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Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-10-15
An lncipient Blaze.

x At about 1880 o'clock Tuesday
night q Dire was discovered In the
basement Oi one oi the new residence
buildings now 10 course oi ereetio u
BY HI. F. Schleusener IN Third street
and First avenue southeast.
The fire was discovered by parties
who had been attending the Saliva
tion Army meeting, and was pnt out
before any damage was done, and
without calling out the fire depart
ment. # VI /,
y The fire was undoubtedly set by
someone, but whether by .tramps,
who were attempting to; find Q
nights lodging in the building. Or
ny someone with incendrarv mo
t!ves. 1t is difficult tn find out. Mr..
Schleusener. the owner Of the build
ing, does not believe much In the.
tramp theory. and thinks Il was the
work Of q firebug. rs
tits also said that Indications
have been found that an att mpt
was made Monday night til burn
on. Of the business blocks of the city.
II such was the cnse the fire died out
Of its own accord, and the attempt
was unsuccessful. Ia y
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-10-15

No doubt one reason of the
great growth of advertising in re-
cent years is that business men,
having learned to appreciate it's
value, are more careful than they
used to be in keeping faith with
the public and living up to their
advertisements. In these days of
sharp competition who should
break faith with the public by ad.
vertising one thing or one price
and offering another would soon
find the public letting him severe
" alone. A shrewd advertiser
would almost as soon let his note
go to protest as not live up to his
ad .-Indianapolis Journal. h
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-10-15

Nearly all the wheat that IS be.
ing sold in the Northwest is ship.
ped at once to the markets, as the
cash price has been commanding a
premium over December prices,
and there was no market profit for
the elevators to store the wheat.
The deliveries at Duluth hive
therefore been unusually large
this season, and from some parts
of the tributary country nearly all
the wheat has been shipped. Many
dealers pr .dict that if the move
men: continues the wheat Of the
Northwest will to large extent
be out of the country before
spring, and that the mills will not
have the usual supply in the ele.
yators to draw from.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-10-15

Among the good men mentioned
for the Republican nomination for
governor next year is Gen. M. E.
Clapp. The Minneapolis Journal
tried on Tuesday to learn from
Clapp whether or not he was a
candidate, but the st. Paul attor.
ney refused absolutely to give an
expression either way. The Fergus
Falls Journal says: There is q
strong probability that the press.
5ure to have him do 80 will be 50
strong chat General Clapp will
yield to the wishes Of his friends
and again become ! candidate for
the Republican nomination for
governor. He has not yet an
nounced his decision, but those
who have conferred with him
lately feel certain that It the
proper time he will enter the race.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-10-15

"A large number Of men who left
this place about two months ago to
work in the harvest fields Of Dakota
returned Sunday morning. They
were some Of the more fortunate
ones, % they all found work during
the threshing season, though it was
very short. Dakota is not e., good
for laboring men as It was q few
years ago. for the reason chat farm
era with;a section or moro 81 land
own their own threshing outfits,
and a. soon as their own work is
done the machine is hung up. These
farmers have only two or three
weeks work, and 1t does not pay q
man to make the long trio out. there
for the amount Of work he can get.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-10-15

Although diligent search has
been made for several days the
body Of jain Kropp has not been
found in the Otter Tail county
lake. A diver has been employed,
and as soon as an outfit can be oh.
tanned he will make a thorough
examination Of the lake bottom.
In the locality where Kropp was
drowned, the bottom Of the lake is
very soft, and the water from 10
to is feet deep. Those who have
been searching are of the opinion
that the body may be covered by
weeds or quicksand. There are
many springs in the bottom of the
lake, aud sand from the springs
may have covered the body by
this time. . =' -.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-10-15
From the Dulsth Herald Of Oct. II;
rs WELL SATISFIED. u
Congressman Morris Says H0
Enjoyed His Recent S,
$.s.s Trip. 5' Sa y

Congressman Page Morris has
returned from 4 swing around the
circle Of the big Sixth district,
which he represents IN congress.
To q reporter Of The Herald he
said today that he had enjoyed lii
trip and had met with cordial
reception at every ttwa which he
had visited. When asked if it was
true that he had been experience.
ing considerable trouble in select.
lug postmaster for St. Cloud,
who would be satisfactory to the
party, he smiled cheerfully and
said: 5> ,sa1 4 - g$
''Well, there was more than one
candidate for the Office, and 4
don't suppose that everybody will
will be pleased no matter what ]
do. Tom Reed said once that II
filling the Offices in his district he
invariably dlspleased ten men
where he pleased one, and never
knew Of man who could make
appointments without creating
some discord. I know I can't, and
so I naturally expect some kicking.
However, I am doing the best I
can, and I do not anticipate any
more than. the usual objections
when all the appointments are
made" .. #
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-10-15
RAISE MORE HOGS.

St. Paul Dispatch: The farmers
of this state and the surrounding
states have great opportunity to
profit directly and largely by the
establishment of the Swifts at
South St. Paul. This city is going
to be great live stock centre, be-.
fore long, and take it's place among
the packing centers Of the country :.
Farmers, realizing that fact, should
prepare to make the most of it.
They should raise cattle, sheep
and hogs, for which they will soon
have . market convenient of access.
There is no better grazing any.
where than in the North Star state.
The drouths, which Cypress the
animals in other parts of the coun.
try, are rare here, and never as
severe IS in the more southern
country. Neither are We as often
sufferers from too much rain.
Pasture and climate are alike
favorable to raising I high class Of
stock. Fl.
This beef and hog industry ought
to be the making Of this north.
western country. In ! cold eli.
mate, the people need : large
amount Of animal food, and there
is no reason for going elsewhere to
get it. We should raise cattle for,
oursfown use, and some for our
neighbors. Minnesota and the
Dakotas will never be truly pros.
porous till they become self-sup.
porting, and. Is far as possible,
produce within their own limits
what they consume, keeping their
money here. instead Of sending it
East, South and West.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-10-15
j Pierpont Morgan is becoming
almost a Jim Hill in railroad mat.
ters. Hill, Morgan and the Gar
will have all the railroads. ,s

There are grounds for believing
that the Northern Pacific will not
build q permanent depot here this
fall. The permanent locate of the
depot and the yards is too imp0r-
tant question for any of the minor
officials to decide, and it is not prob
able that President Mellen has con-
sidered the matter YET, as since the
burning Of the depot here he has
been East. The freight shipments
from Little Falls are very large,
sometimes as high as fifty cars a
day. and there liz certainty that
the business will continue to grow
for some years. In view of this the
location OF the freight yards at Il
convenient place is one OF the ruling
influences that will decide the To-
cation of the depot, az 1t is desirable
to have the depot near. the yards.
What may puzzle the railroad peo-
pie Is to get the depot near the city,
and at the same tine have ample
track room In the same locality. For
the convenience Of handling freight
trains, the yards should be over
1000 feet in length without public
crossings, and it aeems impossible
for the railroad company to expect
that in the neighborhood of the old
depot. During the past few years
the Northern Pacific engineering de-
partment has made all sorts Of plans
for better railroad facilities at Little
Falls, but the new head Of the road
has probably not considered any Of
them. SO it 10 probable that the
company win use its present freight
Yards during the coming winter, and
get along with some temporary
structures for their passenger, and
local freight business. Il. s3j:5 IL
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-10-15

Minneapolis Lumberman: La
boring men out Of jobs are scarce
in the Northwest at present. EN-.
ployment agents in the large
cities cannot find enough men to
supply the jobs that they have in
view. In Minneapolis several EN-.
ployment agents have bookings
for from 100 to 200 men at a time,
and are able 70 send out from 80 to
40 only, and this too when the
wages paid are an advance Of Is
per cent oyer those offered a year
ago. The lumbermen are in need
of men for work i !, the woods. A
local employment agent states that
already 5000 men have been sent
into the woods in Northern Min.
nesota for preliminary work in
building roads and getting camps
started, and that there are at least
that many more needed. When
the harvesting and threshing is
over men will be more plentiful,
but the indications are now that
no honest laboring man will be
out of a job this fall if lie wants
to work. 49,
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-10-15
MONTHLY SCHOOL REPORT
Superintendent Report For
the Month Ending Oct. ~
Enrolment SEQ.

The first monthly report ~ super.
intendent Rowe has been submitted
to the board 81 educat,on. and the
folio wing particulars as ~ attend.
ance, enrolment. etc. are shown:
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-10-15
GRASPED LIVE WIRE.
A Lineman Killed in st. Cloud
by an Electric Light
.s4:A Wire.

{ Michael Seitz, q lineman employed
by the st. Cloud Electric Light com
puny, was killed Tuesday morning
by current from the electric light
wires. III describing the accident
the Journal Press says: ...-
h A crew of linemen under Electrf.
elan j. A. Neil Ut the company was
engaged In putting In q new pole at
the corner. Seitz and a fellow work.
man, Walter Staples, were on the
cross arm Ut the pole, while Mr.. Neil
had gone q distance Of couple of
blocks to secure m ak to chop down
the old pole. Owing to the darkness
this morning, the electric current
was still ON. In his work, poor
:Seitz grasped one Of the wires ON the
.cross-arm. 1t Ia believed that he
sust aineu a slight shock, for he gave
"a scream and in his pain grasped the
other wire. Hin body made the con-
Meeting link and the entire electric
current of something like Thousand
volts passed through him. With a
groan he was dead. The mans
position was such that he did not
TALL. as his legs were wrapped about
one cross. arm and under another.
The accident was witnessed by one
or two Of the persons living near by
and telephone message to the elec-
trio light station told the engineer
In charge to shut down the works.
1T was unnecessary however for the
effect u the voltage passing through
his body had been show on the ma
chimes and the works had been clos
ed down. The lights on the affected
circuit too sho wed that something
unusual had occurred. By means Of
a ladder and ropes the body was re-
moved from the arm and turned
over to Undertaken Daniel. who
prepared the remains for huricl. The
hands were badly discOlored and
torn by the electric fluid. but the
body itself was not particularly
affected. " ,'H
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-10-15

The Minneapolis Lumberman'
says that trade is rot satisfactory
With the lumber dealers Of that city,
and a review of the shipments bears
out that statement, The shipments
from that city are larger than last
year Just at present, but the total
for. 1897 ia not as much as the total
Tor 1886, and considerably behind
that Of 1895. While the Minneapolis
sales have not been large, the saw
mill cities of the northern part of the
state are doing an unusually good
business. Cloquet shipped S75 cars
oilumber during September; Duluth
shipped over 81. O0O, 900 feet; Brainerd
enjoyed q big trade, and the Pine
Tree company Of Little Falle certain
" has been shipping 9 satisfactory
amount OF lumber. Considering all
the circumstances the Minneapolis
saw mill men have not enjoyed q
very pleasant season. The high
water In the spring did great dam
age there. costing the mill men vast
sums Of money to make repairs, and
delaying the operations OF the mills
several weeks. Many millions Of
feet 81 logs were also carried out Of
the booms, and over thefalls. Again
later il the season the mills had to
suspend work on account Of high
water. Considering the capacity Of
the mills, and the capital invested.
Minneapolis has sold less lumber
and cut less lumber than other saw
min cities. The cities farther north
evidently now possess an advantage
in q the lumber business, and are
reaching the markets more success
fully; than Minneapolis. y
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-10-15

The director Of the mint esti-
mates that the stock Of gold on
hand in the United States on Oct.
/ was 712,00O,o00, which is the
largest amount ever claimed by
the treasury authorities. It is ex,
pected that this amount will be
largely increased during the next
few months, and that by the close
of 1897 it will reach $3.50, 00O, 900.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-10-15

The newspapers are making a
poll Of the New York voters, and
Van Uyck. the Tammany candl.
date, IS shown to be in the lead.
As rule Tammany has been able
to control that city, and now with
the opposition divided in three
parts it is not surprising that the
Tammany man should lead.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-10-15

English Tin Plate Excluded. &
Before the tin plate industry was e.
tablished in the United States by the
Mckinley tariff there were quite q
number Of Americans in Liverpool who
acted as agents for American importers
Of Welsh tin plate, Liverpool being the
chief port Of export Since we have been
making our own tin plate all Of these
agents have returned home with the ex-,
ception q one who Is expected back this
month g take charge 81 : tin plate fac
tory IN PennsylvaniA This viii practi--s
cally conclude! the American trade IN,
foreign tin. plate and practically COM
plete the acquisition d the American
market BY the American tin plate In.
dustry which was established under the
Mckinley protective tariff Of 1890
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-10-15

Associate Justice Field will re,
tire from the supre mo court bench
ii December. It is expected thu
Attorney General McKenna will
succeed him. % 1$ .a5ssE't
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-10-15
Depot viii be Moved.

Morris, Mimi. Oct. Word
was received late yesterday; from
President j. ]. Hill, Of the Great
Northern railway, that he would
move the depot here to q point
Just north Of the present limit Of
the yards. Although this will be
somewhat inconvenient, yet the
citizens Of Morris are generally
satisfied, for the yards are also to
Sbe moved, and the very great in.
convenience Of trains blocking up
the streets will be done aWay.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-10-15

At q recent election in Connect.
icut an amendment to the con.
stitution was adopted providing
that one Of the qualifications of q
voter should be that he could read
the constitution in the English
language. The proposition was
carried by large majority III
every township in the state.
There Was practically no opposi.
ton to it. #'
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-10-15
"A Magical Life Saver is d

Agnew's Cure for the Heart. After
Years of pain and agony with dis
heart disease it gives relief
in thirty minutes. ThOs. Petry, Of
Aylmer, Que, writes: Il had sui
fered for five years with a severe
form OF heart disease. I was unable
to attend to business. The slightest
exertion produced fatigue. DIR. Ag-
news Cure for the Heart gaveme
instant relief, four bottles entirely
cured me- Sold by M. V. Wetzei.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-10-15

II is claimed that J. Pierpont
Morgan. is now in practical control
Of twenty .one railroads in the
United States, with 50, $50 miles
Of track. The Northern Pacific is
one Of them. .l1ss,.&lH u
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-10-15

Henry George. the Chicago plat.
form candidate for mayor Of New
York, declares that he is no more
in favor Of silver than gold. lie
says both are relics Of barbarisnl.
II am a greenbacker," he declares.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-10-15

St. Cloud Times: A friendly
feeling of long standing between
the management of the Merchants
National bank, of this city, and
w. E. Lee, the well known bank.
er of Long Prairie, and ex.super.
intendent Of the St. Cloud Re-
formatory, has illuminated IN the
purchase by MIR. Lee Of . block Of
stock in the bank. The Merchants
National today elected Mr.. Leo a.
one Of the directors to fill . Va.
,cancy in the board.
In this connection it is reported
that Mr.. Lee is seriously consider.
ing making St. Cloud his future
home. The Granite City would
be most happy to Welcome him
back.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-10-15

In the suspects arrested on ac-
CONT 81 the Northern Pacific train
robbery near Glyndon have been
released.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-10-15

Miss Cisneros, the girl who es-
capped from aSpanish military prison
In Cuba, ia said to he In New York.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-10-15

Thirty leading cities show an
increase Of Z per cent in pustal re.
ce;pts for September, 1897, over
last year. Postal receipts are con.
sidered good Indications Of general
business conditions.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-10-15
Spain assures The United States
that hostilities will soon cease in
Cuba. That sounds like Weyler.
In Rome taxes are considered
too high, 50 : mob enjoys 2 riot.
That will probably increase taxes.

ST. Paul papers claim that Ar.
nlour 3 Co.. Of Chicago, have
purchased land near the South st.
Paul stock yards, and will estab.
lish a packing plant there. +.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-10-15

Edward Mofett, of the Bismarck
Settler, is having more trouble.
Monday night an unknown person
shot at him four times, but the
editor escaped injury. Anew weeks
ago his printing office was raided,
and the material dumped into
the Missouri river. 1t is now
said that the people Of the city are
aroused and will see that the men
who are prosecuting Moffett be
punished or driven from the city.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-10-15
No. 1855.
REPORT OF THE CONDITION
OF.

The German American National Bank
at Little Falls. In the State Of Mime.
sofa. at the Close Of Business, Oct.
s, 1897. Nix ~..r- .'as, (. as%
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-01-30

A CHAPLAIN'S PRAYER.

Charley Higgins, Of Lincoln, Neb.,
where hs is at college, mails his father,
A. d. Higgins, Of this city, . clipping
from the State Journal, Of Chaplain
Mailley's invocation before tho house
of representatives, the other day, a.
follows:
o. Lord, show those men that much time
and good money may be saved by a more
liberal expenditure Of brain power; that q
few ideas carefully thought out and clearly
expressed are much better and far less ex-
pensive than an interminsole string Of
words; that q man Is not necessarily doing
his best thinking when he 10 doing his
loudest or longest talking. We ask this In
behalf OF a long suffering people, for Christ's
sake. Amen.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-01-30
INV ia ntX.

Last night, ths council NJ Santa Fs,
was at a deadlock 10 the comuittes Of
the whole or the justice Of the peace
measure, house bill No. 8, which pro-
vidss that section SO OF chapter ~ OF
the session laws Of 1891, shall be
amended SO as to read that justices OF
the peace shall BIZ required'to try such
cases without demanding their fees In
advance; and, on Judgment being
given for the district. they shall cause
to be levied an execution on any prop
erty belonging to the defendant,fo the
amour nj OF judgment and costs Of suit.
In such cases, the exemption from ex-
~ecution now allowed by law to heads OF
family, shall not apply.