Little Falls transcript., 1884-04-04
seers, as usual, throug gheut the day and

evening. IS Il u: N s3 sEs sg3ss. r. 81 i
The house Of Mr.. RoIfe, near Pine
City, burned, the inmates seeking refuge
from the terrible blizzard in the smoke !,
''t house, Sc, where they nearly persisted.
The Grand hotel difficulty at Fergus
Falls has been settled BY the purchase
Of Chamberlin & Co.'S Interest. This
includes the settlement of oil claims up-
on a satisfactory basis. III The continued
running OF the hotel. is regarded as an
assured fact
Hon. j. A. Leonard of Rochester,
writes that he will soon leave Leith,
Scotland, to assume his duties as United
States consul in Calcutta. His family
We're intending toretrrn to this country
IN the spring, but have decided to spend
the ''1 summer travelling in Europe instead
Daniel Banks and family, residents Of
Winona for twenty-seven years, have
taken their departure for Portland, Ore.
to make it their home. '
The jail of Pine City, Pine county.
was burned Sunday morning be-
tween II and o'clock. Two men, sup
posed to have come from Murrays
camp, had just been arrested and placed
in the jail and are supposed to have
been burned, as they are missing and
were in the building at the time Of the
fire. 1t is supposed that the men being
drunk one Of them struck match and
accidentally set the building on fire
On March 5, in response to request
of Gov. Rusk of Wisconsin, Gov. Hub
bard issued q requisition for the arrest
Of Jack Dunkly, charged with arson
committed on May 19, 1883, in Polk
comfy, Wis. George w. Booth, mar
shall of Taylor's Falls, to whom the
warrant was issued, has made his return
to the governor, having arrested Dunk
ly on March 20, and delivered him at
the state line to John Brokaw, the Wis
consin agent.
+. Fl. Pratt, an old resident Of St.
Paul and Knight Templar, died at his
residence on Marshal avenue, Tuesday,
the 25tl, after an illness of a week.
Deceased came to St. Paul from Rush
City and engaged in the wood and coal
business, being partner in the firm of
F. Fl. Pratt & Son at the time Of his
death.
Secretary Hart, of the board Of cor
rection and charities, has returned from
a conference with the authorities of
Todd and Marshall counties. They
proposed to erect poorhouses, but as
the counties are small and find it COM
paratively difficult to raise funds, upon
the advice OF the secretary they will
probably give up the idea.
Walter Mann has resigned his posi-
tion as president of the National Ger
man American bank in St. Paul, and
Gustav Willius was chosen to succeed
him. Joseph Jockey, formerly assist
ant cashier, was promoted to the cash
iership, vice Mr.. Willius made presi-
dent.
John Drechler of Elizabeth, charged
with cutting timber on government
land, was discharged, the land being
found to belong to him.
A large pipe organ for the Congrega-
tional church at Northfeld has arrived,
and will be placed in position at once.
Mr.. Flecl Of Grafton, Ill.,, is build
ing steamer eighty feet in length to
ply On Red lake.
The elevator capacity Of Duluth is to
be materially increased. At present
there are three elevators. Two others
are now in the course of erection. These
will be completed in ample time for the
storage of next seasons crops. Among
other improvements are the dock now
building on the Wisconsin side by the
ST. Paul & Pacific Coal company, and
the docks and warehouse of the North
ern Pacific Elevator company ON Minne-
sofa point. When all the elevators un-
der way are completed the storage ca
pacity will reach 5000, 900 bushels. It
is now about 2,70O,O0O bushels. 49,,
Officer John Casey, who has been Oh
the police force of st. Paul since April
10, 1869, died Friday morning at St..
Joseph's hospital from a rupture of a
blood vessel in the brain Casey has
been sick for some time, and his death
has been expected. He leaves one son
| who is in business in ST. Paul.
Nicolas GALES, g. former resident OF
New Ulm, is now one of the principal
members of the New Mexico legislature
and receives his mail as Hon. N. GALES
with becoming dignity. VI
Arrangements have been completed
to Introduce the fire alarm system into
Faribault. There will be four, boxes,
one being located SO as to accommodate
the public and educational buildings on
the west of the city.
Considerable trouble has been caused
by the depredations of wheat thieves in
Clay county for the past winter and the
evil has become SO great that the com
missloners passed resolution offering
reward of $500 for the arrest and con-
viction OF the thieves. =
Capt. Frank H. Pratt, whose death
occurred at st, Paul on the 18th, was a
Minnesotian Of many years standing,
and was we'll known throughout the
state, both on account of his public ser
vices and his business connections. He
was native OF the state Of Maine,
whittier he came to- ST. Paul in 1854
with his father, Henry B. Pratt, who
became connected with the Minnesotian
as one OF its editors and proprietors. :.
Episcopal Visitations.
Rt. Rev. III. b. Whipp1e has issued