The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-01-06
Hot Coffee Fatally Burns Young Child (;

Royalton-Boiling hot coffee from a coffee pot
which Wilfred Boser, 17-months-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. John j. Boser, of PerZ, pulled off the top of
stove fatally the child died 13 hours later
Wilfred playing with other children in the
kitchen, when, unobserved he pulled the coffee pot
toward him from the top of the stove. In doing,
hot coffee spilled the child. Medical atten-
ton given Immediately, but the burns so
severe that death followed the next morning.
Stove In Car Starts Blaze
Ppestone.-Its cold driving in these days,
and Harry Schumacher, of Jasper, hit upon a swell
idea for keeping himself warm and comfortable. He
installed portable kerosene stove in the back of the
The idea was fine-in fact, he became too warm
for awhile when the stove got too hot and the auto
mobile burned on the road about two miles from the
village Before Schumacher had gone far with his i'm
provised heater the tipped and kero-
spilled. caught fire. the flames spread quickly,
and soon the whole was abaze. No was injur-
ed, but the destroyed Schumacher sat be-
side the road and kept warm.
County without Office Building For rs Years
Misunderstanding operated for Is years without
owning a court house. Lake of the Woods county last
week removed from that unique position when
the Board of Commissioners purchased the county Of
flee building Lake of the Woods county was the only
in the state, and possibly in the nation, that did
not own it's court house Ever since the county
organized in 1923 the business has been carried
in the building owned by the Baudette Chamber
of Commerce. For the first ten years rent was
charged During the last five years the county
pied the building under agreement by which 1t
installed a heating plant. The situation perhaps
the only one of it's kind in the United States.
Purebred Chickens Are Killed by Dog
Madelia-An entire flock of purebred chickens
destroyed in night when dog killed % Ply
mouth Rocks, the property of Mrs Will Farris, Ma
della Mrs. Farris had worked hard to raise these
chickens which reasonably worth at least dol
lar EACH and there's not single chicken left OF
the purebred flock Eighteen of the birds were killed
in the house, and four in the outside enclosure.
Two Really Heard From Santa Claus,
Grand Rapids.-Two Grand Rapids persons are
now fully convinced that there is Santa Claus or
at least that there is town OF that name. Mr.. and
Mrs. W. o. Gates received Christmas card bearing
the postmark of Santa Claus, Indiana. The card was
by their niece, Miss Aneta Zahn, whose home Is
in the Indiana town. named after the patron saint OF
children and holiday gifts Each as the holiday
season approaches the village of Santa Claus gets
buster and buster, as least far as the sale and
mailing of Christmas cards is concerned The post
mark Is greatly in demand and the revenues OF the
postoffice are greater in December than for the
mainder of the year.
Mora Man Owns Early Day Car;
Mora.-Although the 1906 model Buick owned by
Otto Irene, doesn't possess the modern points or
draft ventilation floating power it has all the UP
todate features characterzing that all the
rage in the early 1905. Who knows but what this
very car may have been the to first replace old
Dobbin in the harness and become the forerunner
the modern auto? Some of the cars outstanding sell
ing points are: gas lights which require a match to
ignite, all wood body and top, chain drive, buggy
springs steering wheel located the right gas tank
under the hood motor below the seat and clutch and
hand brake on the right outside The Is started
by a crank near the clutch Otto has hopes of reviv-
ing the Bucks happy and cherished days which were
t1n hsrnxsy G.,-N