The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-11-08
MINNESOTA NEWS NOTES

The Lutheran conference at Atwater
has adjourned. The directors of Gus.
tavus Adolphus college exhibited re-
port that shows the college in prosper.
Gus condition. 6
Pat Baker, Democrat, and B. Brink.
man, Republican, were indulging in q
political argument at st. Peter yesterday,
and in the heat of the debate Baker at
tempted to shoot Brinkman, but police
interfered.
Rand & Drew, the Minneapolis con-
tractors for the Fergus Falls high school
building, have Cancelled their contract,
claiming they are $4,000 behind. The
school board will finish the building and
hold the contractors bondsmen respon-
sible. z,..-.'-
Eighteen presumption certificates in
the towns of Rollingstone and Norton,
which had never been recorded, were
presented at the Registers Office at
Winona few days since. The dates are
from 1856 to 1851. Fifteen were signed
by James Buchanan, two by Franklin
Pierce, and one by Abraham Lincoln.
Among them were bounty land certifi-
Gates granted for services in the war Of
| the American revolution of the war Of
| 1912 and the Florida war. ,
A number of ladies at Albert Lea have
have determined to vote for school su-
perintendent the coming election.
r. d. Fleming, an Arkansas wooden
manufacturer, has accepted the 81, 600
bonus of Fergus Falls and will move his
plant to that place Nov. 10.
Insurance Commissioner Shandrew
has drawn up amendments to the insur-
anee laws. which will be presented to
| the legislature this winter. They pro-
vide that all fires must be reported to
the insurance department, with the
cause, kind of property, name of owner,
| amount of insurance and all minor de-
tails, which, when condensed, will pro-
vide statistics of great usefulness to in
surance corporations of the future. It
is further provided that all officers Of
such associations must give bonds, and
no company shall do business until
certain amount of insurance shall be ap-
piled for and enough paid in premiums
to meet claim.
The propeller Minneapolis collided
with the tug Walker at Duluth, caused
by a confusion of signals. The tug was
slightly damaged and beached to avoid
sinking. No one injured.
The annual meeting of the state board
of health was held at st. Paul Tuesday.
The secretary's report shows that there
1858 boards of health in the state, 2OS
village and city boards and the rest
township boards. =
Hope academy, Swedish institution.
was dedicated at Moorhead Friday.
The total registration of Winona foots
up 1880. During October 301 persons
were naturalized.
In the district court at Winona a num-
Der OF prisoners were sentenced to Still
water, among them being James Cur
zon, six years for forgery, and Herman
Benike four years for stabbing the hos
| tier at Burmeiser's livery stable.
Ninety cars of steel have been received
| at Northern Pacific junction for the Du-
luth and Winnipeg road. About 1000
men are at work on the line.
The Minnesota State Dairy association
will hold hold its annual meeting this
year in Faribault Dec II, 10 and Is.
David Thomas was suffocated by foul
air in well at Minnesota.
The lumbermen at Cloquet expect to
cut about S5,OO0, goo feet this winter.
The Northern Pacific and Duluth roads
are talking of union depot at Duluth.
The Hastings elevator shipped 100 900
bushels of wheat to Minneapolis last
month.
John Hayes, of Duluth, was shot by
larry Barnett at West Superior. The
men had quarreled in regard to woman.
Hayes wounds are not dangerous.
In district court at Red Wing Gustaf
Carlson pleaded guilty to the selling of
hquor to minor, and Thomas French
and James Lynn were convicted of SELL
ing adulterated milk. '''"..'
Attorney General Clapp in his semi
annual report urges the appointment of
additional judges for the supreme court.
The number of cases to be dealt with has
increased at such rate as to render it
practically impossible for the present
judges to keep up with the work i'm
posed upon them. 1900
Eugene Ryder, an employee of Tie Du.
luth Tribune, was drowned at Northern
Pacific bridge, near Duluth Wndnesdav
night. He had been to Ashland and On
returning rendered tie. conductor an
Omaha road ticket. Which the conductor
refused 70 accept, and Ryder was told to
get on at me next stop, which was at
the h,1luge. It is supposed he made
false step in getting off the train. The
body was recovered. .f. 81.
Steward Benner has made some pro-
vision for winter by storing in the Still
water prison cellar 2,220 bushels of
potatoes, 200 bushels of onions, 200
bushels of turnips, 30 bushels of beets
and 8 tons of cabbage. ~'s
A Morris undertaken started with a
coffin for Peter Loher's body, but Peter
met him on the road, and after an ex-
tended argument, convinced tho man
that he was not dead. ut So
The Minneapolis court house commits
sion has adopted resolution to the
effect that SO far as practicable all re-
manning work on the great structure
shall be done by day labor. BASES
A little child of A, Christianson,a-
living near Marshall, was burned to
death by running into a fire some acc.
ton men had started alorg the railroad
track.
The brakes failed to work on a stock
tram at Duluth and two cars of sheep
We're Gerailed and rolled down the bank
INTO the river. The sheep were all
drowned.
Joseph Kospau, an old settler near
Fergus Falls, committed suicide in q
novel manner. He put the but end of q
gun into fire and held the muzzle to
his head until it was discharged by heat.
The victims of the jackson county
fire were Mrs. Molly O'Connor, Mrs.
Kate Porter, her sister, and Mrs. O'Con.
nor's baby. Henry Ray, the young man
so badly burned, has since died. Misc
Julia O'Connor, who was teaching
school, saved her pupils by taking them
to piece of plowed ground till the fire
had passed.
The Monticello seminary for young
ladies at Godfrey, ILL.,, was entirely de-
stroyed by fire. There were lbs girls
and teachers and dozen servant girls in
the building when the fire started but ali
escaped safely.
french Custom at Isaptisms.
A modern French custom at baptisms
is that Of presenting all the guests with a
donation of sugar almonds in bonbon-
mere, which has the appearance Of a roll
of parchment. On this roll are inscribed
the names of the child. of the narenta.