The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-06-09
WEST AND SOUTH,

ings were dedicated at the worlds fair.
The case of the state of Nebraska
against bondsmen of Joseph Bart
defrauding the state while treasurer,
has been appealed to the supreme court
for the third time. The state is try
ing to recover more than half a million
dollars.
At Gallatin, Mo-, j. w. Sullinger was
nominated for congress by the democrats
of the Third Missouri district. The nom
ination was made on the one hundred
and forty-fifth ballot.
A fight occurred on the Sims ana Viii
liams plantation, at Trail Lake Miss, and
John Sims and his Gis6ager, named Cate,
were killed By negroes and three of the
negroes have been killed, also.
LaQ&fras been purchased by the
Grand Trunk Western railroad on the
outskirts of Battle Creek, Mich, and
city from Port Huron.
The old Liberty bell and an escort of
about 60 persons left Philadelphia by
special train for the St. Louis exposition,
where the revolutionary relic will be
placed on exhibition.
Editor %,hn Hopley, of the Journal, at
Bucyrus, O., is dead. He was SO years
old Mr. Hopley was confidential secre-
tary of Salmon Chase during the war
of the rebellion.
The First national bank, of Cleve-
land, O., announces that a shortage OF
$500 has been discovered in the &C
counts of an employe who is missing.
William H. Miller, supreme master
workman of the Ancient Order United
Workmen, died at a sanitarium in Bat
tie Creek, Mich, from kidney trouble
after an illness of several weeks.
The state convention of Illinois re-
publicans at Springfield on the seventy
ninth ballot nominated Charles S. Dem
cen, of Chicago, for governor, and COM
pleted the state ticket. L. Y. Sherman
was named for lieutenant governor The
convention, which broke all records, be-
San on Friday, May 13, and continued to
Friday, May 20; took recess to Tuesday,
May 81. and closed Friday, June 3.
A lantern exploded and started a
fire in the Corning distillery at Peoria,
H., in which IA men were killed and
a property loss of $1,300,0O0 was
caused.
In Oklahoma a tornado resulted in
the death of Mrs. Thomas Payne in the
town of Walters. Il
Athletes from the University OF
Michigan won the conference meet at
Marshall field in Chicago by a score
of 80 points. The University of Chicago
was second, with 20 points.
An electric car on a street railway
in Burlington, Ia, got beyond control,
ran away and was demolished. Mrs.
Joseph Keehn was killed and Is other
passengers injured.
David r. Francis, president of the
Louisiana Purchase exposition, is be-
ing sought as a running mate for Al
ton B. Parker on the democratic
ticket.
. At Brownsburg, Va, Edward Nc
Cormick, a young farmer, shot and
instantly killed John w. Wade and Ar
thur Blackwell. The shooting was the
result of bad feeling that has existed
between the men for three years.
1t is announced that Joseph FIory
has rendered his resignation as secre-
tary of the national worlds fair COM
mission, to take effect July 1.
Collision between trains on the
Southern railway near Harrodsburg,
KY, killed two men and injured six.
Under life sentence for the murder of
Attorney j. B. Marcum at Jackson, Cur
It's Jett has been taken to the prison at
Frankfort, KY.
At Des Moines. Ia. Charles w. Graves
who has been on trial charged with
the murder of his wife, was permitted
to plead guilty of manslaughter. The
limit is eight years, and it is expected
he will receive that sentence.
In South Dakota floods two ,'T-
lost. Deadwood Is isn'-