The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-09-08

rather have rheumatic pains In his
wrist or the $45 it cost him to gel
rid of them Is a question which
now puzzles August Seewald. He
was sitting on his front porch one
day recently when a car full OF
gypsies drove up and started to
talk. He didn't understand them
from distance, so walked out to
the street to find out what 1t was
all about. "Oh, you have rheuma-
tism" said the gypsy woman, as Mr.
Seewald stood holding one of his
wrists with the opposite hand while
he talked. Il can cure it fer you, -
said the gypsy. So she made a cou-
pie Of gentle touches along his arm
and couple Of passes about his
waist, all Of which went with the
cure. Mr.. Seewald was bit APP
prehensive and patted his hip pock-
ct slyly to be sure his wallet was
O. K. We'll, the pocket was button
ed and the wallet was o. X. He
had just paid for five gallons of gas
and put the wallet back in his
pocket. When the gypsies drove off
and Mr.. Seewald went back to the
house his wife asked. "Have you
got your wallet?" "Sure have"
replied he. The next day or so his
son came along and asked father
to change a bill. Father reached
for the bill fold in his hip pocket
and 1t was gone, lcck stock and
barrel and the $45 to boot. But his
rheumatism is also gone, and there
fore Mr.. Seewald is in a quandry
to know whether ne would have the
$45 back or his rheumatism.
Dad Has Tooth Knocked
Out BY Son. 20 Months
BRECKENRIDGE Having a
tooth knocked out by his 20-month-
old sen was q cause for father to
look with much amazement and
some admiration at his smiling
young opponent. The incident oc-
Cured when Frank Dreis, waiting
one evening last week for his din
ner, decided to entertain himself
by playing with the baby. He
stretched out on the living room
floor and took a poke at the baby.
The baby came right back with a
poke at father. After a few minutes
Mrs. Dreis came in to call supper,
saw Frank sitting UP in sort of
dazed condition; Whats the mat
ter?" she said, big fight Overt"
IT guess So" answered Frank as
he reached for a handkerchief. 'He
just gave me an awful sock in the
mouth" Then before either Of them
could say another word, out on the
rug dropped one Of Franks upper
teeth which he picked up between
blinks.
Invents Labor Saving
Hay Stacking Device
WALKER-Necessity proved to
be the mother Of invention for Ben
c. johnson Of Pequot who, feeling
that he had pitched enough hay for
any one mortal man, recently in
vented a method of moving hay
from shock to stack top without
touching 1t with a fork. Mr.. John
sons ingenious continuance con-
sists Of a rope sling arrangement
which is placed around shocks and
then drawn tight as the horses pull
the load away. While representa-
tive Of the local paper watched, Mr..
Johnson in one load hauled several
large shocks amounting to a half
ton Of hay, a distance Of several
hundred yards over very stony
ground to the stack. At the stack a
longer rope was attached to the
load and it was elevated from one
end of the stack to a position on
top. Mr.. Johnson claims and prov
ed that this method works far bet
ter on stony ground than even the
expensive hay bucks and automa-
tic leaders.
Apple Tree Blossoms
While Bearing Fruit
LeCENTER-The apple blossoms
bloom in the fall, tra-la! Yes, it's
true. The soil Is SO fertile, the
weather So ideal in LeSueur coun-
ty that the apple trees forget all
about seasons. Mrs. VIM. G. Richter
recently brought to town branch
off an apple tree in their orchard
with blossoms and full grown crab
apples on it. The west side Of two
crab apple trees on the farm are
defying mother nature in this man.
ner, the blossoms being mostly on
the west side Of the trees which
are near some buildings and get
the most sunlight. The branch with
blossoms and fruit attached has
been on display in a local show win
dow.
Girl, Z, Gets Hair
Caught In Wringer-
LUVERNE-Donna Fay Davis,
seven-year-old daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Orlie Davis had a narrowing
experience when she got her hair
caught in the washing machine
wringer. The child was alone in the
house at the time and was playing
near the wringer but she Is unable
to tell how her hair became caught.
Her parents heard her scream and
ran into the house. They released
the rolls and worked the girls hair
Loose but a patch Of hair about the
size Of silver dollar was torn out
Of the scalp by the roots. Outside of
bad headache, Donna Fay Is lit
tie the worse for her experience.
Boy Drills Finger
Trying Out Rifle
PIPESTONE-A quick trip to the
office of local physician became
necessary after Billy Johannsen,
six-year-old son Of Mr.. and Mrs. w.
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