Little Falls transcript., 1892-07-29
Found The Plumber,


search for the man who had bee1
seen by the policeman taking shing
les the night before from the Hanson
building at the West end of til
bridge. They had a suspicion as tt
who he was and their conjecture
proved correct for emerging from TIN
woods the man was seen across tn
field at work with another MAJ
shingling his house. The officer an,
Mr.. Doran were also seen by tn
thief and he and his fellow workman
hastily clambered down and mad
a bee line for the brush close by eacl
with a bundle Of shingles in his arms
A search by the visitors for the plum
der found two of the bundles hid il
the brush and the rest had been util
lied in the building. The shingles
were OF the same brand as those
stolen and Mr.. Doran also identified
lumber stolen from him in the house
The thief is a Swede and lives about
two miles from Flynnberg. A war
rant will soon be issued for his ar.
rest. 1t is hoped that he will receive
the penalty of the law ii convicted.
The authorities of a city are re.
sponsible for it's government, and
where elections are held annually
the officials are certainly sure to
keep in sympathy with public senti-
ment. Whatever restrictions should
be placed ON any business come prop
erly under the authority of the mum
icipal officers. 1t is not fair to ex-
pect the county officials to SUPER
wise the details of city government,
when it is apparent that the city
authorities have the confidence and
support of a majority of the people
1t is frequently the case that liber-
ties are allowed in the city that
excite the criticism and opposition OF
a number OF the residents, and in
stead Of swearing out a complaint
an effort is made to induce the county
attorney to use his authority to
correct minor evils.
The county attorney has done this
with reluctance, believing, as. he does,
that the city authorities should be
held responsible for the management
Of affairs in the city. He sees no
need of appealing beyond the local
authorities for controlling all affairs
in the city, and hereafter will con-
slider himself justified in refusing to
interfere in questions that are of in
terest to the city only. Parties de-
string Il stricter enforcement of the
ordinances should make their re-
quests to the officials who were Sc
ected by the people for the purpose
of attending to city government.
The county attorney, as well as the
.ity attorney, or any therprosecut-
ng officer, will give prompt atten-
tion to any duly made legal COM
plaint, but the parties making the
move must hereafter assume their
proper position in the matter, and
1Ot expect the county attorney to
oegin prosecutions in the city upon
secret or private information. The
:ity and county authorities are both
certainly willing to perform their
duties, and good judgement will en-
lorse the position taken by the
county attorney.
Little Falls is an orderly and we'll
city, and under it's present
plan of government is progressive
md contented. That all should not
agree on unimportant details is not
but that, taken as
whole, the people are well suited
with the present mode of adminis-
ration cannot be doubted. It is
certain that no one will shirk re-
'ponsibility for official conduct, and
he corrections of any evils should be
made by the people most interested.
Last winter the Transcript pub
ished a list of several brick blocks
hat would probably be built in Lit
lie Falls in 1892, and many of our
'eaders intimated that the imagina-
ion Of the writer was responsible
or most of the buildings. The sum-
ner's work has more than exceeded
the predictions, however, and more
)lick will be placed in walls in this
:ity during 1892 than there will be in
the three neighboring cities combined
during the same time; and Ourneigh-
oOrs are having a acreditable growth.
The solid growth Of Little Falls this
season is a surprise to all visitors,
and a credit to the enterprise OF our
people. The foundation for this
growth is the development OF per-
industries that here find a
better location than elsewhere, and
no branches OF business are repre-
sented beyond the legitimate de-
mands. All classes OF business are
and times are better in
no city in Minnesota than in Little
Falls. Buildings are rented for long
terms of years before completion,
and the returns ON all buildings er-
ected for renting are very good.
Paul Gaethke has resigned his po-
sition as collector for the Electric &
Water company, and willfor the pre-
sent devote his time to his insurance
business. He was Il competent and
reliable employe, and gave satisfae
tory services at all times. His posi-
ton will be filed by G. A. Stobie.
The man who writes the heads or
this paper came very near losing l1is
job yesterday. In writing head fo7
the poem published in another col
umn he had it ':Lines on a SchOo
Ma'am's Face He was prOmptl,
called down by the managing edito
and informed with more force THAI
politeness that there We're neithe
lines nor flies on the school teachers
faces. He will probably know bette
next time.
Geo. A. Brauer, to be head mile
in the Riverside mill, accOmpanie
by Mrs. Brauer, arrived last nigh
from Minneapolis.