Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-04-18
NEWS or THE STATE.

stopping in Chicago, q nlghJ or Two 5aege
he was assaulted by a levee tough and
.pugilist, who robbed him Of valuable
gold watch and chain and about $5O.
The robber was arrested and the watch
will probably be recovered. "a /. S 4.5.
a Winonian has been yicti1nized out
Of $500 by a sharper, who renewed AZ
old down east acauaintanceshlp and IN
duced The Winonian to endorse three
drafts, aggregating the above amount
then skipped the town.
Spencer Knapp of Rochester, left foo,
Europe on Monday, for: thetp1lrpose @
purchasing Holstein cattle and Norman
horses for importation to this country
The stock which he imported last season
has all been sold. 49, :t~.>'- !.
Rev. W, G.. Rice has resinged his po'
sition as editor of the Rochester (Olmstec
Co. y Post, and will remove with his fami
ly to Zumbrota, where he is in charge
of the Congregational church.
John West is the new chief of police
in Minneapolis.
A citizen of Maiden Rock writes thai
Lee Hammond. supposed to have been
foully dealt with, did not disappea,
from that place, as he was seen after
ward at Lake City.
Senator G. D. Gilfillan left Liverpool
April 6, and will be in New York on the
18th or 14th. He is expected in St
Paul April IS.
Mrs. Quinn, of Elgin had a needle
taken from her knee the other day, and
Monday, the 7th, her eighteen-months-
old child had one removed from it's back
Shehad carried hers twenty-five years.
A Red Lake Indian is in the six-days
walk in New York.
George G. Bugbee of Minneapolis
died at the Arkansas Hot Springs.
Since the 1st of November the secre.
tary Of the state board of immigration
has distributed $4,000 Of the boards
German pamphlets. The immigration
from Bohemia and Germany this yea1
promises to be unusually large.
Winona is excited by alleged election
frauds, which was intensified by the AT,
rest on criminal proceedings Of F. W.
Becker, L. Roth and George Dotter-
wich, the three judges, and Heinrich
Steiglitz and August Gernhat, clerks
Of election in the fourth ward. The
warrant for the arrest of the judges
charges that they, after the opening OF
the polls and before the closing of the
same. fraudulently put into the ballot
box fraudulent ballots to the lumber OF
$50. The warrant for the arrest of the
clerks charged that they We're guilty OF
fraud corruption and misbehavior as
such clerks by making fraudulent tally
OF poll lists of the persons voting at the
election in the Fourth ward. All of
these parties were arrested and al
raigned before Justice Story, and they
asked for an adjournment of the exam
ination for one week, which was granted.
The judges we're held to bail in 81 900
each, and the clerks in $500 each.
Gov Hubbard and the state board OF
lunacy commissioners returned from
their trip Of inspection to the insane
hospital at st. Peter. The governor
said chat the hospital was in excellent
form, and proved model institution in
every way. There are now about $50
inmates. A ward not attached to the
main building is in process Of construc-
tion, and will be completed in two OF
three weeks This will accommodate
about 200 extra inmates. The governor
said that the board had no suggestions
to make, and we're we'll satisfied with
their inspection.
A. T. Nordin, state commissioner OF
statistics, has issued a circular to as
s~ssors, requesting them 10 collect their
town statistics with great care, in order
to show accurately the resources of each
county. A failure SO to do, it is set
fourth, rebounds to the great dissdvan-
tage Of the neglected county.
A young girl named Mary Gross,
alias Mary jackson. confesses that she
set herself on fire at St. Paul Sunday
night, the 9th, while in q crazsd state
Some months ago she met a railroad
man named Joseph Petler, who prom
Used, and she is sure, would have mar
RED her, About three months ago he
seduced her, and she is now with child.
Petler was employed On the Manitoba
road, and at Fargo, six weeks ago, he
was crushed to pieces by his train and
died. Since then she became sware of
her condition, and, having no friends
wished to die. a.
A prairie fire at Milford burned a
stable owned by J. G. Rudolph of New
Ulm and about twenty tons of hay be-
longing to Mr.. c. Spelbrink. ~-->
Articles Incorporating the Minneapo-
lis Fire and Marine Insurance company
were filled with the register of deeds on
the 18th. The date of commencement
named is May /, 1884, and the period, of
continuance thirty years. The capital
stock is 100000, and is all to be paid
up before the 18th of June, 1884. 4.
Isadore Plumadore was discharged
from arrest for burning the steam fer
ryboat Minnie Y. at Duluth. His wife
was held with bail, the evidence being
strong against her. Z - szsta'& i. &
Two woodchoppers at Eagle Lake
fought over girl, and one had finger
bit off. ..-.
The Southern Minnesota Fair associa-
has decided to hold the next annual ex-
hibition at Rochester Sept. ! to 6
inclucive.
Judge Simons of St. Paul filed his
decree in the case of Elizabeth Drummer
VS.. Theodore Drummer granting a divorce
on the ground Of cruelty and drunken
ness. He also fled decree in the case
of Lena Sloan VS.. William r. Sloan,
granting divorce On the grounds of
cruel treatment and giving the plaintiff
Il the custody Of the children s#