Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1898-02-11
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Motley.

considerable loss Of CHI. Hodge. Mr..
Hodge is druggist and bookkeeper for. I.
| "a. Morrison, and is also justice OF the
peace and treasurer OF the school board;
for convenience he kept all these Official
records in the store office, and these as
well as the books of schoolclerkJ ohnson
were all destroyed. The safe, some office
fixtures, stock of school books and
legal blanks, the property of Mr.. Hodge,
besides his personal books, in which were
accounts amounting to 5000 or 800
makes Mr.. Hodges loss a severe one.
The band boys MOURN the loss of a
SHe' nor" and three uniforms since the
F. 4. Ballard, of Staples. was Sunday
visitor. Frank has slight attack of
western fever, but his friends assert that
it will not last more than few weeks.
San Francisco hitched up one of his
span Of roadsters and made q trip to
Staples in 'less than no time" last
ISaturday.
Mrs. l. A. Morrison came up from
Minneapolis Thursday.
| C. W. johnson has moved into Owen
Davis'@ house, next to the barber shop.
John Jacobs has moved into the build
ing south OF Mrs. McGrath's.
L. j. Gale, OF Brainerd, was in the city
Thursday to look over the ground on
which his store building used to be. He
stated that he was ready to pnt up
brick SOx4O feet with glass front and
modern improvements, If Mrs. Morrison
wanted it. The building to be ready for
Occupancy early in June. Present indi-
cations are that the building will be
erected.
Mrs Edith Tower visited friends in
Philbrook last week.
Dan. Fishers house, a few miles south
from town caught" fire Wednesday
morning, and in putting the fire out
John Robinson, Mr.. Fishers father-in-
low, who is living in the house this
winter. froze his hands and face quite
severely. Quite portion of the kitchen
roof was burned before the flames could
be subdhed.
Roy Baker, the 15-year-old son OF J.
H. Baker, while getting in wood Sunday
full wound. He stepped upon board
nail entered his foot and nearly passed
through it.
The residence OF H. B. Van Sickel a
few miles north of town, burned to the
ground Tuesday noon. Mr.. Van Sickel
and her three children were alone at the
time The fire was discovered in the
roof by one OF the children. and Mrs. V.
tried hard to extinguish the flames, but
when she found she could not do so, she
removed nearly all the clothing and fur
niture She then started with her
children for one of the neighbours In the
meanwhile man had noticed the flames
and came to the rescue. When he reached
the place he found the household effects
On fire. He saved a sewing machine, a
trunk and one or two other pieces. The
loss is a severe one for Mr. Van Sickel
No insurance.
/ b. F. Gale came down from Ellis Sum-
Iday. He returned Tuesday.
Mre. Morrison will open up a new stock
OF goods right away. Druggist Hodge
was busy Monday selecting the drugs
and fix tures, and we understand stock
|of groceries has been ordered.
DR.. Paquin has been quite sick for a
week or more. DR.. Mcdowell, OF Staples,
was down Friday to see him.
Geo. Wolf came down from his camp
for day or two last week.
The quarterly meeting is in progress
at the NJ E. Church.
The Captain OF the Staples Salvation
Army will preach at the NJ. E. church
here tomorrow evening.
W. II. Benson made business visit to
Brainerd Friday.
A little seven mont sold child of Mr.
Hooser is quite sick with eryslpelae.
Little Walter. son of Ole Torgerson,
has been quite sick for few days, but
he Is better at present.
J. S. Campbell ran down from Aitkin
Wednesday to see how the town looked
after the fire.
I RUE Weston, a Cass county school
ma am, is quite i'll, and for the past few
DAYS has been unable to teach. ;
Lonis Thorsett, who lives near Ellis,
also lost his residence and it's contents
last Thursday. The building was a new
Zone. 1t is reported that nearly humid
red dollars In currency was also burned
with the furniture. No insurance.
The following are the school reports Of
the Motley school ior The month ending
Feb. 4, 1898:
s.. UPPER ROOM.
No. of days taught. ......................:.20
mo. pupils enrolled.
IToual attendance in days..................888
Average daily attendance..............:...44h
No. of pupils tard
These neither absent nor tardy during
the month were: Rena and Roy Baker,
tSam Erickson, Levi johnson, Clara
Knudson, Albert Newkirk, Lille Wolf,
annie Williams, Geo. Whitford, Gordon
! Henderson, Alec. Patch, Frank Brazie1
. and Carrie WOrthing. u
J. 8. NORM, Principal: :.
LOWER ROOM.
No. Of days taught......."........
I No. pupils enrolled.