Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-04-18
TIE PITH OF THE MEMS.
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site has been selected at Washington fol-
the statue Of Chief Justice Marshall which will
unveiled in May. i;
The president has signed the commission Of
David s. Stanley, to be brigadier general, and
it has been forwarded to him
The postmaster general has ordered the Min
neapolis and Mi]lband, Oak, mail route to be
extended to Aberdeen, OAK, and to be known
as the Minneapolis and Aberdeen route.
The secretary of state has decided not to give
any more letters of Introduction to citizens Wis
ting foreign countries, as the practice has be-
come burdensome and expensive to the con-
snls. ~ - II
The secretary of the treasury will in few
days, render o decision on the application to
permit Canadians to ship goods through the
United States without executing a bond at the
port of entry. ,,s.,.@ s5~
The secretary Of the interior has decided
that the affidavits required of a homestead APP
plicant under section 1884, revised statutes,
may be made before judges OF probate in Da-
kota, and such officers under the territorial
code, ex officer, clerks Of their own courts.
The house committee on railways and canals
agreed to report fayorably the Hennepin canal
bill, which was introduced at the beginning Of
the session by Mr. Cannon of Illinois. Itap-
proves the route surveyed by secretary of war,
from Hennepin to Rock Island, and designated
in Benyuard's report as the Rock Island route,
together with the branch canal, or feeder, from
Rock river to the Hennepin canal Z
F Cen Terry is attending to some business
at the war department, and is waiting for the
return of Con. Sheridan, who has gone down to
Fortress Monroe to inspect the artillery school
there. Upon Sheridan's return they will pre-
sent to congress the necessity and economy of
building now post at Fort Smelling and con-
sentrating a large body Of troops there, as de-
scrlbed in these dispatches some days ago.
A pleasant wedding occurred last Wednesday
evening at the residence Of C. A. Maxwell, chief
Of the land division, Indian office, the contract
ing parties being Adolph B. Carson of Chicago,
d Brother Of Mrs Maxwell, and Miss Helen s.
Kemol The presents were numerous and
handsome The couple took the trainfor an
extended1onr to the Northwest, and will locate
at Frankfort, Oak, where Mr.. Carson has gone
into business.
The Usage Indian delegation, called
upon Secretary Teller and presented
a formal request to be considered here
after rs civilized tribe. They want to be
included in all tho laws with the five civilized
plain it. The secretary told them he would 80
Recommend to the present congress, but they
must in that case actlike civilized tribes-f arm,
raise stock, send their children to school
Postof1ices established: Dakota-Flora,
Charles Mix county; Holman, Osceola county.
Postoffce site changed Idylwilde, Turner
county Postlnasters commissioned-Presl
DENTAL Offices, George A. sylsby, Mitchell
Dali; "; J: Brown, Emmetsbq r Iowa a. Jo-
Iowa; John NJ Jones, Cheyenne, Wyo.; fourth
class Offices, James E. Marc1lm, Helmville
Mont. new Office, J. g. Porter, Jehu, Boone
county, Iowa.