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Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-12-25
SWANvlLLE

Dec. 22.-The following were Little
Falls visitors Tuesday: Miss Schlenz,
Carl Kllner, Leander Biteman, and S.
G. l.. stith succeeded IN killing a
large timber wolf last week.
Miss Bessie Rothwell, who IS teach
Ing in the Balm district, visited at
the Buelow home over Sunday.
Thomas Lynch, who has been
visiting his brother, returned to St.
Cloud, where he will resume his posi-
ton as guardsman at the refOrmatory.
Nj. Wilmot Of Cyrus was here on
Wednesday last and traded his livery
barn at the above place to Joseph
Chevaller for his farm north of town.
VIM. Trampe and wife were Little
Falls visitors Wednesday.
Mr. Seheschef of Drake, N. D., was
the guest of his sisetr, Mrs. A. Kind,
last week.
Jake Seth returned home from Black
Duck last week.
Rev. Okerstein OF Minneapolis was a
pleasant caller here last week.
P. NJ. Hirte of Grey Eagle was here
on business on Monday.
Chas. w. Roller of st. Paul was here
on business Thursday last.
Mrs. Vim. Mielke and Mrs. Siemers
were Little Falls visitors on Thursday
last.
John Dix, Jr, of Grey Eagle visited
his cousin, Orley Dix, here last week.
Fred Heffron OF Burtrum was here
on business Thursday.
Mrs. W. j. Sullivan is enjoying a
visit from her sisters, Mrs. Jeanette
Gelesby and Mrs. Steele and husband,
all from Manitoba. Canada.
Mrs. Evaline DAVIS, who has been
visiting relatives here, departed for
her home at South Point, Ohio,
Friday
Edward Campbell arrived here from
Alberta, Canada, Friday, where he
has been working the past three years,
and went to Culdrum to visit Mr.. and
Mrs. Dan Campbell.
Miss Rhea Champlain returned home
from Lake City Friday to spend her
Christmas vacation at home.
Some of our young people drove out
to South Swanville Friday evening to
attend the entertainment given by the
pupils Of Miss Chadwick s school in
the Martinson district.
Otto Kading returned from Sheldon,
N. D., Friday, where he has been
working the past three months
Mr.. Bengson, principal Of the
Plllsbury schools, spent Saturday
here.
A. G.. Stoll and wife and Mrs. M.
Zarnes went to Sanborn, N. D., Satur-
day to attend the silver wedding at
the home Of John Stoll at the above
named place. They will also spend
Christmas there.
Albert Mielke was Little Falls
visitor Saturday.
Martin Kaine of Morris was here
Saturday. visiting old friends
Ben Taylor and wife Of Swan River
were here on business Monday.
Nazalre Bla1s returned Monday from
Glendive, Mont, where he has worked
all season on an irrigating ditch.
Anton Martinson YVES a Little Falls
visitor Monday
Miss Lillian Sullivan, who has been
attending high school at Two Harbors,
MIMI, returned home Friday to spend
her Christmas vacation. Willie Agnew
accompanied her and will visit h
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-12-25
XMAS BIRDS AND BEASTS.

Picturesque Method Of Celebrating
Yuletide by the Poles.
The legend that the birds and beasts
came to worship the infant Jesus has
brought about peculiar and pictur-
esque method of celebrating Christmas
among the Poles and other kindred
peoples Of eastern Europe.
Here men mask in the guise of
storks, bears and other animals or
birds and 60 about from house to
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-12-25

Ig9 10 ser
Sunday. school il Cushing Sunday
afternoon. s. s !.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Jaschke spent
Sundayswith friends at this place.
A. Hlscock was county seat
visitor Monday.
Miss. Katie Bentler visited Monday
with relatives IN Little Falls.
Mrs. Covert and daughter, Mrs. N.
Ehr, and children, were Little Falls
visitors Monday.
Wm. Rear and son, Carl, returned
home from Winona, Tuesday.
Remember the dance Saturday
night, Dec. rs.
We have a large amount of money to
loan on farms and city property. If
you want loan call on us. -Signor
& Schal]ern. SO If
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-12-25

Report of school in district GO for
month ending Dec. II:
Days taught 20
Enrolment AZ
Average attendance 36
Those having perfect attendance are
as follows: Standy and ANNE Super,
Algot and Elv,na Johnson, Elmer
Rylander. Julia Malaga. Those who
won in spelling contest are Standy and
Annie Super. Rosie Super, Algot and
Rector Johnson, Alvina johnson,
Eddie Wojciechowskl and Francis
Gastichki.
E O. Flynn, teacher.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-12-25

Any new or old subscriber OF
The Herald in the county paying one
year in advance for The Herald, will
receive copy of Hammond's Ready
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-12-25
Notice!

All those knowing them sci YES.
indebted to the firm of klch &.
Murphy are requested to settle their.
accounts with this firm previous to.
Jan. l, so that the estate of the late:
T. F. Murphy can be closed.
10 1t EICH & MURPH Y.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-12-25
North Buh

Dec. 21.-M1ss Grell is working for
P. A. Hartman at Pierz.
Peter Boser has bought the dwell.
ing in Pierz formerly owned by Louis
Spanfellner.
Miss Anna Wise Is employed in
Lastrup.
Andrew KIM made a business trip
to Little Falls Monday.
Girls, look out, leap year will soon
be over.
Frank and Otto Furhman have re-
truned from the woods.
The firm who took the contract
between sections two and three are
pushing the work very fast.
Two big timber wolves were seen
IN North Buh by Barney Vieth.
Hunters, get your guns polished up.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-12-25

house singing carols. To carry out
the idea these wild birds and savage
beasts are led about by keepers.
After the traditional carols are sung
the inmates of the house thus. hon
ored reward the singers by gifts Of
cakes, ssausages and other dainties.
The procession then moves to another
house, where the performance is re-
peated.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-12-25
9RICkYAEr

Dec. 23.-Miss Ethel Taylor OF
Gushing is visiting her aunt, Mrs. j.
E. Quine, this week.
Mrs. +. Manbeck is i'll with
rheumatism.
Martin returned home from short
visit at St. Paul and Minneapolis
last Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. r. Longfellow
were pleasantly surprised Tuesday
evening by their friends and neighbors
with tin shower, the occasion beng
their tenth anniversary. A pleasant
evening was spent and all returned
home at an early hour.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Janney and
daughter, Mildred, returned home
from Wisconsin Thursday.
Martin Scott has fresh mich COW.
Bessie Henderson and Della Qu1ne
are home for their holiday vacation
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-02-14
MONTANA NOTES.

boy named Mcmillan was drowned
at Whitefish in the Whitefish river.
The accident occurred near the
schoolhouse, at a point where the chill
dren have been coasting down the hill
and on to the ice.
AT Lewistown, Mont, John Walsh,
aged IA, accidentally shot his 12-year-
old brother while playing soldier on a
ranch 20 miles from town. The young
er boy died instantly. The two were
alone at the place when the accident
occurred.
Announcement is made that e. T.
Stotesbury has sold Sweet Marie, the
famous trotter, 2:02, to William Brad
ley of Red Bank, N. j., owner of Major
Delmar, 1894.
Independent mining men OF Montana
have decided to build an Independent
smelter, as means Of relief from
trust dictation. Missoula is anxious
to secure the plant, and business
mems committees have been at work
for a week preparing data to be sub
mitted to the meeting of the indie
pendent mining men on February II
at Helena.
1t is announced on the authority of
the management of the State Savings
bank at Butte that the bank would re-
sumo business February Is. President
M. S. Largely of the bank and F. Au-
gustus heinze have made good the
amount of their Indebtedness to the
institution.
Montana Horticultural society will
meet in Billings February 1929.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-02-14
IDAHO EVENTS.

The steel work of the new main
building of the university is rising into
place rapidly now. The contractors
have their machinery all in place, and
a large force on the work.
Three boys were fined in the court
of Justice of the Peace L. T. Ditto
more at Post Falls recently for gam
bling.
Forty cases of pneumonia cause con-
siderable alarm at Nez Perez, as many
of the patients are in a serious condi-
ton, with complications of typhoid.
The logging camp under the super
vision of John hurry, near Bottle bay
above Standpoint, has temporarily
closed down on account of the deep
snow. There are several million feet
of sawlogs located at this point now,
which are to be taken to the Sand
point mills soon.
Heavy snow on the prairies is rap
idly melting, bringing moisture to the
dry grain fields, which are in need of
it. The rainfall this year has been
light, but winter wheat is in fine con-
dition, needing only the present moist
ure to insure it wintering with little
loss. The fall of snow averaged eight
inches on the prairies.
Thomas E. Neighbors and F. A..
Green, Westlake saloonkeepers, plead
ed guilty to a charge of violating the
Sunday closing law and were fined $50
each.
The big sawmill at st. Regis has
been closed for the season and most
of the men, about $50 in number, have
been transferred to different camps
run by the Big Blackfoot Milling COM
pany. There was a scarcity of logs.
and nearly all orders for the season
had been filled.
in compliance with what is deemed
by many to be a necessity, an organ
ization known as the Law Enforce
ment league is being formed in Wal
lace.
A petition to Governor Gooding of
Idaho and the state land board. ask
ing that the state relinquish its claim
to 1900 acres of rich land on Marble
creek. in the St. Joe country. in favor
OF settlers, was circulated recently.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-02-14

of another old pioneer of eastern Ore
gon, and the man known as the father
of Sumpter.
Two new steel bridges are being
erected across the Walla Walla river
by the commissioners of Umatilla
county, one crossing the North Fork
about six miles above the city, the
other in the city limits, near the
Brown mill site.
Brakeman James e. Hough of La
Grande was seriously and perhaps ia
tally burned west of Pendleton recent
ly when the crown sheet in engine
No. $50 exploded, hurting him from
the cab, where be was riding, and
sending scalding water over his body.
A report has reached Washington,
d. c., that Senator Fulton of Oregon
purposes bringing action against +. ].
Heney for criminal libel.
At Pendleton District Attorney
Phelps sprung a surprise in court re-
Gently by his request for arraignment
of c. B. Wade, former cashier of the
First National bank, ON a charge of
forgery and larceny by bailee.
Louis F. Swift, who is in Portland
with a number of Swift men, an
nounces that within the next six
months construction work on a $4,000
600 packing plant would be instituted
at Portland. 1t will be the largest
plant west of Kansas City.
Former United States District Attor-
ney John H. Hall, indicted for conspir-
ing with the Butte Creek Land, Live
Stock and Lumber company to main
tain an illegal fence which enclosed
10000 acres of public land in Wheeler
county, was found guilty. The trial
has been in progress since January 10
and has been bitterly fought on both
sides.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-02-14
STORMS. HIT FLEET
ADMIRAL EVANS AND MEN
HAVE DASHING TIME.
Encounter Fierce Gale While p,..,
Through the Straits and Are snr..,
over Quite Stretch of Water
Are Making Splendid Prooress
the Face of Strong Winds.

Punta Arenas, Strait of Magon.-
Feb. 10.-The Pacific Navigation co..
pany steamship Orita, which arr,vus
here this morning, reports hav,uu
passed the American fleet in the Cts
at 6 o'stock last evening, ~ miles co..
of Cape Pilares. The Chilean crpisos
Chacabuco was leading. The weatho.
was very stormy.
The captain of the Orita said that !.
sighted 10 vessels in the fleet tbose
being the 16 American battleshins ~
Chilean cruiser and two others nroh
ably golfers. He did not sight ~
American torpedo boat fiotilla. which
accompanied the battleships from tb,s
port, but which turned north a,
Smythe channel, 30 miles from tbo
western end of Magellan strait. to nro
coed through this passage to Telcab
uano
Owing to the heavy weather tbo
warships were spread out over a con.
siderable stretch, but all seemed to no
making splendid progress in the face
of the strong winds.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-02-14
UNEARTH PLOT TO KILL CAR
Warning is Found-Discover Wires
Attached to Bombs.

London, Feb. 12.-The Paris CORE
spondent of the Central News in a
dispatch, says word has reached the
French capital of the discovery by
the empress of Russia of a terrorist
warning, in the czarovitchs bed, stat
ing the car and czarovitch have been
sentenced to death. Secret police
found a network of electric wires in
geniously connected with II powerful
bombs placed at distant points in the
palace. A single operator would have
been able to blow up the entire palace
The discovery of the plot, it is said,
has greatly frightened the czar. He
is again in an exceedingly nervous
state.
1t is now geenrally credited that
there are several revolutionists among
the servants in the palace.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-02-14
Day and Fowler Smoke.

Albany, N. Y, Feb. 1O.-Chancellor
James R. Day of Syracuse university
was the guest of honor at the annual
meeting and banquet of group V. of
the New York State Bankers associ.
ation here, and in a speech denounced
those who would create class hatred
ana prejudice and cause distrust and
suspicion Of business men, whose
genius and money turn the wheels
which give employment to millions Of
laborers."
Representative Fowler, chairman of
the house committee on banking and
currency, also delivered an address
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-02-14
RIDERS RAVAGE THE VILLAGE
Corral Citizens, Burn and Blow In
Tobacco Barns.

Hopkinsville, KY, Feb. 1O.-Sundav
night at II o'clock band of about ia
mounted night riders, masked. heavily
armed, and wearing the insignia of q
secret clan, invaded Fredonia. Critten.
den county, captured James Scarberry
operator OF the Cumberland Telephone
company, and cut all telephone con.
nections. They then forced Dave Pot.
ter, clerk in a drug store, to omen
his store, in which they corralled sew.
eral citizens and held them prisoners
Leaving a large guard in the town
the others galloped to the village Of
View, five miles away, and blew I'D
Alfred H. Cardin's tobacco factory
containing $4,000 pounds of tobacco
and set fire to and destroyed Cardin's
barn, containing 10000 pounds of to-
bacco belonging to him and his crop
pers. The loss aggregates $4,000
with $4,000 insurance.
After firing volleys into the air, the
night riders returned through Ere
donia and released their prisoner.
Eighty per cent of Crittenden county
farmers have tobacco pooled in the
society of equity. Mr. Cardin is not
member. He is a prominent citizen,
aged 73 years, and was at one time
candidate for governor on the popuEst
ticket. The planters association has
no organization in this county.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-02-14
SHOWS AT SPOKANE

Attractions for February, 1908, 81
the Spokane theater are as follows
Feb. 16-No Mother to Guide Her'
Feb. 20-22-Frank Daniels.
Feb. 26-27-Dream City.
Feb. 28rKerry Cow.
March Red Feather.
March Pred Feather.
March 3-4-45 Minutes From BroaU
way.
March 8-9-Parsifal.
Feb. 17-1S-Chas. b. Hanford.
March 19-San Francisco open
company.
March 20-21-James ]. Corbett
March 22-24-Virginian.
March 25-Steers G. Conan.
March 27-2S-Paul Gilmore.
March 30-Local.
April 5-S-Comin' Thro' the Rye
April 10-Mary Manning.
April 11-12-Black Crook.
April 17-1S-Creston Clarke.
April Neutrality-suspicious.
April 21-22-Mrs. Campbell
April 27-29-Brewster's Millions
Curtain for evening perforn's"v
$3.50, matinees 2:30. No one W"
seated during an act.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-02-14
Ellen Stone Sues Turkev.

washington, Feb. 14.-Ellen M.
stone American missionary, who en-
dured six months of narrowing en-
perience while held in captivity nv
bulgarian brigands, and who was
nnaliy liberated on the payment of
$4,000 raised in the United states
mas nled claim for indemnity against
the Turkish government for that
amount. ''''
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-02-14

The same force which moves a ton
over good road will move eight tons
Oh a railroad or 80 tons on a canal
Inc right hand, which is more sen
sitive to the touch than the left is less
sensitive than the latter to the efpec,
of heat and cold. WV e"ec'
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-02-14
in Honor of DIR st,tfA.a

washington, Feb. 10. - Memorial
services in honor of the late Rev DIR
DENIS Joseph Stafford, pastor Of s.
ratricks church, were held at Chase's
theater in this city Sunday.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-02-14

inc Gutsch mountain of switzer.
.ano, 1000 feet high, was climbed las,
by a centenarian '''''
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-02-14
OREGON ITEMS.

The death of Charles Rimbol at Ba-
ker City recently marks the passing
Arizona republican., 1908-06-28
 Art1u S.. .Hoffm

still finer right out of the bottle itself thin shut me eyes at 1t again for bit more to take home
 noise, an havin' aforementioned again which the front of that house a map somewan's rains. God hilp him-I started easy of 1t would have looked like picture of like for what thought the front door, be- cause knew most4likely it waznt. I don't know yit which 1t waz. but hadn't fair passed through the door afore I run plump into man! I had no more than time to stick gun into the face of him, but he stuck up his hands with argy- mint-like he'd had long practice
 Thin the air come back in me an saw there waz suitcase on the floor beside him. It come to who he of course, that waz prowlin'
Arizona republican., 1908-06-28

ant-lke.
 He begun walkin',' ne indicatin' with the gun.
 An for Gods sake say something!' says to him. Am I in a deafan'-dumb asylum or are all of ye scared past talkin'? Ye'd think the gun waz down your throat instd of nestn in your ear.'
 But he said nothn' whativer, an whn we come to the door atween the other two put him in expeditions, bein' in practice first tryin' it with me foot. An took gun of this wan. What they had thim three closets for three in a I don't know, but there they waz an begun feelin' kinder to the dotty man what built the house. So sat down wanct more to think 1t over Be this time there waznt nothin' in the world but closet doors
 Tn wan of thim is the nice young man what
Arizona republican., 1908-06-28

is gon to states prison,' thinks to mesilf, goin' over the ground. Tn wan of thim is plain-clothes, what Is goin' to stay there, bad to the black guard an divil of me knows what I've got in the other wan. I wonder what they made thim closet doors for anyways. We'll. says I, still to mesilf. there don't to be ilse snoopin' down the hall for a minute two an I think I'll just be after havin' a bit of that liquor to clear head up It's great help to wan. An 1t will be well to locate a few of thim closet doors On the way, for may be needn thim soon.'
 Tt took just wan drink to see me first step, an without settin' in a of thim easy-chairs wint back and after some tryin of the keys, I pulls open the first closet door an sticks gun in be way of formality
 Come out says to the young inside an do it quiet!
 He come.
 Be glad says I, an exceedin rejoiceful. I have the plan-clothes an ilse locked up in closets borderin' your own, have done this to befrind ye. Git away and waste time. There ant no thanks says concludin'.
 An there want All he said waz, Me grip
 Sure, says I, grateful for amy wan to say anything an he reached in an got 1t. An thin he waz gone.
 Be the powers thinks I, its no time he's losin',,
 1 back to the slibrary room to clear head some more Thin I crawled into of thm easy chairs about four feet and began thinkin' hard.
 All to wanct something cold and hard pressed up against head an some whispered:
 Don't movei'
 ''Whin me blood stopped feelin' like ectrc, current in got me voice.
 "Im not movn',' says I, Which of thim are ye?'
 What are ye doin' in this house?' says ths voice again from behind me, an, Mother of Hiven. 1t waz a womans! But answers up polite
 If so be you're the young lady what waz talk in with the desparful young man bit gone, wan thing I've been doin' to git him out safe. The gintlemin who waz pursuin' Of him is locked up in wan of thim closets an the key is in me pocket, says. humble-like.
 She didn't say nothin' for minute thin.
 Sit right still, for I'm going to keep this point ed at your head. I'm coming round where I see your face. says she
 ''I niver mo we'd a muscle, turnin me eyes to side for a first glimpse of her. An thin her I disremember what it I thought waz goin to do afore that, but from that minute I knew it waz like to be whativer she wanted of me. She moved like the lady she waz, keepin' her eyes on mine, until she sat down across the table from black hole in the ind An thin she sat there, me feelin' me face git red
 z. Why did ye do it?' says she at last "'Ye search me, says I. But I'd 6o 1t again, if it 'twaz to do over.'
 Thin ye heard what we talked of in this room?' says she.