Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-07-13
$wanvillt Items.


b The crops in this vicinity are look
Ing fine since the late rains.
+ ]. J. McRae finished taking the
census in this vicinity last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gen. McIvor at
tended the funeral of Mel O'Donnell
at Elm Dale Monday.
M. and Mrs. Corrigan left last
week for visit with relatives in
Canada. DR.. j. A. Sanford will lock
after the patients here during the
doctors absence.
Mrs. Geo. Hollenbeck and son. Gil
bert, and Miss Ottie Arnold, of Little
Falls, and Leah Hollenbeck, OF
Royalton, spent the FOul tn In Swan
vile.
Those from Long Prairie who
spent the Fourth in Swanville were
A. Rhoda and daughter Tilda, Mr..
and Mrs. H. Sheets and Miss Laura
Mining.
A number OF people from here will
attend the circus at Sank Centre on
Thursday.
Misses Marjorie and Eunice Oerter
of Chaska, who are visiting their
uncle and aunt, Attorney Peterson
and wife, of Long Prairie, visited
here last week with Miss Olga and
Master Willie Stems. Miss Olga
Stems gave party in honor of her
guests. A number of her young
friends were present and report q
pleasant time.
DR.. Arnold, of St. Croix, Wis.,, was
here the first of the week looking up
a location. We understand he was
we'll pleased with this place and
thinks Of returning with his family
in a short time.
We understand that Chas. Glantz
has leased his store building to par.
ties who will put in a large new
clothing and dry goods establish
ment in the near future.
Mrs Amelia Bachelor visited at
Little Falls the first of the week,
M. Connolly was at Sank Center
last week attending the funeral OF
his nephew, Thos. Clarity.
Mrs. E. A. Flood was on the sick
list the first of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. n. Connolly attended
the funeral of Neil O'Donnell at Elm
Dale on Monday.
VIM. Stems was a delegate to the
Republican state convention last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Martin and
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Taylor, of Cokato,
Wright county spent the Fourth
with friends and relatives in Swan
vile.
Mrs. Chas. Glantz, Miss Lille Mar
tin and Chas. Stith were Long
Prairie visitors on Monday.
The 18th of July celebration in
Swanville was a grand success. A
large number OF people were present
from Pillsbury, Burtrum, Grey Eagle
and Long Prairie and the surround
ing counry. The parade formed at
1920 O'Clock at the engine house.
1t was led by J. J. McRae, marshal
of the day, followed by the Pilllsbury
band. the G. A. r. post and Women
Relief corps, Woodmen with their
axes and load of logs, the fire de-
partment, the ragamuffins and
school children. They marched
through the principal streets and re.
turned to the speakers stand where
the band played selection after
which a chorus OF several voices sang
"America." Then Mrs. Flood put
"a little girls through a flag drill, az
ter which the audience listened to a
pleasing oration by G. E. Vasaly OF
Little Falls, speaker Of The day. In
the afternoon the COMMITTEES ON
sports carried out their program OF
horse races, bicycle races, and foot
races. Philip Blair won in the run.
ming race. Robt. McEwen won the
trotting race land Perry Stith won
the bicycle race. Ralph Perley won
tho foot race. a game of baseball
was played between the Swanville
and Burtrum mines. The ,Burtrum
boys came out ahead. The tug-of.
war was won by ten men headed by
Robt. McEwen. A dance was given
in Sullivan's hall in the evening
which 80 couples attended.
No Excess Fares on the Nickel Plate Road.