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Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-06-12
From the st. Cloud Journal Press.

From theSt. Cloud Journal Press.
There seems to be no end to the
number of emigrants daily passing
through this city on their way to the
frontier. One day last week forty-tuo
wagons, one hundred and twelve head
of cattle and thirty~two horses passed
this Office.
A subscription paper is being ple>
sented to our citizens for the purpose
of raising sufficient funds to place a
four>dial clock in the spire Of the
Catholic church. Four hundred dol
lars is needed for the purpose, and
those who have the matter in charge
are confident that they will have the
necessary amount subscribed in few
days.
Mr.. Wilbur Thompson, of Santiago,
informs US that he lost his only horse
a few days ago by its being poisoned.
Mr.. T. had soaked some corn in a So
luton of strychnine, to be used in poi~
soning black~birds, and set it on a
work bench near the house. During
the night bis horse ate the corn and
was found dead the next morning.
Twenty>eight men employed on the
wood train of the St. Paul & Moor
head line, who lsid over at this place
on Sunday, struck for higher wages on
Monday morning. They had been re-
ceiving $1.25 and struck for $3.50.
The train was run to Avon where ii
was loaded by section men and re-
turned to this city in the evening. On
Tuesday morning majority of the
men went to work again at the old wa
ges.
Another of the old land marks ha:
disappeared. Mr.. Levi Ball has torn
down the building in lower town, a
short distance above the upper mill
in which the Journal Press (then th'
Democrat), was printed at the time a
| n = ,
portion Of its material was destroyed
in 1867 on account Of tho froo oxpres
sion Of the anti>slavery sentiments o
the editor. It has been used as
printing office, real estate Office ant
dwelling house.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-06-12
Austin, Malnkato &St. Cloud &. g. B, /

From the Pioneer Press, June 6. +, ~ Z.
The Pioneer1Press has already mem
toned the fact that a new hue Of rails
road has been mapped out from the
terminus Of the Illinois Central at NJ O.
ma, Iowa, near lyle, Minnesota, by
way Of Austin to Mankato. The
towns in Mower Freeborn, Waseca,
and Blue Earth, to be benefited. by
the construction of this road, have re-
spoaded so literally in the way Of bo,
muses., that it is believed the enterprise
has passed from things that are doubt
ful to those that are certain of accom-.
plishment. At all events the directors
of the Austin & Maukato road have
united with the Mankato & St. Cloud
company, and new organization was
perfected in St. Paul yesterday, under
the name Of the Austin, Mankato &
st. Cloud Railroad company. Messrs.
W. H. Officer and Harlan W. Page,
Of Austin, directors of the frst>named
company, and Gen. J.'H. Baker, G. A..
Gilman, and W. T. Bonniwell, direct>
ors Of the Mankato & St. Cloud road,
held meeting at the Merchants Ho>
tel yesterday afternoon, and formed a
union Of their companies after which
a conference was held with Mr.. John
s. Kennedy and other capitalists Of
New York, who are only awaiting the
completion of the necessary prelimi>
naries to advance the money for the
commencement of operations. It is
understood everything thus far looks
exceedingly favorable, and as the Illi~
nols Central Railroad company stands
ready to lease the new road and ope>
rate 1t in connection with its already
extensive system, the new project, it
Will be seen, has secured some strong
backing. The directors Of the AUS
tin, Mankato & St. Cloud road, after
their meeting yesterday, adjourned to
meet in the course Of a fortnight, at
Chicago, where the capitalists and
railroad men will give, them an audi
ence and probably order the work of
grading to be pushed ahead.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-06-12
Notice..

st. Paul, Minnesota, Jan. 1st, 1879
10 whom it may concern:
Whereas, DeGraf & Co., of st. Paul
Minnesota, are the owners in fee o1
certain tracts of land in Morrison
County Minnesota;
And Whereas, certain persons claim
to have made contracts with the West
ern Railroad Company for several Of
said tracts;
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. DEGRAFF & Co.
By E. Mcnamara.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-06-12
rom the Pioneer Press, June 9.

From the Pioneer Press, June 9.
A telegram was received in st. Paul
yesterday stating that Mr.. G. E. Will
Jams, chief clerk Of the Northern Pa
cifc Railroad company at Brainerd,
aud also county auditor of Crow Wing,
Cass and Isanti COUNTIES, suddenly
died yesterday morning Of heart dis.
ease. A telegram was received from
n. A. Towne, general superintendent,
at Brainerd, for a casket for Mr.. Will
Jams, which was shipped from here on
the evening train. + Mr.. Williams was
"a young man, and unmarried. He
had been in the employ Of the North
eru Pacific road for long time. Mr.
Williams had many friends in St
Paul, who remember him as a young
man Of fine abilities, and they will
hear of his death with sincere regret.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-06-12
Land Office Notice.

LAND OFFICE AT SAINT CLOUD; MINNESOTA.
May 3Oth, 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 expiration Of
thirty days from the date of this notice. viz:
Johann Koroll, Homestead Application No.
8131 for the WI of NW4 of Section 4, Town
127, Range 80. The claimant names the fol-
lowing persons as his witnesses to prove his
claim Michael Zeek, Of Morrison County,
Minnesota, and Anton Jendro, of Morrison
County, Minnesota.
Herman Gribnoaw, Presumption Declarato-
ry Statement No. 481l for the WI Of NW4 oil
Section II, Town 12S, Range 81. The claim
ant names the following persons as his wit
nesses to prove his claim: Charles Mars, Of
Stearns County, Minnesota, and Ben. Taylor,
of Morrison County, Minnesota
D. II. FREEMAN,
..E j.. r.. ~, Register.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-06-12
THE BEST COMPANY FOR
Land Office Notice.

LAND OFFICE AT SAINT CLOUD. MINNESOTA.
June 5th, 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: Henry Harrison, of Morrison County,
Minnesota, for the SCI Of Section 10, Town
129, Range 80, and names the following as
his witnesses, viz: Fergus Karans, of Morri-
son County, Minnesota, and Charles Hodgdon,
of Morrison County, Minnesota.
D. H. Fk EEMAN,
Register.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-06-12
Sale of Railroad Land. .

Gov. Plllsbury has caused an adver>
tisement to be inserted in the Brains
erd Tribune, which reads as follows:
In compliance with~an Act of the
Legislature of the State of Minnesota,
approved March 1st, 1877, entitled
can Act to provide for the completion
Of the lines of railroad commonly
known as the Saint Paul and Pacific
extension lines" L will sell at public
auction, to the highest bidder for cash,
at my Office in the Capitol building, IN
St. Paul, on Thursday, the 26th day
of June, 1879, and from day to day
thereafter until the whole shall have
been offered, about 1880 acres Of
land IN legal government subdivisions,
situated in the counties of Morrison
and Grow Wing, and State Of Mime,
sofa, through which counties the rail-
is completed and in operation.
These lands are advantageously sit
uated convenient TO settlements, are
generally we'll watered and gently un'
dulating, and consist of choice hard
wood timber land, pine land, prari@
and meadow, aud are all within ter
miles Of the railroad track. :. .~:
Maps are on file at the Executive
Office showing the relative situation Of
these lands, and descriptive lists o.
them can be obtained by application
in person or by letter to me. ~'
!" is. PILLsBURY. -
=, Governor of Minnesota
Executive Office, St. Paul, MINI:
Nav 81, 1879. I, III ,..
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-06-12
f Il + TT NAV ETTrgF1s
The Coming Election in Ohio.

:
The nomination Of Gen. Thomas Ewing
for Governor, and Gen. A: v. Rice for
Lieutenant Governor, by the Democratic
State Convention in Ohio on the 4tt
inst, was a wise move on the part OF the
Ohio Democrats. Gen. Ewing has fo1
years been one Of the most prominent
men in American politics, and his record
is one Of honesty, integrity, and devotion
to the interests of the people, He grad
uated at Brown university in Rhode Is.
land in 1854, was lawyer Of first class
ability and was chief justice of the SUI
preme court of Kansas in 1862, ioined
a Kansas regiment in 1862, was promot-
ed to brigadier general in 1868, and to
brevet major general in March, 1865,
and retired from the army only after the
last rebel had surrendered. He has been
twice elected to Congress, and has been a
constant and able worker for the interests
of the people, and against monopoly.
Gen. Rice graduated at Union college,
Schenectady, New York, in 1860, was a
law student until April 12, 1861, when
he enlisted as private soldier in the
Union army, and served until after the
close OF the war. During the war he
was promoted to captain, lieutenant colo.
mel, colonel, and finally to brigadier gen.
eral. Since the war he has twice been
elected to Congress, and has been con-
slant and untiring foe of monopoly ofeve>
ry kind. Such ticket as that would be
an honor to any party in any State, and
we do not believe that the monopolists can
prevent Ewing and Rico from being
elected. We have examined congress
sional directories, and such other sources
of information as we have at hand, to
find out the war record Of Charles Fos-
ter, the Republican candidate for Gov
ernor, and we cannot discover that he
took any part whatever in the war. We
find that when the war commenced he
was an able bodied man thirty. three
years of age, and that he held no public
office that might have prevented HIM
from joining the army If he had wished
to join it. AS far as we can learn from
such records as we have at hand, nothing
was known of Charles Foster while the
soldiers were at the front, except that he
was quietly making good deal of mon>
ey at the mercantile and banking busi~
ness. But we find that after the close of
the war he ventured out from the OBJ
scurity that he had previously sought,
and rent the air IN denunciation of rebel
lion, and succeeded in getting elected to
Congress four times in succession as q
special representative of the Union sem
tlment. An immense amount of money
will be expended by the monopolists to
elect Foster, and all the floating, lndifer~
ent vote will be bought up by them, but
Notwithstanding this, the prospect for
the election of the Democratic nominees
is very favorable. The coming election
IN Ohio is one of great Importance, and
is generally considered so by both Dem
ocrats and Republicans. It will have a
great influence In the Presidential elec-
tion to be held next year.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-06-12

railroad work IT, is also evident that
they had 1853 million dollars to spend in
the home markets. That year Was noted
for progress III improvements, not only
in railroads but in everything else. And
! what was the,result? During that fiscal
year, ending on thds0th of the following
June, the balance Of trade against the
United States was greater than ever be-
fore or since, 1872 million dollars. But it
| is plain that this large balance was not
caused by hard times, but by prosperity.
People then had plenty of money to buy
with in the home markets, thus reducing
the amount of commodities that had to
find foreign buyers, and labor was then
engaged in making permanent improves
mentslinstead of merely producing grain
and goods to be sold in Europe, as they
have been compelled to do since the hard
times commenced. A large excess of ex~
! ports over imports is not in itself an evil,
but 1t shows that an evil exists, except in
countries where the natural resources
are already fully developed. It is not
the disease, but is the evidence of disease.
The balance of. trade turned in favor of
the United States IN 1884, just as the
hard times commenced, and during the
past four years the balance in favor of
the United States has been very large.
In the fiscal year ending in 1869 the
balance of trade against the United States
amounted to 131 million dollars, yet that
was prosperous year; and IN the fiscal
year ending in 1877 the balance of trade
was in favor Of the United States to the
amount of Isl million dollars, yet 1877
was particularly distinguished for extern
sive strikes, destltution, rags and starva-
ton. 1t IS therefore plain that favora,
bic balance of trade is not necessarily an
indication of prosperity, though it may
be so in some cases and under certain
conditions. The balance of trade will
usually be against the country where
labor commands the highest price, mon
ey brings the highest rate of interest,
and prosperity is the most general; and
the length Of time that a country can
proftab]y bear an unfavorable balance of
trade depends upon the extent of its un-
developed resources, and its condition in
regard to currency and business activity.
Ordinarily a country can proftably bear
it until its railroad system and the gen.
eral development of its resources reach
such an advanced state that the interest
on money gradually and slowly sinks to
level with the usual rate of interest in
the foreign countries that are dealt with.
In the United States this natural and
healthy adjustment of business and trade
was arbitrarily and wickedly 1nterfered
with by the most pernicious and villain
GUS financial legislation ever enacted in
any country, and IN the direct interest of
bankers and money lenders, and the re-
suit Is known to all.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-06-12
! professional s 5iimpropriety. Their SEN
sitiVeness is prompted by good taste.

From the Rochester Record and Union.
b. The Byron Cheese Factory is rum
ming. again. The prop,,rietors make
cheese for two cents pound.
Last Saturday night, John March
started to 90 to his fathers house which
Is about nine miles southwest of this
city, and while attempting to ford the
river, his horse which was not a very
strong one, was swept away, and in a
few moments both horse and master
had seen the last of earth. The body
Of Mr.. March was recovered Sunday
evening, and brought to his home here
as soon as possible. He was buried in
the family grounds at Salem.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-06-12

From the St. Paul Globe.
Wendell Phillips has gone back up.
on the Republican party, and arraigns
it before the country for dishonesty
He also deDounces its chief apostle,
John Sherman, for bis dishonest and
ruinous financial policy. We always
supposed Mr.. Phillips had few re M
nants Of common sense remaining, and
we are glad our hope is receiving it'
fruition.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-06-12
pinneer Press Minneapolis Dent.

Pioneer Press, Minneapolis Dep &C = - ~
The physicians who were inadvert-
emily named in this page in. connec-
ton With the satisfactory convalescerce
Of Dr.. Evans fractured limb, protest
that such mention was unsought and
undeserved by them that sort Of in
cidental advertising beng regarded az
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-06-12
From the St. Paul Globe.

From the St. Paul Globe.
They say the Ohio campaign is to
be one Of money. The day has gone
by, however, when elections Of such
Importance can be carried by the use
Of money, The people are too much
interested in the success of certain VI
tai principles to allow themselves to be
Influenced by mercenary considera>
tiOns.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-06-12

- The latest swindle is reported from
Stanstead, Que. A peddler went
about selling ten cent packages "war>
ranted sure death to potato bugs !; no
risk of poisoning animals. with Paris
green" The packages were not to be
opened until time to use them. One
victim, having three, opened one and
found two square blocks of wood !; on
one was written, "place the lug on
this block and press firmly with the
other .. ,:...@ ~s.s>> - *srm,,rs
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-06-12
Land Office Notice.

LAND OFFICE At SAINT CLOUD, MINNESOTA.
June Sd, 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: Peter Bissier, of Morrison County
Minnesota, for the 81 of SCI Of Section %
Town Al, Range 81, and names the following
as his witnesses, viz: Joseph Bissier, of Nor
rison County, Minnesota, and William Batter,
of Morrison County, Minnesota.
D. II. FREEMAN,
Ranisfor
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-06-12
Land Office Notice.

LAND OFFICE AT SAINT CLOUD, MINNESOTA.
June Sd, 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-
tion of thirty days from the date of this no
tice, viz: Charles w. Lakin, Of Morrison
County, Minnesota, for the NW4 of SW4 of
Section 80, Town 12S, Range 29, and names
the following as his witnesses, viz: Charles
Adams, of Morrison County, Minnesota, and
F. Lakin, Of Morrison County, Minnesota.
D. H. FREEMAN,
Register.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-26
COMMERCIAL
PUBLIC LEDGER OFFICE, !
MRMPHfR. Nahrnnrv % 1910


Our local money market is in an
easy condition. Currency is in album
dant supply with but little mercantile
demand for discounts. Loanable
funds may be readily obtained on any
acceptable paper, or for solvent collat-
erals at from COLO per cent.
Exchange continues to show brisk
movement. Eastern cotton bills are
taken at &c off, or 81. so per thousand for
sight on New York, and demand on
New England sight on the latter is
SC off. Checks on New York and New
Orleans are sold at par. Bills on New
Orleans are taken at &c discount.
Local stocks and scrips are inactive
at present, except for Shelby county
warrants, for which a light request
prevails at 8O@8Sc; Bank of Tennes-
see notes, acceptable for the payment
of State taxes, are also marketable
at doodle. Quotations for others are,
ll5 for Mississippi and Tennessee first
mortgage bonds, 80 for second do; III
for fernando insurance stock II 50
for Bluff City; gas bonds, 80; do stock,
"a
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-26

breakfast bacon, 7H@7Hc, all packed
Hams, SlS(d9c; demand fair and stock
ample. Bulk shoulders, loose. &c; long
nds:, SIC. Mess pork, $40 @@lli
market firm.
L~ARD-Tierces, 7Sc; half t~iorcos,
IAci kegs, 75sci pals, sac; half pals,
o1ei country, lard, 6k@7e.
GAME-Venison, whole, 5@6c; sad
dies, S@l0c; quails, 81 90 per dozen
squirrels, SHOPPER dozen; rabbits, ST. 3 Der
dozen; wild turkeys, 0@T5o; ducks,
common, 81; mallards, 81; fresh fish, 81
ier lake, Game scarce.
DRESSED Misunderstanding heg,
4c per pound for large and &c for
small; beef 2k@3c for fore, and 5@6Hc
for hind quarters.
FRUlTS-Bananas in plentiful SUM-
ply in jobbing lots at 81 2562 per bunch ;
retail, S2G2.5O per bunch; oranges. 81 80
per box for Palermo; Messina, 50 so and
81 80 for Valencia; lemons, 50 75d4 90
per box. Dried apples, slow sale, at ga
219c per hi peaches 2H@21Ec, and l21Sc
for unpealed.
NUTS-Cocoa, IS 90 per 100. Peanuts
4c for red; choice white, TIC. Pecans.
l3@l4c for Texas. Arkansas and Mis-
souri, 6H@7i Almonds, DC; Taragona,
l9c. Filberts, sc.
HIDES-Dull; dry flint No. l 14c
per lbi No. 2, l0@1lc; dry sailed, I0612c-
green sailed, 6@7c; common, 406c; sheen.
skins, 25@75c. Beeswax 20@22c per ID.
Tallow &c per ID.
COTTON SEED-Oil mills pay 81
per toni cotton seed oil nominal 26@27
per gallon, and oil cake Sl4 to SIG per ton.
LIME-$l per Dbl in store; SOC by car
load.
BALING sTUFFS- Bagginp-aax,
2 to2h lbs, 1l@1lAc; hemp, 10%c; half
jute, 2 TO "a lbs, ll@l1Ac; baling Irvine,
he; iron ties, 50 05@2 Is per bundle.
Rope, l0c for jute and lSc for cotan.
C0AL-Pittsburg lump, delivered, Soc
per Dbl; do, slack, 35@40c; to steamer.
Acc per box for P~ittsburg; 85c for Shot
well, and SOC for slack. st. Bernard
coal Doc to boats and 45c TO city trade.
The stock Of Pittsburg coal is running
low and prospects to replenish are slim;
prices are therefore firm. All other
grades are in ample supply.
SALT-Per dray-load from store, 81 As
per Dbl; coarse, in SKIS, 81 so.
NINEGAR-Pure cider 18c per gal.
NAILS-S2 % per key rates.
RICE-Per ID &c for South Carolina.
FISH-Mackerel in hf bbls, Nos. l, 2
and 3, S., 7@6; kits, 81 10, 9O@75c.
RAISINS-Per box, 81 40.
M0LASSES-Common to choice. 980
SIC; syrup do, 100000.
SUGAR-Jobbing, 7H@7Acf for yellow
clarified whites, SH@SAc; choice open
kettle, 6Aci prime, GNc; fully fair, 5k@
6cj medium fair, 5.O5@5hc.
COFFEE-Rio5 common to fair, 13K@
l4ci good, l5H@l6c; prime, l6%@l7c;
choice, l7T@1Sc.
LIVE STOCK - Light receipts and
good stock demand. Choice corn-fed
cattle, 3H@414c; fair to choice
Texas do 3H@4hc; other grades, ~
@S4c; calves and yearlings, $5@S. Hogs,
2A@4c for all grades and scarce. Sheep
$l@2 per head for inferior and 4G5c for
butcher grades.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-26
Attachment Notice.

Before G. Z; Smith j. P. for Shelby county,
Ienn.-Edward White VS.. Isaac Smith.
n this cause an attachment having been
Tennessee, and returned, "ieyied ynon H.
property of the defendant, " and afidayit hsve
ing been made that defendant is indebted IN
the plaintiff in the sum of s4G, due NV
account, and. that the claim K lust. apa
that the defendant is a nonresident of the
that said defendant make his personal Snpeor'
aanoee before me on the 26th day of March.
Iois' &c u o'clock M, at my office in the Tbir.
teenth civil district, Shelby county Tenn.
and defend said attachment suit within the
time prescribed by law, or the same will be
this order be published once a week foyr iEon nv
weeks in the Public Ledger. "Ui
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