Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-04-24
Mrs. T.. e. Pearce of Morris died suddenly
Of epilepsy. She leaves family s5i

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found ii his cabin in Clay county. TWAS q
case of alcoholism and no inquest was held. !
Joseph Griffith Of Adrian, Mobiles county,
was brought to, Worthington and lodged. in !
jail, charged with attempted rape on = little
girl eleven years old The case seems to be .
bad one. He formerly came from New York
and is Of the number sent out here by soci-
aty there Several Of them have gone bad, and
people think it would have been better for US /
If they had remained in the big city. *{
i G. J. Jawbridge has closed the Buell. hotel
It Fergus Falls and purchased a half interest
in the fixtures, lease and business Of the
Grand hotel.
Hanscom, one Of the Litchfield fre-bugs has
been held to the grand jury: ~,
Frank Landers, of many aliases, arrived at
St. Paul, and was safely esconsed behind the
bars.
Gov Hubbard has appointed Charles A.
Seley of Duluth. Frank A. Scott of st. Paul,
and J. F. Gushing of Minneapolis, as inspect
ors of steam boilers All three Of these ap-
pointees are vouched for by the governor as
capable of performing their new duties saus-
factorlly. As commission to locate third
DR.. G. R. Bartlett of ST. Peter, Secretary hart
of the state board of charities, R. B. Langdon,
H. c. Stordock snd F. s. Christensen.
Mic Munck of Winona will build tho new con-
vent in that city for go, 61.
John r. Krom, a commission merchant Of
Minneapolis, dropped dead in the street from
heart disease
Burglars have visited several residences in
Hastings. AIR G. Henion's, cash and papers
were taken, butwere recovered in box, where
they had been left by the thieves. G. ".
Noesen's residence was visited, the thieves
taking gold watch and chain from his vest
pocket and stripping the bureau drawers OF
his wifes jewelry and other yaluables, the
whole amounting in value to S125.
Fl. Glaisyer's drug store, at Hawley was
burglarized recently, and about $50 worth of
jewelry and notions taken.
Bralnerd has cooking club, and its twenty
members entertained their masculine friends
at specimen feed last week
Internal Revenue Collector Bickel OF St.
Paul, received q communication from Com
missioner Miller at Washington, directing the
discharge of one of the two saugers employed
in St Paul and Minneapolis. In the future
one gauger will do the work for both cities,
working in Minneapolis III the morning and
St Paul in the afternoon Of the tive gaugers,
J. G. Peltier Of Minneapolis will have to go.
The Minnesota Thresher company failed to
get it's order TO sell the assets Of the North
western Car company
Rolla Levey, clerk in the Brunswick bakery
at Litchfeld, which was set on fire recently,
has been arrested, and confesses that the pro-
prieters, johnson e. Hanscom, hired him to
burn the building. They were arrested at
Wiilrnar and taken to Ltchfeld. Their pre-
lminary examination was continued
DR.. Norman seaver of Syracuse is coming to
the Park Congregational church, St. Paul
A man and horse between them killed
Albert Nelson, in st. Paul livery stable. at St
Paul The man Ed Kicker is under arrest.
Mary Moore Or La Crescent, Houston coun-
ty, died recently, aged eighteen. Friends
saw she has lived sixty-four days with
out food During the early part OF her sick
ness she ate food but her stomach rejected it,
and it was vomited in a short time so COM
pletely that none could pass into the system
as nutriment During the last half of her
sickness no attempt was made to give her
food, but water only. Cancer Of the stomach
is the supposed cause of her death. She was
the mercst skeleton, being emaclated beyond
anything the local doctors had ever heard or
read of.
The late legislature passed an act for reg,l-
lating cooperative insurance societies and
placing them under the supervision of the
state insurance commissioner. Insurance
Commissioner kcGill says that he has order
ed the necessary blanks, etc, printed, and that
it will probably be full month before the
provisions of the law can be carried into eff
feet
Young Hatfer, who was arrested in Alma
City, for the seduction of a young girl and
brought to st. Paul for trial, was released by
order of the county commissioners, on the pay
lnent of 500 to cover expenses and provide
for the girl, to . certain extent.
The Unitarians Of Minneapolis arc to build a
s35, 900 Church.
The Rcd Wing & Iowa elected the following
officers at its annual meeting: S. B. Foot pres
ident; G. Betcher, vice president: ". c. VIII
liston, secretary; j. c. Pierce, treasurer; di-
rectors, s. B. Foot, G. Betcher, W. c. Wlll!ston,
G. R. Sterling, E. W. Brooks, r. B. Sheldon, j.
NJ. Hoagman.
NJ. c. Russell of Lake City, is securing plots
for the British government for service Oh the
Nile.
The residence of W. Il. veazie at Marine was
burned.
The New England house, WInona, burned
recently. II was owned by G. G. Tucker; no
insurance. The contents were owned by MIS-.
Anna HEATH, and insured for s., 600.
j. F. Mcagher of Manxato is mentioned to
succeed ex-Gov. Ramsey member of the
Utah commission, and DR. Heenan Of MOUTHS
is being pressed for foreign consulate.
Burglars raidcd the residences of Mrs. c. D.
Putnam and Rev. DR.. John in Winona. From
the latter they stole Mr.. Johns gold watch and
what 1aone1Hhe had in his pants. They an
went through Hastings
A telegram from Duluth states that one Bill
Marley in difficulty at Shell Lake shot C sa-
loonkeeper, and escaping arrest then, was
captured at Spooner by officers after des-
perate stauggle. Marley is we'll known char
actor in ST. Paul, of unenviable notoriety-
The residence Of William H. Veszie at
Marine was discovered to be on fire recently,
and in about two hours the structure was con-
sumed, together with some of the contents.
When discovered, the flames were bursting
from the wood shed. whsre the fire was prob
ably set by an incendiary 1t was the finest
| residence at Marine costing $4,000 ltwas in
sured for 49, 600 in the EtnA OF Hartford.
The contents were insured for $500. The res
idence of Samuel Judd at that place was recent
]y burned, and it il suspected that both resi-
dences were fred by certain creditors of Walk
or, Judd IL Veazie, who think that the private
property of the firm should have been included
in the list Of assets. Mr.. Judd and another
gentleman were riding through the streets at
Marine when q number of men congregated TO-
gether on the side of the street. hootsd at Mr..
Judd.
Atramp entered the house of J. Tilden,
Owatonna, and drawing revolver on Mrs. TIL
den demanded her. money. The lady raised
an alarm and the william fed ~ i....
Rolla Sevey, a boy of eighteen, confessed IN
oonrt 4la4 10 cot the brunswick bakery. at