Mower County transcript., 1897-12-22
NEWS IN MINNESOTA


The postohRce at Sherburne has been
raised to tho third class.
The prison investigation commission
has flnishedsstaking testimony.
A commercial club has been formed
by the business men of Caledonia.
The state drainage commission in.
sists that contractors redeem their time
checks.
The lumber cut of Minneapolis mills
for 1897 was 30 per cent more than the
cut for 1895.
Rev. DR.. Charles 9. Salter, q prom
inent Congregational clergyman at
Duluth is dead.
It is announced that the Norwegian
Lutheran seminary will certainly re-
move to Hamline.
Forty.eight patients have been re.
based from insane hospitals under the
Peterson alien law.
It is stated that John Lind has de-
clined 10 be a candidate for the fusion
forces for governor.
NJ. J. Dwyer of st. Paul won the
wrestling match with Reinhold Schott
of Watertown, Wis.
The state board of pardons has COM
muted the sentence Of Joseph Arbs, the
Claremount druggist.
w. F. Bickel has been acquitted on
one charge Of grand larceny from the
Minnesota Savings bank.
Major Charles A. Van Duzee of St.
Paul has been elected colonel Of the
Third regiment, N. G. S. M.
The Society OF Colonial Wars of Min
nesota celebrated at st. Paul the ami.
versary of the Great Swamp fight.
Congressman Stevens has introduced
q bill to increase the cost of the St.
Paul public building to 81, 250, 0,ooo.
IN. Schneider was frozen to death
at St. Paul while temporarily deranged.
He wandered out in the night without
clothing.
Fire at Litchfield burned out Sweet &
Palms. bakers; Perry, confectionery,
and Topping, barber. Loss So, 500; in
surance, $4,000.
Serious disagreement has arisen be-
tween the state high court Of the Inde-
pendent Order of Folesters and men,
bers of the Duluth or Northern district.
William F. Bickel, former vice presi-
dent Of the Minnesota Savings bank,
has been acquitted on one Of the in
dictments found against him by the
grand jury.
Ex-Register of Deeds Peter J. Borg
strom of Dulth has paid the fine of $500
settled upon him by the state board of
pardons, and he has been formally re-
leased from the custsdy Of the law.
The state railroad and warehouse
commission has ordered the Minneap.
oils and St. Louis railroad to establish
a station at Emmons, on the state line
between Albert Lea and Fort Dodge.
The schoolbuilding at Henderson was
totally destroyed by fire at 10 a. m.
The fire originated in the basement
from the furnace. The children got
out safely. The loss is $4,000. insured
for $4,000.
The Duluth, Mesaba and Northern
railroad has let a contract to the Pull
man car company for 400 ore cars. The
cars are to be of 10000 pounds capacity,
which is considerably larger than those
now in use.
Congressman Morris has filed the pe-
tition of number of settlers in Itasca
county who have settled upon lands al.
ready allotted to Indians, requesting
that their claims be approved by the
department.
Theodore H. Beaulieu has been grant
ed permission by the commissioner of
the general land Office to construct
portable sawmill near the Lake of the
Woods on the ceded lands of the Red
Lake reservation.
Samuel Baltimore, the colored pris-
oner who escaped from the yard near
the prison at Saltwater, was recaptured
by four farmers, near White Bear and
returned to prison. He said he had
only gone for stroll.
A district convention of the Eastern
Star, composed Of the chapters located
at Heron Lake, Worthington, Adrian,
Luverne, Pipestone, Slayton, Fulda and
Jasper, was held at the hall Of st. Leger
Chapter, at Heron Lake.
Judge Searle has signed the decree of
of foreclosure in the suit brought by the
St. Paul Title Insurance company as
trustee against the stockholders of the
St. Cloud Street Car company. The
trustee will bid it in for bondholders.
G. Jones, who is working as engineer
of the North Star shoe factory at
Anoka. has received word of legacy
of $4,000 in United States bonds left
him by an uncle in Iowa. Jones knew
nothing of his death or that he had
money.
One hundred and twenty-seven min.
ers, some Of them accompanied by their
families, have left Duluth for Mexico.
The men were picked up among the