Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-08-29
Rich Prairie News
Rich Prairie, A lg a6.

3s Rich Prairie, Aug. So.
A twelve year old daus Of Frank
M1schke OF this place lied las tsweek.
Psairie chickens are not SO numerous
as they have been in former years, and
hunters are therefore scarce. out here.
4 The grain is all cut now and farmers
are busy at stacking. The rain Sunday
stopped work a day but did not do any
damage. IS IS Y III Il. 5v}. / 4. +.
It is rumorea that Judge Newman of
Rich Prairie will be candidate for
Judge of.probate al the Republican coun-
ty convention. /
Barney Redding, a farmer near Mile
Laos, says he has raised the largest pota.
toes on his place that have been raised in
alorison county this year. ID. IT,.
Ed. Rufstarted his threshing machine
last Saturday Wise s. Newman and
Charles Salisbury will get at work with
their 'hresllers BY theslast Of the week.
Messrs B. Hilman and j. Duffy of
Minneapolis have Just got through
putting ur hay for Merriman, Burrows
u Co; they were at work about five weeks
aud cut and stacked 1873 tons. =, !.
A base bali club has been organized
here, and are now praciicing as Hfteu7 as
time permits, The club shOnld shave
been formed earlier, as by the time they
get SO they can play winter will set in.~
Farmers say-that they do not know OF
another year when there was as much
trouble caused by the breaking of har-
vesting machinery as there has been this
year. A half dozen Of them were at the
blacksmith shops every day with binders
and parts of binders.
There is a good deal of complaining
about the way mil is now carried be-
tween here and Little Falls We now
get St. Paul, Minneapolis and Chicago
papers three days sooner than the Little
Falls papers. At Gravelville, only tive
miles from here, they get their mail on
Friday, while we have. to wait until tie
next Tuesday. Is there Nc way Of
changing this?
Quite romantic marriage took place
here last week, and the parties were
William Kinney and Mary Theser MI
Kinney is taking care OF the cattle be
longing to several lum Der firms at Pine
Knoll, and Miss Thescr is the daughte,
Of farmer near the above mentioned
place. 1t seems that the young lady wa:
engaged to Il young farmer whom she
did not care for, but her parents insisted
on her marrying him, which had caused
some trolble in the family. Early in tbf
spring Mr., Kinney appeared upon the
scene. He came, be saw, he conquered
the fair maiden, much to the anger of the
old folks and the chosen lover, and fire.
quent troubles were the result. So thing:
went or till some time last week, whef
the storm which had loag been brewing
suddenly broke. The parties all haC
come to the church, and Mr.. Kinney
succeeded ia getting the girl away from
the parents and went home with her.
He called later with a buggy to take hel
out riding, and she was notallowed to SC
but was forced back into the house
where a general 'rlmpus'rs ensued. Kin
ney came to the village for assistance
and on returning found the girl on the
way to the village followed by her father
and former lover, when another fyh
occurred, but Mr.. Kinney managed t<
get the girl and returned with her to the
village where she remained till mex
morning, and the couple then went tc
Little Falls and were married. They
returned the same day and Kinney is
now happy. The old folks have forbid
den the girl to come to the house again.
REPORTER.