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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1900-11-21

An officer in the Austrian army has
invented small. balloons, which will
float both men and horses across a
river. They are to be fastened to the
belts around the men and horses.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1900-11-21

FL white man thinks fab to hab some fun,
An you sees him a-loadln up big shotgun
Den stay awake, niggah, when yo' days work't
done,
Keep way FUN dat turkey wild all yo' might
An lay aroun' loose till a rainy night
Den 'arley In de mawnin, befo' hit gifts light,
Jes' kotch dat gobbler by de feet
An say, 'Come heah, my turkey meat"
Doan be a-fear'd, but bear in min
Dey's mighty skeace an hard to in';
Jes' shet yo' eyes an pull him down,
Thanksgibbin day am a-creepin roun'.
Philadelphia Press.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1900-11-21
Small Pasture in Hyde Park Village,

Containing about five acres price 5000 payable $50 down,
balance $25 per year.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1900-11-21

property.
Small Pasture in Hyde Park Village,
Containing acres price 5000 payable $50 down,
balance $50 per
Two Parcels of Land i'm Stowe,
One consisting of twenty with 24x36 feet
to 10 tons fair quality hay the other of twenty-five
practically unlmproved although have cut small quantity
thereon this Will sell both parcels for $780,
payable $50 down, balance So Per year
One TwO-StOry Double Tenement
In Hyde Village good SIZE has accommodated four
families Village water two good gardens barn. woodshed,
Worth $780, will sell for $11OO. $500 down. balance
Building Lot
Opposite Hyde Park Village Assistance
afforded anyone desiring to build respectable home
Price, 500
Sixteen Acres of Upland Meadow
Onehalf mile from Hyde Park Village high ofcu
vation Cut about forty of hay last year Has a
barn thereon 3Ox40 Will sell for 5000.
Small Farm in Belvidere
the Hnchey place Contains about fifty OF
of good land Timber pasture and meadow Buildings fair
Will sell for $500, 500 down balance $50 year
One Hundred Tons Fertilizing Salt.
Price So per ton or SO if ordered in carload lots
Must be SOd.-The Brick Block
Formerly known the Kelley Hotel of Main and
Depot Streets Hyde Park village, used for hardware
and dwelling. The is dead and the
property sold close the For price and
terms OF sale address Miss Abbe NJ Bliss Bradford Vt,
the undersigned T. b fAGt
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1900-11-21
WHAT WE CLUB WITH.

We club only with the follow
ing papers now The News AND
CITIZEN and
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1900-11-21
Two Parcels of Land i'm Stowe,

One consisting of twenty with barn 24x36 feet cuts
Is tons of fair quality hay the other of twenty-five
practically unmproved although have small quantity
hay thereon this Will sell both parcels for $780,
payable $50 down. balance So Per year.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-04-17
A Narrowing" Tale.

: Pat Hawley, of Becker township,
Cass county, hal a narrow escape
last Saturday morning. He was
out in his field narrowing and some
horses which were running at large
got into hts field and began playing
around his team. This got his
hors' q to running and in the melee
the harrow was over turned and
struck Mr. Hawley on the head He
held to the lines, however, and was
dragged some distance before the
team was stopped. One tooth .of
the harrow struck him on topsOf the
head and cut Il bad cash, and he
WAS otherwise injured, but he thinks
hc escaped pretty we'll, "a he believes
he would have been cut up into
mince meat II ht' hHd let 20 of the
lines. DR. knirkerbocker dressed
his wounds ,l,,l h" ia getting along
"a we'll us could he expected -
Staples World.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-04-17
"A POOR JOB.
One Span of the New Bridge At Rice
Collapses Friday-Steel Piers
Give Way.

ROyalton Banner: A report comes
from Rice that the bridge across the
mississippi river near that place par
italy partly collapsed Friday morn
ing. The bridge ia of steel has three
spans and was completed only a few
days ago. 1t had not been accepted
by the village council and the
damage will have to be borne 10y
the bridge company. 1t was re-
ported at first that an ice gorge had
formed and taken out the east span.
This was 4. mistake. One Of the
piers at the east end OF the bridge
had simply COLLAPSED: letting the
span down into the river. The pier
IL u steel tube nearly three feet in
diameter with Il piling driven in the
center. the balance of the space he
ing filled with cement. There are
eight Of these. These tubes were
filed during the coolest part Of tn"
winter an 1 in Il very careless ma nner
and the work is TAR from, being sub
stantial and satisfactory. -, we are
informed by IL resident vi III Z wine,
cluims to know. He says H. is not
surprised ct the RESULT aud sinlit.veI
that the other piers are very little
better than the one that topplcd
over.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-04-17
NORTHERN PACIFIC #1nADs:
All in Ainus'ot. Arc Sold T.. y syndicate ' q
of Twin CITY CAPITALISTS. M

... For. some time there have been
rumors OF sale of the Northern Pa
;cific lands In this state, and the iol-
lowing from Fridays Minneapolis
Times shows that the deal has been
completed: t'@&' Y II F7S&@S
Negotiations for the purshase 81
the Northern Pacific's land holdings
in Minnesota were closed yesterday.
The purchase was made binding by
the payment OF a large sum 81
money. u. A. Robertson of St. Paul.
who heads the syndicate, treated
with the Northern Pacific. All the
other. interested are not known. IN
the neighborhood Of 5OO, 900 acres are
inyolvcdsin the transfer, distributed
about as follows: 49,, f.: *. ~ Fsstis
-Beltrami, 20,OOO, acres; .Roseau;
10 500; Hubbard, 25,0tO; Todd, 2o,5oo:
Crow Wing, 10000; Aitkfn, 49,, 900;
Marshall, $500; Kittaon, 1870; Wa
dena, 46, 0tO; Cass 5000; Itasca, 49,
500; Morrison. l2O. 4SO. These figures
include n number of sales of land
which will bring the total OF us. 900
down TO about $4,000 The men
composing the syndicate will meet
in a day or two and organize acorn
pany and arrange to place the lands
on the market at once. .. .. 49,
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-04-17
Death Roll.


Swan s. Olson a resident of the
town OF Green Prairie, died Friday.
The deceased has been an invalid for
several months, suffering from sto1n-
arh troubles and rheumatism. Mr..
Olson has been a resident OF Morri-
son county for seven years past
For several years he conducted a
dairy business, selling milk to GUS
toners in this "ity. He was an hon
est hard working man, and had
many friends, who will regret his de-
mise.
He was AZ years OF age and is sur
vived by his wife and four children.
y. August Zimmerman OF the town Of
Randall, died Friday from lung trou-
BILE. The deceased had been i'll for
some time. He leaves II wife and
several children.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-04-17
w "a ~ \
Dad Suddenly.

TIE deathot August Zimmerman,
81 Randall, which occurred Friday,
was quite unexpected. He had been
i'll for some time was thought to be
getting better. Last winter, Mr..
Zimmerman had his leg broken by a
tree falling on him. Before recover
Ing from his injuries pneumonia ct.
tackled him and he was in u critical
condition for several weeks. His
wife made several trips each week to
the doctor In this city, and it was
thought that he was out Of danger,
Friday he sat up fo- the first time
to eat his breakfast, and shortly al
ter the meal was finished without
warning he fell back dead. The de-
ceased was GA years of age and leaves
a wife and two children. His mother
also survives him and resides at. New
Ulm. ~ -
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-04-17

...,,..,..,, f s,,,, ri. WIZ, i, a.
the Eye. Ear, Nose and Throat, Lung dis.
ease E:1lX cGnstinati1n, B5oGnshitis,
6 51Rep.di sicf Headache. sto.aach ana
ssis{iss: B5IShSiS; disSs:f: ,pi sS KiS
Diseases Dizztness, Nervousness, Indi-
gestion, Obesity, Interrupted Nutrition,
ness, Ringing in the Ears, Loss Of Eye
sight, Cataract. Cross Eyes, etc., that have,
o. saR
Feet, Curveative Of the Spine. Disease Of
the Brain Paralysis; Epilepsy: Heart Dis-
ST. d 1foP6s yy.n scees % of in The he bones
Glandulsr. .Eniargernents and all long
saiddIe .gSd ara Old; sia9sls Or ~ married
hood N rvous debility. .spermatorrhoea.
semilAl losses, SEXUAL decay. failing.
memory. weak eyes; stuntsd -. de ,o
pimples. impediments to marriage. also
blood and skin diseases. syphilis, erup.
tons. hair falling. bone pains. swellings.
kidney and bladder troubles. weak back
burning urine, passing urine too often
9onOrrhoea. gleet. structure. receive
sase far 9ffe treatment prompt 'ee' ana
DR.. Reals system of curing cancers. .tu-
n1ors, Roiter wens. hstula. hyd rocele. piles
3 hs a suscatsnsoas in,ectlon. method. ab.
sDOlutely without pain and without the
loss Of dropo blood. is one of hts own
-Edc and certainly sure cure Of the nine.
teeuth century. There are no experiments
I'm DR.. Rea'e practice, able as he is to. tell
anyone their disease, he Is not likely to
doctor his patients for the wrong ailment.
No incurable cases taken. Consultation,
free to those interested.
DIR. REA & CO.,
Mime apolie. MINI. Louisville. KY
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-04-17
THE MANKATo RAILROAD.
The Promoters May Soon Make Visit, t.
Morrison Count we Want IN. :. =.
The Road.

Milo Young, OF Swan River, is an
old friend of Capt. Reed, OF Glencoe,
who ia now the moving spirit in the
Mankato, Glencoe, st. Cloud & Du-
Mth railroad. Mr. Young has had
considerable correspondents with
the Glencoe railrnader over the d.
rectien Of the proposed line, and
Capt. Reed has agreed to soon visit
this county and Investigate the con-
ditiOns. :'.* : ,.
One of the objects OF the builders
OF the road is to reach the lumber
shipping points in the northern part
of the state, and it would certainly
seem that Little Falls could offer in
ducements in that line. ...>Y32
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-04-17
Got a,$7oo Verdict.

Anokn Herald: The case OF e. F..
Bowers vs.. the Mississippi & Rum
River Boom company was tried last
Thursday and Friday before Judge
Jagzard, of St. Paul. 1t was suit for
damages caused by the washing
away of the river bank, caused by
the turning OF the current from it's
natural course by the defendant
company. The case went to the jury
about5 O'Clock Friday afternoon,
and the jury after being out all
night, returned a verdict of 800 for
Mr.. Bowers.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-04-17
"a FEW ACCIDENTS.
The Saving Season 4 4! the a.; Pine V Tree
Mill Begins With Few
Minor Accidents.

The saving season had an IN
usually unlucky. beginning In the
point Of accidents. Frank Southlnayd
was the first injured, cutting his
finger quite badly Wednesday,.
Thursday forenoon a stick caught
the lever that controls the carriage
and the sawyer could not reverse 1t.
The carriage Us u result struck with
great force. the blocks that are
placed at the end Of the carriage
tracks to prevent the carriage from
leaving the track. The stop was
very sudden, ofcourse, and the two
men, that ride the carriage, Henry
Sharon and Paul Mayrand, were
thrown down with considerable
violence. Sharon sustained an in
jury, to his knee and, Mayrand re-
ceived q spratned ankle. Both are
laid up today, but as no bones were
broken, they will he able to return
to work in few days.
The most severe accident however.
befell George Coultas. who is en-
ployed cleaning up around the mill.
He got the first two fingers Of his left
hand caught in a cog wheel, and they
were badly crushed The accident
occurred at about 4 O'Clock. The in
jured mau was brought Immediate
~ to DR.. Roberts. where an examine
ton of his hand was made. Ampu-
tatiOn was necessary and he was
taken to the hospital. The first
finger was taken off at the first
joint and the second finger was am
putated between tie first and
second joints His hand was not
otherwise injured but 1t will be some
time before he will he able to return,
to work.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-04-17

Wadena Tribune: Tuesday two
ladies' from the town Of Billiard were
ut Wadena TO arrange for proving
M ON their hOluest"ads. Their
nanres are Christina Peterson
and Mary Olson and they will soon
have title to two of the hest quarter
sections in Billiard town That
they are rustlers goes without say
Ing else they would not lave put in
five long, hard years on a home
stead They hav' accomplished
much in improving their lands and
the farms will sell today at a high
price.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-04-17

Minneapolis Lumberman: The
Northern Pacific road, apparently in
order to hold the hardwood on it's
line for use on It's line has freight
tariff on hardwood about 81 per
cent above that on pine. The hard
wood mills on that line are therefore
compelled to let rot on the ground a
good deal OF low 81 ade lumber that
could profitably come to this mar
ket on pine freight rate.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-04-17
LARGER SHOPS AT BRAINERD.
A Quarter of a Million Dollars For New
Buildings, and $4,000 for
New Machinery.

From The Rra;ntrd dispatch.
The Dispatch has received infor
nation from below from a reliable
source which means much to the fl-
ture prosperity tn our city, and al-
though the details have not been
received it ia none the less accurat e
and authentic:
The Northern Pacific shops in this
city will be enlarged and improved
fully doubling their present capacity.
The improvements contemplate the
enlargement of both the machine
shops and the car shops. Plans have
been drawn and approved by Presi-
dent Mellen, and an appropriation
for'this purpose has been made. Co.
mo shops In st. Paul will also be en-
larged. The plans for the shops in
this city contemplate an addition to
the machine shop just the size OF the
present one, an extension OF so feet
tn the blacksmith shop, which about
doubles the size of the present build.
ing; an enlargement of the tank shop
to cover six additional pits, the
present shop having five; and the
building of an addition on the mill
and car shops which will enlarge
them by one half. These improve
ments will cause an expenditure Of
$3.50, 900 bv the company by new
buildings, and $50, 900 for machinery
the money for which has been appro
priated. The plans were approved
by President Mellen the first OF thu
week, and the contracts for con
struction will be made In q few days
and the work will all be completed
this summer.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-04-17
Dewey now denies that he
denied that he would withdraw.
Shake Into Your Shoes

Aliens Foot Ease, powder. It cures
painful, smartinR, nervous feet and in
growing nails, and instantly takes the
sting out OF corns and bunions. It's the
greatest comfort discovery of the age.
SAllen'e: Foot.Ease makes tight or new
shoes feel easy, It is a certain cure for
sweat ng, callous and hot, tired, aching
feet. Try it today. Sold by all druggists
and shoe stores. BY mail for &c. n,
stamps. Trial package free. Address
AL en- 8, Olmsted, lie Roy, NY.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-04-17
HOW's This.

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re-
ward for any case Of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
+. ]. CHENEY & CO., Props,
Toledo, O.,
We the undersigned, have known
F. ). Cheney for the last Is yeafs.
and believe him perfectly honorable
in all business transactions, and
financially able to carry out any
obligation made by their firm.
WEST 4 TR"Ax, Wholesale Druggists,
Toledo, o.
WALD1NG, KlNNAN L MARVIN, Whole
sale Druggists. Toledo, q
Halls Catarrh Cure 1s taken in
ternally, acting directly upon the
blood, and mucous surfaces OF the
system, Price, 7Oc, per bottle.
Sold by all druggists. Testimonials
free. us... .,r
Halls family pills are the best.
Chicago had a heavy snow
storm Wednesday,,
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-04-17

Staples World: Prof. A. H. Tur-
rittin, of Royalton, was in town
Saturday and put in his application
IA principal Of the schools at this
place. He is not unknown to many
of our citizens, az he was princi-
pal of the Motley schools few years
ago, and they hope he will secure the
position,
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-04-17
Chicago had a heavy sno
storm Wednesday. .
what Do the Children DRINK

Don't give them tea or coffee. Have you
tried the new food drink called GRAIN.O?
t is delicious and nourishing AND takes
give the children the more health you
distribute through their syste,ns. Grain:O.
is made of pure grains, and when properly
prepared tastes like the choice grains Of
coffee but costs about u as much. All
RrOcerS sell 1t. 16c aud 25c
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-04-17

Quay is not having as good
success as usual in the Republi.
can conventions in Pennsyl-
vania, and it is not probable
that the next Legislature will be
any more friendly than the last
one was. ~.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-04-17

Brainerd, Mimi, April 12.-Nrs.
Frank. Rogers, living at Pelican
Lake, committed suicide yesterday
by swallowing strychnine. She was
IL years old and had been married
six months. There is no known
cause for the deed. No inquest was
held. q
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-04-17

Ask your grocer today to show you q
hat takes the place of coffee. The chill
lren may drink II. without injul = as well
- the adult. All who try It. like 1t
GRAIN-O has that rich seal brown of
NJ cha or Java. but it IL made from, pure
grains. and the most delicate stomach re:
ceives it without distress. II the price OF
coffee lie and &c per package. Sold BY
all RrOcere. ~
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-04-17

Labor unions OF the Pacific coast
will demand that congresspass law
excluding Japanese from this coun-
try.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-04-17

Some toughs tried to pull off a
prize fight near Saltwater, but the
sheriff stopped them. ;
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-04-17

April 20 has been designated
by Gov. Lind as arbor and bird
day.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-04-17
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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-09-25

Brockman, who is in Chicago where
he recently underwent surgical
operation, saying that he is getting
along nicely and that he will be home
the last of next week.
Chas. w. Baker, of San Francisco,
CAL, arrived in the city today for a
visit with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
N. Baker, of East Second street. This
is the first visit Mr. Baker has made to
Ottumwa in sixteen years.
The Courier received word from the
Mergenthaler Linotype Co., of New
York today that the new machine re-
Gently ordered will be shipped We'd
nesday of this week. In about two
weeks this machine will be up and in
running order and Courier subscribers
can then look forward to the best
newspaper they have ever read that
was printed in Ottumwa.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-09-25
THE WINNERS OF PRIZES.
Exhibitors Who Had the Best Farm
Products-List of the Judges.


Saturday afternoon the prizes offer
ed by various Ottumwa merchants for
the best exhibits in several farm
products were awarded by the judges,
noticeable among them being the first
prize of SIS for the best bushel OF corn,
which was won by A. L. Corthon, of
Ottumwa, with Newton Johnson, of
Chillicothe, second. This department
of the street carnival was very salts
factory and the success it attained
may lead to permanent organization
of Ottumwa merchants who will deter
mine whether Ottumwa shall regularly
hereafter have carnival in which
farm products shall play the most
prominent part.
The Judges.
Saturday afternoon the following
judges began the task of selecting the
winner in the events for which prizes
had been offered:
Corn, wheat, oats and the latest
hog-Capt. w. H. Kitterman, Dahlon-
ega township; L, Cohagan, Green
township and Albert Long, Highland
township.
Pumpkins, squash, Watermelon app
pies, crab apples, peaches, plums, pota-
toes and vegetables George Wilson,
and w. A. Vaughn, Highland township,
and j. L.. Burton Green township.
Chickens and geese-W. S. Russell,
Ottumwa.
Bread, butter and preserves-Mrs.
Jennie Arnold and Mrs. F. P. Baer, of
Ottumwa, and Mrs. C. w. Hill, of High
land township.
The Winners.
Corn-F'irst prize of SIS, A. L. Cor
thon, of Ottumwa; second prize of $40,
Newton Johnson, of Chillicothe.
Oats-First prize of $40, Isaac N.
Jones, of Blakesburg; second prize of
SIS, ]. H. l.. Post, of Belknap, Davis
county.
Wheat-First prize of $40, James
O'Neil, of Eddyvillle; second prize of
SIS, o. Menge, of Agency.
Fattest hog-W. H. Pedrick, of OF
tumwa
Geese-s1o, Mrs. William Travis, OF
tumwa.
Chickens-s1O, j. w, Headle, of OF
tumwa.
Largest watermelon-s10 ]. R. Pat
terson of Lee county. Weight OF melon
81 pounds.
Largest puIllphlu CIV, LEWIS "Aoh
tague, of Ottumwa; weight OF pump
kin, 70 pounds.
Apples-$1O, w. T. Bennett, of Com
petine township.
Best peck of crab apples, peaches
and plums-S10, John Theilen, of
Agency.
Best bushel of potatoes-First prize
of $40, Wesley Buchanan, of keokuk
township; second prize of SIS. E. l..
Dunning, of Ottumwa.
Best peck of vegetables-$1O, ]. R.
Dale, of Ottumwa.
Best loaf of bread-$1O, Mrs. Harry
Sanders, of Ottumwa.
Best pound of country butter-S1O,
Mrs. l.. M. Truitt. of Green township.
Best collection of preserves Flora
Pedrick, of Ottumwa. Sixteen kinds
of preserves were in this collection.