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Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-02-19
Swanyille Items.

r. B. Simmons, Of Long Prairie,
was here on Tuesday.
The revival meetings. are still being
held at the congregational church
aud quite an interest Ia being ma nj
tested . - .", 49,.
Mr.. and Mrs. Christian Long went
to Burtrum on Monday OF last week
to attend the funeral nt Mrs. Herman
ku,usey, who died at thar place "n
Saturday. =, "f 49,
Mr.. and Mrs F. e.. Mnske made n
trip to Long Prairie on Saturday.
Mrs. Chns. McI'Drd. of Duluth,
arrived in town on Saturday for a
visit with her brother, W. j. Sullivan,
and family.
&c Muska drove to Little Falls
on Thursday.
The snow. plUw cGme out on this
line sunday evening but could not
get through to Morris, and ON Tues
udf uloIuIuS WV iotoiy S"uC WV
and opened up the road.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Lynch were
called to Sauk Centre. on Sunday,
bv u telegram. bringing the sad
news to Mrs. Lynch III the death Of
her mother. Mrs. Mnhaney. Mrs.
Mahaney has spent several weeks In
this villa .e visiting her daughter,
and made many friends while here.
who regret very much to hear "f her
death. and sympathize greatly with
Mrs. Lynch in her SORROW.
Sever,l! slcigh-lon'ls oi people came
down from Pillsbury ON Tuesday
evening to ATTEND the revival meet
ings at this place.
Mrs. Toms liei Mt the home 0f her
daughter, Mrs F. G.. Muske at this
village. on Frij"y evening. The
funeral was held ut the Lutheran
church at Round Prairie or Tuesday.
conducted by Rev. Hitzeman. OF
Long Prairie.
Farmers wishing to purchase farm
machinery can have their needs sup
piled by calling on J. j. Mcfsae, az
ne IL dealing in all kinds of farm
implemenra, wagons. etc. 2.3%sk ..44 "A
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-02-19
ORDERS FOR RAILS.

Railroad Work Promises to be Lively In
the Southwest This Season.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. l8.-The collapse Of
the steel trust and the consequent de.
chine in the prices of steel rails to $17
per ton has already begun to exert q
stimulating influence on the iron and
steel industry. The St. Louis agents
Of the Carnegie company and the 1lli'
nois Steel company are keeping the
wires hot closing deals.
The Missouri, Kansas and Texas rail-
way company heads the list with an
order for lO,OOO tons of steel rails placed
with the Carnegie Steel company.
This means 100 mics of new track
somewhere between here and Calves.
ton, and steady employment for hun.
dreds Of men for months to come.
The Frisco also availed itself Of the
tempting opportunity afforded by the
prevailing low price Of rails, and placed
an order with the Illinois Steel com.
pany for 5000 tons. The Missouri Pa.
cific fell into line with an order for
5000 tons, and news comes from Texas
that E. H. r. Green Of the Texas Mid.
land has just closed deal for 10000
tons. There is particular significance
in Mr.. Green's purchase, ss it means
not repairs, but extentions. The great.
er part Of the Texas Midland track has
been recently laid, 80 that if Mr..
Green's new rails are put down any
where they must 80 to extending his
line. To friend who arrived from
Texas, Mr.. Green admitted he intend
ed using the rails just ordered in new
construction.
The president Of the Galveston Ter.
minal railroad has also arrived here.
He is IN the market for 5000 tons Of
rails.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-02-19
1T WAS SPITE WORK. I,
M. Neuman, OF Royalton
Charged With Selling
Liquor on Sunday.

The case which County AttOrney
+. ". Lyon was called to ROyaltOn,
Wednesday,, IT, prOrecute, wAH one
IL which Matthias Neuman. prOprit,,-
tor III the Commercial hotel ana sss-
loon, had been charged with, selling,
liquor on Sunday.
The complaint against Nenmail
was made NY William Zakzpsky. an
ex-buar.ler at Mr. Nruman's hotel
Znkzpsky was something OF a ''stAt
hOAr,ter. AMI when ne became deltn-
uuent WIS ordered t." leave by the
landlord. his nngered Zakzesky.
and for revenge he made the COM
plant.
County Attorney Lyon believes
that village and city organizations
should regulate their own affnirs
without from, the county
officers, and in this case the spite
work being so clear Mr.. Lyon did
net want to run he risk ut putting
the county to great expense lust
t" satisfy the personal spite Of an
individual, wEO ia generally conceded
tu he n dead beat, by those best t.c-
quainted with him In Rovalt0n.
Consequently, Mr.. Lyon required
that Zakzesky put up a hond Tor
costs. which he could not do. and
the case was dismissed.
Before taking action, Mr.. Lyon
called on the president and other
village officers. and they all stated
that they were well satisfied with
the orderly way In which the saloons '
of RoyaltOn were conducted. Z
Zakzesky ia a man who came from
Dakota about four months ago, and
has been. loafing at Royalton HI
that time. Mr.. Newman says he
received a letter from parties In Da-
kuta who claim that Zakzpsky is an
expert in beating board bills. aM
Tor that reason would not trust him.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-02-19

II You will Use a Little Reasoning
you can easily prove that catarrh fs
climatic and not q blood disease.
Have you not the severest catarrhal
attacks during winter and spring,
ard hut little evidence OF catarrh
during the summer? Yes. Well, this
proves it is climatic, indaming the
nasal passages. 1t is a waste Of
money to invest in. blood remedies.
The proper treatment is a local ap-
plication, and the most prompt to
cure is that popular remedy, Ely's
Cream Balm.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-02-19
; Trade conditions

Business haa not improved during
the last week aud IL still very dull in
nn line-. Considerable snow has
fallen during in"t time aud bad
roads hnv been .,lHne worse. max
iny 1t difficult far farmers TO reach
the city. 80 great Irvivnl.,n OF hnsi-,
ness l. looked tur un'il spring opens
and the different industries y art up
again :. =
i. rher. has been bnt very little
wheat mtrkr,",i during the week,
nnd the ,rIr.t mas tlucluate hut very
lit,'eln Iia' timr
The fuIluwing is the corrrc teu price
list: ..
Wheat--No. n"rd, G5c: No. l. Northern 64c;
No. 2, 81; No. y. 6Or.
Flour. paten, process. per Dbl. S4.6o.
Straight grnie. Der bhl. S4 40.
Bakers per hhl S3.ao
Ground feed. si2.5O pcr ton
BrNn-S9
ShOrtS-xlO.
Oats IS "a 20
Cor,,-2O ar per bushel
Dniry but,er-l213c "a lsc.
I'll cn!ls-24 @ 2Hc..
COWS-2c
Veal ires sed--5 "a 6.
Hogs live--$2 a $3.50 per cwt.
Fresh pork &c at
Mutton dressed 1 u &c.
Cut meats. S /" l2l3c.
Chickens. e Sc.
Lard, bc,
POtatGes-25G per bushel
Beans-75c per bushe
OniOns--4U 6l so per bushel.
Apples-$150 q 81 90 per bbl.
Peas-7hG per bushel.
Lenn'ns-2Oc MA 25c per dozen.
Oranges-25 fI 4Oc per dOz.
Iranulated sugar-18 fbs. for IL.
Kerosene, l5c per gallon.
Hay-S50O
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-02-19
Hot Springs, Va.
Qia "Big Four" and &c. ( O." Routes

xl0 Dis IVUl QAN ~ u ~ AV~sVS'
Prefect Fall climate. $500 Feet Ele-
yation. Magnificent Mountain Sur
roundings. Most Curative Baths
Known.
From Chicago, st. Louis, Peoria
and ali points tributary, Indianapo-
lis, Benton, Harbor. Detroit, Toledo,
Sanduskv. Springfield. Dayton and
intermediate points, the "Big -Four
Route have through vestibuled
trains daily to Cincinnati. magnifi-
Gently equipped with Buffet Parlor
Cars, Dining Cars ahG Wagner Sleep
inx Cars. Direct connection made in
Central Union Station. Cincinnati.
with the beautiful trains of the Ches-
apeake e Ohio Railway. without
transfer across the city. Write any
agent & Big Four" fOrfull particulars.
or address D. B. Martin, General
Passenger and Ticket Agent, or E. o.
Mccormick. Passenger Traffic Mana
ger Big Four Route" Cincinnati, O.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-02-19
R.ar Admiral Calhoun Dead.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1S.-Rear Ad-
miral Edmund r. Calhoun, retired,
died suddenly last night at his resi-
dence here of heart failure, aged 70
years. He appeared well and hearty
almost up to the moment he was
stricken and passed away before a
physician could be summoned. Ad-
miral Calhoun served valiantly in the
Mexican and civil wars.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-02-19
Once in Lindberyh Block,


WIN. Long gave Us Il call or his
return from Minneapolis. He lett
herr for Carlton, MINI. . -
Jno. Williams. cf Detroit, was here
N last week visiting friends.
Sleigh ride parties seem to be all
y the rage here. The young people are
in for goo time, and are bound to
haveit.
N. p. (.indquist, a lumber dealer of
Clitheral, was here on business last
Tuesday.
j. B. Cole, of Brainerd, was here a
short time last Monday.
The report in last week g issue that
Mrs. Lemen gave dance IL false.
Pumper Jas. Landy. OF Little
Falls. made his usual trip last
Wednesday.
Miss jeanette Mansfield returned
to Little Falls yesterday.
The snow storm last Saturday
block all the roads and traffic
was practically suspended for a few
days.
The sending OF valentines has
caused quite disturbance among a
few unpeaceful people Of this town.
Mrs. G. N. Rickerson was on the
sick list few days last week.
Several of the boys were out hunt
ing rabbits last Tuesday. They say
it ia great sport as the woods are
alive with the bunny fellows.
Fergus Falls school board has
named the school buildings Of the
city. They will he known as the
Washington, Adams and Jefferson
schools. D..
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-02-19

Agent Fullerton seized another
shipment OF venisOn and grouse in
the Great Northern yards ut st.
Paul Saturday. The boxes were
Ia beled "Hardware
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-02-19

The Minnesota Society for the
Prevention, OF Cruelty to Animals
has instructed it's attorney to
prepare a bill to present to the
legislature which will prohibit pigeon
shooting as practiced by members of
the gun clubs throughout the state.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-02-19
Children CRY for
Pitchers Ca1tor10.

+. "A dispensary bill similar to the
South Carolina law has been passed
by the house of representative of the
state of Washington and the measure
is also expected to pass the senate.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-02-19
WeyIer 1T sancti spiritus.

HAVANA, Feb. 1S.-Captain General
Weyler was received at Sancti Spiritus
with great enthusiasm. Almost all OF
the houses in the town were decorated
in honor of the event. In receiving the
authorities Captain General Weyler
said pacitication would soon be an &C.
complished fact owing to tho results Of
the campaign and the success OF the
Spanish arms.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-02-19

-"When 1T comes to splitting on
the floor, DON'T" Ia the way an east
ern street car company puts 1t. and
they don't.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-02-19
MURDEREDN FOR $500.
settler aud His Wife Both Killed by Rob-
bers. Who Escape.

Il TYNDALL, s. D.. Feb. 18.-The bodies
Of Anton Sharp and wife were found
during the morning at their house on
the Yankton reservation, Is miles west
Of Tyndall. The wife had her throat
cut and was shot in the breast. The
man was shot in the head. The couple
had been married two months. They
had $500 in the house and this is sup
posed to have been the cause of the
murder
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-02-19
Conductor Killed in a Wreck.

WINNIPEG, Feb. lB.-Condctor Bick.
ackela of the Northern Pacific, residing
at Grand Forks, was killed at Mariapo.
lis, this side the boundary, by being
thrown out of derailed caboose. .5s1 ).
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-02-19
Big Fire In East Grand Forks.

EAST GRAND FORKS, Mimi, Feb. 49,
Fire broke out in loves saloon about
s 80 o clock, supposedly from an air.
tight stove which had been piled full
Of wood. Eefore being extinguished
half dozen buildings we're destroyed,
causing loss Of $50, 900.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-02-19

n 70 CURE X COLD IN on DAY y ~ 4
fake Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. Alld drug
gists refund the money tfit falls to cure. 26
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-02-19

"A fire at East Grand Forks
Wednesday destroyed five saloons.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-07-31
WAS FULLY INSURED.
List of Companies Interested in the kau-
kauna Fire.

Kaukauna. Wis. July II Special
\ schedule of the amounts and the com
panicS name of the insurance carried by
from j. Stilwcll Villas. secretary of the
company They are all of the American
Lloyd'S line, as follows:
Mercantile S4..n: North River. $500:
Schuikill S5sO: Globe. Sln.sst: New York
Great Western, Sf5.oH: Empire city, 5000;
Merchants aud Manufacturers 5000: New
York, S2orD: Colonial. S1n.'hn: Protective,
5000: Underwriters. S1o.NH: Washington,
S1Ws; Broadway. 5'Hn: Traders tlr', S'''",
Agricultural. S:asp; total. S2'hl.ts"
The Badger is now organized as follows:
II. y. Framhach. president; Joseph Has.
vice-prrsident; !. II. FramhacR. treas
urer; J. Stiwcll Villas. secretary. This
company was first organized i'll 1854,
with the above as incorporatorS. except
j. ii. Frambach. During the last ten
years they have paid i'll wages 10 their
employees in this city the sum of S64S,pp.
and in revenues to the city $4,000
The Badger had not long since eNsrnd-
ed 5000 for an automatic sprinkler. IN
tended to be an almost sure protection
against fire. but in this case it was utter
| nderncath this mill vas one of the
finest artCSiau wells known in the state.
1t was bored through the solid rock. a
tcu-inch hole. over 500 feet in depth.
not on" foot uf Garth was found IN AL
this distance. II affords n ceaSeless flow
of the ClcarCSt and purest water.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-07-31
CONFIRMS THE REPORTS.
Beloit Men Who Have Made Nearly $50
900 III klnndike.

Beloit. Wis, July PA letter received
by the family from John w Crist. a for
mer resident of Beloit. writing from Daw-
son City, Alaska. June Il. confirms the
reports of the great gold discoveries.
trist and four friends secured $4,000
worth of gold in three months. He says
all the claims are staked ont and he has
to pay tremendous prices to get it i'll
working order.
Mr.. triSt Ill writing of the place says:
Last November | concluded to inveSti-
gate the cause of the exciting reports of
big gold finds up the river aud went on Il
three days journey To new settlement
called Dawson City. the center of the
klondike interests. Big strikes were re-
ported there, but there was no ground to
be had except it was bought or leased.
Every foot in the gold district had been
staked off and duly claimed. | formed a
partnership with three friends and w"
paid 5000 for a claim and they worked
il. | worked on another claim on shares
From January % to May Il. We had
taken out $4,000 of dust. Half of this
went to claim men. which gave us about
$4,000 each for our four months work.
Later we four bought claim for SD,
600. paying half down, and we think we
will have it paid ful III Il short time. 1t
is now make or break with me. | hope
for good luck and will remain here an
OF her wear
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-07-31
MURDER AT CLINTON.
'ohh Neison Believed to Have Beer
assaulted and Thrown on the
Railway Track.

'ilnton Jnction, Wis, July o7.-ISre-
cIal. John Nelson. a Swede. aged about
~, was killed here ut about Il 30 O'Clock
last night under circumstances which
point strongly to murder. When the
southbound freight, No. 5S2. leaving Gin
ton at IL Z. m, reached Harvard the
crew found hat upon the pilot. Instruc-
Ions We're immediately wired to the en-
Sllser OF the nOrtbound freight No
oSo. to look for the body of a man he
tween Harvard and Clinton
Nelson was found at 6:1o a. m. about
forty rods from the depot. His feet were
crushed to pulp, his right arm was cut
on above the elbow and there were three
wounds in the skull One of these. ac-
cordlng TO physician and other citizens,
would not ordinarily have been made bv
me engine. 1t looks as if il had hoen
lhdae by the end of Il coupling pin Mel
son clothes and pieces of his satchel
were strewn over tho track and he was
found IN the ditch beside the track.
ne grass from tho track to the ditch
SHOWS evidence Of u struggle When
found he was still breathing. but died
soon after being brought to Clinton \
suspicious circumstance was the fact thai
no money was found in his pockets. al
though those who saw him last night
say say that he was in possession of some
Slo or SO. He was farmland and a
tavorlte in the community.
A coroner's jury was impancled This
morning by II. y. Cronkrte and is still
investigating the case District Attor-
ney ". y. Jackson of GAINESVILLE is also
on the ground. The inquest has ad-
Journed until Thursday morning.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-07-31
WiSCON NSIN MANS LUCK.
Cleaned Up 5000 in the Kiondike, bu,
Paid Dearly for it,

San Francisco. Cal. July 2T.-Two
more miners from the north hav" come
in on the City of Pueblo and are regis
tered al the Commercial hotel. They are
Henry DOrc and j. +. Boucher, and both
tell tales of the hardest kind Of expert
ences.
Thirty days on -four and water and
$50 taken from the ground i'll eight
months is but portion of Dore'S expert
cncc. OF all those who have reached
the city. his tale is one that ought to
make those without experience think
twice before pluncins into unknown dan
gers.
Mr.. Boucher left his home in WiScon-
sin three years ago, went i'll by Juneau
and the Chlkoot TO F"rtyMile and had
the usual run of poor luck. He went to
work for $3.50 Il day, but soon gave
out ard then he went Ia prospecting.
II had no better success at this than
Al work" he said. ''and was pretty well
disgustcd when | heard of Il strike at
Klondike. | struck u good clam and
cleaned up S1o.oOo. | am going back
home to enjoy myself till next spring.
when | will go back again if ! do not sell
out in the mcantime.'
Dorr and Boucher brought out nearly
1000, but they decline to give the eX-
act figures.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-07-31
GETS BIG SALVAGE,
Wrecking Company Awarded S1So, ,OoC
for Releasing the ST. Paul.

New York, July 21.-Judge Brown of
the IHitcd States district court has
handed down his decision upon tn" libel
brought by the Merritt Wreckin- com
pany. the Chapman Derrick company
and the Insurance Company of North
America against the steamship st. Paul
and cargo and the international Nuviua-
tion company. the owners of the vessel,
To recover compensation for services Zen
dCred in saving the steamship and cargo
when the vessel went ashore at NCg.h
Long Branch on January ~, 1896.
The steamship cost $3.50 ten and the
value of the cargo was 81 $50. .9S9. all Of
which was saved. Vessels belonging to
the wrecking companies and the in> II
anc., company brought the cargo 10 this
city and pulled the st. Paul off the
beach
without their aid" Judge Brown
holds. the vessel would never have got
off No previous salvage task has cvc-
etiuaIed this. and considering the high
merit OF the aid rendered. | regard S1to.-
eco ~ the proper award for the "holc
service"
Of this amount Judge Brown decides
SOS -, Ia he char-"ahle against the
cargo. tho remainder, S1%1, 2I11.65. with
costs. to he charged against the 81. Paul
and her NUpT%
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-07-31
THE CROP OUTLOOK.
La Crosse Nan Visits the -Iinuesota and


La Crosse. Wis. July - SPEC n ~
Late last night President :. \. Hyde. If
the :. Y. Hyde Elevator company. sc
companied hv &. T. Bennett. supcrlA
teud.nt Of tn" compauy's llnc # 'ie-
vators. returned to the city 1tt'"
week, trip over the Southern Minnesota
division of the ST. Paul road, They
started out IT, inv"Stigat" the condition
of the wheat crop, and the result Was
vcritcation of all reports of damage ;ha5
have been previously sent out President
HYDE places the damage of the entire
crop along the Southern Minnesota at
an average of one-frurth. In South Da-
kuta the damage is estimated IT one
third From La Crosse to Fulda. Mimi.
there viii be an average yield of wheat
From Fulda west to the state line there
is damage from rust and blight. and h"re
and there the work of chlnch bugs Is
seen. In South Dakota the Hcssldn fly
has gotten in its deadly work. and there
are vast fields that will not be touched
10y the reaper.
Rye and barley are 4 good crop. oats
are better than the average. The out
look for corn. barring early fro>t>. i "N-
rcIlent FlaN never was IN better shape
This i the crop the farmers bank on thlS
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-07-31
ON GREEN BAYS SHORE,
brilliant Gathering of Chautau-
duans at Wisconsin's Lun-
Der Center.

Marlnettc, Wis. July 27.-lSpecial.l-
loday the first Chautauuua assembly
Marln"ttc has ever had opened III fine
style. The scene Of the gathering is at
Lakeside, on til" shores Of Green bay.
where fifty acre grove with open
patches here and there provides ample
room for tents. stands and Il broad court
III the foreground Last night sixty
campers tents We're pitched. besides the
laf%t, tabernacle tent that seats 2Otp
people and til" dining tent conducted by
the Baptist ladies. the Y. NJ. C.. A.. Ep-
worth league and Chautauqua headuuar-
tcrs' tent This morning a coodly por-
tlon of the assembly talent arrived Rev.
II. I. Jennings. u. D.. of Chicago, the
director of the assembly. arrived early
on the grounds. Prof. and Mrs. H. NJ
fairbank of Chicago, the former the
chorus director and rocal manager of
the assembly; Miss Sih1I Sammis of the
same city. a rising and brilliant soloist;
r. J IarkS. ID. r.. of Atlanta and Rev
/. NJ Rule of Faribault. Mimi. who will
condGct the Chautaudua Round Table
and Sunday school classes. were wei
coined by local management of the Lake
side Chautauqua. Master Ted and Miss
Dora Simpson of ST. Paul preceded the
other assembly stars by IL day. This
afternoon Mrs. Gcnevieve Clark Wilson
OF ChlcaG" arrived and Prof. T. NJ. Pear
son. the prid" of Cumnock's School of
oratofy anu Elocutlon, appeared on the
scene.