Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-03-27

recommend him highly for the position to
which he was appointed
George II. Wakefield, prominent citizen of
Wlnona is dead
A $50, 600 flour mill will be built at Elysian,
LIE Sueur county, this spring:
The Milwaukee d St Paul railroad Office at
ESgleston, Goodhue county was burned
At St Paul coroners jury decided that
A. La Due of Mantoryille is SAID to be can
didate for United States marshal OF Minnesota
Hendrick Witnaan of Washington, was rob-
bed Of $3.50 by colored hariots at Sioux City.
The Bohn Manufacturing company complet-
ed it's purchase Of the Nelson lumber yard
in St Paul
The suit of Thompson VS.. The Pioneer
Press at Minneapolis, resulted il a disagree.
ment Of the jury.
Tho Winona & ST. Peter Railroad company
under the recent decision, get a large body of
land near Lamberton
1t is said the governor ofora1 Congressman
Nelson the Seventh district judgeship, but he
declined for political reasons.
A movement is on foot, which seems recent
ly to have taken definite shape, for establish
ing an iron rolling mill in St Paul
Red Wing reports that the total liabilities of
the Ciauson estate aggregate $l32, 046 and that
creditors will get 1913 cents Oh the dollar.
Daniel Moriarity of Hastings has begun an
action against Eugene Hicks, who for some
time has been living with Moriarit:' s wife
Adam Fergelson, an enploye OF Lawrence's
lumber camp on Lake Leighton, below Poke
gelna, was killed in the plneries by Il falling
tree.
On his return home to Brainerd, Q. r. Kin
dred was prostrated with threatening attack
Of congestion He was confined to his bed for
d time, but no more further serious trouble is
anticipated
Washington Sipes, s. convict at the prison,
was transferred to St. Peter, having recently
become insane. He was sentenced from Winona
for five years for manslaughter, and his term
expires III June next
At St. Vincent, Hugh Griffith, one of the
lately elected supervisors, was assisting in
moving Il house. he fell and was caught under
It, causing fracture of the skull and other IN
juTics. He is Ii a critical condition.
Frank Harpin was before Judge Titus at
Moorliead, on the charge of rape on the person
of fourteen year-old girl name Christian
Jacshin, t, miles north Of AIoorhead. He was
bound over i'll $500 to await the action Of the
grand jury.
Henry Jster, former resident Of st. Cloud,
and later a farmer near St. Joseph, Stearns
county, was killed the 18th inst, while telling
tree in the woods with his son. The tree
lodged in falling, and the butt swinging around
struck Ostcr in the side of the head killing him
instantly.
Enterp rising Duluth people want the county
commissioners to authorize a vote at the spring
election submitting the question Of granting a
bonus of 500 900 in twenty per cent bonds to
aid in the construction Of the Duluth g. Wjnni-
peg, to be delivered on completion Of the road
in March, 1888
c. N. Parker has leased the Northern Pacific
foundry at Brainerd and taken q contract to
furnish the road with their iron and brass cast
ings for e term of five years The Brainerd
foundry has capacity Of from fifty to seventy
FIVE tons day. Mr. Parker takes possession
on the 1st of April.
The Meridian mill at Willmar, operated by
c. l. Hurlburt, was burned THO mill vas re-
neapolis to Williams Brothers & Virgins CT
Wilma, for $4,000 c. L. Hurlbnrt lost stock
and household furniture stored i'll the mill
worth 81 500; no insurance.
A trust decd from the Minnesota, st. Croix 4
Wisconsin to c. L. Colby and E. H. Abbott, Of
the Wisconsin Central, was executed--the COM
pany, for $780, eco, giving to Colby and Abbott,
in trust, their terminal property IN st. Paul,
covering all that lies between Lake Phalen
junction TO John street. in Ki5tson's edition.
Henry Beanhein, John Ballinger and Henry
Fairbanks, accused of selling liquor to the In
dams on the White Earth reservation were
brought before Commissioner Mlllz at Moore
head were all bound over to the June term Of
the United States circuit court al Winona, with
bonds at $500 each. Tho prisoners arc half
breeds.
At Winnebago City, fire was disco vered in a
building occupied by Whitney 8: Son, and be-
fore it could be checked four buildings we're
burned to the ground The losses are: J.
Bathrick, drug stock, $500; g. X. Whitney,
building $2,500; J. Huntington, building,
81 800; J. Beacher, furniture, $50; P. Nc
Kinstry & Co. stock and building 81 500; Whit
ney Son, stock, $3.50!
The state board Of pharmacy has been com
pleted by the appointment by the governor of
r. O. sweeuy OF St Paul for five years, S. l.
, Croker of Faribault for four years, Thomas
F. Stark and II. G. Webster Of Minneapolis
for three and two years respectively, W. 8.
Getty Of St. Paul for one year. The board
was constituted by the recent legislature and
its objects have been fully explained
The Fergus Falls Daily Journal and Daily
Telegram consolidated, the paper to be consin-
; ued as the Daily Journal under the following
management: a. J. Underwood, president;
Vernon A. Wright, Vice president; B. D. Tn
derwood, secretary: Elmer E. Adams, treas
urer; Fl. G. Page. director. 4. J. Underwood
will edit the paper as formerly, and Elmer Il.
Adams, former editor OF the Telegram will as-
surne charge O. tbs business department.
A 'wo-days' session Of the Ancient and Ac-
cepted Scottish Rite Masons OF the southern
jurisdiction Of the United States. Valley OF
Minneapolis, convened at Minneapolis LAST
week Tho especial business OF tno session
was the conterrirg o. the degree Of Scottish
Rite Masonry, upon tue following Candidates:
F. 7. Dotly. Duluth; 4. T. AnkeDy, ". c. hin-
trington, $. B. Lovejoy, S, g. Cook. 6. G. Farm
ham, Frank Goodwin, K c. Leavtt, " A.
Spauiding, Minneapolis