Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-08-15
MINNESOTA NEWS NOTES.

William Bates, farmer crazed by Cerebral
scrofula, cuts his throat with q pocket knife,
at Minnetonka Mills, Hennepin county. Mr..
Bates was member Of company H Of Second
Minnesota infantry He leaves a wife, Blk
daughters and two sons. The Oldest child as.
seventeen years old, and the youngest twelve
mothes.
The articles of incorporation and amend
: ments thereto fled in the office of the secretary
of state, for the fiscal year ending July 81,
amount i, 3s8, or more than one q day. The
atfidavits Of publication, etc, number 100. =
In September 1882 r. ". Jacklin, of Water
vile, wis elected to and accepted the office Of
member of the board of education Of the
Independant School district for three years;
in November 1882, he was elected to the legls-
lature of Minnesota, and acting az such, &C
cording to law and the decision OF the attorney
general, he has been for the past two years
illegally acting as q member Of the board Of
education. II. '1 ~ y 5E3#
An old landmark near the foot of Lake
Amelia was removed the other day 1t was
government mile pole on the old Red River
trail, set by the soldiers nearly twenty years
ago.
Married at the st. Peters Episcopal church,
shakopee, by the Rev. Mr.. Osborn, rector, the
Rev. George u Mueller of Denver, Col, to
Ida, daughter Of Capt J. ". Sencerbox of this
city. The reverend bridegroom was formerly
rector Of this church aud the predecessor OF
Rev. Osborn. - ! s
A young Englishman5 came out from
England with atcolony Of yonng men to learn
farming il, the west, and who has been atwork
near Dakota in Winona county. recently left
for England in obedience to q dispatch stating
that he had fallen heir to $4,000 i'll the court
of chance1y.
Charles Sinclair and Mrs Alice Walker
charged with setting fire to Ira Judd's house at
Marine Mills on the 25th inst, were arranged
in the municipal court at Saltwater Both
waived examination and in default of bail,
which was fixed at 50. 900 each, were committed
TO- jail to await the action of the grand jury.
Perham Bulletin: Some time ago there was
dissension in the Catholic church in Mercer
county, Ohio, caused by the father Of the
church being unwilling to submit to the rulings
OF the bishop and one Father Joseph was ex-
PEELED from the church, and at his expulsion
several Of his followers also left and formed a
colony and came to Rush Lake, IN this county,
and settled there, building church and con-
vent AS farmers they were prosperous and
generous it being one of their creeds to always
lend a helping hand to the poor, and for all
their aid furnished they never took int rest,
notes or usury: Everything vert OIL harmonl-
leader, Father Joseph, died. After his demise
they were unable to procure father, i'll corse-
quence of which they made arrangements to
leave their beautiful farms, crops and every
thing, and seek some far-oH western home
| In accordance with these arrangements, they
chartered as emigrant sleeper OF the Northern
Pacific road and started On THEN Journey last
Saturday morning. The car was left here Fri
day night, in order to give them ample time to
arrange their baggage and lunch for the trip
to Portland, Or. The sleeper Was a new one
and would accommodate about fifty persons
After their departure it was discovered that
they had taken the body of Father Joseph with
them.
From the St. Paul Office Of the Bradstreet
company it is learned that the total number of
business firms Of St Paul, according to The
most recent summary, is 2,o2A Tie pew
names added numbered 1856 and the names
erased S. In the state, exclusive Of St. Paul
and Minneapolis, II, 534 names are reported
and ,202 towns. The names added numbered
1874, and SIP are erased There we're IL addi-
tional towns AMI six were erased
Frank Kellan, arriving at ST. Paul from Port
land, Or, on the Northern Pacific noon train,
was confideuced out of $50 by a stranger who
ingratiated himself into Kella1is favor between
Minneapolis and St. Paul and succeeded
in playing, the old S'payiog debt" trick
, solitary V.
| Mr.. F. D. Beecher, formerly of Austin, ha
been appointed agent of the Chicago, Milwau-
kee Il st. Paul Railroad company in Faribault,
to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of
J. F. Whallon
W. J. Wilson, of Faribault, who was arrested
| for refusing to pay his dog license, was fined
- and costs, amounting in all to $16. He re-
fused to pay the fine and was committed to the
county jail for five days. On Tuesday G. N.
Baxter, attorney for Wilson, applied for a
writ of habeas corpus and the question of the
right of the city to collect dog license was ar
/ gued before Judge Buckilam, A. D. Reyes ap-
| pearing for the city. Judge Buckham has the
determined to make it a test case and if
necessary carry it to higher courts.
| Brown county has 6,655 apple trees, Of which
| 1.S4O bore 626 bushels last year. Four hun
dred grape vines produced 5337 pounds Of fruit.
! The tobacco crop was but 50 pounds last year
to la, in 1879
The shaft in the Duluth silver mine, on West
Superior street. is down nineteen feet at the
end of the 200-foot drift Ore now taken out
assays $50 per ton in silver.
NJ A. Schultz g. Co., Of st. Paul, whole
sale fancy grocers, made general assignment
for the benefit of creditors to j. W. Bishop,
president Of the St Paul Trust company No
! correct statement Of assets and liabilities can
! be made at present, but the nominal assets are
estimated at about $1S, o0o and the liabilities at
about 5000.
E. W. Haskell United States district attorney
for Alaska Territory, and Andrew T. Lewis,
| ~
| were in St Paul few days ago on their way
| to Alaska to assume the duties Of their posi-
lions. Both have been recently appointed, and
| form portion Of the first territorial govern
ment of Alaska. They left via the Northern
Pacific
Articles of incorporation of the Bank of Will
mar have been fled yesterday in the Office OF
the secretary of state. The place Of carrying
on business is Willmar, afinn. The amount Of
capital stool, is to be $40 900, divided into 40C
shares of 800 each. The incorporators are
Andrew B. Robbins, Minneapolis; Thomas q.
Western. Portland, Me: 4 .. Rice, John Fl.
sou, George W. Tyler F. G. Handy, H. J. Dale,
G. E Lien and J. r. Berg, OF Wilmar.
Mary J. Youmans, young lady Of Winona
who enlisted as North American teacher in
the normal school of Bosarlo South America
died of typhoid fever May 10.
During the heavy thunder shower early Sat
urday morning, the barley stacks of L. B. Rice
three miles east of Austin, were set Oh fire BY
the lightning. Loss one hundred bushels OF
more. Insured
Jay Henry Loring is now editor Of the Fergu:
Falls Telegram
Railroad Commissioner Baker, reports tn
gross earning of the Duluth for the six months
taxes at sl4, 495. ST. As compared with tn
corresponding period last year, the gross earn
ings were $511 ,Ss2. SO, with the taxes $751;
IS; decrease Of 602 in gross earning
and S6l9W in taxes