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Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-07-23

Mr.. and Mrs. W. E. Hart1ng have
as their guest Mrs. Anna M. Eager
OF Kansas City, Mo-, who arrived here
yesterday.
NJ. Jansen, who was visiting in
North Dakota. returned yesterday.
Mrs. David Replogle and daughter,
Katherine. departed yesterday for
points In Iowa and Nebraska for a
visit with relatives.
Mrs. Don NJ. Cameron returned
Wednesday from a visit of several
days with relatives in Duluth.
Mrs Julius Vented and Mrs. Mike
Vented returned to Crookston yester-
day, after attending the funeral of
Mrs. A. Vented.
Gust Lindgren departed for Chicago
Wednesday night on business trip.
Miss Eva Harting, who was visiting
at Frazee, returned yesterday.
Miss Clara Meining ana Helen
Hoople returned to Duluth yesterday,
after visit mere as guests of Mrs. H.
c.. Melnlng.
Miss Vivian Lambert came up from
Royalton yesterday for a visit with
Mrs. Max A. Corbin.
Rev. g. N. Halanger left yesterday
to hold services at Cushing.
w. II. Parsons visited here yester-
day enroute from Fergus Falls to
International Falls.
Chas Vented of Warren returned
home yesterday after attending the
funeral of Mrs. A. Vented.
Miss Georgia Cornwell, who has
been enjoying an outing Perham,
returned yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. M. Aleshlre were
in from Swanvilie Yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Crooks OF
Williamsport, Pa, went to Duluth
yesterday, after q short visit here with
MIR. and Mrs. LID. Brown.
Mrs. Philip German and daughter,
Flora, went to Minneapolis this week
for q visit.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-07-23

According to the Chattanooga
Tradesman, reports of new industries
established proves conclusively that
there Is no cessation Of activity along
the building lines. These reports are
obtained by The Tradesman through
the usual channels Of information, and,
with few exceptions, are fully verified.
Several of the new industries represent
particularly large capitalization.
Among these may be mentioned a
500, 900 mining and smelling company
in Arkansas: a 100000 lumber com.
pany in Florida; $4,000 manufac-
turing company in Kentucky; a $780,.
600 canning factory in Louisiana: a
100000 warehouse company in
Mississippi; a $250,0oo machine works
IN Missouri; two cotton mills with
100000 each, one with $125,000 and
one with $4,000 in North Carolina: a
100000 manufacturing company and
several lumber plants in Tennessee; a
100000 creosoting plant in Texas: a
100000 land and improvement com.
pany in Virginia and an electric light
plant in West Virginia, together with
large list Of smaller industries.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-07-23

80 ltfashlnat ton e Rotten Row
It Is not an unpleasant idea that
Washington should have public pa,
rade grounds, ( like Hyde park, in Lon.
don, where everybody may be seen
driving or strolling late in the after.
noon. And it is pleasant that Presi
dent Taft, whom the correspondents
make sponsor for the plan, should ap:
parently conceive Of 1t not as for.
mula Of aristocratic etiquette, but as
q thoroughly democratic procedure.
The reason is, of course, that the presi.
dent takes his idea Of it from the Male
con Of Havana and the Lunetta Of Ma.
Mia, rather than from Rotten Row. He
aims to make the daily meetings to-.
gether Of all sorts of people on the
speedway in Potomac park an influ.
ence toward leveling social barriers
instead Of buttress for snobocracy.
The experiment will be an interesting
one. The strongest factor against it's
success seems to be the fact that
everybody" may speed over the speed
way in automobiles and therefore have
no adequate time either to see or to be
seen. Even democratic Rotten Row
needs horse or so to make it worth
while.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-07-23

The April dividend and interest pay
msnts in this country aggregate con.
siderably more than $123, 100000. This
10 about $10.000.000 above the pay
ments of the same kind a year ago,
which is convincing proof of the i'm
provement in conditions. What is espe-
cially significant Is the advance in In.
dustrial dividends, which are nearly
100000 greater than in 1908. Divi-
dends represent actual profits, while
interest is money paid out for loans.
But from either point Of view the sit
uation is satisfactory. It shows that
industrial concerns are making more
money and that railroad and other
earnings are sufficient to meet all in
terest demands and in most cases to
provide for distribution Of gains to
stockholders.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-07-23
Shot I'm : nIsiatlon 81.

80
experimentation In slawmaking IN
the past few years has proven disap-
pointing and costly. asserts the Insur-
ance Press. It has been obstructive
and constructive The occasional gain
Of good is inadequate. More might
have been accomplished had less been
attempted, and had wiser counsel pre-.
vailed. OF shotgun legislation, crude
ly designed to right all the wrongs
that are, and some that are not, the
country has already had too much. The
dose, like the quack's prescription,
aims at too many ills. The typical re-
form agitator has his prototype in
Bacon's ant-''a wise creature for It.
self, but shrewd thing among the
preserves" AS a legislator, the things
he has done to the public far exceed
what he has done for the public. Amer
lean policy holders will scarcely re-
Qufre the services Of demonstration
to elucidate this, count in the indict-
ment. AS long as nice people ignore
the duties Of citizenship. and submis-
stvely pay the freight, they will get
shotgun laws"
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-07-23

Rochester Democrat: In his speech
at Lincoln. Neb., on Aug. IL, 1908,
accepting the democratic nomination
for the presidency, Mr.. Bryan charged
that the republican party us lmpotent
to accomplish the reforms which are
imperatlvely needed. Further, I
cannot concur in the statement that
the republican platform unequivocally
declares for the reforms that are
necessary; on the contrary, affirm
that 1t openly and notoriously dis
appoints the hopes and expectations
O. retormers, whether those reformers
be republicans or democrats. - Thus it
appears that thu. Peerless One was g
prophet that time. In hls..speeches at
about the same time Taft declared for
revision downward and I'm. favor of
the income tax.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-07-23

Rameses II. is dead. He was not
the great ruler of ancient Egypt, as the
name given him might indicate, though
the date of his birth ran well back
into the past Rameses was toad,
and miners digging 500 feet below the
surface at Butte. Mont, found him
there. imbedded in rock. He was
sound asleep, but awoke when brought
into the light of day, and has been de.
cidedly lively since. The Bronx ZOO
acquired him as one of it's most not
able curiosities, scientists having de-
cided that he must be 1000 or 1900
years old, If not more so. And now,
having lived to what was literally q
green old age, he has succumbed to the
inevitable. Life under modern con-
dittons appears to have been too swift
for q reptile that had passed so long
q period in unbroken stone and
quiet.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-07-23

Attorney General Simpson has
been called upon to give his opinion
as to the validity of the appropria-
ton made in the omnibus bill.
Under this head Will come the
maintenance of the state highway
commission, also appropriations for
state drainage commission, grand
stand of the agricultural, society state
capitol approaches, live stock sanitary
hoard, etc. 1t IS thought that he will
hold most Of the expenditures illegal.
The cities will get hit pretty much
like the country.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-07-23
s INFORMED OF DATE AND
CAUSE OF DEATH OF SON.

In letter dated June from the
surgeon IN charge of the hospital at
Canacao, P. L., in which her son.
Chas. Proper died, which she received
the first of the week. Mrs Annie
Proper received the information that
her son, who was in the navy, died
that day at 4 a. m. of pulmonary
tuberculosis and that he was buried
at Canacao, Z. T., the same day with
all military honors.
A letter that was dictated by her
son the day before his death was also
received, IN which he expressed hopes
OF getting we'll enough to return home.
An effort will most likely be made to
have the body exhumed and shipped
to this city tor interment.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-07-23

and the Mercer County Board of Free.
holders began to fear that Black Hand.
ers plotted to blow up the buildings.
A loud explosion occurred within a
few feet Of the administration build
ing early the other day, and the noise
brought the terror-stricken officials to
the scene. One of the guards, believ-
ing that an attempt was being made
to blow up the buildings, wanted to re-
lease the prisoners in order to give
them chance for their lives, but
cooler counsel prevailed.
The only thing that could be found
about the premises which indicated
the cause of the explosion was the
badly mutilated body of rat, and it
dawned on the officials that rodents
might have eaten the dynamite. The
body of the dead rat was examined
and some unexploded dynamite was
found in the stomach. The discovery
created terror, for It was known that
the simultaneous explosion of a dozen
rats charged with dynamite would de.
stroy all the workhouse buildings and
kill the inmates.
Guns were fred of, powder was
burned and other ways to force the
rats to vacate their strongholds were
resorted to, and met with much sue
cess. Thousands were seen running
in the direction Of this city, and while
the workhouse people sighed with
great relief this city is now terror
stricken.
{ It is realized that it would be i'm
possible to drive all the rats out of a
city of 100000 Inhabitants without
risk Of something happening that
might cause several of tho loaded ro-
dents to explode.
Housewives have Undated and
locked up the rat traps and cats ami
dogs are being kept under restraint.
It is feared that the rats that left
the workhouse and came to Trenton
will probably remain together, 80 that
II one should explode the others
would follow suit Extra firemen and
policemen have been put on duty, but
just what part they are to play to
avert a catastrophe will have to be do.
termined by developments. Steps will
likely be taken to prevent rat dis
aster.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-07-23
FOR YOUR HEALTH'S SAKE
AIR AND SEWAGE,

The eminent Dr.. Parkes tells
10 that air 10 the prime supporter
Of life. He also says that Of the
causes Of death which are usually
In action, impurity Of the air 10 the
most important.
This means that It 10 Just 40
foolish and dangerous for 10 to
breathe the same air over aaaIn
40 It would be for 10 to 90 to the
sewer for our drinking water.
And while none Of 70 would think
Of doing the latter, there are
thousands Of people who, every
day Of their lives, either Ignorant
" or wIlIfulIy, poison themselves
by breathing air that has already
been robbed Of Ito life sustaining
and health giving properties.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-07-23
RATS
and CAUSE Bis SCARE
RODENTS FILL Up ON DEADLY tx.
PLosivE,z THEN HASTEN TO
JERSEY CAPITAL.

N Trenton. N. J.Trenton has only
Just recovered from an awful fright,
due to the visitation Of the imaginary
Jersey devil Bird when new scare
Is caused by plague Of explosive
rats which has been infesting the Mer-
Ger county workhouse. few miles
from this city.
The workhouse warden discovered
that sack of dynamite, used for
quarry purposes, had been broken
open and most Of its contents carried
away. A thorough investigation
showed that none of the officials at the
institution had removed the explosive.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-07-23

A practical naval joker made a mild
sensation by suggesting that expert.
ments be made with "homing bees as
messengers for tho navy department.
The idea is to have beehives belong
Ing to the department and send a
number Of bees from them on each
ship. The messages could be attached
to the tails of bees, who would forth
with fly back to the hives. But the
point Is CLOSED over in painful silence
OF what would be doing by the bust.
ness end of the bee while the mes.
sages were being attached. Why not
use wasps and put the messages in
the pockets Of their little yellow jack.
cts?
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-07-23
Must Dwell In ooft Places.

The thrush catches such worms az
rashly show themselves above ground;
but an ancient ancestor of the snipe
found that, If it followed them into
marshy lands. it could probe the soft
ground and drag them out of their
chambers. For this operation it has
now bill three inches long, straight,
thin and sensitive at the tip, beau
tiful instrument, but good for no pur-
pose except extracting worms from
soft ground. If frost or drought
hardens the ground, the snipe must
starve or travel.-Strand Magazine.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-07-23
WILL USE PAPER CUPS.

The Duluth, Missabe Il Northern
railroad will install individual paper
drinking cups on all of its regular
passenger cars this summer. The road
will use automatic vendors for dis
penslng the cups. The cups are IN
the exact form Of a drinking glass and
are stiftened by coat of parafne.
They are absolutely sanitary when
they reach the lips of the drinker.
The Duluth, Mlssabe & Northern
will be the first railroad in Minnesota
to supply individual drinking cups to
its passengers although one or two
others are said to be contemplating the
move.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-07-23

The contract has been given for
the construction of the Clermont,
which IL to be fac smile of the f.
nous steamer built by Robert Fulton,
and which made the trip to Albany 100
years ago. The craft, like the imitar
ton Halfmoon, typifying Hudson's
craft, will be used In the tercentenary
celebration this year, and everybody
along the river will have chance to
see the boats.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-07-23

Gov. johnson states that at the
present time he can see no reason to
call an extraordinary session of the
legislature. AS to the road and bridge
bill, he believes that relief which
would be provided by the legislature,
on account of the recent decision,
would be uncertain, and as other
states have not as yet stirred them
selves relative to the income tax, that
can also wait.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-07-23

The one survivor of the party Of
four Americans who started two years
ago to walk from Buenos Aires, in
South America, to New York. says he
will finish the journey II 1t takes him
II years. This is rather a useless an
bitton. Pedestrianism has its vir.
tues. but walks that take years to com.
plete are hardly real need of life.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-07-23

Morocco may again become the tho.
ater Of disturbance. There are signs of
the outbreak Of revolt against the
new sultan which may take the form
OF q holy war-that 10, one in which
the Mohammedans may be summoned
to fight on the pretense Of devotion to
their faith. But with Raisuli and sew
eral other former disturbers of tho
peace keeping quiet, there is hope that
things may simmer down.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-07-23

One of the German scientists an,
nounoes that whales milk possesses
great merits as 4 food for man. This
being the case, we may expect coun.
terfeit whales milk to appear in the
market eftsoons 49,
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-07-23
PIANO PLAYED By "GHosTs. "
Watchmen Frightened from Supposed
Treasure Building, Where Woman
Was Burned to Death.

st. Paul, Minn.-The house in For.
est street where Mrs. Anna Post, an
aged recluse, was burned to death, is
supposed to be haunted, and the watch
men who have guarded the house
every night since the death of the
woman. in the belief that fortune is
hidden somewhere in the ruins, have
all been frightened away.
Early the other morning the, third
Waterman who ventured to guard the
place heard noise coming from the
partly burned piano, and sought pro.
lection from Policeman Swenson and
Shook, who were on their way home.
The. Waterman was terrified, and
told the policemen that he distinctly
heard the sound Of q funeral dirge
played on the piano. He was assured
that 1t was Imagination on his part,
but he could not be persuaded that
the house was not haunted, and he re.
signed his Job then and there, leay.
ing the premises to the mercy Of the
''spooks."
Since the death Of Mrs. Post her
relatives have had the house guarded
at night and during the day the
ruins are searched for gold supposed
to have been left by the old woman.
but 50 Ear none has been unearthed.
Last week the Waterman was fright
ened away by noises that he asserted
he heard In the house. and the other
Waterman was frightened IN similar
manner.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-07-23
CLOSE CALL FROM DROWNING

CLOSE CALL FROM DROWNING.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rudolph Foster and
children Of Crow Wing and three
visitors from B1alnerd, who were en-
joying an outing with them, had a
very exciting time at Grow Wing lake
Thursday morning of last week. The
eight of them got into row boat for
q boat ride and had proceeded from
900 to 700 feet from shore, when the
water began to wash over the sides of
the boat, this being too much for it,
They called for help and rowed in as
fast as they could, bailing out the
water as it kept coming in. Mrs. G..
N. Gordon and nephew, Donald
Napier, cleared two boats and started
to pull out for them within five
minutes OF hearing their call for help,
but the Foster party were able to
reach shore unasslsted, although for
time 1t looked bad for them.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-07-23

The civil action brought by John
Krause against J. j. Rassle1 for the
collection Of a bill, and which was to
have come up before Justice Gerrltz.
was settled out of court Monday. Mr.,
Rassier presented a counter claim
against the plaintiff.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-07-23

When all the British colonies have
presented battleships to the mother
country they may be prepared to
agree that war is too horrible a thing
to be allowed to spoil their costly in.
Vestments. ..r
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-07-23

We are assured by Prof. Frederick
Starr that there are still cannibals In
Africa. There's big game for you!
A cannibal stuffed to turn would
be a fascinating and lasting attrac.
ton for the National museum.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-07-23

The Bank Of England has lowered
the discount rate. which means that
money is abundant and easy abroad,
az well a. at home. This is also sug.
gestive Of more willingness to invest
in promising enterprises and explains
the readiness with which some big
loans are placed on favorable terms
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-07-23

That attempt to reach the south
pole reveals no shortage of tho ice
crop in the antarctic region. Where
fore the Ice companies congratulate
themselves on it's remoteness.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-07-23
MARRIED

The wedding OF Guenther Halseth
and Miss Edna Larson, two young
people of this city, took place Satur-
day at st. Clond. The couple then
proceeded to Minneapolis on a short
wedding trip and on their return
Will make their home here.
The bride has resided here
practically ali her life, making her
nome with her parents on the West
side.
The groom has resided here for some
years, and is employed as delivery
man for the Larson & Br1ese grocery
store.
DR.. George E. Parsons OF St. Paul,
son of Mr.. ana Mrs. y. Fl. Parsons of
this city, was united IN marriage to
Miss Jessie. Horn of st. Paul Wednes-
day noon at the Church of the Messiah,
Rev. L. r. s. Ferguson officiating.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. H. Parsons attended
the wedding.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-07-23

Englishmen continue to be scared
over the possibility Of Germany's naval
rivalry. But If they are really to keep
pace with their kin across the North
sea they will have to get busy with air
ships that will outclass the Zeppelin
dirig1ble balloons, by which tho Ger.
mans seem to set great store.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-07-23

Evansville Enterprise The county
option people OF the state are DESTROYS
of interesting the Republican party in
the county option cause. After the
Republicans have been so completely
ignored by the county option element
In the past, it becomes them to turn
deaf ear to the.lwants Of the county
OptiOnists
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-07-23

A Pennsylvania magistrate has de.
cided that no automobilist has the
right to run over cow in the pub.
lie highway. Cheuffeurs who insist on
running over cows will hereafter be
compelled to go into the fields to
do 1t. .s--
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-07-23

In case stated to be strange one
In New Jersey, wife stood by her
servant in preference to her husband.
But the fact will surprise no house
keeper who knows that a husband can
be picked up anywhere, while it 10 no
easy task to secure a good servant.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-07-23

When the salary of the president
was rasied to SIS, 600, it was under
stood that the increased amount was
to do away with extras. Now the've
gone and passed bill giving the
president $25, 900 to defray the ex-
pense of trip. and in SO doing they
increased the presidents salary to
100000.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-07-23

Another newspaper consolidation has
taken place, which seems to be about
the proper thing in most of the towns.
The Anoka Union purchased the Free
Press plant. which will be con.
solidated with the Union. This will
leave two papers in Anoka, a great
sutficiency.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-07-23

The New York World evinces deep
and intimate knowledge Of human ma
ture when it remarks: "Once more tho
governors of states are lined up for an
inauguration day late in April. Yet
there 10 real danger that because there
are four whole years in which to make
the change, no time will be found to
do it."
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-07-23

An eagle in an Illinois zoo lately
laid q $1,000 egg. That ought to prove
q nice little nest egg for more than
the eagle.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-07-23

Princeton Union: Good public
highways are as essential to the well
fare of the people of this state as good
public schools. The one mill state tax
for schools has worked beautifully.
Now let us have a general one-mill
state road tax. The first step il to
amend the constitution so as to enable
the legislature to provide for such a
tax Z
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-07-23

Lieut.. shackleton's nose may be
put out of joint by Commander Peary,
who is presumably sledging toward
the north pole, and dining on dog meat