The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1897-11-11
NEWS IN MINNESOTA

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Sneak thieves are doing large bust.
less at Duluth at present.
The Winona Butchers asso citation ha
declared war on turkey raffles.
A national stock breeders convention
win be held in st. Paul in January.
A postoffice has been established at
Riel, Clay county, with Clifton Riel as
postmaster.
broken open but the burglars did not
get anything.
The Hauge's synod held its fourth
annual China mission at Kenyon Nov.
to z, inclusive.
Several Wllkin county commission
ers are accused Of drawing more pay
than the law allows
It is stated that convicts at Saltwater
have become defiant in view of the ap-
preaching investi cation.
The postoffice at Brainerd was en-
tered and stamps and cash amounting
to over 81 600 were taken.
Mrs. M. ]. O'Connor of ST. Paul is
dead, at the age of IS years. She was
one of the pioneers of the state.
Professor Ira Moore, the first presi-
dent of the St. Cloud normafschool,
committed suicide in California.
The state conference of corrections
and charities was held at st. Cloud. The
next conference will be held at Still
water.
State Veterinarian Rey nolds esti-
mates that Minnesota farmers will lose
a million dollars this year through hog
cholera.
The investigation of charges of bru-
tally ag ainst Deputy Warden Lemon
of the Saltwater penitentiary, will be-
gin Nov. Is.
Title Anderson, suffering from Lam
dry's paralysis, has been kept alive at
the st. Paul city hospital for 38 days by
artificial respiration.
The semi-annual session of the South
ern Minnesota Teachers association at
UudukdOO was very SuCCSSSlu VI Ill UOGu
attendance and interest.
A land swindle of gigantic proportions
is said to have been worked at Duluth,
outlying property having been mort
gagged for great amount, probably
quater of million.
Mrs. John Wahl, wife of a farmer
living northwest of Sherburn, while
burning off stubble, was so severely
burned that she cannot recover. She
is about 45 years old.
Directors of the Minnesota Thresher
company decided to agein build ma
chimes at Saltwater. It is estimated
that 100 machines known as the
''Northwest" will be put on the market
next year.
George S. Shaw, the pioneer lumber
man of Cloquet, president of the Clo-
quet Lumber company and one of the
best known lumbermen in the North
west, died suddenly at his residence at
Cloquet Friday. He was rs years of
age.
Representatives Of the state drainage
of the Middle river, Mansion and Ath-
erton bitches in Wilkin county, all
completed during the present season.
President Valentine reports that all
contracts for the year have been practi-
cally finished.
Attorney General Childs has filed
complaint setting forth the claim that
the welfare of the creditors of the
Home Savings and Loan association of
Minneapolis demands the immediate
appointment of receiver. A similar
complaint has been filed against the
Pioneer Savings and Loan company,
also of Minneapolis.
Judge Elliott of Minneapolis has de-
cided that the law permitting savings
and loan associations to go into volun-
tary insolvency, and giving the officers
of the association charge of affairs after
such insolvency is unconstitutional.
The decision arose in connection with
the action against the Security Savings
and Loan association by several OF the
creditors.
Conyicts Joe White, sent from Hen
nepln county May III, 1894, with life
sentence, for completely in the Harris
murder, and Joe Quinn another Min
Leapolis product, sentenced for robbery,
and with sentence Of II or % years in
all, have been making plans to escape.
Evidence was secured by one of the
guards in the form Of note from one
to the other.
The case of Joseph Roy against the
Duluth and Iron Range Railway COM
pany, involving title to quarter Sec
ton of land south of the Tower mines
has been decided in favor of Roy. The
litigation has lasted IA years. The dis
trict court found and the supreme court
has now affirmed that Roy was the
equitable owner of the land and judg.
ment was entered declaring him to be
such and debarring defendants from all
right, title or interest in the same.
A suit has been commenced by John
Oliver, father of the late Lydia Boxell
of Howard Lake, for the purpose of es-
tabishing the heirship of Mrs. Lydia
Boxell. It will be remembered that
Thomas Boxell and his wife were muir
dered on the 18th of May. The whole