The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1892-01-07
MINNESOTA NEWS ITEMS

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Minneapolis is to have an institute
for the cure Of drunkenness.
Clearwater was damaged to the extent
OF $40, 900 by fire Thursday.
Grip prevails at Saltwater to an ex-
tent which is quite alarming.
Redwood county's handsome new
court house is completed at a cost of
$50, 200. -,
Six inches of snow have fallen in the
vicinity of Pine City, and lumbermen
are happy. -
A farmers institute will be held at
Buffalo Jan. 10 and 10. A large attend
ance is expected.
The Great Northern station house at
Hallock was destroyed by fire last week.
A lamp explosion was the cause.
Charles Dodge was shot and fatally
wounded by Officer Daniels, of Mankato.
last week, while attempting to escape.
A 6.year old son of John Kreist. of
Duluth, fell from the sixth story of the
jured. a... :, -. = : -'' -
Wolves are playing havoc with
farmers sheep in parts of Pine county
a hunting party has been organized to
kill them.
The machine shed of Laughlin & Lib
erty, at Maple Lake, burned last week,
together with seeders and other farm
implements. -. -. 80 -. -
A collision between two sections of a
treat Northern freight train near
Crookston Saturday badly wrecked an
engine and ten cars of wheat. T
Tena Patrick, daughter of a promi-
nent farmer of Potsdam, committed
suicide by hanging. Love is supposed
to have figured in the case. She was
% years old.
Mrs. Sarah Moore, MINNEAPOLIS
widow, suicided Saturday by pouring
kerosene oil over her clothes and setting
them on fire. Grief for her dead hus.
band was the cause.
Several young men of respectable
parents at Frontenac have been arrested
and bound over to court on charge of
breaking into and destroying furniture
in the Frontenac school house.
Mr.. F. p. Mcguire, of Winona, has
just fallen heir to SIS, 900 by the death
Of his father, James V. Mcguire, in
Pennsylvania, leaving an estate valued
at $500, 600, to be divided among seven
children.
George Dustin, perhaps the Oldest
Union soldier in the state, died at Mora
last week. Dustin was born in Ireland
some time in the eighteenth century.
No record is known of the date of his
birth, but he was over 100 years old.
At meeting of the village council of
Hallock the liquor license fees were es-
tablished as follows; Zone saloon, SIS, 900;
two, $4,000 each; three, $1,000 each;
four, 81, 200 each. This places Hallock
az the high license town of the state.
The twenty-ninth annual meeting of
the State Horticultural society meets in
Owatonna on Jan. ~ to %, the quarter
centennial meeting of the society. The
third annual meeting of the Minnesota
Bee Keepers will be held at the same
time.
The permanent building and kindred
improvements made in Owatonna for
1891 cost in round numbers $500, 900.
This includes the new court house, at
an expenditure of 5000, and an addi-
ton to the state school building costing
$4,000 D.. =
The Duluth and Iron Range railroad
dock at Two Harbors will be 400 feet
long and will increase the dock shipping
capacity Of the road to about 1900 900
tons per year. 1t will be SIT feet high,
the highest ore dock on the lakes by Ii
feet, and will cost 81 Il, 200.
The following money order offices
We're established in Minnesota, Jan. 4;
Rockford, Wright county; Willow
River, Pine county, Erskin, Polk
countyi Mcintosh, Polk county; Sta
pies, Todd county; Bethany, Winona
county; Oakridge, Winona county.
Ole Kron, an old citizen of Evans
vile, committed suicide last week by
shooting himself in the head with re-
volyer. Since the death of his wife
sometime ago he has been very de-
spondent. The deed was committed on
the grave of his wife in the cemetery,
The Saltwater chamber of commerce
has adopted a resolution requesting
Minnespta's representatives in congress
to use their efforts to obtain an appro-
priation of $40, 600 or 30 much as may be
necessary, for a thorough and practical
examination survey to determine what,
if any, practicable line for canal to
unite Lake Superior with the Missis,
sippi river may exist.
Ex-Lieutenant Governor Thomas Fl.
AFmstrong, died at his residence in Al
bert Lea on Tuesday, after an illness of
several years. He had long been afflicted
with diabetes, and it was probably the
primary cause of his death. Deceased
was about GA years Of age, and had been
speaker in the house of representatives,
state senator, lieutenant governor, and
held many other positions of trust.
At the convention of fourth class post
masters held in ST. Paul Tuesday the
following delegates were chosen to the
national convention of fourth class post
masters to be held in Washington, Jan.
ID: p. p. Quist of Winthrop, Ct. w.
Thacher of Glenwood, A. G. Castle Of
Gladstone. Alternates. C. j. Dahl of
Spring Lake, W. T. Ludeman of Lude-
man, q. @. Kioley, of Lac qui Parle.
a great many Sneep are being
shipped from the vicinity of lie Sueur
to Iowa. They are mostly ewes, with
few bucks, and are taken there
for breeding purposes. The most of
them are sold in Central Iowa, the
farmers buying them in lots of about
one hundred. The sheep when there
bring from 81 to $4.75. The firm that is
furnishing the sheep expects to ship
about 1900, and farmers are receiving
from 81 to Ga per head for them.
The general land Office is being flooded
with petitions and resolutions these days
from Minnesota against the proposed for
est reservation in Northern Minnesota,
Commissioner Carter has ordered a
complete report in this case to be made
up as soon as possible. which will prob
ably be submitted to the congressman.
In this report will be incorporated the
result of the investigation OF special
agent of the department who has been
in Minnesota looking up facts relative
to the sentiment prevailing for and
against this DroDosed reservation.