The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-04-11


duck, it's body covered with ice.
The bird, evidently one OF flock
flying over, had been blinded by
the ice and forced to earth. The
duck will have home in the Con-
nor basement until it has recovered
enough to be released.
Speeds To Blaze
At Own Home
Misunderstanding a fire truck
to a fire in his own home was a
new experience for Lou H. Cordes.
The fire which started from a gas
stove had gained a little Roadway
and was burning between the kit
chen walls. But quick work on the
part of the firemen extinguished
the blaze before much damage was
done.
Poochie Expresses
Brotherly Love
Kasson-Ray Kramer, to make
things easier for Poochie his bird
dog, disposed of three out of seven
of it's new born pups, so as the
frail dog could supply enough nour-
ishment to the remaining pups.
However, Poochie, desiring to show
the extent of her motherly love,
was found substituting as a mother
for two new born calves. Soon she
adopted a litter of new born pigs.
The strange thing is that the gen.
erous bird dog was able to raise
her pups, and still be able to as
sist the sow that was the mother
of the pigs in her motherly task.
Thumbs Nose At Sun Spots
Forest Lake-The sun tossed cleo
teal impulses through 90 million
miles of space at the earth recent
ly, and was the most vicious dis
turbance of it's kind in modern
times. Yet, the only story that
Forest Lake can contribute to this
historic incident is this: 1T didn't
happen here" If we hadn't seen
it in the daily newspapers we
wouldn't have known about 1t.
Five Ewes Produce
Seventeen Lambs
McIntosh-When it comes to rec
ords for multiple births, one must
consider the case of Wilhelm John
son, who had five ewes that gave
birth to seventeen lambs. The
lambs were all born within an
hours time, two sets of quadrup-
lets, and three sets Of triplets, for
a grand total of IT lambs and 5
ewes.
Find Cash Lost
Three Years
Sleepy Eye-Three years ago Mis-
Ruentiz lost his pocketbook con-
tanning 6.28. Recently he decided
to lay floor in his chicken coop.
To do so he had to rip out several
wall boards close to the floor.
There, neatly packed in the insula-
ton between the walls, was his
pocketbook, cash and all, still in
the best of condition. Apparently,
it was dropped there three years
ago when the building was erected.
Killed Only Irishman,
Legend States -
Lindstrom Have you heard
about the legend concerning the
start of the Franconia Cemetery.
According to the, legend it seems
that there wasHeed for cemetery
as early as 1857. However, there
was no one to bury in the ceme-
terry, because AS yet no one had
died. Therefore, states the legend,
someone took it upon himself to
kill the only Irishman in the set
tlement. The cemetery has been
growing ever since, testifying to
the progress of Franconia.
Unearth Old Skeleton
Eden-A crew working on the
new road south of Horseshoe Lake
came across some human bones.
Found was the skull of a skeleton,
which was buried three feet deep,
was in good state, and indicated
that some Indian brave had been
inferred many years ago. Mem
bers of the crew will undoubtedly
be on the lookout for more traces
of Americas first residents.