The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-07-26
MINNESOTA NEWS NOTES.

MINNESOTA NEWS NOTES.
Work will soon commence on q new
B00-barrel Touring mill at Little Falls,
to be completed this fall.
The Minneapolis and st. Louis depot at
Mankato was robbed of q small sum OF
money. The thief is known.
Alexander Bixby committed suicide ct
Rush City by blowing his brains ont in
the card room over McGuire's saloon.
A young man named John Gibbs was
arrested at LIE Suenr in box car,
charged with robbing the depot at Mad
ison Lake.
Herman Karowits was arrested at APP
Appleton for stealing three horses
and setting fire to to the barn Of his
father at Lucas, Lyon county. g:..
Mabel White, little daughter OF
William White, who worked in the glass
block store, Minneapolis, while playing
with matches set fire to heF, clothing and
was SO badly burned that she. died. S =
The board of trade efforts to effect
harmonious action between, the ,Brainerd
council and Mr.. Kindred will probably
be successful, as the council has asked
for conference. The impression pre-
walls that the council will recede from
its action in relation to the electric light
franchise. -.'- - 49, T.,
A young boy, about 10 years of age,
| jumped >on train at Tower to steal q
ride, and as the train was passing down
the grade below the depot the boy sag
the conductor and jumped of, landing Oh
the rocks below. He was picked Up hof-
ribly mangled and bruised, and taken to
the hospital. His injuries win likely
prove fatal. ,i..-. -.
D. J. Johnson's tailor shop at Farm
ington was entered by burglars and
robbed of $500 worth of cloth. ~
The Democratic convention to choose
delegates to the State convention will be
held at Bird Island on the 2Sth.
A family in North Minneapolis in
cludes a female child completely cot-
cred with singular growth Of hair
Ear S. Scott, of Duluth, was nomi-
mated forscongress by Prohibitionists at
Fergus Falls, no other name being pre-
| sented. -..5.-.-.:...'' s.. .fi.4.. -
The Pipestone fire department. held .
tournament assisted by companies from
Bookings and Elkton, OAK A ball was
rendered the visiting firemen.
James Printz, of Darwin, was acct
IDENTIFY killed at Caws' ranch by the pre-
mature discharge of gun in the hands
OF man named ]. n. Doherty. ri,
The Otter Tail County Farmer has
again changed hands, Messrs. Salvage &
INN hort N tho cdtto~u MI AZ
tics of the new change ia not known.
Thursday evening Mr.. Dunham, of
Burlington, Iowa, lost his pocketbook,
containing $500 and valuable papers, al
Winona. 1t was returned to him by the
hackman who had driven him from the
station. -... ,...,..,4T- r...g
A sensation not on the, bills was en-
acted at wedding In Elizabeth. The
| minister was about to unite J. j. Plom
and Mary Sigmunstad, when q discarded
lover put in an appearance with o re-
volver. He was elected from the house
and the ceremony concluded. 49,. 49,
During the absence of w. D. Morgan,
OF Albert Lea, burglars entered his house
and stole $45 in money. - w.,
P. H. Carney has taken possession of
the Mankato postoff1ce. The old force
will be retained for the present. 81 :
An unknown man was run over and
killed by st. Paul & Duluth train be.
tween White Bear and Gladstone. ,..,
During the past year thirty-six patients
were treated at the Red Wing county
hospital, the cost of maintenance being
$1,361.53. '...5 g '..~' - - 70.
George Scherer, a member Of the WI
mona fire department., was accidentally
run over by hose cart and had both
legs badly crushed. ...'-..- -
In a fit of rage Edward Coombs, Q
farmer living near Winnebago City, ter
ribly beat his wife and made her; take
poison with him. At last accounts both
were still living. -...,s .,... II {.
Within the past two weeks two vacant
houses and five barns in Faribauit hare
been burned, and at midnight Friday am
other house was added to- the list, and
Saturday morning the barn. attached 70
the American house was burned, together
with an adjoining stable r.++
1. Highland, of Preston, was arrested
on warrant sworn out by Andrew
Larson, charging him with assault
in the second degree The assault was
committed some three months since,
and Larson states that he was kicked IN
the thigh SO as to be crippled for life. .
Peter Naviski, a farmer from Kastro-
ma, Russia, was arrested In Duluth
by Russian detective, who had traced
him to this country. The: prisoner
is principal witness in Q murder case "a
the country from which he Cana And
came to this country to escape testifyin9
in the case He has consented to IetuPa
with the officer. .z r. ,,ia'-: II ION :
Johnson's hardware store at Cannon
Falls was robbed Of $500 worth Of goods
Martin Dunn, of Kenyon, he'd his JAM
fractured by foul ball while umpiring Q
game of ball. - .s....-r.l se,.-s
Rafting has begun at the Beef Slough
rafting works after long shutdown on
account of low water.
The safe in the general store Of Ale
man & Lukens at Taohi was blown open
and s225 in money and valuables taken.
John Gross, an employe Of the Beef
Slough Logging company, fell from the
boarding boat at the Minneiska boom and
was drowned. .al
The Milwaukee depot at Zumbrota was
entered by burglars, but the midnight
mechanics received but few dollars for
their trouble. 80 ,st,-.
The staff of The Duluth Daily Demo-
GRAFT has been made up, A. Dewey being
general manager and the force from The
BEainerd News being retained,