The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-06-26

I the rumble seat had filled will
water and the flood had risen t.
! the door handles.
When he left the car, the swirl
ing current tugged heavily at him
He enlisted aid of tractors from
Bill Botz and Leo Friedrich in ar
attempt to free the car. Reid wad'
ed in, attached the cable. Unable
to get it out, they left the tractor
to anchor the car.
Several hours later with help he
retrieved the mail and stamps. BY
late Sunday they had freed the
car.
Gas Tank Washed Out
During the heavy rains early
Saturday morning, a large gaso-
line tank with $50 gallons of gaso-
line and covered with a foot and
a half of dirt, came to the surface,
1t was virtually washed out of the
ground, and connecting pipes were
twisted and broken. This was
one Of the freaks of the rain storm
of cloudburst proportions. This
gas tank was recently installed at
the new restaurant and filling
station operated by Jos. Ecklund
on Highway II and %, across from
the Ted Steines residence.
Washed Through Culvert
Leo Hoff, employed at the farm
Of Oscar Sukke, had an unusual
experience Sunday morning. Mr..
Sukke and Leo were working on
the road near a culvert, when Leo
slipped and fell into the water.
He was sucked into the culvert,
which was barely large enough for
a man to go though. Leo threw
his arms over his head and came
out Of the other side with bruises
about the chin and minus some
teeth. Mr.. Sukke was waiting
for him at the other side Of the
culvert, but he was able to scram-
BILE out without help. He was
brought to a doctor in this city,
where it was found that he suffer
ed no serious ill effects from his
unusual experience. It was indeed
lucky, that the culvert was large
enough to accommodate his body
or that it was not partly blocked,
enabling him to escape so luckily.
Damage to Lake Shore Property
Owners of summer cottages and
farmers along the lake suffered
damage through the extreme high
water. Banks were washed away
and trees were undermined. Ed
Fettgether, who has one of the
fine summer places along the lake,
said that damage to his property
was severe. The stone steps lead
ing from the lake to higher ground
in front of his summer home was
washed away, and a large bass
wood tree, which added greatly to
the beautiful surroundings, was
washed out.
Bus Caught Fire
Excitement ran high in the city
over Sunday, and everything hap
pened to increase the excitement.
One of the Grey Hound buses
arrived in the city Sunday after
noon with a cloud Of smoke behind
it. The rear of the bus, where the
motor is located, had caught fire.
Extinguishers were brought into
play and the bus was saved al
though with considerable damage
to wires, etc. When the fire
siren sounded, many of the city's
residents though the dam had
gone out, and the incident added
to the already long list of &C
cidents and happenings.
Isolation Island Home Of
VIM. Hansens
Isolation Island-dubbed by the
family itself-where the mother for
two days had been marooned, has
been written into the memoirs OF
the William Hansen family whose
house was islanded by the over
flow from Sank Lake, their daugh-
ter, Wilma, said this week.
i WAS IdtICI a wv Va ANAAt S~@~
said, that is after the fear that
the water would go over their first
floor had passed Worst part OF
the ordeal was trying to keep look
ing presentable enough to go to
church Sunday morning and still
wade, barefoot, through the wat
cred moat.
Fruit jars and everything NOV.
able in the basement they loaded
upstairs, and at first, fearing even
higher water, moved their first
floor rugs and some furniture
Their chickens were huddled to-
gether in a little patch of the
chicken coop that managed to stay
above water. Their car begged tc
the hubs in the yard, now with
grass obliterated under mud.
Wading wasn't so bad in the day
time, but in the evening when the
water got cold, it was bit of ar
ordeal, Wilma said. For two days