The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-03-24
wedding Cake Is Uncut a Years

Dawson-Ed Hastad of this village didn't eat
his cake. but he still has It, And 1t is his wedding
cake which has remained uncut for period of A
years. Displaying it recently the cake still holds its
original shape although has lost its pink and white
coors The bride and bridegrooms initials in candy
decoration still stand out When Mr. and Mrs Hastad
celebrated their twentyffth wedding anniversary the
cake proudly displayed. Then with 10 additional
years. the Hastads must certainly have record of
some sort.
Minnesota" Dies At Kimban Home
ST. Cloud.-One of the last few remaining Maine
Prairie township residents who were refugees in the
old log stockade of the pioneers in the Sioux out
break in 1862. Mrs. Minnesota Cornall, died last
week at her home in Kimball. Mrs. Corvallis par
ents Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Caldwell came to Mime
sofa and Maine Prairie in 1857 and of the
first settlers the prairie She the first child
born into their family after arriving and her parents
named her Minnesota" because of their love for
their home In 1862 when the Sioux outbreak
threatened the lives of the settlers, Mrs Cornal,
then only infant Of year, taken behind the
hastily erected scckade and remained there until the
Indian menace was gone.
Groceries Burn On Way To Farm
Pelican Rapids.-Arriving home with his grocer
les burned was an unusual incident experienced re-
Gently by Nathan Jacobson of this community. He
had driven his pickup truck to town to do his trad
ing and after loading up with groceries, oyster
Shells and various other articles he headed for home
When he arrived at his farm and preparing to
take his purchases from the truck he found the gro
ceries well part of the truck box had burned.
JACOBSON is at loss to know how the fire originated
and somewhat mystified that he could drive four
five miles without detecting the fact that he
transporting fire.
Gets Driver License At 80 Years OF Age
Grand Rapids.-Having issued drivers license
to a man 80 years of age, inquiries made here
whether not this record has been duplicated any
where in the state John II. Richardson, of Morse
township, west of Deer River appeared at the office
of John T. Mcmahon, clerk of court, to secure Ii
cense, and not until he put down his age 80 did
the clerk began to question him. Strong and straight
standing almost six feet TALL Mr.. Richardson locks
more like man of 60 than of four and ten
years He had not applied earlier for Minnesota IL
cense because he had not needed to drive This
year finds him without driver he proposes to do
his own chauffering and in legal to be pro-
vided with license.
Becomes OF Age In Nick OF Time
Luverne.-Herbert Ahrendt, who elected
justice of the peace for at the Mound town.
ship Rock county, election last week, became q
years of age only few days before he elected to
office Herbert celebrated his 21st birthday the
Friday preceding Tuesdays election. AS Minnesota
quires all its officials to be at least q years old Her
bert reached his majority in the nick of time Three
days before the election, he himself could not have
been married without his parents consent. Three
days later however he is full fedged justice of the
peace and cannot only be married himself, but may
also marry other couples.
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