The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-01-20
NEWS IN MINNESOTA


formally opened.
Albert Lea talks of having an electric
light plant of it's own.
The E. w. Porter Book company of
St. Paul, has assigned.
Ed Weaver of Mankato will not be
q candidate for governor.
The Mitchell block at St. Cloud has
been burned. Loss, $4,000.
The state prison board is trying to
solve the insane prisoner question.
The st. Paul chamber of commerce
has celebrated it's 3lst anniversary.
The sixth annual Northwestern bon
spiel is in progress at st. Paul this week.
Labor Commissioner Powers is a can.
didate for superintendent of the census.
J. J. McCafferty has sued Robert
Fitzsimmons for legal services rendered
In 1891.
Adrian has mad dog scare, and all
dogs there have been ordered killed or
muzzled.
More than $4,000 second papers have
been taken out by residents of St. Paul
since Oct. l.
John Cooper of St. Cloud has been
elected president of the state agricul-
tural society.
A protest has been filed against the
legality of the recent election of the
state dairy association.
John H. Kane secured a verdict of
So, $50 against Police Lieutenant Babe
of St. Paul for false arrest.
The candidacy of Judge Collins for
the Republican nomination for gov.
ernor is virtually announced.
The Northwestern elevator at Will
mar has been destroyed by fire. It
contained 10000 bushels of wheat.
DR.. G. B. Day of Glencoe. son of the
late DR.. David Day of St. Paul, sui
cided at the former place Thursday.
The main building of the Minneapo-
lis Iron and Wood company at St.
Anthony Park burned Saturday night.
E. St. Julien Cox, once a supreme
court justice of Minnesota, is lying at
the point of death from a cancer on the
tongue, at Los Angeles, Cal.
Governor Clough has designated @.
H. Petit of Minneapolis as president
of the board of managers of the state
training school at Red Wing.
Jacob Freund, who was accused of
the murder of Clara ODER, committed
suicide at Blue Earth City, having suf-
fered two years of social ostracism.
The Daughters of the American Rev.
olution held brilliant assembly at St.
Paul to celebrate the wedding anniver.
sary of George and Martha Washing
ton. ...-
President J. J. Hill of the Great
Northern has promised Hamline uni
versity $4,000 on condition that SIS, 900
| more be raised to pay off the debt of
that institution.
Congressman Morris has recommend.
! ed the establishment of postofices at
Katrine and Eison, Crow Wing county.
John Walker is recommended for post.
master at Eison and Kate E. Young at
Katrine.
A dispatch from Seattle says Richard
Butler, son Of John Butler, we'll
/ known grain man of Ellsworth, has re-.
| turned from the Klondike millionaire,
| having secured rich claims on Bonanza
! and Hunker creeks.
Alonzo J. Whiteman, formerly state
senator of Minnesota, has compromised
! his suit against the Columbia National
bank of New York for 100000 dam
! ages for false imprisonment. It is un-
I derstood the bank paid Mr.. Whiteman
| 500 in consideration of the abandon
ment of the suit.
Senator Davis and Representative
| Morris will this week request the land
| commissioner to recommend the pas
sage of the resolution recently pre-
sented in the house by Mr.. Morris de-
claring the land within the former
Mile Lac Indians reservation subject to
entry under the general land laws.
The grand jury at Grand Rapids re-
turned indictments against County
i Commissioner George Lydick and
Frank Madden, charging corruption in
! the construction contracts of Itasca
= county public buildings. The alleged
offense occurred years ago, and the de-
PENDANTS appear to be singled out for a
test case.
| At a special election at Duluth the
proposition to buy the plant of the
Duluth Gas and Water company by the
city for $3.50, 900 in s per cent bonds
carried by majority of 2,13O. The
i question has been one that figured in
municipal politics there for years. seven
J elections having been held on it. The
first price was 100000.
Three Indians-See-beence Fred
Marchant and Korh. gah- baish- kung-
took refuge Tor the night in straw
stack near Fosston. During the night
tbs straw stack caught FIRE and before
the slumbering Indians became aware
of their danger one OF their number,
See beence, was overcome by the heat
| and smoke, while the two others were
i terribly burned The men had been at
work in tho lumber camp on the res
ervation and were on their way to get
their time checks cashed.
I Tho cfo 70 ,,oord of \ oolth at its animal