The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-09-30

$500 in of p Trainer, OF Gracevile has just
been presented for payment to q local firm. Mr.
Trainer in looking through some old papers In his
desk ran across the check and the envelope in which
1t was mailed. Naturally, he wondered whether the
payment would be made II presented n years after
the check was drawn. The company is still in bust
him.
Rides I'm Borrowed Car Costly Ending
misunderstanding a borrowed car had a costly
ending for Maple Lake man who paid a fine and
costs amounting to 500 after going for ride IN an
other mans car parked in front Of grocery store
Harry Kennedy, Of Staples stopping in Annandale ia
visit his sister, did not expect to lose his car, but
such was the at least for short time. He mad
driven in from the Twin Cities with new car and
stopped at local store Following him into the store
was the Maple Lake man who walked to the rear OF
the store and walked out He stepped into Mr.
Kennedy's and drove away just as MI KENNEDY
came out to go to his sisters home to join the family
at supper After reaching Maple Lake with the Dor
rowed" car, the driver returned to Annandale ana
then drove back to Maple Lake where authorities
picked up the man and placed charges against him.
Meet First Time In 4s Years. 81 Miles Apart
Rochester.-Two Wisconsin residents, brother
and sister who had not seen each other for 46 years.
had reunion in Rochester over the week END wnen
they were guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Mayo Pr1eoe. Inc
John Beue of Fox Lake, lost trace of each other
wears ago and though they lived but 81 miles apart
they were not brought together until Mr.. ana MIS-
Priebe entertained last week end. Mrs Beuie Is IS
wears old and Mr.. Rant is IS years DID,
Big Fork River Flows Two Ways
Rlackduck-Tak about not getting any place!
Even water in a river can't get anywhere when II
first flows in one direction and then in another But
that's what the Big Fork River does and the facts
can be vouched for by government officials The Big
Fork river at a point the U. S. Forest Ranger
station at Dora Lake, about 20 miles east OF SLACK
duck flows north under normal conditions Following
the heavy rains of two weeks the water at tnat
point raised several inches above the elevation OF the
source of the river and began running south Ihe
river has fall of only II inches in the nine miles
from its source in swamp to Dora Lake ranger sta-
tion The strange sight was observed by forest rang
err p J. st. Amont of Blackjack and his ASSISTANT
D. F. Ferguson.
IAech Lake Delivers TwO-Year-Old Message
Hackensack-A message written two years ago
bv two fishermen found last week by other fisn,
ermen in Leech Lake. The message had been placed
in bottle which had been left to float on the lake
while fishing recently Melbert and Joseph peterson
of Mildred and Elmer Pattern, of ST. James discoV-
cred a floating bottle containing note PICKING up
the bottle on the south shore Of Bear Island the Io
lowing inscription found: This was dropped in
Ieech Lake June 49, 1885. Let us hear from YOU Inc
note was signed by Max M. Mills and w. Lane Dofh'
men, of Marshaltown, Iowa.
Finders Not Always Keepers Man Learns
Uann