The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1891-07-30
MINNESOTA NEWS ITEMS

The new Masonic temple at New Ulm
win cost SIT 900.
Royal Arch Masons Of the United
States met in Minneapolis last week.
The Northwestern Railway company
viii build new brick passenger depot
at New Ulm.
Over Is 900 people attended the OPEN
ing day OF the Twin City Jockey club
races 81 Hamline. $500 $50
Water works laborers ct Winona
struck Thursday for $50 o day. The
demand was refused. s 8.-
The special laws Of the last Minnesota
Legislature win make volume Of !, 200
pages. II will be ont by Aug. 1. q
John Redell Of the Chicago fire de-
partment, has been elected fire marshal
OF Winona ct 81 500 per year. ssp
Thieves broke into the Lac qui Parls
postof1ce and took $3.50 in money
order money and SIS or $50 In store
money. e 70 ~
By order Of the judges of the Mime
sofa supreme court the state law library
viii be closed for repairs during the
month Of August. 4.
The monument to the defenders Of
New Ulm against the Sioux will be ded.
icated Aug. g. Governor Merriam is
expected to be present.
A grain elevator company has been
organized at RHshford and will be i'm
corporated under the state law. The
capital stock is 0,00o.
At a preliminary examination at
Brainerd Fred Ellis and Philip Provo
were held to the grand jury, charged
with the murder of Pat Ryan.
Alexandria is badly infested with
tramps. The town marshal has in
creased his force SO as to be able to pro-
tect the citizens from robbery.
The Minnesota Teachers. Training
school opened at Plainview last Mon
day and continues until Aug. IA, with
an attendance OF sixty teachers. ~:
Over 800 men are thrown ont ofsem-
ployment by the shutting down Of the
boom at saltwater. No attempt will
be made ct starting the boom until
Aug 8.
DR.. G. w. Hewitt, secretary Of the
Minnesota board of health, will leave
this week for London. England, to at
tend the international medical congress
to be held there.
Henry Moss, Of Cleveland, LIE Sueur
county. was found in the rear of
the granary with the whole top of his
head gone. The gun was still in his
hand. He was 81 years of.
tf.ag5 q s. =, + Z o.
The Great Northern extension to Park
Rapids, Hubbard county. will be COM
pleted about the 1st of August. This
extension will open up new hunting
and fishing territory. =.
A line fence row between two Ger
man families in the town of Livonia,
Sherburne county, resulted in the shoot
ing Of John libel by Mrs. Kueper. The
bullet went through Tibel's left shoulder.
Mrs. Kueper is under arrest.
The Bear river has been cleared of
logs, bringing out upwards of 30, DOC, 900
feet that month ago was supposed to
be left over for the season. This brings
out all the old logs, so that the river Is
clear for the first time in three years.
The pope has approved of the exhibi-
ton of the ~holy coat" at Treves, and
has sanctioned the forgiveness of sins Of
pilgrims who journey th1ther Three
steamers, each with 900 pilgrims
aboard, have arrived from America.
The hull Of the Anchor line steamer
Utopia, which was wrecked at Gibral-
ter. some months ago, has been safely
lodged on the beach. The skeletons Of
nine grown up males and several chill
dren have been found On the steamer,
A statement prepared at the postofice
department. shows that the number Of
postoffces in the country on June 80,
1891, was 81 ,391, as follows: First class,
;116; second class, $50; third class, 2, 276;
fourth class, 81 40. This is IN increase
OF 2, 900 Offices during the year,
For the year ending June 90, 1891, the
amount collected at the port of Van
couver, B. c., as duty on Cinnamon
entering the dominion was $15, 1868, as
against q, 583 for the year ending June
30, 1890, an increase of $12,395. The
amount exacted from each Chinaman
who sets foot in Canada is 1920.