The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-08-16
MINNESOTA NEWS NOTES

Nearly all the wind mills in Cottage
Grove, Dakota county, have been wrecked
by severe storms.
The Lake City council has elected
Wesley Kenney city attorney to Ill the
vacancy caused by the resignation Of w.
r. Moore.
In order to curtail expenses the Brain
erd city council has reduced the police
force one-half, it now consisting Of q
chief and two patrolmen.
Daniel Freazer, a 6-year-old boy, was
drowned in the ST. CroiX river, at Still
v."-lG, while playing in a batteau with
so1le other children.
The barn of John Leary was burned at
EariDaUlt Loss about $1,000, covered
10y insurance. The same party lost
livery stable by fire July 8.
The Bank of Hutchinson has been pur-
CHASED by the Citizens bank of the same
place, Of which Congressman Mcdonald
is president. The sale was a surprise to
the citizens.
The observatory dome of Carleton COL
lege is about completed, at a cost of
$1,000. 1t is thirty feet in diameter,
composed of iron and steel, and weighs
$4,000 pounds. The movable part weighs
over ten tons, yet it requires but fifteen
pounds pressure to move it.
The Minnesota Natural Gas, Oil and
Fuel company, with O complete equip
ment Of machinery to bore 5000 feet,
began to bore at Freeborn on Monday.
That the discoveries are pure rock gas,
and that the supply is unlimited, is now
conceded by the leading biologists and
by several of the most noted natural gas
experts in the country.
Argyle will issue bonds to the extent
of 5000 for the purpose of erecting q
school house.
Christian Rasmussen, of Bath, has
been adjudged insane and sent to the
Rochester asylum.
An effort will be made this winter to
have a new county formed from the I'M
organized territory in Cass county, with
Gull River as the county seat.
Gen. NJ. B. Prentice, the only surviv-
ing member of the Fitz John Porter
court martial, delivered lecture at
Owatonna few evenings since.
The city marshal at Little Paris, ar
rested a woman who answers the descrip-
ton of Mrs. Margaret Bryce, who is
charged with numbering her grandchild
at Anoka.
Thieves entered the residence Of Dick
Kluge at Winona and stole tin box in
which he had placed 500 for safety, but
were evidently frightened as the box and
contents were found in the yard.
The Republican rally at Spring Valley
is said to have exceeded anything of the
kind ever held there before. Mr.. Dun
nell made few remarks and introduced
Mr.. Horn, who made the address Of the
. evening.
George Heller, of Fremont, had his
father arrested for threatening to kill
him. They were at work in q hay field
and the father became angry because the
son purchased keg Of beer for the men,
attacking him with a penknife. The
quarrel originally arose over the division
ii dead brothers clothes.
The proprietors expect to have the new
wCCien mill at Waterville in operation
~ Oct. l.
E'srGault is trying to raise 81 ,OOO bonus
and t. pledge of 1900 cows to secure a |
CT neEy. >.
=. Reeding, OF Red Wing, was bound
ever IN the sum of 800 to keep the peace,
the complaint being made by r. J. Reed. |
CCsJGf Carlson, q prominent farmer |
l.v:AL a White Rock, was bound over to |
cyu-o Coz selling liquor without license. |
L-waEeless, the Indian wanted at |
L@.i@. i for selling whisky to his fellow |
l-li.1S was arrested near Gull river.
-1..1 Brown, of St. Peter, has been
.4-r&ri of he insane asylum in |
Succeed D. W. Dryer, re- !
r.. VS. held over a lot Of |
. ,jei 1T Biufftou, in Wadena |
.... / was determined that Hblack |
Us. their death.