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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-05-30


THEmnual summary of births, deaths,
and causes of death iii the large cities
of England for 1873 furnishes som in
teresting statistics with reference TO
London. Its population exceeds $500
600, and, If the suburbs are included,
4 100000. 1t almost equals that of
Paris, Berlin, and Vienna, and with its
suburbs il equals the population OF the
Capitals Of France. Prussia, Austria,
and Russia. The area OF tho city is
l22 square miles, and tho density of
population 1892 people to the square
mile; the proximity of the population
l1.0I yards from each other. With the
above density, the mortality should he
50 , per 900, but from 1874 TO ISIS it
has been reduced as low rs 22.S. The
registered deaths are $3.50, and the
births being 129,1S4, they exceed the
former by 45,4S9. As to the causes of
death, the report says The causes of
death in inner London include Is 220
by zymotic diseases, 1880 by constitu.
tional diseases, 81 S25 by local diseases,
S695 by developmental diseases, 1910
by violent deaths. Smallpox was fatal
to |, 416 persons, who mt various ages
died Of that disease in London, where
rs only II died in - country towns.
Measles was less fatal thnn usual, and
scarlet fever was much less fatal than
usual. Whoaping-cough was more than
usually fatal, the excess Of deaths was
1865. Scuryy and purpura were more
than usually prevalent OF alcoholism
202 persons died, which numbers above
the average There was mn excessive
number Of deaths from bronchitis The
deaths from ovarian dropsy were 60,
whereas the average annual number Of
deaths in the previous ten years was 81.
The deaths from childbirth were POO;
2,Ol6 persons died by accident or negli-
genco, rs by homicide, 315 by suicide,
and was executed The number Of
persons killed in the streets Of London
was 237 how is not stated in eases; ;
II were killed by horses, l. by carriages,
II by omnibuses. by tram.cars, "a by
cabs, 70 by vans and wagons, II by
drays, CD by carts"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-05-30

THE original dwelling il Sa-
lem, Massachusetts, immortalized
in Hawthornes blouse Of the Seven
Cables" has recently been sold.
The house was built in 1861 by Richard
Ingersoll ana John Howard lngersoil,
and always remained in the Ingersol
family, Mr.. Horace Ingersoll being its
last owner and occupant. When Haw-
thorne resided in Herbert street, Salem,
he was frequent visitor al this house.
1t had originally seven gables, two Of
which subsequently succumbed TO time
and later improvements. Tradition az
s0ciatcs the house intimately with Haw-
thornes work. II has always been he.
lieved to be the original Of the famous
house. 1t is somewhat remarkable that
for the first time in 217 years it passes
out of the hands Of the lngersolls to be-
come the dwelling Of newcomers Of a
different name.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-05-30

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snch stsnysS az, NJ ~ MS,su ' VsAHM
AT valuation in prSpSrnon to SSSr scsasiw light.
The secretary OF the treasury is directed and NJ
Silver com m tSs S'ssSs
msy Al any tune ~ in the treasury the same aS
SS'a ."'a ~ t9eiSasHS n s Slads OF money 90
section !, That section $50 Of the revised stat.
ntes os t aS, nltea States he amended 80 as ~
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-05-30

A picture OF dcspair--a pig reaching
through hole in the fence TO get q cab
bage that lies few inches beyond his
reach.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-05-30

The Acclimatization Society Of Vic
toria, Australia, has not met with the
greatest success in its attempt to intro
duce ostrich breeding into that colony.
Young ostriches were safely hatched by
the natural as well as the artificial
method OF incubation, but the birds
were killed by sudden storms ofrain, or
q disease, one popularity Of which i
congestion Of legs and feet. At the end
Of last summer only nineteen birds re-
manned in the possession of the society.
The feathers gathered were pronounced
by London dealers of superior charac-
ter, and the hope ii cherished that bet
ter results will mark the close Of this
years experiment. The society will
profit BY the experience Of last year.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-05-30

EIGHT HUNDRED tourists per week
leave New York for Europe.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-05-30

a New England philosopher says be
can't find out where the air leaves off
and the earth begins. Let him fall
backward from q fence and he'll soon
find out.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-05-30

A MAN who thinks hes right, gives
the following advice in relation to dogs:
"If," says he, "you enter lot where
there is vicious dog, be careful TO re.
move your hat or cap as the animal
approaches you. and hold the same
down by your side, between yourself
and the dog. When you have done
this you have secured perfect immunity
from an attack. The dog will not bite
you If this advice ia followed. Such is
my faith in this policy that will pay
all doctor bills from dog bites, and
funeral expenses for deaths from
hydrophobia.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-05-30

ELIAS HAMPTON was ~ particular in
buying revolver in a Buffalo store
that the clerk inquired for what pur.
pose he wanted il. Il am going TO
shoot my falher-in-law and brother-in
law lie replied. The clerk thought he
was Joking, but he wasn't, for before
night he had lodged bullet in each Of
those relatives.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-08-07
Terrible Accident.

From the Neeker County Tribune, July 81.
Last Thursday afternoon a terrible
accident occurred on the farm of Mr..
John Meller, few miles out of town.
Mr.. Mol)er was engaged in cutting
grain, while his. three>year old boy
was playing in the field. The boy
went unobseryed into, the standing
grain and amused himself with pick
ing up kernels Of grain on the ground.
The place where he went in was COW
cred with tall grain stalks, or straw,
which was densely interviewer with
woodbines or buckwbeat, rendering it
impossible to see the little fellow lay
ing on the ground. The result was
that when the reaper came along to
the spot where the boy lay, he was
caught in the sickle and almost bu.ch>
cred alive. Several of his fingers
were cut off, and the right leg almost
severed from the body, both bones
being snapped off, leaving the limb
connected by narrow strip Of flesh.
Strange to say the little fellow sur>
vived the fearful calamity, and is now
doing pretty we'll under the careful at
tention of DR.. Erickson. The doctor
entertains strong hopes of his speedy
recovery.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-08-07
Uses of the Electric Light.

New York Sun.
The electric light which is being ex~
hibited from the Sun building illumlnes
the City Hall park with much more
than full moon brightness. It not on
ly attracts swarms of moths and beetles
but the boy comes forth by squads and
troops, and having feasted his eye on
the novelty falls to playing tag and
leap frog under its vivid rays. At 9
o'clock at night the park is play
ground and shouts of merriment and
glee fall upon the ears Of the toiling
editors and compositors Of Printing
House square. The fact suggests
anew the usefulness to which the light
may be put. For skating carniva]s,
for festivals, and for out door gather
ings. nothing can approach it. The
night may not be distant when nine
inning base ball game will be played
under its rays, and the possibility ex-
lists of even midnight horse trot.
The Coney Island folks are to use a
dozen or more electric lights in to.
morrow's all nights festival, and for
some time they have illumined the
surf with them to the delight of the
bathers.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-08-07

Livingstone has spent years of his
eventful life. Mr.. Siegfried made
good use of his note book and pencil,
however, and is writing a series of let
ters fol. his journal descriptive of his
trip, and proposes to give a full and
carefully prepared account in Scrib>
ner's Monthly for February or March
next of his "Trip from the Source to
the Head of Navigation of the Missis>
s'ppi River "a trip that has never
been made). The article will be EN-.
bellished with numerous cuts of the
views taken on the trip, including
three views in Brainerd, and will be
deeply interesting particularly to res
idents in this part Of the country.
The St.. Paul papers reported them on
their arrival there ss. having followed
the river tie entire distance from Itas>
Ca 9 lake "a St. Pau, but from this are
to be deducted.the.eigh miles referred
to above from one end and the dis
tance from Aitken to st. Paul, which
they made by rail, from the other end
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-08-07

A man coming out of newspaper
office with one eye gouged out, his
nose spread all over his face, and one
of his ears chawed off, replied to a
policeman who interviewed him say
ing: II don't like an article that
'peared in the paper last week, an I
went in ter see the man who writ it,
an he war there.''-Er,
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-08-07
Notice.

St. Paul, Minnesota, Jan. LIST, 1879.
TO whom it may concern:
Whereas, DeGraff & Co., of St. Paul,
Minnesota, are the owners in fee Of
certain tracts of land in Morrison
County Minnesota;
And Whereas, certain persons claim
to have made contracts with the Vest
ern Railroad Company for several of
said tracts; - Z, .'sss'.:-1 .s..*.... Il
Now, therefore, this is to give no.
tice that such contracts are Invalid and
void, and no payments should be made
thereon, as the owners will not recog>
nize such transactions, but will hold
the parties liable in damages, and re-
quire payment in full, on. such terms
and at such prices as they may think
proper. D1GRARr & Go.
- BY F. McNamara.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-08-07
Editorial Correspondence.

Dodge Centre, Minn., Aug. z, 1879.
We arrived safely in this village,
ninety miles south of St. Paul by rail-
road, on the evening Of July 31st.
Harvesting is now: about half done,
and the average yield of wheat per
acre is estimated at twelve bushels.
We take much interest in looking at
the improvements that have been made
in this village and in the surrounding
country since we were here about eight
years ago. During the intervening
time the village has increased in pop
ulation from few dozen to nearly
1900, and in the place of a few small
houses we find costly brick blocks and
large frame buildings. The tramp
nuisance is now prevailing here to
very remarkable extent. Reliable cit-
izens state that since harvest begun
the streets have been thronged with
tramps, aud that drunken rows and
disorderly conduct have been Of CON-
stant occurrence. It would naturally be
expected that during harvest the work.
ingmeu would mostly be employed in
the fields, but we counted twenty three
men in workingmen's clothes seated
and standing 10 front of one saloon,
while We judged by the noise in
side that there were as many more
in the building. The condition of af.
fairs at the other saloons was about the
same. Harvest wages range from 81
to $2.5oper day. OF course we visited
the printing Office, aud found Prof. J.
M. Miles, the editor and proprietor of
the Dodge Center Press, taking nap
in his easy chair. But Mr.. Miles is
not sleepy in his editorial capacity,
and be gets up very interesting pa
por. We enjoyed our visit to his
office Immensely. We learned, how>
ever, - from various sources that Mr..
Milesf firm convictions and efforts
in sayor :of temperance and other
reforms had been of very serious det-
rimentl to the. financial interests of
his paper. Mrs. Miles, a very talented
and interesting lady edits a temperance
department in the Press. Here; as
elsewhere, the merchants and other
business men are mostly in favor of
liquor license, and a number have
Withdrawn their patronage from the
Press. And this is the universal ex>
perience Of newspapers that undertake
to bring about social reformation in
their communities. They can safely
work for political reform, if their ef.
forts are prudent, and if they under,
take only what there is reason to be-
lieve they can accomplish ; but beyond
this, disaster and failure are quite
likely to be the result.
We find that State politics are not
yet discussed to any great extent.
THIS county IS overwhelmingly Repub>
lican, and the sentiment here is prob>
ably :abont the same as that in the oth>
81 counties in this part Of the State.
Those who seem to have any prefer
enees are in favor Of either Wakefield
|or Edgerton for Governor, but the Eds
gerton, boom is an exceedingly feeble
one. In regard to the other officers
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-08-07
Whose Ok is being Gored.

The St. Paul and Minneapolis news
papers and the people ofthose cities are
grievously exercised over the prospect
of their railroad to Lake Superior fall
ing into hands not particularly inter-
ested in oheapening freights to and
from those cities and they appeal to
the whole State to sympathize with
them and to assist in providing rem>
edy. In case that road is practically
closed as a competing line, those cities
are still bstter off than most of the
State'as to railroads. While We sym
pathize somewhat with them, we are
forced to remember their Indifference
yea, more, their opposition-while
the isolated northern part Of the State
has at.various times been seeking a
way to, the great lake. When the
Northern Pa 'lfc Company proposed to
push their road across the State vests
.eriy from Duluth, the St. Paul Press
denounced the country unmeasuredy.
When Mr.. Gilman, of St. Cloud, was
making the great legislative / fight
which relieved the north from the fet~
ters, with which the old Sk Paul &
Pacific Company were binding it, he
met with such opposition from the me-
tropolltan press as was satisfactory to
that company; but the fetters were
nevertheless broken, and tue oonse>
quent construction Of the <Brainerd
Branch has given new life and hope
to all Northern Minnesota. If your
OK is being gored, gentlemen, we are
sorry but We will be more generous
than you we're, and will extend to you
our pzofoundest sympathy. In the
meantime we tender you the use Of
our route to the Lake, reminding you,
however, that your subserviency to
those corporations secures no immuni>
ty, to your own local interests also,
that it is not Christlanlike to force
anybody to grind in your mill. Your
two cities are not the State, and ought
not to control the State. Restrain
your propensity to crush all enter
prises designed to develop interests
not directly your own, and you may
then with better grace appeal to the
people of the State for help.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-08-07
Land Office Notice.
Land Office at Saint Cloud, Minnesota.
June %. A. D. 1879,

Land Office at Saint Cloud, Minnesota.
June %, A. D. 1879.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settlers have fled notice Of intention
to make final proof in support Of their claims
and secure final entry thereof on the expira-
ton of thirty days from the date Of this no.
tice, viz: Hans Petersen, Declaratory State
ment No. 4S77 for the NW4 Of NW4 of Sec
tion 9, Town 127, Range 30. The claimant
names the followiD 6 persons as his witnesses
to prove his claim: Joseph Thomas, of Nor
rison county, Minnesota, and Jorgen Schultz,
of Morrison county, Minnesota.
Joseph Thomas, Presumption Declaratory
Statement No. 4720 for the NE4 of Section
9, Town 127, Range 30. The claimant names
the following persons as his witnesses to prove
his claim: Hans Petersen, of Morrison coun-
ty, Minnesota, and Jorgen Schultz, Of Morri-
son county, Minnesota.
oh. FREEMAN,
Register.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-08-07
Land Office Notice.

Land Office at Saint Cloud, Minnesota.
July 10th, A. D. 1870.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has fled notice of his intention
to make final proof in support of his claim,
and secure final entry thereof at the expira-
ton of thirty days from the date of this no.
tice, viz: David Adams, of Morrison County,
Minnesota, for the 81 Of NE4 end 81 of NW4
of Section 7, Town 127, Range 20, and names
Adams, of Morrison county, Minnesota, and
Charles Adams, Of Morrison county, Mime
sofa. D, u, FREEMAN,
l@' >'-,- Register.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-08-07

A crack-brained young man who
was slighted by the females, very mod>
estly asked young lady if she would
not let him spend the evening with
her. "No," she angrily replied.
"that's what I WON'T" "Why,"he re-
piled, ''you needn't be so fussy; I
don't mean this evening, but some
stormy one when I can't 60 anywhere
else."
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-08-07

NAMED quietly hunting south of the
river. Thus the whole Missouri coun~
try is reduced to condition that
makes it safe for occupation and trav~
ell. Not hostile savage is left south
of the British boundary. Though his
work is thus happily completed, and
though it is expected there will be no
occasion for any more hostile demon>
strations, it is thought Gen. Miles will
remain north Of the Missouri for some
time longer, as measure of precau~
ton,
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-08-07
Land Office Notice.

Land Office at Saint Cloud, Minnesota.
July 18th, A. D. 1879.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention
to make final p roof in support of his claim,
and secure final entry thereof at the expira-
tion of thirty days from the date of this no
tice, viz: Albert Morse, of Morrison County,
Minnesota, for tho FL of NE4 and Ell of SCI
of Section %, Town 80, Range 30, and names
the following as his witnesses, viz: John L.
Finch, of Morrison County, Minnesota, and
James Wood, of Benton County, Minnesota.
D. H. FREEMAN,
Register
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-08-07
Land Office Notice.

Land Office at Saint Cloud, Minnesota.
July 29th, A. D. 1s79
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his inten ton
to make final proof in support of his claim,
and secure final entry thereof at the expira-
tion of thirty days from the date of this no.
tice, viz: John Stewart, of Morrison county,
Minnesota, for the Ell Of NE4 Of Section 20,
Town 127, Range 80, and names the following
as his witnesses, viz: Robert Stewart, of
Morrison county, Minnesota, and Daniel
ODonald, of Morrison county, Minnesota.
D. H. FREEMAN,
Register.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-08-07
JAMES BROWN
Little Falls, Msa,n,

is doing a General Livery and Express
business, delivers passengers, baggage
and freight in all parts Of town, IS at
the depot on the arrival Of all passen>
ger trains, keeps horses and double
and single buggies for the accommo>
dation of persons desiring TO travel in
the country, and promptly attends to
all business entrusted with him.
Charges reasonable.
JAMES BROWN.
Little Falls, MINI.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-08-07
Unsuccessful Attempt to Reach
ItaSca Lake.

From the Brainerd Tribune.
On Tuesday last there passed through
town for St. Paul and the East an ex~
cursion party consisting of A. H. Sieg>
fried, of the Louisville Courier>Jour>
nal; J. NJ. Barnes Of Louisville, and
Lucien Wulsin, Of Cincinnati, who
have just returned from trip down
the upper Mississippi to Aitken and
the oft-repeated though as yet unsuc>.
cessful attempt, by white man, to
reach Itasca lake, the source of the
great Father of Waters, and trace the
winding course for hundreds of miles
through the vast uninhabited wilds of
the pine region to the head of naviga'
ton at St. Paul of the Mississippi riv~
er. They started over four weeks ago
from White Earth, Minn., with Indian
packers and guide, and QUILTED with
three boats Of the Rob Roy model,
camping, hunting. and fishing utensils
complete and exhaustive and a set of
Photographic instruments for taking
views Of all interesting, attractive or
picturesque scenery on the route, their
objective point being as stated, Itasca
lake. Like Julius Chambers of the
New York Herald, however: and 9TH
ers who have undertaken the same
trip at various times they found ltas>
ca lake strongly guarded by vast
swamp, rendering it almost utterly IL.
accessible, and, like their predecessors,
they never saw the. lake, but struck
the Mississippi eight miles below, 90
that the lake Of fame-the germ as it
were from which springs the great ar
terry Of the nation, increasing and ex>
panding from its source to its mouth,
supplying the great northwest with
lumber, adording transportation to the
immense traffic Of its great valley and
finally puzsling the brain and taxing
tho skin Of the noted Captain Eads,
has never kuORn the face. Of vhita
man, and is as undiscovered, as unex-
plored as the source Of the river Nile,
in pursuit Of whloh the far-famed
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-08-07
Land Office Notice.

LAND OFFICE AT SAINT CLouD, MINNESOTA.
July 1st A. D. 1879.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention
to make final proof in support of his claim,
and secure final entry thereof at the expiration
of thirty days from the date of this notice,
viz: Jorgen Schultz, of Morrison County,
Minnesota, for the WI Of SEA and SCI of
SCI of Section Is, Town 1877, Range 81, and
names the following as his witnesses, viz:
Hans Petersen, of Morrison County, Min
nesota, and Joseph Thomas, Of Morrison
County, Minnesota. D. Fl. FREEMAN,
Register.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-08-07
Land Office Notice.

Land Office at Saint Cloud, Minnesota.
June 9th, A. D. 1879.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention
to make final proof in support Of his claim,
and secure final entry thereof at the expira-
ton of thirty days from the date of this no.
ticc, viz: Samuel W. Muncy, Of Morrison
county, Minnesota, for the NJ of sE4 of Sec
ton IL, Town 12S, Range 80, and names the
follGTing 1 as his witnesses! viz: Dara e0Tbin,
Hudson, of Morrison county, Minnesota.
n. II. FREEMAN,
Register.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-08-07

NJ. BARRETT. G. A. GILMAN
BARRETT & GILMAN,
Attorneys at Law.
ST. CLOUD, MINNESOTA.
VIM. BARRETT.
Land Office Notice.

Land Office at Saint Cloud, Min nnesota.
July 18th; A. D. 1879
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has fl led notice of his intention
to make final proof in support of his claim,
and secure final entry thereof at the expira-
tion of thirty days from the date of this no.
tice, viz: John L. Finch, of Morrison County,
Minnesota, for the SW4 of Section %, Town
80, Range 80, and names the following as his
witnesses, viz: James Wood, of Benton Coun-
ty, Minnesota, and Albert Morse, of Morrison
County, Minnesota.
D. II. FREEMAN,
Register.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-08-07
I am dealing in
Drive-"e118.

WIND MILL PUMPS,
C1STERN PUMPS,
RUBBER HOSE,
FORCE PUMPS,
LEAD PIPE.
Wells can be put in os,shortenoticea
at considerable LESS expense than a
we'll can be dug. Can be put in any,
where that the land is;not stoney.
A.. K. HALL,
Green Prairie and Little Falls.