The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-10-27
NEWS. IN MINNESOTA
Mankato hasa telephone war.

AuulIoI Duuu mas COncluQed mss land
sales in the Red river valley.
St. Paul isa candidate for the next
meeting of the Luther league, irsSession
IN New York.
Minnesota banks show dep and
loans 100000 and $1,000, reater
than one year ego. ~
Minneapolis Methodists make
strong effort to bring the - interna-
tional congress to that cit ~
The Vernon Center ~ has been
stitution With capital Is 900.
The state dairy comm fonshas made
strenuous protest against preservatives
for milk It is claimed all those exam
ined are.injurious TO health.
John Goodbar, on trial at: Minneap-
oils for the murder of William Lyle,
was acquitted on the ground of self de-
fense.. Both men. were colored.
The Southern. Minnesota Beekeepers'
association held it's annual convention
at WinOna. The association will en-
legislature of d foul brood law.
S. F.. Crabbe, formerly collector for
the Pioneer Press company of ST.. Paul.
has been arrested in Mankato charged
with collecting money without author
ity and applying it to his own use.
George Cole, quarterback and captain
of the Minnesota seam was possibly
fatally injured as r'n sui C g.
ture of the skull slI>yiGinc,} in ,aturd2N ,
football game at Minneapolis. The
score was to 0 in favor Of Ames col
lege.
In view of the fact that discouraging
reports have been received recently by
| the friends of some of the members of
the Thirteenth regiment now at Manila,
it has been decided to investigate the
matter, and with this object in view it
is proposed to hold d conference with
Governor Clough this week.
President Edward F. Soaring of the
Mankato normal school died suddenly at
the Windsor hotel, in St. Paul, where
he had been attending meeting of the
presidents of normal schools. He was
feeling we'll when he retired at night.
The remains of President Soaring were
sent to Mankato for interment.
The state railway and warehouse COM
mission has made public it's report in the
matter of complaints concerning the in
spection and grading of wheat at the
terminal points of Duluth and Mime.
apolis. The comm :ssion finds that there
/ is no ground for reasonable complaint
and it secs ne reason fer any change.
either in the rules or the system of in
spection.
State Superintendent Pendergast il
custodian for the moneys for the Lafay
cite monument fund being raised by the
school children of the state for the
statue of the noble Frenchman, which
is to be built from funds furnished by
the school children of America, ant
which will be unveiled at Paris at TIT
worlds fair in 1900. 1t is expected tina
the amount raised in Minnesota will b.
about $4,000,
There are at this time in Minnesota
154 state banks and 70 national banks
Public Examiner Kenyon Jas given GU
the statement of the condition of boil
classes of banks at the close of bushes
Sept. 20. The total resources of tn
state banks was $50, 242 1852 26: of tn
national banks $50, 299, 252.S9; total re
sources Of both state and national banks
sos, 541, 915.15. The deposits were i
state banks, $50, SIT, SOL so; in nationa
banks, $37, Ala, 397.32; total, $57,99S
231.31.
/ The state university seniors are al
ready working in opposition to the pla
of the faculty and board of regents TO
the continuation Of the old style Of com
mencement programme. For the las
fivs or six years every senior class in tn
college has protested against the plal
and the classes of ~ and '9S were par
ticularly persistent in their efforts t.
abolish it. Last years class, in fact
held out till late in the last month o
the school year and the programme sui
fered much as result of lack of prepa
ration on the part of the orators. Tn
seniors this year say that they will o,
no conditions speak on commencement
day. They consider that the f" cult.
has added insult to injury by o1Ierins
them financial inducement to take part
The old time honored Pillsbury priz,
for oratory has been done away will
and the money has this year been Offered
in prizes for the best commencement
| cratinns.
| WOOD HAS A CABINET.
Governor of Santiago Proposes an'Innova