The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1890-10-30
MINNESOTA NEWS ITEMS

| MINNESOTA NEWS ITEMS
Stillwater's taxation shows q decrease
Of mills on the dollar.
Minneapolis wheat receipts were over
5000, 900 bushels for the week.
Eight young men Of st. Paul have
gone to the mission fields Of China and
India.
Bishop Whipple, of the Episcopal do
cese of Minnesota, sailed for Europe
Saturday.
Ole Phudy, near Crookston, was so
badly torn by vicious boar that he
died in twenty minutes.
State Geologist Winchell calls the
Mesabia range one Of the finest deposits
OF Bessemer ore to be found anywhere.
Lieut.. T. T. Williams, of Buffalo, N.
~, has been assigned to take charge Of
the new United States signal service sta
ton at Red Wing.
The people Of Red Wing and Good.
hue county claim that the census does
not give them the population figures
they are entitled to.
Nearly 100 members Of tho Duluth
chamber Of commerce went to Grand
Rapids, Mimi, Wednesday by special
train on the Duluth and Winnipeg road.
The Western Union Telegraph COM
pany has discharged six Of its st. Paul
operators for being officers Of the newly
organized Brotherhood of Telegraphers.
A steam thresher exploded on the
farm of Dennis Kelly, near Litchfeld,
Tuesday, instantly killing 12-year-old
son of Mr.. Kelly and severely injuring
several other persons.
The Duluth, Red Wing and Southern
railroad shops will be built at st. Louis,
near Duluth, contracts for the land hav-
ing been closed. The road will here
after be known as the Duluth and
Southern.
James Degann, the tough who some
time ago snatched pocketbook contain
ing $605 from Mrs. Casserly in broad
daylight on a street in st. Paul, has
been sentenced to three years and six
months in states prison.
N. b. Ganyaw, of st. Paul, forged tho
satisfaction of a mortgage, 80 as to Sc
cure second loan amounting to 81, 800
on his property, house and lot on the
West Side, securing check for 81, 200
and then deserving his position, family
and friends.
The advance guard Of the United
States land commission, which have
been investigating the alleged timber
steals in Northern Minnesota, is at Win
nipes, and reports that large quantities
of timber have been stolen by Ameri-
cans and shipped to Canada mill men.
Some very fine specimens of silver ore
are being taken out on Islands 2, and
in the St. Louis river. above Duluth.
The assays that have been made are all
favorable. Mining operations will be
commenced in two weeks and in the
spring reduction works will be put in.
The funeral service over the remains
of the late Hon. Gordon E. Cole were
held at the Cathedral of Our Merciful
Savior, at Faribault, Tuesday afternoon,
at 2:30. The G. A. R., National guards,
Shattuck cadets and the common coun-
Gil of the city formed part of the pro-
cessiOn.
There is big scheme afoat to build
| an extension of the Twin City stock
yards line up into Anoka county about
twelve miles. The soil here is sandy,
but it is proposed to enrich it with gar
bage from Minneapolis, and use it for
the growing of sugar beets and other
garden produce.
| Negotiations are said to be in progress
between the Duluth Publishing COM
pany and Elliot Lord with view to the
Evening Herald. 1t is understood that
the terms have been arranged, but no
contracts signed. If the deal is closed
the plan is to run a morning and an
evening paper.
A peculiar disease has attacked num-
Der of hogs recently shipped into Chat
field from Dakota. The lungs are found
| to be affected and in some cases large
worms are found in the stomach. A
deputy state veterinary has been max
| ing an investigation. and has ordered
| strict quarantine of the diseased ami
mails.
In regard to the attack of st. Paul
| evening paper upon the management Of
| the Minnesota state prison, Warden
| mating that the charges are too baseless
| to merit any serious comment on his
part. He chooses to view the publica-
ton as lie, originating in part from
former prison employees who have been
dropped from the rolls.
Two Chippewa chiefs, Flat Mouth and
Bad Axe, of the Pillager band, and their
Interpreter. William Bonga, called at
the state Capitol Thursday to persuade
Governor Merriam to use his influence
on their behalf with the United States
| government. They are from Leech
Lake reservation. Governor Merriam
| was not at home The Indians claim
that the government has defranded
them.
The circular Of the Great Northern
prohibiting the delivery of wheat cars
have the right to run its own cars and
locomotives will be modified, so far as
the delivery of wheat to the Sawyer
system is concerned. In fact, the order
is already in effect, and Great Northern
wheat cars consigned to the Sawyer ele-
vators will be delivered to the terminal
transfer tracks.
At a meeting of the state normal
board, for the consideration of financial
measures in connection with the differ
ent normal schools OF the state, COM
mittee of nonresident members, COM
prising W. S. Pattee, a, B, Wilson, D.
| t.. Kiehl, A. J. Greer and w. E. Lee,
was appointed to inspect the schools.
The first visit will be made to Winona
Nov. II, Mankato the same week and
St, Cloud and Moorhead afterwards.
Secretary Hewitt, of the state board
of health, made his biennial report
to the board at the meeting held
in st. Paul last week. When the
board was organized in 1885 there were
only Is boards of health in the 81 cities
of the state, while now there are boards
in every city, in all but two Of the lS9
villages, and in 1903 out of the l 1907
towrshi ps of the state. On the point Of
leprosy it was shown that there are IL
cases in the state. The youngest is q
man 20 years old; the Oldest a man "a
years old, has had the disease seven
years, and is reported in good health
otherwise. In no case has the disease
proved hereditary, and infection requires
The summary of the vital statistics
| reneated and nrolonged incubation.