Little Falls transcript., 1885-06-26
81 Rochester was elected President. The
next meeting win be held at Rochester.

1 This is painful and stubborn disease, and
I the doctors think the senator will te con-
fined to his bed for the next three or four
/ weeks. &c.
! President Cleveland endorses John 8
Brisbin's application for the United States
I district attorneyship OF Minnesota.
! II is said that Rev. John WALTON, cou
| victed cs rape at Wadena, was recently rot
ten-egged in the village OF Motley and driven
! into a swamp by a community whom he
had classed from the pulpit as being Indecent
| and immoral.
! At Maple lake, Wright county, g. httleson
OF Mr.. J. Prybil was drowned while bath
| ing. After waiting for him to come out Of
the water, two OF the little fellows. his
! cousins, went home, ou5 said nothing Of the
! trouble. Toward evening the parents o2
| the drowned boy became anxious and be-
gan to search. They found their other little
! son sit ting on the lake shore, disconsoiate~
| lywaitng for his hrotherto come cutof the
| water and 60 home with him.
! Mrs. J. J. Guthrie, OF Aurora station
! Steele county, gave birth TO three healthy
girls; and all axe doing we'll
! The following were the sentences imposed
! by the district court at Shakopee, Scott
! Co. S. L. NJ. Moore. late attorney at law
and justice OF the peace at Prior La ke, nl&y~
| ing pleaded Cuilty 30 the charge OF forgery,
was sentenced to three years at Saltwater
! Frank Forts, having been convicted OF an
assault with intent to rape, also received
| three years at saltwater.
Two sons or J. r. Keith Of Znmoro Falls
hot u; -I,o,, y
that place. Their ages were 7"ard eleven
years.
Granville Spanlding who shot Mr.. Wash
burn in Otsego, Wright Co, las winter, aad
! who WIS convicted of muri"s III he first de-
gree at the recent term OF the district court
ur Buffalo, Wright county, VAS sentenced
TO solitary confinement ii tne Ieinepir
county Jail for five months, a}ts,r which he
is t., lie hanged by the ,lecl unit! dead. The
exact date OF the execution VAS left With
GOV. Hubbard
James Swis1er, Of Ellsworth, Mee?er
county, has been arrested for horse steal
ing.
At ,aeeting Of the board OF trustees Of
the Bankers Life associotion, st St Paul,
Russell B. Dorr resigned as secretary and
man Of St. Paul was chosen AS secretary.
Gen. John 3. Sanborn, who was acting
president, was made vice president. The
associati tion now has d membership OF s GOO
and a reserve fund cf $loO, 600.
Mr.. James j, Hill, President OF the St.
Paul and MaoitoI,s railroad, has just re-
ceived from Europe 100 Pollcd Aberdeen or
Angus and Shorthorn. The shipment cora
priscs sixt y-four OF the Aberdeen or Angus
breed and forty-lour Shorthorns, in slll lGS.
OF these only eight are destined Mr. Hills
stock farm. The remaining hundred (forty
Shortl,o-ns and sixty Angus) are to oe
distributed, free OF charge, among the best
and most desirable class Of settlers along
the line Of the St Paul and minneapolis e.
Manitoba railway. THIS generosity on the
part OF hlr. Kill secures fo" the country
tr;tversei BY the Manitoba read d great ad-
vantage over many other sections Of coun-
try. OF those defined for North Oaks,
Mr.. Hills farm, the three -ycar-old Short
horn bull GOldtnder is a remarkably fine
specimen OF his breed. and, perhaps, no more
celebrated or richly breed Sllorthorn has
ever beer brought to this country
Work a the state fair grounds continues
to progress rapidly. The walls Of the main
exposition building have been completed,
and the art gallery, dairy building and cat.
tie and horse sheds are well under way-one
Of the latter being about two-tnrds built.
The race track is about two-thirds finished,
and will be completed by July l. Material
is now being delivered into the grounds in
large quantities daily by rail, the Manitoba
railroad having completed it's state fair
track several days ago.
". L. Wilson has been removed from his
position as deputy collector, inspector.
gauger and examiner ofcnstoms at st. Paul,
and Capt. NJ. J. O'Connor appointed in his
place. Capt. O'Connor is at present en-
gagged in the stock business, in the firm OF
Delaney d O'Connor. He was a volunteer
captain during the war.
Bids for the state printing for the period
from Nov. /, 1885, to July 81, 1886, were
opened in the Office Of the secretary ofstate
by Secret ary Won Baumbach and Treasurer
Kittleson. The figures represent the dis
count from the maximum allowed by law
and the columns the different classes OF
printing. The contract for the first four
classes was awarded to j. W. Cunningham,
the lowest bidder. In the fifth class Mr..
Johnston and Mr.. Smith made the same
bid, and the award was deferred.
Senator Buchanan will erect 81 palatial
residence in Sauk Rapids this season.
: A hail storm on the 18TH inst, smashed
$500 worth OF window glass in Candy.
S. Syms OF Blooming Prairie, Steele
county, suicided by hanging
James Swisher, who stole a horse in Els
worth, Meckcr county, on the 18th inst,
was captured in thesane vicinity.
Rochester had a. good scare the other day.
A storm cloud Of alarming appearance
moved toward thecity from the northwest.
Most OF the citizens took refuge in cellars or
made prepara tions to doso. The cloud as
it passed north OF the city presented a wild
and ominous aspect long white streaners
trailing almost to the ground from cloud
roof OF inky blackness. During the passage
ofthe cloud the mercury fell from 70 to 40
degrees.
Capt. Convrette's meat market was burn
fixtures, $500.
A large number OF G. A. R. men left st.
Paul recently for Portland.
The packing esta blishment of Washineton
Butchers Sons, Philadelphia, is burned, at
a loss Of $150,0O0 Insurance, 100000.
Collector Bookwalter of st. Vincentin
forms the secretary OF the treasury that q
further reduction of his force is not advisa.
BILE. @ W. =..@ Il s.
The recent wind storm unroofed the barn
on Mr.. Andrew Hamilton's farm at the
mouth OF Pleasant Valley and landed it,
together with large amount OF hay that
was in the loft, on the farm of Mr.. Voker's,
adjoining. Mr.. Hamilton's horses and