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Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-04-23
DWELLING DESTROYED.
Frame House in ROthWelPs
Addition Completely Con-
Sumed by Fire.

The large frame dwelling-hOuse Il
Rothwell's addition ON the Yves
side, owned by ThOs. Kcagln, an'
occupied by himself and two othe
fanatics, was completely destroyed
by fire Tuesday night.
At about $3.50 flames were dis
, covered issuing from the roof In clos
proximity to the chimney. and owing
to the high wind that prevailed n
that time their progress was raptt
and 1.-THE building was doomed. TN
house wa+ W far from the city ny
drants that it took all the hose y
the til, ee carts to reach it from the
near rest one. and when the couplings
were made and the water turned Oi
the roof and upper story were al
destroyed.
Though the wind was very high
it fortunately came from the rig'I,
direction. 1t as In the south AMI
carried burning brands for u lOne
distance to the north Of the building
out there were no structures in tina
direction in danger. Had the wind
been in the east or north other build
ings would surely have been de-
htrOyed for there were several to
which the fire would have reached
and the firpmen would have been
pOwerless to save them for the rea.
son that the hose was not long
enough.
Most of the contents ON the first
floor were saved, but Il greater UOr-
ton Of the household goods in the
second story We're destroyed.
The burned builhing was erected u
few years ago by C. F. EngstrOm.
and was one of the best dwellings IL
the cisy, and cost bet ween $4,000 and
$4,000. The building was purchased
by Mr.. ,Reagin about Il year ago.
On the building Mr.. Reagin had $500
insurance and the Interstate Loan
& Trust company, which had Il mort
gage on it, had $500 insurance. Mr..
KeagiH also had $500 insurance on
his household goods. The other Oc-
cupan.s of the building were WIN.
Schimmerhurn ami family, and a
family whose name we did not learn
that recently removed to this city and
had been in the building only three
days. Both of these families, we
were informed, carried no insurance
and lost nearly oil their household
goods. Mr.. Reagin's loss is the
largest.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-04-23

Minneapolis Journal: The logs
that. went over the falls are being
collected at Nininger and in the Yer.
million slough, at Hastings. Not
more the 100000 feet went below
Hastings. They will be gathered at
Diamond Bluff. AS the logs are for
the most part tangled up in trees
and drifts on the overlooked lands,
the work Of collecting them is pro-
ceeding slowly, though $50 men, three
steamboats, and fifteen batteaux are
being used, -.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-04-23
He Saws it's Blackmail.

The following special to the Min
neapolis journal concerns a former
we'll known resident If this city:
Brainerd, Minn.. April 2p.-Jo Ohm La
fond. French storekeeper on Sixth
street south, was arraigned this
morning charged with making indie
cent assault upon Mrs. Julia Ander-
son, who occupies rooms in the La
fond residence. Lafund is quite a
prominent citizen AMI has many
friends here and ne claims the arrest
to be blackmull. Ec has a wife and
three grown daughters. Mrs. La
fond is absent from the city.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-04-23
Pine is Worth Money.

A Washington telegram says: The
secretary of ag riculture has sent to
the senate Il report on the amounts
of white pine and other coniferOuS
timber standing, and its consump-
ton in the United States. While
white pine will be cut in the United
Sta .es for many decades, the enOr-
nous amounts which hitherto have
been cut annually cannot be had
beyond the next five or six years,
even with Canada to help exc out
the deficiencies. 1t has been said
that since 1893 there has been cut in
Michigan. Wisconsin and Minnesota
154, 900, O0O. 900 feet, board measure,
and 5000, 0O0, 900 shingles, and in the
whole country the equivalent uf
20O, 900 100000 feet, board measure.
in eighteen years. The wood pulp
industry now consumes SOO,OO0.O 600
feet OF pine, spruce and hemlock
annually.
The average annual consumption
of the timber is 10000, O00, O0O feet, and
there is left standing in the northern
states, it is estimated, 10000, OO0, 900
feet coniferous growth, divided as
follows: Wisconsin,, 10000, 900 ,OOO
Michigan. $4,000, 900 900; Pennsyl-
vania, 10, 600, OOO, 900; New York, 49,
O0O, OO0, 900 and the rem ainder among
the other states. There is standing
in Kansas 81, 300, 00O, 900 feet OF white
pine, ard the annual consumption is
{, 200, 0OO,0 O0.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-04-23
J. P. WAGNER'S TROUBLES,
His Wife Suing for a Divorce
Alleging Cruel and Inhuman
Treatment.

John P. Wagner, who was former
ly a resident Of this city, at one
time conducting Il cigar factory and
latter engaged in the saloon bust
ness, now u resident of Scott county
is having some domestic troubles,
although married but a little more
than Il year. He sold out his
interests here after marrying u
woman who owned farm near
Shakopee, and announced that he
was going into the stock raising
business. The following item from
the st. Paul Globe fully explains the
alleged troubles between MIR. and
Mrs. Wagner:
Catharine Wagner, aged forty
years. has begun an action for
divorce against John p. Wagner.
The plaintiff alleges cruel and in
human treatment as the ground.
The defendant ia thirty-siy years OF
age. The couple were married Feb.
t, 1896, and lived together on a farm
of 246 acres in Scott county. The
farm, so the complaint alleges, be-
longs to the plaintiff. She further
alleges that her husband wanted her
to transfer her title to all the proper
ty to him, in return for an insurance
policy on his life. but she refused to
comply with his request. There
upon, so the complaint continues.
her husband began to treat her in q
cruel manner, calling her vile names,
threatening to extcrminate her, and
firing off a revolver in their door
yard. These performances, she says,
followed her husbands return from
Shakopee, which town he frequently
visited. On.Oct. % last, Mrs. Wag-
ner became SO alarmed that she fed
from her home. She not only wants
divorce, but asks the right to
resume her maiden name ofCatharine
Fisher.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-04-23

The Mount Lebanon Shakers re-
Gently performed a great deal OF
charity, althOughit was not designed
as charity, being nothing more or
less than an advertising scheme. IT.
however. resulted in great good just
the same. They gave away 1000
bottles of their Digestive Cordial t..
those suffering from stomach de.
rangements.
1t wac go effective in curing those
who used the remedy that they were
loud in their praises OF it and in con.
sequence large demand Tor the Cor.
dial was at once created.
Tine druggists Of this town have
little books that tell all about it.
Digestive Cordial creates an appetite
aids digestion and brings about q
rapid increase in flesh and strength
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-04-23
IN HERRON'S FAVOR.
ManGamuS Proceedings in the
District Court Will Be
Dismissed.

The first round in the city treas
urership case was had before JudE'
Searle OF the district court ut st
Cloud Monday afternoon, and 50 Ia
resulted in favor of Heron, the pres
ent incumbent.
Arguments were heard by the Il t
tOrneys on the writ of mandAmut
issued by Judge Searle last week
The writ was an alternative one
compelling Heron either to turn
over the books or show cause WHY
an order of the court should not be
issued for him to do so.
Attorney Blanchard asked for
dismissal of the proceedings on the
ground that S:mOnet had not filed
an affidavit uf his expenses OF cleo
ton, and the motion was granted
but the plaintiff was given until to.
day to amend his complaint.
1t il said that j. II. Rhodes, at
tOrney for Mr.. Simonet, will have
and will begin Il new action.
The folio wing section of the state
election laws relating to the matter
of filing statements of expenditures
of candida les for Office were material
in this ease, and should he read care
fully by those who contemplate run
6. tn hn f,,t,
Sec. Livery person who shall he
a candidate before any caucus or
convention, or at any primary cleo
ton, or at any election for any state,
county, city, township, district or
municipal Office, or for senator or
representative III the legislature OF
Minnesota, Or for senator or rpre-
sentative In congress Of the United
States shall within thirty days after
the election held to fill such office or
place, make out and file with the
officers empowered by law to issue
the certificate III election to such
office or place. and Il duplicate there
of with the county auditor for the
county in which such candidates re-
sides, u statement in writing, which
statement shall be subscribed and
sworn to by sucf, candidate before
on officer authorized to administer
oaths setting forth in detail all sums
OF money contributed. disbursed, ex-
pended or promised by him, and to
the best Of his knowledge and belief,
by any other person or persons in
his behalf. wholly Or in part in en-
deavOring to secure or in any way
in connection with his nomination
or election to such office or place.
No officer authorized ~ law to
issue a commission or certificate of
election to any such person until
such statement shall have been SO
made, verified and filed by such per-
SONS with said officer.
SEC. 9-No person shall enter upon
the duties of any elective office until
he shall have filed the statement pro-
vided TOR in section z, Of this act, nor
shall he receive any salary or any
for any period prior to
the filing Of the same.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-04-23

Fargo Forum: Fred Cary sur
prised his many friends this morning
by showing up in Fargo as lively as
a cricket. file is recovering rapidly
from his severe attack of what was
supposed to be rheumatism. He will
continue his osteopathic treatment
under DR.. Tull and hopes to resume
work for the Northern Pacific.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-04-23
Drowning at st. ClO"d.

! Henry Shrrro, Of East ST. Cloud
was drowned Monday Mor1ina
while at work breaking up IL jam q
logs at the west end of the dam a
that city. The st. Cloud Times thu'
describes the accident: HE ant
two fellow workmen, Mace Van(leno
and Louis Bresson, We're rolling {
heavy log with cant hooks, wheI
SherrO's grab broke loose from thu
log, and he was pitched forward
and sideways down into hole
bet ween the logs in the jam, where
the rushing water from above
poured ON to him. So swift was tn,
current from above that the body OF
the unfortunate man was forced
into the hole between the logs, some
ten feet below, aud he was untlOubt.
eddy unable to extricute himself.
His companions saw the accident.
but ic occurred &" quickly that in
less than three seconds, SherrO was
beyond human aid. The men wore
horror stricken, but at once com.
municated the shocking accident -
Others and the recovery Of the body
was attempted. j. A. Neal, VI the
Water, Light and Power company
was tn. first to discover the body.
He located it with Il long pike-pOle.
and found it Wedged in bet ween the
logs as stated. One of the me,
worked his wav down through the
jam almost to the apron of the dam,
where he discovered that the body
was laying in less than n foot of
water, but Wedgeu in so st'lidly that
ne was unable to move it. The
drowning occurred about $40. At
l:2O this afternoon. neprly five hours
after the fatal accident, the body
was recovered. Ever since Manager
Benson was advised of the fatality,
he has been working untiringlv TO
recover the remains. sided by a large
force Of men. Large sacks filled
with sand were placed in the flowaEe
as a coffer-dam. in order to divert
the course OF the water, but this had
little effect.
During this time single parties
were engaged with ropes and grap-
ling irons and although they conld
touch the body, they were unable to
raise it. Shortly before l O'Clock
Jno. Carr, assisted ny Frank Noyes,
in placing a 1cpe about
the waist of the dead man. and after
many attempts, the body was
raised. When it Is stated that in
order to place this rome about the
body, these men subjected themselves
to downfall of icy water for Il
period of nearly 20 minutes, it will be
said that their effort in behalf OF the
man and his family was
most cOmmendable. The body lay
II less than Il foot of water, but the
water falling over the dam con-
SANITY poured down onto the body,
and it's swiftness made it next to
impossible to accomplish anything.
Sherro was 81 years of age and
eft a wife and five children.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-04-23

Prof. c. D. Mariner has been re-
elected principal OF the Sank Rapids
schools. Considerable opposition
was manifested and several patrons
of theschoO]s protested to the board
against his re-elec ton. but the board
considered the charges as indirect
and hearsay and decided as stated
above. ID vi. 81.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-04-23

Remarkable Development.
Mr.. Whccler-Aro you tho little girl that
I used to hold on my knee?
Miss Sykel-Yos.
Mr.. Whcclor-You' We grown to be quite
a man, haven't you?-Exchange
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-04-23

Quite Another Thing.
"Ho's IN anticorporation man, l be
lievc?''
"Hardly. He Is u director in two OF
three big concerns.
eyes, but in politics, mean. "-Dctroi1
News,
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-04-23
BULLETIN NO. |.
First Bulletin of Minnesota
Weather Service Issued
Tuesday.

The first bulletin OF the Minnesota
government weather service for 1885,
has been issued by Director Outran
1t is az follows:
A general snow storm ON the 18th
delayed work. but drying weather
since than has dried out the soil
rapidly. except near water courses.
The flood Of the Red River IL receed.
ing rapidly In it's upper halt and in
creasing towards Its mouth.
In northern sec tiOns some whea has
been sown in most favorable places
aud some ia sprouted. Rye Is look
Ing we'll.
In other sections the progress ot
seeding has varied according to the
quality Of the aUil. In the counties
with light soil drying has been rapid
and in those, wheat seeding IL well
sdvunced. In the regions Of heavier
Soil the seeding has been delayed by
wet soil. 50 that little or none has
been put in.
The fact that the season IL prob
ably ten days later than usual has
tempted many farmers to SOW their
seed in land too wet.
1t was expected that wheat seeding
would become general on the 10Th,
but 1t is possible that Sundays sud
den cold snap may cause Il further,
though slight delay.
\ little barley and some oats have
been snwn in southern counties.
Roads are in II very bad condition
in MANY sections.
The lakes OF the state nearly all be-
came clear of Ice about the 18th.
In sections of the southeast win
ter grains have not wintered well.
Warm drying wca ther TO put the
n oil IN good condition, and start the
pastures and hay, is much needed.
It would be interesting to know what
would happen if even ono European
nation, say England or France, would
courageously announce that she would
have nothing more to do with tho in
iquitous blockading of Creto and then
quietly withdraw her feet from the
shameful business of holding back the
hands of ChristjS>s. What would the
other powers de- Would not first one,
then another. softly sneak out and let
Greece and Turkey settle their own af-
fair? Or, if not that, certainly there
would be speedy disposition of the
question, with annexation to Greece in
some shape for Crete
u Mans Estate.
"Nevcr attained to mans estatep You
surprise me- Why, l understand no lived
to an advanced nge."
''Hc did, but he never had any property
that WASH t in his wife's name "-Dctroit
journal.
Quite Another Thing.
"Ho's IN anticorporation man, l be-
lievc?"
"Hardly. He is Il director in two or
three big concerns.
eyes, but in politics, I mean. '-Dctroit
News.
Remarkable Development.
Mr. Whccler-Aro you the littlo girl that !,
I used to hold on my knee?
Miss Sykel--Yos.
Mr.. Whcclcr-You We grown to be quite
, man, haven't you?-lIxchange.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-04-23

LaxOl is the name Of a palatable
Castor Oil. Just the thing for chill
dren,
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-04-23

Making Voter.
"Can you read and write, sir?'
"Why, man alive, am L. college grltlu-
ate!''
IT know it; that s why l am in doubt. -
-EXchangc.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-09-14
LOUISE MICHEL COMING.
But II Is Doubtful II She Will Be Allowed
to Land.

Paris, Sept. 13.--Louise Michel. the no.
torous French Anarchist. is going to the
United States in October. She will be
accompanied by prominent English An
archists and they will undertake a speech
making tour in America for the purpose
of advancing the Anarchist propaganda.
Mile. Michel believes that the prevailing
labor troubles make the present time adj
vantageous for spreading Anarchist doc
trines. In the meantime fortnight's
similar campaign in Belgium will be
closely watched by the European police
The state department at Washington
has instructed all the ministers and con-
suls of the United States to promptly
notify the home government of the de-
parture of Anarchists for the United
States. 1t is understood that the author
tiles at Washington, through their repre-
sentatives abroad, are in communication
with the European police and are CO.
operating with the European anti-An-
archist movement, which was inspired by
the assassination of the premier of Spain
by Angiolillo. the Italian Anarchist
The United States government there
fore will be notified of the departure of
Louise Michel and doubts are expressed
here as to whether she will be allowed to
land.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-09-14
NOW IT'S SULPHUR CREEK.
The Latest Alaskan Place Where Gold Can Be
Had for The Digging.

Seattle, Wash, Sept. l3.-Sulphur
Creek. branch Of Dominion Creek.
which is tributary to the Indian river,
IS the scene Of the latest gold excite
ment in the Klondike From accounts
Of the new district brought down on
the schooner Southeast. it seems that
the new diggings will rival even the
was found just below the surface run
aing S34 to the pan. Two men took $500
IN day by simply prospecting their
claims. A stampede followed the re-
ports of the new finds which reached
Dawson City, Augusta Is. In a week
tween Eldorado Creek and Dominion
Creek. They Travelled day and night
and in two weeks the whole stream
was staked out. ,&
This information. which is the first
authentic story of Sulphur Creek, was
given cut. today. by John f. Light Of
Chicago. He owns claim on Sulphur
Creek. He says: When | first heard
# the strike on Sulphur Creek | went
over the mountains to investigate it.
spent one day with two brothers. the
McKinnon boys of wellington B. c.
| saw them take out $500 in one DAY
from simply sinking two prospect holes.
The formation is the same as at Edo
RADIO and Sulphur Greek bears the same
relation to Dominion as does Eldorado
TO Bonanza"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-09-14
WOMEN AND BABIES
Arrested by the Deputies at the Plum Creek
Pa, Monday.

Pittsburg, Pa, Sept. 13.-Emma Haas,
the miners Joan of Arch, and three
other women were arrested for march
ing at Plum Creek this morning, by the
sheriff's deputies. The attempt to
make the arrests percipitated a small
riot, in which no one was seriously
hurt. but scarcely deputy escaped a
clubbing and Supt. Sam De Armmitt
was cut on the hand. Two of the
women arrested carried babies. The
riot was the result of carefully
planned attempt to prevent the men at
work at Plum Creek from entering the
mines. There were % women and about
80 strikers concerned in it. The plan
was to have the women march in front
with their babies. with the design of
working on the sentiments of the men
as they were going to work and to act
as shield for the rest of the party.
The women We're to crowd around each
man as he attempted to go into the
mine, take his dinner bucket from him
and throw it into the ditch.
About daylight the party started out,
headed by Emma Haas. Those not
having a baby carried a pick handle or
d SluD VI SOIuG SOTl. OI tIle MuTTayS-
vile road they encountered a posse of
deputies and We're ordered back to the
camp. No attention was paid to the or
der and the party tried to force their
way through the lines of deputies. A
sCuflle followed and Emma Haas and
three other women who were in the
lead were arrested. A scene of wild
excitement ensued. The moment a
deputy laid his hand on a woman he
was surrounded by others who used theii
clubs on the head of the deputy. Dep
uty Walker was severely dubbed and
8. c. De Armmitt was cut in the hand
He says he was attacked by a woman
with a knife.
The deputies finally got their prison.
els into the company stable and later
brought them to this city. where they
were lodged in the county jail The
names of the women arrested We're:
Emma Haas, Mrs. John kosar, Mrs.
Frank Haas and Mrs. Eisner. Mrs.
Kosar and Mrs. Eisner had their babies
with them.
After the removal of the prisoners
from Plum Creek the excitement sub
sided and the women and strikers re-
turned to camp. The reason why more
women We're not arrested was that four
or five deputies We're required to hold
each one apprehended and the force
was not large enough to take charge of
the crowd
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-09-14
she IS ENTHUSIASTIC.
drs. Henderson lust Back from Dawson City
Raves Over The Gold Fields.

Tacoma. WASH. Sept 13-Mrs. f. A.
Henderson, the first woman newspaper
correspondent to make the trip to Daw-
son City, arrived on the Cleveland from
st. Michaels. and is visiting friends in
this city. She spent one month in the
mining district, and gives the Ledger
some interesting experiences in the far
north
Talk about my report of the finding of
the $685. nugget. the largest as yet dis
covered in the Yukon country, which
Nick Kutzon picked up on No. Sc Edo
RADIO, and is bringing to San Francisco on
the Excelsior has increased the excite
ment
when the Excelsior with its reported
cargo of nearly 81 900. 900 of dust reaches
San Francisco, the fever will probably
reach it's height. Yet the excitement is
all on the outside In the Klondike coun-
try even this huge nugget. which is as
large as your hand, with almost a perfect
hatchet-head shape, did not greatly excite
the miners.
Alex Mcdonald. who went in not long
ago strapped. is now more than a million
aire. Bill Coatwell bought claim for
800 and sold 60 feet of it for $40, 900. This
was No. II IIldorado. On No. 9 Eldorado
there is a streak above bed rock three or
four inches thick. The owners are taking
out very little because they can do moth
ing with the cumbrous gold dust now
On the claim of Frank Denna 80 pounds
of gold were taken out in one day. That
is equal to something like $25,OOO''