State Superintendent Lewis Named By Governor Lind
The Ariol reports Prof. J. H. Lewis has been appointed state superintendent of public instruction by Gov. Lind. Lewis, born in 1852 in Holly Springs, Mass., moved to Minnesota in 1864, taught in Wright and Menapin counties, attended and later led the University of Minnesota, earning a BA and serving as Hastings superintendent before his 1890 appointment. The paper endorses his term, notes his alumna relation, and predicts capable service despite some controversy.
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Ariol
University of Minnesota
Lewis
Lind
J. IL. Lewis
John Hamilton Lewis
Holly Springs
Mass
Clarendon
Arke
Minnesota
Wright County
Athet
Iy Wlistriet
Wright
Menapin
Amien
Hastings
Yecoutier
Lizzie A. Follett
Lewis Ling
From the Capitol: Public Affairs and the Minnesota Reform Debate
A 1599-like column critiques Governor Lind, U.S. diplomacy, and Minnesota politics. It covers tax proposals, railroad valuations, grain inspections, and a push for municipal ownership amid alleged corporate influence. It notes a Younger brothers release possibility, the Altgeld mayoral bid, and Bryan's stature, with satire on campaign expenses and reform.
Burglar Thwarted at St Peter Post Office
Three professional burglars attempted a Monday night break in at the St Peter post office. A young assistant postmaster sleeping nearby roused, fired at the intruders, and a diligent clerk seized a pistol to return fire injuring a principal burglar. The assailants fled after the confrontation, with one captured or subdued by the clerk.
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St. Peter
Fast Mail to Seattle and the Great Northern Feat
The Chicago to Seattle fast mail service by the Great Northern is highlighted as a major railway achievement. Starting January 3, a through mail and passenger train carries mail without carriage transfers after St. Paul, totaling about four days from New York to Seattle. The route uses Chicago and St. Paul transfer times of 45 and 30 minutes respectively, with the Northern Oriental flyers finishing the journey to Seattle without pauses. The article notes Seattle’s rising importance as an Oriental shipping point, its freight and passenger traffic to Asia, and the strong demand for Northwest exports to Orient markets. It also mentions competition with other railways and the broader context of American railway progress.
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Chicago
Omaha
Great Northern Railway
New York
St.Paul
Puget Sound
San Francisco
Great Northern
Seattle
St. Paul
Northern Oriental Flyers
Asiatic
Japan Mail Steamship Company
Japan
China
Orient
Pacific Coast
Northwestern
Rock Island
Burlington
Western Railroads
Chicago Tribune
The Boy and His Trade in the 19th Century View
Burton Cheney argues in February Ladies' Home Journal that seventeen to nineteen are prime ages for trade entry while aiming to finish by twenty one. He notes early apprenticeship allows for future changes, urges thorough exploration of trades and natural aptitude to avoid unsuitable paths and poor advancement.
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Burton Cheney
Ladies’ Home Journal
Farms for Sale in Western Minnesota County
Einar Hoidale offers farms for sale in western Minnesota at reasonable prices. Interested buyers should call and visit him over Postoffice in New Clin.
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Salk
Minnesota
Einar Hoidale
Over Postoffice
New Clin
For Sale Local dairy cattle auction item
For Sale a number of good fresh milk cows two full blended Jersey cows and six good young breeding bulls. Listing limited details and unclear breeds with shorthand terms.
Militia meeting and probate notices from Brown county
A civil notice lists a militia meeting for Company A to reorganize on February 25 1899 at 8 PM at the armory, with older members and Minnesota volunteers invited. It also details probate court actions in Brown County Minnesota including Cecilia Forstner and Charles H Johnson estates with hearings set for February 23 and February 27, 1800, and public notices to be published in the New Ulm Review and Sew Ubon newspapers.
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National Guard
12Th Regiment
Minnesota Volunteer Infantry
Chicamauga Park
Minnesota
Brown
Cecilia Forstner
Thomas Forstner
J. Eckstein
New Uim
New Ulm
Said
Minn
Jamith
A.D
Jonas Lauager
State of
County of
Charles H. Johnson
Hans Fredrick Jones
Chas.h Jolson
Mearing
Sew Biss Ts
Ald
Sew
Ubon
Tanomry Sin
AD. Sh A
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Capitol
St.Paul, Miam
Broom Makers’ Union
Representative Wheaton
Slong
O'Brien
Staples
Board of Control
Republican
Leech Lake Squawa
Washington
Wheaton
Congress
J. P. Altgeld
Vost
Jacobsen
Instfall
Miles
G. O.P
Col. Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Major Bowley
C. L. Smith
G.O.P
Captain Smith
Minneapolis
Duluth
Buffalo
Honda
Twin City Rapid Transit
Brown County
Missouri
Sleepy Eye Herald
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al Pecks
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