Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1889-01-04

4 A.G. lawrence, Of the lumber fri
fof Curtiss & Lawrence, of Motley, say
that his firm will not attempt to han
any logs on trucks this year; so no sno
. Ino logs. s. 5S,5.
There have been several cases OF diph
theria in North Prairie and Holding
Ford during the past month. The dis
! ease has now almost entirely disap
pearod. 49,. ..zs< x
i The house referred to last week as be
ing moved from Elm street to locatio,
|, in the south part Of town belongs to Mrs
Ada Salisbury instead Of to Lncind.
Salisbury. -
Owing to the danger of diphtheria, tn.
board of education has decided not tt
lopen the public schools on Monda,
next. It is expected that the school.
| will open January II.
! Leon Houde has great curiosity. i,
being a. five legged, head-and:s hal
COW. He is prepared to enter into
negotiations with proprietors of dime
museums and circuses.
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! A force of quarrymen are at work or
the granite ledge ON NJ. NJ. Williams
farm, getting out rock for use lin the
foundations of buildings to be erected
on the west side next SEASON.
4: Lincoln, q Minneapolis lumberman
has 80 head of horses at Hanson's lum
Der camp west Of Fl. Ripley to haul lcge
Tor Day Bros. A large lot Of logs have
been skidded but none hauled
Several attempts have been made to
make an ice-boat do good service on the
river at this place, but the managers
evidently don't understand the sciences
OF navigating -bottomed raft.
Tho sad news was received in this city
on Sunday that the wife of Conductor
Patrick Corcoran had died in st. Paul
the day before. The bereaved husband
has the sympathy of many friends il,
this locality.
A considerable amount Of ties are
being hauled to the tracks of the Little
Falls & Dakota in this county, but the
business is not nearly as good As it usually
IS Mt this SEASON Of the year, Absence
Of snow is the cause.
/
The Town Board of Supervisors
will meet tomorrow afternoon at 2
O'Clock to appoint Town Clerk, in
place of Stephen c. Vasaly resigned and
to attend to other bushes which may
come before the meeting.
! The scheme of some lumbermen to
make ice roads for the use Of their log
ging sleds cannot be carried out unless
the weather becomes colder. The ice
roads turn into mud roads under the
rays ct tho hot January sun.
Prof. Van Camp assisted in supplying
tho music at the presentation of Tho
Hidden Hand" by the Royalton Drama
tic Association at St. Cloud on Saturday
evening last. He sayst the piaygave ex-
ceIient satisfaction and was we'll at
tended.
5. B. Tibbets WAS in thescity this week
visiting his father, Nathan Tibbets. He
is in charge Of the horse department Of
the celebrated De Graf stock farm at
Jaynesville, Mimi He invested in some
real estate near the water po wer, on the
West Side.
About forty couple attended the
Charity Ball at the Opera House on
Monday evening. The proceeds will
be used to aid Mrs. Lane and children.
The husband and father deserted them
lew monies ago leaving them entirely
destitute. Tho amount realized by the
committee for the purpose was $3.50.
The financial statement Of Morrison
county for 1888 and the tax list for the
year 1887 will be published in the Little
Falls TRANSCRIPT, or two-ffths tue legal
rates, and the proc edings of the county
board for the year 1899 will be published
in the Morrison County Democrat for
less than one-sevsnth Of the legal rate.
No pool this year. and there wouldn't
have been any more money in it if there
had boon. ~ {
Farm lands to trade for village prop
erty by the
LITTLE FALLS LAND Il LOAN Co.
A large line of Rattan and Plush
Rockers at bottom figures, At H. B.
Tuttle's.
Do Not Freeze This Winter !
Remember that you can buy fur Goa,
or cap for cost price at HEBRON BRos.'
! We have just received full line Of
the celebrated St. Joseph, Mich, all
wool Hosiery; they beat everything on
the market to wear. RICHARD Bros.
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