Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1905-12-29
PIERZ

Dec 28.-The Farmers''.' Mutual
Fire Ins. Co. Of Pierx will fold their
annual meeting in Barney Groes's hall
on Tuesday. Jan. I'd, from 10 q. M.
until 4 p. m. Every member should
attend this meeting and those not
members are also invited.
Willie Berg won tho horse rsffied BY
J. j. Drummer last Sunday. No. 8
was the winning number.
There will be no mail delivered on
jan. 1st by the rural carriers.
! The village schools closed Friday for
the holiday vacation and will open
Wednesday,; Jan. Sd.
Frank Faust's two black dogs, both
English settlers about half grown, ran
away last week and did not return.
He offers liberal reward for their re-
turn.
Frank Marshik. Jr.. who 10 attend
ing the Normal school at St. Cloud, is
spending his vacation with his par.
ents here.
Fred Dahmen left Wednesday Tor
Quincy. WASH, where he will attend
to his farm which he purchased there
last spring.
Leo. the 11-year.old son of Mr.. and
Mrs F. x. Virnig, had one of his
fingers nearly cut off by one of his
playmates Saturday. DR.. Seguin is
attending and has hopes of saving
the injured finger.
A number of the members of the
German coach horse company went to
Little Falls Tuesday to engage an at
torney and prepare an answer to their
suit. f. W. Lyon of Little Falls and
Stewart & Brewer of St. Cloud will
defend the case for them.
The Rich Prairie Milling Co. has
extended the village waterworks into
their engine house. The we'll did not
furnish water enough for the engine
lately so they added the water works.
T1ey use about 100 barrles per day.
Miss Anna and Kate Meyer, have
been working in Fargo the past year.
returned last week and are spending
the holidays with their parents here.
Peter l.. 0irt1 has completed hin
contract Of ooduEoyinR tho swamp be-
tween Sec. IL and ~
Edward Bentfeld was In Edden
Valley Lost week. ;.
Peter X. Mayer killed q wolf in Jos
Boehmer's pasture Thuneday and re-
ceived the reward for 1t. The next
day the thristenson boys had him AZ
rested for taking tho wolf out Of their
trap and they claimed the, animal
Mayer states that no shot and
wounded the volt, then followed tho
wolf for quite distance when he
again saw him and fired another shot
killing him instantly. When he
reached the place he first saw that he
was caught in Q trap. The case csme
up before Justice Cameron In Little
Falls Tuesday. At the trial Jos.
Boehmer came in as q third party.
He claimed thste the animal was killed
on his land. and that he only allowed
the Mayer Buys to hunt there, tut
did not allow any one to place traps
on his land and under these c,roum-:
stances he claims the wolf. All testi-
mony were taken and the jnetice will
render his decision on Jan. 9Th.
County Attorney Lindbergh appeared
for Christensen and Jos. Boehmer
pleaded the case for the Mayer boys.
Who is entitled to the wolff
Otto Hoffman of Lastrup invented q
new devise for a traction engine
which gives the front wheels motive
power az we'll az the hind wheels. He
states that it works to perfection. He
left for st. Paul Tuesday to engage q
patent attorney to secure patent on
the invention for him. Mr.. Hoffman
is also q member Of the German coach
horse company and told his brother
members ii he would secure his patent
he would relieve them, and settle the
horse deal alone.
Tony Friedrich. village marshal,
received papers to arrest JOS. n.
LANCER. LANCER enlisted as soldier
at Ft: Smelling about two months
ago and after serving about six weeks
1t Is said u furlough was granted him
to visit at home q short time, but he
failed to return. Nothing is known
of his whereabouts. A reward of $50
is offered for his capture.