Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1907-06-14
BY THE WAY.

The Office of Judge of probate has
many unpleasant incidents connected
with it, especially in regard to
insanity cases, the circumstances of
which are sometimes very sad. There
are, however, pleasant incidents as
well. Judge Shaw joins in matrimony
many couples. Why the officer who
has special jurisdiction over lunatics
should be preferred by many for
matrimonial purposes is one Of the
things that might be worth attention,
other than the pleasing personality of
His Honor. One of the poets says
owe IL q cheerful lunacy, species OF
faberfation to which all are subject,
and perhaps. from a Psychological
standpoint. this may explain the
preference for Judge Shaw's kindly
minlstrations. Nor is the occasion
devoid OF ceremony, simply because
it does not occur in church or home
The other day a couple sauntered into
the judges office. The Judicial eye at
once noted that Cupid had captured
the happy pair. 1nquiring whether
they could for better or for worse be
Joined then and there, the Judge
answered in the affirmative, and see
ing that perhaps something special
would be appreciated, asked the manly
groom il he had ring. Receiving
q favorable answer, the judge remark
ed: well, then, we will have the
ring service And they did. AL.
though in what part of the statutes the
judge found the said service, afiant
doth not further say.
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Cummulative advertising is great
thing, and yet hard to measure. The
influence of an advertisement may
linger on long after the paper on
which it was printed has moldered
away, or the firm which advertised
gone out of existence. In the last leap
year, The HERALD kindly advertised
several of the eligible bachelors of
Little Falls. 1t is pleasing to note
hat the advertisements are bringing
tfruit, although there are still
incorrigibles, there are hopes even for
them.
The late Dan Bruckart, formerly
ex-mayor of st. Cloud who died in
F., the West some years ago, was a man
Of large heart and genial disposition,
two traits which had much to do with
putting him at times into the state
which the dramatist Sheridan said
was one to stimulate every faculty,
that of impecuniosity. And She1 idan
knew by experience. Bruckart' 8
creditors could do no other than love
him. A Little Falls lawyer told q
story recently which illustrated
Buckart's ways. 4 tailor who had
often and often tackled the brilliant
lawyer, only to be put off, was over
joyed one day when Bruckart told him
to- come to the office and get the
amount of bis bill. With beaming
countenance he arrived at the hour
and day appointed. The attorney
cordially met him, talked a while,
charming the business man. as he
well knew how to do casually inquired
the amount Of his bill, leisurelv took
out check. book, wrote and folded a
check, and handed 1t to the tailor.
who, thanking him profusely, thrust
the check into his pocket and strobe
forth, determined to say what q fine
man Dan Bruckart was. But, horror
OF horrors, when the tailor went to
deposit the check. he found that il
was for four million dollars.
Ihe ofet deed OF record In the o8c>
Of the register of deeds of Morrison
county is dated June 10, 1854. and b!
it VIM. Shelefo conveys to Loui
Robert l46 acres in 30-4O. 80. Rober
is the man after whom Robert street
st. Paul, was named. The instrumen
lis acknowledged by W. +. Murray
who is still living in st. Paul A
3 the date of the deed Morrison was
! part Of Benton county, not bein
Q organized till two years later. Fe
many years any deeds relating to land