The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-10-04
MINNESOTA NEWS NOTES

J. At special election held in Sleepy
Eye 81, 500 in bonds was voted to aid the
Minnesota and Northwestern railroad.
The conference of the German Metho-
dist church convened at Sleepy Eye
Thursday, Bishop Hurst, of Buffalo, N.
Y, presiding.
P. F. Dibbs, residing near Fergus
Falls, brought home q bottle of liquor
| for domestic use, but his wife used it
for verlnin destroyer and added guam.
tity of corrosive su blimete. Dibbs drank
of the connection, not knowing Of the
mixture, and nearly died from the eff
fects.
]. a. Thompson, the government
blacksmith at the Leech Lake reserva-
| ticn, was attacked by an Indian named
| M2ydway -gw0n-o- mind with heavy pad
| lock, and in attempting to repeat the
blow was interfered with by bystanders.
| The injuries to the blacksmith are seri-
GUS, and may result in death.
The Red Wing Gas company has pur-
chased the electric light plant in that
city.
| r. Rose, q well-known farmer at Hay
Creek, near Red Wing, was seriously in
jured by falling from a scaffold.
The Sibley county fair is being held at
Arlington. The display of machinery
and stock is larger than at any previous
fair.
Paul Fisher, q young man residing
near Wadena, was accidentally shot in
the thigh by the falling of a gun from
over door.
Burglars entered the residence of DR..
Magleson at Rushford aud completely
raasacked it, taking the contents of his
pockets and quantity Of butter,
Alex Young was bound over to court
at Ortonville on charge of grand lar
ceny. He is accused of stealing a por-
tion of the engine on the Big Stone City.
An 11-year-old son of Rev. Sarff, of
Eyota, tied rope, with which he was
leading a COW, to his waist. The cow
became frightened and ran, dragging
him quite distance. He was insensible
when picked up, and is probably fatally
injured.
| Rushford was visited by destructive
fire, thought to be the work of incendi-
aries. Several of the leading business
houses were, burned, tho loss being esti-
mated at about $4,000, on which there
is an insurance of 5000.
Sewing viii be taught in the Mime
apolis public schools hereafter.
Over 600 cars of live stock passed
through BraiEerd ON the Northern Pacific
last week.
Reaney, the Fond du Lac murderer,
was sentenced to saltwater for life by
Judge Stearns.
! TraCklayers on the Willmar and Sioux
Falls line have reached Pipestone. South
of that point the grading is done and the
road will be pushed right through to
Sioux Falls.
Saturday evening fire was discovered
In the basement Of Agricultural hall at
the State University. Nearly all models
and books were destroyed. The damage
amounts to $780,
A threshing engine boiler exploded on
T.. Weidemann's farm, eight miles from
Moorehead, fatally injuring two men.
One of them, Rudolph Bose, is dead of
his injuries.
County Treasurer McKenny has disap.
peared from Waseca, and uneasiness is
experienced. Rumors are current that
he is short between 5000 and $40, 900.
The books are being examined by an
an expert.
Lieut.. J. II. Wilcox, Of the Seventh
! United States Infantry, who has been
confined jn the penitentiary at Still
water, received telegram yesterday Co
the the effect that President Cleveland
had signed pardon for him and it
would be forwarded to the warden for
! his raIaSSa Ia
ing his pay accounts IND had q two and
half years. sente1ce.
The Sauk Centre Avalanche has been
purchased by the Nottage brothers and
Will resume publication.
| A worm about nine inches long is do
. ing great injury to the corn in Goodhua
county.
julius Tote was seriously injured In q
saloon row by c. j. Stras, at Fergus
Falls.
William H Bon. of Maplewood, was
accidentally shot in the abdomen by his
son, irfiicting a painful but not danger.
| GUS wound.
The Indian under arrest at the Leach
Lake reservation for attempting to kill
| the post blacksmith, made his escape
from Maj. Bracket at Carosenish, while
| ell route to Brainerd.
The Winona council has decided not to
issue licenses for less than one yer, and
fee OF $500 must be paid. THIS action
was taken on account of two applications
, for eight months at proportionate rate
A successful attemps was made to burn
the machinery shssis of the S. d. Peter
son Implement company, at New UIm.
, Ten days ago the same building was set
on IRE. The loss will reach So, 600, COW
cred by insurance.
Two large warehouses at Shakon.e &C.
cupied by the Wampach Manufacturing
company as storehouse for huggies and
s!ei2hs and j. B. Courier, dealer in lime,
plaster and cement, were burned. Incen-
diarism is clearly proven.
Adam Lehs a farmer OF Center town.
ship. Ind, went to g neighbors house
saturday night for assistance IN sickness.
He raped on the window and boy in
side, mistaking him for burglar, fired a
heavy charge of shot into his face. He
cannot recover.
Stillwater's new Jail is ready for occu
pants.
There are 1900 insane patients in Min
nesota ssylums.
Albert Wesley had both legs crushed at
Duluth b. large rock rolling on him
while at work.
Nels Hanson,a lunatic from Meorhead,
escaped from the asylum at Fargo where
he was temporarily confined. He was
found on the prairie eating grass.
Two footpaf.s at Red Wing attenpted
to hold up o. W. Fisk, a railroad con-
tractor, but he escaped with his $500.
Levi S. Morse, of Spring Valley, at
tempted suicide with huge jack knife.
He severely jabhed bis throat, but will
recover,
Hanlan Defeated by Kemp.
SYDNEY, N. S. W., Sept. 29.-In the
sculling match for tho championship of
the world and $500 side, between Kemp
and Hanlan on the Paramatta river,
Kemp won, Hanlan being badly defeated.
1t Is said thst = Dc on who is in tho
habit of carrying Il ne never lesss an
umbrella.