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Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-05-02

John Westling, who built the ce-
ment walks around the court house
yard, was drowned in the river at
Minneapolis the first of the week,
The body was found Monday. West
ling was in fair circumstances, and
it is thought the drowning was acci-
dental.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-05-02

The Brotherhood of American Yeo-
men will meet hereafter every I'd and
4th Friday in Maurin's hall. i
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-05-02

l.. J. J.Johneon of Brainerd was in
the city Thursday on his way to
Upsala, his old home, for a visit.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-05-02

Cliff Tidd is now employed at
Bahr's sample room.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-05-02

At the Etks meeting Tuesday even
ing, F. 81. Newman was elected treas
urer in place of Fred Hoffman, re-
signed. and c. W. Bouck of Royal
ton, Esteemed Loyal Knight, in
place OF A. P. Blanchard, declined.
For the present the lodge will meet
at Maurin's hall.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-05-02

Full line of furniture at Blake's at
rock bottom prices.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-05-02

% inch dark percales at Blake's
sc per yard. ...
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-05-02

Chief of Police. Tourtillotte took
charge of Russell McWharton of St.
Paul, fourteen years old, Tuesday
morning. Russell had started out
tosee the world. but a telegram from
st. Paul stopped his career. The
boy said he had good home. but
wanted to see something. His uncle
came up and took him back.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-05-02

Mr.. and Mrs. O. L, Clyde left
Wednesday for White Salmon, ,Klick-
atat county, Washington, after an
extended visit here with their daugh-
ter, Mrs. Jos. Ledoux. After visit
ing their sons in Washing, ton. they
will visit their son Frank in south
ern California. They may return to
Little Falls to reside permanently.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-05-02

VIM. Mclean. aged about twenty
years, was badly injured at tue saw
mill Of his brother, John Mclean, on
Hillman brook, thirty miles east OF
the city, Tuesday morning about 9
O'Clock. In some way he got his
right arm in the tumbling rod. 1t
was badly mangied. ae was brought
to the hospital here. reaching Little
Falls Tuesday evening about 6
o'clock. DR.. N. W. Chance assisted
by DR.. Chance OF Royalton, amputa-
ted the arm, and the young mau is
getting along we'll.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-05-02

J. P. O'Brien has received from
the Modern Brotherhood of America
s. 900, amount Of certificate he d
bv his late wife in the order. Mrs.
O'Brien Joined the orderin Novem-
ber, 1898, died in March. 1902.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-05-02

Walker Pioneer: E. D. Kelly, OF
Elma, Iowa, has purchased 1900
acres of the T. B. Walker lands in
this vicinity and expects to locate
a considerable number of people on
these lands this summer.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-05-02

A. II. BuelOw has sold his 24O-
acre farm near Flensburg for S. 200
This is a good price. nearly
$22 an acre, and shows the valuo Of
land in that section.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-05-02

A good band is needed in Little
Falls, and the movement on foot
to secure such an organization
should receive the hearty support Of
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Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-05-02

The fire department will meet next
Tuesday evening to elect a chief. 1t
is understood Chief Emder will be q
candidate for reelection. He has
made very efficient chief. Paul E.
Bahr, of Hose Co. No. 2, is also a
candidate for chief. MIR. Bahr has
been a member OF the department
for ten years, and his friends say he
would be capable chief. There are
no other candidates so far.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-05-02
laSWe)I as an Inventor.

The following from the St. Cloud
Journal Press tells Of an invention
made by a printer who used to live
in Little Falls: u. D. Lasswell, for
merly a printer employed on St.
Cloud papers but now located at
Strughurst, ILL.,. has just perfected
the invention Of a newspaper press
for which he expects great things.
1t is press operated by hand and
with a capacity OF 1900 papers per
hour, a greater speed than some
power presses are capable of genera
ting. Mr.. Lasswell is enthusiastic
over the prospects for demand for
hs press among publishers who are
unable, financially, to purchase a
high grade press and the necessary
power with which to operate it,"
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-05-02

Little Falls lodge. No. 400, M. B.
A., is now the eighth largest lodge in
the order. having 165 members, and
steadily growing.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-10-10

omnipotent still reigns and that his reign
is one Of law and order, and not of violence
and crime.
When j. Pierpont Morgan the other
day refused to interfere in the strike
those who knew Mr.. Baer smiled.
"Well, that may be Mr.. Morgan's de-
cision," they said, "but he couldn't dc
otherwise when Mr.. Baer presented the
case to him.
And that goes far to explain the
character of the man. He is dominated
by determination, by bulldog tenacity,
and has way of impressing his views
upon others which in this case, it is
believed, even the mighty Morgan
could not resist.
George F. Baer is a Pennsylvania
by birth and is 60 years old. He does
not look it. There are few gray hairs in
his head and he is as erect as a man
half his years. A dignity which is SO
pronounced that it almost seems to be
deliberate marks his bearing.
For all that he is, so far from being
an aristocrat, self-made man. At the
age of 10 he entered the office of the
Somerset Democrat, in Somerset, Pa,
his birthplace, and studied the trade
at the case for two years.
In 1861 he and his brother Henry
bought the Democrat, which was only
acountry weekly, and when the brother
went to the war George edited and
printed the paper by day and studied
law by night.
Eventually he, too, decided to see
service, and in 1862 he gave up the paper
and raised company of volunteers,
of which he was made captain. He
served in the army Of the Potomac and
became adjutant general of the second
brigade. Then, when his term of SER
vice had expired, he went back to Som
erset and resumed the study of law.
He was admitted to the bar in 1864
and went to Reading four years later.
1t was in those early days that he won
victory in damage suit against the
Reading, proving the possession of such
ability that those in control of the
railroad say: "This man is too dan
gerous as an enemy. We must have
him on our side"
He was employed as counsel for the
company, and in that way became a
corporation man. His talents as law
yer proved quite as valuable as had
been anticipated and it was 1argely as
a result of his skill in steering the
Reading over many difficult shoals
that he was at last elevated to the
presidency.
In his tastes Mr.. Baer is domestic.
His home, Hawthorne, in the suburbs
of Reading, is beautiful. He also has
large town house in Spruce street,
Philadelphia, which he occupies dur
ing periods Of the winter.
He is a deep student and has COM
prehensive library. The family con-
sists of himself, his wife and five daugh-
tiers two of whom are married.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-10-10

of Senator Eddie" Hagan he sue
ceeded to the leadership of the Eight
zenith district, where he has devel-
oped an organization as compact as
any-eyen the far-famed Twenty
eighth : in the city. He never
held Office except in the Van Wyck
administration, when he was dock
commissioner.
In appearance Mr.. Murphy is youth
full far below his years. His voice is
mild and his manner quiet and he has
pronounced habit of never talking
until he has something to say and
then not telling more than he wants
one to know. He was recently mar
ried and lives in unpretentious style
in East Seventeenth street, facing
Stuyvesant square.
The new leader might be taken for
priest at first glance. His smooth
shaven face, the high, straight collar
he wears, the black necktie, the dark
clothing help along the idea.
But inspection shows that his face
lacks something that is apparent in
the faces of all priests-the express
sion that comes from submission.
There is nothing in the face of
Charles F. Murphy to indicate that
he would submit to anybody. 1t is
fearless face, the face of COM
mander of men.
He has hard gray eye and thin
lips. When he smiles two funny little
wrinkles form in his chin, one on
each side. He has a pleasant smile,
but he does not smile often. 1t might
he uses when he amuses himself and
the other when somebody else amuses
him. There is difference in the
smiles, but it cannot be explained on
paper,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-10-10

the Twenty-first Ohio district in
congress next term. He has an
nounced himself as candidate and
will make the race. The district
comprises the county of Cuyahoga
and 81 wards of the city of Cleveland.
He is blacksmith employed in the
shops Of the American Shipbuilding
company in Cleveland, but is well
known for his liberal and even radi-
cal views in politics and economics.
Mr.. Vail many years ago was a con-
gressional candidate on the nation
alist ticket. He has written and lee
tured' freely in the interest of the
workingmen.
The. present congressman, Theo-
dore III. Burton, was elected over
Sylvester v. Macmahon, democrat,
the former receiving 2S,605 votes and
the latter 21,947. George III. Lyttle,
union reform, received AS votes; AL
bert L. Talcott, prohibitionist, re-
ceived 1928 votes; Paul Dinger, social
list, received 344 votes, and Max
Hayes, socialist democrat, received
$40 votes. Vail is popular with the
laboring element and is backed by
Tom johnson, the new and growing
power in Cleveland politics.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-10-10
MINNESOTA NEWS.
No Strike,

There will be no strike of the flour
mill employees of Minneapolis and, be-
ginning Oct 10, the mills will be oper-
ated on an eight-hour schedule instead
of the present twelve-hour system.
The employees, at meeting, decided
to accept the terms offered by the mill
managers, and to allow them two
weeks in which to organize the third
crew, which will be necessary under
the new order of things.
The negotiations between the millers
and their employees have been conduct
ed along most friendly lines. The men
presented their requests to the mana
gers and discussed the situation with
them. The managers declared they
could not allow the same schedule for
eight hours as had obtained for about
10I hours actual work, and presented
another, which the employees consid-
cred and adopted.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-10-10
News in Brief.

The Security State bank at Cotton
wood will be succeeded at an early
date by the First National bank, the
arrangements for the transfer having
been almost completed.
Detectives DeLaittre and Smith ar
rested Joseph Stearn and William
Neld as they stepped off Northern
Pacific train at Minneapolis and lodged
them in the city Jail, where a charge
of stealing SIS from a passenger was
entered against them.
L. j. Baidwin's three-story brick
building at Marshall, with it's con-
tents, was completely destroyed by
fire. The first floor and basement were
occupied by Baldwin & Loveridge's de-
partment store, whose loss on stock is
$50, 900, with 500, 900 insurance on same.
The loss on the building is $25, 600,
with S11, 900 insurance
Because the woman with whom he
had been associated for several years
quarreled with him and left him, Jas.
f. T1bbets, former resident of Min
neapolis, committed suicide in Duluth.
Fred w. Ames, eX-superintendent OF
the Minneapolis police force, was con-
victed of accepting bride from Addie
Mills, an abandoned woman.
Miss Lou King, "a years of age, at
tempted suicide at the Winona hotel,
Rochester. The evening before she
wrote several letters, stating she was
not long for this world and that she
was going to hasten the end.
Mrs. c. A. Pillsbury, widow of the
late c. A. Pillsbury, died at her home
in Minneapolis. The news comes as a
complete surprise to many, for few
knew of Mrs. Plllsbury's illness, which
was very brief.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-10-10
MAN OF WIDE FORCE
George F. Baer, Magnate of the An
thracite Combine.
Never Misses Church and Believes
That Deity Specially Guards
CapitaI-ROse from the Case
to Millionaire Class.

George F. Baer, keen, perseverlng
and intensely earnest, holds at this
time the most commanding position III
the country. It is he who can stay
or refuse to stay the coal war and de-
eide how much or how little anthracite
the people of the United States may
burn this winter.
Mr.. Baer is president of the Read
ing company and acknowledged leader
of the Pennsylvania operators, and
thus has it in his power to settle the
prolonged dispute which for nearly six
months has tied up the companies OF
the east. Yet, occupying the position
he does, he is one of the least known
men in the country, and man, too,
who has no desire to be known.
w. F. Clark, a photographer of
Wilkesbarre, recently addressed let
ter to President Baer, appealing to him
as a Christian to settle the miners
strike. The writer said if Christ was
taken more into our business affairs
there would be less trouble in the
world, and that if Mr.. Baer granted
the strikers a slight concession they
would gladly return to work, and the
president of the Philadelphia d
Reading Railway company would have
the blessing of God and the respect
of the nation.
President Baer replied as follows:
1 see you are evidently biaseG in your re-
ligious views in favor of the right of the
working man, to control a business in which
he has no other interest than to secure fair
wages for the work he does. beg of you
not to be discouraged. The right and in
terests of the laboring men will be protect
ed and cared for, not by the labor agitators
but by the Christian men to whom God in
his infinite wisdom has given the control of
the property interests of the country. Pray
earnestly that the right may triumph al
ways, remembering that the Lord God
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-10-10
Robbed the Dining Cars.

Two of the handsomest and latest
buffet dining cars of the Great North
ern railway, while temporarily sta
toned in the yards at the head of
Jackson street, st. Paul, for slight re-
pairs, were broken into by burglars
and 81, 900 worth of silverware carried
away by the thieves.
The coaches needed only slight re-
pairs and were taken to the yards with
out the silverware being removed, as
is customary when the cars are des-
tined to remain in the yards for con-
siderable time
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-10-10
Making Sugar.

The st. Louis Park beet sugar plant
began work under the most favorable
conditions. Over 100 carloads of beets
were on hand and the vegetables are
coming in at the rate of from 20 to IS
carloads per day. The factory will en-
ploy 300 men, and the output will be
nearly double that of last year.
There was an unusually large acreage
of beets this years, 900 it is estimated
AS the crop is good, there will be near
ly 100000 900 pounds of beets to be ham
died by the ST. Louis Park factory this
fall
The beets are of excellent quality,
being large and well-shaped and con-
tanning large percentage of sugar.
The manager of the factory says that
the output for the year will be fully
100000 pounds of sugar. Most of
this sugar has already been sold to
Twin City jobbers.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-10-10
CHARLES F. MURPHY.
Man Just Elected to Leade rship of
Tammany Hall Is a FOrcefu1
Politician.

Charles F. Murphy is one of the
youngest and yet one of the. best
trained leaders in Tammany hall.
Born on the East side Al years ago,
he worked as a car driver for sew
eral years, and then became interest
ed in the liquor business, which he
quit three years ago after he had
amassed considerable fortune.
Early in life he became interested
in politics, and joined the County de-
mocracy and followed that faction
into Tammany Hall. With the death
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-10-10
Bears at Duluth.

Three bears, two only cubs, made a
peaceful excursion into Duluth the
other day. They went through the
finest section of the town, the big ami
NAL in front and the two cubs trotting
bowleggedly along behind. They crit
ically inspected the homes of Duluth's
wealthiest citizens, and the cubs even
went so far as to have settos on the
front lawns of several of the houses,
while the old bear squatted on her
launches and watched the progress of
the battle, now and then cutting the
youngsters if they lost their temper
and began fighting in earnest. Finally
their tour of inspection ended, and the
trio returned to the woods.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-10-10
Tax Levy.

The levy of taxes for all state pur-
poses this year will be 2.53 mills. This
is of a mill less than last year, which
was the lowest in the history of the
revenue fund levy, which is cut from
Ia mills to 1 mill straight. The other
levies are fixed by law, mill for school
purposes, 2 mills for the funding tax
fund, L of mill for soldiers relief,
and .23 OF mill for the university.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-10-10
Defeated.

The proceedings commenced against
Secretary of State Hanson for failing
to accept and file the nomination pa
pers from the socialist labor party for
their candidate for governor were dis
missed by Judge Kelley of st. Paul.
The social-democratic party held con-
vention in July and changed it's name
to the socialist party. 1t filed certifi
Gates of nomination for it's candidates
under that name some time ago, J. E.
Nash of st. Paul heading the state
ticket. The secretary then refused to
file the certificate of the socialist la Dor
party on the ground that there was al
ready a certificate fled by the social
lists
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-10-10
WORTH A PASSING THOUGHT.

When the doctor comes, he always
laughs at you.
Britain's daily cup of tea consumes
100000 pounds of the leaf.
To put premium on brains and
honesty is the only way to level things
up.
There may come a time when the
state will put limit upon mans for
tune.
Any restriction of the rights of cap
ital would work incalculable injury to
the workingman.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-10-10

Libel originally meant a small book
or pamphlet.
Tobacco is now grown in As coun-
ties of Wisconsin.
Polite originally referred to any,
thing smooth, with a shining surface.
Americans are estimated to spend
at least S4OO,oOO,O0O a year in vaca-
ticcs.
A few years ago nearly one-twenti-
eth of the inhabitants of Gloucester,
England, had smallpox. Out of a pop
ulation of $4,000, $4,000 were then
vaccinated, and the disease promptly
disappeared.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-10-10
FROM FORGE TO FORUM.
Edward G. Vail, a Cleveland Black
smith, Will Strive to BE Elect
ed to Congress.

Edmund G. Vail, blacksmith OF
Cleveland, O., and one of the promi-
nent members of the Tom Johnson
faction, will endeavor to represent
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-10-10

omnipotent still reigns and that his reign
is one of law and order, and not of violence
and crime
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-09-03

state convention in 1903 and of the Ma
tional Democratic convention in 1904
and his friends are making the present
convention an occasion for bringing
him into special prominence. He has
secured large following, which is
now organizing to make him presi-
Dental candidate. The first general
movement was in securing his selec-
ton by the state central committee to
preside oversSthis convention. Mayor
johnson is not now a candidate for
anything, but he is certainly the hero
OF this occasion. t.
His friends insist that if he should
indirectly succeed in Ohio this year
and directly next year, that he would
then be the logical candidate for the
national nomination in 1904 The del
egates concede that Mayor Johnson
should now name the state ticket and
dictate the platform and they also say
1t johnson can win in a year of such
minor importance in state affairs as
this that they will be more interested
in him than in any one else. The
friends of other leaders, notably those
of John R. Mclean, claim that Mayor
Johnson will be, held responsible this
year for defeat, it the party fails, as
well as get credit for success in the
event of his new departures winning
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-09-03
GUN GOES OFF PREMATURELY.
One Private Killed and Two Seriously
Injured. 9.%s5syzt. t.:% ,s5 X ~ 4

Fort Wright, Fishers Island, N. Y,
Sept During an engagement with
the fleet off here during the morning
"a twelve inch breech-loading rifle in
the fort went off prematurely, instant
" killing one private and seriously
injuring two others. The man who
was killed was literally blown to
pieces, and one Of his arms hit another
private in the chest with such force as
to inf1ict severe injuries.
After the midnight engagement the
fleet anchored back of Fort Terry,
passing out to eastward about a. M
The guns at Fort Wright again fired
upon them. the accident by which the
men were injured occurring at this
time. s3 :, y. 81. .5
ss The feet of the enemy was sighted
again at 3 p. M, in the southeast and
q call to arms was Immediately
sounded at Fort Wright. 81 While the
vessels were too far away to be easily
made out without the aid of glasses
ten or twelve shots: from the mortar
battery were fired after which the or
der to cease firing was given. 1t is
thought here that another attack is
contemplated by the fleet.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-09-03
VICTIM OF FATHERS JEALOUSY.
Young Man Killed by His Aged Par
ent Near Muskeuon, Mich.

Muskegon, Mich, Sept. s.-David P.
James, Holton township farmer, is
locked up at the. Jail here, his son,
John James, lies dead, victim of the
fathers jealousy, and a neighboring
farmer named Henderson is suffering
from bullet wound IN the hip, re-
ceiyed Sunday from the elder James.
David P. James is seventy-five years
old and his anger was aroused by the
fear that the son was alternating the
affection Of his housekeeper, Lucy
Lewis, whom he said was his wife.
He shot his son twice Sunday with a
revolver and then seeing that his shots
had not resulted fatally, followed him
down the road. The dead body of the
younger James was found later at the
roadside pierced BY five bullets, two of
which had lodged in his head.
Before taking to the woods the
murderer. visited Henderson, with
whom the son had been living, and
shot him in the hip. He also fired two
shots at the father of the Lewis wom-
an for refusing to allow him to see
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