The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-12-01
NEWS IN MINNESOTA

The postofice at Fosston becomes a
presidential one Jan. 1; salary, 81 200.
The state university will award diplo-
mas to buttermakers trained in the dairy
school.
Charles Myquist was dragged into an
alley near the Union depot at st. Paul
and robbed.
A Spanish battle flag, captured at Ma
Mia, has been given to the state histor-
ical association.
Former State Senator P. M. Ringdal,
Polk county, is said to be slated for the
railroad and warehouse commission.
Judge Whytock of the Tenth judicial
district is dead of pneumonia. He had
just been elected for another term of six
years.
Ore shipments from Two Harbors
have exceeded all former seasons, but
are not up to estimates made in the
spring.
Major Charles Fl. Whipple, just re-
turned from Manila, has been assigned
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master.
A call from another school is likely to
be accepted by President Lord of Moor
head, making three normal school va
cancies.
Captain George H. Morgan, Third
United States cavalry, has been relieved
from duty as chief mastering officer for
Minnesota.
Anew mail schedule is announced via
the Milwaukee, shortening the time
from the East to the Twin Cities nearly
five hours.
The grand jury at Fergus Falls has
indicted Jack McTague for Selling a
roll of money from man on Northern
Pacific train.
Condo Hamlin, managing editor of
the st. Paul Pioneer Press, has been
elected colonel of the new Fourth regi-
ment, Minnesota national guard.
The Hennepin county grand jury I'M
scathingly condemns the Minneapolis
city lookup as probably the dirtiest
place of the kind in this country.
Leave of absence granted First Lieu
tenant Clarence G.. Bunker, Thirteenth
Minnesota regiment, has been extended
two months on account of sickness.
The Thirteenth Minnesota regiment
entertained the whole of the California
regiment at Manila Thanksgiving day.
The inmates of the hospital were not
forgotten.
Byron J. Kelsey of Minneapolis was
arrested at Preston on indictments by
the last grand jury, which charged the
wrecking of the Lanesboro and Canton
banks last year.
Walter P. Whitney, son of c. G..
Whitney, state printer, died at mid
night Thursday, aged II years. He had
been sick only &c hours, stricken with
inflammation of the bowels.
Miss Mabel Davidson, the expert ice
skater, professionally known the world
over, is dead at St. Paul of consumption,
aged IS years. She contracted cold
while in Europe two years ago.
Nathan Kingsley, of the railroad COM
mission has been appointed judge of the
Tenth district for two years, and Judge
Mills appointed for Mr.. Kingsley's re-
manning year on the commission.
An order has been issued establishing
a postoffce at Aarhus, Lac qui Parle
county, with Jens P. Hansen postmas-
ter; also at Coin, Kanabec county, and
Ole E. Olson commissioned postmaster.
An official of the postofice department
said that the rural free delivery service
will be established at several points in
Minnesota about Dec. 1. Reports have
been received from inspectors recon-
mending the establishment of the rural
free delivery in unsettled portions of the
state, and plans are now being made to
carry this into effect.
The Otter Tail county grand jury
brought in indictments charging Link
Thayer, H. S.sMinot, G. J. Hoffman, j.
G. Hall, J. B. Edwards and w. G. Ross
with holding up the Great Northern
coast train near Carlisle two weeks ago.
1t also indicts them on the charge of
blowing Warfeld's bank safe at Battle
Lake three weeks ago.
/ Charles Bereni, 10 years of age, of
Duluth, was arraigned before Magis-
trate Cornell. in the Jefferson market
police court, New York, charged with
being found wandering about the
streets. Bereni said he was the mascot
of the Fourteenth Minnesota volunteers,
who were mustered out at ST. Paul 10
days ago. He accompanied three mem
bers of it to New York, where he az
rived Thursday morning. He was told
to wait at the postoffce, and he thinks
the men, having tired of him, deserted
him. The boy was committed to the
care of the Gerry society.