The Saint Paul globe., 1900-06-23
NEWS OF LUVERNE.
Rock County Town Preparing for
Sewerage System.

LUVERNE, Mimi, June M.-(Special)
James Preston, of this city, has just
received q telegram informing him that
his son Homer, who is in the West Point
Military academy. had successfully pass
ed the examination of that institution.
Mr.. Preston entered the academy under
great disadvantage, from the fact that
his fellow claSSmen had six months the
start of him, and he was advised by Con-
gresham McCleary at the time to post
pone his entrance for another year.
R. B. Hinkly, president of the Rock
County bank, in this city has just fin
ished the work of establishing a new
brick yard on his place one mile south
west of this city. This is the only repre-
sentative of the brick manufacturing in
duStry in this section.
Cards have been received here announce
ing the marriage of Miss Minnie L.
Schuck and DR. George L. Huntington,
which occurred at the home of the brides
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. J. Schuck, at
Geneseo, Ill, yesterday afternoon. The
bride is very popular in Luverne society
and is highly esteemed by ali who know
her. She is sister of B. E. Schuck
cashier of the Security bank. this city
The groom DIR. G. l.. Huntington, was
born and reared in this city and con-
tinued to reside here until couple of
years ago, when he removed to the city
of st. Paul, where he went to engage in
the practice of his profession as an Os-
teopath physician. Mr.. and Mrs. Hunt
ington will make their home in St Paul.
L
roller mills, is at present compelled to
run his mills night and day in order to
supply the demand for Luverne flour.
Ex-senator Jay La Due has sold his
farm just southeast of this city contain
ing $40 acres to c. H. Gray, OF Magno ia
Consideration $95 per acre.
News has just been received b. friends
here Of a serious accident which befeIl
Mrs A. E. Patterson at Brookings, S. D
by falling through a trap door. She is a
former resident of this city.
Leslie j; Owen, of LIE Roy, Ill, is in
the city looking after the interests of
Illinois heirs in the estate of the late
Hon. George w. Shook, the final settle
ment of which is now being made; The
tween $4,000 and 100000.
PERSONAL MENTION.
Miss Nancy Forrest, Gleanoon, H., is
In the city visiting friends.
Miss Fannie Minor, one of the gradu-
ates of the high schools, left this after
noon for Retreat, Wis, the home of her
parents.
the guest of friends.
w. n. Croft has returned to his home
at lie Mars, To-, after short visit with
his brothers, J. B. and A. c. Croft here.
Hon. II. H. Gray, Hon. H J. Miller and
Parkston. S. D.
The Misses Newkirk, Worthington, are
the guests of Miss Myra XII patrick this
week.
Mrs. DR.. c. O. Wright, accompanied by
her son, has returned TO her home in this
city from an extended visit at Flandrau,
S. D.
Miss Lillian Burleigh has returned to
her home her from Odessa, Mimi, where
she taught school.
The city council have ordered a special
municipal election to be held Tuesday,
July 10, for the purpose of submitting to
the legal voters OF the City, the PROPOSE
ton of a public sewerage system. The
question thus to be decided is whether a
majority of citizens are in favor of the
council issuing bonds to an amount neces-
sary TO cover the cost of constructing a
Puplc sewer; payable twenty years from
GATE OF issuance and bearing 3 per cent in
council
George L. Wilson, assistant city civil
engineer OF St Paul, has for the past two
months been busily engaged in preparing
plans, specifications and profles for the
proposed system.