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Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-02-06
The Generosity of the Dual Cities

On the 29th ult. the special COM
mittee on retrenchment of the lower
branch of the Minnesota legislature,
introduced a bill to reduce the nuns
Der of judicial districts from twelve to
nine, the districts now presided over
by judges MeKelvy, Page and Brown,
to be absorbed in new districts. Ac>
cording to this bill the second district
will consist Of the counties of Ramsey,
Anoka, Isanti, Chisago, Pine, Kanne-
bee, Sherburne, Mile Laos, Benton,
Morrison and Todd, and will have
three judges. The fourth district will
consist Of the counties Of Hennepin,
Wright, stearns, Douglas, Grant and
Pope, and will have two judges. This
new arrangement is proposed in the
name of "retrenchment and reform, =
but in reality this bill brings to light
and reveals in noon>day splendor the
most completely developed, the hard
est and the largest area Of solid cheek
that has lately come to our notice.
St. Paul and Minneapolis enjoy the
exclusive privilege of furnishing cong
ressmeu for this district, Gas we'll as
governors for the State) though they
have only about one-fourth of the
votes in the district, and an insignifi>
cant proportion of the votes in the
State, and now they propose to furn~
ish judges for the benighted regions
up this way. The people in this judi
cial district are perfectly satisfied with
the size and extent of the district and
with the judge who is now presiding
over it; but St. Paul, in the exuber~
ance Of her generosity, comes up su,ll~
ing and offers to furnish judge for
these upper counties, while benevolent
Minneapolis takes under the kindly
shelter of her wings the counties of
Stearns, Douglas, Grant and Pope.
While we appreciate the interest
taken in the welfare of the people up
this way by the st. Paul and Minne>
apolis politicians who devised this
scheme, we wish to state that the peo>
pie are almost unanimously opposed
to the change in the judicial districts
proposed in the bill mentioned above.
The bill was not framed in the inter-
est of economy, for the inconvenience,
loss Of time, and the extra expense
that will be caused, if the bill becomes
law, will more than offset any advan>
tages that can be gained by it.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-02-06
PROBATE NOTICE,
State of Minnesota, |
County Of Morrison. '''

State of Minnesota,ss !
County of Morrison.
In Probate Court.
In the Matter of the Estate of Florian Meyer,
Deceased.
On reading and fling the petition of John
Sand, executor of the estate of Florian Meyer,
deceased, representing among other things,
that he has fully administered said estate and
praying that time and place be fixed for ex-
amining and allowing his account of his ad-
ministration, and for the assignment Of the
residue of said estate according to law,
IT IS ORDERED, that said account be exam
ined, and petition heard, by the Judge of this
Court, on Saturday the 18th day of February,
A. D. 1879, at the Office of the Judge of Pro.
bate in the Court House at the village of Lit.
tie Falls in said County, at two o clock P. NJ.
And it is further ordered thereof, that no.
tice be given to all persons interested, by
publishing copy of this order for three sue
cessive weeks prior to said day of hearing in
the Little Falls Transcript, o weekly newspa,
per printed and published at Little Falls ir
said County.
Dated at Little Falls the 23d day of Janua
ry, A. D. 1879. By the Court.
PETER NEWMAN.
Judge of Probate.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-02-06

ident OF the county, regardless Of To-
cality, would be rewarded at least ten
fold for the little sacrifice he might
make to secure such a great result,
But / now see that I shall have to de-.
fer that part of the subject until an>
other time, as I fear that I should en-
croach too much on your limited space
as we'll as give your readers too much
of a good thing at once. I will, how
ever, make one suggestion before clos
ing; that is that you don't let any of
the newspapers along the line Of the
proposed railroad get ahead Of you
very far. I notice that the Sauk Gen.
tre Herald comes out with fine cut
showing the relative position of the
railroads of Northern Minnesota, with
the proposed Little Falls & Dakota line
oceupying g a central position. We
ouldxlike to see the Transcript
adorned in like manner.
N. RICHARDSON,
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-02-06
Letter from Hon. N. Richardson,

Little Falls, Feb. 4, 1879.
Editor Of the Transcript:
AS might be expected there is some
diversity of opinion in regard to issu>
ing county bonds to aid in building
the Little Falls & Dakota railroad.
There are some who are crying out
against furnishing county aid to se~
cure the grandest results, and the on
ly thing that will ever lift Morrison
county from a fourth to a first class
county. Many Of their objections are
so frivolous that we will not take time
to answer them unless they will take
the trouble to arrange them in proper
shape and publish them. In some
senses of the word the county may be
compared to person. In law they
are treated nearly alike. While the
law restricts the counties from running
in debt for railroad purposes more
than FIVE per cent of their assessed val
uation, an individual may run in
debt for any purpose to the extent of
his credit. AS the law now stands
Morrison county can raise but $41 900
for railroad purposes, but owing to the
addition of about $4,000 acres that
will 60 on the assessment rolls this
year, and the natural increase Of prop
erty otherwise, the next assessment of
Morrison county must reach about
81 100000, against $780, 900 last year,
so that we can raise $4,000 in bonds,
ii necessary, which I hardly think will
be required.
In this county the farmers are bet.
ter posted in regard to these matters
than our town croakers who have con-
stituted themselves the sole guardians
Of the people. The bonds that may he
voted will be conditional, the condi-
ton being that they shall not be is
sued until the road is completed and
in operation, which will not be before
two or three years. In the mean time
the company that builds the road will
not expend less than 100000, per-
haps double that sum, in Morrison
county. The man that cannot make
enough out Of all that expenditure to
pay dollar or two of taxes must be a
lazy, good for nothing drone, and had
better seek more congenial cline in
the interior Of Africa, By little CAL
culation each man can see about that
he would have to pay. The interest
on the bonds at 6 per cent would make
a tax of three mills on the dollar, so
that the man who has to pay on $lO0
Of assessment would pay thirty cents a
year. But that is the outside figure,
calculated on the present value of our
property and the highest amount Of
bonds that We can legally issue. We
can safely say that the first tax that
would be levied would not exceed
twenty cents on a hundred dollars, and
even that would grow less every year.
Mr.. Editor, when I started in I In
tended t to demonstrate e how every res
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-02-06

nent on the floor Of the Senate. The
greatest difference between them is
that one is believed to be honest,
while the other represents coarse ig.
norance, cupidity, and the whiskey
ring element. One man in the Senate
will sadly regret the change, and that is
Senator Booth Of California, who is
the running mate Of Oglesby. They
drink their whiskey straight together,
walk together, attend theatre together,
and for all I know sleep together.
Strange fancies and friendships spring
up among Senators as in other walks of
life. Careless lockers on, or readers
Of the records Of Congress, generally
suppose from the debates that dead
ly animosity exists between Senators
Of different parties But this is mis-.
take. The Senate is a happy family,
There arc but two in that body who
are at outs-Conkling and Blaine.
All the other old gentlemen are as
friendly and familiar as men can be
anywhere. Thurman and Edmunds,
for instance, are the best of friends.
When the proceedings get rather te>
dius, Senator Thurman will take out
his huge red bandana, open it wide,
then seizing in the center, with his
right hand he applies it to his Senato>
rial nose, and gives trumpet blast
that resounds to tho utmost corners of
the chamber. Then he walks SLOWLY
out at the door on his left. At this
Senator Edmunds awakens, and slowly
saunters out at the door on his right.
The two meet in the committee room
lock the door, fetch out an old jug and
wink solemnly at each other as they
refresh. They return to their seats by
different doors, and in few minutes
may be hammering at each other with
great vehemence. If fEdmunds gets to
his seat before Thurman arrives, and
any vote is being taken he will turn his
head when his name is called and say,
Il believe I am paired with the hon.
cradle Senator from Ohio" The diff
ference between the two men-the
two ablest in public l;fe-is that one
is shrewd subtle trickster in political
manouvers, while the other is blunt,
honest and powerful.
That old veteran General Shields,
now occupies seat in the Senate,
though bis term only lasts till March
4th. he is hero of two wars, and
has been Senator from three States,
Minnesota, Illinois and Missouri. In
a recent interview be related some in
teresting incidents in his association
with Stephen A. Douglass. They
were both elected to the legislature at
the same time, and chummed and
roomed together. Later they were at
the same time Auditor and Secretary
of State respectively, and afterwards
both on the Supreme Bench. Then
both were sent to Washington, all
through which they continued chums.
PHONO.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-02-06
Terms, $l.50 per Anrum.

= LEON HOUDE
- Ha'j4'E reee'ssa tie 1a1<, cn<cp*a l"e/
NEW GOODS
Ever brought County, consulting o<o full ;n.o<
Dry Goods, Groceries, Pro-
visions, Boots and Shoes,
Hats and Caps, Flour and
Heavy and ShelfHard-
ware, Crockery and
Glassware,
And, "tacs t'<ryastnq a. ny customer; ran.
The oen0" farmers called the fact that paying very hiah
market price
WHEAT
axd aUknd. of Farm Produoe
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-02-06

Summons.
CTATE OF MINNESOTA.
y County OF MORRISON.
DISTRICT COURT,
SEVENTH JUDICIAL pIsrR1cr.
Mary Thompson, Plaintiff,
against }Summons.
Barrant Thompson, Defendant.
The State Of Minnesota, to the above named
Defendant:
You are hereby summoned and required to
answer the complaint in this action, which has
been fled in the Office of the Clerk Of said
Court, at Little Falls, Morrison County, Min-
nesota, and to serve copy of your answer t.
said complaint, on the subscriber, at his eAice,
in Little Falls, Morrison County, Minnesota,
within thirty days after the service of this
luminous upon you, exclusive Of the day Of
such service; and if You fail 10 answer tho
said complaint within the time aforesaid, the
plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court
for tn. relief demanded in the complaint.
Dated December 5th, 1874
Al. CLARK,
Plaintiffs Attorney,
Little Falls, Morrison County, Minnesota
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-02-06

~ouslness you can engage IN
~ AlAt sS5 to SO per day made by any
nAN worker Of either sex, right in
- A6N< @ their own localities. Partic-
ulars aud samples worth IS
free. Improve yonr spare time at this business
Address SrISsoN 4 Co.. Portland. Maine.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-02-06

President Hayes New York nomi~
nations were confirmed by vote of
33 to 24 in the Senate on Monday last,
and Conkling and the rest Of the ma
chine politicians are under a cloud.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-02-06

Se]ah Chamberlain's annual petition
for the payment Of the Minnesota
State railroad bonds was read in the
State senate on Monday last.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-02-06
Lands For Sale.

5000 acres Of first class farming
lands in Morrison county for sale BY
the undcrsi gned. Prices moderate
and terms easy.
. JoNATuAK TAYLOR.
Little Falls, MINI.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-02-06

$66 :: : IS:
-. the time they work, write for par
ticularS to 81. HALLI1T Co.. Portland, Maine.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-04-16
An Immense Lead.

An item appeared in the SILVER
STATE last week relative to mammoth
quartz lead discovered in the mount
aims west OF Old Camp Scott, in Para
disc Valley. w. H. Howard, who has
seen the ledge, informs us that it is an
immense vein, the extent of which is
not yet known, containing antimonial
silver and native silver. The two
principal locations are the Ethan Allen
and the Emma, which are owned by
the discoveries of the ledge. 1t is stu
ated at the head of the north fork of
Willow Greek, about fifteen miles due
west from Spring City.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-04-16

The SILVER STATE, published at Win
nemucca, on the 9Th entered upon its
tenth.year, on which occasion it made
its appearance in an entire new dress,
and looks neat The SILVER STATE has
always worked hard for the best inter
.ests of Nevada, and esitatingly de
.nounced corrupt public men. Well
may the settlers of Humboldt county
feel proud of their local paper. Phoebe
Record.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-04-16
BODIE GONE wILR
From two and Half 20 Twelve
Dollars to the Pan Taken from
a.. $500.


the street.
From the Bodie Standard.
Yesterday morning Johnny Cullen re-
paired to place near Maberry & Hills
lumber yard, on Green street, and
washed out pan of dirt from an old
we'll which was dug in December last,
by Mr.. McDevitt 1t was literally
'1ousy" with gold Mrs. McDevitt
had noticed the Indians carrying off the
gravel, and thus it came about that
Cullen's opinion was solicited.
The well of course was Immediately
located and recorded. At the time of
going to press last night the excitement
commenced, and in the midst of blind
| ing snow storm stake after stake was
| driven on which to tack the usual notices.
| By o. clock p NJ it became necessary for
nearly every resident in the upper part
of town to nail notice and locate his
lot simply to protect himself from in
truders. A greater portion of South
Main street has been located. At the
present writing probably two hundred
locations have been made, but not half
of them have been recorded.
The prospecting continues from the
Syndicate mill up through town to a
point south over three miles. All day
pans of coarse gold dust were exhibited
on the streets. They go+from 81 80 to
/ Sl2 to the pan. Oyer $3.50 was panned
out of the camp of the original well
l.location. This claim is situated near a
little creek which marks the base of
Bodie Bluff and the hills containing the
quartz lodes at Bodie. Messrs. Gar
rard and Williams located the spot as a
placer or surface claim some time ago
and have since paid taxes on the same,
so there seems to be pretty fair pros
pect for litigation, if nothing more.
Our candid opinion at this stage of the
excitement is seconded by most of the
old miners. 1t is simply surface mot
extensive, although so very rich, par
ticular locations may turn out quite
valuable for a time. t. is nothing re-
markable to find gold washed down and
laying at the base of series of rich
lodes like those. of Bodie. There is no
water at present that can be utilized.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-04-16
Internal Revenue.

The United States Internal Revenue
taxes for the fiscal year, beginning May
LIST, 1879, will be due ON that date
These taxes will, as far as practicable,
be collected this month. Wholesale
and retail dealers in liquors and
tobacco should bear this in mind, as
the Government will not advertise the
date on which these taxes are due and
payable, as has been customary hereto
fore. The Collector has no discretion
in the matter, and there is a heavy
penalty for neglecting to pay the taxes
and get the requisite license before en-
tering on the new year..
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-04-16
Personal Notes.

Col. Robinson, Superintendent of the
Mount Rose Company's mine, left with
his family for San Francisco, yesterday.
He will probably be absent three or
four weeks.
J. B. Benway, foreman of. the Mount
Rose Company's mine, called to-day.
He says work is suspended on the mine
until new Superintendent arrives.
Asa Moore informs us that his turn
pike road is now travelled by light
teams, and will be in condition for
heavy teams to travel in about two
weaks
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-04-16
LOCAL INTELLIGENC E.


In the sagebrush valley which skirts
the Humboldt, may be heard at this
season of the year feathered songster,
whose notes in tone and variety excel
those of any uncaged bird on the Pa
ciic. Coast. He is modest and un-
pretentious fellow, in size and color re-
sembling a field-lark, and is known as
"the warbler" Perched on a sage
brush, from which on account of his
grayish hue he is scarcely discernible,
he MARBLES joyously, making the plains
resound with songs louder, clearer and
longer than the robins. 1t is surpris-
ing that he has not received more atten-
ton from bird fanciers, but as he is
more retiring than the robin, and is
rarely heard in the settlements, he may
have escaped their notice
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-04-16
Governor Kinkead.

Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper con-
tains tolerably well executed likeness
of Governor Kinkead, and the annexed
biographical sketch:
'.John Henry Kinkead, the new
Governor of the Silver State, is native
of Fayette county, Pa, where he was
born December 10th, 1926. Two years
later his parents moved to GAINESVILLE,
Ohio, and, not realizing their expecta-
tions. went to Fairfield county, in the
same State. When eighteen years OF
age John went down the river to st.
Louis and engaged in mercantile pur-
suits, and five years later, he settled in
Salt Lake City, Utah, where he re-
NAMED five years, going thence to Cali
fornia, and investing his capital in min
ING operations. In 1860 he settled in
Washoe county, Nevada. When the
Territorial Government was organized,
with j. w. Nye at its head, he was APP
pointed Treasurer, and held the office
until the formation of the State Govern
ment, serving in the meantime as a
member of the Constitutional Conven-
ton. Shortly after the adoption of the
Constitution he left Nevada, and spent
two years in Sitka, Alaska, carrying on
a successful business. He then returned
to Nevada, and became a resident OF
Humboldt county. He was elected
Governor of the State last fall, and then
took up his residence in Carson City.
His early education was strictly com
mercial, and when not engaged in such
pursuits, his chief labor has been mining
and milling"
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-04-16

Whoever neglects cough or cold
until it terminates in tubercular con-
sumption, commits constructive suicide.
With a sovereign remedy for. all dis
eases of the respiratory organs leading
to consumption within everybody's
reach, there's no excuse for allowing
them to gather Roadway. At every
drug store Hale's Honey of Horehound
and Tar may be procured, and it is a
fact as well established as the ebb and
the flow of the tides. that this popular
preparation has never yet failed to cure
any ordinary disease of the throat or
lungs, Depot, 7 Sixth Avenue, New
York. Prices so cents and 81. Great
saving by buying large size.
Pixies Toothache Drops cure tooth
ache in ONE minute. Sold by druggists
at 25c.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-04-16

"Who was the first Protestantf" is a
question now disputed by the religious
papers. Writing to the Queen ON lie
cember 10, 1889, Prince Albert IN
forms the head of the Anglican Church
that his ancestor, ''the Elector, Fred
rick the Wise of Saxony, was the first
Protestant that-ever lived. The date
of this Friedrich was 1921, and we thus
have the birth date of Professionalism
most usefully settled by the, highest
authority. Something might be SAID
for the priority OF Erederick's teacher,
Martin Luther. Still, not being a
royal parsonage and having been a
monk, he does not count.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-04-16
Astonishing success.

1t is the duty of every person who
has used Boschee's German Syrnp to
let its wonderful qualities be known to
their friends in curing consumption,
severe coughs, Group, asthma, pneumo-
MIA, and in fact all throat and lung dis
cases. No person can use it without
immediate relief. Three doses will re-
leve any case. and we consider it the
duty of all druggists to recommend it
to the poor dying consumptive, at least
to try one bottle, as 10000 dozen bot
ties were sold last year, and no one
case where it failed was reported. Such
a medicine as the German Syrup cannot
be too widely known. Ask your drug
gist about it. Sample bottles to try
sold at 10 cents. Regular size IS cents.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-04-16

There is not vacant tenement. house
in town, and several men who are de-
sirous of bringing their families here to
reside are deferred from. doing SO by be-
ing unable to get houses for them to re-
sideiin. 1t would be a good investment
for those who have capital to invest,
to build lot of comfortable cottages for
rent
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-04-16

ACCORDING to reports from Bodie,
rich placer mines have been discovered
in the streets, and the whole townslte
is claimed for mining purposes. The
land is claimed by some spectators
under the Desert Land Act, but, as it is
known to be more valuable for mining
than for agricultural purposes, the
miners and property holders pay no at
tention to the claimants.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-04-16

THE largest infant at birth OF which
there is any authenticated record was
born in Ohio on the 18th of last Janu-
airy. The newborn boy was twenty
three and quarter pounds In
weight 1.-THE ordinary weight being
about six pounds), and thirty inches in
height the ordinary height being about
twenty inches). The circumference of
the head was nineteen inches, and the
foot was five and half inches in
length. Six years ago the same woman
became the mother of a.child eighteen
pounds in weight and twenty-four
inches in height. The size and weight
of the babe, though extraordinary, are
proportionate, to the size of the parents.
The mother, Mrs. NJ. V. Bates, of
Nova Scotia, is seven feet and nine
inches high, and the father, a Ken
tuckian, is seven feet seven inches high.
The London hospital Museum can boast
no longer of its giant infant, which.is
only twenty four inches high, with the
head thirteen and half inches IN cir
conference.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-04-16

The Paradise Valley Mining Company
have made the following shipments of
bullion from ore worked at the Rye
Patch mill the past week: April TO-,
one bar, valued at 81, 1927 81; April ii,
two bars, valued at 81, 740 10; April
Ia, three bars, valued at S4,716 40;
total for week, 50, 3S3 SO.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-04-16

The case of the State VS.. Bob Sou and
Dan, two Piutes, who were arrested
for assaultmg Dolby John, was dismissed
yesterday by Justice Osborn, the com
planning witnesses refusing to appear
and testify against the prisoners.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-04-16
The fireTpsen.

Winnemucea Hose Company No, | !.
appointed committee to report at the
next meeting whether the Company
should build hose house or put in
more hYdrants