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Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1894-03-30

FARMER Won DUSENBINKIE.
wave crest was 3 hat. Then the mans
head appeared, then a pair of horses
ears. Then gradually the entire ''rig''
hove into view, dripping with the mix.
ture of earth and water of which the road
was composed.
When the Ridge was reached, it was
plain to all that the driver was Won Du-
senbinkie. His teeth were chattering,
for the mud and water were ice cold, but
his face wore the expression that comes
only to the countenances of men who
have achieved. He bore the guying of
the Ridge folks with fortitude till some
one asked him jeeringly what he had
brought with him. Then he looked for
his bag of pumpkin seeds, but in vain,
for they had been washed away and then
formed component parts of the mud of
the Black North.
The story goes on to the effect that it
was then that the movement began to
gravel the roads that lead from the Ridge
toward the lake. At all events, most Of
the main highways are now redeemed
from their old time spring fathomless-
ness, and if Farmer Won Dusenbinkie
still lives and has some pumpkin seeds
to take to market this spring he will be
able to do so without running the risk of
being smothered in the mud.
All joking aside, the period in every
spring during which farmers in certain
country districts are mudbound is a
most depressing one, and one which can
not but tend to be the reverse of benef-
cial. It should be done away with, and
right speedily. But it does not become
those who dwell in cities-at least in
some cities-to rail too much about coun-
try mud unless they are willing to admit
that they are equally at fault. I know
of one large city located not more than
a thousand miles from New York that
has miles and miles of streets that for
depth and foulness of mud each spring
time would put to blush the most re-
mote country road. And know of an
other city almost as large, situated in an
inland state, where some Of the streets
are just as bad. Perhaps some of the
readers of this newspaper can guess the
name of that city. I. D. MARSHALL.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1894-03-30
NOTICE OF PUBLICATION.

-. Land Office at st. Cloud. MINI,
r.. February, oath, 1884,
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice OF his intention
make final proof in support OF his claim. and
that said proof will be made before isaac E.
Staples, Clerk OF Court at Little Falls, Mimi,
on April 10th. 1894 viz:
William Tough. H. Z. No. 13s49 for the swL
nwH. nwH swA and lot 10, sec. 10 and lot OF
section "a III township ~ of range 81.
He names the following witnesses to prove lis
continuous residence upon, and cultivation OF,
said land. W.:
Charles Lyon, Louis Gravel. Ellsworth Coburn
and A. Magnon all OF Gilbert p. O.. Minnesota.
4. BARTO,
REGISTER.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1894-03-30

mud itself in localities far enough north
to be within the belt of considerable
snowfalls. By perversity of natural
laws the drifts pile themselves up be-
tween the fences of theroads and also per-
sist in spots along the way for days and
sometimes weeks after most of the snow
has disappeared from the fields. The
track Of a sleigh is much narrower than
that of wagon. Consequently when so
much of the snow has gone that sleigh
ing is no longer feasible and whatever
travelling is done must be by wagon the
wheels, when they come to the lingering
drifts, have to make new tracks for them
selves outside those that have been beat
en- hard by the tread of horses feet and
the runners of the sleighs. The result is
often "spreading," which may be due
either to dishing of wheels or springing
of axletrees. The latter may even some
times break.
The sketch that accompanies this arti-
Gle was drawn from memory, but it COR
rectly shows forth the conditions to
which have referred, likewise the frame
of mind int. which the bucolic driver is
generally thrown when he realizes that
he has got into 'spread." It would not
be decorous to repeat in type the Ian
guage that sometimes flows from the bu-
collie mouth on such occasions.
It will be pretty clear to the reflective
mind why the ruralist, who, to travel,
must pass over drifted roads in the
spring of the year, aims to go about as
little as possible until the roads get set
tied, and that when he does drive he
does not use light wagon. The drifts
will not have more than begun to melt
before the frozen ground begins to soft
en-. The farther north it is the later the
general breaking up period, and the
colder the previous winter the longer
this time Of mingled snow and mud will
last. It is not over until all the frost is
out of the ground and all the mud is
dried up. When that has taken place,
the roads are settled.
The time of greatest horror is when
there are alternate stretches of snow
and mud along the highways. It is then
that the mud has no bottom that can be
found, and it is then that he who has tc
drive 10 or Is miles has need of all his
persistence and fortitude. This is doubly
so if his route lie over road that tray
erses first hill and then valley. The hill
roads will be deep in disintegrating
drifts, the roads of the wales fathomless
with a Shiny, mucilaginous mixture OF
mud and water. On the uplands the
wagon may "spread," and in the low
lands the stiff mud may wrench off a
wheel. Then, in order to traverse the
deeps of the highway, he has to take 8
rail from the roadside fence and make a
"drag." By this means he escapes the
slough into which he has fallen only tt
be stuck in the next one. Then his
horses, tired beyond equine endurance
balk.
After half an hour of alternate coax.
ing and whipping they are induced te
pull together again, but with such fran
tic energy perchance as to break Whit
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1894-03-30
KILLED BY HIS OWN BOMB.

Something About the French Anarchist
Who Met Horrible Death In London.
Martial Bourdin, the French anarchist
who was killed by the explosion of bomb
he was carrying in London few weeks ago,
once visited the United States and was well
known to the leading anarchists Of this
country. He spent year in New York.
He also visited Chicago and was hand in
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1894-03-30
NOTICEFOR PUBLICATION.

. u
March l, 1891
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice OF his intention to
make final proof in support OF his claim, and
that said proof will be made before Isaac E.
staples. Clerk of Court. at Little Falls, Mimi. on
April 18th, 1894 viz:
Denis Rivit H. E. 1854 and Add. 1886 for the
swA swI and nw1 swA, see, 50, two. Al, rye. 81.
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon, and cultivation OF,
said land, viz:
w. A. Bushey, Eugene Gotta, Victor Nikifora
and Frank Broseau all OF Little Falls, MINI.
A. BARTO.
Register.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1894-03-30
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION,

y ). Land UmCe, st. Cloud, MINI,
Feb. g. 1891.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice Of his intention
to make final proof in support Of his claim. and
that said proof will be made before Isaac E
Staples at Little Falls, MIMI, on April 10th
1894, viz: Benjamin j. Smith, H. E. No. 1898
for the neN Section IA twp 1872 range 80.
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
ct. said land, viz
Levi White. William DAVIS, Alexander Cock
burne, Martin Enke, all of Rail- Prairie. MINI.
A. BARTO,
Register.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1894-03-30
NOTICE OF PUBLICATION.

Land Office at St. Cloud, Mimi.
February. 24th. 1884,
Notice Is hereby given chat the following
named settler has filed notice OF his intention to
make final proof in support of his claim. and
that said proof will be made before Isaac f..
Staples. Clerk OF CourG at Little Falls, MINI, on
April 10th, 1894 viz:
Charles Lyon, H. f. No. 1870 for the wiz swll.
swI nw1 and lot OF section "a, twp. ~, rye. 81.
He names the following witnesses to prove his
con tinuous residence upon, aud cultivation Of
said land, viz:
William Tough. Louis Gravel, Ellsworth Co
burn and 4. Maguon all of Gilbert T. o., Mime
sofa.
A. BARTO,
Register.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1894-03-30
Gentle. hut Crushing.

Verisop ht-Well, after all. I believed the
less one. knows the happier one is.
Genevieye That is comfortable philos-
ophy. You must be very happy.-For
Ne Not. S.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1894-03-30
EXPERT EVIDENCE IN COURT.
Judge Longenecker Mentions Some Abuse
and Sup.rests Desired r. efOrn,s II, 81

and Suggests Desired Reforms.
Judge Joel NJ. Longenecker, ex-state's at
torney at Chicago, who distinguished him
self by the prosecution Of the Cronin con-
spirators, recently delivered himself of the
following opinions on the subject of expert
evidence in criminal trials:
1t would be impossible for courts or liti
giants to dispense justice or obtain correct
judgments without expert testimony. There
are experts on bookkeeping, experts on
mechanism, experts on handwriting, mi
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1894-03-30
She Kneu,,,r :Iaek.

b Sweetie lack told me last night he loved
me, and then ne kissed me.
witAont telling them that: Detroit Free
Press, s5
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1894-03-30
Rothschi1d's Colony In Palestine.

Baron Edmond de Rothschild's colony
in Palestine shows such promise of sue
cess that he has purchased more land.
In accordance with the baron's request
the colonists have all abandoned the use
Of Yiddish and now speak nothing but
Hebrew.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1894-03-30

In the face of the absolutely stupen-
dous number Of pictures which represent
Queen Victoria on any and every domes-
tic occasion with her crown on, it is rath-
or curious to learn that she has not, as
matter of fact, worn it more than 20
times during her whole reign.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1894-03-30

.
ORDER FOR HEARING AND NOTICE OF APP
PI.IcATIoN FOR APPOINTMENT OF AD-
s MINISTRATOR. .~
STATE OF MINNEsoTA,)
COUNTY OF MORRISON
%s.4& In Probate Court
IN the Matter OF the State OF Mary L. Farrand,
Deceased. g.. -5s.F ~
On reading and fling the petition OF CYRUS Fl j.
farrand, representing among other things
that Mnry E. Farrand late of the town of belle
Prairie, in said County on the Gath dav OF De-
cember A. D. 1898, at said town OF Belle Prairie
died fntestate. and being O resident of this
County at the time OF her death. leaving goods
chattes aud estate within this County and that
the said Petitioner is the husband of said de-
ceased aud praying that admnist ra ton of said
esta te be to him granted:
1t is ordered, that said petition b, heard before
the Judge OF this Court. on Monday the Goth day
OF March A. d. 1891, at 10 O'Clock A. NJ at his
office in the Court House 1T Little Falls in said
County.
Ordered further, that tice thereof he given to
the heirs OF sand deceased and to all persons in
teres:ed, by publishing a copy OF this order for
three successive weeks prior TO said day of hear
ing. in the The Little Falls Transcript, a weekly
newspaper printed and published at Little Falls
in said County.
Dated at Little Falls the 1st day Of March A
d. 1884.
BY the Court,
DONATTRETTEL.
Judge of Probate.
(sEAL
wv
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1894-03-30
NOTICE OF PUBLICATION.
Land Office at ST. Cloud, Minl

Land Office at ST. Cloud, Minn..
[-... March 2. 1891.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice Of his intention to
make final proof III support OF his claim, and
Tat said proof will be made before Isaac E.
Sta pies, clerk Ct court at Little Falls. MIMI, on
April 10, 1894. viz:
Ferdinand Erbach 81 swK. sec. 6, twp. 129,
Range 80. :,
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon, and cultivation of,
said land. viz: -.
Peter Arndt. VIM. Nieman, Charles Nieman,
Peter Meyer, all OF Little Falls.
go A. BARTO,
Register.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1894-03-30
waitin,,e.

y There's young lawyer in Detroit whose
reputation for prompt pay is not the best
"a friend called on him the other day to
have him go out with him.
cant go right now 2 he said, shut if you
will wait until / come back Pm yours. !"
here are yon goingf"
Around to my tailor,s to pay a bill. .
The friend began to button up his over
coat.
ST Thanks. he said. Il guess TIL not wait.
I've got to get to my place before next sum-
mer Detroit Free Press.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1894-03-30

A French surgeon removed bullet from
the eye of child without destroying the
sight of the optic. .s
K ..,s.., Roads of China.
An interesting chapter on the topic of
public roads is afforded in the results
noted by the Shanghai branch of the
Asiatic society of some recent extensive
Investigations made by its agents as to
the condition and maintenance of roads
in China It is not, however, chapter
on good roads. Indeed it is much like
the famous chapter on the snakes in Ice
land, for there seem to be no roads in
China worthy the name. Instead of the
farmers being interested in the making
and maintenance Of good roads, as, is the
case here; the Chinese farmer interests
himself largely in the destruction of such
roads as may chance to be made. He
does not travel himself and is against
any one else doing SO, at least over his
land. There are no public highways
made and maintained by law. Travellers
may drive where they please, SO far as
the owner Of the land may please, and
there is constant warfare between the
two classes, SO that all there is Of roads
through the country is just what the one
may suffer or the other wrest.-New
York Sun.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1894-03-30

Lay the road out perfectly straight
and in the center of the allowance, where
straight road is the proper thing. Make
all diversions in natural, easy curves.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1894-03-30
Delicate Surgery.

A French surgeon removed bullet from
the eye Of a child without destroying the
sight of the optic. s
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1894-03-30

TAYLOR, CALHOUN & RHODES,
Attorneys for Mortyagees.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1894-03-30
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE.

EDWARD p. SASRORN
Attorney for MortgaSee.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-10-24
STE9LIUG TI|lBER.
Judgment for ST 900 Obtained by
Poor Settler Against c. A.
Smith l. Co. =
The Manner in Which Some of the
'Reputable Lumbermen" of
Minneapolis Accumulate
Million Dollars in
Few Years.

Duluth Commonwealth: Joseph Hanson
Co. Verdict for $1,000.
That is a celebrated case in Aitkin counI
ty. To be sure, it doesn't take much to
make a celebrated case in Aitkin. The
court only sits once year. This time they
had only II cases on the calendar for the
whole years grist, and less than half of
those came to trial. So when a good case
comes up the whole town turns out. And
this was a first-clasS case. That anybody
should have the nerve to sue &. A. Smith
was astonishing enough. The people were
very near giving an ovation to John Rust
gard, who attorney for plaintiff. AS
it was, he got back last night flushed with
compliments and looking taller and bon
nier than ever.
Hanson located in a homestead in Aitkin
county last winter. Saunders cut the logs
off and put the Smith company's log mark
on them Hanson sued, and the people
wondered at his audacity. He got his YER
dict. and they wondered at his success.
The defense was very interesting and
not at all weak.
TheN set up the argument that Saunders
had nothing to do with Smith. Saunders
swore to that himself. because a judgment
against him. wouldn't be worth much
Smith swore to the same thing.
That point was disposed of when Rust
gard flashed letter on them written by
Saunders himself saying &c. A. Smith &
Co. are the real people you have to deal
with, and you probably know who they
are'-intimating that 1t wouldn't do the
plaintiff any good to try it.
After Saunders was trapped with that
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-10-24
PEOPLES PARTY CITY PLATFORM.

The platform as adopted is as follows:
The Peoples Party in the city of Mime
apoliS in convention assembled, believing
that the government of great cities
present one Of the great problems of our
civilization, and that municipal campaigns
should be based upon municipal issues,
makes the following declarations as EN-
bodying it's idea of the pressing demand of
municipal reform.
First-The laws of the state and the or
dinances of the city should be rigidly and
impa rtially enforced.
Second-The city should possess to the
fullest extent its autonomy, and its cleo
tons should be changed from autumn to
spring.
Third-That the people may be complete
ly represented, proportional representation
should be adopted.
Fourth-Municipal ownership and opera
ton under the civil service of the city of
the railway, telephone, gas and electric
plants, Is the only just method to all the
people.
Fifth-The employment of the best class
of men in all the departments of the city's
service should be demanded, and work of
any kind should be rewarded according to
it's value, irrespective of when it is per-
formed and by whom it is done; and that
eight hours should constitute days labor.
Sixth-That the city business be admins
tered in a business like and economical
manner, so that the people may not be
taxed for the benefit or politicians and
middle men.
Seventh-That the salary of the city Of
ficers be reduced to an equality with the
salaries paid for equal services in private
enterprises.
Eighth-That all municipal work be done
by labor hired direct by the city, without
the intervention of contractors and middle
men, and that employees be paid each week.
Ninth-We advocate the system of local
option in the levy of taxes, and demand
that taxes be paid sem-annually; and we
demand more equitable assessment of the
city property, and that the city assessor be
elected by direct vote.
Tenth-We declare against the proposed
filter system, to cost over a million dollars.
and recommended by City Engineer Cap
pelen. and believe that the. city can be
amply provided with pure spring water
from series of artesan wells. and believe
that no great Indebtedness for new water
system or any other proposed Improvement
should be saddled upon the city OF Mime
apolis, until the people have had an OPP
portunity to vote upon the question.
Eleventh-We deprecate the influence OF
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-10-24

the saloon in politics and condemn the at
tempt of the liquor interests to fost men
of their choosing into the city council.
Tweffth--We believe in the principle that
a man should be presumed innocent until
he is proven guilty, and that he should not
be required to incriminate himself ana
therefore advise such revision or the
vagrancy laws as will make them corre-
spond with these principles.
To the Capitalization of these principles
and the adoption Of these methods into the
customs laws. and the institutions of our
city, we, the delegates of this convention,
pledge ourselves unreservedly, and require
of every candidate who seeks our suffrage,
a public statement that he is in full SYM
pathy with these declarations. and VIII 90
all he possibly can for their popularization
and their enactment into law.
The resolutions were adopted amid en-
thusasm At the conclusion of the read
ing of the resolutions, Tom Lucas offered
the following:
Resolved, That we exercise our united
efforts in influencing the next legislature,
of the state of Minnesota, to pass "a law
embodying the Australian system of prim-
airy elections.
THE CITY TICKET.
For Mayor-H. j. o. Reed.
For OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Eidsness.
For Treasurer. c. Scallen.
For Municipal Judge. +. Baxter
For Special Judge OF Municipal Court.
For Justice of the Peace, North Division
H. S. Seed.
For Justice of the Peace South Division
E. r. Lynch.
ALDERMEN.
First Ward-Thonas Chapman.
Second Ward-Andrew Sinnott
Third Ward-John s. Rossall
Fourth Ward
Fifth Ward-John r. Falls.
Sixth Ward-Johannes Hansen.
Seventh Ward-George Hopkins.
Eighth Ward-Sylvester NJ. Fairchilo.
Ninth Ward--Charles w. Teney.
Tenth Ward-L. A. Weberg.
Eleventh Ward-Thomas Hutchinson.
Twelfth Wardrobe o. Oyen 1.-TWO years.
Frederick Gunthers -four years..
Thirteenth Ward-G- A. Ludwig.
For Members of the Board of Educauon-
Mrs. E Wheeler Golf, J. M. Oyen.
COUNTY TICKET.
For Snertn r. NiIIi0i
For County Auditor ...............WH WIN. Dye
For Register of DEEDS &C. ST. John Cole
For County Attorney John Gutenberg
For County Treasurer ......W. I'll. lie Vann
For Judge of Probate .............Lee COMBS
For County Surveyor ..~.... John r. Lewis
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-10-24

letter he gave down several good things.
He testified that he cutting for Smith,
all the land he cut belonged to Smith
except when it belonged to the govern
ment.
Then they tried to prove by way of de-
Tense that they had stolen the timber from
the government-which doesn't count-in-
stead of from Hanson. 1t appears that
Smiths lumbermen are not careful as
they should be, and sometimes cut a gov
eminent section of good fat pine inadvert-
emily This time they got on a settler S
claim, and it cost them 81, 900.
John S. Pillsbury lis the GO" in the
above concern and is said to own 80 per
cent of the stock.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-10-24

At Beaver Fallsss Pa, three girls, the
support of a family who had been out
of work for a year. waited on the mayor
and informed himotha& unless they could
get work they would have to go ION the
town. And this is the result of fathers
and brothers voting ighorantly for the old
parties and refusing to- learn what beau
tiful. elevating, independent conditions
they could enjoy Under a government
that would result from applying the So
cialist principles of the Peoples party to
government Could any conditions be
worse than where honest women are
forced to prostitution or starvation
Coming Nation.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-10-24

The Clan-na-Gael is said to be planning
for a revolution against the government of
England. The American members of it, if
they were not blind, could see as bad a
condition here as in Ireland. and they can
help to remedy the things here peaceably
by the ballot. If they do not know this,
they are certainly not qualified to help out
the Irish nation. whose sons are the flower
of the English army, that is the bulwark
of Irish oppression. Free America from
the thralls of capitalism, and it will not
be long until every nation will be free
from tyranny.-The Coming Nation.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-10-24
Why Is 1t Thus:

Here are five eehiSSfE questions pro
pounded the Union Of minneapolis, MINI.
"Why is it that those who produce food
are hungry" isutn
"Why it is that those who make cloth
ing are ragged
"Why is it that those, who build houses
are homeless?"
"Why is it that those who build car
riages go on foot?'' -
why is it that those who produce
wealth have none OF itt'
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-10-24

When a deed is done for Freedom, through
the broad earth's aching breast
Runs a thrill of joy prophetic, trembling on
from East to West,
And the slave, where'er he covers, feels
the soul within him climb
To the awful verge of manhood as the en-
ergy sublime
OF a century bursts full blossomed on the
thorny stem of Time.