Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-04-23

finding a watery grave, are horribl,
| to listen to: We will mention few
here as told us by Mel Wermerskirchen
He and another member of the crew
were in boat near the bridge. The,
got too near the swift current ani
were in danger of being swept under
the bridge, into all the lanterns anc
jacks that were hanging there ano
being burned to- death. One of the
party swung his spear around against
bridge pier to prevent that calamity,
but unfortunately hit his partner on
the head with the other end of the
spear, knocking off his hat, but in the
excitement of the moment ne forgot
to hold tight to his pipe which he had
In his mouth and that also dropped in
the water and followed the hat down
Rum river. After this there was one
hatless and one p1peless member in
the crew. Saturday morning they
broke up camp and started for home
When passing Rice lake, imagine
their surprise when they saw a whole
flock OF ducks near the shore, two
large maliards IN front, one with
Mel's hat on, and the other smoking
the other members pipe A reward
has been otferend to the party bring
ing back the hat and pipe. P. J.
Bollig will tackle the Job, he informs
us.
VIM. Wales OF Cove, Mile Lac
county, was in Pierz few days last
week.
JOS Kraemer of the town Of Granite
went to Graceville, MIMI, last Mon
day and Ed. Stuckmeyer went to the
same place Tuesday.
Frank Grell has partitioned the upper
story of his store building into Is
rooms. The lathlng is finished and
Robert Kluge will do the plastering,
starting next Monday.
Henry Nagel went to Casselton last
Tuesday to visit his brother, John
Nagel, and other friends.
Frank Shamal's stallion, pat, -
will stand in Hubert Bares' stable on
Monday and Tuesday, Goth and 9th of
April, and from that time on the
same days every second week. Theo.
Stumpf has charge of the stallion dur
ing the season. Z 1t
The village council met recently and
the presldent, Jacob Neislus, ap-
pointed the following members as
standing committees for the ensuing
year: Mel Wermerskirchen, road
committee; Jos. Res, committee on
CLAIMS; G. E. Gravel, building COM
mittee.
VIM. WIRING of Alberta, Can. who
came from there last week, informs US
that he is we'll pleased with his home
in Canada. His homestead IS 80
miles south of Edmonton. He says
that the country is rapidly being
settled and wild land that was sold
for tour dollars per acre SIX years ago
cannot be bought for less than twelve
dollars per acre now. When he left
there last week many farmers were
seeding. He would not have come,
but his wife IS SICK and wants a
change of climate
Weather is getting milder and
some Of our farmers started seeding
the former part of the week. Quite a
few farmers started seeding over two
weeks ago, but the snowstorms and
unfavorable weather we have been
having the last few weeks stopped
seeding until now. Later-Snowstorm
Wednesday morning again.
Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. John
Hoppe, a ten-pouno little girl, April
18th.
The Easter dance In Faust opera
house last Monday, April 18th, was
fairly we'll attended by our young
people. There were quite q few
couples from Little Falls here and all
had a good time
Mrs. John II. Gre]l returned from
Rochester last Tuesday, where she had
been under medical treatment. Mrs.
Adrian Grell, who was operated on
for gallstones in the same hospital 9
few weeks ago, IS as well as can bf
expected.
Joseph H. Grell returned from Wis.
consln last Wednesday morning. HI
has been visiting in Eau Clare
Madison, Cross Plains, Richlanl
Centre and. Lone Rock. He was gone
ten days and he tells us enjoyed hi
his trip very much. HIS principa
stopping place was Cross Plains, where