The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1890-09-04
1890 September 1890
MINNESOTA NEWS NOTES.
Rumsev, Otter Tail county, is a new

MINNESOTA NEWS NOTES.
Rumsey, Otter Tail county, is new
postofice. ~
J.F. Healy, of Minnesota, has been
appointed consul at Funchal.
An English syndicate is after Red
Wings stoneware factory.
P. B. Winston has been nominated by
the Democrats for mayor of Minneapo-
lis.
The next national encampment of
Sons Of Veterans will be held in Mime
apolis in 1891.
Elmer E. Adams, of Fergus Falls, and
Miss F. K. Cowles, of Rochester, were
married Thursday.
Congressman Dunnell was renomi-
mated on the first ballot at the conven-
ton at Austin last week.
Capt. J. N. Castle, of Saltwater, was
nominated for congress by the Demo
cratic convention Saturday.
r. o. Fenton's house near Albert Lea
burned to the ground last week. Among
the items lost was $500 in cash.
st. Paul Sons of Veterans won the
first prize in the drill at the national en-.
campment at st. Joe last week.
Near Montevideo a threshing engine
blew up. killing the fireman and Sc
verely wounding several others.
Emil o. Rooster, charged with en-
bezzling $1,000 from Minneapolis socie-
ties, has been caught in Philadelphia.
Mary Nelson, patient at the hospital
at St. Peter, committed suicide Sunday
afternoon by deliberately choking her
self to death.
w. H. Harries, of Houston county,
has been nominated for congress by the
Democrats in the First district. His
opponent is Dunnell.
The Mississippi and Rum River Boom
company's drive, containing about Co.
600, 900 feet of logs, passed st. Cloud
last week. 1t was the last of the season.
Acting Mayor Cullen, of st. Paul, has
vetoed the ordinance making eight hours
days work for city employees. It is
not believed it can pass over the veto.
Ten school districts in Goodhue
! book plan. Of the $50 school districts
1870 are now supplied with school libra
Tles.
The secretary of the interior has issued
an order for the survey of the Chippewa
Indian reservation in Northern Mime
sofa. The work will begin as soon as the
preliminaries can be arranged.
The surviving members of the Fifth
regiment of Minnesota volunteer infan-
try will hold their annual reunion on
| Sept. II next. The reunion will be held
in the representatives chamber of the
capitol in St. Paul.
Intelligence has been received at Win
nebago agency that the first annual
| irstallmeLt of $4,000 to be paid the
| Chippewas Uf Minnesota, per capita, has
| been ordered to be forwarded to the
agency, and to be paid at an early date.
| The assessments for the city of Du-
luth are: Total for real estate, $22, $780,
2S7, a raise of $4,6S0,3 800 over those of
1878 and 1889; the personal property
valuation is placed at 81, 591 sos, as
| against 1887 1854 for the last two years.
Owing to the scarcity Of water, all of
| 7. B. Walkers logs, destined for the
| Crookston and Grand Forks mills, are
hung up few miles above Red Lake
Falls. P. & j. Meehan's logs are also
hung Up. They were to be sawed at the
Dig mills at the falls.
An abstract of assessment of personal
property of Ramsey county for 1890 has
| been prepared by Deputy State Auditor
Tor 1880 to be ST., 403, 12j. The total
| valuation for 1889 was $10,97S, O8S, a
falling off of S2,574,963.
Miss Delana Peppen, alias Maggie
Jessup, was arrested at Winona, n. D.,
Friday for horse stealing. Last July
she hired horse of a Morris. Mimi,
livery1nan and forgot to bring it back.
Miss Jessup is only II years old. She
!! will be taken to Morris for trial.
At White Earth, Mimi, the St. Bene.
dict mission school building, munifcent
gift of Miss Louise DreSel, is nearing
Completion. 1t is magnificent struct-
IRE, built of brick, large and commo-
dious. When completed it will be fitted
fer the accommodation of 200 boys and
girls.
r. D. Hubbard & Co.'S wheat eleva.
tor at Mankato burned early Sunday
morning. 1t contained 10000 bushels
of wheat, which, with the building, is a
total loss. The wheat was covered in
full by insurance, and the building, val
ued at $50, 900, was insured for $4,000.
The fire started in the cupola, either
from friction, spontaneous combustion
or spark from the mill smoke stack.
The Minnesota railroad commission.
ers announce the following visits. Sept
IS, Mankato, afternoon; Sept. Q, St.
James, forenoon; Sept. 9. Luverne, after
noon and until 10 a. m. the 10th; Sept.
20. Worthington, from 3 p. m. until
evening. Sept, II, Heron Lake, from
noon until 3p. ms Sept, y, Pipestons,
until 10 a. M, and Marshall from 2 p.
III. until p. M.
A telegram was received at Washing.
ton from Agent Schiller, at the White
Earth agency that the Duluth and Win.
nipeg had stopped the work of construc-
ton through the Winnebagoshish reser-
walton. The stoppage was ordered by
the interior department as the company
had not filed map Of the route Of the
road through the reservation. The map
will be filed Immediately.
General Manager Mohler, of the
Great Northern road, has issued cir.
cular that no cars of the Great North.
ern road shall be allowed off its own
tracks or terminals. This order dis
eliminates against Duluth and in favor
of West Superior in the matter Of deliv-
ering grain. The Great Nrothern ele-
vators are all located on the Superior
side. and the grain men at Duluth are
kicking because they think the circular
| woo ;cS,,ad II, arder RI divert tha grain