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Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-08-21
Weekly Crop Bulletin.
WEEK ENDING MONDAY, AUG. /

WEEK ENDING MONDAY, AUG. IT,
Temperatures have been consider
ably lower this week than last, the
change being more noticea ble in the
latter part OF this week, when the
|tempcrature fell so low that frOsts
were feared None occurred, how
ever, except in Wabashu county,
where corn was somewhat injured
on the 10Th. Local showers have
been fairly well distributed as to
locality, and have occurred on every
day of the week except Wednesday
in some portion of the state. but
there are some observers who state
u great need of rain for maturing
late crops. HailstOrms are reported
over small areas in HennepiD, Otter
tail and Chippewa counties. In the
latter it was SO severe as to iDjure
grain, both uncut and in the shock.
Wheat harvest is about finished, ex-
cept in the Red river valley. north
of Norman county, where it has
lust begun. Stacking is being done
as rapidly as possible in the central
and southern sections, and some
farmers have finished. Threshing
from the shock is under way, with
the yield varying from ten to
twenty-five bushels per acre. Corn
in especially favored localities is out
OF danger OF frost, but most OF IT,
being later than usual for the sea-
son, is in the milk or glazed stage
and is not considered safe for three
weeks to come. Blackbirds are
doing some damage to grain. A
little flint corn is ripe and some of it
already cut. The corn crop prom
Ises to be q good one over most of
the corn region of the state. A few
farmers are finishing their splendid
crop of hay. Barley is said to be
Welding from twenty-five to thirty,
fifteen to twenty, and forty-five to
fifty bushels per acre according to
locality.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-08-21
FOrty.Sixth District.

Tuesdays Minneapolis journal
contains a summary of the political
conditions in each of the legisla tive
districts of the state, and Of the 46th
district says.
"Crow Wing, Morrison, TODD and
Mile Laos counties-The Republicans
have placed their legislative ticket in
the .field-J. u. Jones and Il. F..
Hartshorn, of Todd county, A. +.
Ferris of Crow Wing. and II. y.
Head of Mile Laos. The Democrats
and POpulists have as yet paid no
attention to legisla tive matters, and
no Candidates have been nominated.
II they fuse on legislative matters
there will be Il strong wing OF the
Democracy that will support the
Republican ticket"
The fusion deal between the Demo-
Gratis and Populists was tried In this
district two years ago, and the Re-
publicans won the most complete
victory they had in years. There is
no reason whatever for doubling
that the Republican nominees for the
house will be elected this year. They
are all tirst-class men, each is par
ticularly strong in his own neighbour
hood. and all are popular and pos
sessed of public confidence wherever
they are known. The Republican
ticket in this district starts in with the
best promises of success, and Il hard
fight will be made in every county to
make it's success as emphatic as pos
sible. Ferris, Jones, HartshOrn and
Head will carry every county in the
district, and the opposition doesn't
ptain u man that can beat any Of
them in any county.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-08-21
A Bad Cut,

Louis Erickson, IN emplOye OF the
Hennepin Paper mill, received u very
bad cut in the lex Wednesday,
which the doctors say was IL very
narrow escape from a serious II not
fatal wound.
He was utting strings off a buntle
OF sulphite pulp and the knifc-keen
az ~ razor, slipped and struck him
in the groin, inflicting a deep wound
from which the blood fairly poured
out
The mill issupplied with apparatus
for such emergencies anu the wound
was quickly bandaged with rubber
bandages to stop the hemOrrhage.
He was taken to st. Gabriel's hos
pital and DR.. Trace u attended, when
1t was found that his wound was
not as serious as at tlrSt supposed.
The knife severed a vein and vas
within Il half inch o. severing the
femOrnl artery, too high to be
reached without amputating the
limb. Erickson, it is said. has been
cautioned about the mannerin which
he handled the knife, always draw
Ing it toward him. and the accident
Is due to his own cArrlessness.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-08-21

For more than u hundred years
the Shakers have been studying the
remedial properties OF plants. They
have made many discoveries, but
their greatest achievement. " as made
last year. 1t liz cordial that con-
tains already digested food and is a
digester OF fOOu. 1t is effective in re-
moving distress after eating, and
creates an appetite for more food so
that eating becomes pleasure.
Pale, thin people become plump and
healthy under it's use. 1t arrests the
the wasting OF consumption.
There never has been such q step
forward in the cure of indigestion as
this Shaker Cordial. Your druggist
will be glad to give you little book
descriptive Of the product.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-08-21

Mrs. H. F. Bonebrake arrived last
Friday from Excelsior, MiEn., with
the remains of her husband, whose
death occurred on the 18th inst, at
that place, from consumption. The
funeral was held at 10 O'Clock Satur-
day, at the Congregational church
Mr.. Dana officiating and the
remains were buried at Oak
wood cemetery. The deceased was
g. former resident of this county,
living in the town of Randall. He
has been a sufferer from consumption
for a number of years. His mother,
brother and several other relatives
reside in that town. Mr.. and Mrs.
Bonebrake removed from this county
last spring, and at the time of his
death they were engaged with Chas.
Brooks, in the photography business
at Excelsior.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-08-21
Didn't (tCt HIM.

John Nerkus, of Todd county, liv-
ing about six miles this side of Long
Prairie, arrived in the city Monday
afternoon in search of his boy, who,
he said, had run away from home.
Nerkus is the father Of the boy who
about week ago appeared ut the
Iennepin Paper mill in destitute
condition and appealed for and was
given work.
The boy claimed at that time that
he had ran away from home on ac-
count OF his father beating him with
pitchfork. His father did not deny
that and told about the same story
the boy did, claiming that he struck
the boy with the fork for beating q
yoke of cutie with It,
The young lad was un willing to
return home, and is said to have
skipped out from here as soon as he
learned that his father was after him.
Verkus endeavOred to get the au-
thorities here to hunt the boy up
and compel him to return home
with him. but they could not see
where they had right to interfere.
Verkus returned home Tuesday and
says he will send the sheriff OF Todd
county after the runaway lad.
There are several people in this city
who know Verkus, who claim he is O.
well-tO-do farmer, but they do not
know which is to blame for the
trouble bet wecn father and son.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-08-21
A very despicable piece of van DIAL

A very despic able piece of vandal-
ism was committed on the West
side Saturday Night. Some one en-
tered the buggy shed of G. E. Carlson
in the rear of his place of business
and cut all the upholstering off his
buggy. They also entered the bowl.
ing alley and cut all the in.
candescent light wires and took a way
several OF the pins used in playing
the game and also the electric globes.
1t was low, cowardly act, and u
man who will stoop to such acts
deserves a coat of tar and feathers
and tence rail ride out of the CON-
munity.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-08-21

Grand Rapids Herald: John
Erickson was arrested Tuesday on
suspicion Of having caused the fire
which burned the Deer lake camp
where John Graham's dead body
was found last week. Erickson is a
settler up there and it has been
claimed that he and Graham had
words some time ago over the burn.
ing OF brush near the camp. 1t
remains to he seen what relation this
may bear to the recent fire. The
examination has been continued ten
days and the accused is held in the
county jail.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-08-21
The Same Old Story Ger and Der.

And all the arts save reason.
Has the Democratic party always won.
She Is gay deceiver,.
And as sure as you believe her,
You'll regret 1t and pay dearly for your fun.
Chorus.
Whenever they've been trusted,
>, The country they have busted;
1t IL the same old story DER and DER.
Ihey.ve never failed to do it,
>, Nor the people ceased to rue it
from Nnlne to CalifOrnia's golden shore
WI, WITH Van Buren,. Jackson, Polk,
AS they did again just before the war,
For our fathers sadly tell
How RuChunan, he rnised-wcll
1t Is just the same old story DER and Der
Great Grover lives in clover,
While all the country over
Men are GUESSING him who never cusscd
Millions beg for work in vain,
Isn't the "objcct lesson" plain?
1t 1T just the same old story DER and DER
Hnving ruined this great nation
With Free Trade legislation,
Now they're sinEngn very different song;
mor they say with natchlcss gall
That free silver will cure all,
And, as usual, you'll find that they are
Wrong.
But sound money and Protection
Will carry the election,
FOR they cannot fool the people any more;
Then Mckinley and Hobart true,
Growers ruin will undo,
And prosperity III be with us rs before.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-08-21

Give the babies LaxOl, which Il
castor oil made as Dalatable u
honey.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-08-21

SAUK CENTRE, Mimi, Aug. lion
Saturday w: S. Dean threshed new
crop wheat which gave twenty
bushels per acre and q good grade.
This is the first threshing done, and
the yield was better than was ex-
pected.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-08-21

Gov. Clough has returned from
a two weeks trip on the Great lakes
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-08-21

Lind and Towne had a great
meeting at Duluth Saturday night.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-08-21

st. Cloud Times, MOnuaV: BlshOp
Marty and Fathers Jones and
GregGry5 left to-day for st.
Johns Abbey to attend conference
of all the clergy of the diocese of st.
Cloud. The. conference was called
some time ago by the Right Reverend
Bishop. 1t will meet tomorrow and
last several days. The conference
is Tor the purpose Of discussing the
g. fairs of the diocese.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-08
SPEAK WELL OF oEsTERN.
His Employers Say He Was Faith
ful Man.

Manager MacgoWan, Of the Woods
Harvester company, received informa-
tion of the tragedy about 8 o'clock
yesterday afternoon when a brief tele-
gram came from the president of the
bank in which the shooting occurred,
saying that Olaf J. Oestern, the travel
ing collector for the Woods Harvester
company had been shot and killed in
the bank. At first 1t was supposed
that Oestern had had an alteration
with some farmer whose name he held
upon note, but this mistake was
dispelled when another telegram was
received from Frank e. Millard, say
ing that Oestern was killed by robbers.
and that his friends in Luverne had
been notified. The local managers Of
the company Immediately wired their
general travelling agent, F. Andrus at
Pipestone, to proceed Immediately to
Sherburne and render what assis-
tance he could.
A representative Of the company last
evening spoke in the highest terms OF
the dead man, who has been In their
employ for the past six months.
-Oesterrf lived in Luverne where he has
q wife living He was about 40 years
Of age. and was faithful sober man.
No further details of the shooting had
been received by the officials of the
company at late hour last evening.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-08

PROSTATE victims, one of whom was
already dead, and the other dying, the
raiders rushed to the back Of the store.
kicked out the screen, and
LEAPED INTO THE ALLEY.
Everything was ready for them. Their
wheels were just where they had left
thsm AS the men emerged from the
window, Louis Kohler, a farmer who
was loading grain into his wagon. saw
the heavier man of the two stuffing
great roll of bills into his shirt front.
while the second held a large revolver
in a position for instant use. Kohler
had heard the shots in the bank. but
was undecided as to what to do. In
fact he did not have time to do any-
thing, for while he was figuring out the
cause of the noise. the men dashed out
of the window. almost into his arms.
The man with the gun yelled at Kohler
tt turn his back and keep his mouth
shut, or he would be shot also. and
Kohler did as he was told. He was
T very thoroughly frightened. AS the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-08

came. The telegram handed to him
was as follows:
Gov. D. M. Clough st. Paul-Bank of Sher-
burne robbed; two men shot dead.
&C. E. Everett, Mayor.
There was considerable excitement
over the news, but as the telegram was
very vague, and did not state whether
the robbers or the victims had been
killed, Gov. C1ough answered In the
following Dispatch
c. E. Everett, Mayor Sherburne-Wire me
description and particulars. Wire all points
ana send out posse surrounding Sherburne.
- d. M. Cough Governor.
GOV Clough also wired to Sheriff w.
T. Hill. of Martin county. as follows:
Mayor OF Sherburne wires me that bank
has been robbed and two men shot dead. Send
points ID. M. CIough. Governor.
Later in the afternoon the governor
received more detailed information
from the mayor of Sherburne. BY that
time the people of that town had set
tied down to work. Men were found
who had seen the robbers before the
crime was committed, and who were
able to furnish a description Of them.
About o'clock Gov. Clough received
another telegram which read as fol-
lows:
Sherburne, Minn., Oct. Gov. D. M.
Ciough, st. Paul-Bank robbed at 1:30 D. M
west on wheels; one man weighed about 145
pounds, dark complexion, dark moustache,
thin face, grey suit of clothes, dark overcoat,
blue overalls, black stockings aged about
"a years; one man about $50 pounds, light
complexion, smooth face, wore light suit,
black bike stockings; have wired all towns.
! and sent posses in all directions
&C. e. Everett, Mayor
After the receipt of the telegram
above. the governor was In possession
of sufficient information to guide him
and he immediately issued q proclama-
ton Offering reward The substance
or the proclamation was wired to all
the sheriffs in that part of the state.
Following is the proclamation.
Proclamation-Five Hundred Dollars Re-
ward State OF Minnesota. Executive Depart
ment-Whereas, 1t has been made to salts
factor1ly appear to me that on the seventh
twenty O'Clock, the Bank of Sherburne was
robbed. and the cashier, and one other per-
son were brutaly murdered by unknown per-
sons, in said bank, in the village of Sher-
burne. county of Martin, state Of Minnesota,
and
Whereas. The perpetrators of said crime
have not been arrested, and the public safety
requires their capture conviction and punish
ment for said offense.
Now. Therefore. l. D. NJ Clough, governor
Of the state Of Minnesota, will cause to be
sum Of two hundred and fifty (s25N dollars
for the arrest and conviction Of each OF the
perpetrators Of said crime.
DESCRIPTION
The murderers went west from Sherburne
on bicycles. One man weighs about las
pounds. has dark complexion dark mustache.
thin face and is about twenty-four years Of
age. Wore gray suit OF clothes. dark over
coat blue overalls and black stockings The
other man weighs about $50 pounds, has light
complexion. smooth face. and wore a light
suit OF clothes and black bicycle stockings.
Witness my hand and the great seal of the
state, this seventh day Of October, A. D. 1896
ID. NJ Clough,
Governor Of Minnesota.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-08
BUT NEARLY EVERY PART OF THE
STATE SHOWS DEMOCRATIC
GAINS,
WATSON STRONG IN HIS COUNTY.
Able to Increase the People,s Party
Vote There by Some six
Thousand.

ATLANTA, Ca. Oct w Y. At
kinson Dem) is reelected governor
OF Georgia by majority of not less
than $4,000, which is an increase of
5000 over the party majority of two
years ago. The situation at midnight
was very complex, and the result Is
largely guesswork. Fulton county, in
which this city is. situated, has given
Atkinson majority of 1000, where
two years ago it gave a majority of
1.SOO. Bibb county this year gives a
majority of 500, and two years ago
it gave the Democrats q majority Of
5000. In the Fifteenth district. which
is the home Of Thomas Watson, the
Democratic majority has dropped from
S,OoO to 1000. 1t is generally conceded,
however, that Atkinson has carried the
state by at least $4,000, and the returns
are expected by his friends to show
that he has a majority OF $4,000. This.
IL true, will mean that the balance of
the ticket has been successful by a
majority Of 10000.
A special to the Memphis Commerc-
lal-Appeal says: At midnight returns
received from big majority Of the
counties indicate plurality for Gov.
Atkinson (Dem.) of $4,000 or perhaps
10000. 1t has been the boast of the.
opposition that Atkinson's majority
would be cut down from its 25,000 Of
two years ago. Every possible ele-
ment antagonistic to Democracy has
arrayed against the state ticket In the
fight. The returns point to an almost
uniform Democratic gain
The legislature Is overwhelmingly
Democratic. The PopuIists may have
four members Of the senate and the
Republicans one In the house the
Populists will have about % of the 16e
representatives.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-08
+. THE NoRTHFIELD RAID.
Bandits Captured Near the Scene. Of
Yesterdays Tragedy.

The Sherburne raid recalls the famous
robbery of the Mortified bank by the
Younger and James gangs Sept. s, 1873, and
the most exciting man hunt which ever took
place in the West The history Of that STIR
ring and horrible week still lives very fresh
ly In the minds of the people, for it was only
twenty years ago. The state prison still
shelters two Of the precious bandits.
At o'clock on the afternoon Of Sept. 8
gang of six large-framed and good-looking
men rode up to the front Of the Northaeld
bank. Three remained outside and the other
three went inside. On the inside Of the
bank railing Cashier Haywood. Assistant
Cashier Bunker and Clerk Wilcox were at
work The three desperadoes leaped over
the railing and two covered the assistant
cashier and the clerk. while the third looked
after Mr. Haywood. The latter was near the
door of the vault and the robber made a
dash for the treasure, but the cashier was
before him. Haywood pushed the robber
into the vault and half-shut the door, when
the other robbers came at him with knives
and forced him to desist. At this point Bun
ker made dash for the rear door and was
shot, although not seriously, In the back.
He made his escape and gave the alarm and
the citizens rushed toward the bank. Then
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-08

darkness tonight armed to the teeth.
If the bandits are taken, they will be
given short shrift, for the entire COM
munity is wild with anger. Adjoining
towns are sending their quota Of men
to assist in the hunt, and before day.
break the circle of armed men will be
fifty miles in circumference. 1t will
be difficult for any one to slip through
it. Every road and every railroad is
closely guarded, and already dozens Of
harmless citizens have been stopped
and closely questioned. so thorough is
the search. If the men succeed in
setting into the timber, Of course the
chances for their capture is lessened,
but it is not believed they can get
away. The peculiar manner in which
they were dressed will materially az
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-08
ARMENIAN oUTRAGEs
Discussed at the Session of the
American Board.

TOLEDO, o.. Oct. To-day was the
first business session of the American
board of commissioners of Foreign Mis-
.sions. This is the Eighty-seventh an
nual meeting Of the body. The most
important discussion today was on
1.-THE crisis in Turkey which was
opened by Rev. DR.. Judson Smith,
foreign secretary. Addresses followed
by DIR. Albert Plumb, of Boston, and
Rev. w. s. Dodd, of Turkey. The dis
cussion was closed by Hon. Everett 0.
Wheeler, the eminent New York law
yer, on the duty of our government to
American citizens in Turkey. The re-
solutions committee was expected to
report a strong series Of resolutions
relative to the Armenian outrages, but
it's report was postponed until morning
The most gratifying feature Of the
home secretary's report was the an
nouncement that the debt which has
hung over the board since 1893, has
been entirely cancelled. For the past
year the receipts were from all sources
$I43,104, and the total expenditures
$T42, SOL, which includes the cancellation
of the deficit of S114632
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-08
RETURNS INCOMPLETE.
Majority of Between $4,000 and
10000 Indicated

ATLANTA, Ga, Oct. THE entire
Democratic state ticket appears to be
elected by majority of between rs, 600
and 10000. Returns from this, E'ul-
ton county, with one ward missing.
give Atkinson a majority of S6e. 1t is
estimated that the Democratic major
ity complete will be 1,100.
Thirty-seyen counties, leaving one
hundred to be heard from. give Dem
ocratic gain of 6.193. At this ratio the
state will give Atkinson majority of
1882.
Ex-Secretary Of the Interior Hoke
Smith said tonight: "The contest In
Georgia was over a question Of local
government. National issues did not
enter into it. Gov. Atkinson won the
confidence Of the negro vote by his i'm
partial administration, and the large
majority of them supported him at the
polls"
The first sixteen counties heard from
showed a net Democratic gain of 94s
in the vote for Atkinson Dem) for
governor over his vote in the same
counties in 1894. Coweta, Atkinson's
home county, showed a Democratic
gain Of 372.
Twenty counties gave q net Demo
cratic gain of 2,982, ratio that indi-
Gated Democratic majority of 1900.
Thirty-two counties gave an estimat-
ed net Democratic gain OF 1868.
A. 8. Clay. chairman state Demo
cratic executive committee, said: I'VE
have carried the state by between az
600 and 10000. The Populists have not
carried twenty counties out of the LAT
in the state, and they have lost many
OF the counties they carried In 1894
A DIFFERENT STORY.
AUGUSTA, Ga, Oct. THE election
in Georgia was a great surprise. Flu
sion developed great strength. Atlxin-
son, the present governor, ran 25 per
cent behind his ticket His majority
will barely be 10000. The A. p. AS
are beaten In Savannah. The country.
counties are reported voting strongly
for Wright, the Prohibition Populist
candidate
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-08
FLORIDA RETURNS.
Twelve Counties Complete Show
Small Democratic Loss.

JACKSONVILLE. Fla. Oct. THE follow
ing was given out this evening:
Returns incomplete. All indications poin
to from 10000 to 25 900 Democratic majority
w. A. Rawls, Chairman Democratic Stats
Executive Committee.
Twelve counties complete including 17e
election districts. give Bioxham Oen-) 1885,
Gunby (Rep) 2.662; Weeks Pop.) 1,119. Same
counties in 1892 gave Mitchell Oem.) II $50,
Boskin Pop.) 127S.
So far as heard from the election passed
off with absolute quiet and fairness In every
part Of the state. The effect of the Australian
system were, as anticipated, to keep illiterate
voters and particularly negroes, from the
polls. OF the sixty-eight members Of the
house of representatives the Democrats have
at least sixty. and the thirty-two members
of the next senate. including sixteen hold
overs will all be Democrats.
In this county DuvaD most Of the regular
Democratic candidates for county offices we're
defeated by the candidates Of boiling Demo
cratic faction. Glenn (Rep.) was chosen
superintendent Of public instruction over two
Democratic competitors.