The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-01-04

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phoned her husband who borrowed
another car to tow her to town
Shortly after they reached towr
the battery of the borrowed cal
dropped on the pavement and
smashed to pieces.
Truck, Car Collision
Results Scrambled Eggs
Grand Meadow-Alvin Kuhn was
sailing along the highway recently
in his automobile when he abrupt
ly met up with a truck loaded with
$40 cases of eggs. The truck own
ed by Glendenning Company was
travelling east and the two met as
Mr.. Kuhn drove onto the highway
from the south. The heavy truck
swerved sharply and overturned in
the middle of the highway spread
ing eggs everywhere and damag-
ing the truck seriously. Neither
driver was injured.
Pearl Found in Oyster
But Too Late
Sleepy Eye,-Mr. Cannover dis
covered a pearl in the oyster stew
which his wife recently prepared.
The Cannovers had visions of real
izing some shekels on their find"
They took the little stone to a
jeweler for appraisal and to their
dismay learned cooking spoils a
pearls value, regardless of its
previous worth.
Four Birthdays In
One Family Same Day
Newfolden-Four of Mr.. and
Mrs. Oscar Wallin's daughters
were born on October Ia. Three
of the girls are alive and one is
dead. Elaine, II, is the oldest and
will graduate from Newfolden
high school at the end of the pres
ent term. Alice, Is, is attending
school in Middle River; Rose, 2,
is the third, and Rosalind, her
twin sister who died, accounts for
the fourth.
Albino Squirrel Often
Mistaken For Rat
Hopkins-Most people mistake
Stanley Pivec's albino squirrel for
a white rat. But the animals
bushy tail, kangeroo-like stance,
and love for nuts of all kinds,
identifies it as a squirrel. It's
white fur, pink ears and eyes are
first observed. The rare specimen
was caught four weeks ago by Mr..
Pivec.
Rescues Deer From Ice
Northome-Al Lanyard recent
ly rescued a large doe from the ice
on Dark lake. The deer had tried
to cross the lake after an exhaust
ing run through the woods and
was unable to make its way to
shore. Mr.. Lanyard approached
it very slowly, tied a rope about
the does neck and dragged the
animal to shore where it slowly
recovered.
Small Boy, Plus Thin
Ice Causes Real Scare
Waconia-When small boy wan
dered out on the thin ice of Church
Lake he innocently scared many
people. Because of unreasonable
weather the ice was still very thin.
The boys father and a group OF
spectators gathered on the shore.
The father tried the ice, but 1t
would not hold him. The rescuers
were helpless and the only method
of rescue to pursue was to plead
with the lad to return. Finally
after long anxious moments ne
strolled nonchalantly back to
shore. Signs of relief were heaved
by all.
lannon's Grown In Minnesota
st. Peter-Mrs. William Ley has
a lemon tree bearing a dozen or
more lemons. Her remarkable tree
stands nearly four feet high, BIOS
SONS in the spring and bears fruit
this time of the year. The tree
is planted outside in her yard in
the summer and is taken in dur
ing the winter.
Farmer Makes Wages
Foxes
Elbow Lake John Stamness
trapped 80 red fox in the 35-day
period from November 10 to Dec
ember Is. The pelts brought him
about S. each and the Grant coun-
ty bounty an additional $3.50 for
each one. Mr.. Stamness operates
about 10 miles of trap line and Wis
its his traps every day. In the
last few years foxes have multi
piled in number and a bounty has
been placed on them because OF
their destruction of domestic foul
and wild game particularly pleas
ants and cartridges.