Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-12-25
mona, ". J. Whpple; shakopee, e. j.
Strunk; Farihault. J. r Parshali.

HCEOHhi E&klOHuAV u. ~ Z ersnaii.
Hutchinson was convicted at Croeksten
OF the murder OF Locky Mclean. The
killing was done on the night Of Sept. %,
who was disreputable character. NC
Lean went to the house and sought en-
trance. but was resisted by Hutchinson,
who stabbed him. Mclean died shortly
afterward. ~s.--
In Mower Co., the jury trial George A.
Rolph OF Brownsville vs.. The Milwaukee
Mechanics Insurance Company for loss by
fire, the plaintiff recovered the full amount
claimed, $500. There are two similar
suits against other companies now in prog
ress.
1t is understood that the Illinois Central
will move all their buildings at Mona up to
Lyle.
At Cannon Falls, two boys, neither OF
them over eight years old, got into IL fight
at school, and one stabbed the other in the
arm with a small knife, severing small ar.
terry.
Diptheria has made it's appearance in
West Newton, Nicollet county.
Ed J. Collins, OF St. Peter, who has been
appointed as clerk to the dead letter Office.
will leave for Washington on the 2Sth
inst.
Episcopaians are preparing to erect a
stone church at Perham.
Work on the new bride at Granite Falls
has been commenced.
Pipestone last season expended $44, $50
Tor improvements.
Indictments have been found against
three of Cro0kston's citizens for attempted
blackmail.
J. c. O'Brien's house, barn and grain
at M o11
insured.
Over three hundred persons took tho
temperance pledge at recent meeting held
at Joncsville, by Father ONcill.
The calender OF Moorhead for the district
court, which convenes in Moorhead Jan.
4. 1886, contains about ninety cases.
In one of the Lake Prairie school dis
tricts number OF the big boys seized the
teacher and threw him through the win
dow, without stopping to raise the sash.
John Dickerson had fierce combat with
a vicious wolf in the timber near GAINESVILLE,
killing the animal with the stock of his
gun only with great difficulty, and break
ing his gun.
Real estate transaction in St. Paul for
the year aggregated $l%, 31S, 1857, an in
crease OF II per cent.
John Lowell, an old resident at Still
water, is dead.
c. M. Loring, of Minneapolis, was elected
president OF the North American Telegraph
company.
There were 1913 new business houses es-
tablished in st. Paul this year.
The Dairymen's convention at Red Wing
adopted strong resolutions against counter
felt goods,
Hon. R. A. Jones of Rochester will, IL is
said, succeed Judge Francis of Bismarck.
Two papers were received by Warden
Reed Of the Saltwater nitentiary, from
President Cleveland. They were the par.
dons OF Charles Chambers and James Me
Govern, serving sentences for passing coun'
terfeit money. These men were convicted
at Duluth in October, 1883, and were SEN
fenced to five years each. The documents
recite that petitions for their pardon ned
been signed by the mayor, recorder, chief
OF police and other officials of Duluth, and
that the petitions set forth that the two
men had always, before the commission. OF
the offense, maintained good characters,
and that their families were in wantT'and
liable to suffer on account OF their absehce.
c. Christensen, in the employ OF c. G.
Vincent Of Gyndon, was found near. tho
slaughterhouse OF the latter with a'6ullot
through his forehead, from an old army
rifle found by his side. The cause is assikn-
ed to heavy loss in gambling in Moorheaa
few days PREVIOUS.