Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-03-25
Motley Items.

quite Ill for some days.
Little Ruth Waite has been serious
ly IL: the past week, but is bette
again. 4 @.
8. Carr is building quite an exten
sive addition tO his house ON Mali
street.
Mr.. Kinney and family returncf
Friday from a weeks visit with r
Ripley friends. >'#
DR.. Paquln, who has been so Ill TO-
some months, is n: last able to b'
about again. -
Three new members were Initiated
ut the last meeting Oi the I. O. o. F.
OF this place.
L. P. White, of Rrainerd, spent las,
Wednesday in town looking after
his business interests.
Rev. Waite has returned from
Thomastown. where he has been
conducting special services.
Rev. G. W. Stark, of Verndale. has
assisted Rev. Geo. Tyndall In the
special ser vices here this week.
Chas. Norris has recently been ap-
pointed log scaler. and has begun
work ut once ON logs belonging to
Mrs. Morrison.
The Masquerade ball held in the
rink March seventeenth was decided
social success. Manly charming
costumes are reported.
! Mi@s Ella Burnhart and her
brother Ezra left last week for
Cayuga, N. D., where they will re-
main during the summer.
Rev. :. Waite occupied the pulpit
at the NJ. E. church in Staples Inst
evening. the regular pastor
Rev ryndall preaching In this place.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Feister and
who have been visiting
relatives In Motley. returned last
week Friday to their home. at Du-
luth.
Geo. Brentner and his wife and
family expect to leave next Monda,
night for that mysterious west.
which ia proving all too attractive
to so many Motley citizens.
A number Of families have come to
Motley during the last fsw weeks.
on their way north to settle on
farms in Cass county, and another
party Of several families is expected
daily.
Geo. Wolf is making all prepara-
tions ior driving logs, and will COM
merce an soon as the river opens.
which, according to present pro-
spects will he some time between
now aud next July. Were we brag
[nx about our warm climate?
Hope Feister has accepted the
position Of clerk in the grrcery store
Of Wolf & Togerson which was left
by the departure Of Ab. Wolf.
md will commence work there on
April l. Mr.. Feister ia an old resident
o' Motley. and his many friends are
glad to welcome him back.
Orange Root. wlo was living
about six miles east Of Motley on
|arm belonging to Ed. Bacon, died
very suddenly last sunday night
He seemed in his usual health up 10
.. M, when he was taken violently
i'll and before medical help could he
procured the man was dead. He
'aves wife and children.
The two-year-old son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. I Horn, living in the Ken
lucky settlement about twelve miles
north, died Wednesday morning.
The little fellow had been quite sick,
but was pronounced better, and sup
posed to he improving. He il an
only child, and his sudden death Ia a
sad blow to the parents.
A barn on the farm owned by Mr..
Fills, about a mile south of town,
fire last Thursday night, and
was entirly consumed in spite of oil
efforts to saye 1t. A quantity of hay
to T. Oliver was also de-
s'royed, and asTthere was no insur-
ance, both will lie a total loss. The
origin of the fire is 4 mystery as the
premises had been vacant for some
time. -.
J. H. Baker has leased his black
smith shop to Joe Fisher, and will
give possession April l. Mr.. Baker will
eave soon for a trip oi two months
1uratio through the Pacific states.
Mr.. Baker has our permission to
take this well earned vacation hut
all good Motleyites earnestly hope
that the west will not prove too al
Turing. We want Mr.. Baker to come
back convinced that Motley is the
only place for a hOWe.