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Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-04-05
Died.

SWINDELL-Atth the home OF Mrs.
L. Scott. in this city on Tuesday,
April 2, 1895. OF heart failure. Mrs.
Lizzie Swindell, aged 80 years and
months. wife of Geo. Swindell, Of
Green Prairie.
The deceased came down from her
home at Green Prairie, a few weeks
since to visit her sister-in-law, Mrs.
l.. Scott. She was taken i'll and con-
tinued growing worse until she
passed away Tuesday afternoon.
She was an earnest Christian lady
and highly respected by the people
of Green Prairie among whom she
resided for q number of years.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-04-05
Council adjourned sine die.

This easter issue is the initial num-
Der of Volume xiii of Munsey's
Magazine. The volume just closed
has TIE distinction of having shown
greater gain-a vastly greater
gafn-in circulation than any single
volume of magazine in the whole
wide world has ever had. Itstarted
with the October issue with a circu
lation of quarter Of a million, and
ended with the March issue with half
Il million. The increase in these six
months alone, represents q larger
circulation than that of any other
magazine either in the old world or
the new, while the total circulation
of Munsey's is in excess of the COM
bined circulat ton of any other four
magazines in America.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-04-05
NOVEL ROAD MENDING.
Each Farmer Does His Share, and the Roads
Are In Good Condition.

Each Farmer Does His Share, and the Roads
Are In Good Condition.
A farmer of Hamilton, MIMI, says
of the roads in his neighborhood:
"About ID years ago we began the
Improvement of the roads in this town.
ship. The farmers turned out in the fall,
and we all worked nearly two weeks in
grading them up and bridging the little
brooks and rivulets. We pledged one
another to keep them in repair voluntari-
~. Next spring we made cheap scrapers
by inserting pole to slab, setting the
slab at an angle. From that date to this
the farmers along our roads have kept
them up by dragging these sorapers over
when Neiehbor Jones, living at the
east end Of the road, has occasion to 60
over it, he bitches scraper behind his
wagon and drags it the distance he goes
in such a way that it throws the dirt
from, say, the south side Of the road to
the center, filling up ruts and bumps.
Neighbor Smith, going in an opposite d.
rection, comes along with his wagon,
picks up the scraper where Jones cast it
off and drags it along the north side of
the road, throwing the dirt to the cen
ter. The straw, hay and other substances
mix with the dirt, and are pressed down
in the center, and the sun converts the
mass into adobe. We have as good roads
as any in the country, and they are kept
up in this way No tax, no working the
roads. Only voluntary labor. Every
man is ashamed not to do his part. I do
not see why other communities cannot
do what we have done. st. Paul Pho
neer Press
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-04-05
HAD A BUSY DAY.

House Passes the Staples Pine Land Bill
and Two Charter Bills.
The house Thursday passed the Sta
pres pine land bill after warm discus
sion by a vote OF 70 to 35. The bill was
a speclal order for the day and was
taAen up at 10 a. ~ The bill was read
section by section, Mr.. Staples explain
ing when questions were raised or
where there was need Of explanation.
It does not meet the approval OF the
administration and Il hard fight was
male against it by Messrs. Jones and
Ma4lette. The morning session was en-
tirely taken up in discussing the bull
and when the house convened at 2 p.
III. proceedings under the call were at
once instituted to- secure sufficient at
tendance of members to vote on the bill,
as IL large number were absent When
all but five members had answered pro.
ceedings under the call we're dispensed
with and a vote taken.
Passed Charter Bills.
The Howard charter bill, which was
a special order for the afternoon, was
then taken up and read at length.
When the reuding had been finished
several attempts were made to amend
it but failed and the bill passed-95
to-.
The Sheehan home rule bill was then
taken up and passed att: short but
hot debate. j. D. Jones led the opposi-
ton and Eli Warner was the main
pusher for the bill The vote was is
to 49,
A resolution was adopted authorizing
the speaker to appoint committee OF
nine to visit and inspect the House Of
the Good Shepherd, St. Paul, as ret1ec'
lions had been made upon it by mem-
ber Of the house.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-04-05
Council Proceedings.

A regular adjourned meeting OF the
city council was held on Monday
evening. Those present were Alder
men Turner, Wright. Hoffman. Ma
han, Moeglein and Harding; absent,
Alderman Butler.
Minutes of meeting of March rs
were read and approved.
The report of City Treasurer Casey
was returned from the fifance COM
mittee, and the same reported to be
correct. Upon motion the report
was approved.
The street commissioners report
for the month of March, in the sum
of $500 was approved.
The application of F. B. Stuart for
a duplicate order for 81 20 in place OF
one lost, was received and the clerk
was instructed to draw duplicate
order for the same.
Upon motion the council extended
Il vote of thanks to Mayor Staples
for his courtesies and help extended
to the council and city of Little
Falls.
Council adjourned sine die.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-04-05
GOOD ROADS ARE COMING.
General Interest In tho Subject Sure -
Produce Results.

General 1nCof06t IN tnO cuEOccS SV1O -
Produce Results.
It is generally accepted that good
roads have the same effect as shortening
the distance to be travelled. Therefore
the man who has shortened the distance
to his market has gained great advan.
tage. Good roads mean quicker and
easier transportation and bigger haul.
They also mean good deal more for So
cial, moral and financial reasons. They
also mean that the farmer can come to
own and get into quicker intercourse
and interchange with men. Farmers can
visit each other, and there will be inter
course between communities conferred
in agricultural districts.
What is needed in roadbuilding is
not more expense or going into details
and management, but an improved sys.
tenn. Highway building at present III
most sections Of the country is in short
sections under men who are not road
experts, who pass out from year to year
and give place to others. They cannot
accomplish anything permanent. 1t is
estimated that at least three-quarters OF
the money that has been expended in
working out taxes on roads has been
practically thrown away because the
people do not know how to build roads.
Careful estimates place the sum annual
" expended on roads outside of the
large cities at about $50, 900, 900, near
~ $45, 900, 900 of viii CHI is sunk in the
mud and dust, caused by inexperienced
roadbuilders. This enormous sum If
judiciously and wisely expended under
the supervision Of competent roadbuild-
ers would result in thousands of miles
of splendid roadways, which, once ac-
squired, could easily be kept in repair-a
source of pride and convenience to the
fortunate community possessing its
share
That this will be the ultimate result
of the widespread desire for better high
ways there can be no doubt. The whole
country is becoming aroused to the me-
cessity of smooth and firm roads, which
may safely and easily be travelled at all
seasons Of the year. Farmers, wheel
men, merchants and mechanics are be-
ginning to see that what is good for one
class of citizens cannot fail to be of ben
eft to all. A few years ago good roads
agitation was almost unknown. Now
one can hardly pick up newspaper that
does not contain report of the meeting
of some good roads league or chronicle
the introduction Of a bill for the i'm
provement of highways in one Of the
state legislatures. This means some
thing 1t means that we are to have bet
ter roads.
Many methods are discussed and tried
in various sections usually with sue
cess as to expenditures and results, but
the main thing is that the public is
alive to the situation and is bound to
have good roads at the smallest cost,
and no matter what the cost they will
be cheap in the end.
w. Fl. BALLINGER.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-04-05
THE LEGISLATURE
Lively Time in the House Over
the Johns Ore Smeit-
ing Measure.
SHORT SESSION IN THE SENATE
A Cablegram of Congratula-
ton Sent to Prince @
Bismarck. E,

ST.. PAUL, April 1.-TWO Ramsey
county members secured victory in
the battle royal of Mondays session in
the house. It was all the more surpris-
ing, too, from the fact that defeat
seemed too CO tain to b, Questioned at
the beginning o. tn fight. I.w:s after
5 O'Clock when the row began, the o;ca-
sion thereof being the bill introduced by
Mr.. Johns to appropriate $1,000 to be
used by a commission Of three men, to
be appointed by the governor, in an in
vestigation of the feasibility of smelling
iron ore in Minnesota. -
After sharp debate, in which the
measure was opposed by Messrs. Ho.-
man, Scofeld, Douglas, Ahlstrom,
Kelly, P. H., Smith, G. A., and Jacob
son, and supported by Messrs. Henry
Feig, Eli Warner, Underwood and
Cant, the appropriation was cut down
to 81. 900 and the bill recommended to
pass.
Met With Favor.
Bills recommended for passage were
as follows:
Providing for application of the prin.
ciple of civil service reform to the grain
inspection department of the state
Relating to suits for damages because of
personal injuries.
TO regulate inspection of steam boilers
and providing for two additional in
spectors.
Making possession of logs or timber
prima facie evidence of theft when the
SINE have been stolen from rightful
owners.
To amend the drainage law by provid-
ing for side bitches and appropriating
5000 yearly for executing the law.
10 make municipal corporations SUBJ
iect to garnishee proceedings in certain
cases.
TO prevent the spread of noxious weeds
on highways.
Appropriation $4,000 year in addition
to tie present sum allowed for higher
education.
Congratulates Bismarck.
At the morning session the house
adopted resolution offered by Mr.. Feig
and seconded by Mr.. Grondahl, that a
telegram Of congratulations be sent to
Prince Bismarck on the occurrence of
his SOth birthday. There was no oppo-
sition to the resolution. Accordingly,
the following expression was sent by
cable:
To His Highness, Prince Otto Won Bis
marck, Frieder. chsruhe, Germany: The
members of the Minnesota legislature
send you their heartiest congratulations
upon the attainment of your SOth birth
day, and hope that you may live to see
many more.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-04-05
A Business Change.

Ed Mcdonald, who was in the
saloon business in this city for a
number of years, has sold out to
Paul G.. Gaethke and expects to go
to Virginia City in the near future
where he will probably engage in
the same line of business. During his
residence in Little Falls Mr.. McDon-
aid served two years on the board
OF aldermen.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-04-05
SENATE DID BIG WORK.

Over Score of Bills From the Calendar
The senate was called to order
promptly at 8 o'clock p. NJ, 80
members answering to the roll call.
The Ramsey county delegation re-
ported back the county officers fee
bill, S. F. 4O8, relating to the regula-
ton of the salaries of county officers.
The bill was passed under suspension
OF the rules. The delegation also re-
ported back s. F. 400, a bill providing
that in all counties of over 100, 900 in.
habitants the county commissioners
shall have the power to regulate the
salaries Of all county officers. This bill
also passed under a suspension Of the
rules. s. F. 4O7, relating to the regula-
ton of the salaries of city officers by
the city council. referred back from the
same delegation, was also passed.
Work on the Calendar.
The calendar was then taken up and
the following bills passed:
Defining the duties of masters and en-
ployers to employees in certain cases.
To authorize cities to annex certain ter
ritory in .ertain cases.
Providing for the lease of the state
capitol lands in Kandiyohi county, Min
nesota, the dr. image of the same and the
repeal of chap. 1872 general laws 1872.
10 regulate the payment of grand and
petit jurors' fees and mileage in the dis
trict courts.
To authorize any town, county, city or
municipal corporation or quasi-municipal
corporation to convey land or any right
or interest in land to the United States
and to release any lien thereon.
TO provide for furnishing the clerk of
court and judge of probate of certain
counties in this state with Minnesota SUI
preme court reports.
To provide for the sanitary regulation
of bakeries and other establishments for
the manufacture of bread and other food
products.
To appropriate the income derived from
investments in the internal improvement
land fund to the internal improvement or
road and bridge fund.
TO enable parties to actions in the dis
trict courts to secure an impartial judge
to hear and preside at the trial.
Requiring dealers in slaughtered fresh
meats of all kinds, fish, fowls, ETC., to pro-
tect the same from dirt, flies and all other
obnoxious insects, and to provide for the
punishment of offenders for violation
thereof.
Providing for the deposit in court of
money, property or effects for which there
are adverse claimants.
To legalize and make valid sales of real
estate made by executors, administrators
or guardians, under license of probate
court.
To provide the manner Of bonding coun.
ties by submitting same to vote of electors
for the purpose of raising moneys to fund
floating indebtedness, to provide poor
farms, roads and bridges.
To legalize certain township orders here.
tofore issued under the authority of a vote
of the majority of the legal voters of any
township of this state. ~
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-04-05
Mill, / lin nv.

have just returned romthe city with complete and
elegant line of the latest spring and summer styles and
ready receive orders for hats Come in early and get
hat and you will have larger assortment to select FROM
I also have great many goods which am selling
at bargain good stylish shapes in hats selling at cents
which you will so cents for at other places sailors at
CENTS large black hats at IL cents pretty ortmen
ladies waists cheap and pretty styles Come and
Them trouble to show goods also have received
kerchefs corsets art linen hosiery, threads silks etc.
MRS. P. F. HOSCH,
LITTLE FALLS MIMI
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-04-05
Tho Movement For Better Roads.

In Indiana and Missouri, great in.
terest is being taken in the movement
In Nebraska there is not much need for
general road improvements except in
the river countries, owing to the natu.
rally good roads Kansas is interested in
the question and anxious to make i'm
provements. Nearly all Of the southern
states are taking some steps in road
building, either by increased use Of con-
vict labor or by county bonding.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-04-05
THE AGE OF CONSENT.
The Bill to Make It. IL Years Passes With
Asndndnents.

The Bill to Make 1t IL Years Passes With
Amdndlnents.
The senate passed several important
measures Thursday, among them the
age of consent blk The first bill taken
up was Senator Young's bill relating to
returns to the supreme court on appeal
and it was defeated-10 to 26.
S. f. 64l-Senator Keller's joint reso-
luton relating to the holding Of land
by corporations contrary to law, passed
-33 to 6.
Senator Cu]kin's bill bringing ma
tional building and loan associations
under the usury law was next taken up
and after being disseoted by the lawyers
in the senate was defeated. There were
20 votes against the bill and IL for it.
Age of Consent Bill.
The age of consent bill was then
taken up and after beng amended was
passed. The measure raises the age of
consent from l6 to Is years and was in
troduced by Senator Howard. Senator
Wyman proposed an amendment pro-
vidlng that the penalties OF the act
should not apply to boys under 10 years
OF age unless the female be under ID
years of age. This was in response to a
demand that the boys be protected as
well as the girls. Senator Stevens sug-
gested that the age should be made 81
years, as that was when a boy attained
his majority. This amendment, max
ing it 81 years, was adopted without
much opposition. During the roll call
many members made explanations, par
ticularly those who voted against the
bill. It passed, 43 to 6, those voting no
being Senators ntis, Keller, McHale,
Potter, Pottgieser and Roverud.
Duluth tets Normal School.
The bill Of Representative Mclnnis to
establish normal school at Duluth
passed by vote of 30 to IL, and only
needs the signature of the governor to
become law. Other bills passed were
as follows: To prevent adulteration OF
candy; to provide for incorporating
companies to loan money to the indi-
gent on household furniture; to allow
cities to sprinkle streets and assess the
cost on abutting property providing for
the publication Of the official state and
county ballot. Several measures of
minor Importance also passed.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-04-05
H,Rh L.icense ut KENYON.

KENYON, Mimi, April s.-License
has been raised to $1,000. -Four out of
seven applicants have been granted Ii.
cense for one year from April /, on
which day suloonists will see to it that
blind pigs axe silenced.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-04-05
Tug Sunk.

NEW YORK, March 29.-The Lehigh
Valley Railroad tug Mary A. Packer
was sunk in the inner harbor during the
prevalence Of fierce wind storm.
James Kelly, q deck hand, was
drowned.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-04-05
Named University Regents.

Governor Clough has reappointed s..
N. Owen and Judge Stephen Mahoney
on the board Of regents and Alonzo
Barto of Sank Center as new member
Of the board tofin the additional place
created under the law making ex-Gov-
ernor Pillsbury life member.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-04-05
Parker Items.

V6EhcI xUCuISs
Parker farmers are busy hauling
ties to Randall on wagons.
Mr.. Emory Mills has started his
shingle mill.
Mrs. Flossy Gish spent part of the
week visiting her mother at Staples.
~ Edna Strahl's eleventh birthday
was celebrated last Monday, four
teen OF her little friends being in at
tendance.
Miss Pearl Mccoy has gone to
Gravelville to take charge of her
school.
C. H. Smith & Co.'s cruiser was in
Parker last week looking at logs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis, of Little
Falls, visiting with Mr.. Signor's last
week.
The grip still continues to hold a
firm grip on the people of Parker.
The prospects are that Royalton
will be lively from business point
of view the coming summer. A. c..
Wilson & Co., have h large quantity
of logs on hand and will receive
more when the drive comes
down and all will be converted into
lumber at their mill this summer,
which will give employment to a
large force of men. Already there is
talk of new buildings and soon the
sound OF the saw and the hammer
will be DISQUALIFICATION Banner.
''The Personal RecOllectiOns of
Joan of Arc," beginning in Harper's
Magazine for April, will show Joan
as a daughter of the people; the in
cidents of her girlhood among her
rustic playmates and in the midst of
bacolic associations; her childish
superstitions, peOpling her earth
with strange presences suggested by
fairy folklore and stories of the
saints; her distressful solicitudes for
her country, fed constantly by It'd
ings OF defeat that pierced her heart
and opened there the fountain OF
prophecy; the heavenly voices and
visions that nourished the hope OF
deliverance that should surely come
through her; her conquest of a cor
rupt court; her martial triumphs;
her betrayal and martyrdom.
The authors nameis not disclosed.
Material for the illustrations has
been gathered by Mr.. F. V. Du Mond
amid the scenes associated with
Joan's career. Her recent elevation
by the French people as the embodi-
ment of Patriotism, and her pro-
posed canonization, give especial
timeliness and interest to this story
of the Warrior-Maid of Domremy.
In the literature OF the year nothing
will be more noteworthy than this
romance.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-26
TO BENO CHEAPER.
Mistaken Notion That Anthracite Will
Fall in Price.

Mistaken Notion That Anthracite Will
Fall in Price.
The announced reduction of the
freigh ht rate on Pennsylvania anthracite
coal between Chicago and Missouri river
points has caused great
number of Topeka people to think
that they would be able to buy
their coal that much cheaper and the
coal dealers have torn their hair in vex
alton as they tried to explain the situa-
ton.
F. W. Webster said today: THE truth
of the matter is that there was secret
rate of 81 all the time and
when the roads made an open
rate of So it was given out as reduction.
Then two or three of the roads made a
81 rate. Immediately when the 81 rate
was announced the Chicago jobbers an
nounced a raise of fifty cents in the
price, and when the 81 rate was
made the jobbers put another fifty cents
on the price. SO the truth is that we are
not able to sell coal any cheaper than
we did before; the raise in price has kept
pace with the reduction in rates"
Norman Wear received a telegram
from one of the largest shippers in chi
cago this morning announcing the fifty
cent raise and also informing him that 1t
Is almost impossible 10 get cars TO make
the shipments.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-26
HARRISON OUT OF IT 2
Said That He's Withdrawn from
Presidential Race.
Will Throw His Strength to
Governor VIM. Mckinley.
LOOKS LIKE TRUTH.
A Prominent Republican Leader
Authority for the Report.
Harrison Representative Con-
ters With Gov. Foraker.

New York, Sept 26.-The Herald
says: It is said upon the authority of q
Republican leader of national repute
that Benjamin Harrison has Withdrawn
from the presidential race. and has
named VIM. Mckinley as his residuary
legatee
More than the sembIance of truth is
given to this report by the fact that
Charles w, Fairbanks. Mr.. Harrson's
personal representative and the leading
candidate for Senator Voorhees, place is
in the city and is in conference with ex-
Governor Foraker, who is supposed TO be
here in the interests of Mckinley