The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-08-09
MINNESOTA NEWS NOTES

MINNESOTA NEWS NOTES
=. Parties at moorhead are raising $1,000
for first class driving park.
John Allett, who was seriously injured
by, . runaway team at Farihauft last
week, cannot recover.
p, The Office of the Empire Lumber COM
paRy at Mankato was entered by burg
lars and an unsuccessful attempt made
TO blow the safe.
Burning OF, barns and vacant houses
are of daily occurrence at Faribault. The
barn Of Richard Murphy has been added
to the list. Loss about 5000.
| A big syndicate of capitalists,
presumably under control of Weyer-
hauser, has purchased tho st. Paul boom
and are reconstructing it. The syndicate
has secured over 1000, 000, 900 feet OF
the syndicate to erect at St. Paul extern
sive saw mills, with a capacity equal to
all those of Minneapolis.
The examination of tho Indians at
Brainerd as to where they had procured
their trouble last week, did not result in
disclosing the seller, the Indians shrewdly
evading the question. They stated the
assaulted teamster, Joe McCash, invited
them to ride and gave them alcohol, and
in return they gave him whisky and they
all became drunk, after which the fight
ensued. The court held them for assault,
and In default OF bail were sent to Jail.
An S-year-O old son of Asa F. Leopold, q
well-known citizen Of Duluth, fell of
the breakwatcr and was drowned.
Burglars entered the apartments of the
Chequamegon hotel and stole watches
and money aggregating in value $3.50.
Deputy Collector Storey and Depart
nent Clerk Morrison have been trans
ferred from St. Vincent to Chicago.
John O'Bden, farmer living near
Mallory, was kicked in the stomach by a
horse and died almost instantly He was
~ years Of age.
Glenn Glasby, arrested at Pine Island
last week for entering the Episcopal
church and destroying property, was
bound over to the October term of court.
The Indians on the Vermillion reserva-
ton, in conference with Agent Gregory,
refused to grant right of way through
the reservation to the Duluth, Rainy
Lake and Southwestern railroad.
The receipts of wheat for the year to
Aug. l at Minneapolis and Duluth were
65, OOO, O0O bushels, being Az, 500, 900 BUSH
els more than0Was received at Chicago
and Milwaukee for the same period.
Fire was discovered in the meat mar
ket OF l.. Bauer at Chatf1eld, and by the
time assistance was rendered it was be-
yond control The loss will amount to
about 1000, fully covered by insurance.
w. c. White, the man shot by Parker
at Hector, is not as badly wounded as at
first reported, and his chances for recov-
cry are considered good. Parker is in
Jail, and says the cause of the shooting
was the bad treatment of White toward
his wife.
The date date of the Crow Wing county
/ Bra1nerd.
OF LOG papers sent from the Litchfield
high school to the state examining board,
104 passed.
The children of Mrs Klinker, who
were badly injured by lightning at St.
Cloud last week, are rapidly recovering.
Michael Holland, an employe of the
Manitoba road at Fergus Falls, was hit
by an engine and had an arm broken.
Col. A. S. Everest, of Atchison, Kan,
has offered the city Of Austin forty acres
OF ground in the city limits for public
park.
Senator Keller has made a proposition
to light Sank Center with electricity. If
not accepted he will remove his plant to
Crookston.
The Winona county bar passed resolu-
tons OF respect and regret at the depart
ere of Judge Berry for his new post of
duty In Idaho.
Henry Meyer, who stole team of
horses at Warren on the 1st inst, was
arrested at st. Vincent Sunday by the
sherif of Marshall county.
/ Six cattle belonging to Calvin Black,
OF Oak Center, were killed by lightning
Saturday evening. They were standing
by wire fence at the time.
The st. Cloud land Office has advised
the settlers to pay no attention to the re-
cent ruling of Judge Sleeper, and those
that present final proof will receive re-
ceipts.
Rat poison was used in place Of baking
powder by a servsnt in the family of NJ.
Mossefen, at Crookston, and the family
had a narrow escape. Prompt emetics
soon had them out Of danger.
Threo tramps entered the house of Mrs.
John Almeter at Duluth, bound and
gagged her, then ransacked the premises.
II was two hours before she was re-
leased from her predicament.
The real estate valuation at Red Wing
is placed at s. ,237, 1895.
Ornamental and drinking fountains
are being placed at various points in
Rochester.
The Democrats Of Saltwater elected
kmes delegates to the state convention,
headed by Senator Durant.
The Canadian tug James H. Walker
was fined 500 at Duluth for towing in
American waters.
Joseph Bennett, of the town of Otto,
has been bound over at Fergus Falls to
await the action of the grand jury on
charge Of outraging q little girl aged II
years.
Professor Luger, the state entomolo-
gist, has been to Henning to investigate
the worm that has made its appearance
In that section, and pronounces it the
army worm.
Henry Merrill, who stole Lem Crook
er's horses at Warren, has been captured
by the sheriff of Marshall county at Do
nlinion City, Man, and is now in Jail at
Warren.
The St.. Cloud land office states the re-
port sent from there to the effect that
they had advised settlers to pay no at
tention to Judge Sleeper's orders is
wrong. On the contrary, they advise
them to respect the order.
A plan to escape from the penitentiary
has been fooled by the officers, The gang
ih the plot had intended to use venti-
Eating tunnel that runs outside the wall,
aud then through a chimney to liberty.
'Nhe men were all working in the
tfresher department, and as they close
down Saturday afternoon that day was
fixed for the escape. The officials got
wind of enc job and were at watch,
which. was soon learned by the prisoners,