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Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1880-06-04
The Old State Railroad Bonds.

The following act recently passed the
New York legislature, and was signed
by Gov. Cornell and became law on the
18th day of May. The intention of the
law is to enable the holders of repudiat-
ed State bonds to enforce the collection
of their claims against the States issuing
such bonds, including the old Minnesota
State railroad bonds. The law was
passed without attracting the slightest
attention, having been neither. printed
nor debated. In the case of Minnesota,
however, the statute of limitations seems
to bar the way to the consummation of
this villainous scheme. The act is as
follows: l.......
An act to protect the rights of the citizens of
this State owning and holding claims against
other States.
SECTION |. Any citizen Of this State, being
the owner and holder of any valid claims
against any of the United States of America,
arising upon written obligation to pay mon
ey, made, executed, and delivered BY such
State, which obligation shall be past due and
unpaid, may assign the same to the State of
New York, and deliver the assignments there's
of to the attorney general of the State. Such
duly acknowledged before an officer authorized
to take acknowledgements of deeds, and the
certificate of such acknowledgement shall be
duly endorsed upon such assignment before
the delivery thereof. Every such assignment
shall contain guarantee, ON the part of the
assignor, to be approved by the attorney
general, of the expenses of the collection of
such claim, and it shall be the duty of the at
torLey general, on receiving such assignment,
to require, on behalf of the assignee, such Sc
curity for said guarantee as he shall deem ad
eq uate:
Sec. 2. Upon the execution and delivery OF
such assignment in the manner provided for
in section l of this acr, and the delivery Of
such claim to him, the attorney general shall
bring and prosecute such action or proceed
! ing, in the name of the State of New York, al
shall be necessary for the recovery OF the
money due on such claim, and the said attor.
ney general shall prosecute such action or pro;
ceeding to final judgment, and shall take suct
proceedings after judgment as may be neces
sary to effectuate the same.
Sec. 3. The attorney general shall forth
with deliver to the treasurer of the State, fo
the use of such assignor, all moneys collectet
upon such claim, first deducting therefrom al
expenses incurred by him in the collection
thereof, and said assignor, or his legal repre-
sentatives, shall be paid such money by sale
treasurer, upon producing the check or draf
therefor of the attorney general to his or thei
order, and proof of his or their identity.
| Sec. 4. This act shall take effect immedi
| ately. .'
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1880-06-04
lightning Rod Rascals.
From the Stevens County Tribune.

GIOiu Nuo S0toSSAee OVuuSy 1ElUUu0s s3E S8Ssst4
We had hoped that the gangs rascally,
thieying,-- lightning7rod agents had left this
country, but although, It last reports, they
were headed for Big Stone county, we arc ex-
pecting to hear q their swindling operations
just SO long they remain outside Of 5 State
Prison. We have much pleasure in reporting
the following case q, while it shows that some
o our farmers. arc too smart to be gulled, It
exposes the manner in which these rascals op.
crate. a reader of the Tribune, q Mr.. Casey,
had rods put on his house, and having read
the cautions al previously published, CON
oluded to watch the agent, and..assure himself
that everything Was all right before signing
any note. When the time came for settle
meen,t, mel, the agent presented his note, but not
j liking its appearance, Mr.. Casey refused to
Sign and insisted that the agent should allow
him to write it; but to this the agent object
ed, stating that be wanted all notes to be in
HE o,o*, hand ,ersting. However, Mr.. Casey
declined to sign, pr attach his signature to
any paper, and requested that some third,
party write the note; but the lightning rod
man would not haysit, and left without lax
ing :, note. hare been fortunste in So
curing all the pieces,of one Of the notes which
were presented for Mr.. Casey to sign, and the
swindle is fully exposed. The note is sim:
pie promisory note, and made payable to Ray
burn, Hunter J. Co., or bearer, at the Morris
Bank, in Stevens Co., Mimi, but the fraud is
in the filling in of the amount. This note was
far $25, but instead Of writing in The amount,
the figures rs were only putt and they were
placed ut the right Of near the cents, and SO
the note appears to befor 25-1OO dollars. As
the other portions of the lines are blank, it
can readily be seen that after the signature
has been attached, the person who wrote the
note could fill in any am cunt he chose, and as
the agent ,0ould mot allo,o any one but him
self to write the note, it is proof positive that
the intention was to do so. If any of our
readers, have had any dealings with these
swindlers, it will perhaps be advisable for
them to look after their notes, and if there is
any fraud, stop payment on them. In the
we will keep the note, as it may be
of service to prevent any forced collection of q
f'raised" note.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1880-06-04
From the Fergus Falls Journal.

From the Fergus Falls Journal. &
4 Another extremely sad case Of child
drowning occurred in our village last
Thursday afternoon ]. Baby Waters, .
sweet little girl of aix years, while play
ing By the river with two other little
girls, back Of the Methodist church, yen-
tnred upon the planks forming foot
bridge for the lumbernen, fell into the
river and was drowned. Her little com>
panions were not only powerless, but ter-
ror>stricken, and did not call aloud for
help, but ran and told Of what had hap
pened Everyt thing was done speedily to
recover the child, but il was nearly an
hour before the Iody was found. All
ayailable means we're employed for the
purpose ofs fsreanimation, inclnding . gal
vanic battery, bat 70 no purpos Great
sympathy va felt and e1pressed for the
parents 81 their many friend, and The
hasty funeral - Friday vas largely At
ssniei Il. ths 1[etho dist church.
4
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1880-06-04
I0t1C6.
81. Paul, Minnesota, jan. 1st, 1879.

ST. Paul, Minnesota, jan. 1st, 1879.
To whom it may concern:
Whereas. DEG raft & Co., Of ST. Paul,
Minnesota, are the owners in fee of
certain tracts Of land ii Morrison
County Minnesota
And Whereas, certain persons claim
to have made contracts With the W est
ern Railroad Company for several Of
said tracts;
Now, therefore, this is to give mo-
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 F. McNamara.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1880-06-04
Scientific Notes,
From the St. Paul DISPATCH.

From the st, Paul Dispatch.
Some wood cutters in Syria were surprised
on telling . large oak to find in its hollow
trunk q human skeleton in an excellen! state
of preservation. It is conjectured that the
bones are those of some hunter who climbed
the tree ard slipped into the hole in the
trunk, from which he was unable to extricate
himself.
Dr.. Carpenter considers it possible that at
some remote geological, period a connecting
strip of land may have existed between Eu-
rope and America, and that New Zealand,
Tasmania and South America may have been
linked together, while Madagascar may have
been Joined in similar manner to the African
continent. Biologists have supposed that a
great continent, which they have called At
lantis, once existed between Africa and Amer.
lea, but DR.. Carpenter regards the evidence OF
it as very unsatisfactory.
A tube of "Canton's PHOSPHORUS" or sui
phide of calcium, prepared more than CEN
tury ago, is found to be still capable of phos-
phorescence. AS it is to this substance that
the phosphorescent properties of the new lu.
minous paint arc due, the durability of the
the latter seems to be thus assured.
Experiment shows that tarring ropes slight.
ly diminishes their strength against pulling
strain, but ropes so treated retain high
average of tenacity much longer than untarrea
ones, on account of the protection the tar af
! fords against atmospheric and other causes O.
| deterioration.
Forty-three small planets, or one-fftb of th'
total number now known, have been discov
cred by Prof. Peters, of Clinton, N. Y. Fo
this service to astronomy he has been award
ed prize by the French Academy of Sci
ence.
! It is believed that the darkness Of the dee,
sea may be mitigated to some extent by tn
phosphorescence of certain animals. Prof
Moseley thinks it probable that such of th
denizens of the oceans depths as have eye
congregate around these ight-giving. forms
or grope their way in the gloom from on
bunch to another as they lie scattered owe
the sea bottom, just a traveller may half fee
half see his way from lamp post to lamp pos
in London fog at night.
An interesting novelty is embodied in ne,
safety lamp proposed by q Frei6urg mimi
student. The action Of the lamp is based O.
the property Of platinum black of condensin
on its surface not only oxygen, but ais
light carburetted hydrogen. In wire gauz
chamber ar placed pieces of pumice ston
impregnated with platinum black, and as al
the air for maintaining the combustion passe
through. this chamber, all fire damp is de
stroyed before reaching the open fame.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1880-06-04
PROBATE NOTICE.
State of Minnesota,
! County Of Morrison.
Y.5.5 ~ Il

Count, esa.e :, Il Morrison Molsison. q.
H In Probate Court. ssSs5 s.
In the matter Of the estate Of James Il.
Bennett, Deceased.
# on reading and fling the petition Of Oscar
Taylor, Of Stearns county, Minnesota, . agent
and attorney of D. r. PrindIe, representing,
among other things, that James q. Bennett,
late Of Rochester, N. J. !, on the first day oi
December, a. D. 1861, at Rochester. n. Z.
died intestate, leaving goods, chattels, and es-
tate within this county and that the said Pc
toner's principal is creditor of said do.
ceased, and praying that administration oi
said estate de bo.is non be TO Lyman signor
OF Morrison county, MINI, granted, i Is Or
silered that said petition Be heard before ths
Judge of this Court, on Monday the 21st day
Of June, a. D. 1880, st ; o'clock r. \ /, at my
offce III Little Pals, il said county.
Ordered further, that notics thereof be giv-
en % tho :heirss sof said deceased, and TO q
persons interested, 81 publishing ! copy d
this order for three successive veeks prior %
said day 81. hearing Ia the Little Falls Trans.
eript, weekly newspaper printed st Littls
Falls, ii rid county 3. sss3Es s
Datsd &C Little Falls ths 18th ef Msy,
Rv ire Court PETKR NHWNAN.
Jadss IS Probsts.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1880-06-04
BRAINEkD AND FARGO DIVISION

DAKOTA DIVISION.
le. $50 a.m. Fargo, ar. 1850 p. Al.
le. 2.05 p. m. jamestown, le.D 1926 p. m.
ar. 7.l5p.m. Bismarck, le. H7.10 a. m.
meals. 2Daily except Saturday. Dali
ly except Monday. Daily except Sunday.
Connects at St. Paul and Minneapolis with
trains East and South; at St. Cloud with
trains for Melrose and the Sauk Valley; at
Brainerd trains make close connections to and
from Duluth and to and from the West and
South.
Connection with 'St. Paul trains at N. P.
Junction St. Paul E Pacific Railroad trains
at Glyndon for Fishers Landing, Fort Garry
and the British Possessions: at Bismarck with
Stages for Standing Rock, Fort Rice. Berth
old, Fort Keough, and other points IN Monta-
ma also with N. W. Stage and Express Co.'S
line to Deadwood City and alt points in the
Black Hills; also with Missousi River Steam =
ers for Fort Benton and all points on the Mis-
souri, and Yellowstone Rivers.
April 25th, 1880. H. e. SARGENT,
Gen'l Manager, st. Paul.
G. G. SANRORN, d. A. TOWNE,
Gen'lFr and Ticket Ag't. Superintendent:
st. Paul. Brainerd.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1880-06-04

Last Friday evening cyclone de.
stroyed village named Savoy, in Tex.
as, killing nine persons and wounding
sixty, some of whom were expected to
die. Nineteen business houses, the rail:
road depot and twenty dwellings were
destroyed. =. ~ai>t,I.., s.. ..,.4 ~ -.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1880-06-04
From the Pioneer Press.

From the Pioneer Press. ; 5.sy--.
The population ofMontreal, if the cor
poration statements are correct, is less by
1000 than it was short time ago. There
are many hundreds ofhouses unoccupied
to-day in Montreal, where five or six
years ago it was almost impossible to
find a house waiting, for tenant, and
the rents and values Of property are lower
than they were year or, two ago. i:zsz .
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1880-06-04

This candidate represents the STALWART ele-
ment in politics. and has proved himself an admirable
politician, by picking up dead loads Of things and
running sway with them. Hemay not be able to white
wash his friends, but always hide their sins In
cloud OF smoke: he has won the title Of The Idol
recorded at the polls this fall in unmstakable man.
ner When no appears at mass meetings and other pub
up" See the Conquering Hero Comes" and glee clubs
Will roll out Hail to the Chief and the emancpated
@ farmers, wives Of America will bow down and worship
Instead Of denying the soft impeachment al Of thu
three candidates admit and glory in the fact that they
have been alwaysin the habit of SELLING THEM
SELVES, and therefore, in this respect, equal te
the most accomplished statesmen America has produced
since the War. The triumphant election of this ticket
Will bring to the "Solid Nation with either big q
little NJ an agricultural millennium.
For campaign documents showing concusvely
should hays tho every farmer and
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1880-06-04
ST. PAUL MINNEAPOLIS
& MANITOBA R. R.

FERGUS FALLS AND ST. VINCENT d.
vIsIONs.>
For Manitoba vie Fergus Falls, st. Cloud,
Sauk Rapids, Alexandria, GIyndon, Crooks
ton, Grand Forks, St. Vincent and Mani
toba. - g..
st. Fsav. .s7ss. visss,. 5s.ya ssgss ssss ~
q" ..... *7:oo m Crookston... S5:25 m
Minneapolis %8:15a m Glyndon. .... 1910 m
*7;40pm Ferg. Fslls *l2:05 u,
Sank R'ds *1l:42 m st. Cloud. $500 M
st. Cloud. .*12:05 pm 1920 m
*lo:55 pm m ssuk Rd's s2:43 p m
Fergus Fallst5:oc N Min'ap,lis ar*s:45sn
crookston.+ 1905 m st. Paul ar*I0:0o m
St. Vin't ar t4:45 pm $3.50 m
~ Through to St. Vincent without change
IF cars-Palaee Sleeping Cars attached.
BRECKENRIDGE DIVISION.
For Manitoba via Breckinridge, Litchfeld,
Wiilmar, Benson, Morris, Herman, Camp
bell, ulyndon, Crookston, Grand Forks, st.
Vincent and Manitoba.
st. Paul. ...*s:15 . m st. Vincent 24:45 p m
Minneapolis*s:50 m Crookston.. ..sil:10 D m
Wilmar. 1900 p m GIyndon. 80. s4:20 : d
Breckenri'g $500 p m Breckenri,g, s7:20 am
Glyndon. ..s11:45 p m Wilmar ..... sl:40 M
Crookston..t4:35 . m Min'ap'l lis ars8:35 pm
st. Vet ar ti1:00 4 m st. Paul ar..s7:lO D m
GRAND FORKS DIVISION.
CrsokstoD ..12:10 p m Grand Forks.3:0o D m
Fishers L'dg1:05p p m Fishers Ld,g 4:I0 pm
GrndForks ar2:O5 p m Crookston or sos N
ST. PAUL AND MINNEAPOLIS TRAINS.
Leave e, 81. Paul. Arrive .1..1 =. 1Minnsspoli.
k5.90 m / xQ.1A -
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1880-06-04

A firm in Litchfield expect to make
more than three million brick this sea-
son, nearly all of which will 60 into
buildings in that town. -. ! .-'
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1880-06-04
w "A FR IoF
Of f. D. HALL.
NOTICE.
q. s. LAND OFFICE,
Saint Cloud, Minnesota,
Nav 11fh n n 12afl Z

Complaint having been entered st thil
Once by Fritz Herses against Francis Welch
for abandoning his Homestead Entry, No.
1928, dated December s, 1871, upon the M
of NW4, SW4 Of NW4 snd NW4 of NE4 d
Section 20, Township 81, Range %, il Nor
rison County, Minnesota, with view to the
'eaneellation Of said entry the said parfiel
arss hereby summoned TO Appear at this 0f1ce
on tie 18th dsy Of July. 1880, at 10 O'clock
q. II, to respond snd furnish tsrtimony con-
eernipg sid alleged Abandonment.
& D. u. FREEMAN, Register.
N. B. MITCHELL. Reoeiyer.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1880-06-04
PROBATE COURT

Regular terms ofthe Probate Court for Nor
rison County. will be held at the Court House,
on the first Monday of each month. The
Judge of Probate will be at the Court House
every Monday, and so long thereafter as may
be necessary to transact the business OF his
Office. - =
I will also draw deeds, mortgages, bonds,
80. Dc. And will make specially Of
transacting any kind of business for my Ger
man fellow-citizens who are unable to express
themselves in English.
PETER NEWMAN, Judge Of Probate.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1880-06-04

Eleven thousand barrels of. salt were
recently landed at one time in Duluth.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1880-06-04

The Princeton Union, a Republican
paper, the editor of which was q delegate
to the Republican State convention
says: 49, j.. TTg55Ea @#s4<S .}5-sz* :. :.
knayish Yale, ex-governor granny Miller
special agent Childs and the other little pup
J. T. WiIliams,-a sweet scented boquet--
were the ruling spirits in the late Republican
State convention. Such men as g. K. Davis
aud Gen. John T.. Averil had to make way
for the collarsd officials. FIR .
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1880-06-04

100000 A cres
Of Minnesota and Dakota Lands for sale by
the Land Department. Reduced rates of fare
and freight to actual settlers.
Full information given upon application to
JAMES B. Power, Gen'l Agent, at 45 jackson
street. St. Paul. or Brainerd. MINI.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1880-06-04

If you want the best WIRE BINDER,
Buy the MARSH HARVESTER and
CRANE BINDER Of F. D. HALL. !.
# you want the best MOWER, buy the
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1880-06-04

Bargains in Jeans. '.>.> .~s> ~..% ~=* =..
-" - ..s..~Lsz:'|
Bargains in Cloaks. *
-" A#sE2,. 80 ~--' 80 x
Bargains in Shawls. -. ... !. ..:>.~1 .> !
Bargains in Furniture. ~"
Bargains in Domestics. . ill.,
Bargains in Clothing. .s.s
Bargains in Flannels.
Bargains in Dress Goods.
Bargains in Hats and Caps. .".:
Bargains in Boots and Shoes.
Bargains in Underwear.
Bargains in Handkerchiefs.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1880-06-04

And Agent For
Aultman- Taylor Thresher and Mar sh
= Harvester,
LITTLE FALLS, MIN N,
Who has the pleas
ure of announcing
tothe Farmers of
Morrison and
adjoining
Counties that
he is now pre-
pared to furnish
them with the Best
FARM MACHINERY
IN THE MARKET.
If you want the D..
Best Harvester
EVER OFFERED FOR SALE, BUY
The Marsh Harvester
CORD BINDER of
If you want the best WIRE BINDER,
Buy the MARSH HARVESTER and
ryr ArrS DrNnED of n n HAITI
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1880-06-04

FERG Us FALLS AND ST. VINCENT d.
VISIONS.>
For Manitoba vie Fergus Falls, st. Cloud,
fauk Rapids, AIexandria, GIyndon, Crooks
ton, Grand Forks, St. Vincent and Mani
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1880-06-04

stand the bad odor in which Chinese cities are
held, and also the prevalence of ophthalmic
diseases among the people. These narrow
streets present singularly animated spectacle
to strangers. Itinerant workmen abound !;
bIacksmiths, tinkers, glass members, BARRIERS,
druggists, shoemakess and cobblers, fortune
tellers, herb sellers, book sellers, money chan
gers, and many other tradesmen, keep their
movable establishments in the streets. Still.
great as the hustle and crowds sometimes are,
altercations or collisions are rare, and at night
. remarkable quiet prevails. Ordinarily, con-
fagrations are soon got under. Fire engines
Of an imperfect construction are used, and
buildings are pulled down and the indamable
materials Withdrawn. Tho dress of the Chi
ness is neither 90 uniform nor 90 unchanging
$ il generally supposed. Fashions alter there
q i well q elsewhere, but not 70 rapidly Is
among European nations. II it were not for
the shaven crown and braided tail Of the men,
and the crippled feet Of the women, little fault
could be found with their costume combining
. it does warmth and ease. The fabrics most
worn arc sin, cotton, and linen for summer,
with ths addition Of furs and skins in the
winter Tho winter garments of the poor are
mads chiefly Of padded and quilted cotton ma
terials. The garments of the sexes differ
more BY their coIors than BY their shape and
cut. Inner and Guitar tunics made Of cotton Or
nil, ) pair Of loose trousers over which tight
lesgings srs pulled II winter, and shoes with
thick felt soles, are the principal articles q
dress. The diet of Tho Chinese i safheient ID
variety, wholesome, aad ueII cooked, though
many of their dishes world appear insipid p
Tho. t.ste of Enopsans md Anericans. The
|proportioa 81 animal food consumed = proba-
bly suaIIsr snoDg thsn than anong ssy othsr
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-20
RUSSIA.

LONDON Fab, ~ - Tho 7iu.as this morning
commenting on the explosion In tho Winter
Palace nj HI. Petersburg. eaye: The central
auti uriiy Of the Gar muat be uph. If that
order T. to he maintained which IL the indla-
prueahla condition nj nrnRraae. Gnnapirnoit =
like tha muet he punished with sufIlri"ut
varity to oruah them. hut II In rot junction with
these necessary mnnentna the Gar n,itauas a
oontaa nf gradual ref rms. he may eninr,nin IL
reasonable hope that those HORRORS will pass
away
No further news hna boon received here con
corning the at a,upt tn 4a.aanRta the Impar ial
family Of Rnssia hy tho explosion of a mtno
under tho Winter Palace.
The Morning Yost aHvs We learn that the
O2arinR WA a.iaan In another wtn9 Of the Pal
ace at he timn of the oatasrouha aud was not
bed 10y the explosion, Of which shs re-
mains In ignorance
the Ddiu Aears, In ita saaond edition ihis
afternoon, publishes the following dianatn nh
from liza ST. fatarahurg cores poDdsnt: Infor-
nation which has come to my kpowlod9s es-
~ the life of tho Car and fha arrest ~ aoma
forty inmates Of tho Winter Palace on Monday.
tho day before tho osploaon.
Sr PETERRRuM', Feb. lp.-den. anurka. tho
Governor General III NJ. PntnrehllIg Wna
engaged nj the Winter Palace during the
whole OF the night of tho seventeenth In
atant In an Investigation Of tho circumstances
connected with tho axploaion, IL haa boon aa-
cnrtained that the dynamite was fred by mn
electric battery. The cellars OF the Palace have
long been uaed for RtortnR purpoeeH. aud ap-
three of whom have been arrested: the fourth
man Ia mi4sinE Many arrests have boon made
IN tho Winter Palace and it's Immediate neigh
bOrhaod