The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1890-08-28
MINNESOTA NEWS 1T0TEH.
Winona has a school war on hand.

Leu.
Edward C. Agnew, father of Mrs.
Senator Davis, died suddenly in st. Paul
Saturday.
j. H. Glass, of The Carver County
News, will start Republican newspa-
per at NAfertOWn, Mimi.
The Methodist state conference will
be held at Mankato during the week in
Guiding Sept. 30 to Oct. 6.
A new Prohibition paper, the organ of
the party in Minnesota, has made its
appearance at st. Paul. 1t is ca led The
Patriot.
Burglars entered the residence of II.
w. Lamberton at Winona and stole
jewelry and valuables to the amount of
81 900 and over.
United States Deputy Marshal Dag
gett has rendered his resignation, to take
effect as soon as his successor is ap-
pointed and learns the ropes.
Attorney Cowie, who ran away from
Fergus Falls with another mans wife,
turns out to be an embezzler to the
amount Of several thousands.
A five-foot vein of native silver, at
depth of forty-two fees has been discov-
cred in the ancient Taltee workings
above Duluth. 1t is fabulously rich.
Rumor has it that John Schriver, vice
president of st. Johns university, at
Collegeville. Mimi, has resigned. The
above gentleman is we'll known in the
state. His successor is not yet known.
Among the decisions handed down by
the supreme court last week was one by
Judge Dickinson regarding baking pow
der. He holds the law requiring baking
powder containing alum to lie 50 marked
when offered for sale is constitutional.
The thirty-irst annual convention of
the Minnesota Sarn@pibund was held at
Duluth Sunday. Societies from Winona,
Mankato, Jordan. Young America, Still
water, st. Paul. Minneapolis, St. Cloud,
Brainerd, Eau Claire and Ashland We're
represented.
The reunion of old 'ttlers and Indian
fighters who took p. in the Indian
campaign in Meelier cjunty in 1862 and
1868 began reunion at Litchtield
Thursday. A large number We're pres
ent from other parts Of the state.
The employees Of the Omaha car shops
at st. Paul each put Il quarter into box
every month for the benefit of their
Mutual Aid society. Thursday it was
discovered that the box had been broken
open and about SIS which it contained
had been stolen.
The inspectors who investigated the
Sea Wing disaster have made their re-
port. BY it the license of Capt. Weth-
ern is revoked and he is severely cen
sured for unskillfulness. His case has
been turned over to the United States
district attorney for further proceedings.
A large pine land deal has Just been
closed at Duluth, according to reliable
report. Stockholders of the j. Wells
Stone Mercantile company, who already
own 7U0, 100000 feet Of lumber on the
Upper Mississippi, have just secured
control of enough pine to run the figures
up to 1000, OOO,O feet.
S. G. Baker, who has a family in
Canada, but who has been in the employ
of DeS MONIES firm for two months as
collector, was discharged Monday even
ing. He continued to collect enough
to get him out of town, and started for
Canada. He was Intercepted at Dayel-
port and arrested. His accounts are sew
eral hundred dollars short.
Moorhead News: A St. Lonis man
has purchased forty acres of land Dor
dering on Detroit lake. The land is sit
uated east of the De Lendrecie cottage
and it is said that cluh house and cot
tageS VIII he erected next season. 1t is
also said that an option has been secured
by a gentleman Oil nine lots between
this land and the De Lendrecie cottage,
State insurance Commissioner Bailey
has examined the affairs of the Mime
apolis Educational Endowment associa-
ton and in his report says that none but
honest endeavOrs have appeared in the
management, although too small pre-
MUM was demanded at the outset. The
report gives the opinion that the associa-
ton can be safely brought out af ITS
present difficulties,
a special from Duluth says: The first
diamond drill ever placed on the Mesaha
iron range west of the Duluth and Iron
Range railroad will go to work at once
in town 80, range IS, where large out
crops OF iron exists. Should a paving
vein of iron ore be shown COMPANY
with ample capital are really to COM
mence the construction of railroad
from Duluth to the Mesaba range,
j. c. Brown was digging we'll east of
Marshall, Mimi, a few days ago, when
at a depth of sixty eight feet, in per-
fectly dry soil, the bottom suddenly fell
out and left forty-tive feet of pure
water. Several pieces of drift wood
were taken out fifty ieet down or more.
indicating lake shore in some past age.
A few miles east OF there, on Nj. Jack
sons farm, not long @gO, deep well be-
gan flowing &nd seye,al fish ran out of
it from an unknown source, no lake on
river being within several miles.
Recently Mayor Smith, of St. Paul,
received letter from Gottsburg, Ger.
many, signed Syb,'a Gebhardt, and
asking him to tell l,r, II he could, the
whereabouts Of hrr husband, Jacob
Gebhardt. He left her in 1888, and she
had not heard frol! INN since 1888. The
letter was printed Il German daily.
and the missing mai called at the Office.
He had heard that is wife was dead.
and, not receiving any word from her,
believed it. He has saved some money
and neyt week will sail from New York
to join his wife.
Minneapolis is undergoing an agita-
ton in regard to its new court house.
thC Vi iSiuStl QcSlSu COulSiIi pldteu an eN-
pendlture of 81 100000. The commission
having the matter i'll charge thought a
building even more expensive was none
too good for Minneapolis, so they
planned to build it of granite at an ex-
pense of $3,O00,000 to $5,0OO,0OO The
tax payers are calling a halt, and the
board of trade and other representative
bodies nave united to use their influence
to keep the expenditures wi thin the
original sum.
Four Years for Horrible CT1mes,
MILWAUKEE, july 3Q.-~Dr. Thomas
Hatchard. Il years OF age, and his wife,
aged 30, who were found guilty of man.
slaughter, in causing the death of Miss
Annie Langwcrthy and child by an
abortion, We're sentenced to four years
each IN the state penitentiary.