Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-02-29
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provides for the sale Of part Of the,
timber and the pre- enptlen Of the pra-;
tie land The Indians are very few on!
the prairie, though there are quite a
number in the timber, and most Of
these would 20 to the White Earth res
eryations being occupied by the same
tribes. Mr.. Sampson says that the
secretary of the interior has given his
endorsement to the bill.
Pipestone will soon have q marriage
insurance company,
Richard Roller is under arrest at Has
tings for stealing lot of meat from a
man in Ver1nillion. Morris Dix is also
under arrest.
Samuel Daniels was arrested in Wells
recently charged with perjury in swear
ing to the age Of his solid girl IN order
to obtain marriage license.
i The proposition to bond Polk coun-
4ty for railroad purposes was lost by over
300 majority, E:
Henry Lennox, hurt in Mitchell's
lumber camp recently had his leg ampu-
tated in Duluth.
The auditor of Blue Earth county is
paying out considerable money for boun.
ties for wolf scalps.
An organization of the old settlers Of
Lake Pepin valley was effected at the
residence of E. G. Eaton, IN Florence,
Wahasha county, on Saturday, the 10th.
These old settlers are about sixty III
number, and none are admitted to the
association who came here later than
1864. The following officers were elect
ed: President, Edwin Wrigley; vice
president,=O P. Francisco; secretary,
Mrs. W. G.. Hertinger; treasurer, Joel
Clark. They will meet annually on the
first Thursday in February. The next
meeting will be held at the residence OF
w. G. Herlinger.
VIM P. Payte civil engineer an old set
tier Of St. Paul is dead at the age Of 81.
The official return of Minneapolis e.
St. Louis railroad to Railroad Commits
sioner Baker shows gross earnings for
1888, 81 1926, 1874; tax, $36, 1892. Sc, 81
increase over 1882 Of SOL 1881 SO and
ST, 563.S1 respectively
Polk county declined to bond for the
Grand Forks, Crookston & Lake SUI
perior. -,
At Minneapolis Judge Young declines
to grant Adele Segelbaum adiyorce
from her husband Max.
During the past two months fully
1850 head of cattle have been purchased
and taken from Steele County by
Chicago buyers and Iowa stocknen.
The latter secure the cattle for stock
ing Iowa farms, and buy mostly Young
creatures. High prices are willingly
paid, and the demand is still brisk
Albert McCarger, formerly q promi-
nent business man of St. Paul, died at
Litchfeld, MINI, On the 10th.
Thursday was the fiftieth anniversary
Of Rev. DR.. Cyrus Brooks entrance
to the ministry was celebrated at the
First NJ. E. church, ST. Paul.
Joseph Linzmaier, has commenced
suit in the district court at St. Paul for
$4,000 damages against the Northern
Pacific railroad. His complaint AYERS
that on Nov. -, 1883, he was at work
on the steam shovel at Steele, Oak,
and owing to careless management and
bad material, some earth fell o,l him.
crushing his right hand and left arm SO
that the latter had to be anputat@L.
Mr.. Landroche, from St. Reveillt,
was in the great American war twenty
two years ago, and was lucky enough to
lose an eye. For some years lie has
been endeavoring to get satisfaction III
the way OF damages and pension from
the government at Washington. Wed
nesday his lawyer was able to inform
him that the papers had been secured
enabling him to draw $1,000 at l.,
Crosse on account of the eye.
Articles of incorporation.of the Lit
tie Falls Water Power Company OF
Minnesota have been filed, with cap
ital stock Of $500, 900, and the limit Of
liability placed at $780, 900 The incor-
porators are Charles A. De Graf, L. D.
Hodge, H. P. Upham, II. M. Williams
and William Crooks-al1 of St. Paul
The principal place of business is St.
Paut, and the corporation endures thirty
years from March 1.
Commodore Kittson has been re-elect
cd a member Of the Chicago Driving
Association.
The Mile Lacs, with their IS annni-
ties, can pull through the winter, SAYS
Gov. Hubbard. -.
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Miss Vina Cease, sister of Miss Mary
Coase, of the Winona Normal school
faculty, died on Tuesday of consun1p-
ton
7 Charles Pearson, one of the old and
respected citizens of Hastings, died in
Hastings aged ffty-nine years.
Ex-Gov. Davis and wife have re-
turned from The: South last week and
were at the Fifth Avenue hotel, New
York. s.ls 3.s Il.
Conductor Beecroft, Of the Manitoba
road, died suddenly at Clear Lake,
whlie his train was side tracked waiting
for another train.
The report which has been industri-
ously circulated for o week past that de-
partment headquarters are to be moved
70 st. Paul from Fort Smelling Increased
to q ten-company fort is pronounced by
:, those who ought to know to be entirely
without foundation. Certain it is that
7 20 action, official or otherwise, has been
taken IN the matter by the authorities,
nor 40 has any commend been made
which y at all Likely to5res,llt in such a
movement ISL Il: * ..3 +. s.
Frank !. e. Bennett q leading hardware
merchant = ls and city clerk Of Preston,
( Mimi. and Miss ETarv m syVast 3 ~,