The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1897-12-02
NEWS IN MINNESOTA

summer.
An effort will been made to secure
the next national w. g. 7. U. meeting
for st. Paul.
New postoffices have been established
at Kelly, Murray county, and Tote,
Cook county.
The Nelson school building at Still
water, was damaged by fire to the ex-
tent.of $1,000.
Forty eight and e-quarter miles of
new sidewalk has been constructed in
st. Paul the past year.
The state university will get 4.7O0
acres of land by decision rendered by
Secretary Bliss Saturday.
Wisconsin university has been
dropped from the Central Debating
league and Minnesota substituted.
The shortage in soft coal at the head
of the lakes, is about 100000 tons.
The supply of anthracite is ample.
Unless something radical in the way
of raising funds is done, Minneapolis
schools will close for the year March l..
The new officers of the Minnesota di-
vision, L. A. W., are announced, AL
bert B. Ovitt of st. Paul being chief
consul.
The attorney general has ruled that
the commissioners Of Hennepin county
cannot donate the fees for issuing nat
uralization papers.
The Duluth council has voted in favor
of buying the Duluth Gas and Water
company's plant, with the approval of
the city's electors.
The comptroller of the currency has
declared a fourth dividend of 10 per
cent to creditors of the Columbia Ma
tional bank of Minneapolis,
Depositors of the Bank of Minnesota,
St. Paul, are being paid 10 per cent
dividend. 1t is believed that the bank
may pay 60 per cent to depositors.
j. A. H. Plante, merchant of Val
1eyfeld, Canada, reports that his valise
was robbed of $500 Wednesday after
noon near Hastings while he was on a
Milwaukee train. He was en- route to
Klondike.
Prof. E. A. Kirkpatrick has resigned
his position on the Winona normal
school faculty and will go to Fitchburg,
Mass, to become instructor in psychol-
ogy and child study in the normal school
at that place.
R. @. Burdick, state inspector of
country elevators, reports an unusual
absence of dissatisfaction among coun-
try buyers and sellers, and an increas-
ing tendency at interior points to con-
form to terminal grades and dockages.
John Harrison and Ed Delano, pris-
oners held for grand larceny at Madi-
son, broke Jail and escaped. Harrison
has been caught in Albee, S. D., and
positively refused to move, but Delano
is still at large and so far 10 trace of
e him has been found.
The council formally voted to pur-
chase the Duluth gas and water plant.
The price is $l,250,O0O, bonds running
80 years at 5 per cent. The question
will be presented to a vote of the people
Jan. 10, and the new charter will be
voted on at the same time.
chants, fishermen and dealers in fish,
organized in opposition to the A. Booth
Packing company will do business
under the name of the Lake Superior
and North Shore Transportation COM
pany, with a capital stock of $4,000
G. NJ Loring, the father of the Min
neapolis park system and a prominent
miller, who was forced to make an as
signment some two years ago on ac-
count of endorsements, has finally
effected the settlement of the estate
with a return to him of a material por-
ton of it.
Chief Grain Inspector Clausen has
made his annual report. 1t shows a
total revenue paid to the department. of
$191, $50 95. Disbursements were $780,
22O.97, the net profits being $l7,S11.96
The surplus from preceding seasons
was $6S, 929.2O, making a balance on
hand of $S4,241.16.
The Red Lake Transportation COM
pany of Minneapolis has filed articles
of incorporation with the secretary of
state. The company proposes to 60
into the business OF constructing ana
operating steam and tow boats for the
transportation of passengers and freight
and logs on Red lake.
Louise Lazelle and Mary Sheress, two
young ladies about II years of age and
the daughters of prominent families in
New Duluth, were drowned while
skating on the St. Louis river. The ice
on the river is filed with air holes, and
it is supposed that they skated into one
of these without seeing it in the dark
ness.
Preparations are being made for the
building of tow mill at ST. Charles.
1t is being brought from Bookings, S.
d. Meantime ST. Charles farmers are
busy hauling in large quantities of fax
straw, covering an area of three or four
acres in extent, for which the mill pays
$3.50 per ton, thereby using farm
product which has heretofore been
burned or gone to waste.
MGR. CAILLET DEAD.