The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-03-02
STATE NEWS
BRIEFS
Buys Car License
With Pennies

WORTHINGTON - Take care
of the pennies, and the dollars will
take care Of themselves" means
just that to Bernard Deutch of
Ellsworth. When the time came
for him to pay for his car license
he produced pint can containing
IT'S copper cents. Throughout the
past year he has been pitching
pennies into the receptacle and
when he was ready to come in for
his plates, he found that he not
only had the $7.75 required, but
$4.25 besides. While applauding the
Deutsch thrift, Registrar Smith re-
marked that he hoped the practice
wouldn't boone general or they
would need a special penny count
ing department.
MarO0ned Man
Gets Food BY Ski
HIBBING Guy Mariani, st.
Louis county deputy sheriff in the
Hibbing office, went on an errand
of mercy on skis to save Gust
Smith, 80, a farmer, from possible
starvation. Smith is showed in
three miles from a highway where
the snow comes up to a mans
waist. First Mariani and a second
deputy smashed their way thru the
snow as far as they could get and
hailed Smith to his door. He told
them he only had flour left in the
way of food. The next day Mariani
planned to return to the cabin on
skis with food.
Opens Car Door,
Hurled To Road
SLAYTON-LeRoy Otto, local
high school student, had only a few
bruises and scratches to show for
his narrow escape from serious in
jury or death last week, while re-
turning home from a basketball
game at Luverne. Opening the car
door to throw out a cigarette butt,
he was jerked out of the machine
to the pavement by a strong wind
which was blowing at the time.
Man Inherits Money
But Can't Get It
ROSEAU International COM
plications are really affecting Ru-
dolph Hulst. Some time ago, Mr..
Hulst was advised that he had in
herited a SUM of money in Ger
many. It amounted to some 500
or more. But that's where the in
complications set in.
Nazi Germany will not allow any
cash to leave its borders and the !!
only way Mr.. Hulst can get it is
to go over there.
Horses Runaway
With Stalled Car
WINSTED-"Horse take auto
mobile and driver for a merry |
ride" Never read of such an oc-
before have you? During |
a recent snow storm Joe Laxen's |
got stuck near the |
went to the home to ask for a lift |
with a team. One Of the small boys
went along to drive the team while |
Mr.. Laxen steered. The boy trip
ped in the snow and off went the
horses with the lines flying in the |
air and the automobile with Mr.. !
Laxen steering it at their heels.
The wild ride finally ended at the |
barn door with no one hurt.
Goes In White.
Comes Out Black
ST. CLOUD-Four-year-old DAN
ny Reinert didn't drown but he
doesn't particularly care about |
going through the lifesaving pro-
cess again. AS Danny, a pal, and
the pals dog were playing on the
River recently the dog
suddenly disappeared in the open
water below the railroad bridge
a hole covered with a creosote
scum from the gas plant. In an
effort to rescue the dog, Danny
slipped and plunged into the icy
water-first penetrating and alb
sorbing the layer of tar. He man.
aged to get grip on a solid edge
and pull himself to safety. Danny
had to submit to a "dry-cleaning"
in the kitchen of the Golden's who
saw the accident. A doctor used
butter, lard and benzine in the
process. They finally managed to
get Danny clean.