Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-12-19

Of typhoid fever He had been sick about three
weeks. He was q native Of Steuben county,
N. T., but came to Winona in 1857.
About ~, 600 worth of land was..taken up in the
Duluth land Office recently for gold and silver
in township "a and adjoining townships where
gold ID supposed to be. %*s
The Fergus Falls Journal says the Manitoba
recorded recently the greatest amount Of wheat
en- route eastward that has ever passed through
Fergus Falls in one day. The total was 81
cars, all loaded, and almost all of it going to
Duluth. Wheat is going out of the country fas
ter than ever before. 81
Nothing has been done by the town Of Roches-
ter regarding the issue of the bonds recently
voted the DEBORAH Rochester T. Red Wing road
proposed issue, inasmuch as it would involve
the corporation in indebtedness exceeding the
amount legally authorized
George A. Stanbro, the Northern Pacific ex-
press embezzler and forger, of Hawley, MINI,
who was extradited from Winnipeg, had apre-
hmlnary examination at Moorhead, and was
held over to the grand jury, He was lodged in
jail
Jacob Harder and Michael Griffin of St.
James had qunrrel, in which Harder threw
club at Griffin and he in turn shot at Hard
er He says he shot in the air to scare Harde.
but Harder thinks the ball came too near his j
head to be comfortable -
". A. Noble, who was arrested at Duluth
some time ago, charged with rape on his thir-
teen year-old foster daughter, and whose ex-
animation has been postponed from time to
time was released The testimony OF the girl
showed fearful state Of affairs. woman
named Gardner was arrested for melting the
child to testify against her father, and for
keeplng the child for purposes of prostitution.
1t was the most sickening case ever developed
here
j. 0. Phillips, mechanic of the Northern Pa
cifc, shops, WAS found by the section men
about Il mile west of Brainerl, beside the rail
road track, in an unconscious condition, from
cold.
Minnesota club house, St. Paul, will beready
next September.
The supposed murderers Of Joseph Farley Of
Vemllllon Lake have been arrested at Duluth
The excitement over the gold discoveries still
continues, and entries at the land office continue
large About i, 600 acres have been taken up,
some by Duluth parties and others by parties
from Chicago and Michigan. Among the latest
purchasers have been G. Markell Of Duluth,
Jacob r. Myers Of Michigan and George w.
Shaw of Chicago
Returns at St. Paul have been filed in the
United States circuit court from the district
court of Kandiyohi county in fifteen suits for
damages against the St. Paul, Minneapolis &
Manitoba railroad company These are the
actions growing out of the celebrated Aviator
disaster on June "a, 1882, when thirty work
men were killed and twenty seriously injured
by the dcrallment Of gravel train. The dam
ages sued for aggregate $4,000. The cases
are interesting not only on account of the large
damages asked for: bnt from the Importance
of the question involved, as to the liability of
corporations for the life and safety of their
employees.
Mr.: r. Fl. Lewis St Paul Archaeological, has
lately returned from tour of exploration of
almost a year, and he brings with him some
rare and valuable specimens obtained from the
ancient mounds that are scattered bout in al
most every section of the southwest and north
west. Undoubtedly he has now the largestand
most valuable private archaeological collection
in the northwest and the reports of his seasons
tons to scientific records and history. Mr..
Lewis has surveyed $50 mounds during the
past year.
Frank Tousley, railway clerk on the Min
neapols & st. Louis road was convicted some
time since of violating the pension law, and in
consequence of this conviction was removed
from his position. On Saturday he Was reap
pointed by the department to his former place
Gen. Rossers house at Minneapolis, was
robbed of 1880 Of jewelry by female do
nestle.
A wife -beator is the sole occupant of the
Fergus Falls jail.
Henaep Pin, co2anty's tax levy for 1884 aggro-
Commissioner Schlick resigned from the st.
Paul fire board, and was succeeded by j. J,
Watson
Senators Sabin and Mcmillan request the
removal OF Marshal Botkin of Montana because
of misdemeanor in Office.
Tho hunt for gold and silver in the North
Shore region tributary to Duluth still goes on
with unabated zeal, and more and more mon
are beng drawn into it The list is now quite
large, and includes some very wealthy men and
some miners of long experience. Tho records
past four months over 80, 00y acres Of govern
ment land have been taken up at 81. ~ per acre
by gold and silver Spectators. The work
will go on all winter
Mrs. Snyder, wife of James H. Snyder of ST.
Peter, and sister of Dr. D. B. Collins, died from
injuries received by fall She was standing
Oh chair watering some house plants, and in
attempting to water some plants in a swinging
basket slipped and fell on her side across the
back of the chair, and sustained internal in Ut
les which caused her DEATH
Jock Drlscol}, aged about twenty eight, was
found dead in Spring creek, just south OF
Northtield It is supposed that he was on his
way to Mortified from Dundas recently, and
an approaching train struck him and threw
him into the creek.
Mrs. KeIm of Tyro, wrapped her babe too
closely while driving to a neighbours, and the
little one was smothered
John Burnett was arrested at ST. Vincent for
horse stealing.
John Brunette WAS arrested by Sheriff Van
strum of st. Vincent on charge of horse steal
ing. About a week ago s. a Wilkinson Of
Argyle lost a team and suspectng they We're
stolen gave the alarm and since then Sheriff
Vanstrum has been on the alert.
Gen. n. G. Mclean of Lake City, has pur-
chased farm on Long Island, New York, and
will make that his future homo.
The first claims in the gold district near Du-
1uth, were taken up by Mannheim and Mailman
in July, 1888.
The farmers of Lac qui Parle county are
holding meetings to consider what is needed in
the way of legislation at the next session Of the
legislature to relieve them of the burdens
placed upon them by the Millers' Association
aggregated $1,000.
Alpheus Lombard, residst of Chatfeld for