The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1890-02-20
MINNESOTA NEWS NOTES.

Battle Lake.-The sportsmen's club of
this village will work hard to stop the
illegal killing and shipping of game.
Observation-Disclosures of bushels of
potatoes ore being shipped from this vi
cinity to points in the new state of Wash
| ington.
Zumbrota. 800 farmers at
tended the farmers institute here, and
Superintendent Gregg says he is meet
ing with unexpected success all over the
state.
Heron Lake,. T. Smith, of this city,
is now in the east investigating the bind
ing Irvine question. He has in contem-
plation the establishing of Irvine fac
tory here.
Anoka.-Judge E. P. Hughes, of this
city, has received information that his
wife and only daughter, Mabel, have
fallen heir to 900 by the death of a
rich uncle.
West Duluth.-The rolling mill of the
Minnesota Iron Car works was DESTROYED
by fire Saturday night. Loss, about
$25, 1000. Nearly hundred men will be
thrown out of work for time.
st. Paul.-The jury awarded Miss
Tart, of White Bear, $4,000 damages in
her breach of promise suit against DR..
Roman. This is the first breach of prom
Use case ever tried in Ramsey county.
Owatonna.- managers of the state
public school have secured houses for 200
children during the past two years, and
there are now about 80 boys and girls in
the institution for whom homes are
wanted.
Fergus Falls.-Mrs. D. w. Wolcott, of
the town of st. Olaf, thought she was
taking Dovers powder. but got hold of
a bottle of rat poison instead and took
large dose. Her life was saved with
difficulty.
Duluth.-Last Saturday was the TWEEN
tieth anniversary of the beginning of
work on the Northern Pacific railroad at
Duluth, when the first spade was put
into the ground by the late Mayor j. B.
Culver of this city.
Winona-The Southern Minnesota
Poultry association has decided to hold
the next annual exhibition from Dec. 81,
1890, to Jan. 3, 1891. Mr.. B. N. Pierce,
of Indianapolis, Ind, has been elected
judge of the exhibition.
Lake City.-W. P. Robinson, who dis
appeared from this city Sept. last, has
just been heard from for the first time.
He is in Richmond, Ind. Nobody knows
as yet where the young man has kept
himself or been kept for the last six
months.
st. Paul.-The commission created by
the legislature last winter to purchase a
memorial site at Camp Release, where
Gen. Sibley released $50 white eaptives
from the Indians in 1862, have reported
to Auditor Braden contract for the
purchase of ten acres for $500.
Minneapolis. action of the direc-
tors of the soldiers home in retaining
the pension money Of the inmates above
a small amount has always caused a good
deal of feeling in e. A. Il. circles, and it
is now said that the matter is to receive
marked attention at the state encamp-
ment, March i8, 20 and 21.
st. Paul.-From the report of the state
superintendent Of banks it is learned
that the total resources of Minnesota
state banking institutions on Jan. 10,
1890, amounted to S2j, 1873, 105, a decrease
of nearly half a million since Nov. 10 of
last year. Number of state banks, II,
an increase of three in three months.
Wino1a-Messrs. F. S. Bell and r.
NlCbul lbC lIdN Z iClAlHSu 1lOil tWO
weeks trip in the pin "ries of Minnesota
snow on the ground, but little frost, so
that an early spring will result in a
quick breakup The Laird Norton COM
pany has cut about 25,000,00O feet of
logs.
St. Cloud.-Mayor Westerman has re-
signed the Office Of mayor owing to his
1 Tf Of lIo
moneys of the St. Cloud land Office. A
special election will he held shortly, and
ID. W. Iruckharc, q leading Republican
LAWYER, will probably succeed MIR. West
erman: The latter will take charge of
the land Office III a few days.
Uuiu;h.- Several extensive timber
deals were made here Thursday. One
for $1,000 at least. and six or eight
others about as large. This, coupled
with. the rumor that Henry Willard,
President Cakes, Jay Cooke, and large
party of Eastern capitalists are to be
here shortly in connection with contem-
plated improvements on st. Louis river,
has reused somewhat sluggish market
into great activity.
Minneapolis has been whispered
that, out of all the talk about English
syndicates, there has come but one bona
tide deal besides the purchase of the
Pillsbury- Washburn mills. That one
deal, il is said was the purchase of the
Ortiz brewery and several other beer
manufactures in the Northwest. John
Ortiz denies that the brewery has been
sold, but admits that negotiations with
with that end in view have been car
ried on.
Standardization Agent Shuler, of
the White Earth and Mile Laos agen-
cies, is here to investigate reports of des-
titution and sickness among the Mile
Lac Chippewas. They are said to be
largely afflicted with the prevailing cpl
demic with considerable fatality. The
agent has commissioned DR.. j. r. Howes
to make an investigation.
st. Paul-Previous to adjournment
the state editorial association elected the
following named officers: President, l..
P. Hunt, of Mankato; first vice presi-
dent, George N. Lamphere, of the Moor
head News: second vice president,
Ed A. Paradis, of the Midway
News; third vice president, Gen.
S. P. Jennison, Of the Red Wing
Republican; recording secretary, e. IL.
Dearth, La Sueur News: corresponding
secretary, Maj. T. NJ. Newson; treasurer,
David Ranaley, of st. Paul; executive
committe, F. s. Verbeck, of st. Paul,
chairman; Ed. G. Gottrey, of The Pine
City Pioneer; H. E. Hoard, Montevideo
Leader.
Red Wing.-The thirty-second annual
meeting of the Minnesota Swedish Luz
theran conference was held here last
week, ending on the 18th. The follow
ing officers were elected for the ensuing
year: President, Rev. P. Sjoblom, Fer
gus Falls; vice president; Rev.. C. J,
| Petri, reelected; secretary, Rev. S. A.
Lindholm, Lake Park; treasurer, Rev.
A. Carlson, Minneapolis. Reports sub
Mitted show tibet fourteen churches were
dedicated during the year and fifteen
ministers were installed. This confer
ence, which was organized in 1856, num-
bers 81 ministers and 226 CONGREGATIONS.