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Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-01-02
The White Earth Reservation,

A White Earth correspondent of
the Pioneer Press writes as follows
We give below the results Of the ag~
ricultural labors on the reservation
this year: Land under cultivation,
1864 acres land broken this year.
1865; wheat raised, $4,000 bushels :;
oats, $4,000 bushels barley, no bu. !;
corn 1921 bu. ; potatoes, $4,000 bu. !;
beets, 500 bu. onions, $50 bu. ; car.
rots, 40 bu:; cabbages, 5000 heads );
pumpkins, 1000; melons, $50; tons
of hay made, 2,42s; maple sugar made,
$4,000 lbs.; wild rice gathered, 49,
900 lbs. Amount of stock on the reser-
vatiou: Work oxen, 213; COWS, 237 ;
small cattle, 1868 head swine, 475 :;
horses, 244-three>fourths of which
are ponies.
This is certainly a oreditable Show
ing for our White Earth people, and
much better than ever before, notwith-
standing the fact that the general im>
provement fund of 1878 was only IS, =
900, and was never less than $4,000
before! The amount Of improvement
and the number Of acres of land broke
this year far exceeds any previous year
-eveu the palmy % days, when So
per acre was, granted for every acre
broke!
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-01-02
MAUR1N & MEDvED.


From the Anoka Republican.
The St. Paul Globe thinks that writ>
ing life of Goethe must be a fatal
operation, since Lewes wrote ono aud
is now dead, and Bayard Taylor also
died while engaged in the same labor.
That's so, it is dangerous, and writing
poetry often has the same EFFECT.
There's old Homer who used to write
an occasional epic, and Virgil who was
quite hand at bit of heroic verse,
both dead. And Dante, who wrote
poem all about hell and purgatory,
has gone to try them himself: Shake.
speare too, used to try his hand on
verse occasionally, and now he's dead
Dryden: Pope, Milton, are all gath
cred to their fathers, and poetry was
what did it; and the muses. will have
another victim when the man who sent
US an "Ode to Winter" comes in after
his manuscript.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-01-02
Smoked and Fresh Sausage at
J.. WoRTH1NdToN & co. s

From the Anoka Union.
The cold snap improved business a
hundred per cent.
While there were many Christmas
presents given in Anoka this year the
majority of them were inexpensive.
Christmas was more generally OBJ
served in Anoka than it has been fo1
years. Nearly every business house
was closed in the afternoon.
Geo. L. Henderson bad a balky
horse last Monday morning.. He dom,
got him now. The horse ruptured a
blood vessel and is no more. The an.
imal baked and rigid means were in,
stituted to compel him to go. He was
corseted with an iron chain and while
manipulating the chain the horse, in
his agony, threw himself backward
and gave up the ghost. George says
that if there is any horse hell that an.
imal has gone there without doubt
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-01-02
From Crow Wing County.
Brainerd, Grow Wing Co.. M

Brainerd, Crow Wing Co., MINI.
Editor of the Transcripts:
Will you be so kind as to announce In
your valuable paper that our Christmas
tree, under the management of the MEM
bers of the Catholic church in Brainerd,
has been a complete success. The church
was tastefully decorated for that purpose,
and presented a fine appearance. All the
children attending the Sunday schools,
numbering eighty, and their smallest
brothers and sisters, were there looking
at the Christmas tree with much interest
and expectation. Rev. Father Sequin,
Entrusted for the past few months with
the charge of this congregation, and al.
ready SO popular among the members Of
this church, after having made few
remarks very appropriate to the occasion
began dispensing the presents to thu
scholars, each one of whom received
something. Among the numerous pres
ents q beautiful gold dreaded cane, golt
watch, and gold cross, were presentet
! to Rev. Father sequin BY his parishlon
r
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-01-02

And further notice is hereby given
that all personal property taxes must
be paid before the first day of Februa>
~, A. D. 1879, or the same will be
collected by distrain as required by
law, also 5 per cent will be added.
All real estate taxes must be paid
before the first day Of June next, or
10 per cent penalty will be added, be-
sides twelve cents advertising charges
which will be added to each tract OF
land or town lot as required by the
laws of this State.
Notice is also given that the under>
signed Treasurer of Morrison County,
or his Deputy, will be in attendance at
the places hereinafter mentioned for
the collection Of taxes for the year
1873 as follows:
Town of Bellevue at the house Of j.
Lambert, January 9th, 1879.
Town of Two Rivers at the store of
G. Geissel, January 9TH. 1879.
Town of Swan River at the house Of
D. Dorblu, January 9th. 1879.
Town of Culdrum at the house oil
J. Workman, January 9th 1879.
Town of Green Prairie at the house
Of F. D. Hall. January 18th, 1879.
Town Of Belle Prairie at the house
of F. J. Farrand, January 18th, 1879
Town of Pierz at the house Of N
Meyer, January 18th, 1879.
Town of Bnckman at the house o.
A. A. Morrill,, January 18th, 1879.
| Town of Little Falls at the Court
House, on and after January 10th
| 1879. 49, r.
Dated at Little Falls, Mimi, De
} cember LIST, 1873. !.
| w. T. LAMBERT,
Treasurer Of Morrison County, Minnesota
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-01-02
FurS and Hides.
will pay the highest price in cash
for Furs and Hides. LEON HoUDE.

Last Thursday night three citizens,
all married men, got into disturbance
at Cooks saloon. The said three Cit
liens were afterwards arrested, under
charge of having broken into the
saloon, and having attempted to COM
nit robbery. The three jolly citi>
zens were brought before Esquire Full
Ter, but change of venue was taken
and they had an examination before
Leon Houde, Esq. They were held
to appear at the next term of the dis
trict court, and the bond of each was
fixed at $3.50. The required bonds
were furnished, and the three citizens
were discharged.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-01-02

From the Alexandria Post.
Eighteen thousand bushels of wheat
in the elevator waiting shipment.
The building improvements of Alex
andria for 1878 aggregate about $780,
900. This amount would have been
greatly increased had the railroad
reached here three months earlier, to
cheaper the price Of lumber which has
ruled high.
John Simonton and James McQuil>
Ian we're out after wood on Mr.. Simon
TONS place. They got lost and were
three hours wandering in the woods
before finding their team which, all
the while, had been standing just
where they had left it.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-01-02

From the Pioneer Press.
DR.. J. H. Stewart, representative
in congress from the Third district,
requests US to say that he will forward
the agricultural report of 1875 or OF
1877 to those who will make applica-
ton for the same to him at Washing>
ton, by letter or postal card. This
method of distribution is found to be
the best, as under the old system these
reports frequently fell into the hands
Of those who had no use for them
Papers in this district will do thei,
readers favor by publishing the sub,
stance Of this notice.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-01-02

Delinquent subscribers indebted to
this Office are hereby notified that we
must have our pay. We are working
hard to give our subscribers a good
paper; We deserve our pay. and intend
to have it. And subscribers who
have agreed to pay in wood are re-
quested to deliver the wood at once.
We need it for immediate use.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-01-02

From the St. Cloud Journal Press.
The Saltwater Zimmerman threat
ems to cut off some of its subscribers
''who have generously supported the
paper since the day it was first issued"
The only difficulty is that they haven't
paid cent of subscription during that
time. There are plenty of subscribers
who like to ''support" newspaper
just that way and they don't all live in
the vicinity of Saltwater either.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-01-02

bury has notified some leading citizen.
Of st. Paul and Minneapolis and per-
haps elsewhere in the State Of the de.
sire of the Chicago projectors of the
excursion to have the pleasure Of their
company on this proposed excursion,
which Is to start from Chicago, we be-
lieve, on the 9TH Of January. The on
ly condition exacted of the guests by
their hospitable entertainers is tha,
they shall pay their own expenses.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-01-02
DANGEROUS Chalk Mixture.

The following account Of an explo>
sion in a drug store in Anoka is es>
pecially interesting In view of a some-
what similar explosion, but much
more destructive one, that occurred in
Little Falls drug store last summer.
The Anoka Union says:
One day last week, A. L. Peters
and his assistant, DR.. Houston, were
startled by a quick, sharp report
like that of a pistol-which came from
the shelving just back of the Dispeus>
iog Case. Immediately there followed
the sound of falling fragments of glass,
in remote and different parts Of the
room. So great was the>surprise that
for moment each looked the other
in the face, With mute inquiry. Then,
to ascertain the cause-and feariug
that this might be only the advance
skirmishers with "more to follow, "
they cautiously advanced to the local.
ity from whence the report came. At
first there appeared nothing unusual
but the dropping of liquid from a
vacancy in the row Of bottles on the
upper shelf: Closer examination of
the spot, disclosed few broken pieces
of what had been flint glass bottle
After collecting together some Of the
larger pieces, it was found from the la
bel to>be bottle containing a Chalk
Mixture, which was the remainder of
what Mr.. Peters had, but short time
before, prepared for the filing ola pre-
scriptiou. Mr.. Peters had just gone
from the desk, where he was in line of
some Of the flying glass, to seat at
the stove, which placed the Dlspens-
ary Case directly between himself and
the bursting bottle. He considered
it fortunate that his feet became so
chilled as to require warming for the
glass flew with much force, and 1t
would have proved no light matter to
have been struck in an exposed place
with such sharp projeoti|es. DR. Hous-
ton was also we'll pleased that he Was
not in range Of the glass, Mr.. Pc.
ters does especially consider himself
fortunate, inasmuch as but few days
before, in rearranging the bottles, he
had this same dangerous bottle IN his
hand, and now almost trembles to
think what might have been the con-
sequence if this had happened at the
precise moment, when the bottle had
been brought directly in front of his
face in the act of placing it on the up
per shelf. It might be we'll for our ex-
changes to make mention of this occur
renee, that others may not have the
same experience. 1t was the regular
Chalk mixture Of the U. S. Dispens-
atOrv
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-01-02

More stoves! More stoves! Just
80 to Bredfeld's and look at that enor>
nous stock Of Cooking and Heating
Stoves. which are being sold cheaper
than ever; the largest and cheapest
stock ever brought to this town. Re,
member the place, second door north
of the Vasaly House. ',~
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-01-02
From Buchanan Township.

Buchanan, Dec. rs, 1878.
Editor Of the Transcripts:
I saw by the Transcript last week that
we were gong to have Christmas tree
in the town of Buchanan. We did have
one at the house of Mr.. John Estys.
There were about fifty present, old and
young. And I want to tell you we had
a good time. There was about fifty dol
lars worth on the tree, and 1t was unload
ed by ten o'clock. The young folks
danced until three O'Clock in the morn
ing. A little excitement was caused at
two o'clock by the tipping over of a lam
tern up stairs, which was not discovered
until tho lamp unsoldered and the oil
commenced running through the floor.
The incipient fire was smothered with an
expensive cloak belonging to one of the
ladies. E. S.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-01-02
JAMES BROWN

is doing General Livery and Express
business, delivers passengers, baggage
and freight in all parts Of town, Is al
the depot on the arrival of all passen,
ger trains, keeps horses and double
and single buggies for the accommo,
dalton of persons desiring to travel ir
the country, and promptly attends t.
all business entrusted with him
Charges reasonable.
JAMES BROWN.
Little Falls, MINI.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-01-02
Dressed Chickens wanted at
l.. WORTRINGTON & Co.'s.

The Blaine committee, which contin>
ues to bear this name, in spite of the
fact that Mr.. Teller is the chairman, is
in most ludicrous case. It doesn't want
to go on with the Investigation, and
doesn't dare to say SO; go it gets an
auditor Of the treasury to decide that
no money is available for its use, and
adjourns with intense satisfaction, in
the secret hope that congress and the
country will forget all about it before
the reassembling after the recess.-Pi>
oneer Press.
LArER.-The Blaine committee has
got its money and is about to com>
mence work.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-01-02

From the Benton County Press.
We are informed that~the boys pro-
pose to get up grand f'stag dance
and oyster supper before long, as they
are of the opinion that the girls are a
"leedle'' too tony to waste much mon
ey upon.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-01-02

James Finney, veterinary surgeon
Of much experience, Will be in Little
Falls on Monday and Saturday Of
each week, during the month of JAN
uary, to practice bis profession. Epi~
zootic o specialtv
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-01-02

CULDRUM NEws.-On the evening
of the 18th ult. a Christmas party
was held at the residence of D. Camp
bell, Esq. A very fine Christmas tree
was decorated, and after the numerous
presents had been distributed, the
dance commenced. Excellent music
was furnished by McCrea and Bohn's
band. George H. Balm was floor
manager.
On Christmas a COW belonging to
Mr.. John Wendt, gave birth to a pair
of twin calves.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-01-02

Last Friday night the dwelling house
Of Andrew Shubert, six miles west Of
Little Falls, was consumed by fire.
The fire was caused by defective
stove pipe. Nothing was saved but
one stove and part Of the everyday
clothing of the family. The neigh
bors are helping Mr.. Shubert to build
another house.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-01-02

From the Pioneer Press.
Gov. PilIsbury has been requested
by the Northwestern Manufacturers
association, Of Chicago, to invite a
number Of leading citizens Of Minne>
sofa Is accompany the excursion to
the City Of Mexico, which is being orr
canned under the auspices Of that as
ISOLATION, With . view to the opening
Of trade with that od-forsaken and
greaser> afflicted country. Gov. Pills
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-01-02
We are paying the the highest
prices for farm produce.
MAURIN & MEDVED.

The firemen's ball at the Vasaly
House last Tuesday evening was a
grand success. Sixty two tickets were
sold. The music was good, the sup>
per was sumptuous, and the party did
not break up until six o'clock in the
morning.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-01-02

From the Sank Centre Herald.
Placing the number of bushels of
wheat which will be marketed at
Sank Centre this year at 100000,
which is a low estimate, about $780,
900 would have beeo put into the
pockets Of the farmers of this section,
it there had been an outlet to Duluth
tor our wheat. A railroad in that d.
rectlon is what is needed.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-01-02
HENRY j. BREDFELD.

CHEAP FARMING MACHINERY.-
I am selling all kinds of Farming
Machinery and Implements at lowest
figures. I have a fine lot of improved
plows, the best in the market.
F, D. HALL.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-01-02

Yesterday morning the thermome>
ter stood at 22' below zero, and this
morning at 800 below.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-01-02

F. D. Hall has ordered forty-6ve
new seeders, large portion of which
have already been engaged by the
farmers. Mr.. Hall will do an i'm
mense business in the sale Of agricul-
tural implements the coming season.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-01-02

The auction sale Of goods in Rich
Prairie, which was held on Thursday
Friday and Saturday last, for the ben,
eft of the creditors Of George R. Whit,
ney, was quite satisfactory to all con-
oerned, and the goods went at reason
able prices. Sheriff Hayes conducted
the sale.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-01-02

Hon. N. Richardson returned on
Tuesday last from protraoted trip of
about two thousand miles in Mlune>
sofa, Wisconsin, Iowa and Nebraska.
An interesting account Of the trip
will appear in the Transcript next
week.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-01-02

indications of mineral deposits along
the upper part of Little Elk creek.
In some places, especially on the north
branch, the mineral attraction was so
great that his compass would not
work.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-01-02
Miscellaneous.

The wise man paceth the stock of
his gun to his shoulder before he
hreth, but the fool looketh down the
barrel TO see the ball start.
A bill of a plumber in Paris lately
contained the following items-"To
searching for gas>leakage, two francs -;
to having found it, three francs"
Many a timid, shrinking maiden,
who last summer swung upon the gate
with her lover, is now engaged in half
soling the same individuals pants.
We have just been thinking how
language came into the world. It was
during Adams and Ewes quarrel,
when one word brought on another.
An Indianapolis man gave his poor,
starved horse two miserable nubbins
of corn and FIVE or six blades of hay,
remarklng as he did so: "Thar, now
eat till you bust
THE COAL MINERS SONG.
Old King Coal is jolly old soul,
And the monarch of many mines;
He holds good cheer throughout all the year,
And revels in richest Of wines.
But the miners cabin is dark and drear,
And the wolf bowls loud at his door;
For old King Coal, the jolly old soul,
He taketh small heed of the poor.
A Kentucky paper remarks that the
look of intelligence assumed by the
young lawyer as he sits in court should
be put stop to. It is calculated to
cause the presiding judge to lose con-
6dence in himself.
Making the best Of it, is a good
rule for everybody. "What is the
matter p asked a lawyer of bis coach.
man. "The horses are running away,
sir" "Can you not pull them up ?''
II am afraid not" Then said the
lawyer, after judicial delay, "run them
into something cheap"
An English bridegroom residing at
Plymouth had very eventful honey,
moon. He quarreled with and
thrashed his wife the second hour af>
ter marriage, thrashed her again al
night, after clubbing the wedding
guests out of the house, and on the
second day sold all of his clothes, ex,
cept his trousers, for rum, and wound
up in jail on the third day.
"Tweuty years ago." said the pas
senger with tn. red ribbon in his but.
ton hole, II knew that man whom you
saw get off at the last station. He was
a young man of rare promise, college
graduate, a man of brilliant intellec
and shrewd mercantile ability. Life
dawned before him in all the glowing
colors of fair promise. He had som,
money when he left college. He in
vested it in business, and his business
prospered. He married a beautiful
young girl, and they were blessed will
three beautiful children. No on
dreamed that the poor>house would b.
their home. But in an evil hour tn,
young man yielded to the tempter
He began to drink beer. he liked i
and drank more. He drank and en-
couraged others to drink. That wa
only fourteen years ago, and he was {
prosperous, wealthy man. To>da!
where is he?" The clergyman in front
solemnly: "a sot and a I1eggar.'
The red. ribbon man, d,sconsolately
"Oh, no; he is member of Congress
and owns brewery worth $50,000.'
Sometimes it will happen that way.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-01-02

From the Princeton Union.
There were over 500 spent for
Christmas presents in Princeton this
year, at least $500 of this amount was
taken in at the Drug Store. Times
are not so hard as people tellfor after
all.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-01-02

james OBrlen has opened FIRST
class barber shop at the first door
north of the Vasaly House.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-01-02
We will pay the highest price for
Furs aud Hides. We want all that
comes in town.
=. :.: MAURIN & MEDvED.

The Little Falls Literary Associa~
ton will meet at the Court House
next Saturday evening. There will
be music: and various exercises, and
the relative influence Of men and wo>
men will be discussed. All are invit-
ed. Admission free. 49,. .ss:..s j.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-01-02

EsrRAY.-Came onto my premises
in the town of Belle Prairie, on or
about Nov. LIST, 1873, black heifer
calf. The owner is requested to prove
property, pay charges and take it
away.
Belle Prairie, Dec. 81, 1878.
JOHN j. CLARK,
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-01-02
CHURCH DIRECTORY.

CHURCH or ST.. SALvADoR.-Seryi.
ces on Sunday next, at 1880 A. NJ.
Sunday School at q P. NJ. Vespers at
P M.
CHURCH OF Our STRENGTHENING
prayer with gospel sermon on the first
and third Monday of each month at 1880
NJ. Holy Communion on Tuesday
morning after each first service for month.
Rev. HERBERT RooT, Rector.
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH Cor.
ner of Chestnut and Fourth streets.
Services are held every Sabbath morn
ing at IL o'clock. Seats are free, and
citizens and strangers are cordially invi-
ted to attend. Sabbath school immedi-
ately after morning service. Thursday
evening meeting at 8 O'Clock.
D. w. RosEvKRANs, Pastor.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-01-02

On Monday last Willard whitehall
and Leonard Root were fined five dol
lars and costs, each, for assaulting and
battering VIM. Stebbins.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-01-02
From the Wadena Farmer.

ETUW Cu6 W 8U6H6 + d1kHeIs
The last lecture before our literary
society was delivered by Mr.. G. M.
Maltby, Esq, of Button, on Friday
evening, the Goth inst The subject
Of the relations Of Capital and Labo,
was treated 10 mastery manner to
an appreciative audience. -
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-01-02

From the Cincinnati Star.
In 1877, Geo. Hamilton, of Newark,
N. j., embezzled $11 900 from his en-
ployers and fed to New Orleans. In
five months he had squandered the
money. and was forced to seek employ
ment as a cotton>picker in Texas,
where he died last week, ragged
pauper.