The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1891-08-27
MINNESOTA NEWS ITEMS.

Jacob Mehl, of Forest township, Rice
county, was killed by vicious bull last.
week.
William Binter, boy of IA, was
drowned in the Mississippi at Winona
last week.
City Sewer Inspector Bridgman, Of
Minneapolis, was killed by the caving in
OF sewer last week.
The State German sangerfest met in
Mankato last week. About 5000 people
were in attendance.
John Maier, son of County Surveyor
Maier, and Robert Jinksley were killed
by lightning at Barnesville Wednesday.
The annual reunion of the Ninth Min
nesota volunteer infantry will be held in
Morgan Post hall, Minneapolis, on Sept.
8, at 10 a. m.
Mankato is to have an extensive pork
packing house The building win be
200 feet in length, two stories high and
built of brick. 7f
The scheme of bonding Polk county for
1926, 900 to aid the Duluth and Winnie
peg road has been withdrawn and will
not be voted on. -
The safe in the postoffice at Zumbrota
was blown open Wednesday of last week
and robbed of $3.50 in money and $500
worth of stamps. -
The high court of Minnesota Foresters
met in st. Paul last week. An increase
of over 800 per cent. in membership for
therpast year was reported. 80.
A 6-year-old girl of Lewis Basel, of
Henderson, was accidentally shot and
killed Tuesday afternoon by her 11-year-
old brother, while playing with gun.
The dedication and opening of Villa
Maria convent in Frontenac will occur
on Tuesday, Sept. 8. Archbishop Ire
land will preach the dedicatory sermon.
John Miller, saloon keeper at Nicol.
let, was killed Saturday night by his di-
vorced wife, Mrs. Mary Miller, who had
entered the house through the cellar and
hid in closet.
The hailstorm in the vicinity of Wa
dena completely destroyed about $4,000
acres of wheat. J. j. Bolton alone lost
the entire crop of 600 acres. The grain
was just about ready to cut.
Managing Editor Costello, of the st.
Paul Dispatch, will assume editorial
management of the Duluth Tribune on
or about Sept. /, having become fnan-
! cially interested in the paper.
The strike of packers and nailers in
the Minneapolis mills last week was of
short duration. Several mills granted
the raise without delay, and in no case
were the men out more than three hours.
Samuel Wicks and Mrs. Jennie Nc
Cam were arrested at Redwood Falls
Wednesday by Sheriff Mead. The
couple eloped from Rochester Aug. 8.
Mrs. Mccain had two of her children
with her. -. go. ....
General Pfaender, of the First battery,
Minnesota Light artillery, has issued a
call for reunion OF the battery at the
senate chamber, st. Paul, Sept. 10, at 10
a. m. This is the thirtieth annual re-
union. .. -
Early Monday morning the store of D.
j. Miller, of Stockbridge, a small town
| on Lake Wilnebago, was entered and
the safe robbed of over 81 900 which had
been deposited there by several parties.
No clue to the robbers has yet been
found. -.... e' -.'s s148
The bodies of Mrs. Maria Dickin-
son and her 12-year-old daughter were
found floating in New Auburn lake near
Glencoe last Wednesday. A handker-
chief tied around their wrists bound the
two bodies together. 1t is supposed to
be a case of double suicide. s-at