The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1889-10-31
MINNESOTA NEWS NOTES.

MINNESOTA NEWS NOTES.
st. Cloud is to have an electric fire
alarm system.
DR.. Boman, of Minneapolis, who sued
the st. Paul Globe for libel, has been
given verdict for $4,000.
The retail salesmen's association of st.
Paul has decided to prosecute retail deal
ers who keep open on Sunday.
Officer Abe WEIGH, of Winona, has
been appointed deputy collector of GUS
toms, with headquarters at Pembina.
R. L. Frazee's large flour mill and saw
mill, situated at Frazee City, were de-
stroyed by fire Saturday night. G. P.
Wilcox's lumber yard also caught, but
part of it was saved.
The jury in the trial of Charles Hesse,
the wife murderer, of Hollywood, Carver
county, agreed upon verdict of murder
in the second degree. 1t is stated that
on the first ballot ten were for hanging.
Fire from threshing engine destroyed
stable, between thirty and forty tons of
hay and two sets of harness, together
with four valuable horset, on the farm of
Louis Dorm in MinneOta.
A disease similar to pleuro-pneumonia
has made its appearance among the hogs
in the vicinity of Germantown. 1t is
said that they are being sold by owners.
The matter will be Investigated.
The idea of stone quarry work in the
winter and foreknowledge of IRON
bound reformatory rules has toned down
any special exuberance among the con-
victs at the st. Cloud reformatory.
Andrew A. Void, alias Olson, charged
with the mvrder of Hans Hagen, near
Breckenridge, few days ago, has made
full confession, in which he clears Mrs.
Hagen from any share in the crime.
The largest real estate transfer of the
year, if not the largest ever recorded in
st. Louis county, was of acre property,
| and from William Hubbell to the Bay
View Land company. The consideration
was 1856, 1000.
The child of Mary Roupe, at Window,
about six months old, fell into pit of
Stacking lime while the workmen were
| at dinner, and was burned to death. The
uncovered portions of the body were
burned to the bone.
The president has directed the secre-
tary of the interior to permit the Indians
on the White Earth, Red Lake and
| White Oak reservations to cut and sell
| the dead timber on these reservations for
their use and benefit.
The comptroller of the currency has
declared first dividend of 80 per cent.
in favor of the creditors of the First Ma
tional bank of Anoka on claims proved
amounting to $40, 1876. This bank failed
April last.
DR.. G. N. Hewitt, secretary of the state
board of health, accompanied by his
wife, has gone on a European trip to
study sanitary methods. DR.. Franklin
Staples, of Winona, will be acting secre-
tary of the board during his absence.
South Minneapolis is all torn up over
the fact that Mrs. George Weikoff has
left her husband and gone to live with
Henry Bratsch, whom she calls her
'soufs affinity" and that Weikof has
accepted $500 to square matters.
Trainerd Roman Catholics are deeply
disturbed over the removal of their pas
tor, Nev. Father Watry, by Archbishop
Ireland. The punishment was for cler-
ical diso5cdience, and delegation after
delegation has in vain labored with the
archbishop.
Two men entered the railroad station
| at Mallory and demanded from the sta
| ton agent, who was there alone, certain
papers. He refused to deliver them, and
| the men then drew revolvers and would
undoubtedly have shot him but for the
timely appearance of a section boss.
Albert Marsh, of Blne Hill, Sherburne
county, was driving With a child in his
arms on Tuesday when dog ran out
| from house, frightening the horse. Mr.
Marsh threw the child ON the grass at a
safe distance from the wheels of the
| buggy, thereby saI''lg its life, but he
| was thrown forward Inder the horse
feet and kicked to deata.
Lena Weinberger was burned to death
last May in Winona. Saturday her four
trunks were burst open, and in their
false bottoms was found over 81, 1000 in
gold and bills. Where the money came
from is mystery. Col Cockrell, for
whom the wO:lan worked for thirty
years, says he WIS not aware that the
woman had any means.
The council of the Indians of the
Fond du Lac reservation with the
officers of the Duluth and Winnipeg,
| ny lie SOfcI d SllOIU UlIlle
ago to consider the question OF damage
| the road across the reservation, was held
to-day. 1t was agreed that the COM
pany should pay them S. an acre for the
land SO used, which amounts to about
800 acres.
Parties from the Illinois coal regions
have purchased large tracts of land near
Renville, with the intention of prospect
ing for coal next sprir1 1t is thought
that there are very considerable veins of
coal there, and their she1ule of opera
tons begins with the sinFing of shaft
800 feet deep, which Inspectors prog
at the mouth of the shaft for price of
not over $3.50 per ton.
An old man living as a bachelor north
of Mankato and whose name is nm
known, shot and seriously injured boy,
named Charley Brooks, the son of a
neighboring farmer. The old man had
been annoyed by boys, who played all
sorts of FRANKS upon him, and he was
awaiting an opportunity to get even with
them. The gun, fortunately, was only
loaded with heavy charge of powder
and wad, and, while the wound Is Sc
rious, it is not fatal.
The supreme court of Minnesota has
rendered a decision in the case of j. T.
Harrison, appellant, VS.. Nicollet Ma
tional Bank Of Minneapolis, respondent.
This appeal presented the question
whether a written order on bank or
bankers to pay sum of money at day
subsequent to its date and subsequent to
the date of it's issue is "check" or a
"biH of exchange" and hence entitled to
grace. In reversing the order OF the dis
trict court, the supreme court holds that
such an instrument is a bill of ex-
change" and is entitled to grace.
TOlliver Feud Ended in Marriage.
FLEMINGsBURG, KY, Oct. 21.-Frank