Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1907-12-13
DIES FROM POISON
Little Son Of hillman
Farmer Drinks Chloride
--Pierz News I

chloride mercury. The particulars in
the case, IA We are informed by the
family ard also by DR. e. Seguin, are
as follows: Mr.. Waitasek bought
shanty and contents. also other
articles that were laying around
the place II Peter Nelson, q 500 line
contractor. who finished his work
Saturday, Nov. 30th, and novel with
his whole outfit that was worth taking
out. He sold the shanty aud what
other things he left to Mr.. Waitasek.
On the Both of Nov. Mrs. Waitaeek,
with few of her children, went to
get the articles The ten year old son
found . liquor bottle with original
label ''Rve whiskey' The boy
thinking it contained liquor took .
swallow. He had no more than drank
but what he began to stagger and then
fell to the ground. His mother seeing
this and SEEING the labeled bottle
thot he was intoxicated came to him
and told him to 60 home, but he had
not gone very far when he sgsin fell
His mother now became alarmed and
fastened home. when she saw that the
boy was in q critical condition.
This all happened at II CLOCK a. m.
Dr.: Segu1n Was sent for Immediately
and arrived about O 'clock, bnt could
do very little. at six O'Clock the Same
evening the boy died apparently with
very little pain, as We are informed
The drug the bottle contained was
used on horses limbs and the label
not being removed, caused the death
of the poor child. TIE family has the
sympathy of the whole community.
The remains were buried last Satur-
dsy at 9 o'clock in st Joseph
cemetery in Plerz. Fatter J. g.
StleRler ofacist ting.
Peter Olson, grab contractor on the
SEQ line near Pierz all summer, re-
turned from Canada, where be went
as reported in last weeks CORE
spondence. He did not take q new
contract. They are having fine
weather for that northern country, as
he says. In the part where he was
the thermometer went down from Is
to 20 degrees lower than here with
about six inches of snow.
* Schwartz & Sloniker have opened
their new meat market in the Macho
block tEe first part of the week. They
v ill buy and sell cattle. hogs, poultry,
etc.. and do q general market busi-
ness.
a. Santa Claus has visited F. <.
! Vlrnig's Golden Rule and his store
and show windows are filled with
Christmas-gifts for young aud old.
It is q pleasure to stand in front oi
the store and look a. the grand dis
play Of dolls, toys. etc., in th e
windows. We overheard q convers.
tion held by two small girls in front
| ~ n Y Vien;u f4oo1ou Pr1o Tho
first one said: "Oh see that pretty
doll, I wish Santa Claus would bring
me one like that. The other little tot
j, said Il wish Santa Claus would bring
me . doll that can shut her eyes and
Santa Claus Of the wishes of the two
little girls ard he told us that he had
left large supply of dolls and ell con.
ceivable TOYS at the Golden Rule,
enough to give every little boy and
girl fine Christmas gift. 20 there
and see for yourself, it is worth the
time to 90 and zee the largest stock
=! Of Christmas goods displayed IN P'era
7 even II you DO NOT buy. All the little
boys and little girls are rexoested to
write letter to Santa Claus, inform.
ing him what kind f gifts they would
wish to get and address the letter tc
Santa Cla1s, care of Golden Rule.
Plerz, Minn., who will see that Sants
Claus brings just what they want. q
i For the lsst few weeks We have had
very fine weather. Last Friday was q
sprirg day, the thermometer showed
" degrees above freezing. Saturday
and sunday were foggy and ct times
q light rain fell. Monday mornina
the wind changed around to the
no, thw west and it began getting colder.
Louis Feucht and Henry Schneppen.
helm left here last Monday mornipe
for Sullivan Lake, with their fishiuq
house. spears. tackle and al Other
things necessary for q whole Wintor Z
sport. They viii stay at A. W.
Cooks place on tho north shore OF
the lake. They will come home every
teo or three Week2 bring fish and get
the necessary supplfes. =
Miss Rosy Dahmen, daughter of Jos.
Dehmen. 10 suffering much. caused BY
10 felon on finger.
Barney Gross went out about u
miles east near Sam Cyrus place te
look upa . suitable place for bis saw
mill. He viii saw Lumber for Any
/ party that brings the logs, during
winter.
Another party with engine and ssv
Imin passed through the village last
nold on their way to SullivanLaske,
where they y Il saw lumber. They
came from Main Prairie, Stesrni
8. county.
Miss Minnie Faust is assisting il
the Golden Rule until after New
Years.
Last Tuesday the last bunch O
Austrians. % men. Who work fo,
Contractor r. Jacobson, passed through
1.-The village on their way to Littl
Fslls. Mr. jacobson has iaished hi
work on the soo line between Hillma1
land Onamis.
Mr. Fable has also nutshed his 81.
luiles near tho village rnnuiog east
excepting out noar Val Scnraut'
] farm. three miles osat Of the win. ge
which 10 mo.tiy hlsstins, % wo q
informed. Tsis out win ~ lnishs