The Sauk Centre herald., 1939-01-05

encounter. The fish tipped the
scales at seven pounds. Some
fun" exclaimed Freddie, challeng-
ing his dad to do as well.
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Fire Destroys Box
Money Inside Untouched
GRANITE FALLS-While the
fire at a cafe early one morning
recently was bad enough it could
have been lot worse. When Bill
Cooley quit work that night he
cleaned out the cash register and
put the money in a cigar box which
he hid out in the back room of the
building. There was something
like $130 in the box. The day after
the fire Cooley rushed to the back
room and there, sure enough, was
the cigar box where he had left
it and the money was intact. The
fire had burned things on all sides
Of the box but hadn't even scorch-
ed the money.
Car Stolen;
Owner At Wake
FARMINGTON - While Matt
Doffing, Vermillion farmer, was at
tending a wake for a neighbor,
someone stole his auto. The wake
was being held at a home a half
mile east of the Doffing farm. When
Matt went to get his car, which
he left parked in the yard, it was
missing. Later, the machine was
found two miles from the place.
The thieves evidently took the cor
ner too fast causing the car to go
into the ditch and tip over.
Policemen Rescue
Christmas Dinner
AUSTIN-"Gobble Gobble," call
ed Policeman Cambern in his best
bird imitation. The turkey poked
it's head from the branches near the
top of an oak tree. Simultaneous
ly, Policeman Pratt took aim with
his shotgun, fired. Thus it was
that police rescued the Christmas
dinner of the Ernest Butterfield
family. The shot blew off the tur-
keys head, with the rest of the
gobbler intact for the holiday din
ner. Police today, in commenting
on Camberns success with his call
in inducing the bird to poke its
head from the tree, recalled that
the officers nickname is Eagle"
Rats In Auto
Mobile Radiator
LINDSTROM - Almost everyone
has heard of rats in the belfry but
whoever heard of rats in an auto
mobile radiator? A mechanic at
Lindstrom garage was cleaning out
a radiator the other day and when
applying the water hose he heard
a rafting sound. A few seconds
passed and out came several doZ-
ems of acorns. At first it was be-
lieved that squirrel might have
done it, but after several minutes
of consultation the garage force
decided that 'it was rats that haul
ed them in there.
H*S
Hen Hatches Brood OF
l6 Chicks In Hay Now
JACKSON-The Steve Hayostek
family are already anticipating the
pleasure of dining on young fried
chicken along about Easter time
next spring when other farmers
will be getting their young chicks
from the hatcheries. The Hayos-
teks were as surprised as anyone
could possibly be recently when
they heard the cheep, cheep of new
ly Matched chicks coming from the
hay NOW in their barn. Investi-
CATION revealed that an old hen had
picked out a warm place in the
hay to lay her eggs, and then de-
cided that she would show the
world that Matching out brood of
chicks in southern Minnesota is no
trick at all in the winter time.
Story Teller
On the Loose
SAUK RAPIDS-Albert Bianga,
Sauk Rapids champion story teller
Is on the loose again now that win
ter fishing is in full swing. He
says he was out in his dark house
on the lake recently and as the
day was bright with sunshine it
was very suitable for spearing.
SEzszHAVE