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Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1893-08-18
DIRTY DEAL.
The Saltwater Gang PdAety,ce
rhems*,xsss s<ss a's'e!'SSss'' Treat
nent of Visitors.
The Game Yesterday Stopped
by the Umpire on Recount
of "Rain.''
TT Four Innings the Game
Was 10 to 2 in Favor of Lit.
tie Falls.

The third of the series of three
games to be played between Little
Fails and Saltwater was to come off
yesterday, but it ended in a disgrace
full manner. In the first four innings
the score stood 1S to 2 in favor of
Little Falls, when a slight mist fell
and the umpire stopped the game
in resp fense to the demand OF the
Saltwater nine and against the pro-
tests of the Little Falls players. A
gang of Saltwater toughs run the
thing to suit themselves, and treat ted
their visitors in an outrageous man
ner. There was great deal OF
money on the game, each club ha wing
up hundred dollars, and there were
several large bets-probably more
than $1,000. 1t wasn't proposed to
have an outside team to win, and
what they lacked in skill in the dia-
mond they made up lawlessncss and
hoodlumism.
But for the honorable action of L.
Simonet it is doubtful if the expenses
would even have been paid, or the
$10O deposited returned.
But talk about playing ball, the
Prison City club is one of the poorest
our club has met, and they have no
business to challenge a crowd who
can play.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1893-08-18
Got a wadena Contract.

Ed. Mahan has secured the con-
tract for the construction of a school
house at Wadena, the price being
slightly below $1,000. There were a
large number of bids in, but he won
by a close figure. The people Of
Wadena are to be congratulated
that their work is to be done by a
first-class man. Mr.. Mahan is in
every way a reliable contractor, and
has done much of the best work in
this city. The recently completed
office of the Pine Tree Lumber com.
pany in this city was his work, and
that building is as good a recon-
mendation as a man needs. Work
will be commenced on the Wadena
contract at once.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1893-08-18
Kieh1e to Reeiqn.

A great sensation was created yes
terday by the publication of the fol-
lowing: 1t is not often that thepub-
lie hears of state official resigning,
but D. L. Kiehle, the state superin-
tendent of public instruction, is
about to become the rare exception
in official circles. But he is not 60
ing to take that step unadvisably,
for he is about to step into posi-
tion that suites his tastes and aspir-
ations better-he has been elected to
the chair of pedagogy of the State
University.
The board of regents of the State
University broke the record of official
zest yesterday. They held a contin-
uous session from O'Clock in the
morning until 7:l0 last evening.
They had their noon day meal
served in the governors rooms.
Messrs. Davis, Stearns, Mahony
and Owens were the absentees.
There were some exciting scenes,
but just what was the occasion is q
profound secret, locked up in the
bosoms of the regents. When the
adjournment had been reached the
reporters were informed that,
although they might pardonably
anticipate voluminous report or u
succulent story, the tale of the tran
sactions of the board could be related
in very few words.
D. L. Kiehle was elected professor
of pedadogy upon the assurance that
he would resign his present position.
Mr.. Kiehle explained that he was the
Oldest superintendent of public in
struction in the entire country. He
is now serving his seventh term.
There is but one other school official
that has been blessed with so long a
continuous career, and he is the Sec
retary of the Board of education OF
Massachusetts.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1893-08-18

A few OF our public spirited citizens
promptly blamed the water works
last evening for mot furnishing
pressure" and the complaint was as
well founded as usual. No water
was needed, and not hydrant was
opened. The pressure was all right,
of course, as any one can learn who
will take the trouble to examine the
automatic gauge report, a daily re-
cord of which is on file at the Electric
& Water company's Office for the
past year. The long headed people
who stood around and saw that
water was not on knew in a minute
that there was no pressure, and we
don't expect they will find out any
thing different.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1893-08-18
Best Trains For Worlds Fair

The best equipped and most complete trairs
from Minneapolis and St. Paul for. Chicago and
the Worlds Fair run via .'The North. Western
Lane" .. . H. 4. -e%...,:--
"World's Fair Express leaves Minneapolis
s:45, st. Paul s:s6 every evening except Sunday;
arrives Chicago, 745 q. M. and is equipped with
free reclining chair cars and gus lighted. vesti-
buled buffet seepers and because Of It's early ar
rival in Chicago is the best train to take for the
Worlds Fair as it gives long day in Chicago.
''North-Western Limited leaves Minneapolis
7:30. st: Paul, $40 o: clock. every night in tho
year and arrives Chicago $50 next mornine
This Is the easiest riding, finest equipped train
west Of Chicago, having hoth Pullman and WaK
ner Private compartment sleepers and .Bu1et
Smoking Library coaches. and Is the only pala
tial train OF Its kind Yin America on which no
extra fare 10 charged;
"Radger State Express leaves Minneapolis 7:2t
ST. Paul 500 o'clock, every morning u the yeas
and arrives Chicago s:s5 p. M. and IL equipped
| With modern day coaehes and luxurious parlo,
cars. s5gt.sz=
1t means the best service. the most complet,
omtort and the greatest lvxury when your tict
cts to Chicago read, ..via ..Ths sNorth-Wssterl
/ Line .55
For Illustrated Worlds Fair guide and ma,
folder nee address, ..5S
7. ". TEAsDALE
General PassengeE Agent,
g. Paul Mini
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1893-08-18
Dated Aug. IL, 1893.
n Bio Turtle.

Long Prairie Leader-While a
party from this place was fishing out
at Birch Bark lake Tuesday man.
moth mud turtle was hooked by Mr.
McNeal, a guest Uf Jacob Fisher, one
of the number who were out. The
turtle measured thirty-six inches
from the tip of it's head to the end of
it's tail and weighed fully fifty
pounds. After getting the monster
on dry land G. u. Radabaugh, who
weighs in the neighborhood of two
hundred pounds, stood on the tur-
ties back and was carried several
feet. There was quite an amount
of moss on the shell, showing it to be
an old settler. Mr.. McNeal is at
work removing the" shell by the pro-
cess OF boiling the turtle and will
take it home with him when he re.
turns to Indiana.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1893-08-18
SOME SPORT.
n Trap Shooting Tournament
to be Held In Little Falls
Hugust Fl.
Several Good Events with
Liberal Added Cash
Purses,

Arrangements have 1een made for
a gun shoot at Little Falls on Mon
day, August 2l, on the gun club
grounds in the southeast part of the
city. Little Falls has several good
shots, and this city 10 always repre-
sented at the tournaments in north
ern part of the state by good men.
Our boys have frequently been asked
to arrange for. g. meeting at this
place, and many good shots from st.
Paul, Minneapolis, st. Cloud, Royal
ton, Brainerd, Staples, Motley, and
other points have promised to come
here Whenever such a meeting should
be ANNOUNCED. A tournament at
Little Falls at thistime, just previous
to the opening of chicken season,
will without doubt be largely at
tended; in fact such a result has been
assured by correspondence with
those interested in such events before
this announcement was authorized.
The program has not been CON-
pleted, but it will include or blue
rock events, with $50 added money
to the purses, subscribed by local
parties interested in making the
affair a success; 2Or live bird events,
which are an unusual attraction for
spOrtsmen, besides the shoot of 100
birds side between G. N. Lafond, of
this city, and VIM. Thielman. of St.
Cloud, against Wilson x. and E. S.
Hill, OF St. Cloud, for 800 a side.
It is not generally expected that
purses of added money will be offered
as inducements in these local tourna-
ments, and the fact that Little Falls
does so shows the town is anxious
to make this one a success. The ar
rangements are in the hands of a
competent committee with G. N. La
fond at the head, and all who come
are assured that all possible will be
done to make the affair enjoyable to
them.
Progam of the shoot will be issued
in day or two, and any who desire
them and do not receive them will
be supplied by notifying Mr.. Lafond
or the Transcript Office.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1893-08-18
Matrimony Made Easy.

The Brainerd Journal is running a
matrimonial bureau. 1t says: "We
have received a letter from the gen.
tleman who recently advertised in
this paper to the effect that he
wished to correspond with some
young ladies with view to matri-
mony. He writes that he is sur
prised at the number of letters re-
ceived in response to the
advertisement, and that "pretty
near all are the right kind of young
ladies, if they are as they say"
Strangely large majority of the
letters are from places outside OF
Grow Wing county, the most distant
place being a town in West Virginia.
st. Cloud gave more responses than
Brainerd. Several other gentlemen
men have signified a wish to insert
similar advertisements in the Jour
nal ''just for fun" but we have re-
used to accept such advertisements
unless the persons who wish to ad.
vertise satisfy the editor that they
mean business. There shouldn't he
any trifling about a matter Of this
kind"
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1893-08-18
CITY COUNCIL.
The Gao Company Gets IN
Exteneion-Othe
Business.

The city council met last night in
special session at the COLL of Mayor
Richardson.
There were present: Alderman
Rider, Mcdonald, Bottom, Harding,
Mahan, Butler and President Moe
glein. t'
An ordinance providing for the ex.
tension of the time within which the
gas mains of the Peoples Gas COM
pany are required to be laid was pre-
sented to the board and read and
with the unanimous consent of the
same was read the second time for
final passage and upon roll call was
adopted, all voting for it.
There was a proviso that the CON-
pany do a certain amount OF work
toward putting in their electric light
plant within year or forfeit their
franc chise. : -s -. - =: ~ II,
The deed of P. II. Gross and others
to Peoples Gas company was pre-
sented to the board and read and
duly granted.
The petition of G. Van Buskirk, T.
G. Gordon and others asking to have
water mains laid on Fifth ave S. w.
was presented to the board read and
rejected.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1893-08-18
n SCRIP.
Win S. Megquier and Joe
Sheehy Will Meet in Little
Falls August 2S.
Both Men FIRE Good Ones, and
the Contest Will be
Red Hot,

Ever since the Pacia-M -Megquier fiz-
zle last June, in which Pacia flunked
out, Megquier has been anxious to
meet some other prize fighter, and
has kept himself in good condition.
His desires are at last to besatisfied,
and he will meet one of the best men
in the Northwest. Last Saturday
articles of agreement were signed
with Joe Sheehy, OF Duluth, a man
well known as one of the most des-
perate prize fighters in the ring. He
has fought scores of times, and met
the best fighters. While he is
heavy weight, he is not as large a
man as Megquier, the Royalton
giant, who stands feet and weighs
over 22O pounds. Sheehy will fight
at l95, which is several pounds less
than his antagonist. The fight will
attract large crowd, as the reputa-
ton of both men is such that a good
contest is guaranteed. Sheehy will
go into training at this place, in
charge of Mike Fitzpatric, of st.
Paul.
There is no question but the fight
will come off, as the first deposit has
been made, and both men anxious
for it. The fight is for $3.50 side,
and Thorn ic cnnc;, ,loro In ~, ,>,o ,,,r,o,,
back of each.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1893-08-18
BISHOP ZHRDETTI.
B1eSScS the French Catholic
Church and Speaks On In
falIibi1itv.

The French Catholic church in this
city was dedicated yesterday. At
$50 low mass was celebrated and at
1890 the Rt. Rev. Bishop Zardetti of
st. Cloud blessed the church. He al
SO administered the rite of contirma-
tion to large class.
Rev. H. Guin, of Belle Prairie gave
the sermon of circumstance in the
forenoon. The elaborate musical
program which has been already
published was rendered in very ef-
fective manner. The music was of a
high order.
Last evening at 7:3O Bishop Ear
detti lectured to large congregation
on "The Authority of the Church"
He spoke in part substantially as
follows:
"When u bishop appears, both
Catholics and non-Catholics regard
the occasion OF more than ordinary
Importance. The Catholic sees in the
bishop a representative OF apostolic
succession. The non-Catholic sees in
him an official of the oldest and
strongest religious organization in
the world, and in this capacity l
stand before you tonight. Realiz-
ing my own inability have faith in
the authority of the Holy Church.
The founder of Christianity establish
ed the church as an authority. We
hear of dissension and the changes of
creeds in the Protestant branches Of
church. When men in the sixteenth
century rejected the authority of the
church OF God, they set themselves
adrift without anchor. There must he
infallibility in authority. Take
away authority and the church
would collapse"
, The bishop then discussed the
meaning of authority and it's neces-
sity, as parental authority, civil
authority. He argued that religious
authority was within the Catholic
church, that it was established b.
t Christ. the incarnate son of God Ind
l that it is supernatural. Christ
selected seyenty-twO followers, then
twelve who were still nearer to him,
, afterwards three and at last one
Peter. According to holy scripture
Peter was the rock upon which he
built his church and declared that
the gates OF hell should not prevail
) against it. He made it also mis-
! sionary religion and declared to his
t disciples to whom he gave authority
e to go into all parts of the world and
r preach the true religion. He dwelt
: upon the dignity and loftiness oftrue
} preaching Men may err because
] they are fallible, but the church is in
. fallible. Men have attempted to
:. create churches, but mortals could
!, not create churches whose authority
e would be infallible. In the last part
} of the bishops sermon, however, the
; doctrine was enunciated or at least
r seemed to he that if we live in ac-
4 cordance with the best light that we
!. have, the future willnot deal harshly
: with us, whether we be within the
ell fold Of the Catholic church or any
- other 95
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1893-08-18
NEEDS n CAT.
Bad Mice or Some Mysterious
Agency Cause a
| Fire.
Joseph Hennen's Saloon Mar
r rowly Escapes Destruction
Last Night.

If there were more cats and fewer
insurance policies Little Falls fire
men would obtain more rest. 1t is
possible that a cat clause to insur.
ance policies would do good. These
remarks are general, and the last
special fire news is as follows:
This morning a few moments be.
fore O'Clock Joseph Hennen closed
his soloon, situated in a row OF
| wooden buildings on First street
just south of L. D. Browns drug
store, and started home. A very few
minutes after he had gone Night
Police Tourtillotte saw smoke issu-
ing from the front. Of. the Hennen
saloon and, breaking the door dis
covered the room full of smoke, and
the interior of the back-bar afire. He
gave the alarm, and the department
at once turned out. The fire did not
have a chance to make great head
way before stream from the Chemi-
cal was turned on. 1t was rather
difficult place to reach, as the fire
was OH the inside Of the bar, and the
doors of it closed; the smoke was so
dense that it was sometime before
the firemen could get into the room
far enough to open the doors of the
back bar and turn the Chemical
stream onto the fire. 1t was soon
subdued, however, and the hosecom-
panies did not turn on a stream.
All the companies responded
promptly, the Third Ward hose
company being on hand very early.
The fire was in a very dangerous To-
cality, and had it got d start into
the wooden walls OF the building it
would been a bad one to fight, as the
structure was in a compact row of
wooden ones.
Mr.. Hennen carried $500 insurance
on stock and fixtures, $1,000 being
with Paul Gaethke's agency and
$500 with Gerald Massy's. The in
voice of the stock is being taken by
the insurance men this afternoon,
and it will be a surprise if it is more
than a third of the $l,050 insurance
which was on the stock.
The building is owned by A. Tan
ner, with small insurance on it.
1t is difficult to imagine how a fire
could started as it did. The match
es were kept in a. drawer some dis
tance from the burned part. There
was no kerosene lamp or lantern in
use, no water heater, and there had
been no fire in the building. 1t
would have been impossible for a
smoker to carelessly throw a match or
cigarin the place the fire started, and
there are no grounds for theory of
spontaneous combustion. 1t is very
easy to believe that the fire was
started Intentionally, and as all the
doors and windows were in the
usual condition and no goods were
taken it cannot be blamed to burg
lars. It was not ten minutes after
Hennen left before the fire was dis
covered, and the matter has a very
bad look
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1893-08-18
Encouraoind.

H. Thorson, president of the Ger
man-American National bank. OF
this city, and interested in several
other banking institutions of the
state, was in the city today and con-
firmed the general belief that the
financial condition is improving. He
stated that there was no doubt but
money was getting easier, and that
he believed the near future would
see capital seeking Investment in
large volume. The immense Mount
of money now lying idle will soon
seek employment in the Usual lines ol
trade and finance.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1893-08-18

At the special school meeting held
in the city last Friday evening the
proposition to borrow5t$35 900 of the
state to apply ON the construction of
new school buildings was carried by
a vote of 127 to 10. President Cong
don, of the board OF education, left
here Sunday morning for st. Paul,
and on Monday he got the loan
formerly granted by the proper OFF,
GERS of the state. He brought the
bonds back with him to be signed
and the money will be available az
soon as the bonds are filed.-Brain-
erd Journal, -
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1893-08-18
PROBHBLY TONOvEMBER
Will the Big Mill On the West
Side Run-Litt1e Mill
Shuts Down.

Some excitement was occasioned
today by a rumor that the little mill
would shut down tonight. A re-
porter called this forenoon at the
office of the Pine Tree Lumber COM
pany and secured the following in
formation from C. A. Weyerhauser,
the general manager:
1.-The old mill on this side OF the
river will close tonight. We close
the old mill to enable us the longer
to run the new mill. There was an
understanding at the lumbermen' S
convention that all mills should close
September 20 or wha t would be equiv
alent to that time. We can run one
mill much cheaper comparatively
than two, and besides the new mill
has all the modern improvements
and can be operated much cheaper
than the old mill. This arrange
ment will enable us to run the big
mill until probably November or it
freezes up. We shall run certainly
until we get the lumber yard FULL
The Pine Tree company has en-
ployed about 600 men during the
summer and now by shutting down
the old mill and taking men off the
drive only a little over 100 will be
thrown out of employment. And
those that are being discharged are
single men. Most of the married men
are being transferred to the big mill.
The shutting down OF the old mill
also enables the company to make
some Improvements upon it. So
under all the circumstances, and run
ming the new mill to November,
nearly a full seasons work will be
put in.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1893-08-18
New Minneeota Poatmaeters.

New Minnesota Eo0tmaot&r0.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10.-Several i'm
portant fourth-class postofices in
Minnesota were supplied with Demo.
cratic postmasters today. The list
is as follows: Breckenridge, Wilkin
County, Miss Sadie Truax, vice W.
M. Jane, removed; Deer Greek, Otter
Tail county,J. B. Hope, vice A. D.
Baker, removed; Murdock, Swift
county, Thomas Fogarty, vice
Amandus Larson, removed; James.
vile, Waseka county, H. H. Gilday,
vice J. A. Henry removed; st Paul
Park. Washington county, Albert
Leininger, vice G.. W. Hammer, re
signed; White Bear Lake, Ramsey
county, L.. j. Markoe. vice j. w
King, removed.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1893-08-18

Frederick Weyerhauser, M. G. Nor
ton and Peter Musser have begun
action against Olaf Rankinen to re.
plevin 5000 feet of sawed lumber and
130 pine logs, valued at 1886, and fol
refusing to deliver. The property il
in Wadena county.-St. Paul Globe.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1893-08-18
n Glove Conteet.

The articles of agreement made be
tween Mike Fitzpatric, of St. Paul.
Minn., and Jack Harper, of Long
Prairie, Minn.; said Mike Fitzpatrick
agrees to stop said Jack Harper In
ten rounds, for fifty dollars side,
with four ounce gloves, said contest
to take place at Little Falls, Minn.,
on Saturday, the 10th day of August,
1893. A forfeit of $4,000 has been
posted.
MIKE F1TzPATRlC,
St. Paul.
JACK HARPER,
Witness: Long Prairie.
L. HERMAN.
JOHN SHEEDY.
The above is from the Staples
World. Dlligent inquiry has been
made in sporting circles here, but
nothing can be learned OF any such
proposed contest.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1893-08-18
Challenge to Shoot.

We hereby challenge Wilson x
and E. S. Hill, OF st. Cloud, to a
shoot, 100 blue rocks a side, for $780,
the match to take place at Little
Falls on Monday afternoon, Aug
81, 1893.
G. N. LAFOND,
VIM. TH1ELMAN
nofo1 A no 10 1909
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1893-08-18
Redwood Falls, Minn., Aug. II. 1893

Mrs. Nick Kampa. of Duelm,
farmers wife, met with q bad acci-
dent this morning. She was helping
her son in unloading potatoes in
front of BOyd's store, on st. Ger
main street. The woman was in the
back end of the wagon pulling at a
bag of potato The sack suddenly
gave way and she fell headlong out
of the wagon. She was thrown into
the gutter, and the back of her head
struck with terrible force on the
granite paving blocks. G. A. Doyle
saw her fall and ran to her assis-
tance. Policeman Quiniivan also
rushed across the street where the
woman lay and the two carried her
into Spefcer's drug store. Her son
in the meantime continued to unload
potatoes scarcely stopping to see
what had happened. The woman
was senseless for a short time. A
IdOctOr was called. who found that
the: skull wasnot fractured, although
the woman had sustained a terrible
scalp wound. She was also badly
hurt about the back. At present, j
/ is hard to tell how serious her injur
les will provost. Cloud Times.