The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-09-20
MIN NES0TA NEWS NOTES

A freight train was wrecked near
Verndale, and fifteen tramps stealing q
ride in box car narrowly escaped being
crushed to death.
John Dow, 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
fearful manner, necessitating amputa-
ton of one leg
The Redwood County Agricultural So
ciety has decided % have an auction sale
of live stock tbs ELL, Wednesday, Sept.
26, the second day Of the fair.
George Liebengut a market man at
Redwood Falls, was thrown out of q
wagon and injured 80 as to cause his
death. He held Oh to the lines and was
dragged some di5t@nce.
A jubilee celebration is to be held at
Dawson Sept. p Sad %, at which all the
parties are to hava able speakers. The
Democrats have cured NJ. S. Wilkinson
and Hon. D. S. ). K.
John Robert, u Mobiles county, was
out on bail anu tcok trip to Sioux City
on borrowed /, rse. In consequence
his bondsmen hao the sheriff to 90 for
him and he now opposes in jail at Worth
ington.
At Berne, in Dodge county, the poor
pastures have caused the price of milk to
be raised niekel-65 cents per 100
pounds. The past two weeks $500
pounds of Swiss cheese have been sold at
II and IL cents pound.
A test will be made Of the Prosser
locomotive fer street motor purposes in
st. Paul
j. H. Gardner, laborer at Duluth,
was fatally Injured by the caving Of an
embankment.
DIR. Alexander Mcdonald, of Austin,
has offered his services to the fever
stricken city of Jacksonville.
Carroll Bros, gcocers in Duluth, made
an assignment fUr the benefit of credit
ors: Assets aboN 5000; liabilities,
$4,70o.
A teachers institute has opened in Red
Wing, in charge OF County Superintend-
emit Engstrom, and Prof. Hyde, of st.
Cloud.
Wind and hail did considerable dam
age in Olmsted county. A number of
trees were uprooted, and in several in
stances chinneys and roofs of the houses
were blown off.
Peter Nelson, living at Ham Lake, died
from hydrophobia. He was bitten several
weeks ago by Il dog that accompanied
some Minneapolis parties. No attention
was paid to it at the time, but soon after
a pig thaS was bitten by the dog showed
symptoms Of hydrophobia, and then a
doctor was called, but his services were
of no avail, and Nelson died in great
agony.
Alfred Huntley, of LIE Roy, has been
bound over to court in the sum of 81, 600
for shooting Hon. John Frank few
weeks since.
An explosion in the gas works at Fer
gus Falls set fire to the building, destroy
ing all the woodwork. The damage to
machinery is not known.
The general merchandise establish
ment OF Richter e. johnson at Norris
town has been closed by creditors. The
trouble is but tea porary, and the place
will soon be opened.
J. W. Northleld's meat market and
two adjoining buildings at Lake City
were destroyed By fire with their con-
tents. The fire is supposed to be of in
cendiary origin, and was well under way
when discovered. The loss will reach
about Sc, 0OO, ON which there is an in
surance of 5000.
The city of Hastings has taken up the
old River road bonds, paying the Mil
waukee railroad company the sum of
81, TOO.
A gasoline stove in the residence of S.
Mcclure, at Wert hington, exploded and
the house narrow escaped destruction.
A little girl was ~adly burned.
Brady's saloon nd residence at North
ern Pacific junction, with the entire
stock and furniture of each, burned.
Insurance, 5000 Brady and family ara
absent on visib 10 Canada.
The Minnesoca Polishing works at st.
Cloud have be1u sold to the Drake. COM
paHy, of st. Paul and Sioux Falls, for
SCI, OOA
Judge Barrett ne of the best known
jurists OF ST. Pau, died suddenly of apo
plexy. He leaves an estate worth about
S60, 900.
Mrs J. E. Porter, of Aitkin, has en-
tered suit against the village for injuries
sustained by defective sidewalk.
A l5-year-old daughter of Ernest
Meezs, residing Lear Faribault, was Sc
riollsly injured by her clothing catching
in the machinery Of thresher.
A black horse and top buggy, the prop
erty of Rev. J. A. Fitzgerald, of Hast
ings, has beea stolen. The thief is
thought to have gone to St. Paul.
Rev. Bergstrom, pastor of the Congre-
gational charch at Braincrd, has ten
dered his resignation, to devote his time
to stumping the state for the Prohibition
party.
A black bear, weighing zoo pounds,
was killed In the streets of Red Lake
Falls last week He had wandered into
the village, aou after lively chase was
killed in front Of the drug store. Several
bears have been seen in the vicinity
lately.
Jacob Arola, the New York Mills muir
derer, has been csptHred and taken to
Fergus Falls for examination.
A young daughter of George Overlook,
of st. Cloud, had her arm broken in two
places by. falling from tricycle..
Eli Osborn, young man residing north
of Winnebago City, was killed by trac-
ton engine, his clothing catching in the
gearing.
Owing to inability to procure speaker
for next Saturday, the date of the Albert
Lea Republican county convention has
been changed to Monday, the oath.
NJ. L. Ysung, of Duluth, arrested in
Brainerd some time since for assault
with intent to commit murder, is wanted
badly by his bondsmen. When his case
was called lie failed to make an appear
ance, having jumped his bail.
Workings Of the Anti-Polygamy Law.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 1S.--Acting Attor-
ney General jerks has sent to Speaker
Carlisle comm unication giving in de-
tail the number OF convictions of poly
gamy in Utah and Idaho and the num-
Der of pardons ard the reasons assigned
therefor. 1t shows that there have been
IN the.territory OF Utah 40 convictions
for po2ygamy and in the territory Of
Idaho eighsy-nine convictions. There
have been fourteen pardons granted By
L1,o ,s.