The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1897-12-09
NEWS IN. MINI Es B [

"A new order prohibits indoor base ball
in national guard armories.
An order has been issued establishing
postoffice at Duxby, Roseau county.
Charles Olson, an aged farmer, was
garroted near the union depot at st.
Paul.
The postoffice at Sherburne will be
raised from fourth-class to presidential
on Jan. l.
The National Live Stock Feeders and
Breeders convention will be held in St.
Paul Jan. IL and IL.
A postoffice has been established at
Zerf, Morrison county, with Theodore
Billmaier as postmaster.
The bonspeil of the Northwestern
Curling association will be held at St.
Paul the week Of Jan. II.
The state meeting of the National
Farmers Alliance and Industrial union
will be held Jan. and at st. Paul.
The Minnesota Society Sons of the
Revolution has approved the union
with the Sons of the American Revo-
luton.
Company BIS new armory at Anoka
has been dedicated, Governor Clough
and other distinguished gentlemen be-
ing present. A
The veterinary department. of the
state board of health has issued a circu-
lar declaring the so called remedies for
hog cholera to be useless.
The Great Northern coast train was
wrecked by running into wild engine
near GAINESVILLE. Engineer Fred Girls
void and Fireman William Carley were
badly hurt.
The state railroad commission has
authorized the Duluth and Iron Range
to increase its capital stock from S.
100000 to $4,000. 900, in compliance
with it's recent application for that
privilege.
Judge Jamison of Minneapolis has
resigned and Governor Clough has
named w. A. Lancaster to succeed
him. This is the third resignation
from the Hennepin county bench in
three months.
At Roseau, State Game Warden Full
lerton and Deputy Stevens had a fight
with H. J. Corniluss over a barrel
of cartridges. CornlIuss was finally
overpowered and arrested. He was
fined $40 and lost his BIRDS.
The Chicago and Northwestern Rail-
way company will this winter erect a
new steel draw $50 feet long in their
draw bridge across the Mississippi river
at Winona at cost of $4,000. The
present draw has been in use since 1871.
At Virginia an Italian whose name
could not be learned attempted to MUIR
der DR.. Cory and DR.. Miller while in
sane. DR.. Miller may die from wounds
received, his throat being slashed in a
frightful manner. The maniac had
razor. 81
; The three iron range railways have
decided to make cut in their freight
rates on all commodities except iron
ore, to points on the Vermillion and
Mesaba ranges. The cut will amount
to 20 per cent in most cases, and in no
case less than 10 per cent.
1t has been decided that there will be
no graduation at the close of the fall
quarter at the Winona- normal school
OH Dec. o. There will be few stu
dents that will have completed their
course at that time, but as they are
very few they will not be awarded
diplomas until the close of the spring
term in March, when the first class I'M
der the continuous session plan will be
graduated. After that it is expected to
have ordinations quarterly.
The board of pardons at a special
meeting committed the sentence of
Peter J. Borgstrom, late register of
deeds OF St. Louis county. His sentence
was $500 fine and years imprison-
ment. The beard of pardons cut the
fine to $500 and only left as provision
to insure it's paymentan alternative inn
prisonment in the St. Louis county Jail
not to exceed four months. The board
also restores to Mr.. Borgstrom all kis
rights as citizen which were taken
away by his conviction. The wrong
doing Of Mr.. Bergstrom was techni-
cal violation of the law relating to the
fees of the registers office.