Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1889-05-17

n Vim. Patterson, who has been in
business for some time at Ely, in the
Iron Rage country, has returned to this
locality and purchased the Commercial
hotel property at Royalton. He will
Immediately open and run it.
Twelve inch flash boards have been
placed on the dam In order to raise the
water in the sluice way. Logs are
beginning 10 como down in. large num-
bess, and good stage Of water in the
sluice way is necessary.
w. Hubbs, OF Buckman town, was in
Little Falls on Tuesday, and reports
that grain is looking fair in most parts
OF that town. Rain has been needed
badly, however, and crops will be
greatly damaged If the drought con-
tinues. ~ @'ZE. e."
Mr.. Spears. the Sunday school mis-
sionary , and Rev. Mr.. Donovan reor-
ga nized the Sunday school at the brick
yards last Monday night. There was
we'll attended meeting, and Mr.. Dono-
van preached sermon suited to the oc-
lcasion.
| Festival.
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The Strawberry and Ice Cream festival
to be givan by the ladies of the NJ. Z.
church will be held next Tuesday even
ing, May 2lst, in the DINING room of
the Merchants Hotel. Strawberries,
Ice Cream, Sandwiches, coffee, etc.,
will be served from p. m.
The Northern Pacific railroad compa-
ny have recently put on train porters
on all through trains from St. Paul and
Minneapolis to the Pacific coast The
duty Of these officials is to look after
the comfort aud convenience of second |
class passengers on the free colonists'
slespers.
st. Cloud Times: 1t. Rev Bishop
Seidenbusch arrived in the city yester-
day from the South, where he has been |
for the past few months for his health. |
He is somewhat improved by his So
journ IN the Southern states and feels |
much better than when he went away.
Ed. Mahan, the Brainerd manufac-
turer, is building himself house on the
West Side, and will make this city his
home. Arrangements have not vet
been completed for the removal of his
wood working factory from Brainerd,
but they probably will be within few
days.
Robinson & Meade's Hilman brook
| drive has started work, and the dams
on the upper stream were opened yes
terday. They have about $1,000 900
feet to bring ont. and it will require
good stage OF water and large force of
,nen. On Rice lake they have small
steamboat, 1880 feet in size, for the
purpose Of to wing logs across the
outlet.
Robert Roach, farmer of Buchanan
town, was brought before Judge of Pro-
bate Richardson on Wednesday for ex-
animation as to sanity. Drs. Buchan-
an and Dumont conducted the examin-
alton, and it was decided that the mans
mental condition was not such as to re-
quire his detention in an insane asy.
lum. He was released.
Clay from the Minnesota Brick Co.'s
yard was sent to New York short time
ago, for trial in a new system of dry
kilns, whereby the freshly nodded
bricks are prepared for burning in a
few hours. NJ. V. Robson was at the
New York yards at the time the test
WAS made, and the result was only
partially satisfactory.
Mrs. Green, of Little Falls ownship,
accompanied by her daughter Nellie,
left yesterday for England. where her
husband died tive months ago. He
willed 1000, nearly all his property.
to daughter in England. Besides his
wife he has other relatives here-two
sons and two daughters, and an effort
will be made to secure part of the
property.
Buckman's Skunk brook drive has
started, and his logs are all strung along
the stream from the landing down. Upl
to the last few days the drive has been
delayed greatly for lack of water, it |
| being necessary to wait three fourths
of the time for water to accumulate in
the ponds to float the logs in the stream.
The rains have now raised the streams
to good stage, and it is expected that |
the logs will be brought out rapidly.
The Senator is up there, and has per-
sonal charge of the work.
1t is p.oba bic that the school district |
will be compelled to sell its bonds to |
private parties as there is not now any
money in the state treasury fer the |
purchase of school lands, and besides
the bonds Of the district will exceed
per cent. of its real estate valuation,
under which circumstances the state
cannot loan money to district.
For the next two weeks will give bar
gains in mems and boys Fur and Cloth
overcoats. Must be sold. DO not let
this chance for bargain 50 by.
A. TANNER.
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Elegant Beaded summer Wraps, for
Ladies', at 1915 to $3.50.
RICHARD Bros.
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House and Lot for Sale.
We offer for sale new two story
dwelling house, 24x24, with 40 foot cor
ner LIT on Third street in south part Of
this city. VIII sell cheap. Title per-
feet. Inquire Of F. f. Mansfield
~ or SIMON KAUFMAN. ..
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e LOANS. LOANS. -,
We have money to loan on real estate
, and cl;attel mortgage security, in sums
! to suit, Mt low rates of interest.
r." BANK OF LITTLE FALLS.