Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-08-01

caino . business meeting. A number Of old
Z ldiers were made honorary members, among
whom were Maj Haskell, Of the Nineteenth
Maine a subscription was started for MI.
johnson, Of Company A, of the First Minneso-
Ia battalion, who lost his leg on Monday after
noon, in this city BY being run over by . street
car. few minutes elapsed, and the collec-
tor reported $97, and Mr.. William LOchren was
delegated to convey to Mr.. johnson the money
and the deep symyathy e his comrades Inc
Presid Capt, Baasen, New Ul,n.
Vice Preside r. Casey, New Ul,n.
4 Ireasurer-James Cannon, Mankato.
& Secretary--Col. s. F. Hansdorf, ST. Paul
coNcnxN11Ta THE sTATE rArR.
Publications of the Premium List, which
& shows Liberal Offers for Horses, Cattle,
Hogs, Sheep and Farm Products. 35 .i:a
The premium list Of the: twenty sixth annual
fair y Of the Minnesota State agricultural
society tobe held at ovatonna Sept s to is,
inclusive, has Just been issued, and makes
yerables promise for q successful hilJtion
AS tlsual tompe tihon il open to the WORLD, and
the the arrangement for the transpor taton Of
exhibits and their reception and display are
admirably complete, Except IN the speed ring
there are no entrance fees. New buildings on
s$venience and use Of exh ibitors. 1t ispromised
| thai hotel rates and transp tons to and
from the fair grounds will be- on the most
reasonable scale. The Chicago, Milwaukee q
ST Panl, the Chicago q North stern the
Chicago, ST. Paul, Mimi lpol 8 4 Omaha, the
st Paul, Minneapolis q Manitoba the Northern
Il Pacific, and the ST Paul q Duluth railroads
make the tllnwi1lg ratas FS@,$s
81 r Passengers fare aud one-f fifth the round
trip. Freight will be charged full rate
OWatonna, and must be prepaid, when it will
be returned free to points on the line whence
The Minneap polls. Is ST. Louis road ives free
freight one way. {,S8
# n DIRECTIONS 10 EXHIBITORS .sssI@ 5ss $
f Its set forth that the far will be on SO ex-
ensiye a scale that ii will be OF the greatest
Importance 10 xhibitors thar they give early
| ntentioli to exhibit stating amount of space,
pens or stalls required that provision may be
made for their accommodation. The entry
book will close Monday night, September Sth.a
In the class of thoroughbred horses. tho pre-
miums aggregate $40; Norman, Clydes and
other heavy horses, Sis; Clydesdale draft
stations, $l10; sweepstakes for draft stations,
$50; for trotting strains, including sweepstakes
OF $50 for trotttng stations, $500; short horned
cattle, $165; DeYons, do; Halsteins and Jer-
seys a similar amount each; herd premiums of
$40 for each class and for best herd of any
duets, $40 For sheep. hogs, poultry, flowers,
fruits and vegetables domestic manufactures,
grain, etc, the premiums, while not large are
liberal and numerous Copies of the premium
list or any information may be had by address,.
ing the secretary. r. G.. Jueson, at Farming ton.
The following is a list of the principal losses
by the tornado Of Monday, the 21st, atLuyerne
Rock county. Bank Of Luverne, roof blown
of q Baptist church. s1eeple blown down. a.
"A. Mobiles new residence blown in pieces
Freeman Avenue hotel barn. with several
horses inside, somewhat injured, all blown to
pieces. N. Nelson's drygoods store, tin roof
removed and part OF front blown out. Luz
verne house Barn, second story blown of and
{ g Smiths newly completed residence blown
from its foundation. The skating rink, 4Dx1oO
feet blown from its foundation and partly
blown over. Hicks grain warehouse blown
down. Union block cornice and part of the
roof taken OF Nearly every clubhouse and de-
tipped over. Chinnneys all over town were
blown down. II
The report OF the depa rttrnent of agriculture
Tor July Is just out It reports . decrease id
the acreage Of corn in Minnesota, although IT
SAYS ia the ares west Of the Mississipp and
north Of Missouri, extension has been great
est because settlement and sctlli iyation Of new
1 lands are more noticeable there In Minnesota
the decreasen oted in the acreage of corn is due
| to the scarcity Of good seed, and It was iinpos-
sible for the FARMERS to get q full supply such
ne they could depend upon this spring. Pota-
toes are suffering seriously from the ravages
Of the bugs, of which n new variety is reported
to have made it's appearance in some localities
bug. The favorable weather during the lastof
June and the first part Of July has advanced
the corn crop ID Illinois very rapidly. The
stand is fair, ard in the northern and central
parts Of the state particularly the ground ID
unusually clear BIG Il
Jerry Baldwin, q pioneer settler and highly
esteemed citizen OF Greenwood Prairie, died Isl
his residence Wabasha county Friday afternoon.
Of lung disease, aged fifty eight years He was
buried with masonic honors Saturday after
noon, Rev. Henry W Hard chatting. rs 4
| Tho mystery rounding the cansc Of Her
man Berkholtz's sudde len death at Rock Rapids
ID still unsoIyed il The Chicago chemist who
anal wed the stomach found no traces of poi
son Berkholtz died verysudd denly, and IL was
suspected that he had been poisoned
& Two new elevators on the Little FallsA Da-
kota, it iWestport and Cyprus, have been COM
pleted, and the machinery Will soon be placed
I'M position 5aSt E5s sss
Rlank Gray, supp posed to. hare escaped from
tho asylum st 81 Peter, has been arrested 81
Mindora IS Il g3
The new German Catholic church at Still
water, called the Immaculate Conception, e
was dedicated recently The conservation
service, according 10 the usual Catholic ritual.