Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-03-07
The body Of Onward RRonen was oun'

The body Of Edward 9RRouesn was found
ut q deserted house in Minneapolis on
the 9th 1.
The committee appointed at the meet
ing Of farmers at Nor tevideo, recently,
reported resolut1ons regarding diserim-
nation in favor of corp orations and
against wheat raisers, that our only
hope for redress and justice is in legisla-
thon--in laws that shall do exact and
equal Justice to all men and I'LL classes,
that shall so regulate and govern the
railroad traffic and asysten Of sworn
inspection regulates by law; that the
farmers will support no candidate for
the legislature who viii not pledge him
self to vote and work for such measures.
The people Of Morris have voted
almost unanimously to build brick
school house, to cost $lO0, 900. The
building now in use, which cost ST 900,
was erected only four years ago, and
was thought by many to be extrayagant-
ly large at that time. Morris has one
of the fifty high schools in the state, and
offers educational advantages seldom
equaled in Western towns.
Rev. Boyd Phelps of Morris has just
been appraised Of the sudden death of
the wife of his son, Prof. Thomas
Phelps at their home in Wilmot, Oak.
The Jewell Nursery company of Lake
City has become joint stock concern,
with q capital of 800, 900, the incorpor-
ators being J. NJ. Underwood, S.. M.
Emery and J. Cole Doughty. The
company will not only carry on an ex-
tensiye nursery business, but breed, rear.
buy and sell pure blooded Holstein and
grade cattle, besides dealing in real
estate. Officers will be elected March Is,
and annually thereafter.
i Mower county can probably show one
| of the best records in the state. Not a
cent of Indebtedness for anything except
in connection with the elegant new court
house just finished. The records show
that the complete cost OF this, including
foundation, grading, etc, will be $780,
900. This is all paid but $12 900, and
this latter sum is fully met by the tax
levy of the present year. In the treas
ury there is over $25 900 cash.
Fire broke out at Duluth Tuesday
night the Goth inst, in a two-story
frame building Oh Superior street, next
to the Merchants hotel, and owned by
| F. G. Lruschke and occupied by Fl. P.
Wieland & Co., furniture dealers. The
flames communicated to Thomas Whit
| aker's two-story frame, occupied by
himself as saloon. This was de.
stroyed; as was also the Superior house.
owned by John L. Dodge Of Great Bar
rington, Mass, and A.. Breausseau, and
occupied by the latter. The Merchants
hotel on the east next took fire. This
is three-story frame, b1,ilt in the spring
Of 1882 by William Weinhardt. The
/ greatest efforts were made to save this
but it was nearly half consumed. The
total loss is about $25 900.
The department of public instruction
is at present preparing the statement Of
the state school apportionment, and will
have the table ready next week. There
are 100000 pupils, and the apportion-
ment amounts to 80 cents for each pu
pill.
Gen. T. F. Rosser of Indianapolis
has been appointed chief engineer and
general manager of the Nicaragua cana
and is to leave Minneapolis for New
York purposing to sail as soon as posi-
bic. The movers in the project desired
Gen. Rosser to sail on the LIST of March
but this was impossible. He will spend
three months in making the prelimin
any examination, the engineers who
made the survey accompanying him.
A party of lumbernen reached Brain
erd Thursday from the woods north O.
Aitken, bringing the body of q lumber
man named Gilmore, who had beer
killed by a falling tree in the lumber
camp.
Chief Justice Gilfillan writes from
New Orleans that he is rapidly recover
ing his health and enjoying himself
greatly. He will remain in the South
during the winter.
The annual report of the state board
of corrections md charities of Wiscon
sin, just issued, says that there is not {
Jail in that state as good as that at Wi
mona, MINI.
All day Tuesday last a blizzard helt
sway over the country in the northwest
and interfered somewhat with the move
nent of trains. There was no snow fal
but the wind was about as bad as il
could be and swept everything before
it.
There is a report Of boy missing
from his home, about nine miles west O
Sleepy Eye, Brown county, abou
which there is some mystery. The boy
had some six hundred dollars coming tx
him from his father. One day recent
ly his father and mother went to (
neighbours visiting, and the boy wa!
left of home. When evening came tn.
father said he would go home, and Dc
the chores and return. When tolt
/ that the boy would do them, he replied
that the boy was mad and he could no
| trusth him to do the chores. The lathe,
went home and returned after a time
since which time the boy. has not beer
seen. The neighbors soon aseertainet
that an old dry we'll on the premises
had been filled and suspicion Wa
aroused that the boy had been killed an<
buried in the we'll, aud although
talk has been had of opening the well
the father closely guards it and threat
ems to shoot any one who attempts t.
excavate it. - s -.....