The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-08-14

AAohoAo AA1ss 10 UuOkOuShAy SonNAuCCs
that there Is such q thing as true
friendship. Mr.. Greve was con
fined to q hospital as a result Of q
recent accident in which he broke
two ribs. Knowing that he woulC
not be allowed to work for some
time, a group Of neighbors gathered
at his farm ana shocked all Of thu
small grain which had just beer
cut. Mr.. Greve Is very appreciativt
Of the fine deed, and as a result
feels much better already.
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Local Druggist Does
Christmas Shopping Early
Clarissa-Local druggist, Klydt
Kaliher, has taken quite literally
the phrase, do your Christina.
shopping early" for recently he
was found doing just that. Because
markets are unbalanced and stocks
remain uncertain, Mr.. Kaliher de
cided to purchase his merchandise
for the Christmas trade at this
time, and thus avoid having to dis.
appoint his customers when Christ
mas rolls around.
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Farmer Displays
Odd Colored Corn
Mapleton-One of the best oddit
les in the plant world to date is 8
blue corn taken from the Million
Oachs farm. It was planted from q
kernel taken from a blue cob. The
kernels of the new corn are blue
and the stalk is a blush purple
All in all, Mr.. Oachs has about
twenty hills of the corn.
Crashes Windshield; Chicken
Gets Worst OF Deal
Red Wing-Chickens are known
to come home to roost, but not by
the method a certain barnyard
fowl usede while defying traffic on
a nearby highway. The bird came
in contact with the windshield OF
a car driven by H. C. Hestness OF
Minneapolis. 1t kept right on go
ing, crashed through the glass
swished by the drivers seat, swoop-
ed between two rear seat passang-
ers and proceeded on it's way out
through the rear window. Two OF
the injured occupants of the car
were treated by local police.
Freak Lizard Caught;
Identity UNKNOWN
International Falls-A lizard, OF
an unknown variety, was found by
Ed Thomas while vacationing al
Bowesmont, N. ID. The reptile
unlike the many other of it's specie
has a head like a bullhead, small
round eyes and long appendages
and horns which look like miniature
ferns. It is equally at home on LAND
and in water, and grows to the
length of ~ inches, although II
naturally is only half that long
Thomas found the reptile in 9
farm pond near the village Of
Bowsement, but needs the aid Of 9
naturalist o verify it's identity.
Hear Ye; Man Bites Dog
Lake Crystal-It was the case o.
man bites dog" when young Oar
win Kelly and John Owens ate fast
and furiously to decide which was
the champion shot dog" eater o.
the world. Kelley was the winner
consuming a total Of thirteen
dogs" in ten minutes. After thu
event, the young man was found
resting quietly, for the food he con
sumed was just too much, even fol
champion like himself.
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A New Way To Beat
The Heat
Observation-Disclosures the tenn
perature has lowered about the 10(
degree mark lately, Andrew John
son, aged resident of Grove City
found a cool spot in his own bacl
yard. On remembering he hat
left a pail in the cistern some time
ago, placed a ladder in the well IL
order to fetch it. He lost his bal
ance however, and plunged int
| three feet of water. Mr.. johnson
admitted that this wasn't the bes'
way to beat the heat, it proved
very refreshing.
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First OF Killer Gang Slain
Duluth-Out of three sheep-kill
ing bears that caused much damagt
in the Rice Lake districts, only two
remain at large. Fred Is the one re
sponable for doing away with tn
first Of the marauding killers. Har
low lost five Of his 80 sheep to tn
bears, and took action before thu
death toll. The two remaining
animals both large and with tn
instinct to kill, are being stalket
by game wardens and farmers o
the area.
Black Prowler Seen
On Eleventh Avenue
International Falls-Walter Thy
dean was driving home from worl
at midnight with three companion
when they saw a big black bear OF