Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1889-06-14

The project for a new court house will
pro badly come before the board Of
county commissioners ut their regular
meeting early in July. There is no
question but the north half of court
house block should be sold, and many
citizens favor selling the whole block,
and having the court house in some To-
cality more removed from the business
center. But as new Jail has just been
built in the south part at a cost of
81 900, it seems to- us as hardly good
policy for the county to vacate that
property, especially as it is satisfactory
to those holding adjoining property to
have the court house built on the south
side. Oak street should be available as
business property from the river to the
railroad track, and it would be of ben
eft to the city to have the county prop
erty AUDITING that street placed on the
market soon. The property would
bring good share Of the cost of new
court house. We hope the commission
ers will take prompt action in this mat
ter Mt their next meeting, rs there is
yet time this year to get new building
in shape for occupancy this year.
The court house boys are Boosting
that the city officials have not yet &C.
cepted their base ball challenge. In
the eagerness of the city fellows to get
a swipe at the court hause boys they
forgot to accept. However. they will
accept, and the game will be played.
Ed. Malan is still planning to build
his mill and factory at this place, not
withstanding the unfavorable action of
the Chamber of Commerce on the
proposition made by him. 1t is probable
that assistance will he given him by
Little Falls business men, but the en-
terprise must present better induce
men,s Than were offered under the first
proposition. A. wood working factory
here would certainly pay we'll if prop
ery conducted, and il would be valu-
able addition to the city's business.
The Litchtield Encampment.
LlrcHrlELD, June l2.-The semi-annu-
al summer state encampment of the G..
A. r. will be held in this city next
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday,
June II, Is and 10. The citizens are
making preparations exceeding any
thing before undertaken. The streets
are being spanned with arches and
strung with electric light wires, the
buildings covered with flags and bunt-
ing, and tents erected by the hundreds.
1t is intended to give every old soldier
and his family a welcome that he will
not forget for a lie time This is q
Il. \. II. town. the home of the noted
Frank Daggett post, which has the on
ly memorial hall in the state, magni
icent structure Of stone, brick and
metal, built by the liberality and patri-
otism of the citizens. National Com
mander Warner, exGov. Barto, G ov.
Merriam, Hon. Albert schefer, Judge
Rea and other men distinguished in
the cause have promised to be here.
The committee want every man who
wore the blue to come. Every citizens
latch string will be out. The railroad
fare will be one-haIf rate, and any old
soldier who can buy ticket or steal a
ride will be taken care of.
Brainerd Dispatch: The new dyna-
mo arrived yesterday and was placed in
position in time for use last night.
Brainerd could scarcely do without in
candescent lights now.
A trip to Senator Buckman's farm in
the eastern part ofthe county showed
that extensive building improvements
are being made there this season, to
better care for the large increase in
stock he is placing on his farm. He is
going into stock raising extensively;
the best qualities only are purchased or
raised. He has drove Of Pcrcheron
Norman horses, having one Of the finest
stations in the northern part of the
state, and several mares. He will in
crease the number of these mares to
sixteen soon. Among his cattle are
many short-horns, Jerseys and Hol-
stems. He has number o. sheep on
the place, and will this year increase
the number to about 500. Diversified
farming is the "hobby" out there now,
and all varieties of grain and roots are
growing.
The size of the farm. which is over
900 acres, allowsroom for considerable
wheat, besides the other products.
Several large fields are sown to timothy.
red top andclover, and there is large
tract of ensilage corn.
Princeton Union: Here it is the 9Th
day of June, and not log has foated
past Princeton this year yet. AS far as
driving is concerned everything is at a
standstill. and the outlook, at this writ
ing is far from encouraging.
Perham Bulletin: Capt. Chase in.
forms me that this week will probably
wind up the grasshopper war for the
season. He says that none have Matched
out on land that has been plowed,
and that almost all that have hatched
out on unplowed land, have been de-
stroyed. He thinks that unless some
hatch out from an unexpected quarter
that the problem has been solved and
the crops saved.
To the Eighth Minnesota.
ST. PAUL, June LIST, 1889.
Editor Transcript:
The address Of many of my old COM
rades of the Eighth Regiment, MINI.
Vols, are unknown to me, so | take
this method of inviting them and their
wives to a reunion to be held at Lake