The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-04-27
NEWS IN MINNESOTA

Excelsior will build new school
house to cost $4,000.
A contract has been let for a new
courthouse in Lac qui Parle county, to
cost $29, 796.
Leading business men of st. Charles
have organized commercial union for
social and literary improvement.
Governor Lind appointed Monday,
May /. as Arbor day and Bird day.
The proclamation has been issued.
Winifred Scott. colored boy IL
years old. is under arrest at st. Paul on
charge of attempting to shoot his
15-year-old sister.
Mrs. Ida Spaulding, young snake
charmer, was bitten by rattlesnake in
a Minneapolis museum Saturday night
and died on Sunday.
Frank Fisk, Brainerd deliveryman,
was thrown under his wagon and
wheel passed over and crushed his head,
causing instant death.
DR.. J. L. Conner, Minneapolis ply
stefan, suicided by jumping from a
bridge into the Mississippi river. Fear
of becoming insane caused the act.
DIR. Albert B. White of Yale will be
added to the state university faculty
next year, as an instructor in medieval
and English constitutional history.
A convict in the state prison, James
Barney by name, was caught in the
oh nd
jured so badly that he will probably
not recover.
General Lambert has let the contracts
for the uniforms and other equipment
of apparel necessary to fit out the Sec
ond and Third regiments Of the ma
tional guard.
Mayor Tarbell of Winona has in
structed the police to enforce the Sun
day closing and state liquor laws. Local
clergymen began an agitation for this
several weeks ago.,
The Eastern Minnesota has filed no
tice of an increase Of 100000 in cap
ital stock. The money is to be used on
the construction of the Duluth cutoff.
The fees to the state are 50, 100.
President L. G. Lord of the normal
school has received word that his son
Frank has been chosen an orator to
represent Yale college in the debate
against Harvard college to occur next
month at Cambridge.
The case against Banker M. R. Todd
of Preston has been transferred to the
November term of court. Meanwhile
the extradition proceedings which have
been brought to secure the person OF
Joseph R. Clements of La Crosse appear
to have hung fire.
At recent meeting of the stockhold-
ers of the Bank of Merriam Park it was
decided to go into voluntary liquidation
in accordance with the suggestion made
by Bank Examiner Pope, who advised
this course. Stockholders and depositors
will be paid in full.
A union meeting of the Winona city
churches has been held to discuss the
enforcement of the liquor laws, especial
| ly in regard to Sunday closing and SELL
ing to minors. County Attorney An
derson was present and explained the
legal points involved.
Charles E. Mayo, one of the oldest
and most respected citizens of st. Paul,
died Sunday after protracted illness.
Deceased was prominently identified
with the early commercial interests of
st. Paul. He was II years of age and
had resided in st. Paul for 30 years.
State Superintendent Lewis says the
number of summer schools planned by
the department would have to be re-
duced fully one-half to come within the
funds available for the work. This is
the result of the failure of the legisla-
ture to make adequate appropriation.
George F. Spinney will bring suit
against the st. Paul Globe company for
$50, 900 for breach of contract. Papers
in the suit have not yet been filed, but
they will be in few days. Attorney
White, who is acting as Mr.. Spinney's
counsellor in the matter, is understood
to be drawing them up.
Two men were killed and four others
more or less injured by the caving of
9O-foot bank on the Eastern Minnesota
railroad near Carleton. The catastrophe
was caused by the melting of the i'm
mense frozen mass. A steam shovel
was completely buried and part of the
gravel train was covered over.
Diphtheria has broken out in o. Con-
nos family at Little Falls. A 3-year-
old daughter died Friday and two
other children in the family are report
ed i'll with the same disease. Only
about three weeks ago Mr.. Como lost a
child from diphtheria. Another case is
reported in the family of George Kay,
who lives two miles below the city.
The plan of having the Twelf tn regi
ment hold reunion at Winona at the
time of the Fourth of July celebration
has been practically abandoned. The
regiment is broken up and separated,
and has no uniforms or arms. Instead,
q move is on foot to have the Second
regiment of state militia hold its an
nual encampment there instead of at
Lake City.
Edward Finnegan, private, Thir-
teenth Minnesota, has been rendered an
appointment in the military postal serv-
ice in the Philippine islands. His sal
airy will be $1,000, with per diem allow