The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-02-09
NEWS IN MINNESOTA

LILIES VI SUf00US ldSU year.
Mrs. Kelly, wife of P. H. Kelly, died
at her home in St. Paul Sunday.
The National Buttermakers conven.
ton is expected to meet in st. Paul in
1901.
The Northwestern Whist association
held two days annual meeting in st.
Paul.
Merchants excursions will be run to
the Twin Cities in February, March and
April.
William Donaldson, the prominent
Minneapolis merchant, died suddenly in
California.
The Chicago Great Western will fund
about 100000 Indebtedness into de-
benture stock.
Bishop Whipple has been selected to
represent America at the great mission
airy meeting in England.
In wreck on the Chicago Great
Western near Dodge Center, Mimi, En-
gineer Stewart was killed.
Francis Baasen of New Ulm, veteran
of the First Minnesota, has been ap-
pointed assistant adjutant general.
Governor Lind has removed John S.
O'Brien from the state prison board for
alleged incompatibility of purpose.
H. o. Garlock & Co., of Walnut
Grove have bought out R. H. Martin &
Son, proprietors of the Bank of Balaton
John Rodd, an alleged counterfeiter
who escaped from Jail at Winona, a
year ago, has been captured in Illinois,
The Minneapolis and St. Louis intends
to build an Omaha line, according to a
reported statement of General Manager
Day.
Father Homer, Catholic Priest, who
has in charge the spiritual welfare Of
the Indians on the Cloquet reservation,
is erecting a new church on the reserva-
ton.
Three frame business houses and sew
eral thousand dollars worth Of ma
chinery were destroyed by fire at Sibley.
A machine shop, laundry and Office were
burned.
A postoffice has been established at
Clotho, Todd county, which will be sup
piled by special service from Long
Prairie. George w. Cromwell has been
appointed postmaster.
Charles and Jane Whittemore of Lyn-
den town, Stearns county. have cele-
brated the Goth anniversary Of their
wedding. The groom is 81 and with
his bride is enjoying excellent health.
The state railroad commission has rec
commended that the Eastern Minnesota
stop its trains at La Prairie or otherwise
satisfy the people of that place, who
have complained that their station was
removed.
Oscar Sather was arrested at Wadena
by Sheriff Irwin on a complaint charg-
ing him with passing spurious coin. He
was searched and seven counterfeit dol
lars were found. He broke down and
confessed that he made the moulds him
self and we'll done dollars dated 1879. in
1887
Labor Commissioner McHale mas an
nounced his appointments of the fol-
lowing assistants in his department:
Assistant labor commissioner. n. P. o.
son, Minneapolis; factory inspector, AL
fred McCollum, Duluth: deputy COM
missioner, J. L. Graves of St. Paul, pub
Usher of the St. Paul Broadaxe.
st. Paul's loss by fire during 1893 was
smaller than it was during any of the
16 preceding years since the city had a
paid fire department.. The total loss for
the year was $3.50, 95S.17, as against
$175, 600 for the year preceding. There
were $50 alarms during the year, l73
more than in 1897. The average loss per
fire during 1898 was S242.eS.
Judge Lochren, sitting in the United
States circuit court at st. Paul, has
held that the Chicago Great Western
railway company may not abrogate the
contract with the Northern Pacific to
use the latters tracks between ST. Paul
and Minneapolis. The contract sought
to be abrogated was for 500 years and
still has more than 900 years to run.
The following Minnesota postmasters
were appointed during the week: Brad
ford, Isanti county, G. A. Olson: Cush-
man, Isanti county, William Pew; Saint
Leo, Yellow Medicine county, Henry
Schweyen: Wyanette, Isanti county,
Andrew w. Anderson; Lemond, Steele
county, Edward S. Hanson; Wallace,
Dakota county, Frank Hardness; Saint
Bonifacius, Hennepin county, Felix
Logelin; Robbinsdale. Hennepin county.
E. F. Doty.
For his mental anguish and damage
to his reputation in having libel pub
ished from one telegraph agent to
another and for the malice therein con-
tanned, the supreme court holds that
Samuel D. Peterson, former state sem
ator, is justly entitled to a verdict
against the Western Union Telegraph
company and that punitive damages
may be included. But $4,000 is too
much. He must make it $1,000 or have
a new trial.