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Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-03-01
CURRENT COMMENT.

Patti shouldn't forget that America Is
expecting another farewell tour this year.
kansas City Times.
We agree with Mr.. Lodge that Hawaii
should be annexed to the United States
by a new Yankee ble.-Boston Globe.
The Armenians are being prosecuted
again, but what else can be expected of q
sultan who is nagged at by ], 900 wives?-
Baltimore News.
Labor unions in Connecticut want a
law forbidding the employment of married
women if they have. husbands ". no can
support them.-New York Journal.
The enforcement Of the income tax will
show that many man who is making
from $40, 900 to $40, 600 year has an in
come of less tn an 81, OOO.-St Louis Globe
Democrat.
A Philadelphia carpenter fell seven
stories into the street and escaped unhurt,
and how very deep the grass is in the
Philadelphia streets, to be sure:-Cincin-
natl Tribune.
The announcement that there is coun-
terfeit 500 bill in circulation will not
cause unusual watchfulncss on tho part Of
Uuo SSucId1 puU1O "hCH ~ 10 AOSoAS Ill s
change. -Binghamton Leader.
The meanest man has been identified
again, this time in Kansas. He gives his
wife small weekly allowance of spending
money and then beats her out Of it by
playing poker with her and using mark
ed deck.-Albany Argus.
1t isn't II crime to be poor in this coun-
try, but some police justices act as if it
| were. Why should polite but poverty
stricken Frenchman be arrested for asking
to see August Belmont? May not q cat
look at king?-New York Recorder.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-03-01
About the Size Of 1t.

It is said recently preacher after
his sermon requested every one in his
congregation who was paying his
debts to stand up. Instantly every
man, woman and child with one ex-
ception, arose to their feet. He
scanned the crowd and then said let
every man who is not paying his
debts stand up. The exception
noted careworn, hungry looking
clothed -in-his- last summer-suit indi-
vidual who slowly assumed aperpen-
dicular position and then leaned on
the back of the bench in front OF him.
How is this, my friend,' asked the
minister, ''thatyou are the only man
in this congregation that's unableto
meet his obligation?" II publish a
newspaper" he meekly replied, "and
my brethren here who have just
stood up are all subscribers." LET us
all pray" exclaimed the minister
Elk.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-03-01
GAME WARDENs MADE A HAUL

Seven Arrests at waterville for Illegal
Fishing-Law Not Popular.
WATERv1LLE, Mimi, Feb 25.-A
game warden and deputy sheriff
swooped down upon the adjacent lakes
and bagged seven men for illegal fishing.
They also took Is spears and cans Of
small fish which were being used for
bait, no doubt, and about 100 pounds Of
pickerel. When the posse with the men
had arrived at the hotel the warden said
the trials would be at Kasota, some 80
or 40 miles distant. The town became
wild with excitement and more than 300
men came together Immediately and
proceeded to inform the officers that the
town possessed courts Of justice, and
that, as some Of the prisoners We're
decrepit, others with sicir in risp fam
lilies, two or three boys, and all poor
people, it would be entirely proper to
give the arrested hearing at home.
While this argument was in progress
the spears and fish disappeared. The
warden seeing that there might be
trouble if he undertook to take the pris-
oners away, had them arraigned before
Esquire Delon, where they pleaded not
guilty and demanded separate trials and
by jury, and time to prepare for trial.
The court gave them till the 9th to ap.
pear, without BAIL Some Of the fisher
men said they were fishing with hook
and line and had their spears handy so
as to help out such fish as were liable to
break the lines. All that is lacking to
compel the repeal Of this law is to have
it put in force.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-03-01
THE LEGISLAT UR R
Senators Put in a Half Day at
If Work and Pass a Few
# a,g Measures.
HOUSE WAS NOT IN SESSION,
Much Time Spent in Debating
a 5000 Pension Appro-
~ priation. 4

i ST. PAUL, Feb. 25.-There was de-
termined effort on the part Of a few
senators to hold an afternoon session
Saturday, but it was unavailing. Dur
ing the morning session enough votes
were secured to kill motion to adjourn
until Monday evening, and. it was
agreed to take recess until 2:30 o. clock.
But when $3.50 o'clock came there was
no quorum. A further recess was had,
and at 8 o'clock an attempt was made to
take up general orders. This was de-.
felted by motion for a call Of the SEN
ate, but the utmost efforts of the SER
geant-at-arms and his assistants secured
only Is members, three less than a
quorum. The moment proceedings uns
der the call were suspended seven Of
thu rs vanished. The motion defeated
during the morning was then carried,
and the senate, or what remained OF it,
by vote of 10 to 8 adjourned until s
o'clock Monday evening. ID
The Morning Session.
During the morning session several
bills of general interest were in troduced.
Three of them related to the reduction
of salaries of city and county officials.
Senator Culkin introduced bill to cut
railroad rates for 60-mile or less hauls
IS per cent. The rapid progress Of the
mining country in the Lake Of the
Woods region was touched upon in a
petition presented by Senator Cronk-
hite. i
The senate judiciary committee re.
ported three salary bills for county and
city officials in cities having over 1OO,-
900 population. The bills were ordered
printed and referred to the delegations
from Hennepin and Ramsey counties.
The common council of such cities are
given authority to regulate salaries, but
not to allow any larger salaries than are
paid at present. They may reduce all
salaries except those of mayor and con-
troller for the terms for which they are
elected.
Several Bills Passed.
Only one bill upon the calendar
caused any debate. It was Senator Nc
Hale's bill to appropriate 5000 for the
relief of Peter Barbeau for extra serv-
ices rendered as blacksmith during
the Indian war of 1923. Senator Nc.
Hale explained the bill. Barbeau
worked days and nights shoeing horses
and fixing wagons for period Of three
months, and as he was in the army he
could make no claim except the claim
of soldier for extra duty pay. The
bill finally passed with only a few dis
senting votes. Other measures adopted
were:
S. F. 170-An amendment to the factory
inspection law.
S. F. 2O7-An amendment to the penal
code to provide punishment for classifying
log and timber scales.
S. F. 297-A bill amending sec. 101, chap.
Is, general laws 1878, relating to writs of
attachment in justice courts.
S. F. 3O2-A bill to amend sec 1O7, chap.
"a, general statutes 1878, extending right
of logging corporations to exercise powers
of eminent domain to corporations organ
lied under territorial laws.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-03-01
THE SPLITTING HABIT.



Woman and Child.
There 10 hardly anything new that can
"a said to the splitting part Of the oommu.
nifty to cure this very bad habit. Signs
have been placed In cars positively forbid
ding the act, yet in these same vehicles
woman has to carefully select her seat In
order to save the cleanliness of her skirts.
Women's clubs have aired the matter free
~. Newspapers have devoted columns to
condemnation of the vile habit, yet one
has only to walk square In popular
neighborhood to see how vain has been all
this hue and cry and how Indifferent the
male portion Of the town is to clean and
orderly civic housekeeping, for clean
Illness of a city is but the cleanliness Of
the home extended beyond the front door,
and there is no more reason why a man
should make public walk distasteful to
hundreds of people than that he should
disturb the members of his family by using
Wiley the Railways and floors Of his home.
In the house, for throat and mouth that
must be relieved, proper place or recep-
taclo is provided, and the man who would
attempt to neglect their use would surely
hear sharply from the head of tho house.
So in our civic home the proper place for
splitting is surely noe on the sidewalk, and
the man who neglects to step to the curb
at such times should hear very sharply
from those who represent our civic head.
Perhaps the weakness of a this reform is
that the evil has always been regarded as
affecting the happiness of only part Of
tho COMMUNICATES women-but If it
could be emphasized, what is SO clearly a
truth, that this splitting habit Is a direct
and easy medium for the spread Of dis
eases, thus affecting the welfare Of the
whole community, the offenders may take
some thought of the matter. The secre-
ton of thousands of throats, drying where
it lays and throwing off the germs of the
bronchial and other diseases which cause
them, fill the very atmosphere with dan.
ger, and every mouth and nostril that
passes by runs the gantlet Of danger.
That fact, though true one, gives rise to
uncomfortable thoughts, but the subject
Itself is most uncomfortable one, and
;he sooner the cause for all this discomfort
and uneasiness is removed the better for
al, not only for tho woman and her skirt
oraids, but for the health of the man,
woman and child. -Philadclphia Press.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-03-01
AN AUTOCRAT OF CLUBDOM.
Cockney Attendants ION the Door" Maxi
1T Pleasant For Visitors.

Cockney Attendants ION the Door" Make
1t Pleasant For Visitors.
A noticeable feature of the Angloma.
MIA which prevails in some parts of Chi.
cago is the employment of cookney at.
PENDANTS by some of the clubs. They
manage to surround the admission Of an
uuintroduced stranger to the club pre-
cincts with an amount of ceremony
that would suffice for the vestibule OF
the Grand Llama. A gentleman from
Boston called to see friend, who is q
member of one of the swell establish.
ments.
"Is Mr. r. imp he asked Of the
brass buttoned funky who sat in an elab.
orately upholstered armchair near the
door.
Hi cawn't say, sir. -
"Can't you find out?'
''Hi was not fred to make inquiries
hove the sort. -
'Can go up stairs and find out TO,
myself?"
my borders is, see that no strangers
goes hup STAIRS
hdS Guo C4uU any SupoI4uuoAuoA9'
"Hit as, but e g hout.
"Well, what does stranger do who
wants to see member"
''E waits until member Of the
'ouse committee comes, or g calls agin. "
''Perhaps you'd condescend to take
my card and give it to Mr.. F. when you
see him?"
"Hit's not my place. Him not con-
descerdin to nothink.
Whereby the exasperated caller made
his final appeal.
''Can I sit down on the curbstone
outside and rest myself?'
"You can hask the porter. Els a
good 'arted chap an perhaps there'll be
no hobjection. ''-Chicago Tribune
Had Thought About It.
Kind Lady-Do you ever think of the
solemn fact that we all must die2
Tramp-Yes, mum, often.
$50 do I, and hope to die the death Of
a Christian. Have you ever thought Of
the death you would like to def"
Eyes, mum. I'd like to be drowned IN
a beer vat. New York Weekly.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-03-01
Alderman at Large.

A number OF business men have
for the past few days been urging
Jerome Mecusker, of Hotel Buchanan,
to become a candidate for alderman
at large and he will give them his
decision Nj onday. Mr.. Mecusker has
been identified with the progressive
element of the city for a number ri
wears and if he consents to run and
is elected would certainly work for
the best interests of Little Falls.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-03-01
The home of Stanislaus Jaskoyak

The home of Stanislaus JaskOyak,
of Culdrum, was almost DESTROYED
by fire one day last week. Mr..
Jaskovak was away from home at
the time and the fire was set by the
children who tipped the lamp over.
He returned in time to save the
house, but furniture and the child
ren's clothing were burned. Only a
few weeks before this mans wife
died. .->-
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-03-01

Matthew Vertin, q nephew of Mr..
Maurin, of Elizabeth, and Miss Lena
Kraker, of Joliet, Illinois, are to be
married at the home of the brides
parents, above city, the 26th inst.
The bride elect is a sister of Mrs. Leo
j.. Miksche, and. Mr.. and Mrs.
Miksche and parents are invited to
be ent.-Wahpeto N. D., Times.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-03-01
Held to the Grand Jury.

Joseph Grell, of Pierz, had his ex-
animation before Justice Shaw
Thursday on the charge Of bastardy.
preferred by Kate Brausseu, ofBuck-
man town, and was held to the
grand Jury in the sum of 5000.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-03-01
Summer Training School.

A summer treining school for
teachers will open in this city on
July and continue four weeks. 1t
will be in charge of Prof. H. v. Hub
bard, Of Waseca, and Prof. H. w.
Brewster, formerly principal of the
Little Falls schools, will be.one OF the
assistants,
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-03-01
FIGURING Mil Burned.

PELICAN RAPIDS, Mimi, Feb. 3d.
During heavy wind the Touring mill
owned by Frank Lacrosse at Spring
Creek, 10 miles north Of here, was
burned, together with considerable
amount Of wheat and about 25 cords OF
wood: no insurance.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-03-01
HIGHLY coLoRED REPORTS.
Those from Gr9ptsburg, Wis.,, Said to Cor
tain Little Truth.

Those from Gr9Ptsburg, WIS.,, Said to Con.
tain Little Truth.
GRANTsBURG, Wis.,, Feb. 25.-The
many false and sensational reports from
this place about destitute people are be-
ing highly condemned by conservative
citizens. G. V. Erwin, who was sent
here by Governor Upham, has branded
the call on the state for aid as unnec-
essary. He paid out to widows and sick
families less than 600. The town could
have cared for their own poor. One
man who has received cash from the
committee a month since is here for
more. He owns and is now running
three saw mills in this county.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-03-01
Self SACRIFICING,

Briggs-1've got the most accommodate.
ing laundryman you ever saw. The other
day went around there and told him
that was going out that night and must
have q clean shirt.
Griggs-And what did he do?
Briggs-Why, I'll be hanged if he didn't
take one of mine off his hack that no had
lust put on.-Clothier anu Furnisher.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-08-02
lister which is always read through.
Long may it live and prosper.
1. Il. l..
MORE ABOUT CHINCH BUGS.

Mr.. Woten of Allen Center was sup
piled with infected chinch bugs and
reports that they did the work for him
and he has supplied a number of his
neighbors, none of whom have re-
ported failure.
Arthur Cunningham who brought
us bugs that proved to be already in
fected reports that the infection al
ready in the field seems to be work
ing so well that no new application
was necessary and none was made.
Grant Billbe found that his kaffir
corn near his early field corn was
being devoured, but by a little inves-
tigation discovered that the disease
was among the few bugs in the large
corn and has seemed to effect the
whole field so that not any great loss
will likely result.
Ben Wallis of Elm township reports
a very gratifying success in his field.
J. J. Weaver followed directions
and although the enemy was march
ing into his corn from his oats, in
three different places they wers stop
ped and he is confident that the ap-
plication he made was responsible for
the escape from the ruin that threat
EN- ed his crops.
H. w. Cox of Elsmore and others
from various parts of the county re-
port that broom corn, kaffir corn and
millett are threatened by the bugs,
and in Posters corn near town we
fl nd large numbers of young bugs, all
going to show that although the field
corn is past the greatest danger the
later crops may suffer much damage
if the dry weather which last week
seemed to have set in should continue.
But the splendid rain of Tuesday has
changed the conditions and now fav-
ors propagation of the fungus. Re-
N ember that dampness favOrs both
the growth of the crop and the fun
gus, while dry hot weather is most
favorable to the bugs for work and
the worst for the spread of the disease.
Mr.. Mccormick OF Piqua reports
his success made several years ago
probably due to the fact that he dam
pened the part of his millett ground
to get the disease to catch. J. w. J.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-08-02
Com. A. o. U. w
Com. NJ. w. A.

WHEREAS; 1t has been an inscru-
table decree of our Allwise Supreme
Commander to remove from our ranks
by death our beloved Comrade, Past
Commander, Edmond J. Thayer,
Therefore be it
ReSOIUed, That in the death of Com
rade Z. j. Thayer, McCOok Post has
sustained the loss of an hOnored and
beloved comrade, one who responded
to his country's call "with a patriot
ism that was herOic,n marched to the
front, willing to suffer and die, if need
be, went without promise, without
hope of reward except that the nation
might live, and we recognize that our
irreparable loss is doubtless his infin-
lite gain.
ReSOtUed, That the community has
lost manly man, a man of moral
worth, a patriotic, loyal citizen.
ReSOLUed, That we extend to the
bereaved family our deepest condo
lence and most heartfelt sympathy.
ResOLUed, That the Charter of the
Post and the chair of our deceased
comrade be draped in mourning for
thirty day.
RESOLVED, That these resolutions be
spread upon the records of McCook
Post, that copy be furnished the city
press with request for their publica-
ton and that a copy be forwarded to
the family Of our deceased comrade.
Com. w. d. scoTT,
ID. ROBINSON.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-08-02
PICNIC DINNER.

The Horticultural Society will, on
Friday Aug. 9th, at the residence of
Z. d. Cain on Deer Creek hold a pic
mic dinner, after which an interesting
program consisting Of music, essays,
readings and addresses will be rem
dered and matters of importance re-
lating to the society exhibit at the
lola fair will be discussed.
Bring specimens of your fruits,
flowers and crops.
The society by vote at the July
meeting determined to offer a nice
cider mill as "a premium at the lola
fair for the best general display of
fruits and large number of competi-
tors are promised.
The prospects already for fruit
show promise us the largest exhibit
that Allen county has ever had. If
you have any thing to add to the gen.
eral interest get about the matter in
ample time and don't go home from
the fair with regrets that your exhibit
was not on hand,
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-08-02
DISTRICT SCHOOLS.

The school districts in the county
have reported teachers employed as
follows:
Matte Randolph will teach the
Jeddo school
John Seymour has been employed
to teach the Old EIsmore school.
The South Salem school will be
taught by Frank Wood.
Flora Arnold will teach the Rock
Creek school.
District No. has employed Ella
Bostwick.
The Oakland school will be taught
by Robert Landers.
Miss Z. Rose has been employed to
teach in District No. A.
Grant Billie will teach in district
No. %.
District No. "a has employed Emma
Beeman.
Della Adams will teach in district
No. 6S.
Joint district No. IS will be taught
by J. +. Kibler.
Anna Carman will teach district
No. 6.
District No. "a will be taught by
Mable Marsh.
Ollie NJ. Gerall will teach district
No. Is.
L. r. Courtney has been employed
to teach district No. 4S.
District No. "a will be taught by-
Miss B. r. Dougherty.
Olive 5. Sawyer will teach in dis
trict No. Al.
District No. 30 has employed Min
ME Cain.
Mamie Ruble will teach in district
No. y.
Katie Aushermah will teach in dis
trict No. Ii.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-08-02
VISIT TO GENEVA.

The editor of this paper, in person
of a proxy, went up into Geneva last
week. Everybody was busy but DIR.
Cooper and he says the people haven't
time to be sick. The hay crop is
heir free silver mine just now and
the community is mining about two
h undred dollars worth every day in
he week. There doesn't seem to be
any trouble about getting the money
TO pay for it. All the shippers want
is more hay. Hope, for long time
has been the regular diet of good
many people in Kansas, but even
hope fills an empty stomach just
a bout as well as free silver will if the
crops fail and there is nothing to sell.
d. ID. Spicer is pitching in with all
the force he can command and if there
is plenty of rain there'll be diamonds
in his shirt uext winter.
G. /. KnowltOn has worn the backs
from every chair in the store, tumb-
ling over them waiting on too many
customers at once. KnOwlton is the
story-teller and politician of the town
and still holds the respect of all his
neighbors. We think it is on account
of his bright children who all take af-
ter their mother.
Geo. Esse is another man whose
wife is a good deal better cook than
be is, but there isn't a man in the
county who can raise more sugar
beets to the acre than he can. He
raises them for COW feed; cream is not
even a luxury at his house. We WON
d er, sometimes, what some of these
old farmers would do if they had to
use the blue milk of a town COW. Mr..
Esse is mining free silver on a seven
acre farm while our hirsute Senator
is coming his with his mouth. Esse
will get there before PETER gets the
dies ready.
Denny and Dicky and Warner and
Leavitt and nearly everybody else
were too busy to say "beans" to fell
low, so we came away, thinking we
had better go back where the corn
ears are hard and the apples are in
the cider.