Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1880-05-28
THE HISTORY OF
MORRISON COUNTY
WRITTEN IN 1876 By ORDER OF THE
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND
!, PUBL1sHED N THE TRANSCRIPT IN THE
SANE YEAR. REVISED AND BROUGHT
DOWN TO TUE PRESENT TIME. :l.5.< -. -
By NATHANfR NfRIcHARDsoN.

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tne eooos "efe i"unu .scaSeereo aoout IN olH-
erenS p'aceS' some nea'y artioies we're tnro"n
1nto 'ne Sl'ss1ss'pPl r1'ef' MOI long since an
anvil that belonged TO tnat stock was dlscoV'
ereo anu taken CUT OF 'ne river. Iney EVIL
uo"''y n"u 'oncoc'eu scheme 10 loo inc H.
o'an aee"'' IL 'ne iaii u tio''' "ni'e on his
way 10 make tne annuai payment TO the cnlp-
Pewa inaians' ne stopped over night at Lit
t'0 H"''s' ou' ioi.una'ely tneir pian was 1ros-
'."oo ~ vail '"a' ""s 'Ven A. 'no no'ei on
'n0 n'sn' 'ne agent anu MS party stopped IN
'o"n' ~ 'ur"'u ou' 80 u"la'oraoie lor
tae'r opefa'ionS 'ne p'an was aoanooneo' ou1
usn nun pSoh' one u 'ne ihos' desperate
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'no' 1foin '''e OUTSIDE through tne "'nooI In
~ 'ne si''lhg 'oom OF tne note'' wnere TWO or
'Ate0 " 'ne agent party "ere slttlng. Mr..
nl'nuf "aroen ("nom we oe1ore ment,onod
aS oeias 'aken prisoner at Aeecn Lake agency
oy ene cn'ppewa warrlors) was IN the room
WIN 'nem' SUING opposite tEo Tlndo"
through winch 'ne shoe was hred' aud the
oa" entereo tne wall aoon' tnree lnoneS above
us neao' Inc WINDOW curtain heiog down.
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e" on'n''o no" 'n0 S.'s'ns foo"' "l'ch was on
'u0 opposi'e slus u 'pe entrance nall 1rom tRe
val 'ooul "n's0 1 was s''''ns ano ''ie nrs'
p'''0N "Ao ''0os u''ou 'ne 'is u mofoer' VII
p'''eoo'ns ~ ano opening 'he si'ting room
uo04 Cd" "f' Haffins'on' u o'' rau''
stano'ng ~ toe center or sne room with his
Pis'oi cocNeo' covering tae entrance OF the
"ooi' nioso Hish'eneo LOU OF 1ello"s tnan
We 1oaho IN Snht room are seldom seen. Al
te1 nr1as the shot' thompson deliberately
walked up street to a saloon.' He was not
seen 10 nre the shot, but some time afterwards
aoAno"'eoseo tnat ne dla IT, Matters con-
'inueo 10 gro" WORSE ana the rowdles IN
creased IN NUMBERS and included even the
sner'n VI tne county, jonathan Pugh. The
'o''''0 ~ 'ne peace H. L. barnum' although
pun oiunA"io anu Proh'ga'e man 70 all
~ppe"'auceS' 'ou'o noe % pSe'alieo upon oy
sa7 fo"sns ~ JOIN Win them' out punlshed
tneln 10 the 1uii extent OF the law, whenever
any OF them were caught IN thlevlng, or in
committing an assault. line rowdles finally
became SATISFIED that the old justice could by
no means oe brought under their control and
oeeermlned TO get rid OF him. Accordingly
about half dozen of them got drunk, and at
about twelve o'clock at night, went down to
the old mans cabin, which stood south of the
1avlne, and on the east side of the main road,
"nere ne kept oach with MS BOY who was
Aoou' thirteen years olo' Ihey 1ound the old
III an ieauS 10 give tnem proper reception.
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opon A'' .noy 'onnenceo TO take MS shanty
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