The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1890-10-23
MINNESOTA MATTERS.

: W. Landsrman Is boring for gold at
Hastings.
Duluth Is to have q new union depot
10 cost $S06, 900.
Minnesota Baptists were In session at
Minneapolis last week.
st. Paul has q new German daily. It
will be called The st. Paul Post. Pol
itics not announced.
The state board of health is investi-
eating diseases among cattle and hogs
at Chatfeld and Reno.
The state normal board will meet on
the morning Of Oct. "A at the Office Of
State Superintendent Kiehle.
The fourth annual meeting of the
Minnesota Unitarian conference will be
held in Duluth this month, and viii oc-
cupy four days, beginning with the Esd.
The Red Wing Manufacturing COM
pany has been awarded the contract to
furnish the new building of Luther COL
lego ct DEBORAH, Iowa, which is now
nearing completion.
The Iron Car Equipment Company Of
New York have placed an order with
tho car company at West Duluth for
1000 now box cars, and an extra force
has been put at work.
Walter II. Horton, the st. Paul man
accused Of numbering his wife and child
on the night Of Aug. IA, was injected
for murder in tho first degree by the
Ramsey county grand jury.
The special election held in Marshall
county to decide whether the county
seat should remain at Warren or be
moved to Argyle, resulted in favor Of
Warren by large majority.
Thomas O'Connor, the murderer re-
couldn't keep out of the state as re-
and he has been returned to the peni-
Tertiary. ....
Oct. 26 has been designated as "Prison
Sunday" when all ministers Of the state
are requested by the board Of charities
and corrections to preach a sermon on
prison reform or some kindred subject.
Somebody entered the parsonage of the
Methodist Episcopal church at Albert
Lea last Sunday night and stole the
church records. The building was va
cant and the theft has just been liscov-
cred. Is.
A rich vein of silver has been struck
on n island, about two miles above
Fond du Lac, Mimi, by explorers. The
vein was struck on the main land, oppo-
site the island, where it shows wonder
full richness. e. 8. Hammond brought
the news to Duluth.
The Hersey & Bean Lumber company
OF Saltwater, has cut up to Saturday
night 25,753, 100 feet; the shingles cut
up to Oct. 1, when the single mill shut
down, was q, 000, 900, and lath {, 800, 900.
The company expects the lumber cut
will reach $4,000. 900 feet.
Tom Field and Tom King, two con-
victs, escaped from the Saltwater prison
at $50 Friday morning. They pro-
cured . ladder and climbed over the
north wall. They were seen at the
county farm short time after and will
probably be caught. Both have short
time yet to serve.
A case Of black diphtheria is reported
in the family Of McLane Bridgman at
St. Cloud. The authorities built a tenn
porary house some distance from town
and removed the family there. One boy
died shortly after and the disease has
broken out in other members of the
family. The other house, with contents,
was burned to prevent the spread of tho
disease.
Senator James Compton, of FerguS
Falls, state commander of the Grand
Army, shot himself while duck hunt.
ing last week. It is not known Just
how it happened but the charge wens
through his left wrist and mangled it
all to pieces. He was brought to town
Immediately and his arm was ampu-
tated just below the elbow. He under
went the amputation with true soldierly
grit and will undoubtedly come out all
right.
Last year the total output of iron ore
was in the neighborhood of 49,, 900
increase Of 5000 tons. There has been
Is, 900 more tons mined up to date than
the corresponding period last year. X
more tons at least will be shipped down
from Tower and Ely. Shipments from
Two Harbors docks to date are ~, 600
gross tons.
An important case will come before
tho United States court at Duluth az
tho present session. A. r. Christian.
manager Of Armour q Co.'s Beef COM
pany, was arrested and placed under
bonds for tho disposing Of oleomarga-
rine TO firm in Two Harbors without
possessing . state license. The COM
pany will defend the case on the ground
that their license from the federal gov.
eminent IL sufficient to cover the sale Of
tho article anywhere in the United
States.
The official count Of tho state of Min
nesota has been given out by the census
bureau. 1t gives tho state 1,300,0l7 az
against 760, 778 ten years ago, gain Of
619, SIT in the decade. The population
of tho second district Is 451 SEQ, an in
crease Of l63,07S. The following towns
are included in the district: Faribault
t,625, increase L. 100; Hastings 1891, de-
crease '11S; Mortified 2,657, increase
361; Minneapolis 1874, 1913, increase H.
651; Shakopee 1,74S, decrease 263; Red
Wing 8,277, increase 401; Wabasha o.
lS7: increase 399