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Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-05-08
ONE FATALITY REPORTED.
Pennsylvania Forest Fires Cause 81,
100000 DAMAGE.

Coudersport, Pa, May 4. - The
charred body of Edward Hill was
found during the day on the road near
Oleana. He had evidently met death
in the forest fire which swept the Ket-
tie Creek territory. His horse was
also burned to death.
Great damage has been wrought by
the forest fires in this vicinity. The
town Of Cross Forks is threatened
with destruction. The saw and plan
ing mill Of the Lackawanna Lumber
company has been destroyed, together
with a number of cars belonging to
the Buffalo and Susquehanna Railroad
company and several buildings in the
southern section of the town.
The loss thus far is estimated at
about $1,000,000.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-05-08
Friday, May I.

-
The German reichstag ended its
term on Thursday.
The entire jury has been secured in
the Ames case and the former mayor
of Minneapolis will be on trial today.
Secretary of the Navy Moody will
join President Roosevelt's party and
inspect naval Stations on the Pacific
coast.
Mr. Bryan has issued another de.
NAL of the persistent report that he
was interested in oil properties in
Wyoming.
Denman Thompson, the actor. was
stricken with neuralgia of the heart
at Claremont, N. H., Thursday, and is
in a serious condition.
James Howard, on trial at Frank.
fort, KY, for the murder of Governor
William Goebel, was found guilty, and
the jury recommended Imprisonment
for life.
The threatened strike of the 5000
members of the Boot and Shoe Work.
ers' union in Chicago was averted by
the manufacturers agreeing to de-
mands of the men.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-05-08
Greatest Of All Physicians.
Eminent Discoverer of
PAlNE'S CELERY
COMPOUND

Prof. Edward E. Phelps, M. D., IL. D.,
was born in Connecticut and graduated at
Yale.
His unusual talent soon brought him reputa-
ton and prominence. First he was elected to
the professcrship of anatomy and surgery in
the Vermont University. Next he was ap.
pointed lecturer in Dartmouth College. The
following year he was chosen to the most
important professorship in the country, a
place that he occupied when he made his
world famed discovery of Paine's Celery Com
pound.
This infallible cure for those fearful ills that
result from an impaired nervous system and
impure blood, has endeared the great doctor
to the world. .4&..,.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-05-08
BISHOP HURST DEAD,
Noted Methodist Divine succumbs to
Paralysis.

Noted Methodist Divine succumbs to
Paralysis.
Washington, May 5.-Bishop John
Fletcher Hurst of the Methodist Epis.
copal church died at 1890 q. m.
Bishop Hurst had been in failing
health for nearly two years and for
more than a year it had been recog'
nized that fatal termination of his
malady was but question of months.
He was stricken with paralysis in
London a year ago last September,
when attending the ecumenical confer:
ence.
The news of President McKinley's
assassination Frustrated him and the
shock brought on rapidly the decline
that finally ended in his decease.
Bishop Hurst remarked few years
ago after the death of his former wife.
but the latter marriage was not a
happy one and they separated about
three or four years ago.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-05-08
Thursday, April 80.

A light snow fell in portions OF
Minnesota on Wednesday,.
Religious riots continue to occur in
various parts of France.
The Earl and Countess of Yarmouth
sailed on the American line steamer
St. Paul Wednesday for Europe.
Az effort to tie up the street car
system at Los Angeles, CAL, by q
strike order proved unsuccessful, only
a few men quitting.
The Lindel elevator at Mount Yer.
non, ILL.,, containing 100000 bushels of
grain, collapsed Tuesday night, entail.
ing loss Of $4,000.
A new bill has been introduced in
the Wisconsin assembly to take, the
place of the bill known as the Su-
perior grain inspection bill which was
killed.
Seven Italians called at the Boston
police headquarters Thursday to beg
for protection against the Malta, by
which they claimed to have been or
dered to contribute to the defense
fund in the New York barrel" muir
der case.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-05-08
Tuesday, May 5.


Judge B. w. Poor, a pioneer lawyer
of Dubuque, Ia, is dead, aged eighty
five.
There was another bomb explosion
at Salonica Sunday, but apparently no
damage was done.
Indiana had another frost Sunday
night that about fininshed the straw
berry crop, plums and other tender
early fruits.
Louis Recp of West Bay City, Mich,
is dead, aged los years. He was, it
is said, in the battle of Waterloo I'm.
der Butcher.
The Rev. David Barnes Ford, M.
A., D. D., well known Baptist cler-
syman and writer, is dead at Han
over, Mass, at the age of eighty-two.
The st. Louis grand jury has re-
sumed the investigation TITO charges
of boodling in connection with alum
baking powder legislation in the Mis-.
souri, general assembly.
The United States supreme court
holds that Section 5507 Of the revised
statutes respecting the bribery of per:
sons protected by the fifteenth
amendment to be constitutional
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-05-08
Chicago Grain and Provisions.

Chicago, May 4.-Wheat - May
1890; July, 72h @72%c; Sept, 70Ac
Corn-May, 4311z @43#c; July, 44%c;
Sept, 44Ac. Oats-May, 33% q
33kc; July, 31h@31%c; Sept, 29M
@29Ac. Pork-May, $3.50; July
$1715; Sept, $3.50. Flax-Cash
Northwestern, $1.12; Southwestern
$1.99; May, $1.o9; July, SLIP. Butter
-Creameries, 17@20c; diaries, $50
19c. Eggs-i3A @14Ac. Poultry
Turkeys. 10@12c; chickens, 12c.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-05-08
Chicago Union Stock Yards.

CnICaQU OHt0H 0t03N dTuo'
Chicago, May 4.-Cattle-Good to
prime steers, $490@550; poor to me.
dunn, $4.O0@4.90; stockers and feed.
ers, $3.25@5.00; cows, $1.50@4.75;
calves, $2.50@6.00. Hogs-Mixed and
butchers, $6.80@705; good to choice
heavy, $7.00@7.10; rough heavy, $3.50
D695; light, $6.60@6.90. Sheep
Good to choice, $5.00@5.50; Western,
&460@5.50; native lambs, $4.5o@7.10;
Western, $4.5O@7.1O.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-05-08
St. Paul Union Stock Yards.

St. Paul, May A. Cattle-Good to
choice steers, $4.5C@6.00; common to
fair, $3.00@4.50; good to choice COWS
and heifers. $3.25@4.00; veals, $3.50
$500. Hogs-$6.70@s.95. Sheep
Good to choice, s4.75@a5o; lambs,
S5.75@6.25.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-05-08
NEWS col DE 3, L
Mednesday, April 20

Buck. Franklin of Tennessee, a
widely known horseman, is dead at
Louisville, Ky, Of bladder trouble. ~
DR.. George Boardman. author, ora.
tor and preacher, died at Atlantic
City, N. J., Tuesday after long ill.
ness. >->
Emperor William will be accom-.
panied on his visit to Rome by Chan.
cellor Won Buelow and Field Marshall
Waldersee.. .. =. X
Josiah Willard Gibbs, professor OF
mathematical physics at Yale and q
scholar Of international fame, died
suddenly Tuesday.
Captain John A. Stoner, a well
known seaman on the Great Lakes,
died Tuesday afternoon at his home
in Monroe, Mich, aged seventy-one
years.
Jackson Lennon, one of the pioneer
clothing merchants Of the Northwest
is dead at La Crosse, Wis, of pneu.
monia, aged sixty-nine. He opened a
store in La Crosse in 1854.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-05-08
0pportun ties
the South.

NO portion OF the United States
has made greater progress in the
last year or t wo than the south.
Northern and foreign capital js
rapidly invading that section,
f"d'ug profitable investments in
the various industries and fac
to, les that are being rapidly de-
vtlnped and built. The great
inf1nv OF settlers is creating an
Increased demand for lands of all
kinds and prices are gradually
advancing, as they will for years
TO come. Work is plentiful and
poverty practically unknown.
Alabama ia supplying coal and
iron to all the world. More
money can be made and with
less labor in raising small fruits
and berries and in truck patch
ing on the Gulf Coast than in
any other state in the Union.
trawberries from Alabama
reach northern markets before
those from the states in tho
southeast. Cattle can ba raised
with great profit, there being
. millions OF acres OF cheap range
lands. If you ere interested in
south and it's resources and de-
ere information on any subject,
address
6. A. PARK,
General Industrial and Immi-
grafton Agent, Louisville &
Nashville r. r.
Louisville, Ky.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-05-08
MARKET QUOTATIONS.
Minneapolis Wheat.

Minneapolis, May 4.-Wheat-Cash.
76%c; May, 74%c; July, 1880. On
track-No. hard, 775sc; No. North
ern, 76%c; No. 2 Northern, 75%c;
No. Northern, 74@75@c.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-05-08
Duluth Wheat and Flax.

Duluth, May 4.-Wheat-To arrive
NO. 1 hard, 79%c; No. Northern,
7%c; No. 2 Northern, 76Ac; May,
79kc; July, 76%c; Sept, 70kc. Flax
In store, to arrive, on track and
May, $1.11%; July, $1.13A; Sept,
$1.AA; Oct, $1.14k; Nov, $1.13A.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-05-08
BOTH SIDES LOSE HEAVILY.

Engagement Between Turkish Troops
and Revolutionists.
Salonica. European Turkey, May s.
An engagement between Turkish
troops and band of revolutionists is
reported to have taken place in the
Monastir district of European Turkey.
Both sides suffered considerable loss
es.. Ten Turkish officers are said to
be killed. Ambulances are being hur.
ried to MOnastir.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-05-08
Saturday, May 2.

The Mueller traction bill, authoriz.
ing municipal ownership, has passed
the Illinois house.
Turkish troops have captured Bull.
garian band 300 strong near Nevro-
keep, European Turkey.
Captain Michael Madden, well known
to vesselmen all over the Great
Lakes, is dead at Saginaw, Mich.
J. Wells Champney, the artist, was
killed in New York city by falling
down an elevator shaft from the
fourth floor.
The marriage of Harry Hilder.
brandt, white, and Clara Van Dunk,
black, was the cause of a race riot at
Morristowr, N. J.
Henry Yates, superintendent Of in.
surance of Illinois and brother of
Governor Yates, died very suddenly at
his home in Springfield from paralysis.
Captain John B. Ford, the pioneer
manufacturer of plate glass, is dead
at Creighton, Pa, of cancer after a
years illness. He was ninety-one
years of age.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-05-08
Monday, May d.

Charles Marvin Hardy, for many
years prominent lawyer in Chicago,
is dead of heart disease. -. -
Bishop Randolph S. Foster Of the
Methodist Episcopal church, is dead
at Newton, Mass, aged eighty-three
years. Death was due to apoplexy.
Quiet N now prevails throughout
Santo Domingo and political prisoners
have been released. Business is i'm.
proving.
: Captain Il. w.: Brady, for many
years we'll known newspaper cores.
pondent In Washington, died there
Sunday Of Bright's disease. =
The Wabash Railroad company has
abandoned work on it's Little Kama
wha extension, one Of the most i'm
portant links in the proposed trunk
line.
John H. j. Sensenderfer, a well
known Democratic politician, and ia,
nous as baseball player a quarter
of century ago, is dead at Philadel
phia.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-05-08
First National
Bank
CAPITAL $50 OO0
( Surplus and Undiv d Prof1tsS26 OOO

DIRECTORS
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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-07
DIR. JEffRIES HONORED
HE is ELECTED PRESIDENT OF IN
DIANAPOLIS MEDICAL SOCIETY.
Address of DIR. w. II. Fletcher Recon-
mends State Laboratory of Hy-
giene-New Officers.

The Indianapolis Medical Society, for
merly the Marion County Medical So
ciety, at it's annual meeting last night in
the rooms in the Willoughby block elected
officers for the ensuing year. The meet
ing was largely attended, $50 of the men,
bers of the society being present.
DR.. w. Z. Jeffries is the new president of
the society. DR.. John F. Barnhill was
elected vice president, DR.. Theodore Potter
was reelected secretary and DR.. John p.
Scott was reelected treasurer. The new
judicial council is composed of DR.. L. H.
Dunning and DR.. Frank B. Wynne.
The address of the retiring president,
Dr. W. B. Fletcher. was the feature of the
society's meeting. Among the recommended
tions made by DR.. Fletcher was that the
society should favor the establishment of
a State laboratory of hygiene to be in
charge of the State Board of Health. The
necessity for such laboratory was pointed
out by Dr. Fletcher, who contended that
ii is matter In which the whole State Is
interested.
DIR. Fletcher also urged that the society
should approve the adoption of a more
doctors fees. Following the address the
society passed a resolution recommending
the passage of a more specific law. This
will receive the attention of the judicial
council.
Reports of officers showed the affairs of
the society to be in excellent shape. The
total membership is now pa
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-07
THOMPSON Is SELECTED
BOARD OF AGRICULTURE WILL
NAME HIM FOR PRESIDENT.
Officers anG New Members Will BE
Elected This MOrning-Large
Attendance at Sessions.

The new president of the State Board of
Agriculture will be John l.. Thompson. Of
Gas City. now representing the Thirteenth
district on the board. Mr.. Thompson is
said to be the unanimous choice of the
members, and will have opposition.
Charles Downing. the present secretary of
the board, will be reelected. He has no
opposition. The election of the board will
be held this morning at the Statehouse in
Room Il. In addition to electing new officers
there will be new members chosen.
The State Board of Agriculture met yes
terday morning for the first session of its
annual meeting. Those present were: Pres
ident. NJ. S. Claypool. Muncie; vice presi-
dent. John L. Thompson. Gas City; sec
rotary. Charles Downing. Indianapolis;
treasurer, j. w. Lagrange, Franklin; gen.
eral superintendent E. III. Peed New Cas-
tie; John G. Haines, Rockport Mason j.
Niblack. Vincennes; E. s. Tuell, Corydon;
John Tilson, Franklin H. L. Nowlin, Law
renceburg; Knode Carter. Hagerstown:
David Wallace, Indianapolis; Sid Conger,
Shelbyville; w. T. Beaucamp. Terre Haute;
John c. Bridges, Bridgeton; William M.
Blackstock. Lafayette; Joe Cunningham,
Peru; c. B. Benjamin, Leroy; James Nc
Donald, Ligonier
FOR INDIANA EXHIBIT.
unable to be present to deliver an address,
but his wemome and that of Mayor Book
walter were conveyed to the board and the
visitors by representatives. The annual ad-
dress of the president was read by NJ. 5.
Claypool, and the reports of the secretary
and treasurer followed. The reports of the
officers showed the affairs of the board TO
be in excellent condition. A resolution was
prepared to be presented to the board this
morning for action which favors a preten-
tious hibit of Indiana products at the
Louisiana Purchase Exposition to be held
in st. Louis in 1904
The members of the board met in the aft
ernoon with the Indiana State Association
of Fair Managers. j. j. Insley, of Craw-
louisville. is president of the association
and William NJ. Blackstock, of Lafayette,
is secretary. These officers were reelected
early in the session.
After the address of President 1nsley the
following subjects were discussed: Should
Exhibits Be Confined to County? If Not.
aries of Officers" Proper Privileges"
What Recognition and Courtesies Should
ti tic nH%" They Pay? Art p and value of
Advertising" The subjects were discussed
exhaustively by w. F. Hulet of Craw-
louisville; H. l.. Nowlin, of Lawrenceburg;
j. Q. Thomas. of Rushville; w. s. Young.
Of Franklin, and j. E. Mcdonald, of Lig-
onier.
The session of the association will be re-
sumed this morning at $50 o'clock. The
reports of committees will be read the
board will be received, the election will be
held and all unfinished business will be
completed.
The attendance at the session of the fair
managers in the afternoon was surprising
ly large, there being more than 300 dele
gates In attendance.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-07
COUNTY COUNCIL MEETING.
1t Will he Held on Jan. IA to Make
Appropriations.

special meeting of the County Council
has been called by County Auditor Smith
for JAM IA. at 10 a. m. The council will be
convened to Inappropriate the money nee
essary for the continuance of the bridge
work i'm the county. All of the money APP
propriated last year and unused at the end
of the year will be included in the appro-
priations asked by the commissioners.
The County Commissioners will also ask
the council to appropriate $1,000 for the
purchase of voting machines. The COM
missioners are in Iavor of machine voting
and want to take this step so as to have
legal ground for test of the law which
IL is expected will be passed i'm the Legisla
ture making machine voting compulsory in
Indiana Commissioner McGregor is heart
lily in favor of voting machines, and the
best that can be secured. He says that
whatever machine is approved by the COM
mission and is best adapted for a county
polling as large a vote as Marion is the
machine he wants purchased. Mr.. McGre-
gor is the most enthusiastic of the COM
missioners over the prospects for voting
machines for the city election, while Com
missioners Spafford and McGaughey favor
the purchase if ii is conditioned upon the
merits of the various machines in the mar
ket and their ability to accurately record
the vote, providing IL will also be step In
the economy of elections.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-07
LINCOLN LEAGUE PLANS
NEXT CONVENTION WILL BE HELD IN
THIS CITY IN FEBRUARY.
IL Was First Intended to Hold 1t i'm
Evansville-Prepari for
Big zine.

The Legislature is the lodestone that
draws everything to Indianapolis. II had
been originally intended to hold the annual
meeting and banquet of the Lincoln League
I'm Evansville next month, but at a meeting
of the officers here yesterday afternoon IL
was decided that, as the Legislature will
be IN session here at the time. IL would be
wiser to hold the meeting in this city.
Consequently, the annual state meeting
of the league will be held in Indianapolis
Feb. IL and 13. with headquarters at the
Denison. There were present at yester-
days meeting r. Harry Miller, of Fair
mount. president of the league. and the fol-
lowing district representatives: First, Geo.
ID. Heilman and Senator Samuel Crum-
baker: Second. George Mcdaniel; Third,
John w. Martin; Fourth. Edward A Remy;
Fifth. Charles d. Renick; Sixth. r. E.
Kirkman and Harry c. Starr; Seventh F.
s. Boardman: Eighth, E. v. Fitzpatrick;
Ninth. r. H Proctor and E. E. Neal:
Tenth, Grant Kitchener; Eleventh, ]. s.
McHenry; Twelfth. Charles r. Lane and
Fred Snyder; Thirteenth. l. r. Stuckey.
President Miller was authorized 10 make
the arrangements for the speakers and to
F. s. Boardman, Grant Kitchener and Geo.
~. Holman were named as the committee
every effort viii be made to make this
meeting the largest and most successful
that the league has ever held. Reduced
rates will be secured on all railroads. and
with the central location of this city a
mountaineering attendance is practically
assured. Senators Fairbanks and Bever-
fdge and the members of the Indiana dele
cation In Congress will be invited TO be the
guests OF honor at the dinner, and IL is
hoped that at least one of the senator's and
three or four of the representatives will be
here.
speaker of national reputation will be
secured TO deliver the principal address at
the dinner, and in addition TO this short
Deeches will be made by representatives
from each OF the congressional districts
and by two or three Republicans who are
prominent in state affairs. Lieutenant
Governor Gilbert will probably represent
his home district, the Twelfth, and Mayor
Bookwalter and Capt William e English
will speak for Indianapolis and the Seventh
district Among the other men who will
probably be on the programme are James
II. Statesman. of Peru; Fred Lands of
Logansport; c. c. Lyons. of Paramount:
Warren g. Sayre. of Wabash, and Attor-
ney General Charles W. Miller, of Goshen.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-07
HUMANE OFFICER REPORTS.


The annual report of Humane Officer
Frank Wilson was filed yesterday with
Superintendent Taffe. 1t deals with the
number of cases handled by Mr.. Wilson
during the past year. 1t is shown that 2S3
cases have been reported TO police head
quarters, 40 cases reported by the HUI
name Society and 4s7 cases reported by the
humane officer. making total of $50 cases
handled OF this number there were 70
horses reported lame and with sore backs.
5A horses and mules killed "A cases of
cruelty to children, 127 cases of cruelty to
animals horses relieved from over
checking Il sick and destitute children
reported 10 the office of the Charity Or
ganization, l6 cattle killed. Al horses and
mules ordered shod and IL cases of fast
driving.
Mr. Wilson said that his report this year
showed one hundred more cases than he
handled the year before. He says this Is
due to the negligence of the owners of ami
mails He said many people do not take
the proper care of their horses, but allow
them to become diseased in the hoofs He
said that bill will be introduced in the
Legislature which, IL passed, will protect
horses against docking This practice
of owners Mr.. Wilson says, is most harm
full. The bill has been placed in the hands