The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1892-03-17
MINNESOTA NEWS ITEMS

Minnesota may have an iron palace at
the worlds fair.
The postofioe at Lac qui Parle has
been destroyed by fire.
New Prague public schools ara closed
ON account of diphtheria.
The Milwaukee depot at Easton was
destroyed by fire Saturday night.
Toge Talk, farmer living five miles
east OF Kenyon, was killed by his horses
running away.
Lieutenant Governor Ives has de-
clared himself candidate for CONGRESS-
from the Second district
Nelson Blackmer, Of Albert lea ia
missing, and is supposed to haze ner-
ished in Wednesdays storm.
The entire family of Mr.. T. T. Hule.
. farmer living near Hssgus Fails. has
been wiped out by diphtheria.
Red Wing citizens want q uub,ie
library. A mass meeting to consider
the matter was held last week.
The work of tearing down 4ba old
city hall, at st. Paal, to make roou, for
the new government building, has COM
nenced.
William Lndeke, an old resident of
81. Paul and Interested in several Large
business enterprises in that CITY. died
suddenly Wednesday evening.
Matgen Bierdeu, aged ~ years liyins
eight mikes from Sayton, was found
dead in the barn Sunday a few minutes
after eating hearty breakfast. There
were no marks Of violence.
Eighty mineral land leases were is
sued by State Andissr Bierman Satur-
day, making over l eco leases issued al
together. The auditor anticipaSes that
there will be no more land in the range
to lease after this week.
Governor Merriam has recommended
to the president that Hon. 81. B. Moore
of Duluth be appointed Successor to the
late Hon. n. b Harrison as commits
sioner from Minnesota to the worlds
Columbian exposition commission.
At Minneapolis Thursday last Herman
Krouss tried to murder his sweetheart.
Margaret Conrad, and believing that
her injuries would prove fatal, placed
the muzzie at his revolver IN his own
mouth and killed himself. The girl had
refused to marry him.
Probably the biggest boy in the state
Is Harry NcCadden, who lives in Cherry
Grove township, Goodhue county.
Harry is now l6 years of age. He
weighs $40 pounds, is 6 feet 3 inches
high, smart and healthy appearing and
can do as good a days work as any
young man.
The through passenger from the east
on the Northern Paci6c was run into
Thursday by snow pillow and two en-
gines going at high rate of speed at
Lake Park, thirty-fve miles east of
Moorhead. Engineer Carr, of the PAS
senger train, was severely scalded, and
Fireman Flood, of the snow plow. was
slightly injured. All three engines
were demolished and the mail car
stove in.
The supreme court last week handed
down decision in the case of the State
of Minnesota VS.. Frank A. Moran. an.
pellant, which is chiefly interesting as it
sets forth that the SO called sstSilor's
clubs" in which a number Of men DUR.
chase tickets, one of which each week
entities ono holder to suit of clothes
after the payment of not less than s2,
are lotteries, and as such exist in viola.
ton of the statute.
State Superintendent Kiehle has is
sued a list OF the spring Institutes to
be held this year in the state. There
are but twelve, or only about enc third
as many as in former years, owing to
the expressed preference on the part of
most Of the teachers for summer or fan
sessions. The list is as follows: March
IA, Albert Lea; March Il, Winona.
Window, Wabasha; March rs, Presto a,
Owatonna, Luverne, Rochester; April 4,
Heron Lake, Pine City, Madelis; May Q,
Candy.
Twelve of the seventeen candidates
passed the recent examination for ad-
mission to the bar of Minnesota. and
will be admitted by the supreme court
April 6. Their names are: Thomas J,
McDermett, Thomas Z. Fitzpatrick,
Horace G. StillweA, Percy D. Godfrey.
E. Benton, Olmstead and 81. Grant Har>
ris, Of st. Paul; Jay w. Crane, George
B. Young and George Thwing, Of Min
neapolis; Joel P. Squier and Thomas C.
Collins, of Dalath, and Thomas Fraser,
Of Rochester,, = '''''''" ~