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Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-09-17

" :
Lucas Kells, assignee of N. P,
Clarke, has begun suit in St. Louis
county to set aside transfers Of 2,OW
acres Of land in that county by
Clarke to his sister, Mrs. Mcclure
before his assignment. 1t IL claimed
that tho land did not pass to the
defendant when the transfer was
made, but that for some time there
after Clarke kept possession of It,
9nd by pretending that he owned II
was enabled to obtain for his farm
large amount of credit. It is claimed
that instead Of being a bona fide salt
the defendant merely held the land
secretly In trust for Clarke. Thu
assignee demands that the transfer
be annulled as fraudulent and thai
the title to the lands revert to hin
for the benefit of the general credit
ors. 5s.:..--
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-09-17

N. Richardson says that the defeat
Of his running mare, Maud Downing,
at the state fair Wednesday may
have been due to poor fitting and
poor handling, but she was. perhaps,
in too fast company. However, she
has made better time than was
made sby the winner of the race at
the state fair. The race was at
catch weights, and Maud Downing
ia said to have not only carried II
pounds more than any other horse
in the race, !but was rode by the least
experienced tiockey in the bunch.
both of which could contribute con-
siderable to her defeat. The mare is
on her road home, and will be
entered tor the running races at the
Todd county fair, which opens next
Tuesday at Long Prairie. d..
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-09-17

Harper's Weekly of September
IA contains the first letter from
itsspecial correspondent, Tappan
Adney, who is on his way to the
Klondike. At the time of writ
ing he had reached Victeria, B. c.,
and was busy buying supplies and
arranging for the Journey across
the White Pass, via Skagway
His letter is full of facts and
valuable information in regard to
routes. equipments. etc., and
gives a vivid picture Of the odd as
sortment of incidents and persons
that characterize this rush to the
Yukon. =
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-09-17

the appropriation tor Il already
made, it will be more valuable to
The logEing interests, as IT IL nearer
lat hand und aid from 1t will be more
quickly felt. 1t IL to be regretted
that the owners Of the hay around
Grand Rapids suffered a loss, but the
reservoirs should not be condemned
for AL that. The system Is not yet
perfect by any means, but 1t IL OF q
great benefit to the navigat0rs Of
the upper Mississippi river" is.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-09-17
&&;tt{e @als 9I(ercant;{e @omeany:
FIRST @59R VIZ 5S IS >s LITTLE FALLS MINNESOTA
The Duluth Herald calls for a

The Duluth Herald calls for a
reduction in the expense of street
lighting in that city. The amount
paid is over $4,000 a year, or
nearly 81 per capita. The Herald
estimates that the amount should
be reduced one-third. When Lit.
tie Falls was paying about 40 cents
per capita for lighting the city
was being unme rcifully robbed. "
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-09-17

Prosperity has struck one con-
tractor, at least. The man who is
building the Minnetonka dam
figured on getting workingmen for
1925 a day, and now he has diff.
Guilty in getting enough men at
$3.50. AS the expense of the job
is nearly all labor, he is urging the
county to help him out Of his
trouble.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-09-17

During the last campaign Jerry
Simpson said: "Under the gold
standard, if Mckinley were elected,
money would increase in value and
farm produce would decrease; that
a condition approaching slavery
would prevail among the people of
Kansas, that vote for Mckinley
would be q vote for 25.cent wheat
and 1O.cent corn" He will prob.
ably now explain, like Towne, that
he didn't mean that such a result
would always follow, etc., etc,
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-09-17

The state board of equalization,
now in session at St. Paul, has
agreed on the following basis Of
assessment for stock: Yearlings,
S. to So; two.year.olds, So to 50;
cows, $11 to $12. Working oxen
were put in at $17 to $50. All
assessments will be equalized to
this basis.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-09-17

The lumbermen of Stlllwate
have been defrauded out of large
sums BY fraudulent scaling 1T the
Boom ::company's works, and some
Of those charged with the frauds
were indicted. When the time
for trial came the tally sheets
could not be produced, having
been lost or stolen, and the cases
were dismissed. Il
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-09-17
DEFENDS THE RESERVOIRS.

DEFENDS THE RESERVOIRS.
The newspapers and the citizens Of
Itasca county seem to have Joined
in the attacks on the upper Missis-
sippi reservoir system, and crit
icisms are frequently seen. In the
following article in the lumber trade
journal of Minneapolis u defence is
made of the reservoirs: mot long
ago a local paper, published at
Grand Rapids. MIMI. took occasion
and a column or two of space to de-
nounce as unwise and unnecessary
the system OF reservoirs on the
upper Mississippi and it's tributaries.
These reservoirs this year, owing to
the heavy fall Of moisture, were
Obliged to hold SO much water that
they overlooked the lands adjoining,
doing much damagesto the hay crop.
But the damage thatwas done to
hay is q mere bagatelle to the bsne
fit those reservoirs lare to the bus
mess of driving logs down the upper
Mississippi, and, In fact, to the trans
portation interests below st. Paul.
Were it not for the reservoirs the
losses to lumberman from high
water In the spring and at flood
seasons would be much crater than
they are now, and we do not believe
that there is q lumberman in Mime.
apolis lwho does not think that
these reservoirs are q blessing. Al
the lumbermen use the upper
Mississippi more than any one else,
for the purpose of navigating their
logs to their mills, their wishe
should be given some weight,
when the Crow Wing reservoir Il
built. a. Il, now contemplated, and
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-09-17
WHEAT or POOR QUALITY
In Western Minnesota Wheat
is Light and the Quality
.zt n sN ~. Poor.

| W. L. Smith, travelling auperin'
tendent for the Monatch Elevator
company, was in the city Tuesday.
returning from q trip over the Little
Falls & Dakota branch. His com
pany has several elevators and ware.
houses along this line. He says that
the yield Of wheat along the western
part OF the branch in the country
tributary to ''yrus and Morris, will
not go murlf above s bushels per
are, and that the grain SO far
marketed mostly grades No. 2 and 8.
A very large portion uf the grain in
the western part OF the state Is still
in shock, and liable to damage from
the frequent rains.
Along the eastern part Of the Little
Falls & Dakota branch Mr.. Smith
found the yield much better. 1t Is his
opinion that the best yields in the
state this year are through the
country traversed by the Northern
Pacific main line and branches east
of P,rham. The Fergus Falls
branch is in Mr.. Smiths territory.
and along that line the yield de.
creases toward the west.
In all parts Of the country ne has
visited. the grade il below the aver
age, and che wheat is much dirtier
chan usual. There was a remark
able change in wheat prospects dur
ing the last Of July aud first OF
August, according to Mr.. Smiths
personal observation. He made a
careful estimate OF certain districts
in July, and reported to his company
that the yield at certain places
would he at Is bushels per acre.
few weeks later. and before cutting |
had begun, he made another person.
al examination and estimate, and !
reduced his figures to II bushels per
acre. BY the time the grain was
cut the probable yield was still
further reduced. His opinion is that
the present crop is not
apt to fall materially.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-09-17

One span of a bridge across the
st. Croix river at saltwater broke
the other day, while about thirty
cattle were upon II.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-09-17

The elevator pool that has con.
trolled the handling of wheat at
Buffalo has dissolved. 1t has been
claimed that the pool has charged
exhorb1tant prices for transferring
northwestern VIII eat at Buffalo.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-09-17

The New York banks now have
1853, 000, 900 loaned, much the
largest amount they ever had.
They still have q large amount OF
money above the lawful reserve OF
of Is per cent. .r~
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-09-17

The attorney general decides
that the capitol commission can
contract to build the capitol Of
Georgia marble. That is one of
the things that give popularity to
the kicker.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-09-17

Minneapolis Journal: They are
gathering a second crop Of straw
berries in Missouri. Will Mr..
Bryan dare to say that this is not
the result of the election of Mr.
McKinley!
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-09-17

The newspaper men of North
Dakota are contributing money to
reimburse the editor of the Bis.
mark Settler for his loss when the
unknown parties wrecked his office
a few weeks ago.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-09-17

The boiler of threshing ma
chine near Fargo exploded Monday,
killing the water carrier, name
unknown, and seriously woundlng
the owner, Sam Dale.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-09-17

Northern Pacific stock has taken
a slight fall on account of a show
ing of decreased earnings during
August.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-09-17

The weekly summary of wheat
news showed an increase OF
1 900, 900 bushels in the visible
supply in the United States. Still
the amount is only one.third what
| It was i year ago.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-09-17

The state fair proved flnancia
success again this year, and there
will be . surplus on hand for need.
ed Improvements in the grounds.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-09-17

G.. A. Towne IS now making
Democratic speeches in Iowa. lie
is neglecting his great "Repub'
lican" free silver league.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-09-17

s Sartell 1srsa.. who have q saw
mill On the Mississippi q few miles
above st. Cloud, report a very busy
season, and say they are selling
lumber as fast As they can saw It.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-09-17
AT ar. CLOUD.

Logs are running IN the Mississippi
very thfckly at present, and during
Sunday did some damage to the
log chute at the dam. The amount
of the damage cannot yet be ascer-
tanned ~.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-09-17

The Republican divisions in
Ohio are confined to the columns
Of Democratic newspapers.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-09-17

DR.. Andrews has Withdrawn his
resignation as president of
Brown University.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-09-17
LOGS AND. LUMBER.
Interesting Items About Saw
Mills and the Lumber
III. Business.

Lumber shipments from Mime
aI'ulis continue to increase, anu are
now 80 per cent ahead III last year.
Monday the shiU.nents were Bears.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-09-17
NAY DE A MILL Ats ST. CLOUD.

NAY DE A MILL AT ST: CLOUD. /.
Journal-Press: 1t is reported that
several prominent Minneapolis ilunl
herring firms have had Representatives
in st. Cloud to look at the site OF the
old Anderson mill, with Il view Of
{ it's purchase and the erection of q
mill on the site. Thos. e. Shevltn OF
the Carpenter-Shevlin company,
Minneapolis, and the j. Neils Lum.
r her company and q man represent.
ing the big c. A. Smith & Co. firm
, have all looked at the site. 1t is
doubtless a most desirable site and
the shipping facilities are unexcelled
by any point in Minnesota. General,
Manager Farr of the Akeley .cOm-
pany in conversation with repor.
ter of this paper several months sgo
ventured the opinion that this was
one of the best poin for mill on the
upper river. and as his firm has con-
tracted it's saving here for two sea-
sons with HI. Anderson,she is In q
position to know whereof he spoke.
The st. Cloud Lumber company may
decide to rebuild their burned mill
but at all events it is highly. prob
able that a mill will grace this site
next season. . ,
Minneapolis Lumbermen: The
situation on the river Ia about as it
has been for a few weeks back. The
water has gone down until it is
about the normal stage. There was
a rise Ut about three inches this
week, caused by the heavy rains on
the Crow Wing river, and there will
be slight rise or at least check of
the falling water sometime next
week because of the opening of the
government dams ON the upper river.
The Room company will have
driven the rear of all logs above
Brainerd, over the Brainerd dam by
the end of the week, and the river
will be clear of the cut of last year
above that point. The falling water
above Little Falls has left a large
number of logs stranded that will
not come out until next spring. The
light cut of logs last winter will
leave a smaller number to be carried
over the coming winter than has
been the case for number of years
back.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-09-17

The new logging railwaylEOf the
Itasca Lumber company will soon be
finished and the company will be
ready to start on the work OF the
winter. The company has a con-
tract that will run for Il number of
years to cut SON, OOO. 900 feet Of logs
for Q. A. Pillsbury & Co. Of Mime
apOlis. ..=-.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-09-17

I The Mississippi River Lumbercom.
pany will log between two a three
million feet this year on the line Of
the Cross Lake logging road aud the
logs will be brought down next
Summer on the railroad. Part Of
this timber il their own and the re-
maindpr belongs to the Pine Tree
Lumber company Of Little Falls.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-09-17

Fancy Buttons worth from Is ~
to 50 cts per doz., this sale onlyON
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-09-17
Five Gents

For 3 spools silk twist; &c for
100 yard spool best sewing silk. All
colors except black.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-10-29
Death Rate II Per Cent.
Yellow Fever Not as Deadly ut New
Orleans as In Former Years---3O Per
Cent OF Victims Italians.

Yellow Fever Not rs Deadly Mt New
Orleans as In Former Years---3O Per
Cent of Victims Italians.
The superintendent of the Bradstreet
commercial agency at New Orleans when
asked for a report of the effect of yellow
fever on business replied: I'VE have a
sickness here on the gulf coast and at Mo-
bile and Galveston which, very unfortu-
nately, has been diagnosed as yellow fever,
and the entire South has simply gone crazy
with fear of an imaginary evil spirit which
they, apparently, are expecting Will single
out their particular locality to swoop down
upon. In New Orleans, with population
of pa, 600 to 300, 600, we have had to date;
Total number of cases, 726; deaths, 81;
discharged as cured, 331; under treatment,
314 Thus only IL per cent of the cases
have been fatal, and of the deaths about
80 per cent have been Italians or Sicilians,
living in filth, and more dead than alive
when discovered.
"If this is yellow fever, then 1T must
lose its terrors for typhoid and scarlet
fever, which are prevailing in many East
ern and Western cities, have recorded
much larger percentage of mortality.
THE effect upon commerce of the Chi
the effect of this chaotic confusion of fears.
Every town has quarantined against each
other and against the world, rendering II
impenetrable to commerce as the Ever
glades of Florida From July to Septem-
her this year our merchants were doing
25 to 80 per cent more business than at the
same period any year since 1893, Tie
outlook was never more promising OuT
merchants know what obligations they
have incurred for October and November
but they do not know when they can col
lect outstanding accounts, and they can
not realize on the stock they now have on
hand Our banks are pursuing a very
liberal policy to tide over this emergency
which may last 80 days longer. We have
had ideal weather for cotton and sugar
crops Present prices are discounting I
| 10000, 000-bale cotton crop. The sugar
crop also promises very flattering results
We are anticipating that frosts will sooi
| quiet the fears of the germ hunters. Qua
antine restrictions are being modified eau
tiously, and some improvement is noted il
mail and express service.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-10-29

The Fowler Cycle company of Chicago,
which employed 500 men, made an assign
ment Friday The liabilities are said to be
close to $500, 600
Frank Moon, 80, and Mrs d. Wells were
found dead Monday at the bottom of 30
foot well near Derby, Kansas, having been
asphy xiated. Moon had been overcome
while working, and the woman, alarmed
at his not returning, went TO the well late
at night to investigate and fell in.
Gaspar P Blanchette, French Canadi-
an, who was serving six months sentence
at the Hillsboro county farm at Grassmere,
\. H., made break for liberty Monday
and was shot by John G. Clarke, a watch
man. The bullet struck just behind the
right ear and Blanchette is in a critical
condition.
Judge Tuthill, who presided at the Luet-
CERT trial in Chicago has expressed the
opinion that the defendant will never be
tried again in court in that county. The
manager of Chicago museum has offered
TO sign Luetgert's bonds in $2j, 900 if the
prisoner would place himself on exhibition
at a salary of $500 per week.
The sole fasteners strike at Brockton,
Mass. was declared at an end Monday by
Secretary McSherry of the union The
strikers were clearly beaten and there is a
| big stampede for positions at almost any
price, the men making their own terms
with the manufacturers The strikes last
ed over five weeks, over 800 men being
out of employment.
| Heavy rains all over the northern part
of California have caused immense loss TO
farmers and vineyards, and in all proba-
bility will put an end to the shipping of
grapes to the East The total loss exceeds
| $1,000 600. In Fresno county alone it is
estimated that the storms caused loss of
at least $500, 900 to raisin men. At least
one-quarter of the entire crop is lost.
Three masked burglars robbed the state
bank of harrisburg, Iowa, early Sunday
morning They used dynamite and badly
wrecked the bank building. The robbers
secured $4,000 worth of securities and a
small amount of cash. In making their
escape they shot and mortally wounded
Edward Gillison, one of their pals,
whom they mistook for an officer
Twelve thousand people attended re-
ception in Washington, D. c., on Saturday
night, given in honor of Miss Cossio Cts
neros, the Cuban girl who escaped from
prison in Havana, and her rescuer, Karl
Decker. Speeches were made by Corporal
Tanner and ex-senator Call Miss Csneros
attended one of the Presidents receptions
at the White House. He shook hands with
her, but said nothing, as is his custom al
his public receptions,
| (Other Ne,os In Brief on Sd Page
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-10-29
Rigands Carried on 80 Citizens.

The town of Cesaro, near Catania, a sea-
port of Sicily, is at present terror stricken
Recently there have been conflicts between
the carabineers and the brigands, and dur
ing the last few months the brigands have
invariably proved successful and have car
ried off about 80 of the prominent citizens.
The townspeople are in a condition of alb
ject terror, the shops are closed, and no
citizen of any position dares leave his
house unaccompanied by a trusty escort.
The brigands have now sent in word that
they mean to bag" the mayor and the re-
mainder of the municipal council (they al
ready hold three as hostages) The local
authorities have applied to the government
for military aid
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-10-29
Prosperity at Flood Tide.

Kansas Has Paid OF s20, 100000 In
debtedness and Her Bank Deposits
Have Doubled.
John w. Breidenthal, state bank com
missioner, has made public compilation
of the official statements of the 374 state
and private banks of Kansas, showing their
financial condition on Oct s. The showing
is a practical demonstration that prosperity
has struck the people of Kansas with great
force Their deposits since last year have
increased nearly 80 per cent and are larger
than ever before in the history of the state,
amounting to S21, 695, 71S. The reserve
fund of the banks is so 4S per cent, or 30
per cent larger than required by law.
while the statement of the banks makes
a remarkable showing" Mr. Breidenthal
said. "it does not begin to tell the whole
story. During the last three months the
people of Kansas have paid off over $685.
600, 900 Indebtedness Before snow falls
they will have paid off much more. This
years crop has practically freed Kansas
from debt. The people will begin business
next year not only with good surplus on
hand, but practically without any load of
interest to carry"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-10-29
Hurricane Along the Coast.

The hurricane from the South was the
cause of exceptionally high tides, the loss
of life and heavy destruction to shipping
along the Atlantic coast Monday from Hat
eras to Far Rockaway Beach. But three
vessels entered New York harbor and none
came up Delaware Bay beyond the break
water. Summer hotels and cottages at
Ocean City, Maryland, suffered generally.
At Newport News the breakwater was de-
stroyed and at Norfolk the streets were
flooded. The storm was especially severe
on the Great Lakes, hardly a vessel away
from the commercial centres escaping. A
disastrous northeast storm ragged all along
the New Jersey coast, and great destruc-
ton to property is reported from Cape May,
Atlantic City and Asbury Park. Railroad
traffic to the lower Jersey seacoast resorts
is generally interrupted, there being no
train service to Atlantic City or the Five
and Seven Mile Beaches. The little fishing
village of Parkertown, formerly Sea City,
was submerged. 1t is feared that Shrews-
bury river will be closed TO navigation.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-10-29
Harvard,s Librarian Dead.

Justin Winsor, librarian of Harvard I'M
iversity, died at Cambridge, Friday, Oct.
20. He was born in Boston in 1881 and
after studying in the Boston Latin school,
entered Harvard in the class of 1858. He
completed his studies in Paris and Heidel-
berg In 1868 he was appointed superin-
tendent of the Boston public library and in
1877 took the position of librarian of Har-
ward college. Mr.. Winsor was one of the
founders of the American library associa-
ton and from 1876 to 1886 was president
of the body. He had been prolific writer
ON historical subjects, particularly in the
department of Americana, and did much
important work in that line as an editor.
He received the degree of LID in 1886
from the University of Michigan, and the
same degree from Williams college on the
occasion of its centennial.