The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-02-25
ROUND ABOUT THE STATE.


The first child to be born in the new
town of Aurora was a daughter to
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Engas, Feb. H.
There are five members of II. G.
Williamson's family, St. Paul, poison
ed from eating bread, it is supposed.
A club for newsboys will probably
be established by the St. Paul as
sembly of the Brotherhood of St. An
drew.
Miss Ethel Ross, of Mazeppa, aged
about Is, took large dose of corro-
sive sublimate with suicidal intention
and died.
The Winona Telephone company
will construct new line leading out
into the country for many miles, to
serve patrons.
An ordinance has been introduced
in the Crookston council providing
for an increase in the saloon license
from $500 to $3.50.
A state officer, by whom claims for
horses killed Oh account of glanders
must be approved, estimates the value
of glandered horse at about S..
The 7-year-old daughter of farmer
named Delp, residing south of Cyrus,
was accidentally shot by her 14-year-
old brother, while the parents were
away.
The output of the Minneapolis flour
mills showed an increase of $4,000
barrels last week, according to the
current number of the Northwestern
Miller.
Louis Goodkind, a member of the
firm of Mannheimer Bros, st. Paul,
died at his residence, 215 Nelson av-
enue, St. Paul, at the advanced age
of 10 years.
Inc village hall at Howard Lake
was completely destroyed by fire. Be
sides containing offices for the town
officers and large room used for
entertainments.
The somber event in connection
at the university armory was the
death of Mrs. II. S. White of roc Mar
shall avenue, ST. Paul.
Maj. Harry L. Rogers has been APP
pointed chief paymaster of the de-
partment of Dakota, to succeed Maj.
William L. Gilbert when the latter re-
tires from active service.
Peter John, a section man on the
Wisconsin Central railroad was killed
at Gladstone by an engine. He was
a single man, about so years old and
lived on Phalen Creek, St. Paul.
The state oil inspector reported to
the state auditor that the oil inspec-
ton fees for January were $2,9O5.30,
of which $2,901.SO were paid out for
expenses, leaving a balance of $3.50.
The North Shore Fisherman's asso-
citation will ask the next Legislature
for the repeal of the law fixing the
size of the mesh in the nets used in
fishing for herring on Lake Superior.
The dwelling house of Peter Morrey,
occupied by G. A. Olson, at Kimball,
was totally destroyed by fire. The
loss will be about $500, which is
partly covered by insurance. Origin
of the fire is not known.
1t is regarded as among the posi-
bilities that Charles NJ. Start, chief
Justice of the Minnesota supreme
court, will retire on account of ill
health. He is at present in Florida
recuperating from an illness which
threatened his life three months ago.
The Duluth & Iron Range railroad
has RENTED it's 1903 gross earnings
tax to the state treasury. The earn
ings were $5,573, 1854, and the per
cent tax $167 1886. The earnings for
1902 were $5,946, 52O.51, and the taxes
$17s,295.62.
The raft boat c. W. Cowles has been
purchased by George Winans of Wa
basha and will be remodeled and run
out of st. Paul as an excursion boat
next summer. A large barge will be
constructed for use with the boat.
The Exchange Bank at Grand Mea-
dow has entered the tropical fruit
growing business on small scale.
Governor Van SAINT has inspected the
''orchard" in the window of the bank,
and large ripe lemon has been sent
him. The tree is IS years old and is
over eight feet high.
There were 10000 licenses to hunt
ers issued this year in Minnesota.
$4,000 deer were killed there. 1t is
estimated that there are 100000 deer
in the state and the ravages of the
wolves are more feared than the pop
ping of hunters.
Forty-three timber and stone appli-
cations and eleven homestead entries
were recorded at the Duluth land Of
fee at the opening of the new town
in northern Itasca county, twenty
five miles southwest of international
Falls, by the long line of applicants,
most of whom held their places since
Wednesday evening.
James A. Wilson of the state dairy
| and food commission has begun a
series of farmers meetings in the
Red River valley to encourage the es-
| tablishment of creameries and cheese
factories and to teach the best meth
DDS of farming, including proper ro-
tation of crops and the care and feed,
ing of cows.
By being caught by slippery cant
hook, Thomas Lafey met with an ac'
cident at Two Harbors, that will dis,