The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-03-06

CENTRE HERALD, Sank G
day that he was scheduled to Of
ficiate at an auction. During for
ty years of auctioneering over
wide territory, Col" Funk had
never missed an auction sale at
which he was scheduled to cry
until Old Man Flu got a good hold
on him and broke the jinx.
Collects Over 600
Pencils As Hobby
Tracy-A. p. Johnson, Tracy c
& NV expression, boasts collec-
ton Of 600 pencils as the result
Of a last growing hobby which he
has followed for only four months.
Especially interested in the person
allied pencils bearing the name or
inscription of a business firm or
organization, he also has a large
number Of mechanical pencils in
his collection.
Try Out New Method
OF Perch Fishing
Chaska-When Herb Elder and
John Dienslake, of Chaska, started
out on a fishing expedition at Lake
Minnetonka recently, the catching
of few fish was included in the
plans, but not the manner in
which they were caught. Driving
out onto the lake, Mr.. Elder felt
the car start sinking in four feet
of water and jumped out. His COM
panion remained in the car and was
pulled out a few minutes later. Still
later the car was dragged out of
the lake. The catch for the day
was couple of perch-"dry-dock-
ed" on the back seat Of the car.
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Has Excellent Reason
For Being Eccentric
Aitkin-Before locking up an eld-
erly man who had been reported to
be conducting himself in an &C.
centric manner" Sheriff Ned Price,
of Aitkin county, made the Gus
tomary search for weapons, asked
the man If he had money he wish
ed to turn in for safekeeping. The
man fumbled through several lay
ers of garments and pulled out a
money belt containing sufficient
reason for any degree of eccentric
ity. Secreted in the belt was $4,-
37100.
BEAT Me Daddy :" Is
ShOplifter's Undoing-
st. Peter-Too "hepped with the
1--WE" was a 16-year-old lie Sueur
youth who couldn't resist helping
himself to a couple Of choice rec
ords including BEAT Me Daddy,
Eight to a Bar" in a Mankato store
a week ago Friday. A bystander
who happened to be in the store
at the time, and caught the boy
who was unable to get gin the
groove" in running, so hampered
was he by the group of records he
was carrying.
Mike Holm Pays
Up An Old Debt
MISUNDERSTANDING a IS check
received recently from Mike Holm,
Secretary Of State, w. J. Geroy, of
Warroad, explaining to the friend
that back in 1896 he had owned
a banjo which had struck Mikes
fancy and $3.50 was settled on the
price Of the instrument. Mr.. Holm
made a down payment Of IS and
shortly thereafter Geroy left the
country. A few weeks ago the
Secretary Of State was reminded of
the banjo, It's purchase and the
money he still owed Geroy SO he
sent him a check Of IS to cover the
balance due plus interest
Opossum Survives
8 Minnesota winters
observation-disclosures native of
the South, the killing Of opossum
near New Auburn several weeks
ago revealed the fact that the ami
NAL can survive even a raw Min
nesota winter-in fact, three of
them. The opossum was brought
to the Carl Bloomquist home in
Hutchinson as a present when 1t
was a baby and subsequently re-
moved to farm. Apparently dis
contented, the little animal refused
to eat, and was eventually liber-