Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-03-14
The Minnesota Republacan Com
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can committee, this state convention
must be called upon not less than
twenty days published notice, and held
not more than sixty days prior to the
meeting Of the national convention. The
republicans of each of the congression-
al districts have the option of electing
two delegates at separate conventions,
called upon similar notice, and held III
the districts at any time within the tit-
teen days next prior to the meeting OF
the state convention, or by subdivision
of the state convention into district con-
ventions, and such delegates will be
chosen in the latter method ifnot cleo
ted previous to the meeting of the state
convention. The committeeman are re-
quired to be present, or send proxies
Mr.. Halverson of Cokato went out
with friend to hunt deer. They saw
a deer go into some brush, and they
separated, one going on one side and
the other taking the other side Of the
brush. Mr. Halverson, having on q
black fur coat, was taken for an animal
of some kind, and his friend shot him
through the neck, killing him Instantly.
Lipe, the man charged with robbing
the station at Pelican Rapids, has been
released on 81, 900 bail.
One hundred grangers were in attend
ance at the farmers meeting at Battle
Lake on Saturday. It was recommend
ed that mass convention be held at
Fergus Falls Friday, March IA. 1888.
for the purpose of perfecting the organ
ization, and also to elect three or more
delegates to attend the farmers state
convention at St. Paul, March IS. Res
olutions were adopted "that railway
corporations in this state are exorbitant
in their charges, and their unjust dis
ordinations in favor of the elevator
company as shippers operates most in
juriously to the interests of the produ-
GERS, and calls for reform and restraint
by adequate legislation; that in view Of
the organization arrayed against the
producer, a remedy can only be produced
by counter organization, the object of
which should be to obtain control Of the
next legislature, and through it enact
such laws as will protect the producers
and their market"
Rev. Father OReilly, who leaves
Saltwater, for Minneapolis, was pre-
sented with an elegant gold watch and
chain Monday evening, the Sd, at the
meeting of the Land League club, as
token OF the esteem of his friends in the
city.
Mcintyre Post of the Grand Army of
the Republic was established at Austin
Saturday evening, the LIST. by Col.
Swift Of Brownsville. About sixty com
rades were mustered in. The following
were the officers: Capt. W. H. Sutton,
post commander; A. E. Christie, senior
vice commanders; G.. 81. Case, junior
vice commander; Rev. w. E. Stanley,
chaplain; H: W. Lightly, officer of the
day; John Y. Owens; quartermaster;
9. w. Beisecker, officer of the guard;
Seymour Johnson, adjutant; NJ NJ.
Irowbridge, sergeant major; II. B.
Corey, quartermaster sergeant The
post was named after Capt MCINTYRE,
formerly Mower county auditor and
treasurer
Miss Mary N. Officer of Austin Town
died, aged forty-fve years. She was a
sister of Hon. W. H. Officer.
The recent cyclones in the South have
fastened citizens Of Rochester in pre-
pairing for the worst, and tornado in
surance is being freely INDUCED in.
Cyclone cellars are also being con-
tracted for all over the city, to be fin
ished as soon possible. The form Of cell
lar that finds the most favor is an arched
passage leading from the house cellar,
preferably on the west side, with trap
door giving direct access from this vault
to the open air.
Owatonna's newly finished school
house will compare favorable with any
building of it's size, in the state. The
building is made of best Dresbaek brick.
trimmed with cut stone, and furnished
with modern appliances. There are
seven pleasant and spacious rooms, and
the entire cost including steam heating
apparatus, furniture, grading, ect, is
about $27, 900.
A genuine shad was caught in the
Mississippi river at Winona.
/ 4 Sioux City Journal says +. II. Law
Ter, formerly Of st. Paul, has been ares
ted after protracted debauch. Layler
.labors under the delusien that some one
wants to kill MIN. VA i. 5s..*
The department. Of public instruction
transmitted to the different county su-
erintendents o List Of examination cues
lions g % tor the use Of the scholars Of the
hrst and second grades III the public
schools. The question:, e, embrace eleyey,
different ap courses Of study.
The suit Of Davidson Us. the Manitoba
road for sos, 900 loss. by the burning Of
an elevator from locomotive sparks. is
on trial at w illmar. -,'-
The grand jury at Wilmar found
three ' Elements agai inst the following
persons John A. Anderson. for OBJ
tanning e goods I1lilder false. pretenses;
oonn re H7erickson Tor stealing wheat,
and Mellon Abbot, for maiiciouslv
shooting COW.
AID. Fink Of Duluth charges P. NJ.
Graff with offering him Sc, 900 for his
vote on local legisl atiion. :
Willie Cummings has been arrested
Ct. Ct Elk River, charged with deliberately
opening g switch, causing the derailing
o. 9 e. 2 Northern {, Pacific passenger train
i've miles above Elk River. B He was
held ~ 300 bale to for examination :