Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-09-26
Fitch Prairie II ews.
Rich Prairie, Sept. %.

Gregor Leeh lest a one year old hoy
with cramps last week. q. t g
People out here are beginning to put
up their heating stoves. 5s5s
Frank Giltoan Of St. Cloud was here
on business last Saturday. - !
The Republican caucus held last
Friday was notvery we'll attended.
Fred stspgl of Little Falls has been
staying here a few days with his folks.
John Kelsenberg of Buchanan lost
one yeaf old boy last week; died ofsum-
mer complaint. -. H.s.t.@.~ W j.. -. b..
Edward KahA, who jumped the train
at Rice's last week and broke his arm, is
now doing well. ;*..a@ H.. r. II @>@
Messrs. Pratt, who had their threshing
machine burned last week, have bought
| another and are at work again, g.
Dir. ,Legler, of the firm Of Brick s.
Legler, Of the st. Cloud brewery, was
| here last week calling on his customers.
! There are sixteen threshing machines
at work On the prairie this fall; five Of
them run by portable steamers and eleven
by horse powers. =,
! We paid our neighboring village of
Gravelv,lle a visit few days ago and
must say that 1T looks prosperous. A
considerable number of dwelling houses
have been built there during the summer,
| Fred Lyle, who has been living on
Antoine Raymond's farm, is about to
remove TO Grayelville. where he il now
putting up house. He will 60 to
Dakota next spring and take charge Of a
farm belonging to Gravel & Goulet
Bros. The farm contains 800 acres, Of
which 200 gre already under cultivation,
and Mr. L. is TO break all he can next
year.
Last week was great week for hunting
out here. A party Of about eight got up
a hunting expedition on d big scale. FIVE
of them were from Minneapolis and the
balance from here The parties from
Minneapolis had no guns with them, so
they skirnishcd around the country
until they got some, aud fine lot of
guns they we're; there were single barrel
guns and double barrel guns, breach
loadars and muzZle leaders, large and
small, and they varied in length from
three to eight feet-the long guns looked
! like flag poles. When the party got
ready to go the people rushed together
and inquired if the Indians were on the
war path, or if a recruiting officer had
been here to enlist men for the war in
China, and they were informed that war
was only to he made On the ducks at
Rice lake. So last Thursday forenoon
they marched out of this village (without
music, as we have no brass band hcre)
we'll supplied with provisions for several
days, and the 'slittle brown Jug well
filled. On Saturday noon the "Captain"
Of the party with his new gun and $T5
dog returned, also two members Of the
party who were "played out" They
had fine lot Of ducks, about so, On
Monday evening the rest of the party
returned with but very little game. They
say they missed the captains gun and
$40 degs;y> ~and could get no. more garne
after both were gone, One ofthe party
had a gun that kicked and the Butt end
Of the gun struck him in the face and he
now looks as if Sullivan had had a
whack al him. All are home now sitting
around the warm stove and discussing
the pleasures and hardships of a hunting
expedition.