Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-02-29

Line lUU,UUO DuShel elevator at wa
basha, built by the Chicago, Milwaukee
& and St. Paul railway, andsto be oper-
ated by the Minnesota Elevator COM
pany Of Red Wing, is nearly completed.
How soon the company will occupy it
is just at present undecided.
B. F. Mackal, one of the oldest set
tiers Of Moorhead, was married the 18th
inst. at West Philadelphia to Mary Fl.
Kurtz, sister Of DR.. Hurts of Moorhead.
The remains of Judge L. L. West
were inferred in Oakland cemetery,
Sank Centre under the solemn and
beautiful rites and ceremonies of the
masonic order.
q. j. A. Holmen, ex-city treasurer
Of Rochester, is lying very low Of heart
disease, from which hehas been q suffer-
er for a year Or more, and his recovery
is extremely doubtful.
A man named Johnson, living near
Pine Lake, was badly frozen while
driving home, drunk, necessitating the
amputaticn of both hands.
Ernest Bendimore, who was taken to
the Clay county jail from Booker coun
ty on the charge Of having assaulted
his wife by shooting her twice with
revolver at the village Of Detroit, was
released ON writ Of habeas corpus by
Sam Partridge, court commissioner,
Moorhead.
In reply to request by Springer
Harbaug, Clifford Richardson, assistant
chemist of the department of agric1l-
ture, submits the following analysis Of
specimens Of Minnesota Scotch Fife
wheat: Water, s 81 per cent; ash, 2.05;
phosphic acid, 81; nitrogen, 2.32: al
bumen, 1853; gluten, moist, 1915;
gluten, dry, laos. Weight of 100 grains,
1850 grammes. It is therefore, says Mr.
Richardson, apparently above the aver
age production Of the country, in quail
ity, with the exception of size of the
grain.
Sam Daniels was before Justice Wood
ard at Wells last week on a charge Of
perjury in swearing to his wife's age in
obtaining q marriage license. The
charge was made by Yankee Myers,
father Of Daniels wife. The prisoner
was bound over to await action of the
grand jury and set at liberty on his own
recognizance.
The gambling hell" that has been
running ''full blast" in Walkers build
ing, Alexandria, for several weeks was
brought to "grief" by the arrest and
conviction Of John Gilman, William
Counts and man who refused to give
his name. Each of the defendants was
fined 800 or be committed to the county
Jail for ninety days or until the fines
are paid.
Articles of Incorporation of the
Societa Italiana Dante A1ighieri di
Mutuo Soccorso have been filed with
the secretary of state. It's general pur-
pose is the mutual benefit and improve
ment of it's members, who are restricted
to persons of good character who can
speak the italian language. The in
corporators are G. Defranci, A. FAC
cagnini and otheTs. =
The hardware store of Allen & Phil
lips of Northfeld was closed by the
deputy sheriff on Wednesday, the Goth,
on an attachment in favor of J. S. Allen
for the sum Of $4,000 The total liabai-
ties are as yet unknown.
Charles W. Shepherd of the Gilsey
house, New York, is to be the. head
manager, under Col. West, of the new
West hotel in Minneapolis. : Il j
At st. Paul Rev. DR.. Brooks celebra-
ted the golden jubilee Of his ministry.
Z Hon. B. Sampson Of Crookston, Polk
county, has arrived in St. Paul from
Washington where he has been for q
month past. The. object Of his trip to
Washington was to aid in the passage
of q bill .vacating the Red Lake Indian
reservation. Mr., Sampson says the
reservation contains about fifty town
sites and is divided about equally be-
tween timber and prairie Land, the lake
being near the center Of the reservation.
The timber is of b very good quality, Of
pine, oak, and poplar There are q,
great many settlers around the reserya-
tion who are il! need Of timber for
building and heating purposes, and
they cannot afford TO ship lumber in as
/ it is too high in price. There is also q
demand for prairie land. a petition,
with 8 ,O0O signatures attached, praying
Tor the passage Of this
& bill WAa se,,f SCI u, $Ssss$ Wash,