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Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-05-14

From Saturdays Daily.
The body of F. A. Hart, the Little
Falls & Dakota brakeman who was
killed yesterday at Sank Center. was
brought to this city on All extra
train today. His remains will be
shipped to New York az soon as the
company can ascertain the address
of his relatives. Conductor Berry
was the only one that witnessed the
unfortunate young mans awful
death. He stated that Hart was
standing near the front end of the
first car in a long train winch was
being switched. The speed Of the
train was suddenly checked, and
Hart pitched headforemostf from the
top of the box car to the track.
This alone would he We been sufficient
to kill him. but it did not, and he
made desperate effort to get off the
truck before the still moving tram
reached him, hut he could not, and
the wheels passed over his chest,
crushing the life ont of him instantly.
Hart was exceedingly popular with
all the railroad men, and his untime-
" death has cast a shadow over all
the employees with whom he was
assOcia ted.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-05-14
LOGS AND LUMBER.

The mill Of the Brainerd Lumber
company began its night run last
Monday There ure now $50 men
employed about the mill.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-05-14

A new factory for the manutac ture
of wOodenware IL being established
at Minneapolis. An Investment Of
$2O,O0O will he made, and forty men
emDlOycd.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-05-14
VETERAN FIREMAN DEAD.
Capt. L. E. Coe, Of Sank Gen.
tire, Died Suddenly
Thursday.

Capt. L. f. COe, one OF the best
known f1remen in the state, died sud
denly in that city on Thursday even
ing. He has been Il resident OF Sank
Centre for over twenty years. and
was one of the oldest members Of the
State FirerneI's assOcia ton. and has
u attended every meeting for many
years. He was a popular fav0rite
with all tho tiremen, ard his death
will he regretted by acquaintance
In every city "f the state.
Chief LuiOnd, who 10 president Of
the state association, directed
all officers OF the association to at
tend the funeral at Sank Centre on
Sunday afternoon, and also notified
all chiefs of departments in the state
Of the funeral.
Deceased was II years OF age, and
a civil engineer by profession. lie
made D. fortune in railroad work in
South America under Henry Meigs,
the celebrated engineer. He has been
Chief of the Sank Centre department
many years, and was in charge OF
the water works system there.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-05-14

A news item from Grand Rapids
says: The water ~ flowing in mod
crate volume over the top OF the
Pukegama dam. and the river is be-
ginning to show 1t here In a gradual
rise Of three to four inches per day.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-05-14

Saltwater Gazette: Miss Muy
Donovan, uncui Stiilwnter's popular
school ma ANS, was pleasantly sur
prised last evening. at the home OF
Miss Will, IL number. OF friends as
sembling to congratulate her on her
birthday. The evening was passed
by music, reading and social CONVEX
sntiOn, refreshments beng served at
the usual hour. Miss Donovan
received Il very neat souvenir OF the
event, in the form Of Il handsome
book case.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-05-14

Z. VI. Hoover, Oi the Pine Tree
Lumbercompany, Little Falls, MIMI,
IL now Il military man. Under ap.
pUintment OF recent date he Ia made
Il colonel on the staff Of Governor
C!uugh. aud It Ii now Col. Hoover.
II you please.-Minneapolis Lumber
man.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-05-14
Joe PM&z9Ez2e
1T The Transcript Office
INSTANTLY KILLED.
F. A. Hart, Brakeman on the L
r. g. D., Run Over at Sank
Centre Last Friday.

F. A. Hart. brakeman on the Lit
tie Falls & Dakota train which left
this city this morning, was instantly
killed in the Sank Centre wards last
Friday at about 2 O'clock. He
was riding on top If the cars, and
by a sudden lurch Of the train was
thrown off and fell on the track. and
the heavy cars passed over his body.
killing him instantly. Hart was u
single man and his relatives live in
New York.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-05-14

Another election is proposed in
Duluth to vote on the purchase by
the city Of present W ter works plant.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-05-14

The enrolment al the sc. CjOuO
public school lnSt month was vi.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-05-14
LOANS BY THE STATE.
State Board of Investment
Adopts Rules for it's
Guidance.

uc 6lhC0 VI az hsSs
in the governors Office Thursday aud
adopted a set of rules governing
loans to Minnesota municipal organ
liza tions under the new law, says the
st. Paul Dispatch.
The law provides that no loans
shall be made for amounts exceeding
Z per cent of the real property va)ua'
ton of the orga nizatiOn borrowing
the money. and with this al basis.
the board adopted 4 rule fixing the
maximum amounts to he loaned
and 3 per cent for valuations OF
$50, 200 or less; per cent on valua'
tions OF from $5O,O'O to $100.0OO:
per cent ON from 800, 900 to $2OD, 900;
6 per cent on uations from $2'O,'
600 to $500, 900, and per cent on all
over $3OO,OOO The rate Of interest
charged will be per cent.
Resolutions were adopted provid'
ing that no loans shall be made to q
county, village or township to re-
fund bonds issued in aid of any rail
road, nor to any township, village
or school district unless the bond
issue is authorized hy direct vote OF
the people.
The board had over $780, 900 in ap.
plea tions on hand, but it ia thought
that many of them will fail to meet
the requirements adopted at the
meeting, and they will be examined
before any loans are made.
1t is under the above regulations
that the Little Falls school district
proposes to borrow $4,000 from the
state school fund. The valuation
of the district is $993, 02S. A loan OF
Z per cent would be allowed on this
by the state-which would equal
$69, 500. The district now owes
bonds to the amount Of $4,000, and
the proposed increase Of $4,000
would bring the total up to $G2, 900,
sill several THOUSAND below the
established limit.
Long Prairie Argus: Neal st. An
thony, proprietor of the Clarissa
brickyard, was in town Yesterday
He says he expects to start up next
Tuesday, which is month earlier
than he got started last year. He
has Just put in q new boiler and en-
CINE and will turn out 10000 bricks
per day. He has quite few orders
in prospect.
-Dunn's com mercial report states
that the sales OF merchandise in the
United States We're the largest in
April that they had been in any
ADril since 1892.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-05-14

Minneapolis Lumbermun: Tho
Boom company ia working on the
river with as large Il force az thew
have had ut any time In the past
month. but thefOwe has been diyided
some. Part OF the crew that has been
working down the river ON the lOgs
that went over the falls, has been
taken of and sentup tho river, where
there is similar work to be done.
The company IL rafting from Pigs
Eye, and the crew is working down
opposite the st. Paul stock yards.
getting the logs off tn" low lands.
Here at Minneapolis the pile drivers
uf the company are at work putting
IN piIing. The preliminary work will
be pretty well finished by the end Of
the week, but the permanent work
will not be in shape for tho turning
of logs before nbUnt the twentieth.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-05-14

Roy alton Banner: Bowen Rath-
bun, who was III from Agram Tues
day. reports that the lumbermen are
making slow progress with the
drives. The water in Skunk, he
says. has been exhausted and The
drive is a long way from being out
VI that stream. The old logs in
Platte river are coming very slowly
and the Sullivan lake logs have not
all been sent out OF the lake as yet.
A driver, who just came down
river, reports that the high water
scattered the logs oil over the low
lands and it is slow work to get
them back into the river, as they
have to be carried back, the ground
being too soft for teams.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-05-14

-Dunn's commercial report states
that the sales OF merchandise in the
United States were the largest in
April that they had been in any
April since 1892
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-05-14

Charles A. Staples. Of Saltwater.
recently secured a contract from the
Mississippi & Rum River Boom conn
pany to raft NJ the logs taken by
their work. at Minneapolis during
the flood this spring. A crew OF
thirty men are now at work bratlinE
these logs out nf the slOughs along
the Mississippi river below st. Paul.
The lumber shipments from Mime
apols for April were l9,S75. 900 feet.
or about 5,O0O.00 feet less than for
April, 1896. The shipments for the
first four months Of this year were
81, OOO, 900 feet. and for the first four
months OF 1896 they were $4,000, 900
feet. There Is n general feeling
among the Minneapolis lumbermeD
that trade will be better during the
balance Of the season.
Minneapolis Lumbermnn: Soon
after July l. the beginning of the new
tiscnl year, there Will probably be n
change in the policy with reference
to the handling Of the Chippewa In
dian timber. The question as to put
entinG timber to the purchasers on
the Red Lake reservation Ia under
examination in the Office Of the at
turrey general tor the interior de-
partment, but no decision has yet
been reached. Commissioners Her.
mnnn belle ves that the system Of APP
praisement by government officials
and snle at public nu 'tion is faulty,
and It is possible that the al minis
trntiOn may change to plan for
permitting the timber to he cut and
sold according to the scale Of the logs
after they ur0 cut.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-03-14
THE PTITFTL SEAL.
Lots OF Pun for II In juggling Things In the
water with Its WhisLer.

Seals have on either side OF the nose n little
scattering bunch % whiskers. or bristles, some
thing like \ cats whiskcrs. The br:,rics OF the
hair seattle species NJ the Aquarium n Bat.
terry Park-arc not so long as those Of the FUR
seal, but they are three " four inches in length.
and they are white. and slender and flexible.
The older % the Aquarium seals, which has been
there about two years and halt, gets a lot OF fun
out 81 its whiskers. II iuEg!cs things in the
water with them for hoUrs AT "A time.
There may BE- floating in the POOL a fragment:
OF fish skin, for instance, left from the last feed.
ing. The seal Will swim under this and raise il
on the tips u: it, slender bending wh!skcrS. The
fragment floats awe" or dotscs of with Tho
agitation OF the water caused by the seals
motions, and the seal swings its head under II.
and raises i again on II, wAi>Scr tips. II 2.
slides down u wave that the seal has raised. the
seal swl:us after j.. The sea! i a very rapid
and ]CrnCc1G. WINNER sometimes his seal
vixen IL has tossed up the fragment ~ tsh skin
In this way Will turn over IN the water.
with a swift spiral movement. and catch The
fish skin on its br-t!cs again when II comes up.
II il something Ike q man tossing things up Il.
the air and then turning round and back in time
10 catch them when they come down.
For hours az u lmc a. q kitten plays with a
hail, the seal jus giles this fragment floating in
the water.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-03-14

Napolconl gave me the cross I noticed his beast
fine head marked with y black star. a very long
ohlique shoulders and n strong crupncr. She
was n little above fifteen hands high." Tte Hon.
Francis Lawlcy OF London. POSSESSES the pic
ture ola white Arab stallion the history ufwhich
Is well known. with the inscription in French,
All, battle charger Of Napoleon" He was cap
tured from the Mamclukcs and presented TO the
great captain. On his downfall a French gen
tlelnAn purchased Jana and MtTtnso nad con.
veycd them 10 his estate ia England. The tomb
stone Of the former H. 10 I've seen ~ glastonbury.
in Kent. with this Inscription, Under this stone
lies Jala. the cclchT tted charger Of. Napoleon.
The last trumpet call sounded for harcngo in
September, lS2g. just as be had completed 80
years. After his death his b.ncg received au
honorable place in the military institute. as
already mentioned.
Another souvenir Of the famous steed Is one o.
his hoofs made into a snufbox, which makes its
daily round after dinner al the Queens Guard.
In -. James, Palace, London. IN the silver lid
Is the legend: "llOOf ~ Marengo. barb charger
Of Napoleon, ridden By him ~ Marcnyo. AGsicr-
hz, jena, Wegram, in 'hc Russian campaign,
and at %atcrloo. and To-nI the silver shoe the
legend continues: "Msrcngu was wounded in
the rear hip at Waterloo, when his great master
was on him Ia the hollow road in advance OF the
French position. He had been frequently wound
cd before in other battles Constant. the I'm
pcTor's valet. save: He had a most unErsCctul
scat and liugo's old soldier. in answer TO the
question how the great COrsic1n rode, replies:
Badly. He did no: know how TO fall OF, and 50
he never fell on"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-03-14
TOURING MINE ON BEARsK1ys.
Thibidesn's Experience with Bounuo. and the
Credit They Guarantee.

AUGUSTA. Ne. March 1.-The day tina, Tom
Thibidesu arrived ine-Greenvilie from North
east Carry he was by all odds tho richest man
10 town. In bis rociei was an order on n Bangor
srm for sil7.in payment for his winters work.
and on his sled were two tearskins which were
worth about $50. beside. the bounty OF IS each
from the state. Thibideau reached the hotel
before Lent. and called for ref eshments, 10th
solid and LIQUID. Then he went TO the town
Treasures oirce 20 collect the bounty on the
skins. Tie Treasurer. having 10 money. told
hin TO go on down TO shirley. where a special
fund wa, always on hand for Tear s!aycrs.
Having no money 10 pdy his fare on the cars
Tom went TO smother hotel and secured SUP
Ter and Looking by showing lis tearskins In
tact. and promising TO ray as soon as he made
collection. He walked TO Shirley and waited
two days FOR the town Treasurer % return
frcm a fsL!nc irip. Finding the treasury OF
Shirley as empty a. tat o! Greenyille. he Sc
cured ano her n'ch!' iodr!nG AZ the hotel and
pushed on to Gul:o.d In pursuit o: his bounty.
All tie Guilford appropria. ions had been
oyerdrawn In 6Feakiac roads. Lnd no bounty
could he paid TO anslody. 20 Thib.deau again
moved on. Nisit!Ie Dover. FoIoroft. ylo. and
Ia Grange. without lc!rc able TO collect a
cent. Though 10 cash was Forthcoming tile
sisht 81 the bearsk;ns with nose and Ears IN
tact was enough TO secure credit wherever lie
NfG'E. u ~ lN4r IfAItE Ac ENk 70 iaNEpg lLe
nor, generously lie vas used. In Old Town
he received a room with . ere In e.. ana nSd
itur u.wA.sk!es sent pbe:orc he wen: 20 Led.
Bangor was equally generous. 80 t..Ai /, the
time lie was ready 70 collect hts nav he had
run ~ lt.'> amounting - SlH !u- refresh.
Elcuis. HAVING left unpaid bills In ever, town
letyteH Gyccay...e AID 'Aasor he hurried 20
the lgmberuaa's of.cr N-i rrcscn ed lis or
de-, hut Wa sca!H G'sappo!at-i to learn :hl.
his vie had taA-n W his wages as fat a, they
became due. 50 there was rot n cent coming 20
!. t. - thi. dilemma be ceased akin. SOLID
rugrishineH' and devoted hjns-lf so assid-
uou,ly 70 iGrifs that he vas sent 20 Bangor
jail ioT ;LIrty dAy-
]. NH .dcau CoG'd hAve'col'ec,ed bis boun-
ties lhs Hue would have heen paid aut no n
rr.sof rnen' would have been required. Reaiis-
ins e value Q: an uEcollrCte bou-ty he ;crk
VIE beafskiAs TO jail with hirl aud he vii!
holi them until his tenn cN 1ires. Then he
will procure n new suit Of clothes from ihe
Sheriff a.G start cut na n collecting tcu, o!
Maine. lie PROPOSES 10 tra:,l until he dads
,ome tosn treasurer w;.o has n'ones enough 90
hard 20 pay tie bounty. anu considering his
late experiences. he will be In no hurry - Sc
cure his reward. II less than Two weeks he
ran ~ hotel bills amounting 10 nearly SlOO.
and s,ill has his learskin- as good a. new.
II his plans work he W.. be able TO travel all
summer and live On the fat OF The land.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-03-14
J4Ck4LS Kill A LION.
They Pail Down ana Eat n Desert King That
L. Too ola TO Fight Them q n.

When a lion takes a walk in Africa or Asia il
10 followed commonly az q respectful distance
by half a dozen iaekals, which. not being strong
enough to pull down game for themselves and
yet eager 10 taste blood, go after the great still
hunter ~ the deser; in the hope OF getting the
drippirGs from its claws. The lion does not
object 10 them, as one swing OF its unshcathed
claws teaches the venturcsomc jackal a lesson
thar may be survived but never forgotten.
\. large lion which had grown Old and weak.
losing teeth and lthcncss Of limbs, as well as
sharpness OF vision. in the shr,lhhcry which
grows up in the southern parts and TO the south
OF the Desert o, Sahara, betrayed its failing
strength one day last spring. and instantly the
nearby jackals, which had been respectful,
came forward ON the run and gave Wilson
James, an American hunter, a line !ion.haiiins
scene. The lion had sncaked toward = herd of
antclopes which james WAS scChing. II lap.
pencd tina, The lion GOT within range before ito
t@ce, earring il to the ground. tn, most aston,
ishing thing that the man had ever seen then
happened. The buck. a sturdy thrCC.yCIr-old. in
the prime OF life and vigor. rolled over. and in
spite of the. Jaws and claws which the Hon
Slosed on IL got out OF reach, lcopci 10
limbcl antelope san, The lion rose 10 It's feet,
lifted its head, and watched the fleeing animal
Join lis comrades on IA knoll half a mile away.
Then down went the lions head, ANA the tis
brutc started TO walk on, across The open IN
which The. antelope had been, The Jacka!s.
which had been creeping on their hcllios before
the leap was made, and had sRg up 10 watch the
result, started up the moment they saw the lion
fail, and spranS after il with eager hounds, and
bowling as II on the trail OF n Wounded dCcC,
Nine Of the iaokals appeared in the open. but
others came .rom all directions, and AL were
bowling, They began 10 cirvlc about
the, lion. which had stopped To watch them
with name hri,t!.nc and tail Jerking. Gradually
the pack grew bU,UCr, some ot the larger ones
jumped toward the lion, landing nearer each
time, but caping hack qui,S'y. one more Ven.
inrrsomc than the rest nipVCu the lions heel,
hhu ne Hls hrutS turned clGmsiil, too late 10
Err the daring dog. In its prime, the lion never
allows (arka!s Ia cnnlc. within ten feet OF the
'pelt H. IL eating, and Kills those that DO after
,.'o fashion OF lions, bur this one could not pro.
t"ct Its own skin now.
Frs; On one side, then on the other, came the
3Aekais, swapping and even biting the big fellow,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-03-14
MISS BErINGToN cor TIE BEAR.
Awyoming Girl. Hunting FOR antelope. brought
Down n BiE GriIly.

Mildred Bcvingion, who lives near Jacksoa's
Hole. Wyoming, has written q New York friend
What 60 you think. Ki,tic. I've gone and
killed q great biz bear. q regular maa.h.t!ne
grizzly, and did It with that pretty li;,,e CO
calihrc rife you gave me when you started FOR
home last fall. II was like this:
II put on my skies one morning last week.
Thursday. and asked mamma Il. ] couldn't GO up
the cation and try and shoot "a deer. she said |
might. and SO. calling Tippy. | went after the
deer. Ny. but hat dog did make the rabbits
run. and harked so | thought he would surely
scare everything away. | hadn't gone very
far-you know where that biz lava rock
is-it was just above that. and behind
the bend where papa and you tried 10 shoot that
moose and didn't. We'll, T.ppy bsrked up on the
bank a; the entrance to the Gulch and came run
ming down full speed. all like a fash. and almos;
ard looked. and pretty soon ] saw something up
on n rock beyond where the dos had been. and
then the bear came up and stood right out ia the
open sideways 10 me ana lOok!n; over hi shout.
der az me and the dog.
II was scared almost TO death. and I just
looked az the great big thihs, till pretty. quick l
thought OF my gun and how II had Killed that
antelope. and had helped k!.l that hie elk. ana
what a fearful hole the bullet made IN n" deer
hind tho shoulder il would hurt him fearfully. and
] thought III couldn't shoot him after that before
he got 10 me and i"os Iirpy. who was whining
le>iGc me, | deserve. 10 ~ a.. Chawcd W. -
! aimed AT him and then / shot. Dear me. how
h. Jumped up on his hind legs. and over back.
ward, and down that slope. head over heels,
the trigger. | hi him twice ont q: six times. but I
needn't have shot a:tc- .hC fist time. The bull.
le; hi' him Just behind the heart in the lungs,
and he bltd and kicked just awtul.y. Papa and
the boys brought him homo Tor me. and mamma
SAYS II 20 up again she wi! whip me
Then Miss BeYlnston asks how 10 have a new
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-03-14
FEEDING THE SEILs.
Just why Their Food T. Given TO Them in Trim
Pieces OF I inform size.

4 visitor AZ tic Aquarium who had wondered
WHY they always FED he seals there with Just
such nice. slick. out.up pieces o. ISL. Of sub.
staniiAlly uaiiorm size, found ugon !ICu.ry
that the reason fo7 IL was VERY .imul-. The
seals here arc FED priucirally or herring. col.
fish. and tomcol. The diet is varied OF casion-
ally. TIL. food :ed ordinarily is OF the fish
suited 20 them that Is cheapest In the market.
The fsh Is cut ~ for The seal net because
they need 10 have I cut for Them nobody cuts
UP their food II EatUrr-bui solely for the prr-
pose Of keeping tie water In the pool clean and
si-htly. The ideal food loI seals in captivity
would be live Ash O! such a size that the seals
would aract!. aily swallow them whole. hu; 1,
provide sCrh TODD all tie year round FOR
the seals ~ the .ACrHr!um would MAKE ,heri
utttlN extensive l~UallUgS for the -ilv. Ol the
the other aHu"' ninety ~ rnds. Between ttcm
the, eat auoGt ten round - rsA AGay or use
up that amount 81 tsh 10y eating me edible
part~ OF Il, the heads R'r ORAL u-lu. thrown
away. t. suav.y the >'ais dall The iraE ruug.
with six o. cifat pounds %: live nsh NJ selected
sizes would lie rather costly. II live n,h =
l1rCrr size were Iel fu them. the s.a'S .4gll
handle them easily enough. bu: they w,u!l
rcnd ana tear ilem In eating them or IN ru!t.
inE Them away ir'm each o'hrr. anl 'erius-
IN thar manner ~ W"u,t h" impossible 10 Keen
the water 10 suitable condition, ard the SANE
wonIs' ."i course. Iv true II the seals were fed
on dead w,lule h>h that we're larger than ,agy
The seals arr led twice a day. and feeding
inc Tor them i always AZ event. Their appc,
II the food were given In them. The seals
POO! Is twenty eight icet IN length and oval In
share, - one end i n stone u'a'!orn. wGich
IS reached hY : ooTrUsa,'d Iucl...v from the
!oor OF tie rCol.
IN" 'eeis often Ne or the ria form. sore
nrmvs 1T .1nrs 90 q ilr,S' A. niShi. Hs'rep; it is
seals work Themselves slowly up the ulat form
lueune. which they DO With perfect ease: some.