The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1892-02-25
MINNESOTA NEWS ITEMS

Albert Lea Is to have . telephone ex-
change.
Carlton is to have q town hall and
engine house.
Senator Keller, of Stearns county, is a
candidate for congress.
Clarence Sherin has bought the ST.
Paul Daily News Of b. P. Hall for
$50, 900.
st. Paul bakers are accused of max
In short weight bread. Six have been
arrested.
The Duluth Daily News has been sold
by the receiver to Walter Ayres for
a 500 cash.
It's 81. Paul retail jewellers will COM
bine to kill of the competition of depart
ment stores.
Eastern capitalists are said to be con-
sidering the advisability Of locating a
piano factory at Winona.
Six conductors of the st. Paul CITY
Railway company have sued the COM
pany for accusing them of dishonest
practices.
State Game Warden Statann has heen
Ryder, Of st. Paul, for having prairie
chickens in his possession. Ryder's de-
tense was that the chickens were killed
In Dakota.
John Wisdom, who recently puJ-
chased the Bracket cav mill plant, at
Pine City, win build at once q sash,
door and blind factory. The factory
will employ over ons hundred aud
twenty-five men.
The men employed in the Northern
Pacific shops at Brainerd have all been
working on eight hours time during the
winter. They have now commenced
working nine hours, and on. March /
will be put on 10 hours time. Work Is
rushing.
A gentleman representing an Eastern
syndicate appeared before the board Of
trade at Msakafo and made . PROPOSE
ton to locate beet sugar factory in
that city, providing the city furnish
$250, 900 toward tho enterprise. No de.
cision has been arrived at as yet.
The three leading oil companies, the
Standard, independent and Northwest
ern, have agreed with Oil Inspector
Willis upon statement Of facts, and
will submit the matter Of the authority
of the inahact8r and the fees to which
he Is entitled to Hon. William L. Kelly,
district Judge of Ramsey county, on
March 8. The case will be taken to the
supreme court.
Governor Merriam has committed the
sentence of James Irwin, who was sen.
fenced 70 the state prison for the mur:
der Of James ii. Ewes, one and one-half
miles from MosGfhead in 1853. Irwin
will b discharged from saltwater beo.
1. 1894. Tho communication IL the result
Of . petition signed by the prosecuting
attorney, judge, al the jurors and
many others.
The Minnesota Odd Fellows, sncsmp.
ment at ST. Raul elected the fol-
lowing officers. Grand Patriarch, G.
w. Hugo, Of Duluth; grand senior
Nsrdsp M ReFtSsW M0qs,esllei
bago City, grand Junior warden, e. q.
Bloomfield, Willmar, grand scribe, j.
Fletcher Williams, st. Paul; grand
treasurer, Roman Shsire. st. Paul.
The following oAloeYs weYe elected By
the Minnesota Grand Army sncainp.
ment at Minneapolis last week: L. M.
Lange, Marshall, commander; John Day
Smith, Minneapolis, senior vice COM
mander; A. a. Fitch, Anoka, junior
vice commandas, Rev, It. G. Bible
! West Duluth, chaplain; DIR. Bissell,
Litchfeld, medical director; E. N. Leav-
ems, Faribault, quartsrmaster general;
Joe L. Brigham, st. Paul, adjutant gen.
eral. Council of administration
Thomas Montgomery, 81. Peter; r. G.
Livingstone, Spring Valley; + NJ. D.
Croft, Pennington; Perry Stark weather,
Minneapolis; L. N. Collins, st. Cloud.
, The Womans' Relief corps elected Mrs,
Mary z. Leayens, of Farihault, presi-
dent without opposition.