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Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1905-01-13
RIPLEY

Jan l0.-Misses Georgina and
Sarah Doucette of Oak Ridge visited
with their cousins, Misses Clara and
Belle Labrie last Sunday.
Miss Mary Pusc, who has been Wis
iting her parents for the past three
weeks, returned to her work at Little
Falls.
Misses Julia. Ada and Mary
Schlichting Of Opole spent the holi-
days st home.
70 Albert and Peter Maillou left for
the woods Tuesday.
= Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Doucette, Mr.
and Mrs. Peter Gaboury and Mr.. and
Mrs. Paul Jenest visited at Frank
Jenest in Belle Prairie Saturday
and Sunday.
=. Mr.. and Mrs. Charley Doucette Wis
tied at George Gaboury's in Belle
Prairie Friday.
;. Willie Labrie came up from Mime
apolis to visit at his home in Ripley.
Misses Mary and Sophia Pusc Wis
lied Mrs. Henry Gaboury Tuesday OF
:. Leon Dugas drove IT, Little Falls
Saturday.
George Pusc Sr. hauled hay Friday
and Saturday.
John Odette and family visited al
George Gabourys in Belle Prairie
last week,
School in Dist. 8 opened Monday
JAM after two weeks vacation.
David Gaboury and daughter Louiss
attended church at Belle Prairie Sun
day.
John Odette and family were at thu
Falls Friday.
David Gaboury and Willie Ledou1
were in Little Falls Friday of las
week.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1905-01-13
OAK RIDGE

Jan. 10.-Frank Foster and sister
were guests of Fred Barnhart of Ora
velville last Sunday.
Otto York Of Royalton was an over
Sunday visitor at August Vented.
Walter Johnson was accompanied to
Little Falls by Miss Augusta Vented.
Tuesday.
Miss Lottie Bailey has been sick.
Mrs. Laura Estey Of Oak Ridge was
suddenly taken ill Tuesday.
Miss Lizzie Foster, who has been
visiting at Gravelville, returned home
Sunday.
It seems that the young fellows who
60 to see their girls nowadays, gener-
ally make the place their home for
some time.
| Though it was not April fool day
! last Sunday, certain young man of
this place was fooled just the same.
Frank Brusseau returned home from
| the woods Saturday.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1905-01-13
BUCHANAN

Jan. 1l.-Wm. Slonicker and wife
returned from few weeks visit in
Wisconsin Thursday.
John Britz of Canada visited his REL
atives here Sunday.
The wedding of Annie Kinzer and
Ferdinand Schmitt occurred here Tues
dav. The bride was dressed in green
silk anc carried carnations. Lena
Kinzer was bridesmaid and joe Kin
zer best man After the ceremony the
young couple retired to the home of
Nick Kinzer where splendid banquet
was awaiting them. Their close
trends and relatives also gathering at
their home awaiting their arrival
The young lady is highly respected by
all that know her. Their numerous
friends all join and wish them much
happiness.
Matt Muller and John Sohmolke
went to st. Paul Monday.
Henry Terbaar Of Pierz visited hie
lady friend here Sunday.
Nick Mueller and Peter Mueller Of
Little Falls attended the wedding al
Kinzer's Tuesday.
Miss Celia Ethen and Mr.. Stuar,
were married Saturday.
DR.. Dufort will leave for st. Cloud
where he viii practice in the neal
future.
John Kuder will sell his farm ani
household goods Jan. 25th at auction
sale. Mr.. Kuder will leave for Wash
ington in March.
Miss Kate Zormeier VINO was visit
ing at Rices q few days returned home
Saturday.
Porter Grundhoefer will soon put {
crew to work on his Foley farm max
ing cord wood.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1905-01-13
PLATTE

Jan. 1O.-Paul Pishka and wife and
Miss Julia Pishka went to Superior,
Wisconsin, to attend the wedding Of
their daughter Minnie to John Dur
rawa of Swan River and will return
Saturday.
Andy Fem was surveying land here
last week for Paul Jabas
Miss Krlstine and Miss Lima Rid},
Mike and ice Faust and Geo. Molner
were Platte visitors Sunday.
Walter FAX went to Little Falls,
where he intends to stay.
Ben Smuda came out on his home
stead. He intends to blow up the
land next week.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1905-01-13
FLENSBURG

Jan. IA number OF young folks
attended dance at John Perovetz last
Thursday
Mrs. Martin Woechowski returned
from Perham Tuesday after visiting
with her parents for couple Of
weeks.
Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. John Wot-
zka, Jan. 4Jh. daughter.
Rev. Wippich called en- Father
Cans at Birch Lake Tuesday.
The franciscan sisters were out
here collecting this week.
Mike Laseczki transacted business
at SwanvilIe
Vincent Wunk killed q coon.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Harmonick of
Pike Greek visited with Mr.. and Mrs.
August Mrozek Sunday.
Mr.. g. Schelnz was q passenger to
Little Falls this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Super were
Little Falls visitors Saturday.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1905-01-13
DR.. A. ". CHASE'S

The world IL full of women whose
daily life ia one long struggle against
diseases peculiar to their sex-whose
days and nights are full of quiet, pa
tient suffering. The head the seat OF
pain and presssure-the result of q
nerve depression and physical weak
ness brought on by uterine or ovarian
trouble-the nerves on edge-inclined
to laugh or cry at anyrhjng-an ever
present dragging in the back, hips
and limbs-a feeling Of utter weari-
ness-lassitude and dependency. To
these people DR.. A. W. Chase'e Nerve
Pills are of Incompatible value, hav-
ing as they do the power to rebuild,
to reinvigorate and resupply every Or
gan, every nerve, every muscle with
the lost energy. and to insure q com.
plete return to health, strength and
vigor again.
MRS. JOHN BAILEY OF JACKSON
ST., PENN YAM, N. Y,
SAYS:
II was told that DR.. A. W. Chase's
Nerve Pills were q great nerve medi
cine, and as I needed one badly, I got
a box. My nerves were very weak
lacked ambition and strength and my
heart action was very weak. I usei
the Pills as directed and they made
my nerves quiet and steady-the heart
action strong and regular and the ap
petite good, my sleep became restfu
and feel altogether like another per
son. l think as q remedy in femal'
complaints az we'll, they are grand
curing the headaches and heavy
dragging feeling rapidly and easily
II from
am glad to recommend them.'' SOC
box of dealers or DR.. A. w. Chas
Medicine Co., Buffalo. N. Y. Portrai
and signature Of A. W. Chase. N. D.
on every package.
For sale at NJ. V. Wetzel's DruI
Store, Little Falls, MINI.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1905-01-13
CUSHING

Jan. 10.-Dr. Chance of Little Falls
made professional call at Cushing
one day last week.
q. ". Trafton returned to Little
Falls Friday.
Miss Ellen Hedlund returned to
Brainerd last week.
Miss Pearl traitor returned to
Lite Falls Monday.
Lorin McDermott returned to Saul
Centre Friday.
W. Wilson went to Randall Thurs.
Gay.
Mrs. Martin Peterson has been sicl
for the past few days.
There was dance in the NJ. w. A.
hall last Thursday night. Frank Kas
tanick won the sled which was ratified
that night. IS being the lucky mum
Der. Everybody report q good time.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1905-01-13
Wanted-Everyb body in Minnesota

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and adjoining states to know the
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YOU to read The st. Paul Dispatch ;
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This is the paper that is classed with
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Address St. Paul Dispatch, St. Paul,
MINI.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1905-01-13
FAWNDALE

Jan. i2.-James Maloney of Sank
Centre returned home Tuesday after
visiting with Dennis Sheedy for few
days. ~.
business with cord wood having three
teams on the road and a crew of men
cutting.
Tue recent snow has ma good
sleighing.
Fl. p. Rasmussen and Hans Larson
visited at the county seat "wednesday.
A masquerade ball will be given in
the NJ. W. A. hall at Elm Dale Jan.
ID. All invited.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1905-01-13
GILBERT

Jan. 10.-Mr. and Mrs. Broberg ant
son Albert and Mr.. Berglund were IL
Little Falls last Tuesday.
;. Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. p. Peter
son. Jan 9Th, a son.
N. Henryson, Aug. Berglund ant
Ed. Lindberg were visiting at Mr.
Broberg's last Friday.
Ohas. Broberg, son of J. Broberg
came from the woods last Saturday.
A. Johnson took his son julius t.
Little Falls Saturday, too attend tn
business college.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henryson visited q
Berglund's last Sunday.
G.. aedlund called at J. Broberg'
Sunday.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1905-01-13

The annual meeting of the Farm.
ers' Mutual Fire Insurance Co., will
be held at the town hall Of Elm Dale
Jan. 18th. This ia the sixth year 1t
has been in business and they have
had no assessments yet and they have
hundreds Of dollars in the treas
sury.
Anton Vichorek called at the home
Of Dennis Sheedy Wednesday evening.
VIM. Sheedy, rural carrier on r.. F.
ID. No. |. of Fawndale, wishes the
patrons would keep the roads open
after storm If they wish to get daily
| mail.
l. N. Davis Of Randall was in the
city Sunday afternoon and Monday.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1905-01-13
All winter goods must g
during this sale.
Barney Burton.
MEN WANTED.

We want one good energetic sales
man in this vicinity, to sell our Min.
nesota Grown Nursery Stock. exclu.
sive territory. pay weekly. A good
man can build up permanent pay
ing business.
Write for terms, &c., giving age,
previous occupation and references.
Falrmont Nursery Co.,
As It. FairmOnt MINI
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1905-01-13

The Elmdale Farmers Mutual Ins. CT
will hold its annual meeting in the
EImdale town hall tomorrow afternoon
at / O'Clock.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1905-01-13

Earl Wetezi and VIM. cunningham
returned to st. Thomas college Tues
cay.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1905-01-13
WEAK, NERVOUS,

Bioodless, Irritable. Despondent Wo-
men. Subject to All Sorts and Va
rieties of Nervous Troubles,
Find 8 Positive Cure in
The Washington times., 1905-12-10
Fancy Articles in Our Art Dept.

of many to Of
OF leather and
an
Prctty boxes andc ease vey pcrp unde u
Frames favorie and
tlat costH and pie
The Washington times., 1905-12-10

TO offer pleasant pulling problems of Chimast
bells
interrogation plainly that brings wrinkles to the bowS
The Washington times., 1905-12-10

Babies SILK aad Wool Mitts. neatly
finished with fancy stitching <nc
around cuffs; regularly 69c. 49N
Spe eCial ..-..---. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
The Washington times., 1905-12-10
The Purpose of This Page

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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-11-05

do. They usually forget when evening
comes, and the woes Of a "supe cap
tain'. are many. = ... 49,: .....r +. .:
, ~, -, = + i. + 49,.
Perhaps an hour before the curtain
rises the menbers.$ of, the company. re-
pair to the theater. and leisurely don
their grease paint and costumes. The
scene for the first act has been set ear
ier in the day, and now receives it's
final inspection by the stage manager
or the star. .:sS.atsa .~ X &. -
(, During the act there Is no work to
be- done by the grips or stage hands,
and they sit about the stage back of
1.-The high walls oftteHnYas or crowd into
the wings to watch the show, or gather
out in the alley by the stage door and
tell stories. There is always an alley in
front Of the. stage door a stage door
without would be unheard: of. The
( electrician is sometimes idle during the
act, sometimes kept busy at his big
switchboard with light effects or about
the stage with food lights or spot.
lights. Very heavy productions usually
carry q full force of stage carpenters
electricians and grips, and all that is
demanded Of the theater is a "cleal
STAGE
Some three minutes before the close
Of the act, the stage manager or hi
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-11-05

tune or makeup to be made, sand the
"grips" fall to work on the scenery
with speed. In. an instant guy ropes
are loosened and braces unscrewed, and
the high, quaking: palace walls or
greenwood trees ; are replaced with
other pieces. The men are experts and
their work is fast and skilful. Four or
five. minutes is all that is required to
set. an elaborate scene, yet were a
novice to attempt.to handle one of the
walls or wings he would find himself on
the stage floor with the scenery on top
of him in less time than. it takes to
tell it. While the grips are showing
the high wings into their, places the
men in the flies are lowering the back
drop, as the board curtain at the back
of The stage is called. .>s..: :.
When the final scene of the play is
over the grips at once strike the scene
and set the stage for the first act again,
if the company is giving more than
one performance. At the close. Of the
engagement there is a feverish time
if the company must catch train
soon after the fall Of the curtain. Huge
transfer wagons are waiting at the
stage door and in thrice Sthe> scenery
is down and loaded on the. long trucks,
the trunks and crates taken on and the
company out of it's grease paint and
costumes and ready, for the: road.
+ + !.
Whether or not life on the road with
a theatrical company is pleasant de-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-11-05

relationship, the case fell to the
ground.
The identity Of person becomes
even harder of proof after he is dead.
In the Royal Arcanum there are several
hundred thousand dollars Of death bene-
fits tied up because Of the inability of
heirs to. prove that4the insured man is
dead.
Very often it is necessary to success
in litigation over an estate to prove
not only who were your parents, but
VINO were your grandparents. Family
Bibles, with the records therein, help
out in this, but are not at all conclu-
sive. Birth and marriage certificates
are accepted as corroborative, but it
requires quite mass Of such matter,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-11-05

mother is alive she can do it; if any
relative who has known you since you
were born is alive he can do it.
.i.ss -
Is The successive suits for the estate
Of A. T. Stewart failed on such grounds
as these. The plaintiffs, cousins Of the
lateaMrs. Stewart, were. unable to prove
their relationship. It was necessary in
one Of these cases that man should
prove his late father and A. 7. Stewart
.to#haveebem brefhersr but he had no
personal knowledge Of the matter; he
had heard his father in Ireland refer
to A. T. Stewart as his brother, but the
court would not let him testify even to
that, and, as the defendants denied the
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-11-05
,ARADOXICAL q

w ARADOXICAL as it may seem, the
- most difficult thing to. prove in
= court Of law is who you are. It
is q simple matter if you have still. liv-
ing plenty of relatives Of an older. gen.
Grafton; but suppose your parents and
uncles and aunts are dead, it becomes
well nigh impossible. AS a matter Of
fact your knowledge Of your identity
is absolutely hearsay. You know your
father and mother called you their son,
and TO that fact you may testify if the
question Of your identity should ever
come before a judge and jury. !. But the
testimony goes before the jury with the
warning from the judge that it is only
hearsay, for you have no personal
knowledge Of the matter.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-11-05

Official town or parish records are
valuable, but by no means conclusive.
Suppose you are John Smith, son Of
Robert and Mary Smith, born at Albany
on Aug. 1, 1865. The record of births
in the bureau Of vital statistics at
Albany will prove that son named
John was born to Robert and Mary
Smith on that date; the register ofsthe
church may prove that John, SON Of
Robert and Mary Smith, was baptized
on certain date, but they do not prove
that you are the John Smith Of whom:
these are records.
To establish the connection between
you and the person mentioned in the
records-in other words, to prove your
own identity is the difficulty. If your
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-11-05

assistant, If the stage manager him
self is not on. the scene at the time,
sounds the warning bell for the. cur
tain. This is done from an electric
button in the first entrance near the
switchboard. This rings bell far up
in the fly gallery above the stage, where
a man waits by huge windlass. When
the warning bell sounds he takes up
his position at the windlass, and just
as the, final word Of the act. is spoken
and the. bell rings again he turns the
crank, and the curtain is lowered. The
heavy bar at it's; bottom has no sooner
touched the stage than he usually gets
another bell, which orders. him to pull
it up again. Sometimes after a particu-
larly exciting scene he is obliged to
raise and lower the curtain five or six
times, and when the applause finally
subsidies and the actors leave the stage
he. is worn out. There are few per-
sons. who do not know that. a drop cur
tain in theater does not roll up, but is
pulled up straight like window. N 9TH
ing in a modern theater rolls up.
!. +
The moment the curtain is down for
the intermission there is hurrying on
the stage. The star and the members
of the company rush to their dressing
rooms, if there are changes of cos
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-11-05

endless amount: of: correspond fngSsand2
over the booking Of / the.
route and g. thousand business details,
while the press agent or advance agent
or business manager, as he is severally
styled in different companies, is hardsat
work turning out columns. Of g new. and
original matter, ''setting forth in super
lative, terms the particular attractive
ness Of this particular attraction. Some
of this he sends out in advance to
the managers along the route,:. the
greater part he keeps for. use on the,
road during the season.
4, -. +: 1. .s&,
Usually; ':tseven days ahead Of the
show travels the advance agent or
business: manager, as he may call, him
self: = His duty: is to make smooth the
way for the company and arrange every
detail so that when. the. aggregation
following him arrives.z@in !: town ! they
may find everything ready for their re-
ception.3 He sees that the. display print
ing has been. forwarded to- the city by
the printers or photographers and that
the town is properly " billed.''f He fur
nishess the readings matter; and cuts or
photographs for the. newspapers and
uses all his cleverness sins securing the
publication Of as much about the at
traction as he Z can. - Hesfconfers with
the local manager regarding the scale
Of prices for the engagement: and the
advertising and other business details
and Also arranges with the railroad
company for the arrival and departure
of the: company; and it's transportation
to the. next: stand" besides: making
, d contract for the transferring Of the
) baggage and scenery Before he leaves
the city*he mails back to the treasurer
or manager Of the compan y statement
showing the name and location Of the
theater at which the company is tC
play, the dates and number: Of perform
ances Of the engagement, the scale Of
prices, the arrangemen for the arriva
and departure of the company and E
list Of the principal hotels, with thu
rates charged by each and its=$locatio1
as regards the theater and the station
For the information. Of the STACY man
ager or stage carpenter he also send
back the exact stage dimensions .o1. tn
, theaterS and other mechanical details, in
Guiding the hour at which the orchestr'
Is to- rehearse with the company. AL
this done, the advance man goes on hi
merry way: :.2s.'7. !
T.. +, !. i! j !. -g@.,
r.. The company arriv !: The first ,rusl
is for the mail. Everyone is looking
for letter from homo and somehow
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-11-05

everyone expects to- find. one in every
town, even, tho he. or. she may have
received z.one only the day before and
may really know there is none waiting
here: The mail disposed Of, the next
question is the hotel. Many. persons
have, an idea that the management of
a theatrical company decides at what
hotel it's members shall stay, and pays
for their board and lodging. This is
not so. The members Of company,
almost without exception, go to what
ever, hotel they please The manage
ment Of the, company cares not whit
where they; stay, except that Promi-
nent members Of the company who are
being paid good salaries are expected
to- patronize good hotels, for appear
ances count for much In the theatrical
business. The list Of hotels which has
been sent back by the advance agent
has been carefully studied and minds
are pretty well made up before the ar
rival. Those in the company who have
never been to this particular city before
receive advice and information from the
hardened: roadsters, who know, just
what room they want in some favorite
hotel in every city in the country.
-, '.,r:~>*> +, + J.
The hotel question settled, the actors
and actresses, with the stage manager
and such Others as are needed, repair to
the theater, If there is a rehearsal
called: They are soon at work, while
at the barnlike door perspiring transfer
men wrestle with the trunks and seen
cry, and the property man inspects
the collection of miscellaneous articles
which has been gathered together by
"house props: in accordance with the
list furnished the theater by the ad
vance agent. This list, called tbs
"prop plot, ''is sometimes long and diff
fcult to fill, sometimes brief and sim
pie. There is no limit to a real: prop
erty man 8 ingenuity, and he can make
or furnish anything called for. :,
If the company is. one which !!
obliged to draw upon the population Of
each city for F'supes," there must b
a rehearsal Of them, and in the case
Of very heavy productions, such a
some Of Mansfeld's or Irving's, THU
is hard, serious work. The "supes,'
divided into groups Of standard bear
ers, DICTIONARIES or what not, are pa
tiently drilled into faint compre
hension Of what they are expected t
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-11-05

together with at least some witnesses
who can testify Of their own personal
knowledge, before, court will accept
such a fact as proved to its satisfaction.
All Of this illustrates the great value
Of keeping family records, for these,
while not conclusive, are strong cor
roborative evidence Of identity, espe-
cially if the handwriting Of the success
sive heads Of the family, in which the
entries are made, can be proved, which
is generally fairly easy. Many great
estate has been lost to its rightful
owners solely because of their inability
to prove who they were.-San Fran
cisco Bulletin.