taking board that was handy hit the small object
to his face neck, and shoulder. The seemingly I'M
harmful gadget proved to be dynamite cap.