The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-02-02
NEWS IN PARAGRAPHS.

NEWS IN PARAGRAPHS. !
Interesting Items Briefly Chronicled Toe
.- Our Readers.
The Republican state convention Of
Louisiana has nominated H. c. War
mou tn for governor.
Tine grand jury at Princeton, Mimi,
has recommended the building of court
house, the cost not to exceed $4,000.
The new Episcopal bishop, Rev. Abel
Leonard, missionary bishop of Nevada
and Utah, was cOnsecrated Wednesday at
Christ church, St. Louis.
Already the Eastern lines are troubled
over the $500 rates. They are now
considering the question of 2L cent
reduction on flour rates. 49,
The officers of the ST. Paul & Southern
railroad resident in Waseca, report that
the cities and towns along the line Of the
proposed route are very ge nervous in their
offerings Of bonuses.
The president has approved the postal
convention recently concluded between
the United States and Canada.
The senate has confirmed the nomina-
tions Of N. w. Mcconnell, chief justice
of Montana, and S. DeWolfe, associate
justice of Montana. ....,.
The captain of the schooner ]. Ken
nedy, which arrived at Newport, R. l.,
Thursday night, reported about fifty yes
sells in the ice on the shoals.
1t is rumored that the St. Paul & Du-
luth road has leased trackage from the
crossing over the river into Minneapolis
and is now arranging for terminal facili-
ties in that city. .-s
The Chicago s. Northwestern railway
started out its new rotary snow plow
Thursday morning on the Winona & st.
Peter division. A number of general
officers of the company accompanied the
pillow on its trial trip.
The Albert Lea city council has de-
clared its electric light contract void.
A monster mass meeting was held at
Kansas City to urge the early opening Of
Indian territory to settlement.
The Eastern lines have referred the
matter of meeting the Soo's -four rate to
Chairmen Fink and Blanchard. The cut
will probably be met.
The New York Democratic state com.
mittee adjourned sine die without having
made choice of state member of thu
national committee.
The terms of enlistment of Compsny
II, First regiment, located at Litchfield,
will expire in February. Enough new
members will be secured to continue the
organization.
A full blooded Chinaman's name ap-
pears on the registry lists of Duluth.
The Standard Oil company's tank to be
built at Duluth will be the largest IN. the
world.
The eclipse of the moon Saturday was
successfully observed at several points in
Dakota and Minnesota.
An order has been issued by the Mon
tana supreme court providing for q re-
distributing of the territory.
The commissioner of agriculture
charges that the crops of Minnesota and
Dakota are Systematically overestimated.
S. J. Dean has sold the Huron Herald
to the Free Trade Democrat pro-
prietors. This leaves only one DEMO-
cratic paper in Huron.
The announcement that the Illinois
Central Railway company will build ex-
tenslvely in Dakota this year makes
Mitchell feel confident of securing one Of
their lines. .-. g. ..-@s. :
Citizens of Mitchell, Oak, are raising
funds to buy carload of corn to be
shipped to the governor Of Kansas, in re.
Spouse to his appeal for aid for the sun
erers of that state. ......
At Brookings, OAK, it is estimated
that more than 100 head of cattle per-
ished il the county during the late
storm. Some farmers are losing their
cattle from disease similar to blackleg.
A new creamery with capacity of zoo
pounds day is to be started in Alexan-
dria, OAK, April 1.
A snow pillow was thrown from tho
track at St. Johnsbury, Vt, and one man
was quite seriously injured.
A caboose jumped the track at Housa-
tonic, Mass, and fifteen men were in,
jured, though none fatally. .....
Senator Stanford reported ,favorably
600. =.
The Bankers Mutual Relief associa-
ton, of Aberdeen, has been notified to
show cause why it should not be sup
pressed.
1t is said that Mayor Hewitt, of New
York, is getting small presidential bee
In his bonnet and he may yet have quite
q boom.
Albany, N. Y, has twelve cases of
smallpox. -
There is now no difficulty from snow on
any of the main lines of the Northwest,
ern roads.
The pope's jubilee presents are valued
at SIC, OOO, 900, more than half of which
is in ready money. $50 ....,....l.... 49,
There will be partial eclipse of the
sun next month, and any one can see it
by going to South America. a
Bad management and too many Office
seekers has caused an almost total col
lapse of the knights of Labor organize
ton in New Hampshire.
The Minnesota supreme court has de-
cided that the high license law is consti-
tutional, but that wholesale dealers are
not liable to the 81 900 license.
j. K. Sidle's will was read in Mime
apolis. 1t leaves the entire income of
property to his wife. At her death ft Ia
to be divided among his children.
Wilkins, the man who married and
lived with five different women at the
same time in st. Paul was arrested at
Pelican Rapids and taken to the scene of
his exploits Monday.
Billiard Record Broken.
MILWAUKEE, Jan. 3l.-In game with
Eugene Carter at Callahan's hall Mon-i
day night Jacob Shaefer broke the record
in 14-inch balk-line billiards with a run
of 2o4. He ran out the game of 500
points with 252, but kept on, and only
at the 2S5th shot did he fail to count.