Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1878-03-21
HOUSTON COUNTY

Ieg1ster, the late Capt. j. =. Braden, was re-
opened for business on the 9Th, with the
new incumbent, Hon. d. s. Hall, on duty,
who brought with him a Mr.. Thayer as
clerk, represented as experienced in the bust
ness in Wisconsin. Mr.. j. @. A. Braden,
after faithful service in the latter capacity,
retires to assume more preferred pursuits.
w1NoNA COUNTY.
The city of st. Charles has voted the no
license ticket by 1853 to 112.
Night trains are to be placed on the Wi
mona & St. Peter railroad on April l.
wABAsHAw COUNTY.
The Belle of Pepin, arrived at Wabashaw
on the 9th ult., being the first boat to land
| there this season.
on the 18th, on her regular trip to Maiden
Rock and intermediate points.
Wabashaw is putting on metropolitan
airs, having had occurring therein, on the
4th, three weddings, funeral, street parade
OF maskers and o masquerade ball in the
evening.
Peter Feife, farm laborer, committed
suicide on the 10th, by shooting himself
| through the head at tho residence of Pete,
Leonard, Highland township, Wabashav
| county.
Mrs. Thompson of Lake City, has, 70,
the sum of $75, compromised with the city
for injuries sustained by being precipitated
from buggy into an unguarded street ex,
| cavation. g.
Speaking of the early opening this year OF
Lake Pepin, the Wabashaw county Sentinel
says: eve feel to rejoice in the early open.
| ing of the lake. This year is thu best on
| record. On March 9th, boats could have
easily passed through. On authority of an
| old settler, March 21st, 1873, was the cham
pion until now. It Is among the imperish.
able records that the steamer Pepin made
an excursion trip on New Years Day, 1873,
to the delight of the wondering citizens,
The ice was thinner this winter than ever
previously known, it being scant twelve
inches thick. Very few accidents have taken
place on the ice, but the fool killer never
fails to bag few aspirants for fame and
eternity"
oLMsTED COUNTY
The Rochester Record and Union COM
menced the fifth volume of its new series on
the 9Th, making eighteen volumes in all.
The Olmsted County Agricultural society
has been recognized into Joint stock
company, with a capital stock of not less
than $4,000, divided into shares of $40
each.
FREEBORN COUNTY.
The military company at Albert Lea has
been ordered to deliver up it's arms forth
with, the government probably intending to
replace them by others of more improved
pattern.
The Farmers Home and several residences
in Albert Lea, were raided by burglars on the
LIST, the thieves having succeeded in securing
respectable amount of plumber in the way
OF money, watches, and various other per-
sonal property.
SHERBURNE COUNTY.
About ten tons of cheese we're turned ont
in 1877 by the Elk river, Sherburne county,
factory, and thirty-fve tons in the whole
county.
The Touring mills at Champlin, Apoka
county, turn out seventy barrels of -four
daily.
The ferry at Anoka commenced running
on the 9TH, having only ceased since the
last week of December, 1877.
Negotiations are pending between w. D.
Wasburn d Co., of Minneapolis, and Stein
Bros, of Anoka, for the purchase of the
~0~>A~>~6 AA~~AA pASPSAVy VI eA0 Ae5tGO1s
Some Six weeks ago Daniel Robbins, of
Anoka, lost some 800 in an unaccountable
manner, but a day or two since the mystery
was solved by his wife, who picked the
money up in the door-yard, safe and sound.
A cheese factory is being erected in Grow
township, Anoka county, for which the milk
from six hundred COWS, is promised, thus
constituting it the largest of its class in the
State.
DAKOTA COUNTY
The steamer WEIGH has resumed it's trips
between Hastings and Prescott, Wis.
G: Stebbins, after being connected with
the Hastings Gazette for over twenty years,
retired from that journal on the 9Th. His
partner, Irving Todd, will continue the
paper as its sole proprietor.
wAsECA COUNTY.
They scatter the social evil in Waseca
county by pulling down the houses infested
by it.
Under date of the 18th, the argus, pub
lished at GAINESVILLE, Waseca county, says
''The remains of Mr.. Rourk, of Mcpherson,
were taken to Milwaukee the past week for
interment. Mr.. Rourk claimed, while alive,
to be the Oldest inhabitant of the reserva-
ton, and gave his age as 1O1. The boys
seem to BIZ little in doubt regarding the
exact figure, we understand, but place it from
SO to 1O1, which records in Milwaukee will
show. Shepard says, Mr.. Rourk, the past
summer, hauled wheat to the elevator and
unloaded as brisk as young man.
LYON COUNTY.
G. F. Case, editor of the Marshall, Lyons
county, Messenger, has been appointed post
e Av>>4 Wy ~
man, resigned.
MARTIN COUNTY.
The residence of Harvey and Leonard
Goldsmith, residents of Martin county, was
totally destroyed by fire ON the 9TH with o
greater portion of its contents, involving q
loss of fully $500. =