The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-07-28
State News Briefs
Is In Family All Are Boys


every boy is quite record in these rec
ordbreaking days. And the mother is only 20 years
old. Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Haag of the Dean Lake
district northwest of here have had thirteen children
two of whom have died. Learning Of the latest
arrival, William Frank, reporter last week inter-
viewed the family. Ten little boys were found home
alone The parents and seven-day-old baby were
visiting the neighbors having left the other children
in the capable care of the oldest boy in the family,
Leonard Jr. age twelve. Their home is long, low,
two-room dwelling, made of rough logs banked high
with earth. When the father is working and mother
is away at the same time Leonard milks the cows
and gets the meal. The children Leonard II,
Leonald 10, Edward 8, Earl z, George s, Walter s..
Carl 4, Douglas 3, Raymond q Kenneth l. and the
baby William Frank. The other two boys had they
lived would now have been II and IA years old.
Dog Travels 1900 Miles In Six Years
Benson-Few dogs can equal the record for trav-
cling established by Pat sxyear-old pet of the Lieut.
enant Lowell T. Stone family. Since the Benson naval
office purchased Pat six-weeks-old puppy at Long
Beach, California June a. 1892 the dog has travelled
more than "a, 900 miles by ship train, and car. The
travel record includes 800 miles by boat II 900 miles
by auto, and $1,000 miles by train. The dogs trips
all long ones, such as 5000 miles from Sterling,
Illinois to San Diego, California, 5000 miles from
Marc Island to Benson, 1000 miles from New Lon
don to San Diego, California and several other trips
of 1900 miles, 1900 miles and 500 miles.
Popcorn Stalk Shoots Upward
Rochester-A Marion township family is wonder
ing what will happen next winter when they start
popping from the six foot four stalks they
now raising on their farm. An exceptionally tall
stalk grown the Chesley Whynaucht farm
southeast of here on sandy SOIL When it was pluck
ed recently it measured six foot four inches. Intr
guing to the Whynauchts is that is of the popcorn
variety
Coal Bin Houses Summer Newspaper
Canby-Utopia in the newspaper world was dis
covered here last week. An aforementioned office, the
former coal bin in the Hans Engebretson basement
houses the editorial rooms of the "Chatterbox,"
nv he npip
dren, aged eight to ten and supervised by Betty
Engebretson, local high school graduate in 1887
Perfect order in the office, every at his desk
at work, and ads the same size and price, and no
questions about salary raises of the news
worthy items observed. At the end of summer vaca-
ton, if any money is left after buying paper hectic
graph ink and paying postage foreign subscrip-
ons the staff will divvy up 1t is expected the cele-
bration at the end of the season will be ollipops all
around. The "Chatterpox" is bi-weeky publication
with subscriptions priced at two cents per issue
The circulation manager is Beverly Azure, who got
the Job because she is capable at handling money
affairs and use the bicycle in getting new sub
scribers She reported paidup subscriber in Min
neapols in addition to local readers The newspaper
is typed and then printed discarded photograph.
Perfect Attendance for Eighth Grader
Luverne-Not having been absent single day
during all eight years of her elementary schooling
is the enviable record of Dorothy Niemann daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Niemann, of Hardwick. Dor
othys attendance record is made more enviable by
the fact that she had to walk mile and half to
school each day. Even during the memorable biz
zard 1885 when the mercury dropped to the neither
regions and drifts piled many feet high, did
Dorothy trudge her daily mile and half to school,
And she only tardy once in all eight years
Eggs In Trailer Remain Unbroken
Robbinsdale- the Duck knee action trail
ers and six unbroen eggs figure in the expedition of
local boys Clifford ST. Cyr, Is, and Junior Cause
A. who decided to take trip by bicycle They each
made small trailer for their bikes complete to knee
action wheels which could hold their luggage. Be
fore embarkng the long journey, the boys decided
to try out their vehicles on test run If" they
decided "our trailers carry sensitive cargo like
eggs for shorter distance, there is no limit to the
places we CO." On the trip the eggs, the pro-
ducts of Juniors pet duck, Donald" served the
double purpose of furnishing test of the trailers and
furnishing food The youngsters made a successful
test to Bass Lake. The eggs were not broken.