Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-09-04

the mills and dry kilns were not en-
dangered. 1t la not known what the
loss IL. but it was fairly well insured.
Another carload OF machinery for
the new -four mill of the Interstate
company arrived Monday morning.
There IL but one more carload
necessary to complete the contract
and it will be here IN a day or two.
The company do not now think that
the mill will be running before Sept.
20.
Mrs. and Mrs. j. l.. Thatcher re-
turned home Monday night. MIR.
Tha tcher was one OF the instructors
at the summer training school at
.Stillw ter and has been IN that city
during the last two months. F..
Tha tcher. brother Of j. L., accom-
panied them and will visit here for a
few days.
According to the st. Cloud Times
Morris will have 1000 votes In Nor
rison county this year, and Towne
2,1O0. That IL an ordinary claim for
the Times. Towne will not come
nywhrre near carrying Morrison
county. The local Democrats do
not expect to carry this county
against Morris.
Today No. l of Volume q. OF the
Weekly Transcript is issued. An
examination OF any issue of the
Weekly will show that it is in every
respect Il first-class weekly paper,
and the citizens of Morrison county
can in no way keep better posted on
local and general news than by
reading the Weekly Transcript.
The saloon OF +. w. Mitchell,
located ON First street next to the
German American bank, was closed
under writ OF attachment ty
the sheriff ut 6 O'Clock Aug. p
John P. Wagner il the creditor
who attached the stock and fixtures
and it IL said that amount was due
on the purchase price.
Sixteen men were hired here Friday
and sent to Detroit by the Northern
Pacific company to work ON the
gravel train. They will get $1.4Opel
day and will have to pay $3.50 pei
week for board out OF that. 1t If
not very high wages, but during
these hard times it is hard to find
employment at better wages.
H. o. Fritts and A. H. Pike. .o
MOnteyideU, MIMI. were in the city
Friday. Mr.. Fritts is president and
Mr.. Pike il superintendent of agents
OF the Minnesota Farmers Co. operat
tive Insurance company, and they are
here for the purpose of adjusting one
or more losses their company has
sustained In the last few weeks 10y
farm fires.
The drama presented so acceptably
by the Little Falls Dramatic club
net ted the ladies' nearly sixty dollars
The thanks Of the congregational
society, more especially the Ladies
club, are hereby extended to the ORA
ma tic club and Miss Laura Guernon
for the kindness which prompted
them in their generous assistance SC
freely given.
There is u farmer living not many
miles from this city who claims &c
have dog that can so brighten
prairie chickens that they can be
easily caught without shooting
them. An animal that kind would
be in great demand by some Of the
members of the gun club when the
season opens, Judging from theil
scores at the club shoots.
A large number of people left
this city for the Twin Cities
Tuesday morning to attend the en-
encampment and fair, among whom
we've: Mr.. and Mrs. John Vertin
Mr.. and Mrs. d. Trettel, Mrs. join
Stevens, Thomas O'Neil, Jos. Grell
H. Jansen, Jos. Jansen, Misses Kate
and Minnie Jansen, Chas. Gravel, Jr.
Mr.. Gustafson, Mrs. H. Blake ant
daughter.
Poison ivy, insect bites, bruises
scalds, burns, are quickly cured by
DeWitt's Witch Hazel salve, tn
great pile cure.
l.. D. Brown
Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ. Cornell were ii
the city last Friday on their way tt
their home ut Starbuck from a two
months visit at points in the stat
of Washington. Mr.. Cornell ha
been the Northern Pacific station