Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-03-11
Motley Items.

Motley Items.
Mrs. W. G. Johnson left Wednesday
for visit with Brainerd friends. re.
turning Friday.
Mrs. Kirbe expects to leave IA g
ahOrt time for her home In the south.
ern part of the state. $.5 M sl&
Messrs. Chas. Mcmillan and a. 81
Pierre spent several days In St. Paul 4
last week, transactiuE business.
Miss Ella Barnhart. who has been
| visiting her mother. Mrs. Barnhart,
In this village, returned to Staples q
last week. 5>s g. M a,.s
Rev. s Waite LETT last Frhiav TOR
Thomastown, where he will remain
for some days, conducting evangelis-
tic services. L.. s...sa i..G Ss. N
n A number of pupils from the upper
room left Tuesday for Sylvan Lake.
to attend the ttachers' examination
held on that date.
Rev. Stark. pastor OF the M. u.
church at Verndale. occupied the
pulpit Of the NJ. f.. church here last
Sunday afternoon. .. .=4s
The protracted meetings at the N.
f. church did not commerce Tues
day evening, ns was planned, owing
to the Illness 0i the pastors wife. &
Mrs. Hope Feiater and children, Of
Duluth, are visiting with Mrs. W. G.
Johnson, and expect to remain nn-
til the departure oi the Johnson
family for the west.
Miss Nina Pullman, Of Pembina. n.
D., who had been engaged to teach
in the Bandy district, five miles east
ct Motley. " as detained at home by
illness, and another teacher has been
secured. -....,sE ss.s5ss5
All camps are broken for tho year.
and Motley has it's full complement
of citizens once more. Geo. Wolf left
three or four men to prepare the
camp for next seasons use, but they,
too, will soon return. ,,> s..
Tho unusually warm weather Of
the past few days has melted the
snow 50 rapidly that 1t is simpussible
to do any more work in the wOOfls.
Indeed, the snow has almost entire
"; disappeared, and ground is fast
drying up. .:52ss. .:.,. ..=. >5,s. q
S Mr.. IA. Il. Cole this week purchased
an the property on Maine; street
formerly owned by Chas. Backer of
Staples. The purchase includes the
bank and rink buildings and two
vacant lots. Mr. Cole contempla ten
removing his store building from the
north side Of the track Il, the new
location. fts .35 ~
The entertainment given last Fri
day night by Mrs. Kirbe, assisted by
members of the school, was u success
In every particular. The pupils who
helped with the music were: Misses
Rena Baker, Lille Wolf, Blanch and
Fannie johnson, Irene McMillen,
Amy Patch, Ida Jacobs. Masters
Raymond Gale, Ed Norris, Roy
Baker. Leo Code, and chorus oi
school children. Both music and
readings were heartily enjoved, and
all united In expressing regret that
Mrs. Kirbe is so soon to leave us.
The annual town and village elec-
tions occurred Tuesday, March s,
with the following results:
TOWN OF MOTLEY.
Supervisors-F d. Newkirk, chair
man; VIM. Jacobs, H. f. Bandy.
CIerk-George Mosher. ..,,
1reasurer-J. l.. Critchlov.
Assessor-S. c. Sears.
Justlce-Chas. H. Hodge.
Constable-C. Wilson.
VILLAGE OF MOTLEY.
President Of COuncil-E. M. Mach,
Chas. Williams, John NswcOmb.
Recorder-GeOrge MOsher.
,Treasurer-C. H. Hodge.
.)ustice-Chas. Norris.
COnstabie-GeOrge Mosher.
Report Of schools for month end
ing March 4.
Y UPPER ROOM.
No. days taught. ht......................... 20
No. pupils enrolled d..................... SO
Total attendance in days........... 915
Average daily attendance.......... Ask
No. cases hardness. ess................... II
Those neither absent ncr tardy:
Rena Baker, RAYMOND Gale, Sam
ErisksoD, Levi, Abbie and Blanch
Johnson. Clara Knudso1. Ida Ja-
cobs. Robert Lawrence, Albert New
kirk, George and Ada Norris, Anna
0la0n GoOrCo Wh1thxrd Avrtlo