The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1892-04-21
MINNESOTA NEWS ITEMS

The Pipestone Star has begun a daily
edition.
Red Wing used 4S,s41,1l2 gallons of
water last year.
The Fergus Falls postoffce has been
promoted to the second class.
A new bank, with a capital of $50.
The Minnesota Dental association
held their annual meeting in Mankato
last week.
George B. Young, for fifteen years
official reporter of the supreme court,
has resigned.
Captain Joe Daniels, we'll known
Minnesota veteran, died in Washington
city last Friday.
The Red Wing Daily independent has
suspended publication. Lack Of patron
age the cause.
John Lathrop, ex-secretary Of the
Minnesota State Alliance, died last wesk
at Gary, 8. D., Of consumption.
About So, 900 has been subscribed for
the ladies' seminary at Red Wing. The
project is regarded as an accomplished
fact.
The Minneapolis lumbermen sznect
to cut 900, 900, QUO feet during tie psss-
ent seasonal large advance over Last
year.
The receipts Of the Faribault post
| Office for the year ending IN March
were $11, $50, $500 gain over tho pro-
ceding year.
E. 81. Clinton, q boot and shoe dealer
| of Glencoe, committed suicide by shoot
, ing himself through the heart. Ne
cause known.
Alderman Christian Schneider. Of
South st. Paul, has brought an action
for Islander against Mayor Michael
Gahan, claiming $l6.5O0
| The house of E. Mertons, town cShsk
of Atherton, Wilkin county, was burned
down Tuesday afternoon. Tho tevn
records were all destroyed.
The plant of the Wincua Herald
Printing company, consisting Of daily
and weekly paper and a job printing
Office, has been sold at auctku for O..
$50.
Sleepy Eye owns its eleetriczpaant and
the record of receipts and running en-
penses for January and February show
a return at the rate of Is DOR cent. q
year on the investment.
In the vicinity of Buffalo, Wrigh1
county, peddlers recently sold to fsrm-
ers eighty packages of cloth at $BS .
package. There isn't any paupoxfsm
among farmers in Wright county.
The agency building at White Earth,
occupied by Indian Agent B. P. Sulef
as residence, together withthe sedbies
and outhouses in connection with the
premises, has been totally consumed by
! fire.
| Mrs. Lizzie Bahr, a young wpmaa
living near Little Falls, died Wednes-
day under peculiar circumstances, She
had several teeth pulled Friday and ~
parently died from the effects Of tie
| operation.
The Winona Electric Light company
has been incorporated. Capital stock,
$4,000. They will compete with tn
Thomson company, who are putting IN
a 500, 900 plant there, to furnish power,
heat and light.
AS q result of being squeezed by
Partridge and other smaller Chicago
bears, Charles F. johnson, of the mil
ling firm of G. F. johnson & Co, Of
Marshall, has lost over $40, 900, and hs
has turned his property over to his part
ners.
The Imperial FIGURING Mill company.
of Duluth will hold its annual meeting
the last of this month and will declare
a III per cent semi-annual dividend and
divide $4,000 among its employees. Hs
earnings for the year have been at the
rate Of about 80 per cent.
At special meeting of the directors,
of the Northern Minnesota Agricultural
and Driving Association it was decided
to hold their summer meeting an Crook
ston, July 4, 5, 6 and 7, 1892, at which
time the grand encannpment of the G..
a. r. will be held there.
A postoffice inspectorehas been inter-
viewing the people of Spring Valley
and other towns along the line of tho
Winona and Southwestern railroad in
order to ascertain the wants of tho
people as to the extension of mail serv-
ice from Spring Valley to Usage, La.
Mayor Griebler, of St. Cloud, has de-
cided to contest Mayor Bruckart's cleo
ton on the ground that illegal ballots
were counted for Bruckart and legal
Griebler ballots were thrown out; also
that the polls in the First ward were
kept open until after 6 o'clock. A re-.
count will be demanded.
Miss May Beardsley, Of Ashby, who
is teaching in the Duran district, in
Wilkin county, attempted to punish .
large pupil for chewing tobacco in
school, when he struck her a blow
which stunned her. Assisted by some
of the other pupils he then proceeded to
pound her severely. Miss Beardsley Is
now confined to her bed.
At st. Cloud Judge Searle has filed q
decision in favor of the Duluth, Denver
and Huron, in which it was made de-
PENDANT for payment of amounts aggre-
eating nearly 100000 for work done
and material furnished. This decision
releases the defendant from any claims
against it and takes out of the district
court q long pending case.