Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1883-10-05

The cement works at Mankato have taken
orders for $4,000 barrels OF cement. Most
of this goss to Milwaukee, St. Panl and
ON aha. The last named city will use the
cement in the concrete work on her streets.
William Keilnar, one of the prominent
farmere of the town Of Bennington, died
! on the so ult. from the'effects of a,fsil from
| load Of hay, Ethe wheels passing over HIM.
Diphtheria is reported az being quite pre-
valent, in a NJ alignant form, near 0ronoco.
Two sons OF William Dixon, aged sixteen
and fifteen years, died recently with the
| dread disease.
A large black bear was killed st Boon
Lake on the 24th inst.
The United States courts began their ses-
sions for the fall term in St. Paul On the 1st
| inst.
August Jesse's barn and portion Of his
house were consumed by FIRE . few days
ago at Saltwater The fire started in the
! er With quantity of hay and a couple Of
Logs. It is thought I be children may hsva
| been playing with matches. The loss will
be- about $500 or $500.
J. W. North, founder OF No ~hdeld, has
| been visiting there. He delivered The ad-
! dress of tue fair.
E. NJ. and F. D. Aldridge killed black
| bear weighing 400 pounds ten miles north
OF Crookston, recently, where they found
him running across the bare prairie.
! The rooms of Wah Lee the Chinese laun-
| dry,nan, at Mankato were entered from
back window recently by burglars, and soma
| thing over $50 and gold ring were taken
! on 7 bo-
lestial inhabitant of the al ocssaid estab-
| lishmenr.
The Chicago & Northwestern Railway
| company are clearing away the DEBRIS and
preparing to rebuild the round house west
OF the depot, which was destroyed By the
| Cyclone at Rochester.
| Burgla the first of the eeaseu have
| been doing Austin. Some jewelry WAS tax
| en- from D. B. Smiths residence, which was
entered by cutting the blind anG saiscg the
| window. n. II. KeRt's residence Was also
| entered, but nothing was token. Taylors
grocery was entered the same a hit ande
| few dollars were taken.
| Bears are being killed frequently in North
ern Minnesota, A 60O-pound specimen was
shot III an oak tree at West Lake by Eric
Kapperud. Mr.. WestIy captured three at
| Suake river, Julious Crostman shot one
ASdA NOAtICSiios dAO A1dbS JSAIStil auoLL~
| er. A few days sgo Capt. Com pson shot
! big fellow IN the euge Of Fergus Fails.
Maud Graves of Grand Prairie was uom
| mated for superintendent OF schools by the
Mobiles county Republican convention.
A young son of Charles Papst who lives
about four miles from Saltwater in the
| town of Oakda'e killed q bear cub on the
| Goth ult., with club. The mother and an
| other cub were in the vicini,y, out escaped.
The meeting Of ladies OF Rochester for
| the purpose of organizing a permanent re-
lief committee for the sufferers by the re-
| cent cycl one resulted in an organization
| with the following ttficers; President Mrs.
". L. BreckenDridge; vice president Mrs.
$: Geis'nger; secretary and treasurer, Mrs.
| b. q. Durkee; executive committee, Mrs.
| c. H. Chadbourn. Mrs. E. ". Cross, Mrs.
| II. 0. Richardson, Mrs. Garrett Mrs. Leet,
| Miss Mary Maconaber and Mrs. s. Gels
| enger. The city was divided into seven
| canvassing districts, ard an organized eff
fore will be ma :e for the relief Of the e:e5ti-
! tute during the couing winter.
A six-year-o!d son of Fl. H, Kavile was
killed recently IN Appleton, MINI. by
| pile Of lumber falling on him while play
| ing near it.
| An unknown laborer was drowned in
| Duluth recently by falling FROM 8 dock
while drunk.