Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1907-10-25
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the village on their way to the
different camps east of here. They are
hired by the Foley Bros. to help such
contractors that are back with the
work on account of not being able to
get men to work. Foley Bros, we aye
informed, are trying hard to push
work along as fast as they can to get
the line completed this fall as far as
Onamis or at least to Pierz which
they Iusy accomplish if weather like
we have now, b. Ids out for about six
weeks longer.
Peter Trettr ls around with his
clover huller, threshing clover seed
for our farmers. He threshed 103
bushels for Henry Schultz from 80
acres. which is nearly 91.2 bushels
to the acre. We are informed that
bushel. Jos Fleckenstein threshed SO
bushes clover seed. Glover was a
good crop this year.
Louis teucht has sold bis two
shares he held in the Pierz Cheese
Manufacturing company to John
Schmolke of Buckman.
The case of Jos. Schuh VS.. Pierz
Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance COM
pany, was settled by arbitration last
Saturday. Mr.. Schuh received the
full insurance of $3.50 and interest
from date of fre. Attorney F. Lyon
was here and attended to the case.
Mike Meyer returned home last Sun.
day from Buffalo, n. d., where he
has been th1eshing all fall. The
farmers are all through in that part of
the country. He says the yield is not
very coed, about the same as here.
John Kuzel came down from
Breckenridge. Mimi. last sunday.
Simon Brick from Little Fails Was
q caller on his friend here last Satur.
day.
A social dance will be held in the
Faust Grand Opera House Monday,
October 28th, 1907.
Our nimrods are preparing for q
big hunt This time they will go
with Winchesters loaded for bear.
Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. John
Schmidtbsuer last Monday, q son.
Quite sensation was caused in r.
A. Jacobson's camp about 10 miles
east of Pierz last week. A large
black bear had been seen around thu
camp every evening for over two
weeks. Last week Mr.. jacobson, So
railroad contractor, got his gun ready
. for Mr.. Bear but he did not come
He visite1 that part Of the canaf
where the Austrians are. One o1
them fired a slot and wounded him.
he started to run with three Austrian.
after him. They overlook him and {
desperate fight took place. One of thl
men was bitten in the leg and
knocked down by the bear, who thel
was trying to get hold of the man,
throat. Another man struck the beal
with q club. The bear then turned OF
him, bit him in the hand and mad,
IN attack on the third Austrian. B,
this time tho whole camp VA
aroused. The Auetrians came armet
with axes. clubs or any other weapon
they could lay hands on and Mr.. Bes'
Was doomed. He was large mall
and weighed over 400 pounds. Th'
wounded man are MT very badly
hurt, ss DR.. Seguin informs us, VIII
was called and dressed the wounds
The man that died in Contractor
Jacobson's camp last week did no
commit suicide nor was he sick ovel
! q week without care as has beer
falsely reported. Facts in the case
are: he did not feel we'll during thu
night, and did not ct up in the
morning, and at neon, when the mer
came in for dinner and went to set
HIM, he was dead. Ca1se of death
heart failure. The corpse was taker
to Little Falls and buried there.
Threshing is going on good.
Weather could not be better. A.
stated last week crops viii yield a
god as expected and estimated before
harvest. Below We give q few more
reports that are not below expecta'
tion.
Peter virnig, chairman OF th.
! county hoard says he has two farms,
one in town of Buh, where be lives,
and one in town of Granite. On thl
farm in Buh he got, II bushels oI
wheat to the acre and on the farm il
Granite be got 10 bushels Barley
Wont 10 bu. and oats u bu. to thl
acre. He Gays further that son,
ta.me1s shat report large yield hai
very large acres.
Louis Feucht tells us1 that b,
threshod on his plsoe shout I mile
south of the village, 10 bu. wheat ant
10 bu. of cats to the acre. His corn j
fair.
Frank Otremba OF Agram says b
thIeshed IA bu. Of wheat and Is bu. Q