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Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1898-01-14
carried the following bills were al

lowed: s5
J w Berg, material repairing court
house and jail.... q O3
e H Crest, boarding prisoners e. {.
month October.........s.... !. !. !. rs 10
month November. ;. ......... II 50
= month December. :. 81 Al
T F Bohan, material and ,g
work plumbing jail. ......::... so q
Geo Lafond. days super ;.
vising jail work and days
Co. commissioner. lS 90
John Hamlin, blacksmith @
work Jail STAIRS. .:......... 2 %
Brown Treacy & Co. book for. .
register Of deedsa. ~ 60
Theodore Strmpf. days = .
labor in jail..... ................. 1t 40
L D Brown, medicine for
prisoners. ...:.................... 3 IS
A March, work putting
storm sash on court house 2 %
Paul Gallus wood for court
Cyrus D Auyer, publishing
board proceedings for Oct.
auditor and easurer's
settlement and board audit "a Is
Alex Cofield, unloading Jail
material Observation-Disclosures. %. | 90
Little Falls E 4 w Co. lamps 2 IS
Ellenbecker & GouIet. mdse
court house and jail.......... 81 6S
Transcript Pub Co, publish
ing notice w G. Smith for =
liquor license. 3 80
Andrew Racine II cords oak
WoOu .........-. ..................~ a ~
Ger Am Natl Bank policy on
Observation-Disclosures. 70 OO
M E COe, wood for jail........ 5 60
Pioneer Press co, blanks for
clerk OF court. .................. 5 40
G D Barnard & co blank
books and statiOnary.. 1872 25
Brown Treacy & Co, tax cal
culaCOr Observation-Disclosures. ~ 90
Geo LafOnd. commissioner
and mileage. .............. s 20
Donat Trettel, interpreter
state VS. Skiha ]l2
Hartlng and Son. mdse for
jail and use Of NJ cirque body
Asa Wallori,ige. 81 81
f f Shaw, justice fees q So
The application of Joe. Rosso for
abatement OF taxes on lots sand 6,
block So, city Of Little Falls, was
rejected by the board.
The following bills were allowed:
Nick Hennen, board county
commissioner and mileage. Is 90
j j Gross, ame.... 81 20
Martin Enke, same.... 81 90
j j acObson, board audit.... Is 90
Paul AldakOwski. wood for
court house. ............... IA Is
On motion, duly seconded and car
ried, the board adjourned sine dia
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1898-01-14

Miss Daisy Thoirs, who is now
teaching in Fergus Falls, was the
guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. III, N. Hard
ing while in; the city. last week, en-
route from Wabasha to Fergus
Falls. z.s@. ..s !. = I ri
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1898-01-14
.H | Qt0C&SOl,
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Books and Stationery,
JeWelry, Clocks,
y Watches, Etc
Only News Stand in the CT T.

A fine line of box station
cry, Blank books, Ink, Muci-
lage, Pens, and everything to
be found in a frst-class book
and stationery establishment.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1898-01-14
Bills allowed:
III "A Rider, fees and expense
pursuit 7 r Martin. 1928 ~

Bills allowed: b ..4 E5ss
la "A Rider, fees and expense
pursuit 7 F Martin. 1928 "a
INels Peterson, surveying and !.
plating J. 80. :. ]. !. ...,:...... is 90
il jacobson, com work.. 26 80
E Hamlin, work on road. 8 90
Fred Hamlin, same. -. $500. ....... ID SO
Martin Roll, laying out road 2 100
J A Swanson, same............ 6 90
Aug Stroman, same. ..:........ 6 90
C Z Anderson. same. ........... 2 90
J G Jacobson same............. 8 90
The following resolution was
adopted:
Be it resolved by the board OF
county commissioners that Joseph
L. Meyers, county treasurer OF Nor
rison county, be authorized, and he
is hereby authorized, to accept the
personal property taxes OF A. c.
Morrill, for the year 1897 less the
penalty on the same. Total amount
OF penalty, $3.50.
The application OF L. Hamlin for
correction of assessment and abate-
ment OF taxes on lot 4 and sA lot 5,
block 8, city of Little Falls, was re-
jected.
The bill OF Phil NORM in the sum of
So for posting fire warden notices,
was laid over to March meeting.
The bill of E. S. Gilman in sum of
SO for posting fire warden notices,
was laid over to March meeting.
Bills allowed:
NJ Meyer, posting fire warden
notices.. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. b w
Rasmus Peterson, same, in
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. w
Crawford on,justice fees So 20
E. F Shaw, same.................. 81 20
Frank Heroux, constable
fees, in part..................... 4 OF
Aug Stroman, witness fees
and mileage, Justice court 5 SO
Chas Palm, same................ 5 90
Hector Mclean, same>........ 40
+ c Muske, ame................. 4 40
Chas Str roman, same......... 4 SO
o P Erickson, sheriff Crow
Wing county, serving cita-
ton, 5 Is
+ HerOuX, constable and
witness observation-disclosures. 2 90
II A Rider, sheriff fees, mile
age and postage stamps. 179 81
Board adjourned until 8 o'clock
Friday, Jan.7.
Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment, present commissioners Jacob
son, Hennen, Gross and .Enke,
LafOnd absent.
;, On motion duly seconded and
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1898-01-14
PORT ARTHUR

the Southern and Seaport terminus, is the best
place in the United Saates to-day to invest to go
into business. This railroad now running through
trains between Kansas City and Port Arthur, will
be running its own tracks the entire distance
by September l.
Study the Map ana you will agree large city must
be built at Port Arthur; nearest seaport Kansas
City by 100 miles.
Cut this out and mail to address below and receive
fine illustrates pamphlets.
r. n. Ffornbeck,
Land Commissioner Z. c., P. d. .. R. R. and General
Manager, Port Arthur Townsite Co..
KANSAS CITY, MO.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1898-01-14

MAP SHOWING THE rs NORTH ERN FEEDERS
OF z. c., P. & G.. z. R.
Tho ,u1ldlnE OF the KAnsAs Ei.s, plltsDurg & uHr
Earoad, air line from Kansas City to Port Ar
thur has opened up country in Western Missouri
and Arkansas and louisiana thar be excelIed
agricultural and fruit growing country; good
health, sparkling springs and clear streams; where
you can work out Of doors IL months instead of 6.
The finest stock range-no billiards., 10 hot
Winds drouths. The earliest markets for farm
products bringing the highest prices Living is
cheap and best in the land.
Why try to Oppose Naturea Go to a land where Ma.
ture backs your every effort and prosperity is not
dependent upon single rainfall. Go where pros
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-08-31
The American. In ECrpt.

Americans occupy an important posi-
ton in extending the prosperity and
civilization of modern Egypt.
Not only do they form at least one
third of the tourists visiting Egypt, and
number some of the leading Egyptolo-
gists, but the beneficent effect of their
missions and schools is everywhere ap-
parent throughout Egypt. The magni-
tude of their Christian operations may
be gathered from the fact that the
Egyptian mission of the American Pres
byterians has 100 stations. 20 churches
and % schools. Ask a little Egyptian
child where it has learned its English,
and it will very probably answer. AT
the American mission The mission
doctors, too, are of much service. An
English lady might have died on board
our mail steamer had a telegram not
been sent to an American mission physi-
clan, who came on board, attended to
her and removed her 10 tho hospital at
Assiut.-North American Review.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-08-31
Male Eelinity.

Talking about the humanity of man
and the felinity of woman" said the
independent woman, "let me tell You Il
little story of a man and cat. The
story was told to me by the wife of the
man, who is d domesticated woman. 1t
seems that the family cat, besides being
of n sportive disposition, had more in
genuity than most cats or understood
better how to relieve the tedium of q
domestic existence. This cat caught u
mouse. Being well fed her sporting in
stfnct came into play, and she kept the
mouse to amuse herself with. That is n
feline custom, as you are aware, but
where this cat showed superior mental
ity was i'll hitting upon place to hide
the mouse, thus protracting the amuse-
ment. She kept it i'll an old shoe in a
storeroom. The man of the house dis
covered the proceeding. and was almost
as much amused as the cat. Did he put
a stop to it? No, indeed. For several
days he fed both the cat and the mouse,
after which tho cat would take the
mouse out for its daily exercise, to the
delight of both conspirItors Then the
mans wife found them ont. She took
the mouse away and let it go. New
York Commercial Advertiser.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-08-31
just Like u Girl.

He is very young boy. His is the
age when a lofty contempt for the oppo-
site sex manifests itself, the contempt
which usually finds merciless retribu-
tionsin later years.
His task Of watching the baby was
Dot as distressing as it might have been.
He had utilized the bGssinet as era
die and lad found a place where the
floor sloped little.
Behind tie vehicle he extended him
self and with head ON hand proceeded
to read story paper. An occasional
pull at string fastened to the rear axle
impaired the motion necessary to keep
the slumbcrcr from waking. But the
baby soon had its nap out and began TO
cry. The boy paid no attention to the
noise, and after awhile his sister came
to Investigate.
Il suppose ycI ere going TO lie there
and wait for the baby to learn to talk
so it can tell you what it's crying
about?"
Mo- he answered, "being able to
talk wouldn't make much difference. -
why not:''
Because it's q girl. Girls never
know what they're crying about 1t
just comes natural TO them to do il. -
Pcarson's Weekly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-08-31
On the Eating orIoons.

T'aa is q creature of prejudice. In
q oIand he viii not eat eels; in Con-
necticut nc viii not cat sturgeon, the
royal-fish Of England, where the first
che taken IN the Thames goes 20 the
queens table; III New York he Will
not eat 'lampreys, miscalled Hamper
cells, which are dclicacics in ConEccti-
cut, and in England some old king-I
never could keep a record of kings
died from surfeit of lampreys. With
these prejadices III mind. and 1 hate all
prejudices except those which L enter
tain, / decided TO eat the loon.
There may be differences among looms,
rs there are between pigeons and
squads. L prefer an adult pigeon to a
squad, there is better chewing on it,
but if man wants real hard chewing.
with flavor of raw fish, let him tackle
an adults loon. That bird could not be
picked II was skinned, and in its stom-
ach there was catfish recently swal-
loYed, one partly digested and the
Fumes of another. The triggers of the
pectoral fins of the catfish Were set, but
the stomach of the loon did not seem
20 DO troubled by that fact.-Fred
Mather IN Forest and Stream.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-08-31
He Turned the Laugh.

President O'Hanlon OF the Penning-
ton IN. j. seminary used to preach
every Monday morning at Ocean Grove.
and one of his regular hearers was
a good Methodist brother who used
TO shout "Gloryr' whenever anything
pleased him. Once III awhile this shout
would come in at an iEopportune mo-
ment.
After DR.. O'Hanlon had been preach
ing ON Monday mornings fer n number
of years he arose one day to announce
his text. He introduced his remarks
with these words: Brethren, I have
been preaching here at Ocean Grove ON
Monday mornings for number of
years, but some of these days when you
arc gathered here l will he missing, for
the grass Will be growing over my
grave" Just then the shouter uttered
a shrill "Oh, G-I-o-r-yr'
Sedate as was that congregation, there
went up "a hearty laugh. The doctor
was equal to the occasion. He put his
hands in his pockets, leaned back and
said, "Well, brother, what have you
got against me-" The laugh was turn
ed, order was soon restored, and the
doctor preached with his usual power
and acceptability.-New York Tribune.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-08-31
He Got His Leave.

The Rev. Robert Nourse relates this
story in The CongreSatiOnalist:
On certain Sunday morning the or
derby of the colonel of the Eighth Ohio
presented himself before that officer.
Everything all right, colo1el?' he
asked. After looking around and find
ing that the tent had been put in order
and his boots blacked he replied in the
affirmative. 81 have n favor to ask, :"
said the orderly. Estate il" said the
colonel. ~ beg that may go off today,
colonel, and go a little earlier and re-
main a little later For what rea-
sons?' demanded the colonel. The or
Derby produced a letter and said, 'Sir,
1 have received this from the president,
and he invites me to dine at the White
House
The president of the United States is
in every way to be ranked among the
great rulers of the world. But the gen.
uine and unaffected democracy Of the
man who now holds that exalted office
is shown IN this incident, which could
not be paralleled in any ether country
in the world.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-08-31
SPORT as a Developer of Character.

Every now and tken there crops out
in this republic the notion that if our
more cultured citizens We're our rulers
that we should be much better off. We
very much doubt it. If our more man
ly citizens could rule us, then no doubt
we should be better off. But there is a
freakiness and fn;calness an inability
to give and take, general rubbing and
cracking of machinery among men de-
veloped only on the one side of the
mind, which always everywhere makes
them Objectionable as rulers. Boxing
is just as likely to make a man meek
as books, but if you have bully to deal
with neither the boxing nor the books
will avail anything, and he becomes al
most more Objectionable as an editor
than as a prizefighter. OF course sport
will fail, just as every other agency
will fail, with certain men. On the
other hand, for the great majority of
men, well conducted sport will teach
them fortitude, gentleness, meekness
and fair play as no other agency yet in
vented by man can do.-Outing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-08-31
INDIAN AND TIGER.
a Clever Trick by which the Former Out
Witted the Latter.


According to a good and true tiger
story in Cornhill, an Indian who had
learned some OF the elementary princi-
ples q juggiery and contOrtion went
USE one evening to walk upon a ridgy
lin. when he reached the top of one
of the mounds. he saw tiger ahead OF
him, 800 or GOO yards away. Before
the man could hide behind mound the
tiger had seen him and began TO bound
toward him at its topmost speed.
LAYING no means of defense, there
vas nothing for the man to do but to
s-ace Tor the nearest tree, but though he
t-ied it. and put forth his utmost
F.-o; gth the tiger steadily gained upon
Il.
What was he to do? In sheer despera-
fion he resolved upon an unusual
scheme. just as he disappeared for an
instant from the. tigers sight in run
airS over a ridge he halted, stretched
cat his legs at right angles, curled
down his head so as to look between his
legs to the rear and extended his arms
upward in n fantastic manner, like the
sails Of a windmill.
In a few seconds the tiger hove in
sight, and at that instant the face of
the object assumed hideous grimace.
A prolonged yell arose, such as had per-
haps never before pierced the ear of any
tiger, and the sails of the windmill be-
gan to revolve backward and forward
as if a sudden whirlwind had burst
upon the scene.
The tiger recoiled. What. he evil
IDENTIFY thought, is this? There stood u
ferocious star shaped monster, gigantic
against the sky. Its hideous head was
situated in the very center Of its body
nay, its viselike jaws, between which
those fiendish roars were issuing, were
actually placed above its two fiery eyes
Its limbs were furiously clamoring for
action, and the man he had been chas-
ing, where was he? Already devoured
by this terrible beast? The tiger could
not pause TO reflect. He turned tail,
and as he disappeared over friendly
ridge last awful yell caused him TO
TedOuble his pace. He was conquered
by the unknown.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-08-31
= Funny Mistake.

A servant lass at an inn once made a
funny mistake. Opening the door OF one
of the rooms, she saw, as she thought,
the handle of a warming pan sticking
out near the foot of the bed. "Bless
me-" she said, THAT stupid Martha
has left the warming pan in the bed !
She might have set the place On fire.. +"
Taking hold of the handle. she gave it n
violent jerk, when up jumped an awak-
ened traveller, shouting Justify: Hell
10, therel Leave my wooden leg alone,
will you!''-London Fun
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-08-31
TWO HUMOROUS BROTHERS
They Won wagers on the Strength of
Their Own LONELINESS.

Many years ago there were two broth
ers, named Joel and Jonathan, who
were famous throughout Wayne county,
Ind. because they were both such
rights One day they were ON their
way to Cincinnati ny wagon in the
days of the old canal. The wagon was
of the covered variety, and only Joel
was visible to the natural eye as,the
vehicle plunged into and out of the
chuck holes that infested the way. Joel
was said to be the next to the ugEest
man in all the country round, and his
brother took precedence.
The two brothers met i stranger, who,
attracted by the supremacy homely face
CT Joel, stopped his horse and said:
Excuse me, my friend, but would
you mind tellin me your Malne?'
In a sepulchral tone that fitted well
the hideous face Joel replied:
"Well, guess L hain't never done
nothin that would make me ashamed
to tell my name. My name is joel
where do you live, if it is a fair
question:
81 live in Wayne county, Indianny. +"
"Well, stranger, I've seen much Of
Indianny, but I'll bet you $40 that
you re the uglicst man in the state. "
"Well, 1 hain't no gamblin man, {"
replied Joel, ''but 1 hain't never seen
nothin il the Seriptur' ag'in bettin on a
sure thing. an I'll jest take that bet"
Turning to the wagon cover and peer
ing into its depths ne called:
Jonathan, stick your head out hyer. ;"
Jonathan did as he was requested.
The stranger paid the money without
a word Of complaint. New York Mail
and Express.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-08-31
A BaIdheaded Reply.

A naval officer, very well and favor
ably known IN London, has for some
unknown reason been advanced in his
profession very slowly, though he has
grown gray in the service and indeed
lamentably bald. Recently one of his
juniors was bold enough to question
him as TO his remarkable absence Of
hair.
''How comes it that you are so very
bald?''
The officer replied promptly and with
much vindictiveness:
"You, man, YOU would be bald, /
think, If Won had had men stepping over
your head for years IN the way have. &"
London Judy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-08-31
e,p.r paneipr-o.r:, o. ser.,I..

Ii The Century Mr.. Stephen Bo1sal
writes Of Holy Week In Seville "
He says: On returning homeward
we enter a gypsy garden, where, ia
bowers Of jasmine and honeysueEle, the
Gaditan dancing girls disport them
selves as they did III the days Of the
poet Martial. PentheIusa is as graceful
and as lissom today as when, IN the
ages gone, she captured Pompey with
her subtle dance-as when Martial de-
scanted upon her beauties and graces i'll
classic words centuries ego.
The hotel keepers IN Seville are gem
orally very careful 70 introrluce their
patrons only to gardens where the Bow
dlerized editions Of the dance are per
formed, but L commend to those who
think they can "'sit Ii CUT the archaic
versions which are danced naturally to-
day, as they We're in the days Of the
Caesars, by light limbed enchainers of
hearts and flamenco girls with brown
skins and cheeks that are soft like the
side of the peach which Is turned TO the
ripening sun, and in their dark, lus/
trous eyes you read as plain as print the
story Of the sorrows and the joys OF
thousand years of living.
Now they dance about with the grace
of houris, the abandon of mRnads or OF
nymphs before Actason peeped, and
now, when the dance is over, the mo-
ment of madness past, they cover their
feet with sbawls, that you may not see
how dainty they are, and withdraw Sc
dateIy and sad from the merry circle
and sit for hours under the banana trees.
grooming softly some mournful cuplet in
the crooked gypsy tongue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-08-31
ON A BIKE BUILT FOR TWO.
And the Startling News Was NOtsKnowH
Until After-SrC-

Until Aftery-SrC-
a cycIist whom we Will call Baxter
was strolIing along the avenue when he
noticed pretty girl in 4 neat cycling
costume standing by tandem She had
her back turned TO him, but he saw she
wc-o a trim costume, had a neat ankle
and 3 nicely arranged los of hair. Bax-
ter is very particular about girl s
hair. This girl looked SO attractive that
he paused. There was something pa
thetic in her attitude, he thought. Was
she waiting for a cavalier to join her
OH the tandeme A wild idea entered
Baxter's head. He would do daring
thing. He walked up TO the girl. She
turned frank, merry face on him as
he approached.
Pardon me-" ne laughhgly said,
"but are you looking Tor an accompa-
nist?'' and he pointed to the'tandem-
WELL she smiIingly answered,
"now that you mention it, / guess /
am.
a moment later they We're whirl;ng
ND the street When it began'to grow
dark, they turned back.
my tandem?' cried the girl. "Why,
it ism t my tandem. :"
mot your ta.ndem?" shouted Baxter.
"Whose is 1T, then?''
why said the girl, 81 thought it
was yours.
Heavens, MOI" groaned Baxter.
"But You acted as if it was yours,
said the girl.
'What shall we do?'' moaned the
girl.
''Take it back said Baxter.
So they rode back in silence, ard
when they were about block away'tke
girl said:
81 guess I'll stop here"
Leaving the tandem as near to,the
place where he saw it as he could, he
scuttled.away III the darkness. Cycling
Gazette.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-08-31
Mr.. BONN snupl,ed by Dicken..

"DOdd the Dustman, who founded
the barge race, meant TO be the founder
Of the Royal Dramatic college. He offer
cd the money TO Benjamin Webster and
Charles Dickens and was not altogether
well treated in the matter. he was GER
tainly not an aristocratic donor, and the
source of the money might have been
materials fer ridicule, but he certainly
merited more civility than he got. Web
ster shelved him rather stability, and
Dickens caricatured him as ''Boffin, the
Golden Dustman. London Mail.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-08-31
santiago's Distinction.

Santiago de Cuba has an ecclesias-
teal distinction, and that is that it is
the oldest bishopric in the western
world. When all Pennsylvania was a
traceless waste, an archbishop ruled a
see of no mean proportions from that
city and under that title. From the
city of Santiago also went out the two
great missionaries to the Indians and
negroes, the first, Las Casas, who
evangelical nearly all Central America,
and the second, st. Peter Claver, who
worked among the negroes of Brazil
philadelphia Call.