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Little Falls transcript., 1886-01-22

= A band dance is. announced to take
place al The popular rink on Washing
toms birthday. Feb. e..
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y r. W Hayes, and daughter Minnie,
made Il pleasure rip ia Long Prairie the
last of last week, visiting their old home
and friends. ..-. t....
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We have just received positively the
largest and finest assortment OF Wall
Paper eyer on; sale in Little Falls. Pri.
ces to suit the times. >.% =.
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At the annual meeting of the Little
Falls Excelsior Cornet Band held on
18th inst. the following officers were
elected:
Prcsident-E. c. Lcfchvre.
Vice Presidential. NJ. Richardson.
Secretary--W. A. Butler.
Trsasurer-Dr. G.. NJ. A.. Fortier.
Steward-LI. ]. Wright.
+ Drum Major-Leon Houde.
. The front room in the second story of
the Houde block is used for meeting
room by the band, and the members are
prac,icing diligently, and are learning
many new pieces 40 that when the band
again appears in public it will have an
entirely new program Of music
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$4,000 white oak ties wanted at
- .>. z.-e MAgR1N s. MEDvED's
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The Celebrated Atkins Cross Cut
Saws tor sale at Fl F. Schieusener's.
Every saw warranted.
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0 Tanner IS 10 the front as usual
with full and complete siock Of fsll and
winter goods cheaper than ever.
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J. G. Barrick of Alexandria is in
town making his daughter, Mrs. w. L.
Simn. ons, a visit.
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Lime, plaster and cement at
s. T. J. W. BERG's.
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Our. Crockery and Glass Ware depart
:ment is as full as ever, aud We keep
selling them at popular prices. .@ 4
s.s ~ EsEs u ,,,,. 49, y :,
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The light running, genuine. high arm
Singer Sewing Machine for sale by
.z} RETzLAFF. & OTREMBA.
Office opposite Barg's hard ware store.
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eB II !. 4. s. u !. fadden il 81 Tie
Central s aloor,
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Frank sFarnham Of Sisraineid lis now
employee il TAX ing stock Of the lumber,
etc. il ille LAfsnd saw mill On The Little
Etiis = Dakoia for ]. g. Flynn, who
contenp pilates puscl, asing The properly,
Einciuding lie mil 4. asssss ss|
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CA ARpETS.S

So Our atock of carpets now full aud'
complete. just having purchased a largs3
ssortnent of' all gArpetlng can
5be bought from us from 20 cent. t5 per ,,rd
snd upWarde arg ans in all styles.
s.s uITLR. ~ CHuacHrIL.
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While p w. Hayes was absent from
his home Thursday night, Jan. IA, some
one stole about forty bushels of oats from
Il is granary. .. s... .s.G,., t..s. H.. a<
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Delicious and llealtl s: mineral water
st 6PRANDEI.'s,
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Sheub- Wau- Wau-(iun at
SPRAEDEL'
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D. s. Mooers was in Minneapolis OH
Friday evening last and witnessed the
wrestling match between Mclaughlin
and Meth. The former is resident OF
Detroit, Mich, and is the champion
collar and elbow wrestler, and the latter
is a German who lives IN Minneapolis.
1t was one of the most interesting sport
ing events that ever took place in the
Northwest and attracted an immense
crowd. In the Greco Roman contest
Moth was victor, ard Mclaughlin won
on the collar and elhow bout. It was q
close contest lasting from early in the
evening until 8 o'clock IN the morning
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I Lewis, famous 1866 distlllsd whisksyI
i SPRANDRL' 81
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ff. Henry W Fnss and Miss Mary
&. Regnrtl inc .,otl, of BlorrilI I town, were
snaarfied in Bnct tlnan town by Justice Of
Tie peace Arneldl IN the 4 14lll inst. us
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s Standard Time whisky at Palace
Sample Rooms. 5....# BIB.
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A. G.. Morrill, & Co.'s foar mill a,
Little Elk is now running, and turning
out excellent -four.
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c. l.. Foss, manager Of the Little
Fa,ls Liye Stock campany has been in
st. Paul most Of the time during the
past week.
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Sewing machines at

Sewing machines at IT,. .~s
" : KEnn1cn s. More LENS.
Macrame cord at T. RicHARD BRos'.
Sash and Doors at bottom prices at J.
j.. -..>,@.. s...- J. w. BERG's..
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: C. G.. Brown and wife Of Rcyalton
y ere in:town for short time today.
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&c. Flynn went TO Duluth We'd
nesday morning to he gone several days:
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E. n: Farnham, Esq. made a trip to
St. Cloud an Monday 10 attend t" s"sae
legal business before the district judge.
Capt. IIoude has had railing built
10 one corRer Of mis- saloon enclosing -
desk, st which place he will have his
ui"Ttf =. :
Ole K Black of Royalton came up to
see live busi.es town on Wednesday,
and has again retired to the quietude of
his home. -
c. l.. FOES manager Of the Little
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s are II, m,cl, rs m stat tl,at
Nal g ,;isl etlE#
is NJ ma Little FaiIs q onss, y,
and viii soon r,.l1e,ye i,is family
from Brnok n q his place 4:
FIt is q good omen TOR the future g17 AZ
place that men of lhes senierpr md 81
capital df MI. orrIll locate here S5s
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G. G.. Brown tl,rexirns 10 make us the
subject of . series Of sketches from his
E'.'rnenlory's art gallery He might get
the camera smashed s@.. 5Es
Sauk Centre business men propose 10
build nm Immense suninn elevator, loca-
ted 50 TIM. grain tan l,c shipped from
eiihsr of tlle railroads, \. fzs.. =.55 ii. II.
Martin Richardson has just purchased
Ia arery shl,c silver plated. gold mounted
cnrnet from Coan, lie celebrated manu-
fac 1nrer 0f Z lkhart, Ind Sz.s.
| "a grand hall will be given by The
Comet band al the Lachance rink on the
22nt Of Fehruary, Of which further par.
liiculars will be given later
. w Aver Sof Relle Prairie is KEEP,
| busy nn~ days King after respassers
On railroad l;ss,tls, rs he IS employed Y
1 Ioak after ,lle conn PAN rs interests =
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Cap. tDsc at Tayl"r ofst. Cloud was
in town today on legal business.
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On Monday Of next week an election
will lie held 1t Chas. Sa1isbury's 10
N lies east Of Little Falls. to elect the
first town officers Of Fish Lake town,
the organization Of which was provided
for a, the meeting of the. board Of county
commissioners. IT will be remembered
that last fall an attempt was made TO
organize tn e town OF Cleveland. and the
land which was then embraced by the
proposed town Of Cleveland is n.'w to be
known as Fish Lake town. The organ.
ization of Cleveland town was never
perfected, a. there was another town in
the State by the same nenle. ~>.:
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LITTLE FALLS, Jan. 2s, 1885.
LOCAL ITEMS.
80. -" w Z '717.|E N. 525.E ~
siWHEAT-No. l hard, 90 cents: No.
Northern, SC; No. : Northern, 81.

Coolest day os the season Today,
II has been bad week for " heat
prices. >: II
= Lieut. q. l.. Clyde wa in town on
Wednesday.
No one con, plains about the scarcity
Of snow now
! Sprandel has another $4,000 law
suit on his hands.
I.* The St. Paul ice palace will be
completed next week.
Some more Of the commission
proceedings this: week.
All the old saloon keepers have TAX en-
out licenses until May /.
Wheat improved in price a little in
Eastern markets yesteadY-
Milo Porter's youngest son, Leslie, il
very sick with typhus fever.
! Cap Nsf at Tayl"r ofst. Cloud wa
in town today on legal business.
| C. G.. Brown and wife Of Rcyalto.
y ere in:town for short time today.
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Frank Retzlaff returned yesterday
from short trip to his old home 1t New
Ulm. -.
To all unprejudiced persons the
discharge Of Chas. Sprandel is very
satisfactory.
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Dem mocra,ic matches. 80 boxes for Is
cents, at MAuR1N s. MEDyED's.
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A. G.. POSTLETHWAITE.
land Commissioner,
St. Paul, N1inn.
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The cxanainn,i ION of ((::has. !. a. Spfand
charged will, a.saulting Is. n illeT D IS
witla dangerous Weapol it'll ir,tsrt n toi
do great bodil harm. WAS Eco ncluded be-
fore Justice fthe Peace " orkman this 4
morning. and M, sprandel was dis
charged. Tie svideace not being sufficient.
10 justify holding him Tcarance i M Z
before The grand jury His laischarge
was 4 very just act. and serves g s. 50 set 4
back ia 4 few loud ,nouthed cranks weo
made themselves ridiculous on New
Years day ID their efforts toexcite pub;
lie opinion against Spranael. *:z.
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Steel Plevs cheaper than ever before
at }s555 j. w. BERa's.
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Milo Porter's youngest son, Leslie, is
very sick with typhus fever.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-10-16
THE CATTLE PLAGUE

What the General Government is Doing
in Regard to the Disease in Illinois-The
Different States Quarantining Against
Chicago Cattle.
CHICAGO, October 5.-Three things have
lery cattle, supposed to be infected by pleuro
pneumonia. First, the owners of the herds
opposed the complission; second, the state
had not money enough to pay for the sound
cattle that are under guarantees; and third,
the packing interest demanded protection
from the sale of slaughtered herds. But the
persons who were most anxious for q quar-
antine, have had enough of it and the scare
which has gone abroad is almost as bad on
would have been, and 80 it has come about
that this proposition has been formally made
by the stock commissioners. All
the cattle under quarantine to be
divided into three classes as follows:
First, the sick and condemned cattle, which
shall be totally destroyed at their owners
loss. Second, those which are not actually
diseased, yet not fit for market, which shall
be disposed of at the expense of the state.
perfectly sound and healthy after careful
examinations before and after slaughter by
the Veterinarians. which shall then be turned
over to the owner to be disposed of by him
without any expense to the state, except
that of the slaughter. It is thought that
this proposition will be acceptable to all
concerned as the best way out of the exist
ing condition of affairs. State Veterinarian
Caswell goes to New York on other matters.
DR.. Salmon is going to Canada for few
days, and until the above proposition is gen.
orally accepted, so the slaughter can begin,
everything will remain as it is under strict
quarantine.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-10-16
MILD FORMS OF IDIoCY.

Some Specimens Of Several Varieties Fami-
liar to Most People.
San Francisco Chronicle.
In the more offensive forms of mild
idiocy there is always this disregard Of
the well-being Of others. There is the
peripetetic idiot, who is always stopping
to talk to somebody else in the middle Of
the sidewalk or on q frequented corner,
taking pains to do this when the streets
are fullest Of pedestrians. There is the
dramatic idiot, who sits behind or in
front OF You at the theater, and keeps
telling the companion what the actors
are going to do next There is female
species o. this genus who may be the
srp POSED intellectual wife of husband
Of well authenticated stupidity, to whose
enlightenment she devotes during the
progress Of the play all her attention.
Her volubilty ie1ceeds that of thousand
dollars q year commercial traveller, and
her voice is Of that carrying, F-in-alt,
kind that aggravates the listener more
than the fling Of saw, or pine splin-
ter vibrating in the winter wind. Let it
be said to the discredit Of it's sex that the
musical idiot y usually q male. II you
have an ear for music and it Is q favorite
opera. be takes pains to 9t beside You,
and when the marvellous voice Of the
great tenor OF The astounding organ q
o. uundeEfll sopesno = going up liks
s s : ~ !. - VII II
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-10-16

nary experience has apparently done her
no injury. The little pspooss looks
healthy and never yells or disturbs the
amily.
Geronimo is G. years of age, stands
about 5 feet 8 inches, and weighs 100
pounds. His figure is a. straight a. the
barrel OF his own Winchester, and were
his face not considerably drawn be
would show no signs Of age. His ewes
are small, black and bnght, and his hair
long, black and glossy. It is carefully
combed down CD each side of his face
and kept in place b. a handkerchief
bound across his forehead. All the
bucks wear their. hair in this fashion.
In spite OF Geronimo's bad reputation he
has not bad face. It is rather good
natured, and he smiled continually while
his visitor was attempting to make him.
self understood. He was not satisfied
until he had introduced his entire family
to the Times correspondent. The family
consists Of his brother and son, the lat
ter's wife and her papoose. Geronimo's
brother looks like him, but is younger,
and has finer face. Geronimo is not
the chief, though he is the ruler OF the
Chricahuas. The real chief is Nstchez,
tall, powerful looking Indian.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-10-16

the ship and in the lurch which she made.
the shaft of the propeller was broken. Al
the time of the accident she was reckoned
to be 200 miles off west Ireland The
shock occasioned by the breaking Of the
shaft threw the ship on her side. Many of
the passengers were frightened, but upon
the officers assuring them that there was no
danger OF sinking, q anic was averted and
order restored. Sails were set and the ship
became somewhat steady, but the rudder
gear having been rendered useless she drift
ed about from the 22d of Septemberto We'd
nesday, October 6, efforts in the meanwhile
being made daily to repair the shaft.
On October 6 the engineers effected a
temporary repair, and the ship
was got under control, The sea was CON-
paratively smooth and the ship moved slow
ly in westerly direction. She made fairly
good time until midnight on Thursday, the
9TH, when the engine stopped suddenly. At
10 O'Clock on Friday the engines were again
started, but after fifteen revolutions the
shaft again broke, this time beyond all pros
pect of being repaired. A consultation was
now held by the officers, and the exact posi-
ton of the ship ascertained. 1t was found
that she was eighty miles off the coast of
New Foundland. AS the provisions were
getting short-all on board in fact, for some
days previously having been put on an al
lowance of two meals per day, the first off,
Ger, Mr.. MacF arlane, and seven Others, vol
unteered to launch boat and make for the
coast. The boat reached st. Johns, New
Foundland in safety, and the steam tug
"Favorite" was Immediately sent out and
brought the disabled steamer into port.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-10-16
How Emerson Worked.

Literary World.
He explained to me his mode Of COM
posing. BE said that usually after
breakfast he went to walk in the woods
in pursuit Of thought-very much az
boys go out in summer to catch butter
flies. He was not always successful, any
moro than the boys were. But when
successful, no boy was ever happier
with his butterfly than he was with his
thought. Having captured his thought,
he put pin through it and took it home
and placed it in his collection. He ex
planned that he made . note of his
thought, but generally onlyin his mind;
and that he kept what he called q
thought book. in which he entered each
thought, having first worked it over and
clothed it in fitting garb. Sometimes he
would 60 again in the afternoon into the
woods, and there, or perhaps at the road
side, would find another thought which
he would treat In the same manner. But
tLis was exceptional He was satisfied
If he succeeded in securing enc thought
q day. The thoughts were entered one
after another in the thought book, with
out regard to their connection. When
ever he wished to wnte an essay or q
lecture he made free use OF the thought
book, selecting and adapting such
thoughts as seemed fitting, and string
ing them together - . child strings
beads on . thread After this explms-
ton / was at no loss to account for the
:nosaic character Of much q his writing.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-10-16
FOREIGN.

Karavoloff resigned as regent of Bulgaria.
The whole Spanish cabinet has decided
to resign. 1t is believed the queen will ask
Zenc Sagasta to form new ministry.
Archdeacon Cavanaugh, the parish priest
of Kildare, Ireland, formerly president of
st. Patrick college, at Curlew, was instantly
killed while celebrating mass at his own al
tar, by portion of it falling on him.
Mr.. Gladstone and his wife received Mrs.
T. d. Sullivan, wife of the lord mayor of
Dublin, and deputation of Irish ladies ap-
pointed by the women of Ireland to present
the ex-premier with q mammoth amend
ment in favor of home rule. The petition
has the signature of 5OO,0 OO Irish women.
The Spanish cabinet was in session five
hours discussing the sentence of death i'm
posed by the court martial on tho leaders of
the recer ',evolt, and finally decided to ad-
wise the uSeen to commute the sentences.
In accordance with which all of the revo]u-
tionists who were sentenced to death, have
been pardoned.
Sir Michael Hicks Beach, chief secretary
for Ireland, has returned to London. 1t Is
stated that his experience in Ireland con-
viuces him that exceptional measures will
be necessary to maintain order in the coun-
try before 1856. It is further said that the
conservative members of parliament will be
notified that their presence at November
session of parliament will be necessary in
view of the recommendation to be made by
the government respecting Ireland.
The i'll feeling recently aroused between
the Hindoos and Mohammedans at Delhi,
over mutual violation of respective religious
principles, eliminated in a riot. Several
persons were killed. The immediate cause
of the bloodshed was the profaning of the
Gamma Musjeed" or great mosque by
Hindoo sectarian leader, who tied small
pig in painful position within the sacred
edifice so that it squealed with all its might.
This enraged the Mohammedans, and they
at once assaulted the Hindoos. The native
religious agitation is continually gaining
in dangerous activity. One cause of much
of the trouble is the fact that the butter in
common use has been found to have been
adulterated with pigs fat.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-10-16
Dummy Libraries.

Chicago News.
While waiting in the house of friend
not long ago, I espied wall filled book
case, and, with the greedy eye of bib
iophile, I determined to put in few
minutes examining the volumes. The
kew was in the door and it was but the
work of moment to turn it and gain &C.
cess to the printed treasures beyond.
The books were beautifully bound in diff
ferent shades of calf, and presented q
glittering and tempting sight. I skim
med over the titles-they comprised the
whole range of standard English fiction
from ''Tom Jones" to 'Daniel Deronda,"
with not few of their French cousins.
Theology, science, art and belles-lettres
were all represented by the leading
works Of the best authors, and there was
besides choice collection of miscella-
neous literature. One shelf was devoted
to the classics. A bulky volume labeled
Cicero attracted my attention. Mechani-
cally I laid lold of it and removed it
from the shelf. It was remarkably heavy,
and on turning it about I discovered it
was no more nor less than pasteboard
box, the lid of which formed the front
cover of the alleged book. Lifting this
up disclosed to view fat, transparent
flask of extremely fine Henderson county
whisky. While struggling with the
cork my friend entered. "Ah," he said,
II see you are as great an admirer of
Cicero as cheese it, my wife's COM
ing" There wasn't q book in the case.
They were all dummies. inquired of q
prominent binder about such devices,
and he said; MY dear boy, I receive
orders to bind dummy libraries every
year. I make them cost q good deal,
but nothing, of course, like what the real
thing would be. Sometimes they are as
you described, and again they are solid
blocks of wood Bound in bright colors
and behind glass doors (the keys Of
which are generally thrown awuy they
make an attractive sight. Generally I
choose the titles from the best literature,
but often use Tom Hoods list of dunn
my titles-you remember it: ON Boyle
Steam Life Of Bannister, or Lord STAIR
Records of the Brit. Arm. by one Of the
Germ. Leg Cursory Remarks on
Swearing 'volney, Voltaire and Volts,
in 8 vol, Barrow ON the Common Veal
etc. Some Of my customers want these
to impose upon their friends, others want
them to conceal things such as you de-
scribed, and others still use q few Of them
when they are using real book to re-
tain in place the rest Of the volumes on
the shelf I have just sent away q
volume bound unattractively in cloth and
Agricultural Reports for 1885, which
in reality is an e1ceedingly rare and racy
French novel, which Wa translated into
English for the benefit Of the court Of
Charles III. We don't ike to do
that sort Of thing, but can't very we'll
refuse when good customer requests
IL" sspse
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-10-16
Accepted Matter.

Magazine editor to strangely -"We
have all the manuscript we can find
room for for the next six years, every
page of which is furnished by the lead
ing thinkers, essayists, historians philos
ophers, atheists, journal
Stranger "But this is page adver-
tisement for mother OIL pearl soft soap"
Magazine editor "Ah, I see. Take
a seat on the sofa, sir. We will try and
find room for your article by killing an
essay or two"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-10-16
He Took No Chances.


Wall Street News.
'There's an evidence of how On ambi-
tious American can climb up" some one
remarked as stylish equipage rolled
by on the drive at Saratoga. "Five
years ago that man wasn't worth $4,000;
to-day he can draw his check for twenty
times that sum-"
"Did he speculate?"
"Wel, no. He knew he had a dead
sure thing"
"On what?"
''On the cook having the money. : He
married her,"