The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-10-28

ing was the opening Of the duck season and Roy
about that for thousands did likewise that morning
Besides getting ducks, Roy got ducked, which per-
haps was something he didn't expect to get when he
bought license and duck stamp. 1t seems he had
seven eight nice birds in the bag and had just
shot down another when he got into a boat and went
out after the duck Roy reached to get his duck
and like flash the boat tipped. Splashthe hunter
got ducked On top Of getting wet he lost five Of his
ducks and dropped his gun in about five feet of
water.
Husking Title Won For FUN BY Man, 60
Mnnesota-A sixty year old Minnesota business
man, Ben Berson, walked away with the Lyon coun-
ty championship Of businessmen cornhuskers title
planned for entertainment a half hour prelimin-
airy to the regular corn huskng contest here Seven
recruits from the main street Of Mnneota battled
furiously working with individual techniques
and seven kinds Of scores, ranging from Mr.. Ber-
sons 1875 pounds Of corn net to minus 49, close
second to the winner was the score Of 1875 pounds
net and third 12S pounds After that scores drop
ped sharply in the order of 49, 81 and 8.
Youthful Wanderers Travel Economically
Bemidji.-Two youthful wanderers who spent
night in the BemidJ Internationally open to
knights of the road-when the weather is incement,
cents. That's the stake which Donald Mcintyre H.
and Ray Rosencutter Is, had when they left Kansas
on their way to Bagley to find McIntyres brother
who, they said, lives there It long grind but
they expected to reach their destination the day they
stopped here. Police gave them the regular accom-
modations in the 'Transients HOTEL then topped off
the last leg Of the journey-by sde-door pullman
usual. tltIt
Woman, 20, Husks Corn For Pastime
Belle Paine.-Most folks have hobby and that
of Mrs. VIM. Korchow, age TO- is quite unusual for
someone of her years. Mrs Kerchow's hobby Is husk
ing corn, bit of farm work she has always enjoyed
doing. Since moving to town she has made it prac
tioe every fall to go back to the farm for husk
ing. Her reports that his mother has just COM
peted fifteen consecutive days husling at his place.
and that she averaged thirty bushels day. Grandma
Kerchow may not enter any state husking contests,
but her friends she would be easily win
ner in any huskng competition with other grandmas
of the state.
Man Escapes Death In Fall From Train
Detroit Lakes-Having fallen from moving
freight train, Arnold Harje 27year old resident of
Ishpeming, Michigan is still alive, but confined to
Detroit Lakes hospital and claims he's through with
freight trains. And he's probably out of job When
he fell off the freight train last week he eliminated
himself from the north woods job He thinks his left
foot will freeze too easiy-no circulation He
coming from Dakota's harvest fields to go to work
in Michgans north woods Broke, hungry and tired
he hoped freight train. Threshng hadn't paid him
much, nor had potato digging. Just a few miles west
of here he fell asleep. When he wope up again he was
warm, comfortable passenger train, heading
east He didn't appreciate it though, for his left foot
panied him unbearably Two toes had been practical
ly severed from his foot when he dozed off and fell
from the flat car which he was riding, and was
caught under the wheels. At present Harjie is
in the local community hospita-not hungry and tir
ed but still broke.