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

uoluiuS convention as OO' A e
week.
The Minnesota National Guard assor
citation will ask the state to furnish tne
armories.
The next legislature will be asked to
provide two new build !ngs for the agrl-
cultural school.
Eighty.f four students have completed
the winter dairy course at the state
agricultural school.
The receivers of the Wood Harvestef
works at St. Paul have been authorized
to declare dividend.
A postotfice has been established az
Tawney, Fillmore county, with Ioliet
f. Halvorsen as postmaster.
Orders for more than 40 ssrloads OF
binding Irvine have alread been re-
ceived at the Saltwater prison.
Frank Wilson, on trial at Minneapo-
lis for the murder of Ralme Duchane
on July "a last, has been acquitted.
John Haycoek, 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 meeting at st. PauE
and discussed plans for fighting fusion
1t was stated at Washington that
Halvor Steenerson will be appointed
United States district attorney for Min
nesota.
The sureties of Haugan, the default
ing city treasurer of Minneapolis, have
been released from their $500 900 bonds
for 800, O9o
Chiefs OF the White Earth Indian RESI-
eEvation have sent protest to WASH
ington against the way their pine tim
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 the case Of Charles w. Thompson
vs. Great Northern railway at Will
mar, the jury found a. verdict OF $S,O00
for plaintiff, who lost a foot.
Ole Finharts very early settler, died
at Grand Meadow Friday. Twenty
five years ago Mr.. Finhart represented
his district in the legislature.
The trial of Mccall for the killing of
Henry Haberling, which has been i'm
progress at Pipestone for several days.
resulted in asNerfiict IF acquittal
The Joyce-Kenney breach Of promise
suit at Minneapolis resulted in ver-
dict for the plaintiff, Miss Joyce. The.
amount awarded was the full sum
asked-$5,OOO.
Congressman McCleary has an
nounced that the examination of can
didates for the West Point cadetship at
Heron Lake had been postponed from
Fec. 8 to Feb. 10.
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
court 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 conn
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
%Lo nv I'd
account of street crossings is the cause
| of this change.
State Treasurer Koerner received a
, check for sll,OOo. from the g. N. Nell
son Lumber company, in settlement OF
claims against the company for alleged
trespass on the lands OF the state some
six Or seven years ago. The amount is
| supposed to cover the full value Of the
| pine. The money will go into the
! school fund.
a. s~<Ss
DIR. D. N. Jones of Gaylord has peen
named by Governor Clough as mem
| Der of the board Of trustees of the state
l hospitals, vice DR.. G. L. Wells of Min.
, neapoiiis, deceased, DR.. Jones was a
! member of the state board Of medical
'! examiners His place on that board
was filed by tine appointment of DE-.
H: Morel1 Of Slayton.
Miss n. Hams has rendered her resip-
nation as teacher in the Winona nor
NAL school and it is reported on GOOD
authority that she will marry 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 1887
amounted to $2.344, 431. 2I. on which
the gross earnings tax due the state
amounts to $60,3327 "a. This is an in
crease Of $2l2. 500. SO in the gross earn
ings and $6,2S4.ly in the tar for sfx
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 Z. +. Green
General Merchandise cn,nnanv &tA GOO