The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-07-21
State News Briefs


Red Wing-One cat in tree at any time is bad
enough. One cat in tree at 4:35 a m. is worse.
Three cats in the tree that hour of the
ing is still This the contention of locaY
residents who, unable to round off nights sleep
with the harmony CD attendant to such gathering
called the police The police tab didn't say what
happened to the cats, but there were reports OF
any shooting in the vicinity of the disturbance. Tn.
fact that the chorus was abruptly halted was the
citizens major interest in the incident
It's Still Small World
Ortonville-It was loops 'sprse" for two of Orion
villes and Big Stone countys prominent men recent
ly. AS result they have decided it's still small
world when it becomes necessary for two opposing
politicians to meet road narrow they must
scrape tenders. They were in the act of drivjns
around the hairpin turn third street in Ortonvile
one coming up and the other coming down. Chats
the turn where you just trust to luck and hope for
the best). The met, nesting up snugy to each
other crumpling tenders and doing other slight dam
age. The two men who stepped out to survey the
damage the incumbent sheriff and his opponent
for next falls election.
Unearth Fortified Head of An Indian
Aitkin-While breaking new ground on their farm
in Davidson township Ed and Fred Berg unearthed
the petrfed head of Indian with flint arrowhead
buried in the right temple the end of the head of the
being exposed. When dug up the head was
not very hard and weighed only six pounds, but ex-
posture to the air has increased its weight to 13
pounds and it is now very hard. The boys will dig
for the remainder of the body, the plow having
clings to the skull
$IS In Nickels Found in Ashes
Detroit Lakes-An ash pile that turned out to be
gold mine, yielding $18 in nickes, deposited
recently at the local dump, according to story tolo
by Dewey Detlein, tender at the dump. The ashes
six or seven tubs in all-were brought to the dump
late afternoon by a local man. hobo, poking
around for old metal walked to the truck bear
ing the ashes it arrived. His practiced
eye Immediately spotting some of the nckels the
tramp FASTENED to get rid of the truck driver Dewey
in another part of the grounds noticed the noDo dig
gng away in the ash pile and went over to what
he had found 'Nickels Dewey, nickels' the tramp
answered in reply to question at the same time
showing any number of coins. Assuring himself that
it actually money, Dewey Joined the hobo in the
treasure hunt. Soon two young boys discovering
what the men were doing made it foursome seeking
the nickes. BY night fall when further search was
stopped stood something like this the hobo
$3.50; Dewey 70c the boys, 70c The next day two
more dollars in nickels were picked from the ash
pile together with what the truck driver had SAL
vaged. The taker there said the coins, showing
the signs of having been through fire, were some
times found two and three in a bunch with charred
paper clinging to them.
Marches 80 Years, Never Spectator
International Falls-Dr. H H. Ihrig loves par
ade much as anybody and some day he would like
to one-especially an Independence Day parade.
The fact is Dr. Ihrig has International
Falls Fourth of July parade because he is always
participating member of the city band. In the
30 years he has lived here he has marched in 30 OF
them-never quite experiencing the thrill of those
who line the curb Yes some day DR.. Ihrig would
like to July Fourth parade-the whole thing
from the sidelines.
Girl Spends Holiday Counting 1885 Autos
Detroit Lakes-Instead of shooting fireworks
most girls of her age did, Mary Marlyn Miller, IL
years old, counted the Fourth of July from
a. m. straight through until p. Mary Marlyn
lives in the north part of the city highway "a,
about half block from the junction of highway "a
and SO. Results of the girls holiday traffic count
revealed: 1850 westbound, 7s5 eastbound two
teams of horses, and two or three bicycles