The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1892-07-28
MINNESOTA NEWS.

Fifty-two head of cattle were killed
by lightning last week near Sanborn.
Three glandered horses were killed at
Mapleton last week by order Of the state
board.
The total personal assessment in Min
neapolis amounts to s2O, 46O, $685. in
crease of nearly million as compared
with last year.
Minneapolis is to have new dry goods
house, one of the largest in the North
west. The firm name will be Harrison,
Hopworth & Cross.
Antonio Fratochand, living on Buffalo
river, near Redwood, was shot and in
stantly killed by his uncle while deer
hunting, being mistaken for deer.
The commissioners of Mower county
appropriated $500 at their last meeting
to build monument to the memory of
the soldiers and sailors of the late war.
Reports from Highland Grove and
Cromwell townships, Clay county, state
much damage resulted to grain by hail
Friday. Most of the farmers are in
sured.
Between twelve and fifteen teachers
institutes will be opened in various parts
of Minnesota during the month of Au-
gust, which will continue until the
month Of October.
Goodhue county's barley crop has
been badly damaged by storms. Senator
Peterson estimates the loss to the farm
ers OF the county through the lodging of
grain at $500, 900.
Gustave Hoagland, carpenter living
at Plato, while drunk went to sleep on
the track. He was run over by freight
train and instantly killed, his body be-
ing severed in twain.
A drum corps, composed of seven
brothers named Moore, the oldest aged
20 years, attended the Renville delega-
ton to the Peoples party convention,
and furnished music during the sittings.
T. V. Knavold and H. D. Brown,
president of the Albert Lea bank, and
other capitalists have decided to start
third national bank with capital prob
ably of $4,000. Negotiations are pend
ing to erect fine modern building.
Frank G. Best, carpenter of Lake
field, and Henry Rhodes, a farmer liv-
ing five miles from there, fell from a
scaffolding while working on barn, and
Best was fatally injured, dying within
two hours. Rhodes was not seriously
hurt.
The biennial synod of the Lutheran
church, in session at Richmond, Ind,
accepted the offer of st. Paul, and will
move its seminary to that city. st. Paul
has offered seven acres of land and
$1,000. The first outlay for building will
be about $50, 900.
At meeting of directors at Red
Wing T. B. Sheldon, of Red Wing, was
elected president of the Duluth, Red
Wing and Southern railway, to succeed
F. w. Hoyt, deceased. II. E. Perkins
was elected to fill the vacancy in the
board of directors.
Mrs. Converse and her daughter, Mrs.
Mcclure, were terribly injured in a run
away about three miles from town while
on the way home from High Forest. The
back part of the buggy seat tipped over
when the team started. Mrs. Converse
had her collar bone and shoulder frac-
tured. Mrs. Mcclure sustained serious
injuries about the head and shoulders.
during the pronIp1r1on tight at At
lanta some weeks ago saloonist named
Miner chastised Rev. Sam Small and
knocked out one of his teeeh. Sam sued
for $1,000 damages. Miner made no de-
Tense. and the jury has awarded Small
$500 for tho tooth.