Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-10-04

Mrs. Richard Neil. Of Grees, Prairie.
who received quite severe injuries by
being thrown from Il buggy about
two weeks ago ia said t" he re-:
covering, and will soon be able to he
around again.
Mitch Burton writes from MelrOse
that he Ia enjoying a good trade at
his store JUST opened at that place.
Over 2UO men are now employed by
the Great Northern in construction
work there.
1t would seem that the poor pat
ronage theatrical tronpes have been
receiving would discourage the
leading lady business. and increase
the supply OF competent domestic
servants.
g. One Of Edison's microscopes was
on exhibition here Friday. The re-
productions were mostly sporting
events, showing horse races, cock
fights and the Corbett-Mitchell fight
by rounds.
A. Tanner will put in a telephone
line connecting his Little Elk mills
with the city. The work will he
done as soon as the Northwestern
Telephone company will send up
men to do it.
The franciscan Sisters Of st.
Gubricl's hospital Thursday received
a donarirn from Pprham consisting
of seventeen sacks OF -four, two OF
beans, one rl peas. and a large box
of live chickens,
The quarantine was taken from
the house of Mrs. MOntbriand yes
tcrday afternoon, the scarlet fever
patients having fully recovered and
the danger from contagion being
considered passed.
The boom which protects the mouth
of tine sewer broke loose WcdDes-
day. and the logs were doing some
damage to the crib work. "A force
of men were at work this afternoon
replacing the boom.
Partridges are 50 plentiful in this
vicinity this season that they are
flying around the city. One flew
against the plate glass window in
Simonet's store Saturday morning
and broke it's neck.
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Wheat receipts at Duluth and
Minneapolis are not as large as the
early shipments promised. The
farmers dO not believe that the price
is now high enough, and are selling
as little as possible.
Herman Utsch has mOvedS his
place of residence from the. Trrbby
flat on Broadway to the Rasicot
residence on First street north. The
change was to bring him nearer his
work at the Pine Tree office.
! Maynard & Co., Of st. Paul, have
opened an auction store in the Flynn
block on Broadway and will handle
q variety of new and second hand
goods. Geo. LaFond will be the
auctioneer and have charge OF the
business.
Chief of Police Baily gathered in an
individual who had been on a
drunk Of se> eral days aud fell
asleep on the sidewalk on Broad
way. He will probably have an OPP
portunity to sober up before enjoy
ing his freedom again.
Geo. Lee, who has just returned
from Starbuck, says that wheat
along the western end of the Little
Falls & Dakota is averaging about
/ twenty seven bushels per acre. Very
few farmers have done their thresh-
ing.
The new advertisement of the st.
Paul Dry Goods store calls special
attention to their line of fall UNDER
wear. The buying public is cordially
invited to inspect their large stock
of ladies', gentlemen's and children's
shoes.
II. F. Bohan will begin laying the
wat err pipe at Pierz in Il few days.
and have the system complete before
winter. The village will use for
power a 2O-hOrse power gasOlene
engine, and maintain pressure only
in case Of fire.
A party of duck hunters consisting
Of Bert Tanner, w. 3. Jones, Mike
keenan, and Geo. Stillwell went out
to Rice lake Thursday afternoon. M.
Coleman will fill Geo. Stillwcil's
| Mace Us ianitOr of tie city hall dur-