The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-05-31
MINNESOTA NEWS NOTES.


Duluth street car service is to be much
improved this season. s. "
twenty-five Indians did the war dance
at for the benefit Of Preston people. :
Andrew Nelson, pioneer of Heron
Lake, was killed by o passenger train at
that place. Tfl
G. II. Slocum, Of the Glencoe Register,
fell from train at Browntown and was
severely injured. I'd q ,aa 3
Austin Phillip, the Oldest white settler
at New Prague, Is dead. He came there
thirty three years ago - $, 49,
David Bell, of Brainerd, was taken be-
fore Commissioner Tillotson, at Moor
head, charged with selling whisky to In
dams. -. .;-....Es-.z,.1.. \. -. -.
81. G. Van Worries, well known atStill-
winter, where he resided since 1S4S up to
within one year ago, is said to have per-
ished at sea off the coast Of Alaska.
One hundred thousand copies OF aThe.
Great Cryptogram" have been sold, and
the delightful old cipherer of Nininger
receives good round dollar fer each one
of the 100, 900 books as his share of the
spoils ,#-s5N =E5-5 a-as
A farmer named Sandhurg, living near
Madelia, was driving in from the field
during storm, and the liz 'ltning struck
and killed both horses and knocked San
burg from the wagon, but did not do him
serious injury. ..''
Gust Deem, of st. Paul, with a friend.
purchased some goods In store where
cigars are given away. with all pur-
n ms tod hn oil
aud started home Before going far
Deem felt sick and vemited, after which
he felt better. They reached home at II
O'Clock, aud at o'clock in the morning
Deem died. at the post-mortem exami-
nation potash was found in his stom-
ach, and it is believed he died from
poisoning
Improvements aggregating PSI ,555 are
under way ut Winona.
st. Paul has o case Of a young girl who
has been in trance for six days.
A Republican postmaster. has been ap-
pointed at Quincy, Olmsted county.
The Bank of Duluth has been approved
by the comptroller of the currency as re-
serve agent.
Maj. Whittle has closed his revival SER
vices at Winona.
Lightning entered the Westport depot,
dred the building and knocked the tele.
graph operator senseless.
The Eleventh district first annual con-
vention of the w. c. T. U. will be held
at Sank Center May 30 and 81.
A. G. Rosing, of Cannon Falls, will
succeed Judge n. o. Werner, of Red
Wing, as secretary of the Minnesota
Scandinavian Relief association.
In the district court at New Ulm In the
case Of The State vs.. B. Surne, for stab
bling Joseph Hoescheri, the grand Jury
failed to indict. He has been in Jail for
year. sci
Winona fish story: A remarkable fish
or sea serpent is said to have been seen
In Lake Winona. 1t is described as being
very large and heavy, without scales.
It's movements in the water were slow
and sluggish and he seemed to be fire.
quently burrowing with his head into
the highway, as If seeking an outlet from
the lake One man emptied repeating
rifle at the uncouth visitor, but the bull
let's glanced from the f1sh's skin and
made no impression.
The grounds for the new reformstorv
at st. Cloud have been staked out.
jackson citizens are catching fish and
storing them alive in the water in their
cellars. 81
Work has been commenced on a new
$40, 600 depot for the Milwaukee road at
Winona.
A body of 800 troops arrived at Fort
o1v,ns IT, -
Montana.
The damage to bridges carried away
by the spring floods at Cannon Falls
amounts to 10000.
Mrs. A. 7. Hoff, of Hallock, commit
ted suicide by hanging. Temporary in
sanity Is said to be che cause.
The contract for the erecti on of build
fngs on the state encam pment grounds
at Lake City was award ed Saturday.
The body of John r. Cameron was
found in the Mississippi river near Fort
Smelling Thursday. Supposed to be sui
eide. ~f-~ 10 -. +.
: The Minnesota and Northwestern de-
pot at Austin was entered by burglars
while the agent was at dinner and 500
in money taken.
Henry Gardner, an old man recently
from De Soto, Wis, was crushed to
death uuder q cable car at st Paul. He
attempted to board a moving train.
While trimming lumber at Rsed s.
Sherwood's saw mill at Anoka, Victor
Larson. was probably fatally injured by
the saw breaking and q piece striking
him on the head. ~-. =
An Euglishman near Clearmont secreted
himself In windrow to shoot prairie
chickens and fell asleep. A farmer, not
knowing he was there, fired the windrow
and as he jumped up and ran, mistook
him for an antelope and tried to shoot
him. -
The Manitoba gave the St. Cloud fire
department 500 for services at the coal
shed fire. - .
The regatta of the Minnetonka club ia
to occur at Minnetonka, beginning July
IA and continuing four days.
State Pharmaceutical association will
hold its annual convention in Saltwater,
June IL and Is. Over 800 members are
expected.
Seventh annual encampment Southern
Minnesota g. A. r. association at Owa-
tonna June AZ, with banquets, parades
and prize contests galore.
John Wright, Of Chatfield, has brought
suit against L. Bauer for g, 600 damages.
Bauer having reported Wright to COM
mercial agency at Chicago as not being
worthy of credit. -..-
Ap epidemic resembling the Hollow
horn is raging among the cows at Roch-
ester, but 1t differs from that disease in
some respects so as to puzzle those who
understand handling that disease.
At meeting Of the Minnesota and
Winnipeg Amateur Rowing association,
held in st. Paul, a committee was ap.
pointed to secure individual medals for
the winning oarsmen in the regatta to be
held at Minnetonka July and Z.