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

NEWS NOTES.
ssA cl,apteibof Royal Arch Masons has been
orsAnlzehat Anoka, 3f,E
Alexandiia has osgafiiael I camp u Sons 81
1 Veterans numbering thirty members I,
The Eastern Minresose railroad has bought
criminal aciIsiss a Duluth costing 10000.
Il. The city clerk Of Fergus FAILS estimateythe
city expenses for the ersninR year At sol, 600,
Helena il figuring On bringing waller from the
Little Blackfttot, 20 miles away and loU0 feet
ators the city.
Five Chines, resi- tents 6 Helena. Mont, were
. confirmed and baptized III the Episcopal church
Wednesday. Mays. s, }s
lat Cooke Is expected at Duluth My a, 10 at
tendfthe annual meeting Of the St. Louis River
Water Power company. 81, -
Gntte number Of farmers in Marshall coun-
.ysse reseeding their felss that drifted 50 badly
during the recent wins.a "se I
A big wind broke tho boom OF logs in Mile
Laos lake and scattered 100000 feet Of logs
along the shore oftbel lake tor twenty five miles
The drilling for gastat Minneopa, near Man
kato. has been abandoned. The well IL i090feet
deep and cost $3.50 r A fine llow Of artcsian
water was secured. ~
Near saltwater William Schroeder, n farm
Land was accidentally shot and Filled by Miss
Nellie Whalca, his employers daughter. No in-
quest was considered necessary. .et.T
The run on the Anoka bank Resulted layor-
ably to that institution. Many who Withdrew;
their funds returned them, and tie bank saved
nearly 5000 on forfeited interest. .
Frank y. Minis, we'll knwn travelling man
from Minneapolis, was among tho eleven persons
who were cre,nated ut the terrible accident on
the Grand Trunk railway near Hamilton Ont.
s..Cloud will give capitalists who will locate
asaw mill there honu, Of $1,000 md forty
&C e. nj land. The mill is TO have a capacity Of
600 feet per season.
HASTINGS, May 12--pe.er Stein OF st. Paul
while picking nowers at the vermillion today.
tl down the embsnEmeut. distance Of sixty
feet, striking OH rock aud then rolling into the
water, receiving serious injuries. D..
Negotiations arc now complsted by which the
tanning mill factory Of Senator Henry Keller
Of Sank, Centre. viii be removed to ST. Cloud
and will occupy inc manufacturing compsuy's
building In the western part OF the city.
Last week Thirty school districts throughout
the state made application TO the state auditor
for the usual loans. The largest loan asked for
was $1,000 from Gladstone the others hanging
from 500 to 500. The lonns aggregated $50 900.
The Elk River creamery has bceu sJid 10
Aaryen Cammack, proprc,ors Of the Crescent
crean,eries Of ST. Paul and Rochester Various
Improvements viii be added an'i the creamery
will run the year round Mt capacity Of 1000
pounds Of butter daily.
There Is talk in Duluth of consolidating the
Union and Merchants national hanks abou.
Junsl. Should this take place the combined
organisation would have capital and surplus
"fSl, l0o0 900. and there would be but two nation.
al banks In the city. Y
The seventh annual fair OF the Todd county
Agricultural Society will be held September
u. and IL. 1889. Among the many attractions
Will be baby show, and Hon. ". r. Lee was
appointed TO secure pledges for special premiums
from the business men,
A large number Of calt.o are being shipped
from Sank Centre one firm shipped over $50
head OF y"ar-0ld steers at one tine TO an Iowa
trm lust week. They are shipping from u to 80
. car lo"ds OF stock each week. Many cattle are
being shipped by other firms
CrOokston, Mimi. May l.-Andrrw and Ole
Erickson. brothers. aged and 10 years respec.
uVely, were drowned In the river late yesterda g
ahetLoon. They fell Off some logs OH which
they we're playing and their father nearly los,
his LIE in attempting TO rescue them
ST. CLOUD. May 49, John MeLaunle, a team.
ser employed by Peter Martin, a rsilroud con.
tractor, while feeding nlips last night was
kicked in the hend by one OF the vicious bcusts
and was found i'll an unconscious condition BY
some OF the men. His injuries are not fatal
The schedule Of assets and liabilities of A. T.,
toie' wing recently failed at Fergus Falls, has
been hied i'll the office Of the ciork Of court The
assets are $4,000. Excluding SO 900 of real ss.
tate aud the liabilities ST ,ooo The heayies,
unsecured creditors are firms IN Chicago and st.
Paul
Lest Friday Duluth received a carload o,
bananas consigned 10 Daniel Cox direct from q
british Honduras grower, who owns the steam
ers by which the fruit IL shipped to New Orleans
This Is the first shipment of this .ruit to Duluth
without the Intervention of the Twin Cities q,
Chicago jobbins houses
FARGO, May 13.~Yesterdny Matt Harri.ons g.
Jear'ala boy. while herdipg cattle near this city
was accidentally shot by some one hunting
oncKs One shot struck him in the arm and the
other IN The stomach. II is not yet known
"hethor nc will live or die. The person doing
the shooting Is unknown.
AleW nights an arc street lamp at Duluth
tailed to work well, and nn employe of the com
pany' III attempting to remedy the defect
grounded part Of The current through him.
self Tho shock knocked him se,iseiess but had
II been the full current he would not have re-.
covered. Al ii WAS, tio was about again in 4
short time.
A'TKIN, MIMI, May ls--There IL huge cedar
IAN In The Mississippi, twelve miles above AIT.
kin' at e Rice river boom, extending mile il,
tiers ten feet high and many standing on end
Navigation is blockaded at present Crews o,
men VIII be put at work on it Al once The
water II falling fast aud drives are nearly all
hung up. Lumbermen are discouraged. +
The commencement exercises at The state
normal school at st. Cloud ale to DO held during
the week beginning Mag 20. The examination.
are to be ON the Goth. 2lst, end, 2srt and 9Th
sermon the 2a,f field day, ao,li = class tree
planting, 2lst; alumni business meeting, slst
literary and social alumni reunion, 2lst: gradu
atihR exercises, 22nd. and reception, to the "a, eli
ty, 22nd.
sauk Centre. May 1S.-This city has passed Al
ordinance permitting the Acme Electric compan,
10 put in ap'ant for lighting, heating and pow
er. This company Is to PIT in factory CAPABLE
ofempioyiny ify men the year round The
city will use ten arc lights Of $3.50 candle powe,
each, 70. the use Of the business portion of the
city, and numerous incandesceut lights for tht
outskirts. They will furnish power for running
machinery. -
The Scsndinavions Of Fargo are making The
arsnsest Preparations this year that ever wer,
made there for the celebration Of the l7rh o.
Nay. A programme has been arranged consist
inX Of q salute of cannon at daybreak, u bis
street parade. speeches in Norwegian and Eng
iish BY prominent men, sports with the wint
59 up Of banquet and bail in the evening. There
RI isa hrge contingent of scsndinavIans abou
Fargo, and one Of the largest parishes the cit,
Il has ever tcen Is expected Sss
The village council Of Stephen, AIarshal
comfy, have been peutioned to take steps
toward establishing FIRE protection and at lats
meeting decided that the best plan IL to offer i
49, A.