The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1891-05-21
MINNESOTA NEWS ITEMS

a new bank has been organized at
Springfield, Brown county.
Governor Merriam's three-year-old
son died of dyphtheria Tuesday.
A new state bank will be organized in
Kenyon, with capital of $10O,0
The old Pillsbury elevator, at Alexan.
dria, Mimi, was partially burned Fri.
day.
It is now definitely settled that the
Christian church will establish college
at Duluth.
The immense Hindsdale granite quar-.
ries, at Mesaba, are to be re-opened by
a wealthy company.
The Omaha freight depot, at st.
James, Mimi, burned Wednesday
night. Loss about S., 900.
Clifton Holden, the Redwood Falls
murderer, has been taken to Saltwater
to begin his life sentence.
Albert Goheen was indicted for the
murder of Rosa Bray at Fergus Falls.
his trial is now in progress.
The Eastern association of the Baptist
church in Minnesota held its annual
session in st. Paul last week.
Fire in the Clifton hotel at St. Paul
routed the guests in hurry last week,
but no serious damage was done.
John w. Roche, for twenty-seven
years city comptroller of the city of st.
Paul, died on a cable car Monday even
ing last.
A commission has been appointed to
proceed to Makato to investigate and re-
port concerning the site Of the proposed
public building.
The commencement exercises of the
st. Cloud normal school will take place
on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday,
May %, 26 and 81.
The output of the Minneapolis mills
last week was 151 1926 barrels. For the
corresponding week last year, 1876, $50
barrels were ground.
The Minnesota state superintendent of
schools has designated Slayton as a
point to locate teachers training
school, to be supported by the state.
John Reagan was accidentally shot by
ais son at Perham and instantly killed,
The hammer of a gun caught on the
door jam while the son was passing
through.
At the session of the convention of
the grand lodge of the order of the
Eastern Star at Duluth, Mrs. George G.
Jacoby, of Minneapolis, was reelected
grand matron.
The Albert Lea water works contract.
as let to e. t. Sykes, of Minneapolis,
contemplates 6,040 feet of mains, with
tower and supply force, the pump to be
of the Dean make.
The state printing committee, consist
ing of the state treasurer, auditor and
secretary have appointed D. Ramaley.
OF st. Paul, expert printer for the state
for the term of two years.
Messier and Hart, the pedestrians,
started on 1000 mile walk in St. Paul
Thursday. The men will walk from z
p. m. to midnight daily. The match
will conclude on the 10th of June. ~
A woman named DeRosier, who was
a witness in a case at Minneapolis
stated that she was not living with hel
husband but with man named Muir.
ray, priest having given her permits.
sion to do SO.
Dairy Commissioner Finseth has de.
clded that he will allow persons in DOS.
session of colored vinegars purchased
before the new law went into effect an
extension OF time until August l to dis.
pose of their stock.
The special committee appointed to
investigate the alleged surreptitious
shipping of wheat from Duluth eleyat-
ors, met Wednesday last. An adjourn.
ment was taken to meet at Duluth
Monday and Tuesday,
A bonus of $40, 900 has been raised by
citizens of Winona, Mimi, for Shroth
& Ahrens, the proprietors of the sash,
window and door factory which burned
last week, and the bonus will be turned
over to them on condition that they re-
build in that city.
A telegram from +. B. Holmes. of
Minneapolis, president of the Duluth,
Red Lake Falls and Northern re ad. who
is now in New York, says that Eastern
capitalists who are interested in the
srhAme Lave decided to begin building
the road this summer,
The Minnesota mmandery of the
Loyal Legion held meeting at the
West, Minneapolis, and elected officers.
Gen. James Gilillan, of st. Paul, was
elected commander, and Col. G.. III.
Graves, of Duluth, senior vice com.
mander A banquet followed in the
evening.
The Eagle Mill company of New Ulm
has sold its interest in the elevators al
Candy, Lamberton, CORTLAND, Walnut
Grove, Tracy, Hecla and Gettysburg, to
the Empire Roller mills of that city
The Eagle mill will erect new houses al
Elkton, Essig, Brookings and Lake
Preston.
The investigation Of the much talked
of Cruzen-Lent case has been concluded
at Winpehago City. Miss Lent, the
teacher who was so badly injured, was
not present and is said to be in crit
cal condition, fears being entertained
for her reason even If her recovery
were no longer a matter of doubt. Mr.
and Mrs. Cruzen have been hound over
to appear before the district court,
The Indian bureau expects to begin
in a short time, upon the plans and
specifications for the Indian school al
Pipestone, for which $25, 900 was apprc
priated by the last congress. AS the
school is located upon the reservation
grounds the whole amount available car
be used for the building. It is expected
that the building, or such parts of il
that can, viii be constructed of the red
pipe stone in the quarry at the point
where the school is located.
:. is RELIABLY stated that a Michigan
lumber firm, owning large tract OF
standing pine in Minnesota and Wiscon.
sin tributary to the Northern Pacific,
will build large saw mill in st. Louis
bay, two miles from Superior.
The commission recently appointed to
settle the dispute arising out of the un-
defined boundary line between Rosebud
and Pine Ridge agencies in South
Dakota will probably leave Washington
Tuesday for the scene of the investiga
ton.
Lord Edward Cavendish, youngest
son of the seventh duke of Devonshire
and member of the house of commons
in the Liberal Union interest, for the
Western division of Derbyshire, has