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Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-02-29
7. o. o. E.-Miunesota Grand Euca,n panent

7. o. o. F.-nEinnesota Grand Encamp1nent.
The tenth annual grand encampnent of the
Independent Order of Odd Fellows of Mime
sofa was opened Wednesday, the Doth, at g
o'clock, at Odd Fellows hail. St. Paul There
was full attendance of delegates.
The report of the grand patriarch was pre-
sented. It showed a very favorable state OF
affairs from twenty-six deputy district grand
patriarchs
The report Of the grand representative to the
Sovereign, grand lodge was presented. It
showed that the report Of the sovereign grand
sire denoted a net gain the last official year of
1850, making total membership of 1913 997
in the United States; encampnlent member
ship, IS, 10 net gain, 4,467.
Mr. Williams report as grand treasurer
shows receipts, $3.50: r.; expenditure of grand
encampment for the year, s25S. 46; in treasury
at close of term, 1928 226
The encampment proceeded to the election of
oficcrs-with the following result:
Grand Observation-Disclosures Riley, St Paul
Grand High Priest--W. X. Read, Lanesboro
Grand Senior Warden--E. Il. French, Brain
erd.
Grand Scribe and Treasurer. f. Williams,
St Paul
Grand Junior Warden-J. Minges, Wilton
Grand Inside Sentinel-A G. Long, St. Paul
Grand Representatives,. W. Smith, Mime
apolis, elected 1883, for two years.)
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-02-29

! A dispatch from East Saginaw, Mich,
says that Col. Hunt, a lately deceased
millionaire who had keen appreciation
Of humor, beque at ed in his will s., 900
to the mother Of Charles Brown CAR
temus Ward"), and a similar sum to Eli
Perkins and Josh Billings. Some Of
the neglected humorists cannot see why
Eli Perkins should be virtually desig-
mated as a humorist as he has always
been classed, whether Justly or other
wise, as onoof the tribe of Annanias and
saphira. The funny men will now I'M
derstand that pleasant words rather
than satizical are most ,relished by mil
ionaires.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-02-29
A Wisconsin Wedding Scene.

The all-absorbing topic in social circles at
GAINESVILLE, Wis, is sensational incident at the
wedding of Hiram D, Murdoch and Allie B.
Childs Thursday the 21st. During the pro-
gress of the festivities the discovery was made
that one Of the presents, consisting of $50 in
gold, which had been given by the groom's I'M
Gle, was missing Great CONSERVATION pre-
vailed among the guests, eighty in number,
each and every one OF whom ina gined that the
finger of scorn was pointing in his direction.
Finally to relieve the embarrassment, it was de-
ci1ed to make a search of the guests, which
was accordingly done. The money was not re-
covered. 10y o<$$$5 'r3E:Ss'2F
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-02-29
MINNESOTA NEWS NOTES.
a Rsnville County Murderer Ar
y s. n rested. II !

On Aug. Is, Ole Rogn, ST., the.
town Of Wang, Renville county, told
his neighbors that his wife, Gertrude
O. Rogn, had committed suicide by
throwing herself down The well that he
tried to save her, but as he was drawing
her up the rope broke, and before he
could get another one she was dead.
None OF the neighbours seemed TO doubt
her husbands story as to the cause OF
her death. No inquest was held, as
there should have been, the people
about there being ignorant of The law,
and the woman was buried. A few.
days ago it had begun to be whispered
about that Rogn had murdered his wife.
This coming to Rogn's ears he sold his
farm and all his personal property, and
on the 18th inst, took the train at Sa~
cred Heart for st. Paul. He was ares
Jed at Bird Island by Officer Lewis up
IN receipt Of telegram; from Sheriff
Ii. O. Field. 4 i I Sf& y
= Rogn used to abuse his wife, and on
on the morning Of her death he struck
her with stove-lid, cutting a
large cash in her arm, knocked her
down and kicked her in the head and
body, took her by the feet and dragged
her aboutsthe room, Finally, the wom-
an, dazed and blinded by the blood
flowing from the wounds in her face,
escaped from his clutches and ran out
of the house, her husband after her.
Not knowing where she was going, she
ran into the open well, which was
usually covered with a loose board.
Whether Rogn made any effort to get
her out is not known by the sheriff.
The whole performance was witnessed
by Mrs. Anna Lumkum, who was work.
Ing for Rogn, her eleven-year-old girl,
and by four Or five others, but strange
IS it may seem, none of them ever said
a word about it until few days ago.
They did not want to get into trouble,
and have to go to court as witnesses, is
the reason some of them give for not
speaking at the time.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-02-29

I Companies for cremation Of the dead
have been organized in Eastern. and
Southern cities, and spots selected for
the erections OF furnaces This dispo-
sition Of the remains Of the dead was
somewhat revolving at first to relatives
and friends, but timeis gradually wear
ing away objections, and cremation may
eventually come into general practice.
Stranger things have happened in this
world
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-02-29
How Faribau1t Lady Was Robbed in
Chicago.

A dispatch from Chicago says: The Palmer
house was the scene last Monday the ed, of
remarkable bold assault and roberry The
hotel manager declines to give the name Of the
lady, at her own request. She is said, however,
to be Mrs. Dudley or Mrs Sykes q millner OF
Fariba1lt, Mimi, who arrived in the city ear
~, and after registering at the hotel, went to
Gage Bros. land purchased stock Of goods for
her business. Returning to the hotel She stop
ped at drug store to get a prescription put up.
Noticing that she was being watched by d loaf
er in the ladies' entrance to the hotel, she
asked to have the medicine sent to
her j.. room, preferring not to
expose the sum OF money which she had. She
then went to her room; few minutes later,
hearing a knock at the door, she opened it to
admit, as she supposed, a boy from the drug
store. Instead Of the boy, she was confronted
by the man who had watched her from the
ladies' entrance few moments before. This
man seized her by the throat, put handker-
chief saturated with chlorofol1n to her nose,
which soon rendered her insensible, and took
everything he could lay hands on and left.
After while Mrs Dudley recovered sufficient
ly to ring the bell and make known her situation
She soon recovered entirely from the assault
and has now left the city. Her loss was 800.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-02-29
koreisn Tlashoe. i.

III - ,
The Dentsches Tagblatt says the Lasker res
olntions were merely dodge to catch German
votes. 4 So
Mr.. Buckle, thirty years old, is editor I'M
charge Of the London Times until some great
man can be found for the place. IT,.
The Dutsohes Tagbattt, Of Berlin commenting
upon Bismark's reply to the Iasker resolutions.
repels the interference Of : forcing legislature
IN the internal affairs of Germany, and crihcises
the diplomatic intermediary method employed
in the transmission Of the resolution =
4 In Paris the current topic of gossips is the
dispute Of Mrs. Mackay and MISSIONER in regard
to her portrait painted by the latter. The
price paid was g., 600 francs Mrs. Mackay
was dissatisfied with the likeness, which her
friends. called q earicature, and she burned it
MISSIONER, resenting remarks Of the Gaulois
wrote y, the E, editor that he y would fight
{Meissonier) were fifty instead of
seventy three years old. Meyer replied that
Meisaonier's son should take his fathers place
and fight S#=5 $.i 4 $,5 S@s}=s15 q t13Er =
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-02-29

The 100000 people of the country
may congratulate themselves that they
ean buy the most powerful fever rem
edy, the drug known as quinine, at
sl.25 to 81 ,35 per ounce. The ring has
ct last been broken and healthy compe-
htions, as in other things, has done it's
good work. It is well known that for
many years this drug was subject first
TO duty Of As per cent, and during
later years to 20 per cent, which
strange as it may seem, gave a virtual
monopoly of the market to two great
establishments. For years this drug
was selling at So and Sd an ounce, and
50 close was the quinine ring kept, that
in 1S76-77, when the South and South
west was stricken by epidemic fevers,
the scarcity Of quinine was such that
great distress, and no doubt loss of life,
was the result. The profits made by
the few great houses that manufactured
quinine were enormous, while the duties
kept out foreign manufactures. =
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-02-29

The lists Of failures are growing short
er and the signs Of improvement in bus
mess are becoming more frequent. Con-
fdenee is being restored, and that means
better times. Nobody expects revival
of speculative booms but the outlook
Tor legitimate business il much better
than for months past, This is especially
true of the northwest, where the field is
open for labor and capital, and is not
glutted with the one or the other.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-02-29

4 The papers report that many people
who have suffered by the loss Of proper
" from the foods Of the Ohio and its
tributaries, are proposing to sell out
and ego west" They could stand a
flood occasionally on alternate years, but
drowning out every year is beyond en-
ilurance. ~
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-02-29
Personal Points.


John Hullah, a noted English musician is
dead.
The body Of jerome Collins is to be taken to
Ireland for burial
Mrs. Wendell Phillips objects to the idea of
. statue Of her husband in Faneuil hall
Mrs. John Jacob Astor is dangerously Ill
with typhoid fever. Her son, the American
minister at Rome, has been cabled
Oliver Edes, the originator of the vast indus
try of macne rivet making of this country, died
at his home at Plymouth, Of Bright's disease,
Miss Carrie Sheards, who was principal of
the Oak Ridge seminary at the time of the bat
tie Of Gettysburg and became prominent by
her heroism in aiding Union soldiers wounded
in the battle, died in Reading recently. &c.,.
Robert Broker, New York broker at Wash
ington, tells how, during the Chicago fire, he
drove 1ray cart Of milk to relief hall, and
Senator John A Logau's wife sat on the dray
holding the milk cans The other assistant
had mntinied.
Mrs. Van Cot, the evangelist, is holding re-
viyal meetings at Sag Harbor, i I, and open
tly charges Rev j. j. Harris, rector of the
Christ Episcopal church, with denying his
God. 3 Mr. Harrison was present at the meeting
and refused to stand up when Mrs. Van Cot5
S&SASu tudb HI p6EaOAS LII til5 CuuIGu sMuO NGlC
Christians should rise. s}5 :. lss5s
Recent news from Alaska announces tho death
at Sitka on Dec s last, of William Morton, the
Arctic explorer, whose career in the service.
Of his country is one Of the most remarkable
on record He entered the navy in 1913, and
served almost continually therein until his
death. He served in various capacities, and
sailed in every known sea. 8ts3. Il {4s gfS5 #
Miss Abigail Scott Dunnaway, editor Of the
New Northwest at Portland, Or: passed through
st Paul, en- route to Washington city She is
the lady who has been raising sucha commo-
lion by her candidacy for The goyernorship of
Washington Territory. and goes to Intentional
capital to look after her interests. During her
stay in st. Paul she kept secluded, and eluded
the vigilance of the reporters. 4zssEy5:
Il The old coiored woman, Mrs, Lydia Smith
who for 30 many years was the housekeeper
of Thad Steyees, and to whom he left his prop
ertY, recently died Her will was opened, and
among other requests was . pathetic provision
that $500 should be invested ID government
bonds and the interest used forever in keeping
the grave Of her benefactor properly sodded
and covered with dow 81 SIS .5.5 ..t.
David Walker, the recsntly concecrated
bishop Of orthern Dakota, was rendered asre-
cepten Oh the ev ening of the 2 atthe res
idence Of his brother. j. II. Walker, Esq, No
245 Dearborn avenue, Chicago. Bishop Walker
WAS recently eonsecrated IN New York city. and
preached Id Chicago on the a til iii ST James
church He is now on his WAY to his new
charge The reception Was q very pleasant At
faif, and WIS attended by . number Of we'll
known society peopla s 5s5s
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-02-29

The old Credit Mobilier, supposed to
be dead and buried, with the regulations
of not a few statesmen concerned in it,
is revived in the United States circuit
court at Boston, in suit involving $16,-
900, 900. The opinion Of the court is in
substance, that the trustees, Thos. @.
Durant and six others, to whom was as
signed the contract between Cakes Ames
and the Union Pacific Railroad, have
failed to account for many millions OF
dollars due under that trust to the stock
holders Of the Credit Mobilier of Amer
lea, and that the trustees have been
guilty OF wilful negligence and miscon-
duct in the homogeneous of the trusts.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-02-29

Mrs. Fred ", Pararnore, wife Of the son Of
Col ] W Parataore, president o. the Texas 4
st Louis 81 railway, died in ST. Louis recently.
MrA Paramore, prior to her marriage, was Miss
Nellie Hazeltine daughter Of ". 3. Hazeldne,
formerly prominent merchant Of ST. Louis,
years She was very beautiful and accom-
plished, and q lady well known in Eastern and
Southern. society, and became famous q few
years yea ago as the reported fiancee Of Samuel J.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-02-29
w;fa Murder III Wisconsin,.

A horrible murder and attempt at suicide oc-
CURED at Boahe, small village ten miles from
Richard Centre !. Att o'clock on the 10th B. T.
Barnes cut his Wife's throat from ear to ear,
and made j desperate attempt to kill himself
by cutting his own throat Thew died in
q few moments, but the man is alive and likely
to recover de murderer is one Of the lead
ing citizens of the county. No causeis assigned,
for the terrible deed except dependency over
the continued illness Of his wife.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-02-29

Sixteen Rnssians, including the authoress
K-i s. have been banished since the be-
ginning of january The perfect Of the district
OF Lischen has been arrested on charge Of
socialism. Many students have been arrested
IA Kasan, owing to the pub lication Of . pamphlet
hostile To the government 8 81
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-02-29
The Mother Of Washington.

Another Interesting historical movement is to
secure the completion Of the monument to the
memory of Mary, the mother Of Washington,
which stands unfinished at her former home in
Westmoreland county, Va, where Washington
was born. The monument was commenced
fifty years ago. a bill to- appropriate the
money to complete the monument wag reported
favorably in the Forty third congress-, ten years
ago, but was never acted upon. Representa-
tive Wise Of Virginia has introduced similar
bill, and there is strong sentiment in favor OF
is passage ~ ~ z$ N4.4 (#E z 44s i5f Il
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-02-29

that the viii Expresses the free, unrestrained
and deliberate purposes Of the decedent, that
she was Of sound mind and memory when she
signed it and that it is entitled 70 Be admitted
to the probate s 81
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-02-29

Miscellaneous News Notes.
The Democrats will hold their national circus
Aug. s.
Norfolk is the first Virgins. city to have the
electric light
William J. Sullivan has been nominated post
| master at Leon, Iowa.
A National Greenback-Labor convention is
to be called for May %
A Maine Republican state convention will be
held at Bangor, April 80 };
March Is convention of American inventors
will be held in Cincinnati.
The Iowa senate decided to locate the su-
preme court at Des Moines.
The Longview private insane asylum at Gin
cinnati is offered to the State Of Ohio.
At Metropolis, Ill, the floods destroyed the
National hotel, made famous by Dickens.
The New York assembly has passed bill
vestng absolute appointing power in the may
or OF New York-Ayes 70, noes 81.
The Virginia senate and house passed over
the governors veto the bill reapportionting the
state for representatives in congress. II
. The republicans Of Massachusetts will hold
state convention for the choice of delegates
to the national convention in Boston, April 80.
Sypher 4 Co., the New York bric-a-brac firm,
is putting in q branch at Chicago in charge OF
Mrs. Herbert Aver, wife of the bankrupt who
fled to France
3 The defaulting city treasurer of Chicago,
Dave Gage, befriended poor miner in Colo
RADIO. The miner, WilliamP P. Linn, prospered,
and at his death left 80 GEO. OOO one quarter of
which was Dequeathed to Mr.. Gage.
Keziah B. Blackburn of Brooklyndenied her
self comforts for fifty years, that she might be
extensively buried and that her grave might re-
ceive daily attention Her parents had been.
buried in paupers' graves. Her funeral cost
81, 200 - att55t> sal<t.zt 't'F:7:s =
Hugh J. Jewett is q director in twenty rail-
road companies, Samuel Sloan in twenty three,
Jay Gould in twenty -four, George b. Roberts ii
twenty six, Augustus Shell in twenty-eight.
Sidney Dillon in thirty six and Frederick +.
Ames in f two. ss<s% .ss5&
i DIR. Roe, aweH -to-do citizen of Birmingham,
Ala, was at Fort Payne, Ala, recently, making
q settlement with Samuel HARRISON, a brother
Of Judge HARRISON "A quarrel resulted ii Roe
cutting Haralson's throat, killing him Instantly.
Roe escaped to the mountains. "A large posse
is in pursuit 81 a 5.ss q s$s $5,
The Massachusetts Democratic state conyer
ton will be held in Worcester The date is not
fixed Members OF the state committee and
friends to the number of 122o enjoyed the BAN
puet in Boston last night MAYOR Palmer
paid warm tribute to Wendell Phillips. Ex-
Gov. Butler was not present. a. 81 :.
There were 2ts failures III the United States
reported to Bradstreets during the past week
twenty i've less than the preceding week four-
teen more than the corresponding week ii 1863.
and IS more than the same week Of 1889.
About 83 per cent were those Of traders whose
capital was less than IS, 600 &
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-08-06
Meeting Of the New York Independents.

NEw YORK, Aug. ).
A very enthusiastic assemblage filled Grand
Opera House in Brooklyn this evening. The
meeting had been called by the committee of
independentvoters opposed to Blaine, and Carl
Schurz had been invited to present the views
on the political situation. The meeting was
called to order by Henry NJ. Maxwell who
stated that its object was to encourage the
cause of good government. Horace f. Dem
ing was elected chsirmsn.
A gruff voiced man in back seat called
out, Three cheers for the dudes. pharisees
and kickers,' and the cheers were given with
a will.
In taking the chair, Denning said that this
large assemblage was but one of many indi
cations of the widespread and deep rooted
public sentiment in favor of good government
The main issue now was 10 secure good and
honest administration of public trusts. Hon
Carl Churz was received with great applause e
His speech was listened to with great aften.
ton. Schnrz said that it was no pleasure e
him to enter upon campaign like this he
denied that the independents have left the
party becauge its candidates we're protection
lists of the tariff question had nothing 70 Do
with the motives Of the opposition.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-08-06
NARROW ESCAPE.
A Broken Crank Pin Found on the
Steamer Sebenoa-Mr. Blaine
on Board.

BAR HARBoR, Aug. s.
1t was discovered Monday night that the
steamer Sebenoa, the Maine Central transfer
boat. had been running for sevaral days with
broken crank pin, only a quarter inch on
one side holding it in its socket.
If it had come out il would have smashed
things generally, besides endangering life
Mr. Blaine left Bar HarhOr, Monday, on the
same steamer. The railroad company has
telegraphed for the Queen of Bangor, to take
her place.
Mr.. Blaine's stenographer, Devine, says
that Mr.. Blaine has left him with enormous
short hand notes to work out, during Mr..
Blaines absence,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-08-06
FROM LONDON.
Affairs Between China and France
The Lancaster at Southampton.

LONDON. Aug. 8
The Right Hon. Hugh Childers. Chancellor
of the Exchequer, is going to Egypt on spe-
cial mission in connection with Egyptian Fl.
nance. He is clothed with extensive powers
The American man-of-war Lancaster which
went ashore off Hurst Castle and was subse-
quentlv foated, has arrived at Southampton
in charge OF pilot. The damage suffered by
the vessel is as yet unknown.
The Standard says this morning 1--WE are in
a position to state that the negotiations be-
tween France and China were definately
broken off on Sunday.
The Times publishes dispatch from Foo
Chow which says Foo Chow is quieter.
China has Offered 10 paw an iniemnitv Of 800.
900 taels about 500, 900 which NJ. Patenatre,
the French minister, has refused. Twelve
Chinese gunboats have been placed in position
at Foo Chow. Admiral Courbet, the French
commander. ia in bad state of mind, and has
done his best to provoke war.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-08-06
A YOUTHFUL EDITOR.
History of the Hardest Struggle of
His Life-Of Deep Interest to
all Professions.
WORCESTER, MASS, f., Mar

WORCESTER. MASS, March u, 1884.
DIR. David Kennedy, Rsndont, N. Y:
DEAR SIR My son, a lad Of fifteen, editor of the
go Ahead, amateur journal, Of this CITY, has been
at different times most severely, and apparently
hopelessly, afflicted with Salt Rheum When a very
small child his body was almo-t entirely covered
with this loathsome eruption. II mostly passed
away, however, after the eething pprod and ne was
not sorinusv '~ouhlcd with II ugain npt ntdut one
year ago, when the salt keum first appeared on his
hands between his fingers, then his limbs then
on his face and head In one solid His condi.
tion was terrible The rash reaembled ivy poisinng
and we at first fancied II might be something not 80
bad as his old troubles but the physician promo
II Salt Rh,um, and made every effort, without avail
to cure It, We tried preparation widely advertised
as specific for skin disease. but II made about as
much OF an Impression as so much cold water might
have done. You can understand the situation when
say we were In despair Of obtaining real help from
any source.
At this point, through the advice Of Mr.. j. W. ia.
con, whose daughter had been cured Of Salt Rhcum
by II, tried kENNEDY'S FAv0RITE REMEDY,
This was the right thing and only thing at last The
skin began to heal at once and 10 day the evidence
Of the disease have wholly disappeared. How thanks
ful we are, Dear Doctor, leave you TO imagine.
No. IL Ierrill Street. Yours, j. W. BATCnEL DIR.
The experience Of years. and the testimo ny Of
Thousands demonstrate DIR. DAVID kENNEDY's
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