Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-10-03

wheat. They have hired an agent 10 atlehn y
their busIness who viii receive his pay froE
| the association. . DIE
Capt. and Mrs. William Adams, Of Richfeld,
| have lately donated to the First Cengr CATION
al church, OF Willard, Mimi, 81 600 for build
ing church. The donation was made on con
dltion that a $4,000 building should be erected
Murphy closed his 81, Paul crusade. His
converts perfected u permanent organization
with john j.. Brisbin as president
R. T. Knox of Granite Falls accidentally shot
hi1nsalf through Tie arm while hunting, aud
died from loss of blood
James Seaman of Sheridan, Mimi, was thrown
from his wagon and parsIyzad, dying the next
day.
SATURDAY night the Meriden mill at Meriden
nine miles from! Owatonna. was destroyed by
fire. The mill, was built about six years
since by a eo-operation OF the citizens Of Meri.
den and the farnlels OF the western part Oh
Steele county and of Waseca county. 1t has
been idle since last spring. The original COS
Of the mill was about 81, 0tW and good many
thousands have been added since Ill the way OF
improved machinery. Last year the cyclone
damaged tne mill, and the cost Of repairing
and new machinery to the amount Of $4.UH
put in created q floating debt which was eH
tinguishel by o sherif's sale of machinery.
The amount of insurance could not be learned
George Van Wagner, oil emplo ye Of the Wi
mona Wagon work., committed suicide by shoot
| lug himself in tho head with q revolver in the
! cellar of the Fair Grounds house. He wa
| about thirty years Of age aud single Dlsslpa'
! ton ana dependency were the cause.
| Mrs Professor Noses Marston of Millneapo.
| ans Work Department Of Minnesota for tbs
! great New Orleans exhibition Members Of
advisory department. have been appointed St
Paul, Minneapolis, andson1a twenty other cities
and towns The committee will '1e in comma
nication with Mrs. Marston, and will aid he,
in making the collections III pencil drawings:
! IJcn drawing charcoal drawing red chalf
| dra wing, painling OIL sill and satin and velvet,
mineral painting, china and tile, wood carving:
wood ongraying,, knitting darn'ns, hand SEN
cry, linen, chenille, keg.sing'on e1nhroi .lery,
| bullion embroidery, cotton emhrnldCcy, b1%c
! embroidery. Arras ne embroidery. fish scale
and ribbon work. Lace work il Guipnre silk,
! H>niton SILK applique silk, hacrcue six aod
| Ir.<(, point and crochet work will also be re
cs;vtil. I'ypew1iting, artificial flower work and
| any other branches OF wonlans work aud IN
dnstrv are suitable for the department.
The sovereign grand lodge of Odd Follows
held its closing sessions the 22d at Mlnne&p-
| Oils, transacting the odds and ends Of tnell
| business, and installing officers, as follows:
Judge Guev, Of Baltimore, grand sire; John
W. White Of Albisor, N T., deputy grand
sire; Theodore A Ross Of Bll,imoro, t,rand
secretary; Allen jerks, Haltimoro, assistant
grand secretary; Isaac 4. Shepard, Philaael-
! phia grand treasurer: John T. JakGs, Dtla-
j ware, grand marshal; hn7, J. ". Ecnahle
Hopkinsyille. KY, grand Chaplain; Or J. o.
! Herweu Nashville, Ienl,,, grand Guardian; g.
Fl. Whitney, Lansing, Mich grand nesse niger
The committee which had iean inVesti3a ting
tue matter uf the latrihrcial cil Gle reported
Recommending rll.t the grand lodge disroun.
teuancc that lnstrutiun.
2. G. La Chappelle Of Cruokston has Drought
to st. Paul pair of elk, COW elk, and q non.
dsscy1p+ OF tie deer family found north o!
Hui.,,.'s bay, and known to the Esquimaux as
the Lost Man j Friend The elk are fine spec
linens, bearing their fourth-year anters on'
is q cross between a moose and an elk. LIZ
Flappei1e bought the bucks from Sitting Bul
n Vie region west Of Mouse river lie says RI;
eek can trot to sulky in !:o;. He vii
take tho Lot 10 New Orleans, where they will hi
shown in the worlds fair. The CO" elk give
about six 0!.arts Of milk daily and can be milk
a. c1ularlE rs a COW.
The big woods Of Minneso'a cover 800
squace miles or 3,3Oo, 900 acres Of surface.
These woods contain only hardwood growth
including white and black oak, maple, hichor,
basea God, elm, cottonwood, tamar;.ck an
enough other varieties to make an aGeroga:
of over thirty diff ere,t kinds Tho hardwoo
tract extends III a belt across the middle OF Ii
State and surrounding It's mort beastcrn corre
is al Immense pine region covering II ,VC
sq1laI, miles or Is, AZ, GEO acres.
4 h,tle fourteen lncnths-otd boy Of Mr. Adam
Dohhcford of Winona was drowned III 2 tut
parT,2Ny iile0 with wstar.
,ltarge Gee Of Danyille, I'll, ia under arres
~ Minneapolis for inducing Young lady Il
eol,a with him under promise Of marriage, 1t
! helns Il married nlau.
Jack Frost gave some Of the northern
counties gentle nip.
The Olivet presby 5orian church was dedlca
ted at Minneapolis.
Prof L. F. Mearkie, Who was formerly
teacher in the Hamlin University, has bee,
added to the faculty, and begins his duties in,
medlately on the opening Of the school.
WINDOW, special:---Judse Severance sen
fenced Ole Frengen, to nine ye4rs at hard labor
in the State prison at Saltwater for the nlur-
der Of iodine Hansen. The prisoners counse
made statement in his behalf lending to show
that the prisoner procured the strychn LIZ
ana oil Of fancy at the request Of The I1lrl, au'
the understanding between them was that i
the taney did not produce abortion the strycI
nine would; that he procured the stry:hnln'
at Jackson, and fearing she might take to-
large G. dose and canse death, fixed g small
powder Of it and took it to her, The prisonc
IL Norwegian unable to speak English, M
prrfe<,Hes to have no knowledge Of the effect
Of the poison beyond wha5 the girl told mn
| | He expressed no emotion WHOM tho sentenc
was pronounced and maintained the SAN
, stold romposure he has throughout all "a
. proceedings. Sheriff Barlow will leave 70
J. Saltwater with the prisoner Two other pris
oners were fined 500 each for selling liquor {
miners
C. NJ D:ttrnan's house, St Paul was dam
aged by fire.
! According to the report of Inspector Gener2
Q. p. Gould. the First regiment has 800 officer
and men, with an average attendance OF IS
,, The Second regiment has ga men and officers
average attendance 4tj6: Enmet Light artiller.
, 60 enrolled, IA in attendance Tie expenses (
three regiments were tirst ht slnlont, VIA
10; Second regiment, s9:2S3 IL; Light artiller.
$40 81 Each Of them received $3,222 fro
the state, the balance being raised by regiment
al subscription
, The Silver Nine Exchange saloon, Duluth
+ WIS burned. Loss, $500; insured $l,hW
The fireman and brakeman on train No rs
the Cannon Valley division of the Ajnneapol
, & ST Louis exchanged places while switchir
Saturday night, at Cascade junction, and
= coupling cars the former was caught oetwee
:, the draw-bars and his left arm complete
crushed. He was taken to Mortified and b
arm amputated. 49, -
TT, IL pro ~, pn,,t,,, o,5 ,r;fo of Tolra Cit