The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1892-10-13
MINNESOTA NEWS.


The Duluth News and Tribune have
consolidated.
Chat6eld schools are closed on account
of diphtheria.
James Taylor, pioneer Of Slayton,
died Saturday, aged 76.
A new Democratic paper has been
started at Lake Benton.
The next national convention Of real
estate men will b. held in st. Paul.
George Dusenberg was killed at Red
Wing last week by falling from scat
fold.
The plant of the Montrose News has
been destroyed by fire. Editor Scott had
narrow escape.
One man was killed and six injured in
collision on the Northern Pacific near
Minneapolis last week.
The -four mill of Hill & Fossness at
Winnebago City was destroyed by fire
Saturday. Loss $1,000.
Frand Houck, charged with the MUIR
der of John Murphy at Duluth on Sept.
3 has been acquitted. The verdict is q
surprise to'the public.
A young man named Gregory, near
Window, while threshing, slipped from
a stack into the cylinder feet first and
was horribly mangled.
At Winona John R. Miller and Mary
Matlock, well known citizens of that
place, have just married. He is 20 years
of age and she ~ years.
Special United States Indian Agent c.
Fl. Thompson has been sent to White
Earth to relieve Agent B. P. Shuler,
pending the appointment of an agent.
Minneapolis exposition directors have
decided to make an exhibit next year
notwithstanding the big attraction at
Chicago. The time has been fixed at
from Sept 6 to Oct. z.
A convention Of the State Federation
of Labor and the State Eight Hour
league was held in st. Paul Sunday.
Several demands were made upon the
forthcoming legislature.
Duluth mills made the greatest run In
their history last week, turning out 49,
5O1 barrels of -four. This is 4,185 bar
rels more than the best previous record
for both Duluth and Superior.
DR.. WEIGH, assistant superintendent
of the marlborough (Mass.) insane
asylum, will probably be appointed
superintendent of the Fergus Falls in
sane hospital, in place of DR.. William
son, resigned.
The Minnesota railroad and ware
house commissioners have received off,
cial notice that the Duluth, Mesaba and
Northern railway had been completed
and will make tour Of inspection over
the new line at once.
Mrs. Margaret Rice, widow of Banker
John Rice, well known in Northern
Minnesota, was killed in runaway ac-
cident at Tower Sunday. She attempted
to jump from the carriage and was
thrown, breaking her neck.
Norman B. Stevens, one of the pio-
neers of Winona county, died Thursday,
having been stricken with paralysis.
Mr.. Stevens was one of the company
Shat went out to California in the early
days against the notorious bandit,
Murietta.
At Breckenridge one night last week
as a man was sitting on the platform
waiting for the Great Northern train
for st Paul, some unknown person
drew revolver on him, marched him
to a lumber yard made him lie down
and went through his pockets. Fortu-
nately the man had placed his ticket and
roll of bills under the lining of his hat
and the robber found nothing but a little
silver.
The 2-year-old baby girl Of Henry
johnson, of Crookston, was shot and
killed by cousin IL years old. How
the shooting occurred could not be
learned. The family went away and
left the two children together for the
afternoon and when they returned in
the evening they found the girl dead and
the boy missing. It is presumed that
the boy killed the little one with q
loaded gun which had been left in tho
room, while foolirg, and who did not
know that it was loaded, and that after
committing the deed he fed through
fear.
A curious surgical operation was per-
formed in Mankato few days since.
Several weeks ago j. Zwerwick and his
wife were terribly burned by the e1-
plosion of lamp. The woman i'm
proved rapidly, but Mr.. Zwerwick was
much more badly burned. The attend
ing physician, DIR. HeiIcher, resortsd to
skin grating, and used the skin Of
frogs. One hundred and fifty pieces