The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1892-01-14
EVENTS OF A WEEK.
News of Current Interest Given Brief
Mention.

EVENTS OF A WEEK.
News of Current Interest Given Brief
A state irrigation convention is In ses-
sion at Helena, Mon.
Fourteen deaths from Ia grippe oc.
CURED in New York Friday.
EA cyclone at Fayetteville, Ga, killed
three persons and seriously wounded
twenty-five more.
Five more of the Sims gang, including
Neal Sims AMI two women, were hanged
by mob, at Womack Till, Ala.
Mr.. and Mrs. Blaine have issued inyi-
tations for dinner on the 18th in honor
of President and Mrs. Harrison.
A call has been issued for q meeting
in February vt Madison. Wis, to reor-
ganize the Wisconsin Farmers Alliance.
Carter Harrison, nephew Of Presi-
dent Harrison, died ON q train Monday
near Franklin, Tex. He was con-
sumptiye.
The Cherokee council has formally
ratified the agreement made by the
commissions representing the United
States and the Cherokee nation, with
relation to opening the Cherokee strip.
The United States supreme court has
decided against the Des Moines river
land settlers. The decision is final.
The fast mail on the Monon route was
wrecked near era wfordsville, Ind,
Two were killed and several fatally in
jured. . . .-
In the federal court at New York
Judge Wheeler has decided that corsets
are wearing apparel and not mechan-
ical continuance, as claimed by certain
importers.
Thirty-nine nations and twenty-four
colonies have made or officially proposed
appropriations for their exhibits at the
worlds fair amounting to the aggre-
gate to 81 ,004 ,565, and the indications
are that this will be increased to
So, 900.
Maine capitalists have subscribed So
for the purchase of silk plush manu-
featuring plant which is now located in
England. Land aggregating $4,000 feet
at South Portland has been secured and
in short time the plant will be trans
ferred from England to Maine.
A reconciliation is said to be in pro-
gress between the pope and King Hum
bert.
The French chamber of deputies has
reelected Nj. Floquet as president of
that body.
:. Violence is threatened by Indianapo-
lis street car strikers in case the COM
pany attempts to run cars.
A boiler explosion occurred at the
North Pabst mine, at Ironwood, Mich.
killing one man and injuring several
others.
j. P. Andrews, a Michigan man,
squandered his wife's fortune, then had
her locked up in an asylum and pro-
ceeded to elope with another heiress.
The trial of the guns and mounts of
the double turretted monitor Minatono-
NAH has been finished. Eleven guns
We're fired during the trial. In every
respect the trial was great success.
A decrease of %, 500, 600 roubles in the
revenues and an increase of $500, 900
roubles in expenditure is exhibited by
the Russian budget for 1899. It is ex-
pected that the deficit will amount to
{, 450, 600 roubles.
vicious Hawk.
An Auburn business man and friend
We're out hunting the other day. A big
hawk flew over their heads and they
blazed away at him. The shot broke
tho birds wing and he came to the
ground, alighting on his back. He was
unable to turn over and get upon his
feet, but was lively just the same, as the
Auburn hunters found before they sue
ceeded in killing him .. q.
The business man placed the ramrod
of his gun in the hawks big, grasping
claws, all of which straightaway closed,
like the jaws Of an enraged mud turtle
swapping at a stick in the hands of mis-
chievous boy. With the claws thus
taken care Of the business mans friend
proceeded to wiring the birds neck. In
the earlier stages of the operation the
harder the friend worked the tighter
would the hawk grasp the iron ramrod
and flap its wings.
All this was fun for the hunters, who
after a long struggle declared them
selves winners of the scrap They had
hardly SO proclaimed when the bird got
his wind, and leaving the ramrod vi
ciously attacked his prosecutors.
As fate would have it, the business
mans friend, being nearest, was the first
to catch it. The hawk lighted on his
wrist, and the way he stuck there was
caution. One claw sunk deep into the
hunters wrist, and he called loud and
long for mercy. j.. ...... .-.e.
The business man, seeing that some
thing must DO done at the risk of his
life, finally went to his friends rescue.
He got good hold ON tho sunken claw,
braced his feet against a rock, and was
successful in pulling it out. AS the
claw came out. the hawk fell back and
in a moment was still in death. They
found that the birds wings measured
three feet and ten inches from tip to tip.
-Moirao