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

Fred Malone, of Minneapolis,
visited W. B. Milbury the first of the
week.
= Howard Grassland end wife. Of
Actland.' ILL.,, are visiting relative In
the village.
Miss Grace Snow. of Little Falls,
visited with Mrs. Fred McGonagle
last week.
&. r. Cgsbury, travelling auditor.
was IN the village Monday.
Miss Josie Hayes attended the
Curry -Eddleman wedding at Little
Falls last week.
DR.. Lonsdale,, spent Sunday in
Marshheld. Wis, visiting his daugh-
ter. Mrs. Leon Williams.
Miss Ada Dakin returned Monday
from Buffalo, N. Y, where she has
been during the summer, doctoring.
Miss Ada Orton, who has been
visiting relatives in the village the
past month, returned to her home
at st. Cloud Wednesday,.
, Quite a number Of Masons of this
village attend ed banquet at Little
Falls Wednesday evening.
Mesers. John Raymond: and Geo.
and Misses Grace Hill and
Lii Raymond, drove down from
Little Falls Sunday.
Henry Foote and Fred Hammond
left Monday night for Seattle. Wash.
Robt. Borden, who has been work. |
ing for Ed Smart, at Winnebago
Prairie, returned to Royalton
Wednesday,.
O. II. Havill was in the village
Thursday.
Geo. Gelssell is putting In a new
stock OF goods in his store.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-09-17

Duluth is again certain OF direct
railway connections with the Red
river valley by Hills new FosstOn
line.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-09-17

The sh"mnkers In the Minnesota
Shoe rOnpany's shops ut st. Paul,
struck for the second time on Tues
day.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-09-17

IF. B. LamsOn has been appointed
postmaster Of Buffalo, Wright
county.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-09-17

Minnesota will have u Georgia
veneered capitol.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-09-17
COLD " HEAD

Heals and Protect the Membrane. Restores the
Senses of Taste and Smell. Full Size 50c.; Trial
Size 1Oc. at Druggists or by mall
ELY BROTHERS., Sc Warren Street New York.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-09-17

On Tuesday Duluth recei ved
690, ,g2} bushels of wheat.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-09-17
CORBlN APPOINTED.
Dura Corbin Was Appointed
Postmaster OF Little Falls
Wednesday.

Dura COrbin, Oi Swan River town.
was appointed postmaster of Little
Falls by President Mckinley On
Wednesday. Sept. Is. The rec
omendation was made by Congress-
man Morris several weeks ago, brt
owing tO the absence Of the presi.
dent from Washington. the appoint
ment was not made till this week
Postmas aster Medved's term expires
the 2Sth inst. and no effort has
been made to remove him.
| Mr.. COrbin has been resident OF
this postOffice district for over
twenty years. aud IL one Of the well
known farmers OF the county.
There was practically no other eau
didate. and Mr.. Corbin obtains the
good position with ease. There
were other Republicans. Of course.
who woClfl have oeen glad to fiji the
place, but Mr.. Corbin's ..laims were
strong. and he had loyal hackers.
1t was a favorite rumor during the
past months that some of Mr.. Cor
bins supporters were really plan
ing for someone else, and the
practical 'lenial was to ignore the
rumOrs and continue the support
OF Mr.. COrbin. The result Ia u sutfi-
cient reply to such st telnents.
Mr.. Corbin has always been an ac-
tive and reliable Republican and for
the Ike OF party organization has
sacrificed himself in hopeless con tests
on the county-ticket, and when the
party was in position to show
some apprecia tion of such Il disposi-
tion, 1t was very appropriate for 1t
to do so. As has been heretofore
stated, the Republicans of the city
of Little Falls monopolize practical
ly all of the county offices that the
party controls. The outside towns
are loyal to the ticket each year. vet
it is usually difficult to elect an out.
side@man to u county office IN either
ticket. The outside towns are GER
taiily entitled to some OF the Offices.
Under the conditions it was evident
~ easy. and practical to- give the
postoffice qualified resident of the
postoffice district, who was also Il
resident OF one of the leading country
towns. 1t was just act. and that
ought to make 1t Il wise one from q
pOlitica standpoint.
It'was expected the appointment
would be made In time for Mr.. Cor
bin to take the office Oct. l, hut that,
there is not now much probability of
the bonds and other papers being /
in time for that.
The herald., 1897-01-29
ARRESTED FOR BRIBERY
All Quong Tries to Fix Con-
stable
His Lottery Joint Was Raided and He
Wanted to Arrange Things
With the officers

Constab bles Johnston and Louis Brake
suhler visited Chinatown last night on
business. These two peace officers have
been making nightly visits to those
classic precincts, looking for what they
could find.
Last night they found what they may
not have been looking for. They raided
lottery Joint on Niger alley, captured
the books and the other implements of
the game and lugged them away.
Ah Quong, who was running the shop
trid to fix" Constable Brakesuhler ard
gave him $40 to give him back his books
and other evidence of the lottery. Brake
suhler took the money and then took the
man, carrying all to the police station.
All Quong is charged with bribery and
the money he paid is filed away as evil
dence against him.
All Quong and some other Cinnamon
of his class have been talking about how
easy it is to fix" the officers. When
he is tried he will be given an opportun-
ity to tell what he knows about buying
off conStables and policemen.
In the meantime, while the books are
at the station the winners of prizes are
deprived of their gains
The herald., 1897-01-29
SUIT AGAINST NORDICA.
An Action for $50 Against the Great
Prima Donna.

Nine. Lillian Nordlca is to appear In
a new role, foreign to any she has ever
before attempted. 1t will not be in, grand
opera that her sweet voice will next be
heard, but she will be called upon to de-
fend a suit for SIS 900 instituted against
her by Lee Wilson, a theatrical manag-
er. Lee tells sorrowful tale of his bus
mess dealings with the fair prima
donna
Mr.. Wilson says he decided about a
year ago to venture upon a tour of con-
certs covering the larger of the western
cities. He thought of Nine. Nordica
and attempted to secure her services,
but in view of her probable engagement
for this season by Abbey, Schoeffel &,
Grau she would not be able to sign.
When it was definitely learned that she
would not appear with the Metropolitan
Opera company, he again opened nego-
tiations with her through her agents.
Ruben & Andrews Of Ne. 4S9 Fifth av-
enue, and on-October 1S 1886, a contract
was signed. 1t called for ten concerts.
Omaha, Denver, Salt Lake City. Seat
tie, Tacoma, Portland, Oakland, Sac
ramento and San Francisco were named
as cities where the American nightn-
gale was to be heard. and $1,000 was the
sum agreed upon for each night she
sang. First class travelling and hotel
expenses We're to be paid by Mr.. Wilson.
DEPOSIT CLAUSE TROUBLE.
But there was another clause in the
agreement which, it is now said caused
all the trouble. 1t is said that Wilson
was to deposit $4,000, the amount of Nine.
Nordica's last two concerts, in her name
with responsible bank or equally re-
spOnsible piano house in New York on or
before December 10, 1896
When the contract was signed Will
son, who had been represented by his
authorized agent, w. w. Leonard, in
making the deal, was in Salt Lake City.
On the same day he received telegram
from Ruben & Andrews, as managers
for Nine. Nordica. stating that she had
cabled her confirmation of the terms,
and that they had mailed the contract
to her. Wilson was happy and went to
work with vim.
In Omaha the event was planned as a
great festival and all the musical soci-
eties allied themselves and began train
ing chorus Of 200 voices to aid the great
songstress. Large choruses We're likewise
arranged for the other cities and in Salt
Lake City the Mormon Tabernacle had
been engaged, together with the celebra-
ted Mormon choir of 800 voices
In this way many expenses We're
incurred; but who care for the
who was to appear. She would
stuff the box office with a plethora Of
good western coin and all would be well.
Everybody became interested and mon
ey was spent, prizes offered for the sale
of tickets, and the coming of the prima
donna heralded throughout every nook
and corner of the country beyond the
Missouri river Wilson blazed the way
for the noted singer, and every zephyr
whispered and every coyote howled for
Nordica.
But it was not to be. at least under Mr.
Wilson's management. Although he had
The herald., 1897-01-29
FACTS AND FICTION

A recent issue of the Medical Record
reports the death of a baby s months
old of what appeared to be old age The
texture of the hair was coarse like that
of an adult.
II is estimated that there are in ex-
istence 5000 different lkenesses of Christ,
all more or less worthy of mention. OF
these $50 are by hands that have been
rated masters of art.
The so-called rusting of iron is simply
its oXida ation. The chemists state that
iron is very freely acted upon, if at all,
by dry oxygen, but most vigorously by
moist air or oxygen and moisture.
During the past season PA, 900, 900 BUSH
els Of grain and flour were carried into
the port of Buffalo, sufficient to provide
full cargoes for 600 of the largest ships
in the European carrying trade.
Statistics just made public show that
in Massachusetts. in spite of the advent
of the trolley car and of the popularity
of the bicycle, the number of horses is
greater by 30S5 than In the year preced-
ing.
Possibly the oldest woman in England
is Sarah Thomas, who on February S
will be 109 years of age. Mrs. Thomas
has smoked a clay pipe for 60 years, and
bids fair to enjoy life and tobacco for
some years to come.
Portugal will celebrate the four hun
ulGQlll dIllN tlSOIE Ol NdSCO ud tIa1nd S
discovery of the sea route to India next
year. July s, 8 and 10 will be national
holidays. and exhibitions and congresses
will be held in Lisbon.
Acting under the authority granted
by the South Carolina legislature, Gen.
Hugh L. Farley is collecting and will
publish in permanent form the rolls of
all the companies raised in that state
for service in the confederate army.
A list of persons in Philadelphia worth
over $4,000, published in 1S45. contains
lis names. There We're only ten million
aires. The Stephen Girard estate leads
with $1,000, OO0 nearly one-seventh of
the wealth of the whole list.
The greyhound seems to have been de-
veloped in level, treeless and shrubless
ountries, where a moving object is Wis
ible at a long distance, and great speed
is therefore necessary to enable a pre-
daceous animal to overtake it's prey.
Testimony in a recent suit in a Paris
court developed the fact that a fash
ionable undertaker's charge for en-
balming the body of an American is
$500. The charge for embalming Dom
Pedro was $1,000 and for the king of
Hanover $1,000.
Superintendent James Nevin of the
Wisconsin state fish commission is au-
thority for the statement that there is
| on hand now. at the Byfield hatchery
some eighty bushels of lake trout eggs.
The swan averages 25OOO0 eggs to the
bushel, which makes a grand total of
10000, 600 eggs.
In Louisville saloon three men
| William Vogt, Constantine Georgel and
John Rath-dined on cats as the result
of an election bet. Rhine wine was
served with the meal. Several of the
onlOokers We're taken violently ill, but
the principals declared they relished the
meat.
The herald., 1897-01-29
IN SOCIETY

One of the handsomest and most
unique affairs in the annals of Los An
geles society was the cotillion given last
evening at Woods hall on South Pearl
street under the patronage of Mes
danes Wilcox, ]. P. JONES' John T. Fran
els, John Platter. Hamilton, f. Eastman.
NJ. II. Banning, Gorham, and under the
personal direction of Miss Mary Ban
ming
1t was a ball poudre, powder and
patch proving very becoming to the fair
ladies who were all gowned in pink.
The hall was elaborately decorated
with evergreens and potted plants. The
favors for the eight sets of the cotillion
We're very handsome, being large bon
nets and shepherds crooks, while the
men were rewarded with small bottles
of champagne and various other wines.
The grand march was led by Miss Mary
Banning and Mr. Norris.
Among those present were: Mesdames
Cole, Childs, Doake, Foster, Fred Grif-
fifth, Griffith, Hunt, Holterhoff, Hobbs,
MCGOWAN, Mott, Parker. Longstreet.
Blasdell, Ray Jones, Notman, Misses
Banning, Bonsall. Bishop, Cole. Cudahy,
Hamilton. Inniss, Jarvis, Mcclellan, ST.
lent, Scott, Winston. Julia Winston.
Wellborn. Wills, Overton, Waddelove.
Carson, Elliott, Ida Banning; Messrs.
Austin, Barnwell, Blaisdell, Captain
Banning. DR.. Bryant, Bishop, Cole
Chadwick Cook, Dickinson, Drake.
Field, Fleshman, Foster. Flint. Fred
Griffith, Garland. Griffith, Goodman,
Croft, Green, Hunt, Hastings, Hotter
hoff, Dr. Kurtz, Minor, Martin, DR.. Nc
Gowan, Norris, Perkins, Parker Porter
Slauson, Silent. F. Schumacher, j.
Schumacher, Stimson, Vetter, Wilcox,
Walters. DR.. Wills, Dr. Williams, Busch
Cunningham, Mott, Ray Jones. Kel-
lam.
The herald., 1897-01-29

o. H. Churchill, c. d. Willard. r. w.
Pridham, D. G. Stephens, A. Lazarus.
W. M. Stanton of Pasadena, ]. p Jones
of Santa Monica, Miss Mccullough,
Mrs. ]. c. Newton, Pasadena.
ANOTHER NOVELTY.
That energetic caterer of amusement
and instruction, Captain-Geueral Gray
proposes that visitors to the Home Pro-
ducts exhibition shall get all the news
of the world without bothering to read
the newspapers.
This startling project will probably
first be consummated on Monday night
when the management expect to have
in order a long distance telephone to
San Francisco.
The scheme is to have a committee
of San Francisco newspaper men at the
other end of the phone and corps OF
local scribes at this end. The results
are to be announced by means of
megaphone, but it is highly probable
that the stories" will not need much
magnifying by the time they are ready
for the audience.
Rumors of an injunction to restrain
this invasion of newspaper prerogatives
are not given too much credence.
The herald., 1897-01-29
COS ANGELES HERALD JANUARY 80;

expended several hundred dollars on the
enterprise. and everything was ready to
crown 1t with the charm of success, the
unexpected happened Wilson, having
occasion to visit Salt Lake City again.
received the following wire from his
agent, Leonard:
Ruben will accept contracts without
$4,000 clause, as they stand, for 20 per cent
net receipts
This was dated December 1st and as
Wilson says his ability to deposit the
SzO0O had never been questioned, and the
deposit was not due until December 10th,
under the contract. the proposition to
waive that and allow Nordica 20 per cent
or the net receipts, instead of $1,000 a con-
cert, was declined
NOTICE OF CANCELLATION.
On December telegram was sent
him by Leonard to the effect that he
had received an official communication
from Ruben cancelling the contract,
because the singers agent said the guar
artee agreement had not been kept, and
adding that Wilson would be paid fo,
his services. He replied that he was
ready to carry out his part of the agree.
ment, and wired Nine. Norcica that no
one had authority to cancel his con-
tract with her She answered under date
of December Z:
Ruben wrote me December he had
cancelled contract with you. This was
ratified By Leonard. l made new con-
tract with Klaw & Erlanger.
Then Mr.. Wilson loaded down the
wires between Salt Lake and Ruben &
Andrews office, and telegraph operators
old in the service say the like was never
seen before.
Wilson says the contract was cancelled
because he had a good thing and Ru-
ben & Andrews wanted some of it, which
he would not yield to them
Klaw & Erlanger then secured Nine.
Nordica and are now starring her in the
same cities mapped by Wilson. They
notified the cities booked by Wilson that
Nine NorGica's engagements would be
kept but in each instance asked that
the dates be changed. Tonight Nine.
Nordica appears in San Francisco.
Thus it was that Mr.. Wilson claims
that he was damaged to the extent of
$4,000, but he is still wondering how
it was done This he expects to find out
on the trial.
The papers are prepared. and Nine.
Nordica will be served with them in one
of the western cities in which she is to
appear.-New York Journal
The herald., 1897-01-29
RSONALS

Mayor w. H. Carlson of San Diego is
in the city He is registered a the Ma
deau.
Mrs Williams of Auburn N. Y, has
taken rooms at the Gray Ga bles for the
winter.
Sheriff John Burr returned yesterday
from Sacramento, where he has been at
tending the circus.
Mr. John A. Gill general Pacific coast
freight agent of the Vanderbilt system.
is at the Hollenbeck and will make Los
Angeles his headquarters for some time
to come.
The parents of Rev. Clifford w. Barnes
Of Chicago received telegram Monday
announcing his serious illness in that
city. His mother, Mrs. Joseph Barnes,
started for the east the same evening
on the Santa F'e flyer.
Miss E. H. Parson of 1926 South Olive
street is entertaining Mrs. Theodore
Haynes of Minneapolis for few months
Miss Myrtle Kingman arrived from
Chicago Wednesday evening and is the
guest of her sister, Mrs. c. E. Fisk
The herald., 1897-01-29
BIRTHDAY PARTY

The birthday party given by Miss I'm
derwod at her charming home on the
East Side Tuesday evening in honor of
the nineteenth anniversary of her sister
Miss Lizzie was a brilliant affair. A
little musical program had been ar
ranged The piano selections rendered
by Miss Teresa Sullivan and the vocal
solos by Miss Rose Harrington and Miss
Lizzie Underwood were thoroughly en-
joyed. Card tables were then forthcom-
ing and whist was INDUCED in until a
late hour during which several five
pound boxes of candy were disposed Of.
A sumptuous collation. was afterwards
served. Among those present were:
Mrs. Underwood and son. the Misses Kate
and Lizzie Underwood. Connie Wyneken,
Mae Fox, Mamie Youle, Myra Todd, Zoe
Lewis, Rose Harrington and Teresa Sui
livan. Messrs. S. F. Morton John H. Fo-
ley, Jesse p. Nawter, AL Wallace, Les
ter Robinson. Walter and Charles Wit
man, Tom Fox, Charles Bembrock and
Burton F. Yarnell.
The herald., 1897-01-29
ITALY'S DESERTED CITIES.

No more romantic places exist than
The deserted cities of Italy They are to
be found all over the country but chiefly
in the marsh of Ancona and the old
grand duchy of Tuscany. In these you
may see great marble palaces, to which
a bit of string does duty as bell pull, ;
and, if you enter you find a corner of
some grand salon, often with a ceiling
by an illustriouS artist, screened off for
the inhabitants to live in That inhab-
liant may be some Italian or English
lady, who has the smallest possible in
dependence, and she may get such a pal
ace, where some cardinal or marchese
formerly lived, for a very few pounds a
year
The herald., 1897-01-29
ANGELINA'S MASQUERADE.

Angelina Circle No. 1O6, Companions Of
the Forest the ladies' branch of the
Foresters of America, gave most en-
joyahle mask ball at the auditorium in
the Masonic temple last evening. The
attendance was quite large and the cos
tuning very good. Myers orchestra
furnished the music and dancing was
kept up until late hour. The general
committee for the ball was Mrs A Bas-
Witz, Mrs. l.. Ellis, Mrs. Bell, Mrs Nettie
White, Mrs. William Quinn, M Fisher
and Charles Levy. The floor director
was NJ. Fisher, with w. D. Middleton
and John White as aids.
The herald., 1897-01-29
A HOBO'S JOKE.
He Is Doing Life on the Installment
Plan

A jolly rogue of hobo Is John Burke,
who was brought in from Redondo yes
terday and locked up in the county
Jail. When he arrived in the bastile
Deputy Sheriff Harrington asked the
prisoner how long he had been in Cali
fornia.
Eighteen months" was the reply.
How many jails have you been in ,"
was the next question.
Every Jail in California" was the re-
ply. Il am doing life on the installment
plan"
The herald., 1897-01-29
KILLED BY THE CARS.

Word was received yesterday by Mrs.
NJ. M. Troutman, who resides at 1S2 Mer-
chant street, that her son, James Henry
Ford, had been killed at STEMS Pass,
New Mexico, early in the morning by a
Southern Pacific train. No particulars
were given in the telegram, further
than that Ford had been run over while
attempting to couple two cars and in
stantly killed. Mrs. Troutman was al
most prostrated by the unexpected news
of her sons sad death.
The herald., 1897-01-29
SOMEBODY'S SON
Tried to Steal a Ride and Lost an
Arm

tramp named Wallace Miles tried to
get on freight train at San Fernando
yesterday morning, lost his hold, fell un-
der the wheels and his left arm was
mansled. The unfortunte man was
brought to the city yesterday, very faint
from lsos OF blood, and taken to the re-
ceiving hospital. Shortly after his ar
rival Police Surgeon Hagan and assist
ing surgeons amputated the mans arm
about two inches from the shoulder
joint.
The young fellow stood the operation
as we'll as could be expected, considering
the amount of blood he had lost before
he received surgical attention. and may
probably pull through. He says his home
is in Salt Lake City, where he has a
mother and four sisters.
The herald., 1897-01-29
A MUSICALE

A very enjoyable musicale was given
at The Locke last evening under the di-
rection of Mr.. Kathel Kerr A large
number of guests and their friends were
present. Mrs. Locke and Mrs. Jud Sac
ger received the visitors Mrs. F. G.
Calkins opened the program with a pi-
ano solo. Mr.. Lockyer's comic song was
much appreciated. Mr. Kerr sang sew
eral numbers. Miss Dora G. James
charmed her audience with her violin
selections. Mr.. T. E. Rowan, jr, sang
Ask Thine Heart Again. Mr.. and Mrs
Rowan also gave a duet. Other numbers
We're: Mr.. Revell France, Queen of My
Heart; Miss Eva E. Ellsworth accom-
panied the singers
The herald., 1897-01-29
RESULT OF A DRUNK.

A heavy weight man, very drunk, was
hauled into the police station Wednes-
day night. He was booked as a sheep
herder. In the morning Jailer Richard
son found the man suffering much pain
and notified the police surgeon. who
found on examination that the man had
badly dislocated shoulder. The doctor
attended to the man, who was later sent
to the county hospital. He proved to be
Jake Upright blacksmith
The herald., 1897-01-29
GONE TO FOLSOM.

Deputy Sheriff Barnhill yesterday de-
parted for the north, taking with him
George Wilson, who is sentenced to three
years in Folsom for burglary. Wilson
and his side partner, Ashford, both were
given the same kind of sentence and an
appeal has been made to the supreme
court. 1t was Wilson's wish that, pend
ing the result Of the appeal, he might be
serving his sentence, SO that in case he
loses he will be credited with the time
he has passed il prison.
The herald., 1897-01-29
LOCKED UP AS CRAZY.

Michael Crosse, who was tried in the
superior court for insanity and dismiss
ed is again in durance. He was arrested
last evening at the Highland Villa
where he was performing some crazy
antics and trying to get into every ybody's
room. The man was taken to the county
Jail and will have another examination
as to his mental condition.
The herald., 1897-01-29
AFTER SHARKEY'S SCALP
Jim Jeffries Is Anxious to Run Up
Against the Sailor

Big Jim Jeffries, the local heavy
weight boxer, is after the scalp of Thos
Sharkey, and C. w. Merry, his manager,
has authorized Secretary McStay of the
Los Angeles Athletic club, to issue the
following challenger:
Thos. Sharkey-Dear Sir: l would
like to meet you in glove contest of ten
rounds before any club that will give
the best purse and will make a side bet
of $1,000 to $1,000 on the result.
January 30, 1857.
Hoping to get favorable answer from
you, | remain, yours truly,
j. j. JEFFRIES.