The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-12-20
GIANT OF A FORMER AGE.
Skeleton of Immense Size Discovered Near
Sioux Falls, s. ID.

Skeleton of Immense Size Discovered Near
Sioux Falls, s. ID.
Sioux FALLS, S. D., Dec. 2O.-Great
excitement was caused in this city to.
day by the fact becoming known that
what will prove to be the largest mas
todon ever discovered had been found
east of this city. The discovery was
made over a month ago by farmer,
and A. H. Stiles, a prominent druggist
of this city, owns half interest in it.
Work has been going on ever since,
but only part of the skeleton has been
uncovered. Mr.. Stiles brought one of
the teeth to the city and put it on ex-
hibition at his store, where it attracted
a great deal OF attention. The tooth is
liz inches long, 3 inches across and II
inches deep, but the roots are broken
off and not full length The skeleton
of the mastodon
Is Over Eighty Feet Long
and IL feet wide, and has two tusks
which, Mr., Stiles says, will weigh
about 600 pounds They are 6 inches
through and over II feet long, and are
curved in q semi circle. Mr.. Stiles will
take out men and derricks and raise
the spine and tusks, and the balance
will be taken out as rapidly as pos
sible. He thinks it will take at least
another month to get it all out. The
owners of the skeleton will place no
value on their find, but say it is worth
dol SC he
second one which has been found here.
NEWS BRIEFLY REPORTED.
Peru has raised the duty on tobacco
to meet war expenses.
Baraboo (Wis.) public schools are
closed on account of diphtheria.
The revenue cutter Perry has been
ordered from New York to Behring sea.
Eugene Kelly, the New York banker,
is still alive, but his death is matter
of few hours.
Overdrafts ON the failed Commercial
Bank of Newfoundland amounted to
over 81, 100000
Theodore Huston, United States con.
sui at Juarez, Mex, is very i'll and is
not expected to live.
General w. B. Bend of st. Paul has
been promoted to the vice presidency OF
the Great Western road.
In the famous Fraker insurance case
at Kansas City Judgment was rendered
for the heirs for the sum of $44, $50.
James Cussick gave himself up to
Marshall Kelly at Grand Rapids, stat
ing that he had killed hunting cop.
panion at Vermillion Lake.
Senator Jones of Arkansas has intro.
duced bill providing for the allotment
of the lands of the Five Civilized tribes
to the Indians of those tribes in sever.
atty.
The Central Transportation company
has secured Judgment against the Pull
man company for about $4,000, 900.
The suit has been pending for nine
years.
It has been arranged that Charles
Topper, the Canadian high commits.
sioner, will escort the remains of the
late Sir John Thompson to Canada on
board the cruiser Blenheim.
The Swiss council of state has granted
road up the Yungfrau mountain The
capital has been subscribed in, America
and England.
The dwelling house of c. J. Cook, a,
Elyria, o., was almost totally destroyed
by fire. In their efforts to extinguish
the flames, both Mr.. and Mrs. Cool
were probably fatally burned.
F. w. Job has received notice of an
pointment as Hawaiian consul genera
at Chicago. Mr.. Job is personal FRIEND
of Minister Thurston of Hawaii, and il
a prominent member of the Chicago
bar.
DIR. Kessell, one Of the men arrested
with Van Leuven for pension frauds
plead guilty before Judge Shiras of Du
buque. He was fined 5000 and costs
and sentenced to two years, sentence
to be suspended on payment of tn,
fine. The money was paid at once.