The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-09-13
MINNESOTA NEWS NOTES

MINNESOTA NEWS NOTES
A man named Schultz was found dead
in his bed at Dresbach. He retired in
perfect health the night before, and
death is supposed to have resulted from
heart disease.
Martin Voss, q well-known farmer of
the Pine Creek valley, was found dead
in the road. He had been to La Crosse
with load OF produce, and it is thought
he fell from the wagon in a drunken stu
por and was tramped to death by the
horses.
John Jaaoe, Of Inver Grove, was seri-
ously injured by being thrown from his
buggy. -
NJ. B. Sheffield has leased the Robin
son mill at Faribault, and now has
combined output of over 800 barrels
per day.
The Brainerd council has passed an
ordinance taxing Chinese laundries $50
if the owners do not declare intention of
becoming citizens.
n htu HtSIuSu M. f6TklQB, OIL ur8QQ
Forks, OAK, was found dead in his bed
at Graceville. The coroner deemed an
inquest unnecessary.
Burglars are numerous in the vicinity
of Hastings. A sneak thief snatched the
sachels Of three school girls while on
their way home and succeeded in max
ing his escape.
The date Of the Rice county fair has
been changed to Friday and Saturday,
Oct b and 6.
The Pillsbury academy opened at
Owatonna with the largest attendance
yet recorded.
Owing to the low stage of water the
mills at Rochester have been compelled
to shut down about half the time.
The new Tilesten mill at st. Cloud
will be ready for business Oct l. 1t
will have a capacity for grining 1,OOO,-
OOO bushels OF wheat per year.
Rev. j. S. Grsene, the minister elected
from the Grand Pacific hotel at Chicago
last week for conduct unbecoming min
lister, is to be arrested on a charge of
bigamy, the complainant being q St.
Cloud woman, whom he married under
the name of Gilbert.
The prison authorities at Saltwater
are working the prisoners in squads, SO
that each prisoner has q few days work
each week. The prison authorities are
considering the matter of renting the
shops to the thEesher company.
Since threshipg has commenced the
yield is much larger among many farm
ers than was anticipated, says The Ho-
kah Chief.
The Green Isle Democrat says tho har-
vest in Sibley county is much larger than
anticipated, bat the grade is not up to it's
past standard.
The Twelfth judicial district Republi-
can convention will be held at Benson
Thursday Sept. 81, to nominate q candi-
date for judge Of the district.
The Morris Sun speaks of q farmer
there who had marketed his wheat, the
poorest part Of it making twenty three
bushels per acre, all No. northern.
Worthington has voted to build a &c.
600 school house and to throw away the
present round house, or donate it to their
new railroad for engine stalls.
At st. Peter Dr. Beck, who was sick
and delirious, hearing a band passing,
fired two shots out of the window into
the crowd, fortunately not hitting any
one. He imagined parties were coming
to attack him.
A B. Post, Of Canton, Ohio, passed
through Rochester Monday on bicycle.
He started from Ottumwa, Iowa, and
will pass through st. Paul, Eau Claire,
Wis, Chicago, and go to Canton, Ohio.
He travels about fifty miles day.
The Southern Minnesota fair at Roch-
ester has ended after the most successful
week in its history.
Mrs Wltallon, of Faribault, was at
tackled on the street by some unknown
person and seriously stabbed.
Under the new system of labor at the
Minnesota prison there are about one
hundred conVicts who have nothing to do
except count the minutes in a cell about
four feet wide and six and q half long.
MI. J. E. Shipman, a travelling man
for G. GOTHAM & Co., of St. Paul, was
severely burned about the face and arms
at Owatonna by throwing a match into
a gasoline barsel which he thought was
empty, but which was not.
During a heavy wind a separator owned
by man named Smith and ten grain
stacks belonging to Lewis Hirschey, q
farmer, near Pipestone, were destroyed.
The fire is supposed to have originated
from the defective engine. Total loss
about 81, 800.
The commissioners of st. Louis county
will erect now Jail at Duluth costing
$3.50, 900.
James Twaddle, a young man en-
ployed at Murray & Jones' mill at Con-
nor's Point, neE West Superior, was
drowned while sorting logs.
A freight train was wrecked near
Verndale, and fifteen tramps stealing
ride in a box car narrowly escaped being
crushed to death.
John Dow, q young man at work ON
the new elevator at st. Charles, fell q
distance of forty feet, but strangely was
not seriously injured.
The team of Charles Schwartz ran
away at Waseca, throwing the occupants
out. Mrs Schwartz received injuries
that will probably result fatally. One
of the horses was killed.
J. Mitchell, farmer living near Am
iret, while in search of stray horses, ran
the one he was riding against barbed
wire fence and was thrown and cut in q
fearful manner, necessitating amputa-
ZION OF one &eg.
The Redwood County Agricultural So
ciety has decided to have an auction sale
of live stock this fall, Wednesday, Sept.
26, the second day Of the fair.
George Liebenguth, a market man at
Redwood Falls, was thrown out of q
wagon and injured so as to cause his
death. He held on to the lines and was
dragged some distance.
A jubilee celebration is to be held at
Dawson Sept. - and 90, at which all the
parties are to have able speakers. The
Democrats have secured NJ. S. Wilkinson
and Hon. ID. S. Buck.
John Roberts, of Mobiles county, was
out on bail and took trip to Sioux City
on borrowed horse. In consequence
his bondsmeR had the sheriff to 60 for
him and he now reposes in Jail at Worth
ington.
At Berne, in Dodge county, the poor
pastures have caused the price Of milk tn
be raised a lickel-e6 cents Per 100
OOun6S Tho mast fuo u1ookQ El0