Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-07-30
MINNESO q ST = NEWS.

took advantage OF the excursion were Col
William Thomas, department ommander
David Dickens, George Pieffer, William
Bruce, Chris Hubb, George F. Long and
Miss Myra Brooks. ,.5x..s= ss.s5, IN
The total assessed valuation OF the city o.
Mankato and Blue Earth county Tor $50 is
$7.614, O32, Or an iDcreas 9 oil $17S,776 or
real estate and $115, O0a on personal
The county outside OF MAnkato shows q
slight decrease, which issslnade up by tas
increase in the city. I #'z1> -: r.
A child OF William Farrell OF Hartland
township, Freeborn county, aged abou,
two years, was run over by mower, and
both feet were nearly severed from the
body. ~ ~.
The Minnesota & Northwestern made
public it's first statement OF earnings. It
is for the nine months ending June 80
The gross earnings during that time were
$2S7, O5l, and the gross expenses $193,
242, making the net earnings, $93,8O9.
Mr.. Hobart O. Hamlin, OF Minneapolis,
a well.known real estate dealer, who lately
returned from the south, whittier he had
gone in the hope OF improving his impaired
health, died at his residence in Minneapolis.
Elk. President Hayes and his wife were
the guests OF Gov. Ramsey in St. Paul, and
also at Lake Minnetonka.
The case OF Father Vaudry. charged with
adultery at Brainerd, goes over to the next
term OF the district court.
At the state camp meeting at Maple.
wood Park, Waseca, there were Is tents
and 200 people encamped on the grounds.
At the great bench show in Milwaukee
the following awards were made to St. Paul
owners: In the mastiff classes, first merit
to the stud dog 'Corsair,'' owned by X. A.
Craig, OF the Wacouta kennels In addi-
ton to this "Corsair' received the extra
and special priced offered for the best mas.
tiff. Other awards were to Don Cesar.
first and special prizes for best retriever dog,
and third for retriever bitches to 'Minka, /"
both owned by H. T. Drake, of the Osceola
Kennel Club Of St. Paul. DR.. C. E. Feller
received the following for bull terriers:
Joker second "Nell" third, and ''Patsy'
first in the puppy classes.
Ovedea Nilsson Stave and Edward Han
son OF the town of Big Woods are at Ar
gy]e under arrest, charged with numbering
Mr.. Stave, Mrs. Slaves husband. Mr..
Stave disappeared mysterously the Sd of
June last, and it is charged that the crime
Nas committed at that time.
Frank A. Weld, principal Of Che zumbrota
public schools, now residing in Red Wing,
and Miss Hattie Elwcll OF zumbrota were
married at the residence of the brides par
ents in Roscoe.
Arrangements are now Perfected for hold
ing an encampment at Knights Templar ut
Maplewood Park, Waseca. The invita-.
tons are rendered to ten communicates in
Southern Minnesota. 1t is to be held from
the 9th to the 10th OF August.
George L. Ashton, a young Englishman
working for Patrick Tiguc, OF Spring Lake
township, in Scott county, was drowned in
MeMahct. 8 laRe. Papers found in the pos
session vi young Ashton proved hin. to ha
well connected in England, and that he had
served as second mate on an English mer-
cnaatmah Tor two years.
Henry Dunbar committed suicide at
Fisher
Tom Walker, OF Duluth, committed sui
eide by shooting.
Hon. Loren Fletcher declines to be can
d1date for congress.
John w. Phelps, charged with polygamy,
was held at St. Paul to the grand jury un.
der 50, 600 bonds.
The state committee for the relief to cy.
clone sufferers at St. Cloud and Sank Rap.
ids held it's last session in St. Cloud and
closed up matters here in a manner most
satisfactory co all concerned.
Judge Simons OF St. Paul has filed de-
cree granting DR.. T. H. Johnson a decree
! OF divorce from Hattie E. johnson on the
grounds OF desertion, and the former was
given possession of their son nine years o
age.
Alfred, young SON of Engineer Sweet o
Waseca was accidently shot in the aldo
men and dangerously wounded by target
gun in the hands Of q playmate, Eugene
Fisher.
couple We're remarked at Edgertor
who had been divorced twenty eight years
! ago.
An attempt was made to burn the North
era Pacific hotel at Rice's, the incendiary
using coal oil and batten; but the fire was
discovered before it gained any Roadway
A month ago an anonymous letter was
iound posted on the door OF the hotel, Civ
ing notice that the building would be burn
ed by the middle OF July.
At Brainerd, tho principal members O
the Catholic parish met and adopted reso
| lutions in the case of their pastor, Father
| Vaudry. The resolutions are preced ed b,
a preamble reciting: That Bishop Sietlen
bush mas fully proven the wo1 thless charac
| ter OF Nathalie Turgeon, the woman who
| had charged Father Vaudry with crimina
declare: That We concur in the bishop,
! convictions that this is clear case o
blackmail, and thai we pledge ourselves t.
visit swift and condign punishment to tn,
| full extent OF the law upon those in leagu,
| with q bad woman to defa me their bishol
and fellow priest.
The Prohiloitionists OF the Second Min
| nesota district nominate G. j. Day, @
| Worthington, for congress.
| Leading members of Father Vaudry'.
! parish in Brainerd, pass resolutions testi
| flying to his blameless life.
| The fourth district republican congress
| sional convention is called for Aug. rs a.
| Minneapolis.
The Merchants Hotel at Lake City wa
! badly injured by fire. The building il
| owned by Hon. w. III. Lyon Of New York
| The loss on building is not less than So,
| 900, fully covered by insurance. J. C
Bartell, the lessee, has an insurance OF 81,
600 On the furniture.
! Mr.. Albert echeffer of St. Paul declines
! to be candidate for either governor O.
congress.
I. F. Cahill was drowned in Lake Elysian
The total receipts for the year endet
June 80, at the St. Vincent customs house
were $136t473; value of exports, $1,000,
900. 4 A..
The Ortonvillc city authorities are uti
Ezing the many tramps there by makin
them work cleaning the streets. ,.,...
I According to the reports of the assessor
there are in Freeborn county this year So,
$50 acres Of wheat 23,5 OF oats, 2l. O9t
OF corn, 4,775 OF barley. l, 973 of potatoes
1 7,430 OF tame grass, lis, 1903 apple tree
growing, 6,403 apple trees bearing. Tota
/ acreage of Freeborn county, 415, III; acre
improved, 265. 921. Total valuation i,
the county, So, s5s;115. r
Martin Lathrop was fatally wounded a
Appleton by the accidental discharge OF
revolver. u ye5. - -
Judge Thomas Wilson (dem.) OF Winon:
announces that he is not a candidate 70
congress-. Also, Loren Fletcher OF Mime
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