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Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-05-27
BUSTERS SOUP.
e Would Have Been Fine II tho Meat
Hadn't Escaped.

e Would Have Been Fine II tho MeaS
Hadn't Escaped.
Buster has been making soup.
As has been explained In previous frag'
mentary biographical sketches anent Bus.
ter, he is Just triflc over years of age.
The other day Busters mother was busy
sewing, and Mary, the cook, was out
Buster had two little girls to stay with
him.
Like the little gentleman he is, Buster
decided no would do the honors properly
as host, and SO he proposed to mako some
soup for his guests
He climbed up to the kitchen sink, filled
a. saucepan with hot water, climbed down
again and, with the aid Of a chair, put It
on the range.
Then no hunted around and found some
potatoes, an onion and some Hour. he
nut these in tho pot. Then he put In a
handful Of salt, all the pepper IN the box
about an ounoe-and some bird seett.
= Then he put in the contents OF the sugar
bowl.
The little girls looked on with undis.
Ruised admiration, but presently one said !:
"Buster, dcy isn't any meat In the soup
never heard of soup wifout meat In 1t. +"
buster lOuhCN uIoVICoocNs AAO AAo" VaV
little girl was right, and yet Suddenly
an idea came to him. He jumped from
the chair, grabbed tho cat and dropped her
into the pot.
"Dere!" no said.
"Mcow! Pht-phtl Mee-ow.ow-ow
Pit pht!' said the cat.
Tho not was overturned, and the little
girls screamed.
Then mamma appeared. "What in the
land of goodness have you been doings"
sho demanded, with somo excitement But
Buster was 100 mortified at the escape Il
tho meat from his soup t'i 10 anything but
howl and say, "Tho Of. soup wouldn' Z
stay soupo,l New York World.
J.rry :imi s"n " ants to Fight.
TOPEKA, Kan, May 24.-Congress-
man Jerry SIMPSON wants to go to war
US colonel OF Kansas regiment. He
telegraphed to Governor Leedy during
the day for authority to raise a regi.
ment. 1t is probable the request will
be granted.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-05-27
OFFICIAL CALL.
Republican County Conven.
ton and Primaries.

A Republican convention for the county
of Morrison, Minnesota, will be held on
Saturday the 18th day of May, 1898, at the
court house in the city of Little Falls, at
II o'clock noon, for the purpose of electing
fourteen delegates to represent Morrison
cou aty in the Republican congressional
convention to be held in Anoka, on June
l, 1898.
The basis of representation shall be one
delegate for each twenty-five votes or
major fraction thereof, cost for President
Mckinley in 1906. In accordance with the
above apportionnent the several pre-.
cincts of the county will be entitled to the
following number of delegates in the
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-05-27


admiration for courage, the Georgians,
who were surprised and confused at the
turn of affairs, cried out, "Shoot the man
on the white horse!" and In q few min.
utes the gallant soldier reeled from the
saddle, dead. But his blow had been we'll
struck, for not only Archer's brigade but
Gregg's in rear and Thomas Georgians
beyond the fatal gap we're thrown into
confusion.
Colonel Turney was temporarily com.
handing Archer's men that day. Throw.
ing himself in front Of the routed line next
the gap, he motioned with his sword, laid
out an imaginary position o. right angles
with the old one and, Joined by the line off,
GERS around him, shouted, "lnto line, men;
into line!' Facing north, the 0eorgians
rallied aud poured their fire into the in.
trepid Pennsylvanians who had penetrated
the gap ak for as where Gregg's Georgians
stood. Colonel Turney was shot through
the mouth and neck, and two mon who
tried to carry him from the field were
struck down by q bursting shell. More
by the Pennsylvanians, and the fighting
ranks were thinned out by bullets until
once more the gallant regiment was re-
thought of yielding that new line even
though it was clogged with dead defenders.
Suddenly there was q crashing sound In
the brush fur to the rear behind Gregg's
line and thousand gray coats burst into
view yelling and shouting: "Here comes
old Jubal. Let Jubal straighten out that
fence" They were tho men of Jubal
EarJy's division, and they Strengthened ous
the broken line, sending the Pennsylva-
mans hack over the river plain never to
veturn. jackson held Hamilton heights.
The Nineteenth lost in killed and wound
cd 81 men, the most of them in fighting
to restore the line after 1t was taken by
surprise. Soon after the battle 1t was
transferred to the Georgia brigade Of Gen.
eral A. H. Colquitt.
In the battle Of Charlottesville the
Nineteenth escaped with little loss. al
though it was in the front OF the attacking
line. It went south with Colquitt's bri-
gade about the time Lee started northward
to invade Pennsylvania. In the summer
and fall of 1858 the regiment was engaged
around Charleston and fought at Ocean
Pond, Fla, in February, 1864. Then IL
returned to Virginia and fought With
Lees veterans to the end Of the war. The
records of losses, compiled while the COM
mand was in the trenches at Petersburg
in the summer of 1864, show total of 1S4
killed in battle. The regiment never num-
bered more than 1868 men. These were
$50 wounded and 253 deaths from disease
and wounds. The loss by death was 4S7
and by death and disability 6O7. This rec
ord Of battle losses covers but two years.
actual fighting, as there were no battle
oasualtiea before June 1862
GEORGE l. KuNIR.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-05-27
Consists of Three Big Trans
ports and Twenty five
Hundred Men.
GIVEN A RoUsING FAREWELL
Boom of Cannon and Blowing
of Whistles Added to Pa
trjotic Cheers.
Expect to Reach Honolulu In
Six Days and Join tho
Charleston.

SAN FRANCISCO, May Is. The stat
was made for Manila during the after.
noon and the first American army to
sail for foreign shores is now on the
broad Pacific. At O'Clock Brigadier
General Anderson signalled from the
Australia for the City Of Peking and
the City of Sydney to get under way.
The crew worked with will and in a
short time the anchors were up and the
vessels began to move. Then the 1850
soldiers who had been impatiently
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-05-27
AT MANASSAS.

but the execution Upon the Foderals was
awful. When tho contest became close,
the soldiers of both sides used sticks and
stones for weapons. About O'Clock Arch
or's brigade rushed from the cut and
charged over the field direct upon a six
gun battery which was firing canister.
Three OF tho guns fell to the brigade as
trophies, and TT night tho men bivouacEet]
In the heart of tho enemy's camp. In the
two days. battles the Nineteenth lost &c
men,.
In tho Maryland campaign Archer's bril-
Rade saw comparatively little fighting, but
the Nineteenth lost in one charge at Antio-
tam half If its strength.
On the retreat back to Virginia from
A ntietam the Nineteenth played a part III
the second tragedy Of the kind on tie
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-05-27
CONSIDERABLE DELAY LIKELY
Attempt to Limit Debate on the
War Bill Objected To.
SENATOR DANIELS WARNING
II Certain Provisions Are Not Adopted .
Number Of Amendments VIII BE
offered and Discussed.

WASHINGTON, May 26.-Mr. Allison
ia. }, in charge Of the war revenue bill
in the senate, .endeavored to secure
unanimous consent that final vote on
the measure be taken on Saturday next
before adjournment. Mr.. Teller (Colo. }
objected. Mr.. Daniel (Va.) }, in reiter'
ating Mr.. Teller's objection, sounded
the first note Of delay against the meas
ure that had been heard since the de.
bate upon it began. He declared that
there was no emergency which required
the immediate passage Of the bill and
announced that if certain provisions Of
the bill, put into it by the Democrats OF
the finance committee, were not agreed
to by the senate, he would offer some
amendments to the measure that prob
ably
Would Pracipitate Debate
Hc strongly intimated, too, that II the
war should not be prolonged it might
not be necessary to provide as much
revenue as the pending bill would
raise, and he indicated desire to
await Developments, that, in all likeli.
hood, were close at hand, before pass
ing upon bill that meant SO much to
the people as this one.
Speeches on the general features Of
the pending bill were delivered during
the day by Mr.. Stewart Pop, New,
Mr.. Allen tPop., Neb.) and Mr.. Cutlery
Dem, Lay
Before the revenue bill was taken up
the pension deficiency appropriation
bill was passed. 1t carried nearly
0.OOO.O 900.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-05-27
A GEORGIA PHALANX.
uNWRlTTeN HISTORY ABOUT THE
NINETEENTH GEORGIA REGIMENT.

It Opened tho Ball Of tho ''seven Days"
In Front Of lsichm ond - Bloody strug-
giles In Harness With Archer's Tonnes
sesaA,s-Fooxht to . Frazzlo Many Times.
ICopyriSht, lsa. by American Press Asso-
citation. Book rights reserved.l
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-05-27


The prim aries for the election of dele
gates shall be held at Z o'clock p. M. and
the polls shall be open for one hour, on
Friday, May q, 1898, as follows:
Agraln, residence of B. Rathburn.
Belle Prairie, at town hall.
Buchanan, at Sitzlnan's hall.
Bellevue, at engine house.
Buh, at N. Briggs.
Cu1dru1n, at Allen Bros. store.
Clough, at town hall.
Cushing, at Cushing school house.
Elm Dale, at school house Dist. No. Is.
Green Prairie, at residence E. Eckerson.
City of Little Falls
1st ward, at city hall.
End ward, LIST precinct, at polling place.
End ward, 2rd precinct, at engine house.
3rd ward, at tiremen's hall.
Little Falls town, at town house.
Motley, at village hail.
Morrill,, at residence of postmaster.
Parker, at town house.
Pike Creek, at school house Dist. No. q.
Pierz, at village hall.
Ripley, at town hall.
Randall, at Miller's hall.
Rail Prairie, at John Knudson's.
Scandal Valley, at Nelson school house.
Swan River, at town hall.
Swanville, at A. P. McRae's store.
Two Rivers, at Paul Noes place.
The committee will expect the chair
men and judges to fan1iliarize themselves
with the new primary law Of 1895, and le-
quire compliance Herewith.
BY order of committee.
A. P. BLANCHARD,
Chairman.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-05-27
A Pleasant Feature

is the dining and cafe car service, serving
q la carte meals, attached to fast trains
running from Minneapolis and St. Paul to
points, via WISCONSIN CEN
TRIAL LINES. Your nearest ticket agent
can tell you about other pleasant features
on the Wisconsin Central.
Jas.C. Pond, Gen., Pass. Agt,, Milwaukee
Wis,
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-05-27
Only Three Trains on Earth

Worthy of comparison with the Burling-
toms "Minne ,polis & st. Paul Chicago
Limited" One in Europe, two east of
Chicago; none west.
So beautiful, so luxurious, so costly q
train has never before been at the disposal
of the travelling public of fine Northwest.
Electric lighted, steam heated, wide
vestibuled, Compartment sleepers, dinner
buffet library car. No extra fares.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-05-27
Sioux City Live Stock.

Sioux CITY, Ia, May Is.
HOGS-Mark.t 1O0l5, lower. Range
of prices 1915 o4.3o. -.
CATTLE-Murke5 dull lO@loc lower.
Sales ranged at $l.4O@4 ~ for COWS,
blu Is AMI mixed: $500 100 for stockers
and feeders; $3.50 0j.A ~ for yearlings and
calves.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-05-27
Poultry. Butter and Eggs.

CHICAGO, May %.
POULTRY Live, in good demand.
Turkeys, 8@S;; spring hickens, oHGQlOc;
ducks $3.50 q"
BUTTER-Firm. Creameries, G0
l51<c; dairies, ll@l'c.
kGGS-Flrm. Fresh, 100llo.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-05-27
LATE MARKET REPORT.
Duluth Grain.

Duluth Grain.
DULUTH, May, %.
No. l Northern, t1.60; No. 2 Northern,
Sl.45 To Arrive-Nn. l hard, $L6O;
No. Northern &l.6); May, $L60;
July, $1.0l, September, go.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-05-27

SUDDEN plunge
into the hottest
fire Of battle was
the initiation OF
the Nineteenth
Georgia to. tho
ranks Of tho fam
Gus fighting regi.
Inents Of Ices
army. It was not
on q noted field,
either, that this
galla2t battalion
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-05-27
At. Paul Union Stock Var Il.

SOUTH ST.. PAUL, May q.
HOGS-Mar4et weak and lie lower.
Range Of pri ;ea $3.5O@4.25. -.
CATTLE-Market steady. Moro sto-k K.
ora and lat cattle wanted.
Sales ranged ut ,4.OO@I.75 for st'ckers;
s2.S "a 90 for cows; $3.65@5 80 .or heif.
ers; 81 OY4.55 tor st: erS. =
SHEEP Market slow AMI VIC TX. good
demand for light sheep. He IVY and
common dull. -.
Mu,tons $32j@k.40; lambs, $500
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-05-27
CHI cnxo Grain and Provision.

CHI cmvo Grain and Provision.
CHICAGO, May ~ 3.
CLOSlN3 PRICES. 2
WHEAT-May, 81 ~; june $40;
July, sll2h; September, Ssssc; Do EN-
Der, S39s;. =
COK.-May,3.c June. 3Ikc: Septem.
Dor, 35H:. 81
OATS May, 81 20: July. 24H@s5,;
September, 231s'.
POkK-MAy, sll.70. July, Sll.sa; Sep
TENDER. $l1.91
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-05-27
minneapolis Grain.

WHEAT-May closed at &l.5611; July
Sl.56: September S9Tc. On Track
No. / hard, S1.56A; No Northern,
0l.54A. ~
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-12-22

100000
HOOP POLES
WANTED, by the
CENTRAL MINNESOTA POWER
AND MILLING CO.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-12-22
Real Estate Transfers.

The following real estate transfers
of the western part Of Stearns county
have been recently recorded at the Of
flee OF the register of deeds.
John E Evans and wife to Will
liam Niven, 1t IL blk Bel
RfaQe OUO
Gertrude A Gilman ct al to
Nicholas Ortiz 81 net sec 5t l26
Do. .................. ooU
Same to Jacob B Orth ct al, n!
net sec 126 33. ........ :. $50
WilliamO Jones to Alan Vessey
Its 10 IL and II blk James
Add Sank Centre .......... $50
Joseph Miller and wife to John
A Miller 81 sw4 sec II 125 r
Do ......... 1UOU
CHI Bennett and wife to Thorn
as r Lynch set nw4 1920 81 800
Augusta Jubert and wife to,
Luella G Sawyey set 32-l27-
"a. 1900
Allan Vessey and wife to
Georg E Dieble 1t 10
James add Sank Centre .,.... $50
Marcus Johnson to Alan YES
sey nw4 nw4 S-126-33.. anna. 100
Calvin Kelsey and wife to
Solomon Pendergast nw1 nw4
2-126 33 and others. ..... 1926
VIM D Townsend ct al to Hugo
Klar nw4 14-125-35. ........ 2400
Maximillian Trisko and wife to
Thresia Melhart e9 1t 26 and
sub div WI S 10-126-34. .. 100
Emil Winkler and wife to And
Schneider nj sci 33-125-35.... 1000
And Schneider and wife to Emil
Winkler und of e4 set 3s-l25-
35. 1000
James Trobec to William Thome
pit nw1 nw4 26-125-35. ..... %
Chas McPennison and wife to
George Masters 1t and b 2
Fair View add Melrose. .. 80
Ferdinand Bergman and wife to
Nettie Rice set net 12-126-34.. 480
George MKolb and wife to- Mary
Trisko 1t 6 b 6 Borgerdings
add Melrose. .............. 1000
Herman ] Haskamp ct al to Fl
Schneider nw4 SET 19-125-33. -. 500
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-12-22
A Narrow Eseapa.

Thankful words written by Mrs. Ada
E. Hart, of Groton, S. D. "Was
taken with bad cold which settled on
my lungs; cough set in and finally
terminated in Consumption. -Four
doctors gave me up, saying could live
but a short time. Igave myself up to
my Savior, determined if could not
stay with nay friends on earth, would
meet my absent ones above. My hus-
band was advised to get DR.. New Dis
covery for consumption, Coughs and
Colds. | gave it trial, took in all
eight bottles. 1t Inns cured me, aud
thank God, I an saved and now a we'll
and healthy woman" Trial bottles
free at Feisler & Co.'S drug store.
Regular size SOC and S1.OO. Guaran-
teed or price refunded.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-12-22

WANTED Several trustworthy per-
sons in this state to manage our bust
ness in their own and nearby counties.
It is mainly Office work conducted at
home. Salary straight $500 year
and es-defnite bonafide, no
more, no less salary. Monthly s75.
References Enclose self addressed
ssxnpeiE enveIaps HsrhlztzM Hess
Pres. Dept. NJ, Chicago.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-12-22

Rocky Mountain Tea gives imme-
diate relief, permanent cures, gives
life and health, soothes and cures
while you sleep. 80 cents.
Those patent seamless shoes, In
gents sizes, at the Boston Shoe store,
are as elegant and cheap line OF loot
wear as can be found in the city.
Take Rocky Mountain Tea. See 1t
eXterminate posion. Feel itrevltallze
your blood and nerves and bring BACK
that happy. joyous feeling of boyhood
days. Hanson & Emerso on.
1t is reported that L J. Rocholl
will accept the position of collector
for the Singer Sewing Machine Co. at
ter the expiration of his term as school
commissioner.
A man living in the city recently
paid $1,000 for load of wood that h:
| cut and hauled. The eXtortiona
price is due to the fact that he cut
on the other fellows land.
Train service through to Cass Lake
| over the Northern branch has not yet
been established though the track is
completed. An occasional train is
| run from Park Rapids to Cass Lake,
but no regular schedule has been
adopted.
A fellow down in Lake George has
some of the requisites for thorough
bred sportsman. He can, at least
draw the long bow. He claims to
have killed fourteen jack rabbits in
two hours-a jack every eight minutes
| and thirty-four seconds.
Photography in Sank Centre has
! never been brought to as high stage
| Of perfection as at present. at the gal
lery Of P. A. Johnson. His work
challenges admiration, and is not ex-
celled anywhere in the state. Call and
getyour photograph taken--nothingi is
better suited for a Christmas present
Get your Christmas
necktie at the Boston
Clothing Store.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-12-22
Latest styles in Muf-
lIers at the Boston
Clothing Store.
Notice.

All parties indebted to US are res
quested to settle their accounts.
From this on we shall do a strictly
cash business. Please do not ask
for credit. MEL. Billed.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-12-22
Here are Bargaia,s,.

Mrs. Stabler is closing out her COM
pletes line OF Winter Millinery at less
tfIau cost. Ladies WIN md rare bar
gains under this oner.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-12-22
Lost.

Between Sank Centre and Glenwood
mink boa. The finder will be re-
warded by leaving same with Miss
Ruth L. Norris at Glenwood or Jas.
a. Norris at Sank Centre.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-12-22
c. O. r.

At the last regular meeting of the
Catholic order of Foresters, the fol-
lowing officers were elected for the
ensuing year:
G. R.-M. Hogan.
V. C. RI. B. Schoenhoff.
r. S. T, J. Killen.
F. Sd. A. Schoenhoff.
Treas.-M. Schwartz.
Trustees-Henry Bergman, Frank
L. Minnette, George r. Bergman.
Medical Examiner E. J. Lewis.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-12-22
For Sale.

A good heavy work team, will take
a good 1000 pound driver in part pay
For particulars call on
w. s. DEAN & Co.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-12-22
Standing. yvOoel For So.

Hard or soft, dry or green wood in
the tree Apply to T.W. GaiTaxhar
sauk Centre, Four miles north Of The
city. AN
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-12-22

The following real estate transfers
of the western part Of Stearns county
have been recently recorded at the Of
fee of the register of deeds.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-12-31
anu = = lew Gays ialer. Jusr as, ne expected.
ai 81, came the other leg in the same way.
The business OF smuggling has almost

anu q lew Gays laIer. Jusr as, ne expected.
along came the other leg in the same way.
me business OF smuggling has almost
Infinite variations. and the customs Of
uclals are always on the lookout for
something new. One day maid on a
transatlantic steamer pilfered chocolate
drop from box of candy which she
found IN stateroom. When she bit II
her teeth struck a big diamond. The
corset with many pockets Is q lone-fasnfl-
lar contrivaLce. OF course. the inspectors
keep careful watch for false bottoms in
trunks and other receptacles, and It ia 4
mighty smart bit of construction in this
line that escapes their observation!
A lockout has to be kept for bogus
ANTIQUITIES. Real antique objects belong
Ing to, a, period earlier than. the seven
5teenthS century are free, and attempts are
o1te't made to bring in articles Of modern
manufacture under this regulation.
The subject of undervaluations for
fraudulent purposes Is such a big one that
no extended discussion OF it is practica-
Die mere. Not long ago. by collusion witt,
a customs officer, certain packages Of
scoIton .vquil We're sent -tossthe apprais-
er's store In New York for examination.
They were supposed to be. sample pack.
ages, representing large number i'm
ported, but they were dummies. The
other packages were filled with silks.
The idea, of course was to get the
SILKS INTO the country at the valuation of
cotton quilts. This was hardly a typical
case Of undevaluation, however, mas
much as cheats of that kind are usually
attempted by Misrepresentation of the
quantyfof the article. For exanple deal
ers In cigars used to make arrangem ents
with Cuba manufacturers by which they
Obtained high-priced weeds under the
-dlsou1se of cheap brands. In this way
the duty was reduced greatly. ~
Quite recently suit was brought
against the government for the recovery
of what was alleged to be an overpay-
ment of duties on hat trimmings. 1t. was
test case. the decision really involving
severa! millions of dollars. In the course
OF the proceedings an expert in hat trim
ln1ngs was called as Witness, and the
district attorney; who represented the
treasury, held UP bonnet for his in
;;spection, saying, ''Such materials as
these, l suppose, are familiar to you as
employed, in the making Of bonnets?''
The expert replied without hesitation in
the Affirmative, but was put to confusion
by the cross-examiner, who said. THAT