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Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-06-19

sra't Sr ~,
streets and public grounds Of
the, city, and upon the validity
and continued existence OF it's con-
tracts with the city for. the supply
to it of water and light; and thus
tend to seriously to depreciatc the
value Of complainant's property,
impair it's credit, and embarass it's
business. ,,5ys,z @yI H.. a &.
AS to the showing to the effect
that the city of Little Falls is taking
steps to- construct a plant for the
supply of water and electric light, it
appears that the complain
ants franchises are not exclusive,
and that there was not, as In Walla
Walla case above cited, any contract
on the part Of the city that 1t, would
not during the term for which the
franchises were granted erect, main
tain, or become interested in other
like works. The bill also alleges
that private consumers of water
will not make connections with the
proposed plant Of the city, 30 that
the case does not come within the
holding in the recent case of South
west Missouri Light Co. City. Of
Joplin, 10l Fed. 49, There seems to
be no sufficient reason for enjoining
the city from constructing and OPP
Grating a water plart and electric
light plant to supply itself, over and
above the water and light which
it has contracted to receive from,
and pay for, to the complainant; as
such construction of g. new plant
would not release or effect its con-
tracts with complainant. ..r- !:
!: Unless counsel for the respective
parties shall stipulate as to the
amount owing and unpaid at the
time OF the commence ment of this
suit from the defendant city to
the, !. complainant, for light
and water !. furnished by COM
plainantto said city under said can
tracts, the case may be referred to q
Special Master to compute such
amount from the evidence already
taken In this case and the admissions
in the pleadings; taking any further
evidence he may deem necessary. +
And decree may be entered adj
judging and decreasing that the COM
plainant's franchises and its con-
tracts with the city Of Little Falls
(which may be rttcularly described
thereby are valid and subsisting;
and that said ordinance passed
April A, 1895, Eek. 4"J') and said
resolut ton passed February 8, 1896,
eek. '".W.'", are invalid and Of no
force; and that the complainant re-
cover OF the defendant, the city of
Little Falls, the amount of money.
owing and unpaid by said city to
said complainant, as the same shall
be fxed by stipulation or by report
Of Special Master asabove provided
for, together with the costs and dis
bursements Of this suit. ...$ 1. 5Ss*s## 81 +!
a a55s 81 VIM. .LOCHREN, N 4: ;
.5 3. ii III, .::G ..5s% E 3:sts Judge. ST.
%'T Minneapolis, June is. A. D, 1900. 5,*
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-06-19

= Gives women that womanly bean
ty, refined into Its fullest splendor5
that da5zles the eyes OF mankind.
That's what Rocky Mountain Tea
does.-M. v. WETzEI. y ,.7ss. s73'f~ !
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-06-19

City Could Have Obtained at
the Time They Were Made and
Entered Into.'' .
UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT, DIS
TRICT OF MINNESOTA.
Fourth Division. 81, D..
Little Falls Electric & Water Com
pany T., - -.
City of Little Falls, Charles E. Vas
ally, as mayor; Frank E. Hall, as
city clerk, and Aloysius Simonet,
as treasurer of said city, and
Edward G.. Lane, Henry Hill,
Carl E. Carlson, Thomas J..
!. Martin, George F. Moeglein,
/ ss..:ss Jerome Mecusker and Nels Peter
.s son, as members Of the common
5l council of said city. : y '..sE .s''5& 80
+ DECISION. ..5 - -. -,
Final hearing in this suit was had
on March q, 1900, upon the bill,
answer, and the evidence taken in
the cause. From the admissions in
the answer, and from the evidence
presented at the hearing, it appears
that all the allegations of matters OF
fact contained in the bill are true
as therein set forth. 1t was con-
coded by the defendants council ON
the hearing that all the works and
appliances constructed by the com.
plainant and constituting it's water
plant and electric lighting plant, at
the city of Little Falls, were efficient
and fully compiled with all of the
provisions, stipulations and condi-
lions OF the contracts between the
complainant and the defendant city,
under which these plants were
erected and established, and that
complainant has at all times per.
formed It's contracts and obligations
as alleged in the complaint. Since
the commencement Of this suit the
common council OF said city
has, by ordinance, granted to the
complainant the right to continue
and maintain it's water main upon
the bridge across the Mississippi
river; so that the matters alleged in
subdivision VIII of the bill need no
longer be considered, excepting in so
far as that paragraph may state
matter Of equitable Jurisdiction, ex.
listing at the time the suit was begun.
AZ to the allegations of conspiracy
and confederation II to injure the
credit of the complainant and to
destroy the value Of it's property, an
inspection Of the ordinances and res
olutions OF the common council,
commencing with the u rdinance
passed over the mayors veto, April
4. 1895, assuming to abrogate and
take away oil the franchises and
contract rights Of the complainant t,
while refusing to pay for water, and
light received and used, shows q
: : he.
settled and persistent purpose by
unlawful means, to disable the COM
plainant from carrying on it's busi-
ness, destroy Its credit and the value
of Its property; and to coorce the
complainant to sell it, water and
light plants to the city for. the in
adequate price offered. The acts Of
the defendantcity and its officials
admit OF no other ex PLANTATION.
The contracts under which the
water and light plants were con-
structed and operated appear to- be
valid and should be enforced. The
village council, and subsequ
that Of the city, was a1th horned and
empowered to contract tor, the CON
struction OF such plants and for the
Rnpn1y ar wataI. and likkta for mn hlic
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-06-19

g overnment officials on the Pa.
cffic coast are preventing the land-.
ing q laps II many cases. y
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-06-19
= Minneapolis, June is, a. b. 1900.

Mr. and Mrs. John McC auley were
gladdened Monday BY the birth Of q
daughter. hi. @5.s ?SI, hill; S5s, NJ H.,
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-06-19

the billy passed by the same common
council on the Bird day Of February,
1896, purporting to amend, set aside
and! cancel the cont tract (Ex. 'eIJ'' be.
tween said city and the complaint.
ant q August 2, 1890, whereby said
city ontracted to use and pay for
22arc lights at the rate 81 800: per
year for each for the term Of q years
from that,date, were acts 81 q legis.
lative character relating to matter
within the general scope Of uthority
sof the common council, but having
the effect, II valid, to impair and
destroy the franchises and contracts
under which the complainant had
constructed, maintained, and was
and - operating It's water plant and
electric light plant. and performing
IT'D contracts with said city. Hence
the said ordinance (Ex. .J'' and
the said resolution lex. '.W''y are
both invalid; being In contravention
ofthat clause OF Section 10 OF Article
Iofthe 6 Constitution 81 the United
states which forbids any state from
paseing; any law impairing the OBJ
legation OF contracts They. injurr-
ioualy affect the complainant by
casting 9 cloud upon It's franchises
and right to occupy and use the
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-06-19


whole capital invested IL returned In
cash at the maturity Of the bonds
The capital invested in q water 81
light plant is subject to hazards
from the elements and other dangers,
and Is permanently expended; and
no prudent person would make such
an investment except upon a con-
tract for q fairly long term Of years.;
In the light Of all the evidence in the
case it cannot be said that these con-
tracts were unreasonable IN respect;
to the time they were to run, OF
that they were not In every other
respect honestly, intelligently and
fairly entered into, and az favorable
for the city Of Little Falls az that
city could have obtained at the.
they were made and entered into. /;
It follows from the foregoing that;
the ordinance, q copy VI Of which
marked Exhibit 1, n Is attached to.
the complainant's bill, as. amended.
by the ordinance, g. copy Of which,.
marked Exhibit p !" Il. also attached
to said bill, J. both ofiwhich were duly;
accepted BY w Sc N. Fuller and Isl.
stoll named therein, were and are
legal and valid, and vested IA the
said VIM. Fuller and 8. Stoll, and
their assigns. the rights, privileges
and franchises therein granted ann1
set forth, and together with the
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1900-11-24

In IA talk with Thomas ManScll
Thomas, of welsh Hill," this place,
the other day the JOURNAL learned that
he had wrought 81 years in the mine
first i'll Wales, next at Brisbin, Pa, last
i'll this region. Averaging his daily stay
i'll the mines at hours, nearly % years
can be added to the half OF his 81 years
spent i'll darkness. In other words, of
30's years Of daylight outside the mine
he has enjoyed not quite s years. There
are probably others in the region of
similar long eXperience-notm many, how
ever. He is good old man, now -
years of age, but still "A pattern of cheer
tulneSS for many younger.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1900-11-24
New Book,

The JOURNAL has already made men,
ton of "The Churchman's Ready Ref
erence,' by Rev. A. G. HaverStick, of
this place, as one of great interest to the
clergy and laity of the Protestant Epis
cOpal church. 1t is due to all concerned
to announce now that the authors work
takes shape in beautiful book of 800
pages. Letterpress and binding, both
elegant, are the products of the Young
Churchman company, Milwaukee, Wis.
Concerning its subject-matter ii COM
mandatory quotation from Bishop Leigh
ton Coleman, of Delaware, will be re-
garded as authenticating the work in
high degree:
While the honest effort to be impartial and
fair is evident, there is no ambiguity nor
cowardice as to what the author believes to
be the truth, both in doctrine and history
In the main, judge that his statements and
opinions will be generally recognized as those
which all Catholio-minded readers can readi-
ly and safely accept. And in instances where
they may not altogether agree with him his
views will, think, be found to be quite COM
patible with the proper latitude allowed by
the Church as ID things not essential.
Among Episcopalians especially the
book should enjoy wide sale. To these
it will be profitable in every religious
aspect.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1900-11-24
COMING Events

Miss Minnie Staples, daughter of the
late William Staples, of this vicinity,
will be married Tuesday, Dec. 4, next,
to Hon. John w. Woods, judge of the
Hastings Court of the city of Roanoke,
Va. The ceremony will be a quiet
church affair, followed by Il reception at
the residence of j. Z. Englebv, the
brides brother-in-law. Thence Mr.. and
Mrs. Woods will leave for California for
an indefinite stay on the Pacific coast.
Miss Lou X. Shatfer, of this place, select
ed for il prominent part i'll the ceremony,
left for Roanoke Thursday of last week.
Miss Annie Peyton Cochran, of Staun-
ton, Va, will be married to Albert A.
Doub, of Cumberland, formerly of Frost
burg, Wednesday, December ). 1t will
be quiet home affair. Mr.. Doub is
city attorney of Cumberland, and the
bride Il charming daughter of the late
George M. Cochran, an eminent lawyer
of the Old Dominion.
The first annual memorial service of
the Frostburg Lodge of Elks will he held
i'll RavcnScrofts' Opera House Sunday
afternoon, December ,, next, at 81,
O'Clock. Capt. Robert II. Gordon, of
Cumberland, will deliver the Grafton and
other appropriate exercises will be de-
vlsed to entertain a hOuSefull This ser
vice is general all over the United States,
all lodges meeting and memorializing
annually their dead brethren. In the
local instance the memories of DR.. A. Il.
Price and r. f. Brannon will be recalled
and eloquently eulogizcd. For this
cause the Elks ask the JOURNAL to say
specifically that to this service ercryJ0dy
is invited. None need stay away under
the impression that the occasion is private
only for ElkS and immediate friends,
but it is held for the express purpose of
inviting rrr,ybody to witness the Orders
unforgetting devotion to the memory of
its dead.
Invitations have been issued by Mr.
and Mrs. Christopher Davis, of this
place, to the wedding of their daughter,
Miss Maggie May, to Mr.. John Lillcr,
Of Cumberland, the happy event to oc-
cur at the German Lutheran church
Wednesday evening, next, at 8 o'clock.
a subscription dance will be given i'll
Gladstone annex Saturday night, Deccm-
Der /, beginning at o., o'clock. Mrs.
A. NJ. Grove, Mrs. DIN Baall, Mrs.
Clayton Purnell and Mrs. Frank c.
Brall will chaucrOn the affair.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1900-11-24
Business Locals.

All orders for large Portraits for Christ.
mas delivery should be placed not later
than December LIST.
Can also insure the delivery of all Photo
work for the same date if reasonable time
is given. HAvERsTIC ART SrUDIo.
FERNsNER & EVANS, North Water street, sell
the Laurel Flour because it is the best and
cheapest Flour in the Frostburg market.
Cheap Farms.-The American Land
Company of Chicago, whose advertisement
appears in this paper, has been the means of
many parties prospecting by investigating how
one can secure nice farm i'll the Sunny
South for only Gtty fire dollars.
They have during the past year sent many
families to Southwest Missouri and all are
pleased with their new homes and still con
tinue to send people down.
The lands are well adapted for Fruit and
Stock Raising, also Poultry, and all command
good market prices. 1t costs very little to
raise Stock or Poultry, as the advantages for
feeding and raising cannot be excolled.
The lands are located in the Mineral Dis
trict and many of the Locators have discover
when developed will net the owners large
sums.
The climate of Southwest Missouri, where
the Lands are located is uneXcelled, and for
ones health it can't be beat The air is pure,
the water uneXcelled and sufferers of Malaria
and Dyspepsia, as well as Rheumatism are
known to have been cured, is an item of it.
self for ones benefit
They have just issued fine book of these
lands which they will send to anyone writing
for it, and should any JOURNAL readers desire
to change their present locality, the book
will illustrate some good facts An investi-
CATION on the part of readers will no doubt
convince and satisfy them that a change
sometimes proves beneficial.
Anyway you cannot do better than to read
the "ad' and write to them for a book.
The address is as follows
AMERICAN LAND COMPANY.
50 Dearborn St, Chicago, Ill.
STREET Co.'S Bakery, running in full tilt
is turning out the finest goods ever seen here
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1900-11-24
Reviewed and Revised.

Last week the JOURNAL expressed the
opinion that the town cannot be held
liable for damages by fire on account of
its failure to keep up its water supply
1t has been since persuaded that the
Judgment then expressed is erroneous
1t lost sight of the fact at that time
that the town takes water belonging to
the people for protection from fire and
sells it to people outside of the corpor-
ate limits.
Hence the ground for liability
The JOURNAL knows that Tram the Ja,fy
st0Dd-pOjm of those who are in power
from the State committeeman up-its
mention of this matter is regarded as
insurrectionary, but having erred, what
else can it do but set itself right?
And in setting itself right, how can it
avoid stating that Il town which, in the
first place fails at one end to find and
recover lost water, and in the second,
sells the little surplus, if any, it has,
cannot escape liability from any calamity
growing ont of itsnegligence or perverse-
ness, or both.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1900-11-24

Speaking of the Filipinos Gen. Mac
Arthurreports:
The adhesive principle among them comes
from chronological homogeneity. which IN
duces men to respond for time to the APP
peas of consanguineous leadership
If the general wants to be fully under
stood i'll either end of the Frostburg
Fo,Um office he must steer clear of such
lingo as that.
Because, while the "homogcneity" be-
tween the marble yard and the big drum
cylinder may be archaeological" the "ad-
hesive principle" between England and
Ireland is by no means response to
"consanguineous leadership"
Ga the other hand, there is ground
for fear that the immiscibility of i'm
materiaity i'll the premises may tend to
confuse i'll For"n minds the muliebrity of
irrclation that everywhere depends upon
the inevitable consecution of revolutions
AIRY events.
People writing about the Filipino dis
position cannot be too careful.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1900-11-24
WhiSkprS.

Don NJ. Dickinson is talking of reorganiz-
ing the democratic party. In matters of that
sort, Donny, it would be better to have the
prolfer come from members of the party than
from outsiders as rank as you are, my
boy. The party will have to get along
without y ur pretty little whiskers fnra while
at least-Morgantown CIV Va Ne~
Dominion.
Old man, you are erroneous.
What your party really wants is II
S"jtr of pretty little whiskerS.'
There is big drum cylinder cluster
here i'll Frostburg, but it is off color and
wont fit and you can try it on for -four
years more anyway.
Meanwhile, don't tarry longer at the
Jericho of populiSm.
Ugly big whiskerS do not become the
democracy of 1892 1892.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1900-11-24

During the high wind of Wednesday
corrugated puff of compressed air
somehow got into John Chambers
store, and in wriggling to get out ex-
plunged from the front a large pane of
non-French plate glass and left a sash
frame i'll Il debilitated condition of in
nocuous servitude. John was much dis
guStcd and for time was inquiring-
whether atmospheric freaks is a condi-
ton of the new era of the same old pros
perity?
stray fraction Of something like IA
cyclone got i'll the Haverstick picture
gallery also, whirled around several
times, then pushed out a big pane and
scattered it piecemeal along the pave
ment nearly 200 feet.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1900-11-24
MunicIpaI Ownership.
This item is current:

This item Is current:
Williamsport has had about a years ex-
Perience in municipal ownership of an cleo
trio plant. The plant is operated by COM
mission appointed by the Burgess and Com
missioners The plant also supplies light and
power to private parties. The receipts per
month are $40 and the expenses Sl4S. The
diiference-S3S, represents the cost per month
of lighting the town.
These figures indicate that Frostburg
is about times bigger than Williams
port.
But in the matter of furnishing power
to private parties" Williamsport is CON
siderably bigger than Frostburg
Looks like municipal ownership
would be Il good thing here.
But when one looks at the manage
ment of the towns water supply his
feathers fall.
To add an electric light plant thereto
would only furnish prosperity TO IL
few more people who believe the interest
of the party is more commanding than
that of the town.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1900-11-24

j. II. SweitZcr, IS years old, was killed
at his home, i'll the lower end of the
county, Wednesday afternoon by the
fall of a tree blown over by the wind.
Three of his SONS mine coal i'll this
vicinity.
Jeremiah Arnold, over 20 years old,
living on Great Savage, about , miles
from this place, was seriously hurt
Wednesday afternoon by the wind He
was III a small clubhouse which the wind
lifted and carried some distance, Arnold
with it, wrecking the house and brushing
and stunning its unfortunate occupant
SO severely that it is feared he will not
recover
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1900-11-24
Married.

In the Christian church, Ednburg,
Va, Wednesday evening, November II,
1900, by Rev. w. J. Cooke, Miss Mayme
A. Hoffman, of that place, to Mr..
William Waiter Downey, residing at
New Shaft, this vicinity. A dispatch to
the Baltimore Sim states:
At I! o clock the bridal party entered the
church as follows: Misses Daisy Dinges and
Jessie Murray, who wore yellow silk organdie
and carried bouquets of yellow chrysanthe
NUNS; Misses Maud Murray and Katie
Hoffman, wearing pink silk organdie and
carried bouquets of cream -colored chrysan-
themums, and Misses Jeanette Mantz and
Mary Painter. wearing green silk organdic
and carrying maldenhair ferns. The bride
wore white silk organdie over white satin
and carried large bouquet of white chrysan-
themums, while her maid of honor, Miss Ella
Below, wore blue silk organdie and carried
bouquet of white roses. The groom and his
best man, Mr.. Frank Dinges, entered the
church on the right.
In addition the Edinburg Sentinel
speaks of the wedding as "the prcttiest
ever witnessed i'll this town. Mr.. and
Mrs. Downey reached here Thursday of
last week and went to keeping house at
once III the good old way
At the parochial residence Tuesday,
November 20, 1900, by Rev. S. j. Clarke
Miss Maggie Byrnes, of Eckhart, to Mr.
Patrick Hoye, of Garrett county.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1900-11-24
New Business Locals.

To accommodate those who are partial
to the use of atomizers in applying liquids
into the nasal passages for catarrhal troubles,
Balm. Price including the spraying tube is
IS cents. Druggists or by mail. The liquid
embodies the medicinal properties of the
solid preparation. Cream Balm is quickly
absorbed by the membrane and does not dry
up the secretions but changes them to IA
natural and healthy character Ely BROTH
ERS So Warren ST. N Y
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1900-11-24
Died

Mrs. Henry Rehs, of Westernport.
died i'll Baltimore hospital Saturday,
Nov. II, 1909. Thence the remains were
removed to Westernport and Tuesday
brought here, and, after service in the
Reformed church, inferred in the Ger
man Lutheran cemetery beside those of
her husband, who died last last year
At his home, Hyndman, Pa, Satur-
day, Nov. II, 1900, Mr.. Digory Noel,
aged "A years Deceased was native of
Cornwall, England, and an expert miner,
working i'll Nova Scotia previous tocom-
ing to the United States. He lived i'll
Frostburg during the 10's and is remem-
bered as good citizen. One daughter
and three sons survive-Mrs. J. V.
Crabbe, of Hyndman; james, of Will
liams Station, Pa. ; William, of Hancock,
this State, end Stephen j., of Hyndman.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1900-11-24

To~ch-do~nS-Nethkin | Welsh ID for
Rugby; Hansell ,, Carson l--3 for Frostburg
Goals kicked-Sloan . William Evans |.
Time Of hdlytS-15 minutes.
Rcteree-Dr. J. II. Carpenter midland.
Time kecperS-Somerville and Coe.
instrumentation and Dillon.
The same teams will play at the Driv-
ing Park Thursday, 29th inst, Thanks
giving Day.