Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-12-26

MIS- Elt1OC remaining Ill Ing Cuttor ana febadN-
ing her grasp Oh the lines, but on entering Riy
er street the cutter was overturned and the L.
dy thrown violently to the ground, falling up
on her head and breast
Considerable interest has been created amone
the lumber manufacturers Of Minneapolis by
the recent introduction Of bill in the United
States senate. by the senator from Oregon pro.
hbiting the deposit Of sawdust, slabs or other
mill refuse in the rivers of the country. The
mill men pronounce the bill grossly unjust tc
their interest, and will simply renew a con-
troyersy which ragged fercely a few years ago,
until experim ents proved that the sawdust was
not an injury 20 navigation streams. 1t Is
claimed that tho passage Of tho bill will be
strongly opposed by the numbering and other
interests which had not previously taken any
part in tho fight.
The Hoople steam roller Touring mill at
Lake Centre caught fire and was almost entire
~ consumed, nothing remaining but the shell
of the building and part Of the machinery On
the frat ijoor, which IS badly damaged. BY
the prompt and untiring efforts Of our hose
companies aud in spite Of the piercing cold
weather., the engine was saved with but little
damage. The total value OF the properly was
about $16 OCu The loss is estimated at SO, 600:
insured by A. G. Whitney OF this city in the
following companies: The California, 81 800:
Springfield Fire and Marine, 81 500; Conneti-
cut Fire, ST 500: Orient, 81 $40; American Fire
$3.50; Northern, $1,000; Western, 1850:
British, $1,000.
John Daner, the man who was buried in
we'll at Waterford, Dakota county, and at last
accounts not yet taken OUT was an old resident
of Cannon Falls, and has had somewhat
checkered career: There seemed to be no safo-
ty for John, either above or below ground.
or nh hx 1jU,f DIr,
severely injured and stunned. Some sever
years ago, while blasting IN well a blast
went Off prenaturely, and John was taken out
more dead than alive, with one leg badly frac
tured, and his face 80 thoroughly blown full o.
powder that his countenance was forever afte
changed to dark blue. John has had a scor
or less of similar adventures, and Away
managed to come out alive.
Among tho heaviest Taxpayers in Red Wins
are; Hugh Adams, s:376. 95; Baker & Rich, sl9S:
Boxand Bros, 1894 Charles Betcher, $685. 50;
c. Clawson's estate s2Sl 81; Goodhue County
bank, $685. 70; Fred Heising $3.50 IS: James
Lawther, $67l.25; g. H. Williams, 1872. IS: f.
7: Wilder, 1923. y4;- II. A Park, s3!4: IL:
Wagon company sl65; Red Wing Man,tfactur-
ing company, s1NtH; Red Wing Stcsleware
company 1856. 81 building association, so6l.2 5:
l. G. Richardson, 1921. 81 Serum estate, s.!3l
j. s. Wing, $2O o.; Horace Wilder s541. 81
First National Bank Stock: r. B. Sheldon,
mons. $29T; William Howe, S2475O; Harrie!
Hodgman, s3n Is. % q
; The will Of Mrs. Anna f. Ramsey, who ha6
large estate separate from Gov Ramsey was
probated at st. Paul. Her personal ornaments,
wearing apparel, all jewelry, books and pic
lures, household furniture, horses and car
riages. etc, are bequeathed to her daughter
Marion Ramsey Furness To her sister, Ham
to her brother, Michael Earl jerks Of phiIadel.
phia, $500; to Jonathan Ridgway jerks Of
St Paul IS, COO; to the Ladies' Relief Asso.
citation of St Paul 5000; to Sophia Carlson
residing with her at the time Of the Wills prep
aration, 600; and all the residue OF her es-
tate is beaueashed to her husband, Alexande:
Ramsey, and her daughter, Marion R. Furness
to be equally divided between them
A shooting ARRAY occurred just across the lin,
from Red Wing in Dakota county, recently Me
~ Nelson had John O'Shaughnessy,a arrested las
fall, on the charge that he was the father o
her child He was brought before Judge Ora,
ham and, on preliminary examination, bound
over to the wiuter term of the district court.
and the case was set for this week. Sun
day the parties were at church, and as they
wore a bout ready to start for home, the girl
went up behind O'Shaughnessy and fred three
shots, one entering at The i side through tbs
muscles, the two penetrating the skin and fol
loving around the body. $ A physician was i'm
mediate!y called, who extracted aone ball, ant
I left the patient in comfortable circumstances
Last Thursday was. the coolest dav Of The
season at St. Paul, the mercury at no time dur
. ing the ttwenty-f -four hours going above zero.
According to some private ther7aonletors tht
mercury was as low as 81 degrees. These in
str1naehts, however, were badly ont of order,
az that in tho signal service office showed AZ
degrees below to have been the lowest liquid
touched. Outside of st Paul the weather was
even colder, as shown by reports received a.
the various railroad Offices. The lowest repor'
was 80 below, at Jamestown, on the Northern
Pacific. It was 30 below at Crookston Oh tbs
Manitoba, 81 below at several points on thu
Duluth, and q below on the Omaha.
+ Mr. A. P McKinstry, assistant superintend.
ent Of dairy products for the New Orleans ex.
!! position. has received from Mrs Mary r. Kef.
!; ley of Harrington, Oak J, q cabinet of fame.
| butter work. The work comprised q large va
I riety with q bouquet Of flowers IN the center,
all worked from butter, including calla-liilies
| dahlias and other flowers, so perfectly formel
in every part that they have real life-ike ap,
pearance; 4 birds nest within bunch Of leavei
and branches, with dainty eggs, IL IN the mos
perfect form a fruit dish, containing large
bunch Of grapes: a dish of the most fde licious
appearing strawberries, the parts and taxtns q
i OF which are as visible as ere natural fruit:
| basket Of shell work, candies, etc al bearir 6
perfection IN symmetry and natural appear.
ance. sSH 81 }SSg555s