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Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1893-06-09
SUPPOSED POISONING.
A Drainerd Man Eats Mush and Dies
in Great Pain

: BRAINERn, Minn,, Special, June o.
News reached here today OF a case of
supposed poisoning, and Henry
jackson. has been arrested charged
with committing that crime on his
.neighbor, John Peck, who died
suddenly in spasms and cramps last
night. The parties all live at Maple
Grove near Brainerd. Peck has
heen working for Jackson, and took
supper ut his house last night, 1nusll
and milk being served. After supper
Peck went to John WillOver's near
by, and while there he was seized
with cramps and died in aDout an
hour in great pain. Before he died
he said he knew Jackscn had given
him dose. as the nj 1sh was SO
bitter he fed most allf it tOllis dog.
The animal has not beeil seen since.
and the country IS being searched for
him. dead or alive, as that will have
IN l.!l ttl do W..he th :ase. y ackson
claims o be innocent The ecorOner's
jury will return q yertl ct t0murraW.
Peek was i married man. His family,
ls absent from the le state ON q
Visit
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1893-06-09
TWO RIVERS ALL HERE.
About Fifty Witnesses Who Talk All
Languages Called in the Abusive
Language Case.

The slander case from Two Rivers
now on trial before Justice Simmons
at the City Hall building is assuming
huge proportions, judged by the
number Of witnesses present and the
intensity Of feeling exhibited. The
case was adjourned from last week.
The complaining witness is Matt
thinner who charges John SINNERS
with using abusive language. j. H.
Rhodes represents the state and A..
P. Blanchard the defendant. while
Prof. Lanigan Is court stenographer.
Zimmer alleged that SINNERS cal
led him liar and used such abusive
language as might lead to an as
ssult. SINNERS introduced nineteen
witnesses to impeach the character
and testimony of thinner. And he
in ,rebuttal this afternoon it is stated
will introduce thirty-sevcn witnesses
to sustain his character The suit is
a criminal one but the trouble is said
to have been originally caused by a
dispute over Il line fence. And the
whole matter does not appear to be
so important as might seem from the
array of witnesses who represent all
nationalities and grades OF develop
ment. There were some substantial
and cool-headed men among them,
but others were SO excited that they
engaged in heated. discussions on the
street about the case and at one
time in front of the City Hall came
near having a general row. Fists
were used but no blood shed. JUS
tice Simmons came out and called
upon the police to open the big door
of the engine house at the same time
threatening to put them all in Jail.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1893-06-09
Arrested An Alderman.

A bold, daring feat was performed
by Aid. H. J. Andersen this morning,
who, at the risk OF his own life tested
the st. Germ ain street bridge. by
1rotting his horse atfulls speed across
the rickety old combination struct-
ure. Being a member of the
committee on Mississippi river
bridges, he no doubt was anxious to
know just what kind strain the
bridge would stand, and in a spirit
OF philanthropy, concluded to per-
sonally assume the risk.
This is one theory. The other,
advanced by Patrolman Julien
Campbell, OF the East Side, is that
the Seventh ward alderman was
trying to catch a Northern Pacific
train for st. Paul. The latter is
probably more reliable. But, be
that as it may it appears that there
is going to be trouble, unfortunate
as it may seem. Dan Harris was on
the bridge at the same time the
daring alderman made the trial, and
he became soincensed at his reckless
ness that he went before Judge Evans
and swore out Il warrant for Aid
Andersen arrest. He charges that
the alderman drove faster than a
walk. <.- 49,.
Some of Mr. Andersen's friends
have been. contending that holding
the position OF an alderman he
enjoys the same protection against
arrest, as a member of the legisla ture,
but Judge Evans does not see it in
that light So when the alderman
returns tonight he will beconfronted
by one Of those policemen that were
confirmed one evening during his
absence from a meeting of the
council. ST Cloud Times.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1893-06-09
BASE BALL.
The Little Falls Club And That Game
at Brainerd Sunday.

The boys of the upper Mississippi
are determined not to let interest in
the great national game die, however
much that may he the disposition
elsewhere No Worlds Fair or other
counter attractions can diminish the
glory of baseball. Decora tion day a.
game was played at atBrainerd between
the st. Cloud and Brainerd clubs, the
latter being successful. Rrainerd has
sent several challenges to the Little
Falls boys and they have accepted
the challenge, the game to be played
at Brainerd next Sunday.
Barney Burton is manager of the
club which is composed OF the follow
ing:
NJ. X. Osbourn. catcher
!. Geo. Goetz, pitcher.
+. E. Hall, short stop.
Fred McGonagle, first base.
W. H. Hill, second base.
Fulton Bell, third base.
William Galley, left field.
Billy Haverty, center field.
Fred Diamond. right field.
A subscription paper was being
circulated today with good results.
The boys want to raise 800 and the
indications are that they will easily
do that as all seem to think Little
Falls ought to have club.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1893-06-09
Landahl'S Sales.

H. Landau reports rushing busi-
ness iu land and city real estate.
Nearly every morning a party OF
landhunters under the able direction
of either Thos. Pierce or H. S. Clyde
can be seen starting from his office.
The most important sales during the
last few days are:
VIM. Peterson from st. Paul, so
acres in Elmdale town.
John Peterson from st. Paul, so
acres in Elmdale town.
Ole Hedin from Douglas Co. so
acres in Coldrum town.
G. j. LandstrOm from Moline, Ill.
40 acres in Pike Creek.
Carl Larson from Moline, ILL.,, 40
acres in Pike Creek
Emil Gustofson from Ishpeming,
Mich, 3 lots in Searle's addition.
This certainly does not indicate
dull times.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1893-06-09
THE BAKERY FIRE.
Thought to Have Been Set From the
Outside-Damage Slight.

| A fire occurred again last night at
the Riverside bakery owned by Gus
taverson & Olson. About a month
ago an incipient fire occurred there
from Goals falling out Of the oven. :
| There was no mystery about that,
but there is about the fire last night.
as 1t was evidently set from the out
side at a corner of a shed which is
not more than six feet from the side
walk near the west end OF the bridge.
1t is known that the fire begun there
and the building shows that too, as
that corner is the most burned. A
bottle was also discovered at this
corner outside and a part OF it's
pieces We're to be seen there this
morning. The theory is that it con-
tanned coal oil Or some liquid to start
the fire. The wrenches from the hy-
drants near by were stolen and a
wheel OF the hose cart in Hose Nos
nearly opposite was down in q
crack in the floor, so that it could
not be gotten out readily. The de-
partment from this side got on the
ground first and did the first work.
A boy by the name OF Garfield who
Works for the mill company saw Just
before the discovery of the fire man
in a mackinaw jacket going hurried
ly from the place.
The loss by fire is sslight-probably
about $3.50, though Mr. Olson thought
$40 would cover it. The building is
owned by Lars Hanson and is in
sured for $500 in the Springfield of
Massachusetts and Manchester OF
England, with George La Fond.
Upon the stock is an insurance of
$4O0 with Victor Schallen. The main
building was not touched by the
fire, only one of the sheds being in
jured. The fire department was
called out about o'clock and soon
subdued the fire, everything work
ing we'll and firemen acting with their
usual promptness and efficiency,
FIRE NOTES.
GustavsOn & Olson will continue
their baking operations at Joseph
kleber's bakery on Second street this
side until the necessary repairs arc
made at the Riverside Bakery.
Some suggest that the fire might
have caught from lighted cigar
being thrown down by Il passcr-by
on the sidewalk as the walk runs
within four or five feet Of the corner
where the fire began
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1893-06-09
Full Of mnLbM

5,-.-. H. .-..--.-.. -FNW or t7'0at6Ee
the ordinary pill. Trouble when
you take it, and trouble when you've
got it down. Plenty of unpleasant
ness, but mighty little good.
With DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets,
there's no trouble. They're made
to prevent it. They're the origi-
nal little Liver Pills, tiny, sugar
coated, anti-bilious granules, purely
vegetable, perfectly harmless, tho
smallest, easiest and best to take.
They cleanse and regulate the whole
system, in q natural and easy way
mildly and gently, but thoroughly
and effectively. One little Pellet
for laxative - three for cathar-
tic. Sick Headache, Bilious Head
ache, Constipation, Indigestion, Bill
ious Attacks, and all arrangements
Of the liver, stomach and bowels are
prevented, relieved and cured.
They're the cheapest pill you can
buy, for they're guaranteed to give
satisfaction, or your money is re-
turned.
You pay only for the value 70.
eeiyed Can you ask more2
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1893-06-09
Telephone System.

The council last evening granted
another franchise for stringing wires
and electric poles in the streets and
alleys of the city. making the fifth.
The last is to Thomas Baily and S.
P. Casey, who propose to at once
establish first class telephone sys-
tenn. They agree to have 10000 feet
OF wire strung and telephones in OPP
GRAFTON within one year. orforfeit the
franchise. -~. s
There are now so pledged snbscrib-
ers at $3.50 per month, which is 4
very good start. AS the patent right
on telephones soon expires, the COM
pany has a good opportunity to es-
tablish a prosperous business. II
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1893-06-09
CrOp PrOSnects Good.

D. Campbell of Culdrum, Joseph
Thomas of Elm Dale, N. Briggs of
Pierz, and other prominent farmers
of the county were in the the city
this week, and uniformly reported
that grain and other crops We're now
making good progress and that the
condition of the ground and the
weather were quite satisfactory.
All crops We're somewhat late, but
were growing well. Thus far the
promise for a bountiful harvest is
fully as good as usual, and with a
continuation of the favorable
weather Morrison county farmers
will gather larger crop than usual
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1893-06-09
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
LEGAL.
MEDICAL.

q G; TRACE, Physician and Surgeon, Butler
~ Block. Office hours from Q to IL a. m 2to
op. IN. Residence on East side OF Fourth street.
south OF Oak St. &B-Surgeon to n. p r. K.
Surgson to st. Gabriel's Hospital. s1 -
AZ. Roberts. Al. D., Homeopathic Physician
ana Surgeon, graduate OF Hahnemann
Medical College. Philadelphia, Pa Diseases Of
women specially. Office in Rhodes Block,
Residence on Second etreet, two blocks sonth y;
court house. Surgeon to st. Gabriers Hospital
q M. A. FORTIER NJ. D., C. M. Graduate
- of Victoria University, Montreal, Canada.
Surgeon to St. Gabriel Hospital Once hours s
60 IN A. NJ and to P. NJ. Office at residencs
corHsr Of First and Elm streets
nR MILLSPAUGH, physician and surgeon.
- Office In Flynn's new block.
Residence 1st Ave. S. f. near falls,
ohsce hours $50 to n. M. to p. M. and
~ p u" d&wtf
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1893-06-09
LITTLE FALLS HIGH SCHOOL.
First Annual Commencement, June 9th
Complete Program as Given
by Prof. Klepper.

The High School graduation exer-
cises are near at hand. And many
are preparing for this event of the
season in educational circles, The
exercises will occur at the COngrega-
tional church. And besides this
elaborate preparations are now
being made for the school exhibit
which will occur in the High School
room on Friday and Saturday.
Mention was made OF this exhibit a
few days ago, land it will undoub tedly
exceed expectations All interested
in school work should see that they
do not fail to see this, and all of
course are interested. Following is
the program Of graduation exercises
Friday evening:
1nvocat Rev. William Moore
Piano Solo,. o..............".......Mrs j. NJ. Tuttle
Grafton ..;;;........;;...S:..;"C Caesars Column
Henry r. Richard
Essay. The Columbian Exposition
Grace w. Hill
Bass Solo olo..............."Out on the Deep" Lohr
Mr.. Chas. H. Brown
Glass History Fred Hoffman
Solo Come Where the Iindens Bloom
Mrs. J. G.. Flynn
Grafton. Makers Of Modern Italy,
Rose f. Vasaly
Sole."... ...... 1.-The Roll CALI, Pinsutt
MIR. Z. NJ. Hoover
Class Prophecy Nora J. Mansfield
Oratiou..... .AnnexatiOn OF Canada
H. Albert Barton
Piano Miss Rose Ladeuceur
ValedictOry Henry X. Richard
Address Presentation OF Diplomas Pres. j. Carhart
Glass Ode ............. .... ......B BY the Class
Benedict!on ........ .........R Rev. J. s. White
Music. ... Mendelssohn Orchestra
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1893-06-09
CITY COUNCIL.
It ADULTS Bills, Considers A New
Telephone Ordinance and Other
Routine Business.

From Fridays Daily.
The city council met last night in
regular monthly session. There
present: Aldermen Rider, Mcdonald,
Harding, Bottom, Mahan, Butler
and President Moeglein.
The minutes of the last two meet
ings were read and approved.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1893-06-09


Royalton Banner: Win Mcguire,
who is to meet John Pacia in a
25-rOund match at Little Falls on
June 20. went into training Wednes-
day. His trainer, Frank Shepley, Of
Minneapolis, arrived Tuesday noon
and set his man to punching the ball
yesterday. Mr.. Shepley says that he
never knew q man to go into training
in better form than Mr.. Mcguire
and expects to hi = him in excellent
condition by the time OF the contest.
Mr. Shepley is an expert boxer and
has held the light weight champion
ship OF Montana for five years. The
stage Of the opera house has been
fitted up as q training room.
st. Cloud JUurnal-I'rpss: Mr.A e.
Ritter. who was in ST. Cloud Sunday
to visit his brother. Mr.. Z. .J. Ritte..
suffered q severe sprain tD his ankle
at Pleasant lake in the afternoon.
He was en- route to an Odd Fellows
convention at ROch ester. and though
he is very lame, proceeded anWa q
this M0rNina S., D 's.sl.ss So
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1893-06-09

The game warden at Fergus Falls
arrested NJ. J.Kohlerand VIM. acob-
son, of Leaf Lake, for netting fish.
Both Ware held to the grand Jury. !.
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-07-26
MODERN FEUDALIsM.

cessation of all law. The barbsric lead,
ers who had served under him, or had
opposed him, as the case might be-
gathered around them strong men, in
ured to war and pillRge, and taking the
Roman system Of clientsge as a sort OF
pattern, commenced to build system
which is felt even to this day.
The system of feuds consisted VI allot-
ments Of land, which, in the northern
tongue, was feuds, fiefs, or fees, meaning
g stipend or reward. The condition an
nexed to these stipends was knight SER
vice in war, and every feudatory could
claim the protection Of his chief, who
had put him in possession by the symbol
of the delivery Of seizen. A common in
terest ranged through each grade Of
title, and lands originally taken by the
strong hand Of might without justifca-
tion or cause became in time fixed inter-
ests under that principle which we call,
even to this day, vested rights. These
feudal barons in time surrendered their
feuds to stronger man than themselves
whom they called a king or suzsrRin,
who in turn rendered them back to
them on condition of war service. Thus
the source Of power and title became
vested in the king or suzersin, as it is
to-day in the government, The system
was carried into England by the Nor
mans, and from England some of it's
features have gone into sll nations,
claiming English law as base.
This general outline of the system will
be sufficient to give q proper understand
ing Of my subject, and the relative trend
OF forces leading up to the conclusion
which I shall draw.
Our civilization has been ironed with
this system, which found it's birth in
high-hsnded piracy, and which is to-day
in many Of it's phases as potent as when
the Norman was in the saddle debating
policies at the lsnce's point, and writing
history in the blood OF conquered prov
inceg.
One Of the remarkable features OF the
old feudsl policy was the entire absence
of all supreme legislation. 1t is difficult
to conceive how such thing could even
be, yet it is nevertheless true that for
more than 300 years there was lacking
this most essential attribute Of govern
ment. How striking is the historical
analogy Of the feudslism of the past to
the feudslism of the present In the lack
Of proper legislation, as we'll as the fail
ure Of the healtheul exercise of govern
mental control. 1t impreeses me with
peculiar force when / study system
which had it's birth in chaos, anarchy
and internecine war, how like it is q sys-
tenn Of commercial feuds in the way of
combines, trusts, syndioates, corpora
tions, and capitalistic organizations,
which have grown up within genera
tion, and finding birth in period of our
history when the anarchy of rebellion
and war held the nation at arms length,
and men were too busy to protect them
selves from an insidious enemy, while
fighting openly in the field.
Lincoln saw the danger and marked
the advance Of the system, which would,
In time, endanger the republic, and
warned the people against it; but at
that time the nation was powerless, in q
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-07-26


same manner as their predecessors oi
old. They have reduced the people to 9
condition Of vassslsgs almost as com
plete as in the days Of the kings. While
they do not coin money as they did in
another age, yet they control it, which
brings about the same result. Like the
feudsl chiefs, they are stronger than the
law, and are law unto themselves. By
cooperation and organization, they use
the government az q vast machine, in
their own interests, and scourgs the peo-
pie in the name Of law and constituted
authority. They employ the best legal
talent to sustain them and give the peo-
pie learned opinions on the questions of
vested rights, constitutional power, cor
poration law, and commercial usage, just
as the feudsl barons did when they
hired Girsrd and Obertus, the Milsnese
lawyers, to prepare and publish two
books on the law Of fiefs, which became
the groundwork of fsudsl jurisprudence.
They hold lawyers and courts to them
for the simple reason that they furnish q
field for employment, and can pay better
than the people.
AS the bRrons of old strengthened the
structure Of feudslism by a system Of
sub-infeudRtion, so their successors of
the present age have done. It was per.
haps not the original design, but as
everything moves along certain lines and
follows out hidden laws Of cauHation as
o part of the whole, so original designs
IN many instances have had to yield to
exigencies that arose from time to time,
and had to be met and provided for. To-
day, perhaps, the president of q trust
would deny the analogy between the
system he represents and the system of
feuds built up in the middle ages, but as
humanity moves in certain well-known
directions, and the same causes lie at the
bottom, there is no use in the light of
history to deny the kinship, and there is
no use to argue anything but the same
kindred results and the same common
ending.
By this system Of sub infsudRtion, as ]
will call it for lack Of a better name, and
to preserve the general symmetry Of my
subject, they have extended their power
into every possible phase OF the social
fabric. Small concerns have been alb
sorbed by the greater power and become
the outposts and agencies Of the great
central force, or head feud. The general
desire for safety and protection has in
.fuenced men engaged in business to take
shelter in Rsystem. which they intuitively
know is too strong to be resisted in Q
business way, and powerful enough to
give them commercial advantage.
Hence we find men Of ability, but with
meager capital, joining with the greater
capital, and agreeing to sell or buy in Rc-
cordance with its commercial terms, en-
joying q certain moiety Of protection,
and, in time, IL successful, becoming an
integral part of the great system. This
process Of Standardization becomes in
time, and, in fact, has now reached q
synthSticsl position in the great field Of
human enterprise in our country. We
find on every hand the agents and ennis
saries Of the rich and great in every city,
town and hamlet, and this accounts for
the fact that the towns are against the
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-07-26


What that power is we will determine
later on, but that there is such a power
in this country is certain, and in that
certainty bTeathes the free spirit Of the
nation.
That these barons have seized upon
that which represented vital interests TO
the people is manifest. The vastness of
natures resources has been explored and
rendered the special property Of the few.
The coal fields Of the states have passed
out Of the hands Of men Of small means
and into the hands Of the coal barons.
The same ig true Of the vast reservoirs Of
kerosene oil, which are necessary for the
use Of all, as the coal is for the warmth
Of all. The same is true OF every other
gift Of nature which these men may have
found Of any special value, or to become
Of value, by withholding the supply un-
til they could control the output and fix
the question Of market value.
By this system Of sub infeudation in
the way Of agencies, outposts and Ruxil-
iaries, they manage, by their exactions,
to extort money from all the people, and
thus lay by millions for the few at the
Of the many. That this is griev-
ously wrong is admitted by all good
citizens, and that such exsctions should
cease is the common wish. We only
disagree on the remedy.
The railroad lines, magnificent suxil-
iaries for rapid transportation and COM
municstion, useful aids in the way Of
civilization, have become so powerful
under their charters and so skillful in
the way Of manipulating laws and OBJ
tanning court decisions in their favor
that they have become a menace to the
masses, by reason Of freight and passen-
ger rates and frightful determinations,
to say nothing Of the methods adopted
in the way Of obtaining subsidies and
land grants, regulating watered stock,
and the consequent exsctions to pay divi-
dends on fictitious values. They now
q powerful arm Of modern
feudalism, and are the more dangerous
because representing, in 8 measure,
public interest as common carriers, and
thus entrenching themselves behind the
barriers Of the law, in the name Of pub
lie safety and public interest. By this
system Of infeudation they have made
all the smaller lines part Of the great
system, and competition among them is
sverted, and the public is the sufferer.
The beef combine is another part Of
this system Of feudslisn, which controls
the cattle market, fixes values and prices,
and builds up a class Of middlemen as
feudstories, who prey upon the sellers
while the greater force preys upon the
buyers, who must eat and pay the prices
fixed or 60 without meat food. Here,
again, q system of sub-infeudation is at
work among local dealers, who must sell
at prices fixed by the combine, or be
forced to quit by a system Of competi-
tion too we'll known to need any enlarge
ment upon.
The millers' trust 10 another feature Of
this system, which fixes the price of
wheat on the farmer, and in turn fixes
the price Of -four on the consumer, and
its fsudstories are bound to follow the
schedule adopted by the trust.