Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-10-08

The Republican senatorial convention
nominated Thor Thorson for senator of
the Forty-6rst district. The convention
passed resolutions indorsing C. K. Davis
for United States senator.
In the case of Charles n. Walters, killed
in the railroad accident at Willmar, the
coroner's jury gave the following verdict:
That Charles II. Walters came to his death
by being crushed to death under the ten
der OF Engine No. 1853, wrecked at the
Willmar JUNCTION of the St. Cloud branch
railroad; and from the evidence before us
We exonerate the train crew from all blame
But we find the st. Paul, Minneapolis &
Manitoba Railroad company guilty OF
gross carelessness in maintaining an open
switch, on a heavy down grade, without
employing switchman to attend to said
switch, and to see thai the switch light was
properly attended to at said junction.
The democracy of Wabasha county
nominated for Senat tor p. II. Rahilly; rep
resentatives, 9. NJ. Emery, NJ. e. Quigley,
H. H. Dickman:
The state treasurer reports for Septem-
Der receipts Of $486, 45S. 69; revenue fund
overdrawn, $24, 947.79; balance on hand,
$461, 510.9O.
The Democracy of Freeborn county
nominated the following ticket: Senator,
D. n. Gates of Albert Lea, agent of the Chi
cago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railway; repre-
sentatives, John V. Wahlhuter and Ben
nett Asleson.
The farmers alliance and peoples con-
vention at GlenwOod, Pope county, nomi-
mated M. A. Wallan for representative.
at Winona, charged with passing 4 forged
check at A. O. Shades drug store. The
check was signed C. A. Morey. Kaizer was
held to the district court in 81 900 bail.
An informal meeting OF the farmers OF
Olmstead county will be held at Rochester
Oct. % for the purpose OF forming an asso-
citation for the protection of farmers.
At meeting at Albert Lea committee
was appointed to solicit subscriptions to Il
wooden mill bonus. About $3.50 OF the
81 900 were secured at this meeting.
/ The Duluth e. Manitoba Railroad com
pany has laid forty miles of track from
Hawley to Red Lake Fails and expects the
entire line to becompleted by Nov. /.
| Stephen Smith of Faxon, nominated by
the Sibley county Republicans Tor county
treasurer, refuses to accept, owing to q
press of private business.
Concortlia hall at Chaska was destroyed
by fire. Insured for $4,000.
A terrible accident occurred on the St.
Cloud & Willmar branch of the Manitoba
road at Willmar Junction, half q mile east
of WillmaF, where afreight train in charge
! OF Conductor John O'Leary and Engineer
| Charles Walters was wrecked. The engineer
was killed outright. The brakeman, I'd
Austin, jumped, and had his right arm
broken and several other severe but not ia.
| tai injuries, Il lille the fireman escaped in
jury by Jumping. a.
DR. d. +. Moon al Austin, veterinary
SURGEON, while returning from Lyle met
with q probably fatal accident. "A small
| bridge shout four miles south was broker
through by a threshing engine some time
since, and had been left unrepaired, teams
| driving around it. Into this culvert tn,
] doctor drove IN the darkness and wal
t found insensible, thrown from the buggy i,
1 IL supposed, in a runaway, as the horse il
high spirited. 10 j., y h. r
John Campbell, hailing from Montreal
while attempting to board a freight trai1
at Dexter, fell under the wheels and hac
the top of his head at the eyes completely
cut OF. He was intoxicated at the time.
u. K. Moore has resumed editorial man
agement OF the ST. Peter Tribune for til,
campaign. S5:9. N n BIZ 81,
Prairie fires have caused considerabl
/ damage ii the vicinity Of Hawley
About six hundred people Witnessed tn
i Warren Danforth fight at alinneapol
After 10 roundss il was declared a draw.
The following convicts arrived ut til
Saltwater penit entiary from Hennepei
i county: Louis Larson, assault, second de
/ gree, two years: Frank LiyiDgston, lar
csny, second degree, three years; HEINZ,
4 France, same. two years; William Wal
lace, same. two years. :5:5; s..
/ Okseryer .y0ns ID hin review Of TIL
weAthsr bad vt Sc. Paul during Ssptenabe
says:: The past month was nearly IN ever
i way an average one. Il differed bntslight
4 ~ 81 temperaturs and rainfall from theav
erasesof the last sixteen Septembers. TIL
mean tempsraturswas 81. i deg.
Among thu indictments returned by th
rAzd jury at on. Paul vas one again5
i s Meai, charging him with Oh
i murder o1 Frnnk arnsworth. The tria
/ ssill aks placs 81 November. Es6.
Hennal countJ g. squalizeds By Oh
i state hoa1 ShomsF u total valuat ton e
411A t)f This Minneapolis foot
1 TO propeaty 382,, 984. 306; m
eOn1l N67B.072;, totaI, SIS, $50, 468.s