The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-02-24
NEWS TN MINNESOTA

NEWS LIN .MlNNENUIA
A bonspie'is being held at Minneapo-
lis this week. q,
St. Paul lawyers have organized q
bar association.
The Lake Benton News has been sold
to J. E. Tucker 8 Son.
The state paid sos. So bounty for "a
wolf pelts during January.
Olivia has voted to expend Sc, 900 for
an addition to her present school build.
ing.
An order has been issued establishing
postofice at Center Grove, Otter Tail
county.
State officials are preparing to en-
force the ''pure food laws" of the last
legislature. ~ ~
Warden Wolfer urges that special ar
engagements be made to care for the
criminal insane.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Hess Of Cor
dova have celebrated their Goth we'd.
ding anniversary.
A new steam planning mill with q
daily capacity of IS. 600 feet has been
put in operation at Frazee.
The prison investigating commission
reported that the charges against the
state prison are not proven.
The state board of corrections and
charities is expected to elect q success,
sor to Secretary Hart this week. y
Justice Buck of the Minnesota SUI
preme court announces that he will
not be candidate for reelection.
The jury in the Tiberg case at Mad.
ison rendered verdict of murder in.
the first degree. They had been out %
hours.
Secretary Bliss has approved for
patent to the state list of swamp land
selections EN- bracing 4,407 acres in the
Duluth district.
About 70 car loads of binder Irvine
have already been ordered at the prison
Irvine plant, the sales amounting to-
nearly 1900, 900 pounds.
The second annual executive meet.
ing of the Pythian Veteran association
was held Saturday afternoon at the
Masonic temple, Minneapolis.
Bondsmen for the private bank Of A.
G. Matthews of Lake Benton have set
tied with Lincoln county for $4,000,
the amount of the county's deposit.
There is a prospect that Albert Lea
college will have q new building at no
distant day-a dormitory accommodate
ing girls who desire to board them.
selves.
The Minnesota and Dakota elevator
at Waverly burned. together with from
5000 to 10000 bushels of wheat and
some other grain. The loss is estimated
at about $4,000. .A,tsl
The Duluth Whist club will chal.
lenge, through the national secretary,
the Minneapolis Whist club, to, play for
the national trophy which the Mime,
apolis club won from Chicago.
Controller Dawes has declared the
seventh dividend of . per cent in favor
Of the creditors of the Union National
bank of Minneapolis, making in all rs
per cent on claims proved amounting to
$282, 145.
The executive committee of the
Southeastern Minnesota Educational
association has decided to omit the
semi-annual meeting of the association
in Winona this spring, and to hold the
meeting next fall.
The postoffice aud store at Runeberg,
Wa, burned Saturday night. Post.
master O.at Karlunen, who slept in the
building, was consumed, together with
his faithful dog. There is no evidence
of foul play, and the fire is thought to
be the result of an accident. -
Measles are said to be epidemic at the
State Agricultural college, St. Anthony
Park. Twenty three Of the young men
are said to show the strawberry marks
that reveal the ravages of the disease,
but as yet the complexion of the young
ladies has been spared. None of the
patients are seriously i'll.
The following officers were elected
at the annual meeting of the state ed
ltoriul association: President, S. E.
Langum, Preston; vice presidents, e.
G. Huntington, Window, w. j. Munro,
Morris, Joseph Leicht. Winona; secre-
tury, Z. P. Slime, st. Paul; correspond.
ing secre, airy. Leslie Matthews, Litch-
field; treasurer, David Ramaley, st.
Paul.
The trials of two of the county com.
missioners of Itasca county, charged
with falsely auditing the accounts of
the county. came to very sudden end.
They were George Lydeck and Henry
Logan. It was expected that they
would make very vigorous fight, and
in view of their extensive acquaintance
n the county, it was thought that con.
vic,ion would be difficult. Both men,
however, plead guilty. They were fined
500 each and both resigned Office. a
A n. w Firm.
al. Reader and II ". Baldwin have associ-
lied themselves in business under the firm
,ame oi Reader X Baldwin Tor the purpose
o dc:lng in agricultural machinery Of all
kinds aid have accepted the agency for the
hanli o binder. They will handle drills,
s ..ders piows, buggies, Wagons short