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Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1905-12-15
MOTTO OF SALE
Ditch Proc PROCEEDINGS.
Sale OF DlTCHlNG JOBS.

Notice is hereby ggdioxIen, that on the 18th
day Of December s 1905, at two o'clock pm,
at the e office Of the county auditor, in the
rison. state of Minnesota, l will Sc the
jobs of digging and constructing the
ditch No y of Morrison county, es:ab-
Hshed by the board of county conlnis-
sioners of Morrison county, and state of
Minnesota, by their order bearing date
For the work as one job, and also for one
or more sections of 1CO feet each, and also
for one or more of the construction jobs,
each of said sections to be known and num-
the engineer in said matter, commencing
at the one including the outlet, and from
thence, successfully, up stream to the one
including the source,
corner of the northwest quarter of section
twenty-three l23), township, one hundred
running east about eighty (8W rods on
quarter line to slough, thence in a south
erly dire ction from said slough through
three .(23); thence in a southwesteriy
direction through the northwest quarter
and the north one half of the southwest
Southeast quarter of section twenty.seven
I'D and the northeast quarter of section
thirty, four (3,; thence in a westerly
northwest quarter Of section thirty-fonr
(34) thence west through section thirty
three 1881 at or near the quarter line and
nfe Hay hst abo%9
the center of said section; thence follow
ing the course of Hay Creek to the Little
Elk River, said Hay Greek to be straig ht-
ened and widened to such an extent as to
Little Elk river, as its outlet little Elk
river, to the lowest
responsible bidder or bidders, and that
bids are invited for said work said work
to be completed within the time required,
gineer's report. And no bid will be enter
tanned which exceeds more than thirty
(9o) per cent over and above the estimate
cost of the construction, in any
the successful bidder will be required
to g. We a satisfactory bond, to be ap-
wed by the auditor of said county,
two freehold sureties, for the faith:
performance and fulfllment of his
accrue by reason of his failure to
1plete the job within the time required
the contract. The said order and es-
mates and profile are on file, and may be
The approximate amount of work to he
done in the construction of such ditch is
as follows:
From stake No. Q to stake No. $685. esti-
n, number s; eS Of cubic yards of dirt to
The estimated total cost of the work is
five thousand three hundred seventy
three and 46~1O0ths dollars ($537s,40.
All bids must be accom- panied by
said county, for not less than ten per cent
of the amount of each bid.
The right to- reject any and all bids is
hereby reserved.
Dated November 22nd, 1905.
SEAL. WILLIAM a. Blu TIER,
= County Auditor Morrison County, State
of Minnesota.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1905-12-15
NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF
CONTRACT

To Peter lilly. his heirs or assigns
Whereas default has been made in the
terms and conditions of that certain land
vember, 1901, wherein and whereby, John
Kerich and his wife KATRINA Kerich,
agreed to conveyt' !e.r lilly, the west
half of the southwes. quarter of section
thirty-one, in tow ship forty-one of range
Twenty-Five, in Morrison county, Mime
sofa, in accordance with the terms and
conditions set forth in said contract;
Now therefore, you and each of you are
hereby notified. that said John Kerich
and his wife KATRINA keriCh, do under
and by virtue of the terms and conditions
of sale set forth in said contract, hereby
declare said contract will be cancelled.
terminated and forfeited, after the ex pira-
ton of thirty days from and after service
Of this notice upon you, as by law pro-
vided.
1905. ~ ''' -
JOHN KERICH,
KATRINA KERICH.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1905-12-15
ORDER FOR HEARING ON CLAIMS
STATE OF MINNESOTA,

&c
COUNTY OF MORRISON.
In Probate Court, Special Term, Nov.
4th, 1905.
In the matter of the estate of Margaret
Brant, deceased.
Letters of administration on the estate of
Margaret Brant deceased, late of the
county of Morrison. state of Minnesota,
being granted to August Brant.
tits ordered, that six months be and
the same is hereby allowed from and after
the date of this order, in which all persons
having claims or demands against the
said deceased are required to file the same
in the probate court of said county, for ex
animation and allowance, or be forever
barred.
It is further ordered, that the 9Th dav of
February, 1905, at 10 O'Clock a. NJ, at a
special term of said probate court in the
court house, in the city of Little Falls, in
said county. be and the same hereby is
appointed as the time and place when and
where the said probate court will examine
and adjust said claims and demands.
And it is further ordered, that notice of
such hearing be given to all creditors and
persons interested III said estate by forth
with publishing this order once in
each week, for three successive weeks, in
the Little Falls Herald. a weekly legal
newspaper printed and published. at Little
Falls, in said county.
Dated at Little Falls, this 4th day Of
Nov. A. d. 1905.
Py the Court,
Seal 1. ?. SHAW,
D1 Judge of PJobat e
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1905-12-15
NOTIFICATIONS ACCEPTED.
Powers Agree to Some OF Turkeys
Proposals.

Constantinople, Dec 8-The ambas-
sailors of the six powers, at a confer
ence just held, have accepted some Of
the notifications proposed by the
porte to the original scheme for the
financial control of Macedonia and an
amended agreement has been for
warded to their respective govern
ments for ratification. This is ex-
pected promptly, when the incident
will be closed.
The notifications accepted appar
emily in no way affect the efficacy of
the scheme, but are sop given to the
sultan's self-esteem and his claims for
recognition of his sovereign rights by
the inclusion of an Ottoman represen-
tative in the financial commission and
In agreement that the commissions
decisions shall be submitted to the
sultan for formal imperial sanction.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1905-12-15

ly by pure luck, and this calls forth
most favorable comment from the ex-
pectant hungry assemblage. If the
knife doesn't strike the joint at first,
move it back and forth, pressing the
wing away from the body, disclosing
the ball of the joint, then cut through
and the wing is detached.
When this process is completed the
lisjointed portions are laid to one side
If the platter, or put on separate
plate, to allow of free space for sliclng
the breast meat. ~~.a
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1905-12-15
FRANCE MAINTAINS POSiT!CN
Venezuelan Situation Daily Growing
Worse.

Washington. Dec. 11.-France has
refused to withdraw her note to Ven.
ezuela protesting against President
Castros treatment OF M. Taignv. the
French diplomatic representative. N
Jusserand, the French ambassador
had a long conference with Secretary
Root during the day regarding the
Venezuelan situation, which, it can Us
announced IN high authority, is Gaily
growing worse. France, it is under
stood, would have taken step: to Pre-.
tect her own interests in Venezuela
before this had it not been for the IN.
willingness OF the French government
to make any move which would hind.
Or emEarrass the settlement Ct tn
American troubles with Venezuela.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1905-12-15
Revolt in Baltic Provinces.

st. Petersburg, Dec 12.-Riga is
completely cut off from St. Peters
burg. The scanty news reaching St.
Petersburg is all to one effect. The
last advices received from the Baltic
provinces reported the dissertation or
churches, the murder of landowners
and the pillaging OF property. The
Tevolutionaries are growing in au-
dacity. ~~
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1905-12-15
EDWARD ATKINSON is CEAp.
Well Known Social and Politica! Econ
on:i 5t EsE;rss Suddenly,

WeII NNcWN SOCIAL ana PoIIt1ca! ECoE
on:i5t c>r;rss Suddenly,
Boston, &c. i2.-ElWaci t..G::1s<<::.t:4
the well known social and ljoliticft!
econo2ai:t. @, his city, died sudden =
during tbs cav alter an attack ..
acute indjgi :tion, affecting the hear
He was *eTontyeicht years OF age.
For forty years Mr.. Atkinson i.:ai>
been looked Uron IS an author
On economic questions and in TIL.
connection :'a;! been called upon K
perforrl 2iany important public c.:
ties, among them being an ap1oi.;
ment by PRESIDENT Cleveland in 1SS
as special commissioner on the stat,::.
of bimeta.i:sm in Europe.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1905-12-15
Whiteman Taken to Prison.

Buffalo, Dec. 11.-Alonzo J. White.
man, convicted of defrauding the Fl
deity Trust company of this city by
means OF forged and raised paper
was taken to Auburn prison durin:
the day to begin term of eight years
and five months.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1905-12-15
FORCED LOAN ORDERED.
Desperate Expediency to Save Russia
From Bankruptcy.

st. Petersburg, Dec. 10, via Eydt-
kuhnen, Dec. 1.-THE government
seems to have succeeded in tiding the
treasury over the present crisis, al
though the method by which this was
accomplished shows to what straits
the government has been reduced.
The emperor has approved a ukase
authorizing the State bank to discount
$50,000,0O0 in excheQuer bills, which
Is permitted by the regulations of the
bank, but it savors Of the character
of a forced loan. This method has
not been resorted to since the days of
che Russo-Turkish war
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1905-12-15
STATE OF MINNESOTA,0
COUNTY OF MORRISON.

hereby certify and return, that after
due and diligent search, have been I'M
able to find the within defendant, Peter
lilly, within my said county, and the de-
PENDANT aforesaid cannot be found within
said c: unity.
Dated this 9TH day of Dec. 1905.
E. S. TANNER.
Sheriff of Morrison County. MINI.
BY T. w. CANNON,
Deputy.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1905-12-15
TEN PERSONS KILLED
OVERLAND Limited ON THE luN.
ION PACIFIC WRECKED NEAR
ROCK SPRINGS, WYo.

Freight, DemoIishinq Both Locomo.
tives and Several coaches-Enqi.
nssr Of the Freight Responsible for
the Disaster by Misunderstanding
Or Misreadina Orders.
Omaha, Dec. 7-Ten persons were
killed and eleven train employees and
eight passengers injured in a wreck
Of Overland limited passenger train
No. 2 on the Union Pacific I'VE miles
west Of Rock Springs, Wyo. The linn
tied was run into headon by freight
train and both engines were demol-
ished and the dynamo car, mail car
and dining car on tha limited were
burned. Several of t1b bodies Of the
dead were incinerated.
The dead were all train employees
who lived in the West The injuries
to the passengers were slight.
An extra freight train was given an
order before 1t left Rock Springs to
meet four 'eastbound passenger trains,
of which the Overland limited was
the last one, at All Say, siding five
miles west of Rock Springs. The
freight took the siding at All Say and
waited until three of these trains had
passed east and then pulled out
When mile and half west Of All
Say the freight met the Overland linn
tied and crashed into it, headon.
Both engines were demolished and
the three first cars of the Overland
limited Immediately caught fire and
were entirely destroyed.
Engineer Brink of the freight train,
who, it is stated officially, was respon.
sible for overrunning his orders, was
one of the killed. Several trains had
been badly delayed at Granger, with
the result that the four passenger
trains were running close to each
other. The freight had received posi-
tive orders to meet all four Of these
trains at All Say and the officials say
that the orders were either misunder
stood or misread.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1905-12-15
CHALLENGE ACCEPTED
RUSSIAN WoRkMEN PROMPT TO
REPLY TO GOVERNMENTS
LATEST MOVE.

eolute Anarchy Prevails In LIvonla,
Many Workmen Being Slain by
Troops Using Machine ouno.
1t. Petersburg, Dec. 10, via Bydt-
kuhhsn, East Prussia, Dec. 11.-There
IL every indication this morning that
the governments challenge Will be &C.
copied and that within forty-eight
hours 4 general strike throughout Rus
sia will be ordered. A terrible storm
has been raised by tho arrest of NJ.
Yrustaloff, president Of the executive
0mmittee of the workmen's council,
which was followed during the night
blythe imprisonment Of the members
Of the workmen's council and q mum
Der OF socialistic leaders:
The reaction has come," were the
words on every lip and in the liberal
extremist camp there was only one
opinion, namely, that it must be re-
sisted to the bitter end. At all the
meetings last night, some of which
lasted until morning, the opinion was
unanimous that the government had
forced the hands of the proletariat
and that the supreme weapon, Z gen.
efal strike, must be invoked.
Railroad Employees Declare Strike.
The employees of the Riga rel rail-
road have declared a strike on &C.
count of the declaration of martial
law in Livonia and have sent an ap-
peal to the other roads to join Last
night the railroad men of the Baltic
lines decided to follow the example of
the Riga-Orel men.
The situation in Livonia is frightful.
Absolute anarchy prevails.
messenger who arrived here this
morning declared that the streets of
Riga were flowing with blood. After
a meeting the railroad men of Riga
were moved down by the fire of ma
chine guns and artillery.
The railroad men of St. Petersburg,
at a meeting, resolved that inasmuch
"as the reaction is gaining force and
the government is seeking to retract
what was won by the first Pan-Rus-
sian strike, the railroad men stand
ready to obey the signal for a general
strike, but advise their fellow work
ers to await the word from the central
committee at Moscow, as a failure
must not be risked.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1905-12-15

Over TWO Hundred Lives Lost Z:
iY:J Present Year.
Chicago, Zee. 11.-According to {:
ures cc~-.:i.vl by the Lake Ma;
News l,..<~c the death list On
Great e; during the past Sc.
was 80. - heaviest loss on re- o-l.
During go season OF 1899 c.:
forTT-1nH YES were lost Gil
Great ..:cS, lis being the small:
loss on record.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1905-12-15
FOR FIRST TIME IN HISTORY.
Arctic Explorer Completes the North
west Passage.

Seattle, Wash, Dec. S.-Captair
Amundsen, commander of the Norwe-
gian Arctic exploration expedition, has
arrived at Eagle City, Alaska, after
having completed the northwest pass
age, the first explorer in history to
have done so. = H. ! s~
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the fat woman across the aisle from
us. That fat woman is going to make
life a burden for pa, l can see that
plain enough. She is engaged to the
living skeleton, and he sleeps in the
upper berth, over her, and he is Jeal-
Gus of pa, while the fat woman has
got to depending on pa to do little
things for her.
OF course the first night out is
always the worst on a sleeper, and
the poor woman is nervous, and when
the animal train, in the second sec
ton, ran on a side track beside our
train of sleepers, and Rajah, the boss
lion, got woke up and exploded one OF
his roars, within six feet of the fat
woman's berth, she just gave one yell,
and reared up, and came down hard
in the berth. Something broke, and
she went right through the bottom OF
the berth to the floor, doubled up like
a jackknife.
Pa got up and went to her berth,
though i told him to keep away, cause
he would get into trouble. First he
stumbled over one of her shoes, adm
said he thought he had told everybody
10 keep their telescope Valises in the
baggage car, and that made her mad.
Then he reached in the berth and got
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hold her from breaking in two, she
screamed and slapped pas face, and
had a mess of Mysteries. The fat wo-
man grabbed a couple of handfuls of
female whiskers, and was going 20
pull them out by the roots. when the
bearded woman begged her not to pull
them out, as to lose her Whiskers
would destroy her means of livelihood.
Then the bugle blew for everybody
to get up and go to the show lot, and
put up the tents for the first show of
the season. When we got out of the
sleeper we asked where we were, and
a man told pa We were at Peoria, Ill,
and he wanted pa to give nm a COM
plmentary ticket for telling what town
we were in, but pa looked fierce at the
man and asked what kind of an easy
mark he took him for. and the man
skunk away. You wouldn't think they
could unload those two trains of cars,
about so in all, in a week, but when
we got out the horses were hitched On
the wagons, and in Is minutes they
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were loaded and on the way to the lot,
and pa and l got on the first wagon.
Talk about system, The surveyors
were there ahead of us, and had
measured off the lot and pushed wire
stakes in the ground where the grup
tent was to be. and when the first
wagon of the grub outfit arrived,
which contained a big range, big
enough to cook for a thousand men,
stove pipes We're put on, which teie-
scoped up in the air, and in tWosmin-
utes fire was built and bacon and po-
tatoes and coffee were cooking, local
bread wagons were unloading bread
on the grass, so men put up poles and
spread the tent on, and others set up
tables in the tent, and in half an hour
breakfast was served to the first 500
men. Pa and l drew up to the first
table but there was a yell to put EN-
out" and we found we had sat down
to the table of the negro canVasman.
and they struck because they would
not associate on an equality with
white trash.
Gee but pa was mad. He said he
was as good as any niger and that
made them mad and they threw boiled
potatoes and scrambled eggs at pa,
and we had to retire. but when pa
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-23

r. M. Washington and wife, of Will
son, N. c. Mrs. C. Mebane, of Green's
boro; Col. L. b. Holt and wife, era
ham. N. G.
Among late arrivals were: Mr.. M. T.
Davis, Jr., Harry S. Davis, Norfolk.
Va. r. C. Abbott. r. r. Roberts, o.
r. King, ]. M. Atkinson, w. N. Bar
rett, Jno D., Blair, p. B.. Hessberg and
wife, G. NJ. Palmer, Jno 5. Goldsmith,
c. j. Miller, B. H. Randolph, f. M.
Crutchfield N. S. Smith, T. w. Pritch-
ard, Miss Hazelgrove, Geo. c. Greg
DRY, N. S. Smith, Jas. w. Gregory,
Richmond, Virginia. Mr. John
w. Cross, wife and baby, DR.. d. E.
Green, Raleigh; Mrs. Fl. Jordan, Miss
Ema Clark, Wilson; Hon. Henry
Blount. Mrs. r. A. Woodland, Wilson,
N. c.: DR.. and Mrs. r. H. Stancil
Margaretsville, N. C.;'Mr. w. c.. Har-
rell. Emporia, Va; j. T.. Alternately,
Petersburg. Va; Julian Freeland, De-
troit. Michigan; Mrs. l.. j. Lloyd S.
M. Lloyd Miss Morgan. Lynchburg,
Va; Kenner Cawley, Farmville, Va;
A. A. Isaacs, j. b. Rawlings, BALTIC;
C. p. Johnson Wightman, N. c., w.
enburg, Brunswick, Md, c. w. Stan
ford, A. S. Galloway n. c.. e. b.
Cooke, Goldsboro, N. c.; E. P. Dun
lap. ]. A. Glenn, j. w. Glenn, South
Boston. Va; w. S. Powell, Durham;
Mrs. l.. Kelley, Miss Hunt, Graham
N. c.; Mr.. l.. Banks Holt, Graham, n
C.;.P. j. Gillespie, New York; G. d.
Mayuck, Manchester, Va; S. S, Par
ham, Henderson, N. c.; B. E. Boylen
Boydton, Va: S. Wilson, Boston; r.
w. Raney, Petersburg, Va; Col. Ben
chan, Cameron, Raleigh, n. c.; A. d.
Harris, Warrenton, N. c.: Miss Elan.
Suffolk, Va; Mrs. G. n. Woodland, Miss
Lilly Woodland Norfolk, Va; Mrs. 5.
H. Woody, Mrs. NJ. A. Young. Peters
burg, Va; c. A. Hunt, Master Hunt,
Miss Husk. Miss A. Kelly Mr.. w. Kel-
ly, Savannah, Ga.
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May I've had the darndest time
getting packed up and started on the
road. How in the name of heaven
we ever got half the things on the
cars is more than / know, but it seems
as though the circus company had d
man to look after every thing, and
he had men under him to look after
his regular share of things, so when
the cars were loaded, and the boss
clapped his hands, and the engineer
footed his whistle, there wasn't tent
stake or rope, or a board seat, or
anything left behind. Every man
knew exactly where the things were
that he was responsible for, so he
could lay his hands on them in the
dark, and he knew just what wagon
his stuff was to go in.
Gee, but you talk about system,
there is no business in the world that
has q system like a show on the road.
Every performer was in his or her
section in the sleeper, and pa and i
got an end section with the freaks,
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complained to the boss canvasman,
he told pa to go and eat with the
freaks and try to keep in his place
We got breakfast at another table,
and then we went out on the lot to
superintend the putting up Of the big
tents. The putting noy
tents. The greatest thing was a wagon
containing a miniature pile driver,
run by steam, which was driven
around outside of where the big tents
were to be, and it drove down big
stakes so quick it would make your
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Ideal Country Neighbor.
hood.
CONTINUED from page one

it. You will be asked, nay you will
be begged to eat, and you will be made
to know that your welcome is a glad
one. Before you will be fresh fat
chicken, delicious country ham, NUT
ton, eggs, yellow butter (naturally SOD.
homemade pickles and preserves, and
tempting pie and cakes.
You will be impressed by the
spread, but your eyes will tell you that
these people have plenty more at
home where this came from. You will
be impressed also with their hospitali-
ty, their charming, unaffected man
ners, and you will come away muir
muring q blessing upon some OF the
best citizens of this grand old State.
and some of the best people God ever
made.
PERCY J. OLIVE.
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hold of one of her feet. and pa got the
men to help, and they got her out, but
she seemed all squshed together. She
sat up all night and wanted to lean on
pa, but the skeleton kept his head
over the rail of the upper berth and
night.
The bearded woman got up out of
her berth about daylight, to go to the
toilet room for a shave, or a hair cut,
or something and when she saw pa
trying to soothe the fat woman and
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-23

Under insurance policies the company agrees to replace
your house it burns but for business convenience what it
really does to give you the money with which to replace
yourself Life insurance companies not contract to
give his life back the Insured What they really agree
to do to compensate the nsured Benecaries accord
ing the amount of premiums paid in by the Insured for
the loss Of earning capacity :: :: :: :: ::
The company therefore, which offers the best returns for
earning capacity the one in which you should be in
terested The Greensboro Life Insurance Company Income
Indemnity Policy offers features that have been
sented before the insurng public all of which guar
anteed by the registration of policies with the 1nsur
ance Commissioner :: :: : :: q:
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Why He Carried 1t.

little boy" said a gentleman, "why
do you carry that umbrella over your
head? It's not raining.
mo"
"And the sun is not shining"
"No."
"Then why do you carry it?"
Cause when it rains pa wants 1t
and when the sun shines ma uses 1T,
and it's only this kind of weather
that I can get to use it at ALL"
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POLICIES REGISTERED

On the face of all our policies the In
surance Commissioner over the
Seal of the State of North Caro-
lima, says:
"THIS POLICY is REGISTER
ED AND SECURED BY PLEDGE
OF BONDS, STOCKS OR SECU-
RITES DEPOSITED with
THIS DEPARTMENT AS PRO
VIDED BY LAW"