The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-11-14
Twelve Pound
Radislh Grown

Twelve Pound
Radish Grown
Olivia--A white winter radish
which attained enormous proper
tons was dug up recently in the
Henry Yunker garden in Olivia.
Long in shape and very solid, the
diversified vegetable weighed a
good IL pounds.
Woman, 1O2,
Casts Vote
Chatfield-Mrs. Eunice Brooks,
1O2 year old Chatfield resident, vot-
ed in the presidential election last
Tuesday by absentee ballot because
of inclement weather. Mrs. Brooks,
who remains active about her
home, is one Of few Americans who
has seen three draft periods. The
first was during the Civil War,
and the second during the first
World War.
Produces Large Pumpkin
Wheaton-Possibly the largest
pumpkin ever produced in the state
Of Minnesota was brought into
Wheaton last week and placed on
display in a local fruit store. The
pumpkin, raised by Elmer Miller
on the Adolph Gail farm southwest
Of Wheaton, weighed exactly 81
pounds.
Catches Six Rates In
Two Single Traps
Clarissa-The Pied Piper of Ham
lin has nothing on Ray Sutton,
Clarissa village resident, for Ray
made somewhat of a record in rat
catching last week. With many of
the vermin moving in, Ray began
setting traps and twice caught
three rats in single trap. The
rats caught were all young ones
and had evidently been feeding on
the same bit Of bait when the trap
sprung. In a single trap, it Is
unusual to catch even as many as
two at a time.
Anybody Want
A Female Buff
acknowledgements have add
ed much to the discomfort Of var
ious individuals by publishing in
their columns unfortunate, en-
barrassing incidents which happen
periodically to people. However,
here's one on a newspaper. The
Preston Republican ran this ad rec
emily: FOR SALE: Heller bull
calf, Is months OLD. Very good calf
---" and proceeded with the name
and owner, etc. First to call the
office the morning after publica-
ton was Chris Evenrud, Of Pres
ton, who, in disguised voice, said
he was an agent for Barnum and
Bailey and desired to know where
to get in touch with the farmer
who owned the "heifer bull" For
the benefit Of those WIZ want the
matter cleared up, the word "heif-
er" should have read Hereford"
War Veteran Still
Under %; heg1SCerS-
Elgin-William Allen Post, of
Plainview, is unique in that 1t has
a member who is registered in the
present draft although he saw ac-
tive service during the World War.
Only II years old when the United
States entered the, World War, he
waited until he was Is, being then
large enough to pass the military
age limit and got by to enlist for
service in the war. Still under 35,
he was in somewhat of a quandary
when he registered, wondering
what the military authorities would
say when they found he had
stretched his age so strenuously on
his previous enlistment.
Betty Doesn't Hunt
But Gets Her Bird
Sleepy Eye - Betty Klein, Of
Sleepy Eye, was too young to go
hunting a few Sundays ago but
that didn't stop her from getting
a bird. While playing at her home
on Main Street, Betty saw a pleas
ant fly from the trunk Of a car
passing her home. Apparently
stunned by nimrod who thought
he had killed it, it had been thrown
in an open trunk and coming to,
flew out Of the trunk near Betty's
home. Landing on the Klein lawn,
the pheasant put up a game fight
against Betty but nevertheless it
graced the Klein dinner table that
evening.
Finds Ticket Before
Loss Is Discovered
Benson-Upon arriving in New
York recently, Miss Mary Nc
Cough, of st. Paul, received a wire
from her mother informing her
that she could recover her lost
railroad ticket at Grand Central
Station. A red-cap had picked up
the ticket, handed 1t to a ticket
agent who wired the Burlington Of
flee in st. Paul and they in turn