Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-10-24
Miles City, Mont, Oct. 20.--The North

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Niles City, Mont, ! Oct. 20.-The North
eTn Pacific officials today made a trip
Lover the Yellowstone division, Vice
President Dakes said beef shipments are
very satisfactory. At the beginning Of
this season he aktimated that rs. 600 head
would 20 East this fall over the North
ern Pacific. Later 1t was thought that
number would not be reached, bnt now
It is evident that the first estimate was
none too high One cattle COMPANY
alone will ship over 600 car loads this.
fall from Mingusville. The cattle as a
|rule are !gsoing forward 10 gooa condition
and com naand top prices in the markets.
Mr. Oakes referred to Land commission.
sr I4amhorn's recent decision to reserve
tof atockmea some six miles OF land m
each sitieof tha Beaver, throughout the
foriy.mi]e grant. He says this this viii
be Of great benefit to stock interests, and
give An i,nimnsdsd drive to the Northern
Pacific. The same policy viii probably
be followed Oh stssai.,H flowing 10 Miles
City and other important cattle shipping
points. Such 4 course is necessary to
prevent drives being obstructed bsfences
The officials were agraeably surprised at
fthe substantial Improvements noticeable
NJ jamestown, OAK, and Miles City,
Mont General Freight Agent Hanna
ORD stated that, the. Mort hern Pacific
| was using cars to its utmost for the
movement of wheat and stock, and that
the outlook is inevarv wav encouraging
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A5man by the name Of Brown left
village in this state, about two year ago.
Last week he returned, and just as he was
|stro'ling down the street to his native
village he met a farmer by the name of
Smith, who was not prosperous whom he
left, and lived just outside the village.
Brown was surprised to see the granger
at'ired in a dress suit, with silk hat
and big diamond pin blazing on his
shirt front, and he inquired:
| "Been t., funeral to-day ?"
"Why, bless you, no."
"Ne? I see you have got on your best
clothes: are you farming yet?" -.
"Farming? Well, should say not. I
am running roller skating rink down
here"
"Where is your son Jim ~
"Oh, he's running rink in Il"
"And your daughter Lize?'
"She's skating under the management
of Tim Jones in Boston rink
"And your wife?''
"She skipped out with Professor
Meechin, an instructor that hired when
T first opened the rink"
us Elder Longsemon preaching here
s.ill?" "'#.
'"No, he resigned from the ministry
and is now rink instructor ~
:, 90 ."'Vhe'Ap prsaehing Ia the ,place!"
"Nohodv"
"Nobody What's the matter?"
"Chuch's turned into skating rink"
"You don't >sax!"
eyes, true as preachin'."
"Where's Bill Beck, the groceryman ~
"He went out of business a year ago
He's gothic ice cream stan down ID my
rink"
"Pssw! Where's Aunt Sally Bacon
and deacon schultzsr?'
"Why, dang it all, they're travelling
around visiting riuks doing the old man
and old woman act on skates, I tell you
they're immense
"say Dan> what hccame Of your old
shepherd dog. carlo?'
"Derned if the dog didn't get the fever
and one tlav he sneaked in behind the
place where I keep skates to hire; put
on pair and rolled out on the -four just
As nice as any human being, when all of
5uItAeH HIS AlHtt pau vi SAa%VS ~"
mixed up with his tail which tripped
him up and he fell backwards and broke
his neck.' - 4
"Poor dog" : .~,* 4
:"Gosh, T. can't help crying when
think Of his sad and tragic end"
ITS there anybody left in this town
who do not skatee" !.
i >"Yns."
"Where are theys" :"
"Un in the cemeterv on the hill."-~|
Sunday Breakfast Table.
+ A. De Lacy Wood, editor Of the Carl.
ton County Press, has announced him
self as an ind ependent can didate for
county auditor of that county. He ran
for rjudge of probate at that place last
year and was scooped, and he has evi.
dently forgotten his subsequent solilo.,