The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1897-10-14
NEWS IN MINNESOTA

| sofa Saturday.
The state board granted four pardons
and one parole.
The state Baptist convention is in
session at Minneapolis.
Ground has been broken for New
Paynesville's 1OO-barrel -four mill.
Mayor Truelson Of Duluth announces
that he is determined to stop gambling.
Young bass and croppies will be dis
| tributed in lakes in the northern part
Of the state.
The parole system is said to be less
| successful at the reformatory than at
the state prison.
Senator Davis will deliver series Of
| lectures on international law at the
state university.
The state university defeated Carlton
in a game of football at Minneapolis
Saturday, 48 to 6.
A postoffice has been established at
Arago, Hubbard county, with F. w.
Baguhn as postmaster.
It is stated that Judge Russell of
Minneapolis will shortly resign to re-
sumo the practice of law.
Athletes of the state university are
again discussing the ACCESSIBILITY of
having a boat crew next year.
An association of st. Paul and Min
neapolis deaf mutes was formed Sun
day, having 35 charter members.
The Northern Minnesota Methodist
conference adjourned Monday after
making ministerial appointments.
Congressman Tawney has just re.
turned from the Sandwich islands. i'm
pressed with their many advantages.
1t has been decided to advertise for
bids for the construction Of steel
bridge across Kettle river at Sandstone.
Cass Gilbert of st. Paul has been Sc
lected as an expert to pass upon the
plans for a library building for Greater
New York.
The secretary of the interior has ap-
pointed Allison L. Aylesworth Of Min
nesota secretary of the Dawes Indian
commission.
The safe Of the Pelican River Milling
company at Elizabeth was blown open
by burglars. The office was wrecked
but little cash was secured.
The general officers of the national
w. G. T. U. have requested all local
unions to hold memorial services for
the late General Neal Dow.
DR.. Evans, the American dentist in
Paris, will devote large sums to found
educational institutions. St. Paul is
among the cities to be favored.
The safe in Morstad Brothers store
at Clitheral was blown open Sunday
night. The robbers took over $500.
The conclusion blew the front of the
store out.
Dugan, in the penitentiary for the
murder of J. R. Harris of Minneapolis,
is said to have confessed, generating
White, now serving life sentence for
the crime.
The contract has been let for a new
Masonic hall at Hutchinson. It is to
Do DullU VI olOuS anu DllCh Cluu WILL liz
clude kitchen, reception and dining
rooms, besides the lodge rooms proper.
Rush City, as result Of late agita-
ton, will have two milk pasteurizing
plants. One will be by company of
St. Paul men and one by Duluth deal
ers Many hundred COWS have been
pledged.
The Minnesota Territorial Pioneers
have adopted design for the seal and
badge of the organization. It represents
prairie schooner, drawn by oxen,
journeying toward the setting sun. The
wagon bears the inscription, ''To Min
nesota.
Settlers in the western part of Bel
trami county complain bitterly of the
ravages of the timber wolves, not only
among the young cattle, but also among
the deer and moose. The deep SHOWS
of last winter carried the wolves
through in good form, and they were
able to bring down any number of deer
and keep fat all winter. The result
has been a very large increase in the
number of the big gray fellows, and a
scarcity Of deer.
The state dairy commission has re-
sumed thepractice of inspecting herds
at the request of owners The purpose is
test the COWS to determine the product
iveness of each animal, and to suggest
methods for improving the herd. The
returns are certified to the department
and sent to the farmer. The certificate
is not only valuable certificate, show
ing the quality of his herd, but gives
him data from which he is able to cal
culate the annual product of each ami
NAL and the profit from each cow, SO
that he could weed out the least profit
able cows.
There will be introduced at the next
meeting of the Duluth city council, a
resolution providing that the city shall
buy in all property, both improved and
unimproved, on which city assessments
are unpaid, and shall then sell, lease or
rent the same. This would effectually
put a stop to the working of the for
feited tax law, passed at the last legis-
lature, without the cost Of time and
money in testing its constitutionality
in the courts and would also force the
large land companies to come to time.