Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-04-24
wEEKLY rRANsCRlPT 1896

WEEKLY
The st. Cloud Union band will be
allowed an appropriation Of $500 per
year from the city treasury, buG a
contract will be made by which they
will give d certain number Of free
concerts. .*.-
Edward Batters went TO the Twin
Cities Wednesday to purchase a
stock of goods and fixtures for his
tobacco and confectionery store
which he will open in this city In a
few days.
A number of relatives and friends
went out to Buchanan town
to attend the wedding of the John
Poster and Miss Mary Ringer, which
was solemnizetl at the Buchanan
Ca rhOlic church Tuesday,.
The health officer Of st. Cloud re-
ports 81 deaths in that city during
1895. which is a death rate Of 2-5.
This does not include deaths ut st.
Raphael's hospital, which are re-
ported in Sherburn county.
Frank Ruth, of st. Paul, arrived
in the city Saturday evening for a
visit with relatives. Mrs Ruth, who
has been visiting her parents for the
last month. accompanied Mr.. Ruth
on his return home Sunday aft ernOOR.
The West side saw mill Of the Pine
Tree company started Monday morn
ing and the familiar sound of the
humming saws and the CHATTER ut the
other machinery has been heard
with welcome by the citizens of Lit
tie Falls all day.
Mrs. w. A. Butler returned from
st. Paul Saturday evening, where
she had been for q week receiving
treatment for her eyes, which were
seriously affected. The treatment
proved beneficial and her eyes are
much improved. il.
j. w. Irwin returned from
Brainerd Wednesday. Times In
Brainerd, lie says, are picking up
wonderfully and business in his line
is good. He sold six carloads OF
flour and other mill products to the
retailers of that place.
About twenty-five river drivers
came in on the train Monday to work
on the Mississippi at this place for
the Mississippi & Rum River Boom
company. Russell Harmon is fore
man of the crew and they will work
for the present at the sorting works
above the Pine Tree mill.
A child of Joseph Doucette, living
on the, farm OF j. W. Close, about
four miles east OF the city last Wednes-
day in some way got hold OF and
swallowed a small quantity OF Paris
green. Dr.. Fortier prescribed for 1t.
and the child is said to he likely to
recover from the effects of the poison.
Take u dose OF DeWitt's Little
Carly Risers just for the good they
will do you. These little pills are
GOOD for indigestion, good for head
ache, good for liver complaint, good
Tor constipation. They are good:
L. d. BROWN.
The work of excavating for the
basement of the new parochlal
school building on the lot adjoining
the German English Catholic church
has been begun. Brick, stone and
other material for the building are
on the ground and the erection vi
of the building will commence soon.
The West side mill started on the
night run Tuesday night and the East
side mill started running Wednesday
morning. 1t has been recently
decided not to run the east side
mill nights for the present. This
change will make the working force
of men about thirty less than was
expected.
The Little Elk drive, which was in
charge of E. &. Hill, has reached the
nond of the Elk civ mills. There
are only 100000 feet in the drive,
and they will be sluced from the
pond into the Mississippi in IL Jew
days. The logs belonged to j. Bur-
ton, but have been sold to Mime
apolis parties.
Matthias Blake has u force of men
and teams at work hauling material
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