davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1905-03-10
MORRISON COUNTY TELEPHONE
COMPANY.

Swanvil5e News: If anyone had
said four years ago that st the present
date SwanTille would be headquarters
of the largest and best equipped in
dependent telephone system in Central
Minnesota, he would not have been
believed. Yet such is the fact
Four years ago John Stronan then q
farmer living east Of this village, be-
came impressed with the advantages
Of direct telephone line from here to-
Little Fails via Elmdale, and receiv-
Ing much encouragement from both
ends of the proposed line, soon after
built it. This was the beginning of
the present Morrison County system.
The line proved a success and = year
later it was extended to Holdingio1d,
In Stearns county. This has been fol-
lowed By other extensions to st.
Anna, Pierz, Avon, Pinsbury and
several other points, containing many
toll stations. Altogether the company
now own and operate about 1850 miles
OF long distance lines, besides several
important farmer lines And this will
be augmented early this spring by
nearly q hundred miles of new lines,
the poles and material for--which are
for the most part now upon the
ground. The system has long distance
connections at Little Falls with the
Northwestern and at Swanville with
the Minnesota Central, thus giving
to It's patrons the best of service.
A year ago January last the COM
pany put In q email local system here
In the village. starting with a small
twenty five line switch board and
but 10 subscribers. The exchange has
proven popular and within six months
outgrew the little switch board.
Early this last winter a big 100 line
board was added to accommodate the
increasing subscription list, and the
system In other ways improved.
There are now some fifty subscribers,
and phones being added nearly every
week.
Mr.. Stroman has remained at the
head OF the entire system ever since
tne nrst line was built, and to him
10 due the credit for it's wide success.
Last season he erected fine two story
business block, the upper story OF
which now houses the local exchange
and general Office Of the company.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1905-03-10
TO MAKE MORE TWlNE
State will Increase Yearly
Output by Two Million
Pounds

Preparations to enlarge the Stillwat.
or prison Irvine plant are being made.
It Is proposed to increase the annual
capacity of the plant from 10. 000. 600
to $4,000, 900 pounds of Irvine. The
necessary machinery will be installed
in time to add from SOC, 900 to 600, 900
pounds to the output for this season.
Warden Wolfer has gone east to pur-
chase the machinery. The addition to
the Irvine plant will involve an outlay
of from $50, 600 to $75, 600.
The enlargement of the Irvine plant
is in line with the suggestion of Gov
johnson in his inaugural message,
though the governor now refuses to
take credit for the movement The
action is taken by the state board OF
control, and will carry out precon-
ceived ideas on the part of the mem
bers OF the board.
Before meeting of the binding
twine committee of the house recent
" j. F. Jacobson, chairman of the
board, said he had been an advocate
Of the enlargement Of the Irvine plant
and intimated that he had been out
voted by other members of the board.
The warden is known to be friend
of the plan increasing the output of
the plant, and 1t is hoped to eventu-
ally supply all the Irvine that will be
needed by the Minnesota farmers. The
present plan is to order the Irvine Of
tie prison authorities through the
farmers clubs, but # the increased
quantity manufactured cannot be DIS
posed of in this way during the season
the product will be sold to retail deal.
ers. who wills be under contract to
sell on certain margin of profit to
their customers.
It 10 estimated that abcut II, 600, 600
pounds of binding Irvine are used each
season by Minnesota farmers, and the
enlarged capacity of the twire plant
will permit of the manufacture Of
more than rwo-thirds of this quantity.
It is expected to sell the Irvine in
future at profit Of not more than
cent q pound, and the proceeds are TO-
be used exclusively for the enlarge
ment and development of the plant.
Comparatively little additional build
ing will be required at Saltwater to
house the new machinery to give the
plant it's 1900. 600 pounds increase,
and it IT, expected to have the new
machinery running in time to assist
materially in supplying the demand
for 1905.
The law requires that the appro-
priation for the increase Of he..twine
plant muss be approved by the COVER
nor. Gov. Johnson says that he would
heartily approve of in any Increase
In the plant, since it is being con-
Quoted along go successful lines.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1905-03-10
BuH

March S.-Don't forget the election
next Tuesday.
There are three candidates in the
field for assessor. They are W. Wake,
John Henneke and J. B. Hartman.
The other town officers have no oposi
tlon.
Geo. Boser, who is i'll with asthma,
is reported somewhat improved.
Wonder when the hilltop farmer will
have time to build fence around hie
hogs. It seems that he intends to
trouble his neighors in the future az
he had troubled them in the past. and
then he complains about his neighbore
being cranks. It's no wonder.
Louis Brinkman, the postmaster OF
Lastrup. passed through here with hif
wife on their way to St. Cloud to COT.
suit q physician. Mrs. Brinkman II
i'll.
The Misses Annie and Lizzie Lake.
witsch were visiting Miss Katie
Ksinz Monday.
A number Of our young people at'
tended the dance at Pierz Monday. A
good time IL the report
Don't forget to vote for good roads
on election day. We need them.
The latest is that the correspondent
will get q good threehing and at an
early date too. Wooooo.
Yesterday it came to our ears the
9th time that certain farmer does
not wish to see his daughter marry
the Buh correspondent. Now, there.
fore. We will express our feeling about
this matter and will say that it Is
not at all the writer's intention to ash
your worthy daughter whether or not
she would marry him.
P Boser took shave last Saturday
the first one this season. He says i,
took him six hours. - 49, --. go
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1905-03-10

The Elk lodge, of the state have rep.
resentatives at Minneapolis today
discussing the advisability Of organic.
ing state association. s K. Snow,
81. A. Rider and NJ. V. Wetsel repre-.
sent the Little Falls lodge. ..---
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1905-03-10
SMUT IN WHEAT AND IT'S
TREATMENT.

ON " In WaGAl AND LIS
TREATMENT.
Smot differs radically from rust.
Smut il an infectious az measles. It
may DO carried from farm to farm by
the thresh1ng machine as we'll az by
seed wheat which is infested. Bulletin
No. 81 recommends the following az
effective treatment:
Treatment. Secure from reliable
druggists good formabdehyde, some
times called 'formaline.' With each
pound of this liquid mix IS gallons Of
water. Spread the wheat on a tight
floor, sprinkle on the solution, AID
shovel until every kernel is moistened.
Let the grain stand few hours before
sowing. II sown the same day the
machine will need to be set to SOW
about one eth more than the ordin-
airy amount. 1t it is not to be sowa
the same day, tie grain should be
shoveled over until dry. or spread
thinly on the floor to prevent heating:
One pound Of formaldehyde will treat
so to 100 bushels. the cost being only
a few cents per bushel.
Smut Of oats and barley is success.
fully treated in the same way, using
more liquid to insure It's soaking un-
der the bulls and destroying the germ
there. The grain drill, the threshing
machine, wagon boxes. grain bins or
grain bags infested with. smut spores
may be cleaned by wettiag with the
solution.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1905-03-10
BRlCkYARD

March 6.-Mrs. Perry Smith of Lit
tie Falls visited at Mrs. Richard
Chambers and Mrs. A. Longfellow's
Thursday.
8. 81. Muncy of Backman was In
from the farm Wednesday.
Mrs. David Wright returned home
Wednesday night from Trempealeau,
Wisconsin. Her father is much i'm
proved in health.
Miss Minnie Taylor came home
Thursday and returned to her school
Sunday.
Miss HERNIA Beatty gave farewell
party Friday evening to a number OF
her friends, before returning to her
school at Belle Prairie.
Alfred Matteson returned from the
woods.
Miss Jessie Taylor, who has been
teaching at Elmdale came home Fri.
day for a four weeks vacation.
Miss Della Wrig ht was the guest Of
Miss HERNIA Beatty Friday evening.
Miss Laura Matteson'','" and Albert
Peterson of Little Elk attended the
party at Miss HERNIA Beatty's.
Miss Lettie Scott is much better and
will be able to return home in few
days.
Miss HERNIA Beatty is Obliged to re-
main home one week. LONGER, owing to
4 gathering in the head.
Mrs. Savage and Mrs. J. G. Quine
will entertain the Ladies Sewing So
ciety at the home of Mrs, = Savage
Thursday afternoon.
Mics Delia.-' Wright" and Alfred
Matteson visited . Mr.. and Mrs How
ard Hovey last Sunday.
Mrs. E. Manbeck and Mrs. 81. Nun
cy called on Mrs. Frank Reid and
Mr., Tom Dewey.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1905-03-10
L-AKIN

March 4.-Mrs. Fred Carson was q
visitor at Mrs. Conant's Sunday.
B. Bomgarden Of Royslton called at
D.. A. Morse Thursday on business.
The Deputy Sheriff Of Little Falls
called at Ed. Carson's on business
Tuesday.
The young folks of Ramey and
Lakin had quite surprise on J. V.
Raglan Friday.
J. A. Nelson. M. Larson and John
son passed through here on their way
to Foley Monday.
Mr.. Sterr of Mt. Morris was looking
for q crew of men to start up mis- saw
mill.
F. Fl. Orcutt is furnishing the wooc
for the Lskin school house.
J. A. Nelson had the luck to trap &
wolf few days ago.
Miss Eta and Grace Chesney visited
at 8. Miller's Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morse visited j. A.
Nelson Sunday.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1905-03-10

To trade house and lot for farm.
Stephen G. vakly.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1905-03-10

ROOMS FOR RENT on ground
floor. City water. -
Stephen G. Vassly.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1905-03-10

Saints, and that of Christmas.
All Fridays are, of course, days of
abstinence.
The Pontiacal Indult, of which we
have spoken, exempts ''working
people, from abstinence on Vigils
and Ember days, except when snch
vigils and Ember days fall on Friday
and on such days the 1ndult also ex-
empts from abstinence, in the same
conditions az for the Lenten Season,
the members of the household of the
waaeesrner.
Past ors will make to their tiocks in
the usual terms due announcements OF
approaching Ember days and vlgils-
adding to such announcement state.
ment Of the privileges given bv the
Induit to working people,
When doubt exists az to whether
ones condition or circumstances allow
exemption from the precept of fast
and abstinence, counsel should be
asked from confessors, interpreters of
the law. and VINO are even empowered
in special cases, for good and suf1-
cient. reasons, indicated In Catholic
theology. to commute the precepts Of
fast and abstinence to other peniten-
tial work.
In enjoining upon the faithful fast
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1905-05-13

The subject had turned to occult
Ism, when the student who had been
listening attentively said: Il was
skeptical for q number Of years in re-
gard to the stories heard Of occult
manifestations until came face to
face with q practical demonstration
right here in New Orleans which con-
vtnced me that there are many strange
laws of nature of which we are entire
~ ignorant One day ] met stran-
ger on st. Charles street who spoke
to me as familiarly as II he had known
me for years.
Il arrived in New Orleans yester
day from Europe he said. and had
strange premonition that I would
meet a man Of your description and
that he would aid me-
Il laughed. and replied that would
be glad to do anything in my power.
To make long story short. we be-
came good friends. and were in the
habit OF seeing each other quite fire.
quently. He was greatly interested In
occultism. but ] only laughed at his
many stories and told him was a
poor subject for q convert to his
theories. Finally one day he induced
me to place myself under his 'infiu-
erce' and become perfectly receptive
To humor him did what he suggest
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1905-05-13
Queer Sights in Palermo

ling to flight Of nlthy stairs. and the
xlimpses have had Of the interiors
EaYe yielded Views NO, better than the
stairs. The pictures over the entrance
sre enthralling. however. A knight
in golden armor fights twenty OF more
zen in steel; heroes slaughter drag
ons and fly away from towers upon
cockatrices; gallant gentleman
chained to a pillar pulls the whole ed
ifice down upon the Saracen who is
about to cut his throat; devils and
hobgoblins rollick round gibbets-
there must be an immense amount OF
variety in it.
I'm Palermo the curtain at the op-
era house does not rise until nearly
$3.50. and then not half the audience
is In its place. The theater is the
after-dinner lounge OF everybody;
newspapers are sold at the doors: the
audience knows all the members of
the orchestra and chats to them, and
each singer has his personal friends
In front who applaud him vigorously"
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1905-05-13
Drawing on Nerve Force

That is a good answer for the ordi'
nary person, because 1t is easy. But
what is this mysterious Inner con-
sciousness"?
1t is. roughly. picture or an i'm
preston manufactured by the brain
and the nerves of the writer, who
draws, as his artistic sense dictates.
happenings and talks and views which
he creates by means of brain and
nerve cells which have never yet been
fully and satisfactorily described to
the unscientiflc mind.
A novelist, or poet, or pair.s~,
or great musician, or. In short. any
body who acts upon inspiration.
gives out his nerves when he prac-
tees his art.
Were he not to go through the eff
fort. or task. Of giving out his very
life-blood In this manner. he would
have much more physical vitality for
ordinary purposes, such as the with.
standing of chills and shocks and at.
tacks of one sort and another to
which we are all OF US liable.--Chica,
go American.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1905-05-13

Quite recently famous novelist
called in great doctor and asked
him what was the matter with him.
All the various symptoms were thor
oughly gone into. and an exhaustive
verbal examination was made. and
the medical man then spoke as fol-
Low y.
lou are selling your nerves; you
cannot sell them and keep them, too!
You must either work with less in
tensity or you must change your oc-
cupation. So long as you continue to
work your Imagination and your
nervous system as you have been do
ing lately. 30 long will You be subject
to breakdown such as the present
one"
First Of all. there is the writer of
romance. who puts on paper events
and conversations and scenery such
~ has never had any foundation in
fact.
Where does he get his material
from? 1t comes. so 1t is popularity
said. from his Inner consciousness"
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1905-05-13
Dos Talked Too Muc h

So in fortnight the old man gave
him the $50 and he went on When
he came home he told how the dog
said Hello" and asked after the
folks, and the old man was 80 pleased
that in another two weeks he gave
the son another $50 and told him to
go after the dog.
OF course, he came home without
him. and Mr.. Brown wanted to know
where the dog was.
well, I'll tell you how 1t was. faith.
err" the boy replied. 81 got him all
right, and we started home on the
train. He sat up on the seat with me.
and We. were talking. He asked after
you and mother, and by and by he
says: Does the old man make love
to the servants. the same as he used
to?' and I grabbed him and threw him
out of the window"
GOSH" the old man exclaimed, Il
hope you killed him."-Boston Herald.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1905-05-13

them. The country is one great rub.
reproducing forest. Coffee grows
there wild. and It Is also being ex-
tensively cultivated by the America.
Liberians. The forests also contain
many valuable timbers, dyewoods and
drugs. while the oil palm is exceeding
ly abundant. In the interior Of the
country ivory is plentiful. for there
are many elephants. Cacao is be-
ing increasingly planted. and. like cot.
ton. thrives remarkably well. There
are indications Of the presence of gold
in the country, and a 10-carat diamond
is alleged to have been discovered
there. The existence of hematite Iron
ore in much OF the country along the
seaboard Is undoubted. and the ma
tives work 1t to considerable ex-
tent. The climate of Liberia is much
pleasanter than that of the regions
north and south of it. 1t is much
healthier. and there Is q remarka bic
absence of insect pests.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1905-05-13

here Il no Italian town more pic
turssque tAAn this sicilian capital,
Pnlsrmo writes . traveller In .its
port lie crowded the queerest coast
ing craft have ever set eyes on. Sail
ing ships Of ali rigs, their hulls paint
cd all the colors Of the rainbow. nose
ur against the quay. where mule
carts. whose drivers are shouting at
the top Of their voices. wait to take
away the merchandise. The narrow
street where the custom-house officers
examine the goods brought ashore Is
\ place of terrific noise. When a
driver, two clerks and two custom
house oficers are discussing the con-
tents of bale or cask, 1t seems as
though murder must be committed
within the next few seconds. But
somebody signs something. the cart
moves on and everybody laughs.
"Marionette theaters have an at
traction for me and hang about the
doors like small boy. The door
ways are not inviting. generally lead
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1905-05-13
Native Wealth of Libe ria

Sir Harry Johnston, who recently
returned to England from visit to
Liberia. during which he traversed the
whole of the coast line and made sew
eral expeditions into the interior. is
very hopeful of the future Of that
country, which. he says, has made
great progress since he last saw it
twenty years ago. United States Con-
sui General Evans at London. who has
reported the matter to the state de-
portment, summarizes Sir Harry
J0hnston's observations In regard to
Liberia as follows: The Liberian gov
ernment has SO encouraged the use of
English among the natives that there
is scarcely any important tribe or
chief that has not several individuals
able to speak Ineligible English. and
therefore act as Interpreters. The ma
tives are well disposed toward the
white man, and consequently travellers
have NO dinnculty In dealing with
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1905-05-13

MT. Brown had very intelligent
dog. of whom he was proud and to
whom he was greatly attached. One
day his son, rather wild young man.
came to him and told him that there
was a man in Boston who could teach
dogs to talk.
The old man. easily deceived where
his pet was concerned, told the boy
to take him up and let the profess
sor look at him, and, II he thought 1t
worth while. to teach him. II 1t
wouldn't cost more than 5000.
The son was in need of money
about this time. so he told the old
man that the first payment would be
500. His father handed 1t over. and
Charles took the dog on and killed
him. After spending the money. he
went home and told Mr.. Brown that
the professor told him 1t would take
q month to teach the dog. and to
come up in two weeks with $50 and
see how he was getting along.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1905-05-13
UNKNOWN LAW OF NATURE

ed. He placed . pencil In. my hand
and quite unconSciously l began to
write rapidly In strange hand. After
completing nine pages signed the
last page with . name had never
heard before. What strange force
compelled me I know not. It jus.
seemed that must write. All this
time my friend was scanning the
pages eagerly. When he saw the name
at the end he uttered an exclamation
OF surprise.
Ibid you ever know that nanr
he asked eagerly.
II told him l did not.
"'Well. that man was my dearest
friend. He was drowned 10 years agc
In the China Seal
You can imagine my surprise. The
letter l had written was an eerie af-
fair. describing life In the spirit land.
and you can imagine the interest with
which read It. 1t took me several
days to recover from the strange
shock of 1t all. and since that day I
have never tried another experiment
or attempted to- delve into the mys-
teries OF occultism. However. I'm .
firm believer In tho existence Of nar
tuIal laws about which we know alb
solutely nothing. New Orleans
Times. Democrat
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1905-05-13
NERVOUS HEADACHE
MARRIED A YOUNG w0NAIp HAP
PI1ESS FOB SEVEN YEARS.

Iaesrc,rsA with Her eocial Dutisa and
Threatened 70 Caass Her Retire.
.ss.t-How Shs Was Csred.
Every sufferer from nervous headache
known bow completely it units one for
the duties and pleasures Of life. Any
little excitement. or over-exertion, or ir-
regularity brings it on. sometimes the
pain IL over the whole head. Again 1t
is like nail driven into the brain, or
wedge splitting 1t open. or band tight
ening about it. At one time it is all in
the top Of the head, at another it il all
at the base Of the skull.
Most headaches can be traced to some
faulty state Of the blood. When the
blood il scanty or charged with poison.
and the nerves are imperfectly nourished
and the digestion weak, one Of the conf
monest results is frequent and severe
headaches.
The important thing il to get rid Of the
diseased condition of the blood that
causes the attack by the use Of a remedy
that will do the work quickly and
thoroughly. What is that remedy? The
experience of Miss Ellen McKenna fur
nishes the answer. She says:
For more than seven years was a
great sufferer from nervous headache and
dizziness. Ny stomach was disordered,
and became 80 restless that could not
sit still any length Of time. Dizziness
interrupted my work greatly. At first
the attacks were not 10 severe, but they
gradually grew more violent, and finally
became 10 acute that was ON the point
Of relinquishing my membership In the
different organisations to which be-
longed."
What saved you from that necessity"
"a very simple thing; the call Of
member Of one Of the clubs, who strongly
advised me to try DIR. Williams Pink Pills
before giving up. acted on her sugges-
ton at once, and after steadily using this
great blood and nerve remedy for two
months, my headaches and my dizzi-
ness entirely disappeared.
Miss McKenna is secretary of the
Associated Ladies' Guild, and resides at
No. 48 Wait street. Roxbury, Mass. DIR.
Williams Pink Pills have cured many
hundreds of similar cases, and can be
confidently recommended to drive all
poisons from the blood aud to give needed
strength to the nerves. Every druggist
keeps them.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1905-05-13

ments, and 1t may be convenient to
employ more than one putter having
curves suitable for use with different
shots. The head of the club may be
formed of metal or wood and curved
throughout. being the same or ap
proximately the same thickness at
any point or the thickness may vary
according as 1t may be found desira.
BILE to distribute the weight and to get
the required balance. Figure / is a
perspective view Of the wooden putter
and figure is plan of the same
club head. The head A is provided
with the usual horn plate B and strik-
ing face AL formed with a concavc
curve of horizontal radiuf. The curve
may be circular or Of other geometri.
cal form.