The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-02-03
NEWS IN MINNESOTA

The next legislature will be asked TO
provide two new build !ngs for the asr1-
cultural school.
Eighty-four students have completed
the winter dairy course at the state
agricultural school.
The receivers of the Wood Harvester
works at St. Paul have been authorized
to declare dividend.
postotIice has been established at
Tawney, Fillmore county, with Ioliet
Z. Halvorsen as postmaster.
Orders for more than 40 ssrloads OF
binding twine have alread- been re-
ceived 1T the saltwater prison.
Frank Wilson, on trial at Minneapo-
lis for the murder of Raime Duchane
on July "A last, has been acquitted.
John Haycock, formerly of St. Paul,
who was captain of the first steamboat
on the Mississippi river, died at Sebeka-
The POpuist auxiliary state central
committee held a meeting at st. Faux
and discussed plans for fighting fusion-
1t was stated at Washington thas
Halvor Steenerson will be appointed
United States district attorney for Min
nesota.
The sureties oa Haugan, the default
ing city treasurer of Minneapolis, have
been released from their $3.50, 900 bonds
for 500, O2C.
Chiefs OF the White Earth Indian RESI-
ovation have sent a protest to WASH
r hnI1s min i'm
Der is being disposed Of
George w. Stewart of st. Cloud has
been appointed to succeed James Cooper,
Oh the board of managers OF the state
reformatory at that place.
In thu case Of Charles w. Thompson
VS.. Great Northern railway at Will
mar, the jury found verdict of So, 600
for plaintiff, who, lost foot.
Ole Finhart, very early settler, died
at Grand Meadow Friday. Twenty
five YEARS ago Mr.. Finhart representsd
his district in the legislature.
TIE trial of Mccall for the killing of
Henry Haberling, which has been in
progress at Pipestone. for several days.
resulted in a5verflict Of acGuittal-
The Joycs-Kenney breach Of promise
suit at Minneapolis resulted in YER
dict for the plaintiff, Miss Joyce. The
amount awarded was the full sum-
asked-$5sOOO.
Congressman McCleary has an
nounced that the examination of can
didates for the West Point cadetship at
Heron Lake had been postponed from
Feo. 3, to Feb. 70.
The, man who builds house on an
others land without the others con-
sent, builds it for his neighbor. A de-
cision rendered by the state supreme
coart declares that the builder must
suffer for his own negligence and that
the law gives him no relief.
The officers of the Duluth, Mesaba
and Northern Railroad company have
decided to make extensive improve
ments at Proctor Knott during the
present year Plans are being pre-
pared for four large buildings, which
include machine shops and store
house.
The Great Northern Railway COM
pany has decided to move it's depot
from the central part of Benson, where
it now stands, to point about mile
west of the present location. Trouble
between the city and the company on
account of street crossings is the cause
of this change.
State Treasurer Koerner received a
check for 1000 from the G. N. Mel
son Lumber company, in settlement OF
claims against the company for alleged
tresra=s on the lands of the state some
six Or seven years ago. The amount is
srnposed to cover the full value Of the
pine. The money will go into the
School fund.
DIR. D. N. Jones of Gaylord has peen
named by Governor Clough as a mem
Der of the board Of trustees of the state
hospitals, vice DR.. G. L. Wells of Min.
neapotiis, deceased. DR.. Jones was a
mt1nber of the state board Of medical
examiners. His place on that board
was filed by the appointment of Dr..
Fl: Morell Of Slayton.
Miss r. Hams has rendered her resip.
nation rs teacher in the Winona nor.
NAL school and 1t is reported ON gooa
authority that she will marry a prom
inent business man of Minnesota and
tour southern Europe this winter. Miss
Louise Montgomery, who graduated
from the state university in 1890, has
been chosen her successor.
The Omaha system has reported to
the state railway commission that its
earnings for the last six months in 1881
amounted to $2,344. 431.2I. on which
the gross earnings tax due the state
amounts to $50, 33274. This is an in
crease of s2l2,sO6. SO in the gross earn
ings and $6. 2S4.lY in the tax for six
months.
More than half of the business por-
ton of the town of Hoffman was wiped
out by fire which originated in the ]
general store of Rallofson Bros, entail
ing loss of more than $50, 900. The
heaviest losers are the j. T.. Green
General Merchandise company. $l4, ZOO.
with insurance amounting to 5000:
]. Wild Hardware company. 5000;
Rallofson Bros, loss 81. Oo0. Insurance..
ankaewa. six b1aldiaU were sesaie