Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1892-08-12
PERSONALS.

J. Mr.. Barney Burton has returned
from st. Paul.
Mr.. Jno. A. Berkey went to st
Paul this morning.
Messrs. E. Mcdonald, Peter Kuborr
and j ohm Wagner Went to Randall
to-day.
DR.. A. o. Gilman OF st. Cloud, is il
the city on professional business to-
day. -.... ..ss. Il
Miss Alma Anderson of st. Paul, is
in the city the guest of her brothers
&. X. and JOhd Anderson.
Mr.. Michael Kobe, of Brainerd a
brother OF Marcus Kobe ofROyalton
is in Little Falls today.
Miss Mable Bentley, niece of Mrs.
j. A. COvey, returned last evening
from a visit at Plaintield, Wis.,.
Mr.. Alex. Dryburgh returned last
evening from St. Paul and Mime
apolis. He has not fully decided as
to his future plans.
Mr.. Jas. Bowker left to-day for his
home at Groton, N. Y. His trotting
stallion, "Spurgeon," will remain
here, having been leased by J. H.
Rhodes.
VIM. Blanchard and son, of North
Prairie, are in the city to-day. They
report the crop outlook as quite en-
couraging in that section.
Mr.. JAS. Bowker leaves tomorrow
for his home at Groton, N. Y, after
a pleasant visit with his son and his
brother-in-law, j. II. Rhodes.
T. Pratt, all experienced hotel man
OF Chicago, is in the city today, and
will go to st. Paul to consult with
Senator Buchanan about leasing the
new hOtel.1 '';'':',.:
Mr.. Henry Goulet returned this
morning from his visit at Staples,
Motley and Brainerd, where he was
delegate to the congressional con.
vention.
Mr.. Jos. Medved, of Cold Springs
brother of Peter Medved, is in the
city on his way home from Brainc1t
where he was a delegate from,
Stearns county.
Mr.. T. j. Muzzy, representing the
Simmons Hardware company OF st.
Louis, and u partner in the hard
ware business at Verndale of VIM. A,
Ryan, formerly of this city is in
Little Falls today.
Miss Fitzpatrick of Royalton, is in
Little Falls visiting the summer
school. She is the guest OF Miss Clute
and Mr.. Shoemaker, having been at
st. Cloud a classmate of the one and
a pupil OF the other.
The Knights of Pythias and Odd
Fellow lodges are negotiating: With
"A. Tanner for the leasing Of a hall
and ante-room in his new block on
First street. 1t is proposed to OBJ
tain a hall 80 X 60 feet in size, II foot
ceiling, and two property rooms,
ante-room and reception room. The
lodges will together furnish the
rooms, and, ii possible, suitcase to
other orders at times when not in
use by themselves. Both orders are
enjoying an excellent growth, and
venient are badly needed.
A rather curious misfortune befell
Alex. Charter, Of Belle Prairie last
evening. While proceeding home
from Little Falls his buggy broke
Down and he borrowed one of A.
Ducette to carry him to his farm To-
Gated further on. He left the Dor
rowed vehicle in the yard during the
night aud about II o'clock the child
rem were awakened by a light ON the
window and getting up saw the last
OF the Ducctte buggy going heaven.
ward in smoke. How it caught fire
is a mystery.
Some of the Indians at Mile Laos
have been seeking. legal advice re-
garding the order Of Commissioner
D. s. Hall that they cut no hay this
season for their own use, They have
number of ponies, but advice to
them to disobey the order would be
exercising very poor judgement as
should they do so it will undoubted.
ly result in trouble On the other
hand if the commissioner is wrong
they can recover from the govern
ment for any damage resulting from
the order.
The Odd Fellows have appointed
JAS. Walsh, Archie Heron and O. &
Trace a committee to act in conjunc
ton with committee of the knights
of Phythias, John DOran, Charles
Sprandel and Leon Houde, in nego
tiating with A. Tanner for the lease
OF the second story of his new bricl
[hlOck to be used as Il Joint Lodge
ROOM.
| Casper Schmidt, the Second stree
blacksmith, reports the, loss of {
gold watch and $15 in money from
his shop. The watch was stole1
about two weeks ago and the money
one day last week during an excite
ment in the street. He had bee1
keeping the matter quiet in the hop
of finding the thief
Geo. F. Fosters son, Clint, mar
rowly escaped a serious injury yes
terday. He was attending the.hors
when it suddenly let fly both feet
striking him upon the hip. No bone
were broken but the lad is quite bat
ly bruised. Had he been facing TIL
horse it must surely have killed hir
= If the law suit to collect pew ren
from the Swan River citizen is cal
ried to the supreme court, as nO'
seems probable, that court will &c
the first time consider the authorit
of the priest in such matters. Thel
is no decision in Minnesota establish
: ing the power OF the church author
ties, =. s.-.s.3ss:.y -
The Democrats came back frol
t Brainerd well pleased with the
, work. Well,it suits the Republican
too. Baldwin is unknown outsit
e OF Duluth, and will be q long way
t behind SeaIle when tho votes al
] counted. It'll.