The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1891-10-08
MINNESOTA NEWS ITEMS
Luverne is putting in system
water works.


was over the non-payment of wages.
DIR. w. J. Richardson, of Paramount.
has been appointed member of the
board of pension examiners in Washing
ton.
The 3-year-old daughter of Ludwig
Peterson, living six miles east Ken
pom, was kicked to daath by vicious
| horse.
Miss Mary Lowry, daughter of Thomas
Lowry, of Minneapolis, and Harry P.
Robinson, of The Northwestern Rail-
reader, were married in Minneapolis
Wednesday last.
! Mr.. Miller, of Winona, has declined to
act as one Of the Minnesota Chippewa
pine land appraisers, and Mr.. Mcdonald,
of the same city, has been named in his
place and will act.
The Santiago creamery, Is miles
southeast of st. Cloud, burned last week.
A residence near by was burned also.
The creamery contained 1900 pounds Of
butter, which was all lost.
A fisherman near Pine City had a
struggle with huge black bear last
week. The beast attacked the man as
he left his cabin, but after stubborn
| fight the fisherman freed himself and
shot the bear.
Michael Collins of Faxon, Sibley coun-
| ty, was shot and killed, Saturday, by
James O'Neil, Jr., a nsighbor. Collins
two sons We're also badly used up. The
trouble was due to a dispute over a
boundary line.
j. A. Westby, a state lumber examin-
er, who has just returned to st, Paul
from Itasca county, reports that ter
rife wind storm there blew down and
partially destroyed from Is, 100000 to
100, 100000 feet of timber.
Governor Merriam aided by State
Treasurer Bobleter and State Auditor
Bierman last week destroyed the old
railroad adjustment bonds issued in
1881. The exact amount of the paper
consumed was 81, 991 200.
Charles Durham, brakeman for the
Northwestern road, was thrown be-
tween two freight cars at Owatonna by
brake chain giving way. His head
was severed from his body and he was
otherwise horribly mangled.
The Alliance Grain Growers associa-
ton, which was recently Incorporated,
will meet in st. Paul shortly to complete
arrangements for erecting a large eleva-
tor at Duluth, which will probably have
capacity of 1000, 600 bushels.
The Great Northern has begun the
work of grading its new line from Red
Lake Falls in southeasterly direction
to Fosstan. 1t is ultimately intended
to make it short cut across country
from the Red river valley to Duluth.
The annual sale of state timber privi-
leges was held at the capitol in st. Paul
Saturday. Between 200 and 800 lumber
unusually spirited. Auditor Bierman
thinks the sales will figure the largest of
any ever held in the state.
1t is now the intention of the board of
managers Of the state reform school to
remove about 100 of the boys to the new
school IN Red Wing, about Oct. /, if by
that time two of the cottages and a
sufficient portion of the n.ain building
to accommodate them can be completed.
Governor Merriam has received the
resignation of Hon. Hugh Thompson, of
| Fisher, Polk county, as surveyor
| general of logs and lumber in the Sew
enth district. The resignation was ac-
| copied and Alfred Kaiser, of Fosston,
Polk county, appointed to fill the va.
| cancy.
State Auditor Bierman has Lad
| printed full list of the changes made
| by the Minnesota Board of Equalization
| in the value of personal property in the
state as equalized by county, town and
| city boards, and returned by the several
county auditors. Copies are being sent
to each county auditor.
| The shipments of iron ore this season
| from Two Harbors reaches TAI ,S05 tons.
Governor Merriam has refused to
commute the sentence of William Rose.
Hon. Mark 81. Dunnell, of Owatonna,
will go to Ohio to take part in the cam
paign.
August Schenecke, a we'll digger of
Henderson, broke his neck by falling
into well.
The next convention of insurance COM
missioners of the United States will be
held at St. Paul. ~
A company for the manufacture of
sewer pipe has been organized at Red
| 'AhS' "Aoh Sopltou-ol SoO.OUU.
| st. Mary's academy, a Benedictine
seminary at st. Joseph, Stearns county.
will have $4,000 brick addition to its
building.
The prison board has decided on the
purchase OF new Irvine plant to cost
about $4,000, and employ about forty
convicts.
Vincent P. Kukowski, the Winona
| policeman who killed August Dommer
on June 90, has been convicted of man.
slaughter in the second degree.
The fourth annual convention of the
/ Protestant Episcopal Church Sunday
School association Of the diocese Of Min
nesota was held in St. Paul last week.
| A novel industry has been incorpor-
ated in st. Paul, being company to
indemnify business men from losses and
reyerses. 1t Incorporates for $250,O0O,
/ The passenger steamer Winslow, of
the Lake Superior Transit company's
line, burned at her dock at Duluth
Saturday. She was valued at $35, 200.
| Chas. Himrod & Co., Crearar & Clinci,
and Major Bertolet, all large iron and
steel dealers and furnace men, have
leased the new blast furnace of the Du-
luth Iron and Steel company at Duluth,
and will operate il for term of years.
The furnace has a weekly capacity OF
about / 100 tons of pig iron. It will be
the first large coke furnace on Lake Su-
perior and the first one to use the Besse-
mer ores of the Yermillion range at
home.
II The treasury department rules that
alien laborers, mechanics or experts in
the employ Of foreign exhibitors, and
coming to the United States in connec-
ton with foreign exhibits at the Wards
Columbian exposition will be freely ad-
Mittsd and will be subject to no delay
or hindrancs Of any nature,
Pension Statistios.