The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1892-04-14
MINNESOTA NEWS ITEMS

will soon Do erected at motifs.
The Northern Pacific depot at Fergus
Falls has-been destroyed by fire.
DR.. j. S. Elliott, pioneer of Mime
apolis, died last week at Santa Monica,
Cal.
An opera house to cost $50. 600 is now
an assured fact for Winona. Home
capital viii build it.
The chief of police at Minneapolis has
ordered the removal of all peanut and
Understands from the sidewalks.
Mrs. A. R. Kiefer. wife of Colonel
Kiefer of st. Paul, died last week in
Berlin. She had been abroad since June.
Hon. Jared Benson, of Anoka, has
been appointed storekeeper of the St
Paul internal revenue collection district.
The st. Paul White Lead and Oil
works were destroyed by fire Wednes-
day of last week, causing a loss of
$105, 200. |.
Governor Merriam has extended an
invitation to Senator Sherman to be his
guest at st. Paul during the national
convention.
The Farmers elevator at Fergus Falls
was damaged by fire Thursday. There
was only 500 bushels OF wheat on hand
at the time.
A servant girl in the employ of Mrs
J. Z. Kennedy, OF st. Paul, was found
dead in bed Friday morning, having
been suffocated by gas.
Jussus Bragg, piReer of Minnesota
and at one time president of the First
Notional Bank of Bismarck, N. D., died
Thursday in Minneapolis.
The annual meeting of the Minnesota
Grand Lodge A. O. y. w. will be held
in the representatives hail at the capi-
toll, st. Paul, May and g.
j. W. Westlake, said to be without q
peer in raising So bills to those of $50,
has been arrested at Granite Falls. His
other name is George Love.
Z A Scandinavian college is to be estab-
lished at Fergus Falls. The school will
be under the Lutheran synod, which is
the strongest church among the Scandi-
navians.
The accommodation committee at
Minneapolis has already provided for
20, 900 people during the Republican ma
tional convention. The number will
be doubled.
St. AIMS Catholic church at LIE Sueur
was burglarized last week, the thieves
taking the chalice, the two wells, the
candlesticks and other articles to the
value of $50. .
Secretary Noble has approved list No.
z, embracing rs, AL acres of the primary
grant of the Hastings and Dakota rail-
road In the counties of Dakota, Scott,
Carver and Mcleod.
Philip E. Nelson has been commits
stoned postmaster at Rapidan Mill,
A postofice has been established
at Sveadahl, Watonwan county, with
Olof Holmquist in charge.
The homestead entries for the month
of March at the Duluth land office were
37S, and the total cash receipts S., $40. 81,
This big business is owing to the rush
of settlers to the iron regiens.
George A. Paulson's hardware store
In the village of Henning, Otter Tail
county, was broken into heother night,
the safe blown oren and some 500 in
money and two reyolyers taken.
Negotiations for the establishment of
Ear mil. at st. Cloud lave been
a a, psa machinery is already on
the way. j. III. Duran, XII.
lis, will have direct charge of the 49,.
At the last meeting of the board of
worlds fair managers of Minnesota, q
committee was appointed to arrange for
the preparation and publication of u
on Minnesota and her re-
sources for distribution at Chicago next
year.
1t is estimated that over three hun
dred teachers will be in attendance at
the summer school at the Minnesota
state university during July and August.
The school will have high school an
mex, where school teachers may receive
special instructions.
1t appears from the books of Marcus
Johnson, collector of internal revenue
for Minnesota, that there were manu-
featured in the state last year AZ, O3S, SSt
cigars, or about 1000. 900 more than the
year. The manufactures also
increased from 275 to 347.
Secretary Tams Bixby has received
official notice that all railroads in Min
nesota will carry Republicans to the
state convention to be held
in st. Paul Nay 5, for one fare for the
round trip. Tie tickets will be good
until May 6, inclusive.
Miles & Prescott, who are drilling a
well for the Chicago and Northwestern
at Lake Benton, struck water
at a depth of go feet. The water rose
400 feet in Il few minutes, showing inn
mense pressure. The indications are
that flowing well will be obtained if
put deeper.
An attempt was made by prisoners in
the county Jail at Mankato to escape
through a pipe used years ago in con-
jail. The wall was partly torn down
and the pipe removed. A little more
time and the effort would have proved
successful. The prisoners are now
locked in cells.
In a heavy thunderstorm at Lake
Crystal the barn of John Nelson was
struck by lightning and burned down.
Three horses and five COWS were con-
sumed, with grain, hay, etc. The light
ming also struck the barn of Fred
Maker, killing two valuable horses and
one colt and damaging the barn about
sl00.
The opening of the special term of the
United States circuit court in st. Paul
was attended with two events Of per-
sonal Importance. One was the formal
iuto the office of UDiled
States circuit judge of Walter II. San
born, recently appointed as one Of the
hine judges made necessary by the act
Of congress creating circuit court Of
appeals. He took the oath of office be-
fore Judge Nelson, the district Judge,
ut the opening of court. The other
event was the presentation to the gov
eminent Of bronze bust Of Hon.
Rennealear r. Nelson, who has been
United States district Judge in this state
FOR nearly thirty-four years. The bust
IS the gift of the members of the bar
in the court.
lin the April Review of Reviews, the
department of Leading Articles of the
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