The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-03-25
State News Briefs
Huge Ant Story Wins Lie Title


Observation-Disclosures stories about shooting deer
from distance Of IL miles and wrestling with ants
big police dogs won for A N. johnson the title
of Glen Lakes worst liar in liars contest held
at parent-teacher association meeting. Mr.. Johnson
ON the basis Of the applause Of the audience, was
pressed for honors by the second worst prevarcator
who embellished his truhstretchng act with several
vocal solos The winner protested saying he couldn't
sing lie."
Motorist Brings In Dinner On Radiator
Fairmont-A new way to obtain chicken din
in on his car radiator. Mr. and Mrs. G. c. Rinderk-
necht Of F2ingstad, Iowa, were driving to Fairmont
when hen struck their car, causing damage to the
radiator The fowl. weighing five pounds. was wedg-
ed between the number plate and the right front
fender and refuses to pay for damages done. The
driver thought the bird, after hitting the car had
dropped the highway. Instead came to rest back
of the license plate where Mr.. Rinderknecht found
it upon reaching Fairmont The radiator grill had
been loose and bent back against the radiator
Three Story Plunge Part Of Days Work
Hastings-Anyone who doesn't think It's quite
drop from the third floor of the kaercher furniture
store into the basement should consult Carl Loesch
22-year-old Hastings youth He tried it-unofficaiiy
of course and also unntentionally Since he did not
regain consciousness for more than an hour, ne
could not make a report on the exploit immediate
w. When .Ie was finally revived, physicians and the
victim himself surprised to find that he had APP
parently broken nothing more alarming than the 10
cal record for indoor diving He was in condition to
try another from the fourth floor If he felt so IN
clined But it is not likely that he will The accident
ter work at the furniture store attempted TO snde
down a rope from the third floor The rope broke
suddenly, and Carl plunged through two dummy
elevator openings into the basement He is stih shak
ing hands with himself over his miraculous escape
from death or permanent injury, admitting 1t must
have been his lucky day.
Winona-The 4O-year-od mother of two children
sat in the willows screening the Milwaukee tracks at
Winona and waited for the eastbound Hiawatha, out
was saved from suicide by the arrival Of two police
men when the train was already in slgnt Oniy Few
seconds remained police call had been turned IN
bv persons living in the neighborhood who had seen
the woman conceal herself in the willow growth ana
guessed from way she waited out OF sight except
for an occasional look along the tracks that sne IN
tended to lump in front of the train When question:
ed nv police the woman, Winona resident for many
wears admitted she had waited for the tarln even
though she knew she wasn't at tne oepo'. one "a
intended to wait until the engine was close oeiore
running onto the tracks she said
Little Falls-An invitation will be extended to
Colonel Charles A. Lndbergh to come again to MS
former home town, Little Falls when 1t celebrate
the commemoraton of the tenth anniversary OF the
ocean flight Plans for the testvai nave
launched by the local Junior Chamber OF Commerce
and NJ A. Engstron superintendent OF the Linn-
bergh State Park, will take up with state OFFICIALS
the request that the park be dedicated on tnat ody
tho axact date for which has not been determined
Elaborate improvements carried on the iast year w
public works. will be completed by about that tme' IL
is expected.
St cloud.-This weeks "meanest man" title goes
to the person who deprives the blind man OF MS NV
ing by manufacturing lead nickes and passing then
in candy slot machines N. o. Hukee known as tnc
blind broom man, operates several candy machles
about St. Cloud and recently discovered tnat N sev
era nearly half of the coins were OF the lead variety
Everyone represented not only a curtament OF pro
fits but also an actual loss. The chief OF ponce ae
clara5 that the accumulation of five cent "duds
would be turned over the United States secret ser
vice for investigation. He remarked also that mos
persons using lead nickels hand them out to news
hovs and Youngsters who do not realize as rapidly a.
tbof t,axy are
Luverne.-A local department store clerk narrow
ly escaped serious injury when she tainted and fel
through a showcase while duty. She fell through
the glass of dry goods counter before any Of the
other employees could come to her assistance and
she suffered serius cash across the right side OF
her neck Had the cut been only an inch deeper The
juguar vein would have been cut and the girl would
have been in danger Of bleeding to death