The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1897-10-21
NEWS IN MINNESOTA

Royalton's new Catholic church has
been duly dedicated.
The state camp of the Modern Wood.
men will not meet this year.
Benedict Junie. one of the defenders
Of Fort Ridgely, is dead at New Uln.
The fine residence of ex-senator
Buell. at Caledonia has been DESTROYED
by fire.
| Reports from several counties indi.
cate marked increase in the sale of
farm lands.
Minnesota lumbermen will build a
canal from the Lake of the Woods tc
| the Seine river
The grand jury of Anoka county has
severely condemned the condition of
the county Jail.
The convention Of the State Fedora.
ton of Women's clubs will be held at
st. Paul Oct. ~.
Second papers have been issued to
1,7O2 applicants in the district court at
st. Paul since Oct. 1.
Creditors of the Bank of Minnesota at
st. Paul object to dividend becaus.
they want to reorganize
Lamberton & Sykes, former owners
OF the Lamberton townsite, have do
mated block for park purposes.
Three men under arrest in Minneap-
oils are suspected of being the ones who
robbed the Northern Pacific train near
Moorhead.
A. R. Merritt has filed an assignment
at Duluth. He is one of the Merritt
brothers. 1t is stated all claims will be
paid in full.
James Knox Taylor of St. Paul, it is
generally believed in Washington, will
be appointed supervising architect of
the treasury.
Horace ]. johnson of Montana has
accepted the position as teacher in
charge of the Morris and Clontarf In.
dian schools in Minnesota.
William Koenig, one of the leading
merchants of Plainview, was arrested
on the charge of criminal assault, pre-.
ferred by Barbara Grothe. Koenig is
wealthy, and his friends talk black
mail.
Three men stopped and robbed sew.
eral farm hands near Breckenridge. A
threshing crew in the vicinity quit
work and chased the men to hiding
place, and after an exchange Of Shots
took them and turned them over to |
constable.
The contract for ditch, whereby a
large amount of wet Country situated
to the southwest soaIl pe drained into
Crystal lake, Mas been awarded. The
ditch will be over 5000 feet long and it
is expected will raise the lake to the
height of former years.
The Minnesota national guard is
highly commended in the report made
to the secretary of war by Lieutenant
f. B. Mccoy, government inspector.
The expenditures for state troops dur
ing the fiscal year were $4,000, exclu-
sive of uniforms, which were $4,000.
The supreme court has accepted the
resignation of j. G. Williams of Duluth
as member of the state board of law
examiners and named Walter Ayers of
Duluth as his successor. Weed Munro
was appointed to succeed Charles Will
ard of Minneapolis, whose term had
expired.
II. H. Rose, who was recently par
doned from prison at Saltwater after
serving % years, had at the time of his
release 1920 good time earnings to his
credit. During the time of his service
Rose was credited with to 10 cents a
day. A draft for the amount has been
sent to him.
Judge Lochren has issued DEGREES of
| foreclosure in the cases of the Central
| Trust company of New York against
| the Duluth Gas and Water company
| and the Franklin Trust company of
New York against the Duluth Iron and
Steel company Each company is given
| five days in which to pay its respective
| Indebtedness
The Duluth and Iron Range will
| award contracts in a few days for inn
provements that will cost in the neigh
! borhood of $500, OOO The construction
| of an ore deck at Two Harbors 1900
feet in length and 1917 miles of track
from Waldo to the Cloquet river are
the principal projects under considera-
| ton.
At Duluth the jury in the case Of
| Hanson E. Smith as administrator of
| the estate Of the late Cassius G.. Merritt
| against the Aetna Life Insurance COM
| pany to recover $25, 900 on policies held
| by Mr.. Merritt, returned verdict for
the plaintiff for the full amount with
| interest from the spring of 1894.
| Minneapolis millers have been de-
feated in the preliminary round of the
/ Grht thoxr have bean making To restrain