The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-03-23
NEWS IN MINNESOTA
st. Paul has curfew ordinance.

NEWS LIN MINNESOTA
st. Paul has a curfew ordinance.
Minneapolis is preparing for big
cycle meet the coming summer.
Private Bruce of Company c, Thir-
teenth Minnesota, was wounded in &C
ton near Manila Sunday.
Private Timothy Enright, Company
B, Thirteenth Minnesota, died at Ma
Mia March 20 from an electric shock.
Reports from the three companies of
the Second regiment indicate that the
organization will be kept nearly intact.
st. Paul's real estate transfers in Feb
ruary show an increase of 80 per cent
over last year, building permits 81 per
cent.
Gregory Greenier, an old resident of
Cloquet, has been arrested on a charge
of forgery preferred by B. j. Summer
field.
Anoka county has young giant who
may tackle Hall Adali, the Turk. The
young man is feet 8 inches high and
weighs 1858 pounds.
Captain G. c. Tears Of Company G.,
Fourteenth Minnesota regiment, of Du-
luth, has forwarded his resignation to
the adjutant general.
Rev. James D. Paxton of Philadel-
phia has been called to the House of
Hope church, st. Paul, in place of Rev.
John P. Egbert, resigned.
DR.. Weitzenberg, the agency physi-
clan at Pine Point, is dead of congestion
of the brain. His remains will be taken
to Cincinnati for interment.
The county attorney attacked the
gamblers Of Bemidji last week because
of their holiness in defying the law and
caused several gambling outfits to be
confscated. His life has been threat
ened.
General Young, in announcing and
approving the sentences of the mu-
tinous mem bers of the Fifteenth Mime
sofa regiment, severely roasted the Off
GERS, whom he holds largely responsible
for the outbreak. The rioters got from
six months to six years.
Thomas Knudson, ex-treasurer of
Swift county, who has been in Jail at
Benson since the 1st of February, has
been discharges by Judge q &. Qvale.
He was arrested on an Indictment for
having appropriated to his own use sew
eral thousand dollars belonging to Swift
county.
Dairy Commissioner Bowler has made
a report of the results of examinations
of food products, including baking pow
ders and vinegar, made last week in
the chemical labratory of the depart
ment, Out of II samples but one stood
the test as being what it was repre-
scented on the label.
State Superintendent Lewis has dis
covered that unless there is deficiency
appropriation there can be no summer
schools this year. And some of the
members of the legislature have made
up their minds there shall be no def
cheney appropriation for summer schools
at all for two years anyway.
A memorial has been prepared and is
being generally signed by intelligent
members of the White Earth reserva-
tior setting forth the advisability and
urging that the proposed pine land sale
to take place next May be permitted to
go bn, and avoid the enormous expense
of additional examinations and possible
destruction by storm and forest fires.
1hirty-five acres Of state land adjoin-
ing the townsite of Bemidji brought
$40 per acre at the recent sale in that
county. Another lot the same size
brought $40 per acre. Otherwise about
1900 acres were sold at fair prices,
bringing an average better than So per
acre. That one fractional section came
toss, 900, and the proceeds Of the whole
sale will amount to more than sec, 900.
Tie initial payments were from the
minimum Of 10 per cent up to 10 per
cent.
Executive Agent Beutner will imme-
dhtely institute a crusade against pot
hunters in Northern Minnesota, who
have been supplying the lumber camps
With venison and moose meat during
tile winter. Mr.. Beutner stated that he
was personally in possession of informa-
tibn which, if turned to evidence against
tie contractors operating the camps,
would make them liable for heavy fines.
BE says he will at once institute pro-
ctedings and cause the arrest of all who
hive been violating the law during the
winter. It is his intention not only to
arrest the pot hunters, but those who
have encouraged them to kill the game
bf buying it for consumption in the
camps.
straw board Combine.
New YORK, March 23.-The prospec-
tn! of the National Straw Board COM
pany has been issued. 1t says that the
company is to be incorporated under the
lays of New Jersey with a capital of
$4,000, 900, equally divided between
common and per cent cumulative pre-
fefed stock. The company will have a
working capital of 100000 and is ex-
peted by its managers to control all