Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1883-12-21
NEWS co ND EN- SEQ.

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Thomas Gorcoran, living north of James
vile. lost his granary by FIRE recently, and
with it over 100 bushels Of wheat besides
various articles.
The supposed coal bed,which vas recently
disceveredIat Litchfeld, this state, has been
declared worthless by Prof Winchell of
mems only cutaceous Ignite LIT
Miss Alice Morgan of Winona. while on
her way home. was assaulted by two men,
who attempted to rob her of her bracelets
ana satchel, but were scared away by her
screams.
Milwaukee & st. Paul surveyors are en-
gagged running line from Scotland to KIM
ball. The line is to run through the coun-
ties OF Hutchinson, Douglas, aurora and
Brule, and will be sevanty-fve miles in.
length. 1t will tap .the Chamberlain line
OF the Milwaukee and St. Paul at Kirnssall,
station about eighteen miles east OF Cham
oerlaln: This move is said to have been
caused by the operations of the Missouri
River q Pacific which is running 8 line
from Chamberlain to Yaakton.
A. G. Rising has been appointed agent of
the National line (operated by the Psnnsyl-
vanla company at Minneapolis, MINI.
Mr.. III. Trainer mas been appointed agent of
this line at Winona, MINI. The route of
the National line, east OF Chicago, is over
the Chicago, st. Louis d Pittsburg, the
P4ttsburg, Cincinnati & St. Louis, and the
Pennsylvania railroad connections.
D,ptheria and measles have made their
appearance in Chaska, and the Sisters
school has been temporarily closed in con-
sequence.
Tolbert Baker and Almira Shaw eloped
fron Etna, Fillmore county, together with
girl seven years old and a boy three years
N. G. Nelson of Saltwater will build q
saw mill at Agate Bay, on the Iron Range
road.
The revenues nf Plymouth church the
year past were $50, 172, of which ST., oC0 wae
from pew rents: The membership is 1855.
Two deacoHesses we're recently elected
MISS Eunice Beecher and Mrs F. L, Pratt.
About half the business portion of
Rockport, Mich, twelve miles north of
Grand Rapids was burned On rhe l7th. Loss,
$45, 900
Peter McS ecgh is said to have made $l25,-
o0o on grain in the last five years
Hamilton DisstoD, of the Philadelphia
la" firm, carries 100000 life insurance.
Lane q SOFAS, produce cou mission me-
chants of Broad street, New York. have sus-
pended. Liabilities under $4,000.
Mrs. Lieut.. Greedy and her two children
VIII spend The winter at San Diego, Cal.
Miner Wilcox shot himself probably "a
tally, because Els Thompson, Hartford.
Conn.,, girl, refused him.
The elegant residence of S. P. Creasinger
was burned recently at Fowler, Mich. By
lncendiaries. It COST $40, 600, ara was in
sured for $4,000. Creasipger was also rob-
bed of So, 100.
Brooklyn had 1888 deaths las1 year. /,
lSO Less than the year before.
The bar Of the supreme court OF the U,,i-
ted Slater. and officers Of the court. met ia
the court room of the capitol OF the morn
ing Of the 9th, to pay respect to The mem
DRY Of the late Jere s. Black. George F.
E1munds was chosen chairman, and James
III. McAenny, secretary The chair appoin-
ted committee on resolutions, as follows:
Richard T. Merrick, Thomas F. Bayard,
George Biddie, S. Z. Vance, J. Hubiey AS.
ter, William 4. Wallace, and Walter H.
Smith.
The award made by the Capt. Blakeley
commission for da images to the Winnepa-
goshish and Leech Lake Indians has been
approved by Commissioner Price This
will give the Indian $4,000 in cash :or the
destruction of their property in consequence
of the construction of the government dams
and will also secure them al annuity of
$4,000 es compens ton fer their loss in
the matter of rice and fish.
Value OF exports of provisions ard tallow
November, 1883, 1891, 1856, against SIS, $780,
S67, same month of 1885. Provisions, tai
low and dairy products, Nov. 1883. So 933,-
1877; same month in 1882 S. 1874 4}6; eleven
months ended Nov. 80, 1883. $l03, 49,, 22 5577;
same period 1882, $64. 1868, OO3. Dairy pro.
dncts seven months ended Nov. 80 1888,
sl2, 7a9, 705; corresponding time, 1882, So
S25, 400.