Stearns County, Minnesota - Chapter with an unread heading (no. 8 of those read), 1915 (part 5 of 6)

July 4. - The celebrated Cold Spring dam case has reached a final conclusion by a second decision of the supreme court just filed. The history of the case in brief is this: A dam was built across Sauk river at Cold Spring in 1856, first to operate a saw mill and afterwards a grist mill, and has been maintained for 45 years. The flowage caused by the dam extended up the river 16 miles, covering a chain of lakes and increasing the depth of water from 2i^ to 4 feet. The mill became the property of Anton Muggli and in January, 1898, some forty farmers living along the river between Cold Spring and Richmond completed the payment to him of $5,000 for the dam with the priviege of tearing it out. The purpose of this was to give them a large acreage of meadow land then under water. Legal steps were taken by residents of Cold Spring to prevent the removal of the dam. On the first appeal to the supreme court the decision was in favor of the farmers but on the second appeal, in which the decision has just been filed, Cold Spring comes off the victor. During the time while litigation was in progress, two separate attempts were made to blow up the dam with dynamite, but both were unsuccessful.

August 8. - Samuel C. Johnson, who took a farm in the township of Le Sauk in 1855, and was a veteran of the Civil war, died Saturday, aged 75 years.

August 29. - Word has been received in this city of the sudden death of Daniel W. Bruckart at Alki Point, near Seattle, Friday, aged 50 years. For a number of years he was a member of the Stearns county bar and for three terms mayor of St. Cloud.

John Wuertz, who located on a farm in the town of Lake Henry more than thirty years ago, died yesterday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. John Neutzling, in this city, aged 78 years.

September 5. - The first Labor day celebration in St. Cloud for almost ten years was successfully carried out Monday. An address was delivered at Empire Park by the Rev. F. E. Ross. The weather was fine for the sports in the afternoon. Frank Brigham proved to be the best all-around athlete, his cash prizes amounting to $17. Andrew Fuchs, one of the original homestead settlers of the county, died Thursday at his farm house near St. Joseph, aged 87 years.

Memorial services in honor of the late President McKinley, the victim of an assassin's bullet, were held in the different churches Sunday last, and this afternoon general public services were held. Following a parade in which it is estimated that from 3,000 to 4,000 persons took part, a meeting was held at the Davidson opera house, which was packed to the doors, and an eloquent address was delivered by Father Cleary, of Minneapolis. The chil-

September 26. - The contests started by citizens of Sauk Rapids to test the legality of the special election by which the county seat of Benton county was removed from that village to Foley have been amicably settled. The Foley people bought from the county commissioners the old court house with the six lots on which it stands and deeded it to the village and township of Sauk Rapids, with the condition that it should never be used for court house purposes.

Monsignore Koppes, bishop of Luxemburg and the first bishop of that province who ever crossed the water to the United States, is in the city, the guest of Father Gregory Steil, O. S. B., pastor of the church of the Immaculate Conception and himself a native of Luxemburg.

Married, at Crookston, September 24, at the residence of the bride's parents. Miss Josephine Lally to James H. Maybury, the Rev. Father Theillon officiating.

October 10. - Ephriam B. Whitney, father of A. G. Whitney of this city, died Tuesday at his home near Clearwater, aged 81 years. He came to Minnesota in 1856, and to Stearns county in 1861, locating first at Fair Haven, afterwards removing to St. Cloud, and then to Clearwater.

November 21. - The eighth annual convention of the Minnesota State Butter and Cheesemakers' Association began its sessions at the court house yesterday, Governor Van Sant being among the delegates. A number of interesting papers were read, among the rest being one by Frank W. Whitman, of Avon, on "Tempering of Milk; Separating and Care of Separators." A meeting was held in the evening at the Davidson opera house, where addresses were made by Governor Van Sant, State Dairy and Food Commissioner McConnell and others. The association adjourned today.

December 12. - At the St. Paul home of her parents, December 11, Miss Jennie Florence Hanson, of Litchfield, was married to Mr. Ripley Bernard Brower, of St. Cloud, the service being read by the Rev. T. J. Crump, a former rector at Litchfield.

December 19. - At the Presbyterian church in this city last Thursday Jennie Estella Campbell was married to Ellery George Williams, the Rev. E. V. Campbell, the bride's father, performing the ceremony.

December 26. - Alexander Moore, of Sauk Centre, died Friday in that city, which had been his home since 1857. He was one of the most prominent business men in Western Stearns, and served his district for two terms in the state legislature. He was 78 years of age at the time of his death.

January 2. - St. John's Cantius Polish Catholic church in St. Cloud was dedicated Friday by Bishop Trobec and a number of assisting clergymen. The church has just been completed at a cost of $17,000 and is a credit to the Polish people of the city.

January 9. - Nathan F. Barnes, one of the old settlers of Northern Minnesota, died January 1, at Santa Rosa, Cal., aged 84 years. Mr. Barnes came in 1858 to Alexandria in this state, where he was one of the first settlers. In 1868 he removed to St. Cloud, purchasing a half interest in the Times, which he retained for one year. For a number of years he was city justice; in 1865 and again in 1875 was a member of the legislature and was the first resident director of the St. Cloud Normal school.

January 16. - E. P. Barnum, prominent in business and public life in the county, died Friday at his home in this city, in the 72nd year of his age. He came to Minnesota in 1855, stopping at Hastings. After several changes he located at Sauk Centre in 1867, engaging in business at that place. He was twice the Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor of the state and once for congress, on the occasion of the memorable contest between Knute Nelson and C. F. Kindred as Republican candidates, making a triangular field. For a time he was owner and editor of the Sauk Centre Avalanche. Having been appointed clerk of the district court to succeed A. L. Cramb, resigned, November 21, 1982, he removed to St. Cloud. He was elected to the office in 1894 and

The merchants of this city met last evening and completed organization of the St. Cloud Merchants' Association by electing the following officers: C. D. Grinols, president; E. W. Atwood, secretary; G. J. Metzroth, treasurer. Twenty-five merchants were present and fifty-eight have signed the agreement to become members.

February 6. - A figure familiar in this city for many years will be seen no more. W. W. Wright, the first station agent at St. Cloud, died at his home Sunday night, aged 78 years. In addition to his railroad duties, which were continued until he resigned in 1894, he served as a member of the city council.

March 6. - At a meeting of the State Normal board held at St. Paul Tuesday Dr. W. A. Shoemaker of this city was elected president of the St. Cloud Normal school to succeed George R. Kleeberger, resigned.

March 13. - Camp St. Cloud of the Minnesota Society of the Army of the Philippines was organized Thursday with 32 charter members. The officers elected were: H. J. Limperich, commander; Peter N. Schumacher, vice-commander; A. C. Maxson, adjutant; Henry Tenvoorde, quartermaster; Edward Lenz, chaplain; Julius Hendrickson, officer of the day; D. H. Knickerbocker, officer of the guard; surgeon major, J. P. Chance, M. D.

March 27. - The sale of the Arcturus iron mine near Grand Rapids, in Itasca county, is authoritatively reported. This property is owned by Mesdames D. H. Freeman, John Coates, C. P. McClure and E. H. Holden, of this city, daughters of the late J. E. Hayward. The option runs to George C. Howe, of Duluth, representing P. L. Kimberly. of Chicago. The consideration for the fee is $750,000, the sum of $50,000 being paid for a four-months' option.

The Gold Star Mining company of St. Cloud has been organized, the officers being largely local parties. The capital stock is $2,500,000, and the gold-silver-lead property to be developed is in Idaho.

April 10. - A two-days' session of the Northern Minnesota Educational Association began P'riday, with Cleve E. Van Dyke in the chair. Papers were read by R. R. Hill, of Alexandria; H. B. White, of Princeton; J. A. Cranston, of Alexandria; H. E. White, of Princeton; J. A. Cranston, of Alexandria; Miss Isabel Law« rence, of the St. Cloud Normal school; George A. Stanton, of Sauk Centre; C. G. Schultz, assistant state superintendent of public instruction; and W. S. Pattee, dean of the Minnesota law school. The officers elected for the ensuing year were: Supt. H. E. White, of Princeton, president; Prof. P, J. Seberger, St. Cloud, vice-president; Miss Rose Cooper, Sauk Centre, secretary and treasurer.

Word has been received of the death of George F. Brott, one of the original proprietors of St. Cloud (lower town) which occurred in Washington City March 13. April 24. - Mr. and Mrs. Xavier Braun, of St. Cloud, celebrated April 21, at the church of the Immaculate Conception their sixtieth wedding anniversary. In 1854 they came to Minnesota, taking a home on the banks of the Mississippi river just south of where St. Cloud was afterwards located. They have fifty grandchildren and five great-grandchildren now living.

May 8. - Wesley Carter has begun work on what will be the largest business block in St. Cloud, 132x132 feet, three stories high with full basement, located on the line of the Great Northern, near the electric light station.

June 5. - William Dickinson, who first located on a farm in Minden, Benton county, soon afterwards removing to St. Cloud, died at his home here Friday, aged 81 years.

The estate of William Bohmer, of Melrose, who died sixteen years ago and which was then appraised at $120,000, is now, when it is in process of closing, ap-

June 26. - The Northwestern District of the Grand Army of the Republic is holding its seventeenth annual encampment in St. Cloud. The city is in holiday attire and the veterans are given a cordial welcome. Following a parade, which was reviewed from the portico of the Davidson opera house, a camp fire was held Tuesday evening at Empire Park, and the following afternoon and evening there were camp fires at the encampment grounds, at all of which addresses were made. The convention closed today, Annandale being chosen as the next meeting place. The election of officers resulted as follows: P. S. Rudolph, Annandale, district commander; G. P. Boutwell, Clearwater, senior vice-district commander; S. P. Roach, New Paynesville, senior vice-district commander.

D. C. Abeles and O. H. Havill, custodians of the street fair fund, have liquidated and retired from the business, the $306.98 in their possession having been disbursed.

July 3. - A. G. Whitney has purchased from Watson P. Davidson the Sauk Rapids water power. The Sauk Rapids company has been reorganized, the new board of directors being F. R. Greene, of New York, and A. G. Whitney, R. L. Gale, E. E. Clark and George H. Reynolds, of St. Cloud. Mr. Whitney announces his intention of building a dam with a 16-foot head across the Mississippi river, affording from 6,000 to 10,000 horse power, to cost in excess of $100,000.

M. A. Bussen, postmaster at Richmond, has purchased the plant of the Richmond Standard, which recently suspended, and will revive the paper.

July 24. - The holders of the option on the Arcturus mine have failed to close the deal, forfeiting the $50,000 paid at the time of taking the option. (Long litigation followed in unsuccessful efforts to secure the return of this option money.)

At the triennial convention of the Benedictine Order of the United States in session this week at Atchison, Kansas, the Rt. Rev. Peter Engle, of St. John's abbey, Collegeville, was elected president, sueceeding the Rt. Rev. Innocent Wolf, who completed twenty-five years as abbot.

August 21. - A. G. French, who made his home at Maine Prairie in 1857, living there, with the exception of the period of service in the Union army, until about eight years ago when he removed to a farm at Little Rock lake, died there Saturday, aged 72 years.

After almost numberless unsuccessful efforts the government was finally able to dispose of the Fort Ripley reservation, 74.47 acres. The purchaser was John L. Berg, of Fort Ripley, who paid $6 per acre for the land and $50 for the improvements. The soil is very light and the buildings are of little value.

September 4. - H. C. Ervin has purchased the Carter flouring mills in this city, the consideration understood to be $35,000. For the past fifteen years Mr. Ervin has been connected with the Tileston Milling Company, latterly as secretary and treasurer.

September 11. - The Stearns and Benton County Medical Society was organized last evening. The officers elected were: P. A. Hilbert, Melrose, president; W. L. Beebe, St. Cloud, vice-president; J. C. Boehm, St. Cloud, secretary; H. A. Chilgren, Sauk Rapids, treasurer.

September 18. - The government good roads train of eleven cars loaded with machinery valued at over $40,000, in charge of experts, arrived last Thursday. A section of road immediately west of the Osseo track has been built as a demonstration. Meetings were held during the week at the Davidson opera house at which addresses were made by the government officers in charge of the train.

urging the great importance of good roads to the people of the county. An organization was effected with Hugh Evans, president and E. T. Davidson, secretary, they with Mayor Robinson, O. H. Havill and C. A. Cooper, of this city, J. T. Marvin, of St, Cloud town and Wm. Loudon, of Maine Prairie, to constitute a committee to organize a Stearns County Good Roads Association.

October 9. - The Agricultural Society of Stearns county has filed articles of incorporation. The first officers are A. E. Irwin, president; R. L. Palmer, vice-president; G. C. Ingram, secretary; Henry Keller, treasurer. The incorporators include thirty or more of the business men of Sauk Centre and the annual fairs are to be held at that place.

October 16. - The unplatted part of Waite Park, 220 acres, has been sold by the Waite Park Association to E. W. Randall, secretary of the State Fair Association, for $50 per acre.

R. C. Burdick, prominent in St. Cloud during the early transportation days, and a member of the territorial legislature in 1855, died in St. Paul Monday, aged 68 years.

The Benton County Bank at Sauk Rapids has been changed from a private to a state bank. The incorporators are Tollef and Andrew Jacobson, of Alexandria, and L. L. Herrick, Herman Berg, W. H. Fletcher, J. A. Senn and August Neils, of Sauk Rapids.

October 23. - The Rev. Gregory Steil, O. S. B., pastor of the church of the Immaculate Conception in this city, celebrated Saturday the twenty-fifth anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood. Seventeen of these twenty-five years have been spent in the ministry of the St. Cloud church. His first charge was at St. Wendel.

November 27. - Lucian Belden, one of Fair Haven's pioneers, died Friday at Dickinson, N. D., aged 68 years. His body was brought to Fair Haven for burial.

January 1. - James Y, Demerritt, who with William McNeil took a homestead on Winnebago Prairie in 1855, they two being the first settlers in Brockway, died at his home December 24, 1902, when within less than two months of having completed his four score years.

January 8. - The marriage of Miss Ada J Coates, of Sauk Rapids, to Jacob A. Jochem, register of deeds of Benton county, took place today at the home of the bride's parents, the Rev. E. V. Campbell, of this city, officiating.

January 15. - The death of Mrs. Mary Babcock Smith, wife of J. G. Smith, president of the First National Bank of St. Cloud, occurred suddenly Sunday, of heart trouble, at the age of 70 years. The remains were taken to Watertown, N. Y., her former home, for burial.

Daniel Chisholm, who had been a resident of that part of Stearns county since the late '50s, died January 3, at his home in New Paynesville, in the 70th year of his age.

January 29. - The new German Lutheran church at Sauk Rapids, costing $8,000, was dedicated Sunday. The Rev. August Agather is the pastor. The church has a membership of 95 families, with a parochial school of 105 pupils enrolled.

February 5. - Peter Lommel is another of Stearns county's pioneers to pass to his final rest. In 1856 he located at Luxemburg, ten years afterwards removing to Rockville, where he had a farm and a hotel at the town-site. In 1897 he came to St. Cloud, which was his home at the time of his death January 29, when he had passed the age of 84 years.

February 12. - The long-contested will of the late Alex. Moore, of Sauk Centre, has been sustained by the supreme court. The estate, valued at $100,000, was left, aside from a few small bequests, to a daughter, Mrs. Jessie F. Robertson, of Sauk Centre, and a granddaughter, Alice A. Moore, now Mrs. C. S. Coles, of Benson. The contest by the disinherited children

February 26. - The St. Cloud Lodge of Elks Friday evening in the presence of 40 or 50 visiting Elks and with almost the entire membership of 310 assembled dedicated the new hall in Carter block. The dedicatory exercises were in charge of Deputy Grand Exalted Ruler James W. Foley, of Stillwater, and were very impressive.

A complimentary banquet and ball given Wesley Carter last evening by a number of the citizens of St. Cloud on the occasion of the completion of his costly new business building was a pronounced success from every point of view.

March 12. - Mrs. Julia A. A. Wood, of Sauk Rapids, whose name is identified with much of the early history of this part of Minnesota, died March 10, at St. Raphael's Hospital, in the 78th year of her age. She was married in 1849 in her native state, Kentucky, to William H. Wood, coming with him that year to Sauk Rapids, where they built the first frame house within the present limits of that village. It was known as "Lynden Terrace," and when burned in 1855 was afterwards rebuilt. Mrs. Wood assisted her husband in editing the Sauk Rapids New Era, and under the nom de plume of Minnie Mary Lee contributed to the press many serial stories, poems and sketches, and was the author of several books.

April 2. - The post office was removed during Tuesday night from the McClure block to the new granite building on St. Germain street, opening for business there on the morning of April 1. The land office has also been removed to this building, occupying rooms on the second fioor.

The seventh annual convention of the Northern Minnesota Educational Association held in this city Friday and Saturday was regarded as one of the most successful in the history of the association. Papers were read by Miss Christine Goetzinger, superintendent of schools of Otter Tail county; Prof. J. A. Cranston, superintendent of schools at St. Cloud; W. S. Foster, president of the Milaca school" board; Superintendent George A. Stanton, of Sauk Centre; Isabel Lawrence, of the Normal school, and Miss Clara Stiles, of the St.

Cloud public schools, on "Geography in the Primary Grades" and "Geography in the Upper Grades," and others. Governor Van Sant made a short address. The officers elected for the ensuing year were: C. W. Frazier, Little Falls, president; A. P. Ritchie, Milaca, vice-president; P. P. Colgrove, St. Cloud, secretary and treasurer.

The body of Solomon R. Foot, the wellknown old settler and Indian fighter, who died March 15 at San Pedro, California, arrived at Melrose, his old home, March 25 for burial. In 1861 Mr. Foot with his brother came from Ohio to Minnesota, locating on the shores of Foot lake, in the township of Acton, Kandiyohi county. There were a number of Indians in the neighborhood with whom they were on friendly terms. At the time of the outbreak in 1862 he was shot by some Indians with whom he had been talking, after he had turned to leave them, but reaching the house barricaded the door and fought the redskins so successfully, his wife loading the gun while he did the shooting, that they withdrew after several of their number had been killed. With his family he finally escaped, coming to St. Cloud, and as soon as he was able joined those who were engaged in protecting the frontier from the raids of the savages. When the trouble was over he located at Melrose, building a hotel and securing the establishment of a post office, he being the first postmaster. In 1888 he removed to Minot, N. D., where he lived until a few years ago, when he went to California to spend his remaining days. He was 80 years of age at the time of his death.

April 9. - E. E. Clark, manager of the street railway company, returned yesterday from Duluth, where he purchased five cars to be added to the company's equipment, making eleven in all.

April 16. - John M. Rosenberger, city treasurer, died April 8, aged 61 years. He came to St. Cloud with his parents May 9, 1856, and later became one of St. Cloud's foremost business men.

Another pioneer to depart during the past week was George W. Smitten, of Le Sauk who died April 10, at the age of 76 years. He first located on a farm in Benton county in 1854; served for nearly four years in Company I Third Minnesota volunteers; after the war taking a homestead

April 30. - Alexander Ramsey, Minnesota's first territorial governor and the last of the war governors, died April 22 at his home in St. Paul, at the ripe age of eightyeight years. He was in Washington when Fort Sumter was fired on and that day tendered President Lincoln a thousand Minnesotians for the war - the first offer of the kind made - and when the formal call for volunteers came he answered it in person, "Our quota is ready, Mr. President." He served as governor of the territory from May 27, 1849, until May 5, 1853; as governor of the state from January 2, 1860, until July 10, 1863, leaving the governor's chair to take a seat in the United States senate. He was re-elected for a second term, serving in all twelve years in the senate. In 1879 he was appointed by President Hayes secretary of war, serving until 1881, Governor Ramsey had considerable property interests at St. Cloud, on the east side, and was a frequent visitor here, especially during the later years of his life.

William T. Rigby, who settled in the township of Lynden in 1857, engaging in farming until about ten years ago when he removed to Clearwater, died there April 22, aged 78 years. He was quite prominent in Masonic circles, having the year following his arrival at Clearwater secured a dispensation for a lodge at that place, which was duly constitued December 20, 1858. He served his district in the legislature and was a justice of the peace for nearly a quarter of a century.

May 14. - At a special election on the 7th, it was voted to issue $100,000 in bonds for the purchase of the water works, the vote being 510 for to 198 against the proposition.

May 28. - St. Cloud is entertaining the Sixth District Federation of Women's Clubs, the meetings being held in the auditorium of the new Carnegie Library. The sessions began last Thursday morning, continuing through the following day. Mrs. La Penotiere, president of the state federation, delivered an address at Unity church Thursday evening on "The Evolution of Women's Clubs." Mrs. F. V. Van Hoesen, of Alexandria, was chosen vicepresident; Mrs. C. M. Sprague, of Sauk

June 11. - Williard Spaulding, one of Maine Prairie's early settlers, died June 2, at Kenmare, N. D., where he was making his home with his son, Daniel Spaulding, at the age of 71 years. The body was brought to Maine Prairie for burial.

The sixth annual convention of the Catholic Order of F'oresters is in session in St. Cloud, with 400 delegates present. C. F. Ladner, of this city, was elected senior conductor; he was also chosen to be one of the five delegates-at-large from Minnesota to the International convention to meet at Dubuque August 11, and Chris. Schmitt was elected the delegate from the sixth district. P. H. Martin, of Duluth, was elected state chief ranger.

June 25. - Mrs. Anna Connell, who came to Minnesota in 1853, where July 6, she was married to William C. Connell, then sheriff of Benton county, three years later moving to the homestead in the township of Le Sauk where both remained during the rest of their lives, died Tuesday, aged 14 years. Her husband had passed away iwenty years ago.

July 16. - The worst wind storm that has -.'isited this part of the state since the fatal fiyclone of 1886 swept over the city and Che county to the east and west of it Thursday morning. The storm extended from a short distance west of Pleasant lake to the neighborhood of Duelm. A number of buildings were leveled to the ground or otherwise damaged by the wind, while several were struck by lightning.

James Jenks, who came to Minnesota in 1857, later locating at Fair Haven, died at his home in this city July 9, aged 72 years. After his residence at Fair Haven, Mr. Jenks removed to Maine Prairie, then to Clearwater, locating finally at St. Cloud in 1888, which continued to be his home until his death.

B. H. Dingman, another of our pioneers, died at Farming Sunday, aged 78 years. Mr. Dingman came to St. Augusta in 1856, afterwards moving to Richmond and later to Farming, being one of the first settlers in that town.

July 23. - Two more pioneers have gone to their rest. John T. Marvin came to Minnesota in 1858, where he engaged in farming until 1863, when he removed to ' Maine Prairie, making that his home for tour years, when he moved to St. Cloud town, a short distance south of the city, where he resided on his farm until his death July 16, at the age of 68 years. John Dressier located first at Sauk Rapids in 1855, the next year crossing the river to St. Cloud, taking a farm near the city. When the call came for soldiers for the Union he enlisted in Company I, Seventh Minnesota volunteers, serving until the close of the war. Broken in health after his return he worked at carpentering when his strength would permit. His death occurred last Friday, when he had reached the age of 67 years.

Chinch bugs are at work in many parts of the county. They are so bad at Maine Prairie that the farmers are cutting the half-ripened wheat for fodder.

August 13.- - John White came to Minnesota in 1853, making his home at Marty, in the town of Maine Prairie in 1S56, where he lived until his death which occurred August 2, when he had reached the age of 76 years.

August 20. - A meeting of the German Catholic teachers of Stearns county was held in the city yesterday, with an attendance of twenty, to revive and continue the German Catholic Teachers' Association of Stearns county . An organization was effected as follows: Gothard Harren, Freeport, president; H. Stetzel, St. Augusta, vice-president; W. A. Boerger, St. Cloud, first secretary; Conrad Dikemann, Roscoe, second secretary; J. L. Hohman, Albany treasurer.

September 17. - Dr. Silas Marlatt, St. Cloud's first druggist, died Sunday at the Asbury Hospital, Minneapolis. Dr. Marlatt was born January 8, 1826, at Yates, N. Y., coming to St. Cloud in 1857, engaging in the business in which he continued until almost his last days. Death claimed the same day another of St. Cloud's early settlers, J. G. Huber, who had also located in St. Cloud in 1857, engaging first in mercantile and afterwards in the insurance business. He was in the 82d year of his age.

September 24. - Sauk Centre's first county fair, which opened Wednesday of last week and closed Friday, was a success, notwithstanding the inclement weather.

The Merchants' Carnival at St. Cloud closed Saturday night. The Brainerd-Patterson people furnished the show and took almost the entire proceeds, the Merchants' Association, which did the work, having about $50 to its credit when the bills were paid.

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Ahman, of Richmond, celebrated their golden wedding Tuesday. They came to the United States in 1875, first taking a homestead in the township of St. Martin, where they lived until thirteen years ago, when they removed to Richmond village, which has since been their home. At the Catholic church Tuesday they renewed their marriage vows, the procession to the church being headed by their 50 grandchildren.

George Arnold, an early settler of the town of Luxemburg, died Tuesday at St. Nicholas. Although an alien at the outbreak of the war he enlisted in Company F of the First Minnesota volunteers and served with honor. For more than 20 years he was chairman of the board of supervisors, although a Republican in a strong Democratic town. He was born at Rhinefeld, Switzerland, July 3, 1836.

The marriage of Jane Whittlesey Mitchell to Frederick Davis Herbert, of New York, took place Wednesday at the home of the bride's parents in this city, the Rev. E. V. Campbell, officiating.

October 8. - St. Cloud now owns its own water works, the purchase having been made Saturday for $75,000, when the property was offered for sale by special master Howard M. Abbott, of Minneapolis, under a decree of the United States circuit court.

October 22. - Michael F. Plantekow, familiarly known through the southeastern part of the county as "Father" Plantekow, died at his home in New Paynesville, Wednesday, in his 83d year. He had settled in

November 5. - Angus Hames, a prominent resident of New Paynesville and for several years principal of the St. Cloud High school, died Tuesday, aged 60 years.

Ferdinand Danzl, one of the first settlers of St. Joseph, and who operated a grist and saw mill at that place in the territorial days, utilizing a near-by water power, died November 5, aged 68 years.

Fred Daggett, who recently purchased the Sauk Rapids Free Press, has since bought the Democrat and the Sentinel, consolidating the three papers into one.

November 19. - There are now 714 creameries and 85 cheese factories in Minnesota, 33 new creameries and 10 cheese factories having been established during the present year. Stearns county has 29 creameries, the largest number of any county in the state, Freeborn ranking second, with twenty-seven.

John P. Hammerel, one of St. Cloud's most active business men, died suddenly Saturday at his home in this city, aged 61 years. The deceased caine to Stearns county in 1857, living with his parents on a farm in St. Augusta. In later life he was B member of the board of county commissioners, mayor of St. Cloud and sheriff of the county.

December 3. - At the home of the bride's mother, Mrs. Hattie Schwab at Clear Lake, last Monday, occurred the marriage of Harriet Schwab to Peter R. Thielman, of St. Cloud, the Rev. Father Kicken officiating.

^ January 28. - Sunday was the coldest day in many years, the government standard thermometer at the state reformatory showing 42 degrees below zero as the minimum. The same instrument recorded 36 degrees below as the lowest point reached during the past twenty-four hours.

Sauk Rapids, and who while 87 years of age has been a widow for the past 36 years, was the mother of ten children, has 85 grandchildren, 52 great-grandchildren, and 3 great-great-grandchildren. No less than 150 persons trace their direct descent from her and five generations are still living.

February 4. - A tri-county branch of the Minnesota Farmers' Exchange was organized at the court house Saturday. The counties included in the district are Stearns, Benton and Sherburne. The purpose of the organization is to control the prices of farm products. C. H. Block, of Fair Haven, was elected president and N. K. Hunt, secretary.

The Sauk Centre Congregational Church has extended a call to Miss Darling, pastor of the Detroit (Minn.) Congregational Church to occupy the pulpit of the Sauk Centre church. A handsome new edifice has just been completed.

February 18. - The annual meeting of the Granite Producers' Association, of St. Cloud was held at the Grand Central Hotel Saturday evening. Officers elected for the ensuing year were: William Campbell, president; Albert Johnson, vice-president; J. F. Davis, secretary; A. M. Simmers, treasurer. A banquet followed the business session.

February 25. - The bill authorizing the building of a dam across the Mississippi river at Sauk Rapids has passed both houses of congress. This bill was introduced in congress at the instance of A. G. Whitney, of St. Cloud who owns the dam site.

March 3. - John R. Sloan, who was a pioneer of the pioneers, died at his home in this city Sunday, aged 80 years. He came to Minnesota in 1849, and assisted in the construction of the buildings at Fort Ripley and also those of the Winnebago agency at Long Prairie. He ran from Little Falls down the Mississippi the raft of lumber for the first frame house built

March 10. - About forty representative citizens of St. Cloud met last evening at the public library and organized the Civic Improvement Association of St. Cloud. The - objects of the association are to work for rhe commercial and industrial development of the city, for an impartial enforcement of the laws; for sanitary improvement; for the establishment and improvement of parks, grounds and public thoroughfares; and for the general development, improvement and beautification of the city. A constitution and by-laws were adopted, and officers elected as follows: H. C. Ervin, president; F. Schilplin, vicepresident; James E. Jenks, recording and corresponding secretary; D. C. Abeles, financial secretary; C. J. Metzroth, treasurer; with the chairmen of the various committees. The membership roll bears sixty signatures and this number will be rapidly increased to 100 or more.

March 17. - An invitation to what was possibly the first ball ever given in St. Cloud has been unearthed among some old papers. The invitation was written on common note paper and signed L. A. Evans, W. J. Fonseca and James M. Mc- Kelvy, the affair to be at Fonseca's store building, February 8, 1860. Gentlemen were requested to "notify the committee what lady they will escort to the ball, so that conveyances may be sent for them."

The Rev. Father Paneratius, parish priest at Farming, died fmddenly there Friday evening, aged 58 years. For a number of years he was friar of St. John's and after leaving there did missionary work at various places in this county and elsewhere.

March 31. - Once more we have had the teachers with us. The Northern Minnesota Teachers' Association held its eighth annual convention in this city, beginning March 25 and adjourning the day following. There were the usual papers, with an address the first evening by Judge E. A. Jaggard. of St. Paul, on "The Relation of Education and the Common Schools to Crime and Criminals." The main thought of the address was that education is the great preventive of crime. The officers elected for the ensuing year were: F. W. Carlson, Alexandria, president; O. F. King, Aitkin, vice-president; P. P. Colgrove, St. Cloud, secretary-treasurer.

April 7. - The first annual exhibition of the Minnesota State Art Society is now in progress at the public library building. It will remain open for two weeks, with over 300 art works, some of them quite choice, on the walls. Over $600 in prizes is to be awarded by a committee composed of Mrs. Amelia Center, John Vanderpoel and Oliver Dennett Grover, of Chicago.

The bankers of the Sixth District group of Minnesota held their first annual convention during the past week, the sessions beginning yesterday and closing this afternoon. The visitors, some sixty in number, were welcomed by Mayor Robinson. A permanent organization was formed by the election of the following officers: W. E. Lee, Long Prairie, president; C. E. Oakley, Buffalo, vice-president; H. E. McKenzie, St. Cloud, secretary-treasurer. A banquet at the Grand Central Hotel last evening was given by the St. Cloud bankers. Judge L. W. Collins acting as toastmaster.

April 14. - For a short time serious danger threatened the Tenth street bridge, the electric power plant and the Tileston mill when the ice in the Mississippi went out at this place last evening and the gorge from up the river came down in a swirling, grinding mass of ice and logs. The ice was almost three feet thick and the huge cakes moved with almost irresistible force. For a time it dashed harmlessly over the dam, but afterwards the logs and ice began to jam and pile against the center pier of the bridge, increasing in size and height until the crest almost reached the roadway of the bridge and the structure seemed to be surely doomed. But happily the section of solid ice in front of the bridge piers, which had been the cause of the jam, gave way, the mass crumbled and the danger was past, but not before the center pier had been pushed forward two feet on its foundation. A small section of the Sauk Rapids dam was carried out by the ice yesterday.

May 5. - Aaron and Jolm Faddens and Henry and Claris Theis, the "Rockville bandits," captured Friday at Crookston by Sheriff Bernick, were brought to this city Saturday and lodged in the county jail. They admit not only the burglary at Weisman Bros.' store and the post office at Rockville, but also the burglary of the Cold Spring and Richmond post offices, the robbery of a Rockville saloon and various other crimes, some a year or more old. Quantities of the goods stolen at Rockville were found in their possession.

May 19. - John Winter, a veteran of the Civil war, who came to Minnesota in the early '50's, settling later on a farm in Spring Hill township, died Friday at his home in this city, where he had resided for several years past. During the Civil war he served as a member of Company E First Minnesota Volunteer Heavy Artillery.

May 26. - Notice is given that the central heating plant will on longer be operated, as it was run during the past winter as is claimed at a loss. The original scheme, when the plant was put in by C. M. Hertig, was to use the exhaust steam for heating, the live steam being utilized to supply power with which to run the street car line. Under the new plan the cars are run by electric power and steam is no longer needed.

June 2. - The newly-incorporated "Farmers' Milling Company of Central Stearns county, Minnesota," which recently purchased of Joseph Muggli the Cold Spring dam and flouring mill, took formal possession of the property yesterday. Considerable interest is felt as to just what the new owners, a syndicate of farmers interested in lands further up the Sauk river, will do v/ith it.

Married, in this city, June 1, at the home of the bride's parents, Caroline Tilden Mitchell to George Wood Bacon, of New York City. The simple vows of the Quaker ceremony were exchanged, followed by a prayer by the Rev. E. V. Campbell.

July 7. - Simon Stevens, who came to Minnesota in 1849, with his brother. Col. John H. Stevens, and six years later founded the village of Clearwater, died Tuesday at his home in that village, aged

Nathaniel G. Grant, one of the early settlers of the town of Le Sauk and a veteran of the Civil war, having served as a member of Company I Seventh Minnesota volunteers, died today at his home in Sauk Rapids, aged 66 years.

The marriage of Rizpah DeLaittre, of Minneapolis, to Charles S. Mitchell, late owner of the Alexandria Post-News, took place July 2 at the Oak Park Presbyterian Church, in Chicago.

July 14. - Clearwater was the first town in Minnesota to introduce "Old Home Week," when former residents gather from afar to renew old acquaintances. The celebration this year began Tuesday and will continue over Sunday.

Married, July 7, at the home of the bride's parents in this city, Mildred Whittlesey to Edmund Beardslee Smith, the service being read by the Rev. E. V. Campbell.. Mr. and Mrs. Smith will make their home in Los Angeles, Cal.

July 21. - William Gordon, who located in Brockway in 1855, died at his home in that town Friday last, aged 76 years. James Ingram, one of the old settlers of Sauk Centre, died July 13, aged 83 years.

July 28. - Henry Nierengarten, Sr., came to this part of Minnesota in 1854 when a young man, living first at Sauk Rapids and afterwards taking a homestead in the town of St. Wendel, where he died yesterday, aged 63 years. Stephen Kieke, of St. Augusta, another pioneer and a war veteran, having been a member of Company F Fifth Minnesota volunteers, died July 25, aged 81 years.

August 4. - The first number of John H. Ley's new city directory, including St. Cloud, Sauk Rapids and Waite Park, has been issued. The book contains 4,196 names.

Married at Anoka, at the home of the bride's parents, August 1, Catherine Mahany to Louis E. Wakeman, of St. Cloud, the ceremony being performed by the Rev. H. F. Parshall, of this city. This morning at the cathedral, Edith P. Howes to Jeremiah I. Donohue, both of St. Cloud, the Rev. Father Edward Jones officiating.

order by Louis E. Longley, of this city, Mayor Robinson delivering an address of welcome. A grand parade will be the feature of this evening's pow-w^ow. F. W. Lyons, of Little Falls, was elected grand sachem, and L. E. Longley, of this city, one of the two great representatives to the national council to be held at St. Joe, Mo.

August 25. - Samuel P. Roach came to Minnesota in 1857, taking a pre-emption claim near Paynesville in June 1860, on which he resided until his death August 19, at the age of 68 years. He enlisted in Company I, Third Minnesota volunteers, seeing service against the Indians and also in the South.

September 22. - Chris. Block has purchased Mr. Morey's interest in the stage line from St. Cloud to Kimball and it will be run by Knower & Block.

October 6. - Articles of incorporation of the Melrose Milling Company were filed yesterday in the register of deeds office. The capital stock is $100,000, held by the following St. Cloud subscribers: J. C. Enright, C. A. Munck, L. J. Wahl and Annie L. Tileston. John Hoeschen, for $35,000, transfers to the new company the mill property, with use of the water power, mill dam, electric light plant, etc.

November 3. - Orlando Tenney, one of the early settlers of the county and for a number of years a resident of St. Cloud, died yesterday at his farm near Rockville, aged 82 years.

November 17. - J. J. McGregor, late member of the legislature from this district, died this morning at his home in Minden, as the result of a stroke of apoplexy, at the age of 61 years.

December 1. - There are now two rural telephone lines in operation out of St. Cloud, one to Duelm and the other to St. Augusta. The farmers of Luxemburg have formed a mutual company and will build a line to this city, and the farmers along the Rockville road are moving for a line, all to connect with the St. Cloud exchange of the Northwestern Company.

December 15. - The public skating rink on Lake George recently opened by the city is proving to be a popular place for the young people of the town, and not a few of the older ones may be seen gliding over the smooth surface. The warming house will be ready for use tomorrow.

December 29. - With the close of the year two of Stearns county's pioneers and veterans closed the volume of their lives. John Stanger, who served as a member of Company K, Twenty-sixth Wisconsin volunteers, receiving wounds which made him a cripple for life, died Thursday at the home of his brother, Chris. Stanger in this city. On the same day Wilbur F. Fisk, of St. Augusta, one of the oldest settlers in that township and a member of Company G First Minnesota Heavy Artillery during the Civil War, died at St. Raphael's Hospital of heart disease.

January 5. - The new wing to St. Joseph's Home for the Aged, on the east side of the river, has been completed by the contractor, John Heiman, at a cost of $20,- 000. It is 44x89, three stories and basement, and includes a new chapel, the old one having been converted into sleeping rooms. The new wing and this change add fifty rooms for occupancy.

C. F. Macdonald has been appointed a member of the board of trustees of the state soldiers' home and Alvah Eastman, president of the state normal school board, has been reappointed.

January 26. - William Brinkman, a pioneer resident of Stearns county, where he came about fifty years ago, died Sunday, at his home in Collegeville, aged 89 years.

February 16. - The Minnesota Implement Dealers' Association, composed of dealers in agricultural machinery, was organized in this city yesterday, with C. D. Grinds, of St. Cloud, president. Twenty-two firms, mostly in northern Minnesota, were represented.

A bill has passed both houses of congress providing for the construction of a dam across the Mississippi river at Sauk Rapids. As the matter now stands two companies have congressional consent to build a dam at Sauk Rapids - the Whitney interests and the Oilman interests - although of course only one can be built.

February 23. - Charles H. Bennett, Sr., of Sauk Centre, died Monday from the effects of coal gas. His son Charles who was sleeping in the same room with him had a narrow escape from the same fate. Mr. Bennett had been engaged in business in Sauk Centre since 1869, and was 64 years of age at the time of his death.

March 2. - Henry C. Burbank, one of the early settlers in St. Cloud and for many years one of tlie most prominent factors in the development of Northern Minnesota, died February 23, at Rochester, in this state, aged 70 years.

March 16. - The Grand Army of the Republic in session at St. Paul on the 9th inst. elected C. F. Macdonald, of this city, grand commander. The first annual convention of the Minnesota Retail Implement Dealers closed in Minneapolis last night. C. D. Grinds, of St. Cloud, was elected president.

March 30. - H. C. Block, of Maine Prairie, was elected general manager of the Minnesota Farmers' Exchange, which met at Minneapolis Thursday.

April 6. - Thomas C. Alden, one of St. Cloud's first settlers, having come here in 1856, died last evening at his home in this city, in the 77th year of his age.

April 20. - More than one hundred teachers attended the ninth annual meeting of the Northern Minnesota Teachers' Association in this city, last Friday and Saturday. Besides the papers on various educational topics, an interesting address was delivered at the opera house Friday evening by Father Cleary, of Minneapolis. Supt. T. B. Hartley, of Brainerd, was elected president; Supt. W. J. Marquis, of Two Harbors, vice-president; and Prof. I. T. Johnsrud, of St. Cloud, secretary and treasurer.

April 27. - N. H. Miner, of Sauk Centre, one of the leading attorneys of Western Stearns county, died suddenly Friday of heart disease, aged 73 years. He enlisted in April, 1861, in Company E First Minnesota volunteers for three months' service, but being sick at the time of the reorganization of the regiment for three years' service could not re-enlist. On the breaking out of the Sioux war in 1862 he joined Captain Northrop's company, and in 1864 served in Hatch's Battalion. He located at Sauk Centre in May 1866, and was elected to the legislature that year and the year following.

May 4. - At a special election held Sat- ., urday the people of Melrose by a vote of \ 272 to 89 decided that the city should own its own light and water plant.

May 11. - Jacob E. Tenvoorde, one of the earliest settlers in St. Cloud and a veteran of the Civil War, having served as a member of Company G Fourth Minnesota volunteers, died last week at St. Joseph, Mo., aged 78 years.

The long-drawn-out and much-litigated McHenry case, which especially interested residents of Maine Prairie, has been finally decided by the supreme court, which holds that Mary B. McHenry was the lawful wife of Henry B. McHenry, whose true name was Brackin, and as his widow is entitled to the homestead and $500 worth of personal property.

What is probably the worst snow storm ever seen in the month of May in this vicinity struck St. Cloud this morning. A light rain changed to snow, and after an hour the snow changed for the next two or three hours to sleet. It is the tail-end of a blizzard which has been covering North Dakota.

May 18. - The fourth annual convention of the Sixth District's Women's Clubs is in session at Sauk Centre. Mrs. H. J. Boyd, of Alexandria, was elected president, and Mrs. W. H. Fletcher, of Sauk Rapids, treasurer.

John Bohmer, of the Bank of Brooten, was elected president of the Sixth District Bankers' Association and H. A. McKenzie, of St. Cloud, secretary and treasurer, at the annual meeting held at Long Prairie on the 12th inst. A paper on "Bank Advertising," was read by George E. Hanscom, of the State Bank of Foley.

J. V. Brower, widely known scientist and author, for several years a resident of St. Cloud and receiver and also register of the United States Land office, died at St. Paul this morning, aged 64 years.

June 22. - Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Barrett, of Lynden, who were married in Brandon, N. y., fifty years ago, celebrated their golden wedding Thursday last.

Moore, of this city, to Archibald Sylvester White, of New York City, was solemnized at St. John's church June 27, the rector, the Rev. H. F. Parshall, and the Rev. E. V. Campbell, of the Presbyterian church, officiating.

July 13. - Henry C. Bahe, of Waite Park, died last night aged 91 years. He lay helpless on his bed when lightning struck and shattered the house ten days ago, escaping then without injury to die now from natural causes.

Originally instituted nearly 25 years ago, and resuscitated in 1887, St. Cloud Lodge No. 32 of the Knights of Pythias has given up the ghost, its paraphernalia being shipped to Minneapolis subject to the order ot the grand lodge. At one time it was one of the best K. of P. Lodges in the state.

July 27. - The Eden Valley mill has been purchased by John Loner, Wenzel Guenes and W. A. Sattler from L. L. Nerlein, of Minneapolis, for $20,000.

August 3. - Archbishop Symon, Archbishop of Mohilow, Polish Russia, is today the guest of Bishop Trobec. He is the first Polish bishop to set foot on American soil, and is an exile from Russia, within whose domain a large area of his unfortunate country is situated, and is living at Rome, where he is known as Archbishop of Plock, and another Polish center of population and culture. Archbishop Symon will deliver a lecture this evening at the Polish Catholic church.

August 17. - Work on the dam across the Mississippi river at Watab for the mammoth new paper mill to be erected there is well under way, although much delay has resulted from the high water in the spring. The enterprise is in the hands of Wisconsin capitalists. There are two separate companies, with two distinct sets of officers. The Watab Rapids Power Company is organized as follows: Chas. G. Oberly, president and superintendent; George McMillan, vice-president; O. T. Hougen, secretary; Karl Mathie, treasurer and manager. This company v/ill build the dam and power house. The officers of the Watab Pulp & Paper Company are: Louis Dessert, president; Chas. G. Oberly, vicepresident and superintendent; H. P. Corvivean, secretary; Karl Mathie, treasurer and manager.

Ventaline Williams, who had been a resident of Melrose for the past 35 years, died August 18 at the advanced age of 94 years, 7 months and 4 days.

The annual meeting of the German Catholic Teachers' Association of Stearns county began Thursday continuing through Saturday. The officers elected were: Gotthard Harren, of Freeport, president; Henry Stotzel, of Isabel, vice-president; W. A. Berger, of St. Cloud, secretary; J. C. Dickman, of Roscoe, assistant secretary; J. L. Hohman, of Albany, treasurer.

October 19. - Harvey W. Grimmer, of this city, has been appointed by Governor Johnson to the position of executive clerk, and he will at once go to the state capitol to enter on his new duties.

The people of Fair Haven are much dissatisfied with the abolition of their post office, which took place Saturday, preferring the local office to the rural delivery system.

October 26. - Two Stearns county pioneers have passed away during the last week - John H. Staples, who came with his father, the late Jacob C. Staples, in 1855 when the family home was made on the Rockville road, and for the past fifteen years has lived in East St. Cloud, died Friday last, at the home of his brother, Ivory S. Staples, aged 60 years. Capt. Oscar Taylor, one of St. Cloud's leading attorneys for many years and for three terms county attorney of Stearns county, although for the past five years retired from professional life because of ill health, died Tuesday at the hospital connected with the national soldiers' home at Leavenworth, Kansas, aged 73 years. He took part in the campaign against the Sioux Indians in 1862-3.

was one of the successful business men of Cold Spring, which became his home in 1863, and remained so until his death Monday at the age of 69 years. Joseph Cooper, of Sauk Centre, died Friday of last week, aged 77 years. A. B. Darling, for nearly 40 years a resident of Clearwater, died Monday at Langdon, N. D., where he had lived recently. His age was 72 years.

November 23. - Friedreicn Dorenkemper, one of the first settlers in the township of St. Augusta, died Sunday night, at the ripe old age of 91 years.

November 30. - John Phipps, one of the early settlers of Stearns county and for many of the first years a resident of Paynesville, died Saturday in this city, having passed the four-score years age.

Mrs. Martha L. Jenkins, who left Biddington, Maine, in 1857, to come to Minnesota, her husband, Russell G. Whitney, dying while they were on the journey, and who with her children made their home at Fair Haven and afterwards at Maine Prairie, died in this city Saturday at the home of her son, Dr. F. A. Hoyt, in the S6th year of her age.

December 11. - The new Lawrence Hall of the St. Cloud Normal school is now ready for occupancy. The building will accommodate 140 girls and cost $65,000.

December 21. - A commission consisting of fifteen of the prominent business and professional men of St. Cloud has been appointed by the judges of the 7th and 18th judicial districts to prepare a new charter for the city.

January 20. - Anthony Kersteins, who settled in Stearns county in the early 50's and served in the army during the Civil and Indian wars, returning to his farm in St. Augusta after leaving the service, died at Denver, Col., aged 84 years.

The citizens of Belgrade have organized an association with P. R. Solberg president and W. J. McGladrey secretary to establish a public library at that place.

January 26. - John Andrew Bensen, the well-known grocer of this city, died suddenly this forenoon at his place of business. He had been a resident of St. Cloud since 1873 and was 54 years of age at the time of his death.

February 15. - The first annual convention of the Tri-county Good Roads Association was held in this city this week, with delegates present from Stearns, Benton and Sherburne counties. The discussions were interesting and valuable. The use of the split-log drag was strongly urged. Karl Mathie was elected president; Joseph Coates, of Benton, D. M. Campbell of Sherburne and C. M. Sprague of Stearns vice-presidents; H. C. Ervin, secretary. A banquet was held Monday evening at Unity church, George H. Reynolds acting as toastmaster. The principal speaker was George W. Cooley, secretary of the state highway commission.

February 22. - The fiftieth anniversary of the date when the first Episcopal sermon was preached in St. Cloud was celebrated at St. John's church Sunday, an appropriate sermon being preached by Dean G. H. Davis, of the Seabury Divinity school, Faribault, who was the rector of St. John's from 1876 to 1881.

March 8. - Death claimed during the past week two more of Stearns county's old settlers, Joseph Ahmann, of Richmond, who until about ten years ago had lived on his farm in St. Martin, his death occurring Saturday, at the age of 76 years; and Hubert Hansen, of the town of Luxemburg, where he had lived for 52 years, who died Tuesday, aged 80 years.

March 15. - Nicholas Rassier, a resident of the township of St. Joseph for half a century and for some years postmaster of the village, died yesterday, aged 80 years.

May 3. - Matthias Gans, one of the old settlers and prominent citizens of Stearns county, died at his home in this city Saturday, at the age of 76 years. He came to this county in 1857, occupying a farm in the township of St. Joseph, afterwards teaching school in the towns of Wakefield and St. Joseph, being one of the early school-masters in this part of the country. In 1870 he was elected county treasurer, filling that office for eight years, after- wards purchasing the Boardman farm iu the town of LeSauk, which was his home until about a year before his death, when he removed to his city.

Col. Elliott Bridgeman, who located in Sauk Centre and engaged in business at the close of the war, during which he had made a brilliant military record, died April 22 at Tacoma from a stroke of paralysis, bis body being brought to Sauk Centre for burial May 1.

One of the leading educators of Stearns county in the early days was Henry Krebs, who located in St. Augusta in 1858, teaching school there for 25 years and serving for several years as county superintendent of schools. For the last fifteen years and up until the time of his death, which occurred last night at the home of his son, George Krebs, at the age of 80 years, he was clerk of the school board of his home town.

May 10. - Thomas Jones, one of St. Cloud's pioneer settlers, died Wednesday night of last week at the home of his daughter, Mrs. C. H. Graceson, in St. Paul, aged 79 years. In 1856 he came by wagon from Paris, 111., to Sauk Rapids, where he worked at his trade as a blacksmith a few months, later moving to lower St. Cloud, where he continued at his trade. Mr. and Mrs. Jones celebrated their golden wedding December 18, 1903, the death of the latter occurring March 21 of the following year.

May 17. - Henry H. Thole, aged 79, one of the early settlers of the town of Lynden, died Wednesday of last week at the home of his son, G. H. Thole.

The new St. Cloud hospital has been completed and is a great improvement over the old one, being four stories above the basement, and is supplied with all the modern appliances of a first-class hospital. It will accommodate fifty-five patients and if necessary room could be made for sixty.

May 24. - The attempt of the Washburn- Crosby Company, of Minneapolis, to establish a market for their flour in this city begun four months ago, has been abandoned because of the opposition of the labor unions and the local millers.

Mrs. Annie Carrie Campbell, wife of Dr. J. E. Campbell, mayor of Melrose, died at her home in that city yesterday, aged 47 years. The last 30 years of her life had been spent in Melrose.

June 14. - The Minnesota Adventists' state conference, which began June 1 closed June 10. It was somewhat in the form of a camp meeting, the 105 family tents, besides three assembly tents, cooking tents, etc., were located on the east side of the river. Daily meetings were held, the services being conducted in three languages, German, English and Scandinavian.

At the convention of the Ladies of the Maccabees held in this city 151 candidates joined the order Monday afternoon. St. Cloud hive captured the first prize, having a class of 76.

The Sixth District Group of the Minnesota Bankers' Asscociation meet on the 8th at Alexandria. Among the papers read was one on "What Bankers Should Not Do," by W. W. Smith, cashier of the First National Bank of St. Cloud. The officers elected were: Willis Shaw, Clearwater, president; ToUef Jacobson, Alexandria, vice-president; H. A. McKenzie, St. Cloud, treasurer.

June 21. - The annual state convention of Elks, B. P. O. E., attracted during the past week a large number of the antlered brethren to this city, the home of the president, W. W. Koons. The business sessions were held in the opera house and Thursday a reception was given at the hall by a number of the ladies of the city. J. C. Nethaway, of Stillwater, was elected president, and the Rev. H. F. Parshall, of St. Cloud, chaplain.

June 28. - Two more of our old settlers have joined the "great majority." Michael Miller died suddenly at his home in this city Thursday, aged 74 years. He came to Stearns county in 1855, first taking a farm in St. Cloud township, then locating in St. Wendel, where he staid but two years, coming then to this city where he established the St. Cloud hotel, which he operated for 26 years. During the time of the Indian outbreak in 1862 he was on his way to St. George from Georgetown by wagon, with three other men, when attacked by a party of Sioux, his companions being all killed. Francis Arnold, a veteran in the milling business, breathed his last at his home in the town of Le Sauk Saturday, aged 85 years. He located in Stearns county in 1860 and purchased an interest in the flouring mill at the mouth of Sauk river, of which he later became the sole owner and which he operated until ten years ago, when he retired from business.

June 5. - Clearwater has a canning factory, which opened up with 25 men and women employed. All kinds of vegetables raised in this part of the country will be canned.

That village has had its annual "Old Home Week," beginning on Wednesday, with returning sons and daughters from far and wide. The corner-stone of the new schoolhouse, James E. Jenks, of this city, delivering the principal address, was laid at this time.

July 19. - Two of the oldest freight cars on the Great Northern road. No. 1 flat car and No. 2 box car, have been attracting considerable attention around the car shops at Waite Park. The cars are just about 40 years old and have stood the test of time well. No. 1 first came to the shops a long time ago and has been repaired frequently, being used as an ambulance car to carry to the shops wrecked freight rolling stock, but was recently itself caught in a mix-up and rendered useless for the future. No. 2 is still in the service, having recently received new doors and other repairs, including a fresh coat of paint. When one remembers that the last series of freight cars sent out by the Great Northern runs between 55,000 and 56,000 it will be seen that No. 2 has a long record behind it.

James A. Martin has resigned as postmaster at St. Cloud, the resignation to take efl^iect on the appointment and qualification of his successor.

The corner-stone of the Salem Swedish Lutheran church on the east side was laid Sunday with appropriate services. The dedication sermon was preached by the Rev. J. A. Knaratz, of Duluth, and an address in English was given by Dr. P. M. Magnusson.

Mrs. Caroline Ruff, of St. Augusta, who with her husband, Fred Ruff, made her home in that town before the Indian war, died Saturday when within a few months of being 90 years of age. She was the mother of 10 children, the grandmother of 60 and the great-grandmother of 35.

August 16. - Samuel Nehring, one of the pioneer farmers of southwestern Stearns county, died Friday at his home at Paynesville, aged 70 years.

The mariage of Miss Mollie F. McLeod, of Graceville, to John N. Senn, of Sauk Rapids, county attorney of Benton county, took place Monday at the home of the bride.

August 23. - Michael Majerus, for many years one of the prominent business men of St. Cloud, having removed to this city from Meier Grove, where he first settled forty years ago, died at his home here Saturday, aged 65 years.

Barney Kiffmeyer, one of the oldest settlers of Stearns county, died this morning aged 73 years. He came to this county in 1855, first locating near Richmond, and ten years later moving to St. Augusta which was his home until four years ago when he sold his farm and moved into the village.

September 20. - A. C. Powers, a veteran of the Civil war and pioneer resident of Lynden, where he located in the late 50's, died at his home there Wednesday of last week, aged 71 years.

September 27. - Papers in which the state of Minnesota is the plaintiff were served yesterday afternoon on Mayor J. E. C. Robinson charging him with malfeasance in office in having permitted the keepers of saloons in the city to keep their places open and do business during hours forbidden by the law, although frequently requested by citizens to perform the duties imposed upon him by his office.

October 11. - Melrose started October 1 ,with a municipally owned electric plant, with 1,000 private lights besides the city's street lights. The service had previously been rendered by the Melrose Milling Company.

October 18. - Two weddings occurred in St. Cloud today, that of Miss Bertha Stevenson, of this city, to Dr. C. H. Kohler, of Minneapolis, at the home of the bride's parents, the Rev. J. H. Dewart, of Minneapolis, officiating; and that of Miss Mary Louise Skinner to George Thielman, both of this city, at the cathedral, the ceremony being performed by the Rev. Fr. Arenth.

The log cabin which Frank Miller built at Five Points, a few miles from Sauk Rapids, in the early 40's where he developed a fine farm, was one of the first houses built in the northwest. Eight children were born here to Mr. and Mrs. Miller, one of whom, Mrs. John Russell, born in 1865, is the first to pass away, her death occurring at Sauk Rapids this week. The old log cabin still stands although in a dilapidated condition.

October 25. - David T. Calhoun, one of St. Cloud's leading attorneys, died suddenly Friday evening of neuralgia of the heart, aged 53 years.

November 1. - The Rev. Herman F. Parshall, for twelve years rector of St. John's church in this city, has been appointed arch-deacon of the Episcopal church with headquarters at Cass Lake and will remove to that place, the appointment becoming effective December 1.

November 8. - St. Cloud Lodge No. 92 and Sauk Rapid's Security Lodge No. 98, I. O. O. F., were consolidated November 1, as St. Cloud Lodge No. 92.

Philip Beaupre, one of the pioneers not only of Northern Minnesota but of the state, having first come here in 1844 and located at Crow Wing, died this morning at Sauk Rapids, aged 83 years. He was elected sheriff of Stearns county in 1859, serving two years.

November 15. - Coming to Minnesota shortly before the war, Joseph Guedeman bought a farm in the township of Rockville, which he made his home. When the call came for soldiers he enlisted and served in the Union army for four years. His death occurred this morning, when he had reached the age of 74 years.

November 29. - As the result of a rearend collision between two freight trains on the Great Northern railroad at Rockville last evening eighteen box cars, many of them filled with grain, were burned, as was also the elevator, containing about 3,000 bushels of grain.

December 6. - Henry Broker, of Collegeville, said to be the oldest settler in the county, died Sunday, aged 83 years. For p, number of years he taught school at Jacob's Prairie, and afterwards at New Munich, going from there to Collegeville, which was his home until his death. For nine years he was the postmaster at that place.

M. D. Taylor has been appointed judge of the seventh judicial district to fill the unexpired term of Judge D. B. Searle, resigned, until January 7 next, when he will enter on his duties as judge-elect.

December 27. - The Cold Spring Mineral Water Company, with a capital of $50,000, has been incorporated, with Joseph Osten, president and general manager; Eugene Hermanutz, vice-president; Ferdinand Peters, secretary. It is believed that the company will soon build up a large business.

January 10. - John Cooper, aged 71 years, died Tuesday at Riverside, Cal. He enlisted in the Eighth Minnesota from Bethel, Anoka county, which had been his home since 1855, and at the close of the war located in St. Cloud, where he became prominent in business and civil affairs.

The St. Cloud Building and Loan Association is now fully organized, being incorporated with a capital of $200,000, and has the following officers: C. J. Metzroth, president; C. F. Ladner, vice-president; P. R. Thielman, secretary; C. L. Atwood, treasurer.

January 17. - J. Hollern, of Minneapolis, is now the owner of the Sauk Rapids Sentinel Free-Press, having purchased the plant from F. M. Daggett; consideration, $2,500.

February 28. - The annual meetings of the Farmers' Club of Minnesota and the Good Roads Association were held in this city Friday and Saturday with a good attendance of farmers from Benton, Sherburne and Stearns counties. Papers were read by D. A. Gaumnitz on "Sheep on the Farms," by T. B. McCollough on "Testing Seed Corn;" by Thomas Harborn on "Peas and Roots;" by A. D. Wilson on "Rotation of Crops;" by Arthur Cooper on "Full Blooded and Native Cattle." At the Tri-County Good Roads Association meeting addresses were made by George W. Cooley, of the state highway commission; Prof. W. R. Hoag, of the University of Minnesota, and others. The present officers were re-elected.

A Non-Partisan Municipal League was organized in this city last evening with the following officers: R. P. Bryant, president; C. A. Cooper, first vice-president; C. J. Metzroth, second vice-president; Fred Schilplin, secretary; L. J. Rocholl, treasurer. About 75 tax-payers were present and took part in the meeting.

George Schafer, who came to St. Cloud in 1860 and in 1866 built the Pacific hotel which he managed for 20 years, died Monday, aged 83 years.

March 21. - The eleventh annual convention of the Northen Minnesota Educational Association opened its sessions Friday with more than 150 teachers and educators in attendance. Papers were read by Prof. Guy E. Maxwell, president of the Winona Normal school; Superintendent S. L. Heeter, of St. Paul; Superintendent Bret E. Cooley, of Osakis; Miss Isabel Lawrence, of the St. Cloud Normal school, and a number of others. Judge Grier M. Orr, of St. Paul, delivered a strong address Friday evening on "Juvenile Delinquency," a subject with which he is exceptionally

April 11. - P. Marion Crawford, the wellknown novelist, paid St. Cloud a short visit Friday. He called at the library seeking material for a story he is writing, and presenting it with a book, 'Riddles of the Northwest."

The Watab Pulp and Paper Mill, which with the dam has been under construction for about two years, has been completed and begun turning out its product. It is one of the largest and most modern paper mills in the west.

A Scandinavian society was organized last evening at a meeting held in Edelbrock hall and which was largely attended. One of the purposes of the society is to perpetuate Scandinavian literature and music in the hearts of the race. The officers elected were: Dr. P. M. Magnusson, president; A. J. Blix, vice-president; J. C. Larson, secretary; Nels Henning, treasurer.

The St. Cloud Woolen Mill Company has been organized with Frank Mattock, C. J. Metzroth, John McElroy, E. F. Moore and Harry Dyer the first board of directors. There are 37 stock-holders.

John Clark and J. B. McCormack of St. Paul have purchased of John Tenny a granite quarry at Rockville, the consideration being $3,000. It is understood that they will quarry and dress here the stone for a number of important buildings, which will require the erection of a large plant.

Sub-contractors are busily at work preparing to begin operations on grading the line of the Soo railroad from Brooten in the direction of Duluth.

May 9. - First making his home at St. Anthony in 1855 John H. Raymond, then 20 years of age, removed two years later to St. Cloud, engaging in the wood-working business, first as a member of the firm of Raymond & Owen and afterwards

Raymond & Dunnewold. Last July he sold his interest in the business to his partner and went to Northfield to live with a brother. His death occurred there Sunday, when he had reached the age of 74 years. He married July 4, 1858, Miss Elizabeth A. Smith, who died March 14.

May 23. - The annual conference of the ministers of the Swedish Mission churches of Minnesota opened its sessions Monday evening at the church on the east side, being welcomed by the Rev. V. E. Bjerklund, the pastor. A strong sermon was preached by the Rev. E. A. Skogstrom, of Minneapolis, president of the conference. During the sessions resolutions were adopted in favor of the proposed union of the Swedish Free Mission, Swedish Congregational and Swedish Evangelical Mission Covenant bodies. The following officers were elected: Rev. B. A. Skogsbergh, Minneapolis, president; Rev. Nils Frykman, Kirkhoven, vice-president; Rev. A. N. Osterholm, Superior, secretary; Isaac Nelson, Stockholm, Wis., treasurer.

June 6. - Fully 1,500 delegates attended the annual meeting of the State Firemen's Association in this city, which began Tuesday, nearly every town in the state of any size being represented. The parade last evening presented a gorgeous spectacle. On one of the floats was the first fire engine in the state. The officers for the ensuing year are; N. N. Kleinschmidt, Mankato, president; Paul Bolen, Cloquet, first vice-president; L. S. Kent, Alexandria, second vice-president. President H. J. Limperich, of St. Cloud, T. L. McCormick, Sauk Centre, and B. Thielen, Minneapolis, were made life members.

The forty-sixth annual conference of the Seventh Day Adventists of Minnesota convened in this city on the 2nd inst., with Elder H. S. Shaw presiding. Services are held daily in the different tents.

June 13. - The supreme court has sustained the action of Judge Baxter in overruling the demurrer of the defense in the case of the state of Minnesota vs. J. E. C. Robinson, mayor of St. Cloud, the demurrer being based on the claim that the attorney general had no authority to interfere in municipal affairs. The case will now be tried on its merits, the complaint alleging that the mayor permitted the saloonkeepers of St. Cloud to violate the law by selling on Sunday and during forbidden hours. The case is a very important one and is attracting state-wide attention.

The convention of the Sixth District Bankers' Association opened at the Commercial club rooms in this city Friday of last week, continuing through a part of the next day. The opening address was made by President Willis A. Shaw, followed by an able paper by George H. Reynolds on "What Law a Banker Should Know." Other papers were read. The officers for the coming year are: W. W. Smith, St. Cloud, president; M. T. Dunn, Brainerd, vice-president; Harry L. Shedd, Osakis, secretary.

June 27. - Wm. Pattison died at his home in this city yesterday, in the 83d year of his age. He was one of the old settlers in Stearns county, having come here in 1856, first taking a claim in the town of St. Wendel, but afterwards buying a large farm in the township of St. Cloud, which he owned at the time of his death.

July 4. - Paynesville was host last week to the sixteenth annual state convention of the Young People's Alliance of the German Evangelical church. An eloquent sermon was preached in English by Bishop Breyvogel, of Reading, Pa. The following named officers were elected: Rev. C. F. Kachel, of St. Paul, president; Miss Minnie Welmert, Blue Earth, secretary; Mrs. Louis Klempe, Paynesville, corresponding secretary; E. A. Burmester, Wells, treasurer.

July 11. - Andrew E. Fritz will now take active charge of Der Anzeiger and the Farmers Herald which he recently purchased of A. J. Hilger. The Herald was established in this city in October, 1901, by Mr. Hilger and Der Anzeiger some time later. He now goes to Winnipeg to become editor of a new Catholic paper there.

August 15. - John Foley, of the firm of Foley Bros., railroad contractors, and one of the leading business men of Benton county - the town of Foley, the county seat, having been founded by him - died Sunday, aged 65 years.

til recently when he moved to St. Cloud. His death occurred Sunday, at the age of 75 years. Another old settler to pass away was Aloys Lommel, of St. Cloud town, almost all of whose 55 years had been lived in Stearns county. He had been actively engaged in the milling business at St. Augusta, Le Sauk and Cold Spring. His death was August 15.

August 29. - The death of Charles Bowman at Los Angeles, Cal., July 20, revealed the fact that for 52 years he had lived under an assumed name, for some reason entirely unknown. He came to St. Cloud in 1862, engaging in business and accumulating valuable property, remaining here until about five years ago when he removed to Los Angeles. It was only in September last that he searched for and found the relatives in Iowa from whom he mysteriously disappeared in 1853. His true name was Chris Buhrmaster, and he was 72 years of age at the time of his death.

September 5. - The Northwestern Bridge and Construction Company has been organized in this city, with L. L. Sartell, C. F. Sartell, W. L. Sartell and Joseph Hamilton, of Sartell and J. B. Rosenberger and Harry Dyer, of St. Cloud, incorporators. The capital stock is $50,000.

September 26. - Joseph Edelbrock, the pioneer merchant of St. Cloud and for many years one of its leading business men, died last night at the home of hia daughter, Mrs. P. E. Kaiser, aged 81 years. He held many local offices, as well as that of postmaster.

October 10. - Joseph Kraker became a / resident of Stearns county 36 years ago, "^ opening a store at St. Martin, afterwards removing to Albany and in 1884 to Melrose, still continuing the mercantile business and accumulating a large fortune. He was a member of the legislature from 1898 to 1900. Death came to him Sunday, at the age of 64 years.

October 17. - Mrs. Amelia Brown, who was one of the first settlers in the town of St. Joseph, making her home there in 1856, died Sunday, aged 77 years, at the

October 24. - Geo. T, Rice, the founder of the town, where he operated a saw mill besides being extensively engaged in farming and stock raising, died Tuesday, aged 77 years.

November 7. - John Koetter, one of the oldest settlers of the town of Munson where he had resided for about fifty years, died at Torah, Tuesday, aged 79 years.

December 5. - The famour Mayor Robinson saloon case, which has been in the courts for two years, closed yesterday, when Judge Taylor made an order finding J. E. C. Robinson guilty of malfeasance in oflJice, a fine of $100, the minimum, being imposed. Mr. Robinson had entered a plea of guilty. A judgment of ouster was also given by the court, but as Mr. Robinson had resigned from the office of mayor a year ago this is immaterial.

In the death of Henry Keller, which occurred at Omaha Tuesday, Stearns county lost one of its most enterprising citizens. After serving in the Union army he located at Sauk Centre in 1868, and engaged in manufacturing and banking, and was state senator from this county, 1887-97. He was 71 years of age.

December 12. - John H. Baitinger and his wife, Friedricka, of Paynesville, celebrated recently the 52nd anniversary of their marriage, which took place at Alliance, N. Y., in 1855. They made their home in the township of Paynesville in the early spring of 1857.

Murdock Pattison came to St. Cloud in 1856, afterwards going on a farm in the town of St. Wendel where he resided until 1870, except for the period of his service as a member of Company E, First Minnesota Volunteers, wounded at the battle of Savage Station and discharged for disability, then conducting a general store at Paynesville, which he disposed of to carry on a farm at Cormorant. He died Thursday, aged 76 years.

December 19. - Benjamin T. Staples was not only one of Stearns county's first settlers but he was one of the first to enlist in the defense of his country. As a mem- ber of Company E, First Minnesota Volunteers, he served for three years, being wounded at both Antietam and Gettysburg, returning from the army to take up his life on the farm in the township of St. Joseph, on the Rockville road, which had first been his home in 1854 and on which he lived until his death last Tuesday, in the 72nd year of his age.

January 9. - Hugh Blakely, who located in the township of Paynesville in 1858, died on the 3rd inst. at his home on a farm near by, in Roseville, aged 70 years. January 23. - While in the discharge of his duty. Policeman Henry Becker was shot and dangerously wounded at 1 o'clock this morning. He had arrested a burglar he detected robbing the till in Hiemenz & Rieder's store and was taking him to the lock-up, when two of his accomplices suddenly appeared and at once began firing at the officer. All of the four shots took effect. The three men escaped, but all were afterwards arrested, Patrick Sheehan, Johnny Green and Edward Carmody. While Officer Becker's wounds are dangerous it is believed that he will recover. (As he finally did, although an invalid for life, his name being very properly carried still on the police pay roll, in recognition of his fearless discharge of his duty.)

Samuel Whiting died yesterday, aged 76 years, at Clearwater, which had been his home since 1857 and where he had been prominently engaged in business.

January 30. - Michael Boos, another of Stearns county early settlers and Union veterans, died last night, aged 62 years. He made his home in the town of Rockville in the 50's, and lived there for over half a century. He served three years in the army.

February 6. - J. A. McDonald, who came to Minnesota in 1847, with his parents, when but one year old, this state being then a part of Wisconsin, entering the army when but 18 years of age, and coming in 1879 to St. Cloud, where he engaged in business, and for three terms was mayor of the city, died Thursday at the age of 62 years.

The Cold Spring flouring mill, which had been shut down for seven months, resumed operations Friday. It was purchased last spring by J. C. Enright and Louis Wahl, of this city, and Carl Munck, of Melrose, and has been modernized since then. The mill has a capacity of 300 barrels of flour per day.

February 20. - Coming to Maine Prairie in 1855 Abrana Wade made that place his home until his death last Sunday, at the age of 78 years. He served in the Fourth Minnesota regiment until discharged on account of disability.

February 27. - Sauk Centre has been selected by the state board of control as the location for the Girl's Training School. March 19. - The construction work on the Watab Paper and Pulp Company's mill which was begun in March three years ago was completed yesterday. The dam is 102 feet wide at the base and 360 feet long. Nearly two hundred farmers from Stearns, Benton and Sherburne counties attended the meeting of the Minnesota Farmer's Club at the court house Saturday. Addresses were made by H. Gaumnitz, Ray McConnell, G. E. Cooley, Miss Florence Gaumnitz, C. Schroder, of Madison, Wis., and others.

May 14. - The three men engaged in the burglary when Officer Henry Becker was shot and so narrowly escaped death, were placed on trial at the present term of the district court. All pleaded guilty, Pat Sheehan and Edward Carmody being sentenced to eighteen years each and Johnny Green to eight years in the state penitentiary.

May 21. - The Rt. Rev. Alexius Edelbrock, O. S. B., for many years president of St. John's University and afterwards the second abbot of the abbey, an office held for fourteen years, died Monday at Anselm's rectory in New York City, aged 68 years. His remains will be brought to Collegeville for burial. When a mere lad he came to St. Cloud in 1855, and being engaged in running his father's ferry on May 20, 1856, brought across the Mississippi river Fathers Demetrius, Bruno and Cornelius, the first members of the order to enter Stearns county - an order with which he little suspected then he should become so prominently identified. After becoming a priest his first mass was celebrated at Richmond, October 7, 1867, and it was almost immediately after that that he became president of the University.

John Leisen, Sr., for many years one of St. Cloud's most prominent and successful business men, and during the war a soldier in the regular army, died at his home in this city Monday, aged 69 years.

June 4. - Mr. and Mrs. Erasmus Cross, of Sauk Rapids, celebrated yesterday their fifty-sixth wedding anniversary, their marriage having taken place June 3, 1852, at Lynnville, 111., within less than two months of their arrival in the United States from England, both having come in the same vessel.

June 18. - A trio of Stearns county's old settlers, two of them veterans of the Civil war, have passed away during the last week. Joseph Schoen, who with his parents located in St. Augusta in the late 60's, died there Friday, aged 57 years. Joseph Enderle made his home in the town of St. Joseph in 1858 and later at Pleasant Lake, eight years ago moving to St. Cloud, where he died Sunday, aged 79 years. He served in Company L, First Regiment Minnesota Heavy Artillery. The same day saw the death of Joseph Schiebel, of St. Wendel, who had come to Stearns county about the same time and who was also a soldier in the Union army. He was 61 years of age.

The prize for the best butter made in Minnesota having been won by the Meier Grove creamery was the occasion for a great celebration yesterday at that place in which 500 people took part.

July 16. - A syndicate headed by George B. Ayers, of Princeton, Ind., has purchased the interests of Col. D. E. Lyon and Mrs. A. L. Tileston in the George Tileston Milling Company, and Mr. Ayers has been elected president of the reorganized company.

Stearns county for 55 years, her parents being among the earliest settlers in the township of Rockville, died Thursday at her home in this city, aged 65 years.

August 6. - It is believed that the burning of the Baptist church at Fair Haven about a week ago was the work of an incendiary, and the matter is to be investigated by the county attorney.

Frederick Hollenhorst filed in 1858 on the homestead in the western part of the city which was his home ever since and where he died yesterday, at the age of 86 years.

Another old settler, Henry Messman, who came to St. Augusta in 1854 and made his home in that town for the past 54 years, died Sunday aged 86 years.

Joseph Marthaler and wife, of Meier Grove, have celebrated their sixtieth wedding anniversary - more than half a century of their married life having been spent in Stearns county.

August 27. - Capt. James E. McKelvy, son of the late Judge McKelvy, died at Seattle Monday, aged 43 years. In the early eighties he enlisted in the cavalry service of the regular army, serving eight years. In 1898 he organized Company M of the Thirteenth Minnesota Volunteers for service in the Spanish war and was elected captain. He served as chief of police of St. Cloud and also as sheriff of Stearns county.

September 3. - The big Melrose hotel has been purchased by Joseph Uptegrove for $8,000. It was built some years ago by John Hoeschen at a cost of $25,000.

September 10. - Mrs. Anna Reding, who came to Stearns county in 1857, being among the earliest settlers in the town of Luxemburg, the following year being married to N. Reding, died Tuesday at St. Raphael's hospital in this city, aged 73 years.

The German Evangelical church in this city was dedicated yesterday by the Rev. William Meyer, assisted by the Rev. H. Woldman, B. J. Fleer and F. Frankenfield. The cost of the building furnished was about $8,000.

September 24. - The market day yesterday attracted to the city 1,500 to 2,000 farmers from Stearns and the adjoining counties and was a pronounced success.

October 1. - Although the hour was 7 o'clock in the morning a large number of people gathered at Empire Park Monday to see and hear William H. Taft as he passed through the city on his way westward. His speech was brief but was heartily appreciated by his audience. Short stops were made at Melrose and Sauk Centre, where Mr. Taft addressed the people assembled at the stations.

The Federation of German Societies of Minnesota had a largely attended convention in this city, the sessions beginning Sunday. A parade that afternoon was 12 blocks in length, with 18 bands and between 4,000 and 5,000 people in line. During the sessions of the organizations the following days a large amount of business was transacted.

Harmon Becker, when a boy of 12, arrived at Sauk Rapids August 10, 1852, and for two years worked on the old S. B. Lowry farm, afterwards partly included in the city of St. Cloud. He occupied himself with farming in this vicinity until 1884, when he removed to the town of Minden, Benton county, where he had a farm of 600 acres. He was president of the Old Settlers' Association and was 68 years of age at the time of his death, which occurred last Monday.

October 15. - Father Cornelius Wittman, the only surviving Benedictine who founded St. John's, celebrated his eightieth birthday at the University Sunday.

November 19. - Mrs. Louise Lauer who came to Stearns county in 1856, living in the town of Luxemburg until 1881, since when she made her home in St. Cloud, died this morning.

December 31. - Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Lahr celebrated their golden wedding at the Sacred Heart Catholic church, St. Paul, December 28, keeping open house afterwards. Mr. Lahr located in St. Cloud in 1855, and his marriage took place at the Immaculate Conception church in this city, December 28, 1858. They resided here until 1880, then moving to Minneapolis and afterwards to St. Paul.

January 7. - When the legislature of Minnesota convened Tuesday a seat in the house of representatives was occupied by a member who returned after an interval of thirty years, Henry J. Emmel, of Stearns county, who represented his district in the twentieth legislature in 1878.

January 27. - The articles of incorporation of the St. Cloud Iron Works, capital $75,000, were filed today. The incorporators and directors are Harry Dyer, Catherine Dyer, Joseph B. Rosenberger and Margaret Rosenberger. The St. Cloud Iron Works is the largest and strongest of its kind outside the Twin Cities.

Donald Stevenson, who was an active figure during the early transportation days, having 50 ox teams besides several freight teams working between St. Cloud and Ft. Abercombie, died a few days since at Dickinson, N. D. He homesteaded the land where Osakis now stands, built the first house there, and was the first postmaster of the village.

February 2. - Joseph G. Smith, the founder of the Bank of St. Cloud, now the First National Bank, died Saturday at Los Angeles, Cal., aged 75 years.

The sword presented by the citizens of St. Cloud to Lieutenant Colonel Stephen Miller in May, 1861, has been returned to the donors by the expressed wish of his son, Capt. Stephen C. Miller, who died at