The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1892-05-26
MINNESOTA NEWS.

r. P. Herrick, well known citizen Of
Crookston, died last week in New York
city.
Mankato business men think savings
bank would thrive there and will open
one soon.
There is very little school land in Muir
ray county. The county auditor recently
sold 9,240 acres.
Congressman Halvorsen has author
lied the statement that he is not candi-
date for reelection.
Congressman Halvorson has introduced
a resolution calling for an investigation
of Minnesota timber frauds.
There is great demand for day-labor-
ers at Redwood Falls. Water works
contractors advertise for 100.
S. L. McCarty died in Plainview
Wednesday morning, aged 81 years. He
had been resident forty years.
The st. Paul Business Mems union has
offered to help Albert Scheffer put tho
Commercial bank on a sound basis.
The Minneapolis jobbers are going to
entertain 1000 country merchants dur
ing the national Republican convention.
The high wagon bridge across the
Mississippi at Winona will be formally
opened June with rip-roaring old
fashioned celebration.
Governor Merriam, Doc Fish, Knute
Nelson, Judge Rea and Moses Clapp will
speak at the G. A. R. encampment at
Park Rapids, June Is, Is and II.
John Hoodicheck, an old veteran, fell
from the steps of G.. A. R. hall at
Hutchinson, sustaining injuries, from
which he died shortly afterwards.
HI. Smith, of Minneapolis has re-
turned from Mexico bringing with him
a car load of relics of the cliff jewellers,
to be exhibited at this years exposition.
David w. Bowen, a prominent Lake
Crystal iveryman, a inflicted probably
fatal wound upon himself. He was in
toxicated at the time, and either fired
the bullets by accident or with suicidal
intent.
The large -four mill of the Albert Lea
Mill and Elevator company was destroy
ed by fire last week. The mill had
capacity of $50 barrel a day and was
crowded with orders. Loss, $50, 900; in
surance about $4,000.
Mayor Smith has vetoed tie hack
ordinance which recently passed both
branches of the ST. Paul council, and
which gave hack driver the power to
haul a passenger to the police station in
case he declined or was unable to paw
his fare.
Ithas been decided not to hold any state
encampment of the national guard at Lake
City this summer. The reason for the
abandonment of the state camp for this
year hes in the fact that sufficient funds
for the full ten-day stay for each regi-
ment are not available.
Collaborating quartz, pronounced by
an expert to be valuable, has been
found about twenty-five miles west of
Tower by some lumbermen, who were
cutting timber purchased on state lands
last fall. Several exploring parties have
left for the new gold fields.
Mrs. Clara Fl. Palmer, of Chenille,
died a few days ago, of starvation.
Several months ago her husband Frank
w. Palmer, took it into his head not to
eat, and in due course of time died.
Shortly after his death his wife decided
to quit eating, and could not be coaxed
or cajoled into taking food.
AS st. Paul and Duluth work train
consisting of thirty fiat Cars was backing
into the yards at Carlton, it struck a
COW and the last six cars, on which
were about thirty laborer3, left the
track, killing Gus Peterson, Of Still
water, and injuring several Others. None
of the injured are dangerous1y L1!rt.
At the Peoples party confessional
district committee conference al Fergus
Falls last week, it was decided to call 2
district convention at Mo0rhead. Juae 81
to nominate five delegates to the Omaha
national convention, four from the dis
trict and one at large from the state;
also to nominate congressman from the
Seventh district,
Frank Dahl, of North Branch, had the
index finger of the left hand torn off
by Clydesdale stallion that he has
charge of. He was putting on the bride
and had his finger in the horses mouth
trying to fix the bit, when the horse
shut his jaws, threw up his head and
tore the finger off, pulling out the cord
up to the elbow.
At the annual meeting of the Anoka
congregational conference at Glencoe a
resolution was adopted condemning the
liquor saloon as a crime against civiliza-
ton and recommending that total alb
stinenee be taught and cultivated in
Sabbath schools and churches as spe-
cial work of the church, and that the
pastors be invited to preach at least once
a year upon the subject, in all its social,
political and moral aspects
Martinius island, in the Indian ocean,
has been devastated by cyclone and
the loss of life is said to be fearful.
The Brazilian monitor Soimes has
been sunk off Cape Pelouis. Officers and
crew, numbering 1875, were drowned.
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