The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-13

vote. on the proposition to issue school school
! bonds for the purpose of raising money
to construct new school building.
Lakefeld, Minn.-The annual report of
just published, shows 1,525,3S6 pounds of
milk received; 56,6Ol pounds Of butter
shipped, and $3.50 pounds of butter sol sold
at the creamery. Total receipts, $lO,AS.
Adrian, Minn.-The report of the board
of auditors of the village of Adrian and
of the treasurer have appeared Iney
have paid for different matters during the
year the sum of $9,045O2, and have bal
ance in the treasury amounting to $25.lS.
Bruce, S. D.-A meeting of the citizens
| of lakewood township will be held here
next Tuesday Q3th) in the school house,
| to vote on changing from the town sys-
| tenn of schools to independent districts.
| This is especially necessary for Bruce in
| order to have two rooms here.
Mankato Minn.-With expressions of
| regret the congregation of the Presby-
I terrain church last night voted to &C
| cept the resignation of the pastor, Rev
| Lee w. Beattie. 1t was also decided to
| join with the pastor in asking the pres
| bytery to dissolve the pastoral relation.
| Mankato Mimi. - County Attorney
| Hughes returned from st. Paul, where he
! had been for a couple Of days. Report
| has it that he called 10 see the public eX-
aminer for the purpose of smoothing
the troubled waters that surrounded one
of the county officials, and which We're
| stirred up by the examiner recently.
| SteWartVille, Minn.-The people of this
| place are planning to put the park, adj
jaccnt to pretty Lake Florence, in such
condition that for the purposes OF plcnicS
nothing better can be found in this part
of the state. With the new stub line to
Rochester it is probable that Stewart
| vile will become a very popular summer
resort.
Volga, S. D.-The efforts of the direc-
tors of the Volga Creamery company to
raise $1,000 before the 1st of this month
to reduce the indebtedness on the plant
were not successful. The directors will
now endeavor to reorganize the company
by issuing thirty shares at $50 each and
selling them to parties interested in that
institution. If this project fails the
creamery will then be sold at auction.
Hanock Minn.-This spring promises
for our farmers the largest acreage in the
history of the county. There Is compar-
atively no land left unploWed that should
! have been Dlowed last fall and great
many took advantage of the open fall and
| did an enormous amount of breaking. II
| all goes well kittson county will see the
! greatest harvest in the history of the
| state this coming fall
Rochester Minn-There is a big de-
mand at present in this city for artisans
| in every branch of labor. With the adj
vent of spring Rochester will enter the
busiest ard most prosperous season that
| she has known in many years. At pres
! ent there Is not a desirable vacant store
| in the city Painters carpenters and
common laborers will find work more
| abundant this spring than at any time In
| the past. A large amount of building is
to be done, both in the business and res
idence portions of the city.
GlendiVe Mort.-Strong pressure is be-
| ing brought to bear upon the governor
to commute the sentence Of death of Jo-
seph Hurst, who is to be hanged here
Tuesday. March 20, for the murder of
! are said to have evidence pointing to
the guilt of man whom the dead sher
| if was about to bring to justice. A big
| petition for executive clemency is being
| gotten up at Fergus Fails and vicinity,
where Hurst was we'll known and bore a
good reputation.
| Grand Rapids, Minn.-Grand Rapids will
| soon have a lath and shingle mill in OPP
! GRAFTON. John Dolph and w. E. Martin
have reached a final decision in the mat
| ter, and the necessary machinery will be
| ordered within a short time. 1t has also
been decided to locate the institution on
| DolphS farm, which adjoins the village
on the south. Raw material and water
| are there in abundance, and the project
| ors have concluded that the extra haul
of the finished product to the railroad will
| be cheaper than to transport the raw MAJ
! terial to the mill If the latter were located
in the village. They expect to be in run
| ming order about the LIST of June.
| Hecla, S. D.-Arrangements are being
made for a wolf hunt to take place Sat
| urday, March IL.
Bruce, 8. D.-Rev. J. A. Matlock, pas
| tor of the First NJ. e. church, South Chi
| cago, Is helping Rev Martin hold revival
meetings in Casuewood; They made a
| call on Rev. Kidder last Friday.
! Adrian, Minn.-Plans are being laid to
| hold a series of gospel meetings at the
Methodist church from Sunday March 49,
| to Sunday, April l. Rev. Irwin will be
assisted by pastors of other churches
| This Is in accordance with plans laid
| early In the conference year. These meet
! ings will in no way interfere with those
! to be held in the Baptist church later.
| They will rather help the later by Great
! ing an interest in advance.
Mankato, Minn.-The officers of the
Harvest Festival and State Fair associa-