The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1897-12-16
NEWS IN MINNESOTA

Work on the Odd Fellows state home
VIII be commenced soon.
Auditor Dunn has issued warrants
1or tree bounties to 5000 claimants.
Militiamen object to General Bends
erder prohibiting indoor base ball in
armories.
The Shell Prairie bank has opened
bank at Bemidji, to be known as the
Bank of Bemidji.
State Senator John Peterson of st.
Peter is slated for collector of internal
revenue at st. Paul.
Rev. Patricl T. Hebron has been ap-
pointed to succeed Mgr. Caillet as rector
of St. Paul's seminary, at st. Paul.
Attorney General Childs has filed the
complaint in the suit of the state
against the Duluth and Iron Range
railroad. %
Company E, national guard, has been
mustered in at Winona. It takes the
place of the company recently dis
banded.
An order has been issued establishing
. postofffce at Ronneley,. Benton
connty, with Peter o. Lindquist as
postmaster.
The suits of the Northern Pacific
against the Manitoba, involving over
5000 acres of land in Minnesota, have
been amicably settled.
Speaker Reed has appointed Con-
gresham Heatwole chairman of a COM
1nittee to consider the claims of United
States citizens against Brazil.
Rev. E. w. Campbell, for 80 years
pastor of st. Cloud Presbyterian church,
has resigned. He says he understands
the church wants younger man. 3.
John Moshik, convicted of the MUIR
der Of John Lemke, has been sentenced
TO death by Judge Elliott. His attorney
made a strong plea for life imprison-
ment. ,.-......
George w. Mason has sold mill site
and shore right at Thief River Falls to
Frederick Weyerhauser for $4,000.
Weyerhauser agrees to cut 30, 600, 900 of
lumber annually.
The village council of Gaylord has
lately purchased from John G. Mueller
for S., $50 beautiful site at the grove
near town, consisting of about 80 acres
for park grounds.
G. A. Broten, the "love powder"
man, got off with light sentence.
Judge Lochren gave him five months
imprisonment and fine of 5000 for
using the mails to defraud.
The last consignment of the new mr.
chinery for the prison binder twil-:
factory has arrived, and Mr.. Wolfer
states that every machine in the factory
will be running in a few days.
The annoy of Company F, at Spring
Valley, was partly destroyed by fire.
Loss to the building $500, with consid.
cradle loss to the company property
The fire caught from defective stove
pipe
Senator Davis bill to pay Mrs Hsr-
riet Newson, of St. Paul, widow of
Major Newson, late consul at Malaga,
$1,000 for one years salary due him at
the date Of his death, has been favor
ably reported.
The Pioneer mine at Ely. one of the
best mining properties in the country,
has closed down, throwing $50 men out
of employment. There is disagree
ment between the fee owners and the
leaseholders.
Judge Jamison of Minneapolis has
reiterated his statement that he is out
of politics for good and all. He says
that IA is not g candidate for the guber.
material domination and that he would
not accept a nomination if it were ten
dered to him.
The supreme court rendered deci.
sion affirming the order of the Ramsey
county district court In the matter of
the conviction of Thomas Willis and F.
r. Rose. They were convicted of swim
ding, the means used being directory
advertising scheme.
The report of the St. Paul commi-
sioner of health will show that during
1897 there were 80 deaths by suicide in
that city. In comparison with recent
years this is large rate. In 1894 the
number of deaths by suicide was 20, in
1895 1t was "a, and in 1896, Is.
With the new 900 courthouse up
and enclosed and the slate roof on and
the heating plant being put in, with
water works and sewerage systems
complete, electric plant ready for oper-
alton in few days and a long distance
telephone running through the town,
Benson is proud of its improvements.