The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-06-16
NEWS IN MINNESOTA

NEWS In MINNESOTA
There were 3O4 graduates from the
state university this year.
Clouuet has awarded contract for
new school house to cost $40, 400.
A st. Paul firm has secured s.. 000,-
COO contract from the Canadian Pacific.
General Hubbard has been assigned
to the Seventh army corps, now at
Tampa.
Rev. M. N. Adams has been elected
president of the Minnesota Pioneers
association.
The 18th annual meeting of the Min.
nesota druggists will be held in St.
Paul June Is and l6.
One of the largest steel plants in the
world is to be established in Chicago
and use Minnesota ore.
Jack Minds, last years Pennsylvania
fullback, will coach the university foot
ball team next fall.
The Mankato Alaskan Mining com.
pany has filed articles of incorporation
with the secretary of state.
J. T. Cation has been nominated as a
fusion candidate for congress from the
Fifth tMinneapolis) district.
Professor A. J. Smith of the central
high school, has been elected superin-
tendent of schools at st. Paul.
The ting Record was sunk in the Du'
luth ship canal ty the ore steamer Rob
ert Fulton. Three men were lost
Alexander Ramsey, Minnesota's frs
governor, will be invited to lay the
cornerstone Of the new state capitol.
The st. Anthony and Dakota com
pany's elevator at Cokato burned Sat
,urday, with about 1000 bushels o.
/ wheat.
Two Harbors has awarded contract
for about $4,000 worth Of sewers. Al
electric light plant is also to be put il
this year.
The supreme court has admitted t,
class of the law department Of the stat
university.
An order has been issued establishing
postoffice at Idelia, Dakota county
Mimi, and Vean McElrath commits
stoned postmaster.
Factory Inspector Woersch report
better conditions on the iron range:
More men are at work than last yea
and at better wages.
The Wagner Palace Car compan
has reported to the state auditor tina
the tax on its gross earnings in Mime
sofa for 1897 at a rate of three per cen
will give the state 81, 242.75.
Fire Warden Andrews has complete
his annual report, which is very e.
haustive. The decrease in the numbe
of destructive prairie fires testified we
to the efficiency of the department..
w. F. Deterling and William Oltine
reported lost on the schooner Jan
Grey off Cape Flattery, left for tn
] Klondike from Arlington in Marcel
The former lived there, the latter i
St. Paul.
The Bemidji Townsite company ha
closed deal for tho construction of
| new summer resort and commerce.
hotel, to cost SIG, 900, to be built upo
the shore of Lake Bsmidji, to be con
pleted by Sept l..
There was sale Of state lands o
! June held at Mora, Kanabec county
June 2 at Pine City, and at Princeto
on May 81. Little of the Land brougL
to exceed $5 per acre, but great des
of land was disposed of in the differen
! sales.
The Rust Hill and Burt mines of til
| Consolidated Iron mines (Rockefellers
have closed operations. throwing 70
! men out of work. The Penobscot, EN-
ploying 175 men, also suspended indef
4 ,nitely. No sales Of ore and lack of room
| for stock piling are the attribute
causes.
Minnesota university won third plac
| i'm the Western intercollegiate field da
at Parkside, Chicago, scoring min
! points. Gaines won the broad jump
Nelson was second in the one-auarter
mile run, and Page third in the mil
/ bicycle race Wisconsin had first plac
and Northwestern nniver sity of Chi
cago second.
Preparations are now being made t
celebrate on grand scale, the 30tl
anniversary of the settlements of tn
Ojibwas on the White Earth reserva
ton, on Tuesday, June IA. Nativ
games and dances, races. and the SO.
emn iniatiatory feast of the white dog
will form features of the days pro
gramme.
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