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Little Falls herald., 1909-07-02
DIED..

Mrs. E. j. Venners, aged 81 years,
passed away at st. Gabriel's hospital
Monday morning at about II 10
o CLOCK, two days after an operation.
The operation was successful but fee
,bleness of heart and old age made her
unable to survive it. - 5.ss. s.s,s1...
Mrs. Venners was born in England,
May "a, 1848, where she spent her
girlhOod and was married. She crossed
the ocean with her husband about
thirty years ago and settled at Au-
Sable, Mich. where they resided about
18 years. The family moved to this
city December II, 1898, and she had
resided here ever since. Her husband
died three years ago.
Deceased is survived by three daugh-
tiers and two sons. They are Mrs. j.
B. Armstrong Of Missoula, Mont Mrs.
w. T. Reid Of Staples. and Miss Ada
Venners, Henry W. Venners, and Will
liam Venners of this city. all of
whom, with the exception of Mrs.
Armstrong, who could not come, at
tended the last sad rites.
The funeral was held Wednesday af-
ternoon at s clock from the Eplsco-
pal church, Rev. Geo. E. Platt officl-
atlng, and interment was in Oakland
cemetery.
Little Falls herald., 1909-07-02
WIN THREE STRAIGHT
One From Roya1ton and
Two From Sauk
Centre

Since they shut-out the Alexandria
team to @ at that place, week ago
last Sunday, the Little Falls Gold
Dust team has won three straight
games-and fast ones, the first two OF
which were shutouts. Royalton was
taken on last Friday evening for a
seven inning game and was defeated
by q score of to 0. 1t was q good
game throughout. and the home boys
scored by their ability to solve j. Nc.
Douglas benders and make them good
TOR hits, but run was not forth com
ing until four hits had been secured,
when Lauerman scored on single, a
torceout and another single. Royalton
played consistent ball and spoiled at
least four other runs by fast playing.
Templeton was caught on the home
plate twice, being forced out once
after negotiating a two -bagger, and
caught the next time, in the sixth IN
ming, coming in on bad bunt after
he had negotiated fine three -bagger.
Stoll was caught on the third sack.
Newman and Stoll were the battery
for the home team, and j. McD0ugal
and Newman tor Royalton. Newman
struck out 4, passed 2, hit another
with pitched ball. and allowed but
two scattered hits. J. McDougal
struck out 6, passed l, and allowed
i've hits. Four errors were chalked up
against the home team and one againt
Royalton. The Gold Dusts wound this
game up with double play, Temple
ton to Batters, retiring Doty and
Newman.
Little Falls herald., 1909-07-02
Nelson's out at first and scored on
Arnsted' g out at first.

Nelson's out at first and scored on
Arnsted's s out at first.
Templeton took. first on balls In the
locals half of the seventh. went second
on Wild pitch, advanced to thlrd on
Rasch's single, and was brought IN on
q single by Dledrich. Newman flew
out to Brady just before Diedrich was
up. Lauerman flew out to Nelson. who
whipped it to Jones, completing
double play, Diedrich being caught on
second base.
The visitors scored their last two
runs in the eighth inning, Brady TAX
ing first on balls and scored on q hit
by Bouton which rolled right through
both the center and right fielders,
Bouton being on thiM when the ball
was finally in the grip Of an intielder.
He then scored on Meyers out on q
grass-cutter to first. There was no
more scoring on either side after this,
the sides being retired by easy outs.
Lange tielded his position in fine
style IN this game, getting seven as
sists to his credit. He struck out S,
passed 3, and allowed hits. Brady
struck out 4, passed 8. and allowed IL
hits. Little Falls had two errors and
Sauk Centre three.
The boys representing the branch
town acted in very gentlemanly
manner and their playing was very
much enjoyed Arnsted maze q beauti-
tul catch coming in on one IN center
field.
Two base hits-Wetzel, Lange, Died
rlcn and Collette. Slngles-West, Tenn
pleton, Dledrich 2, Batters 2, Bouton
|2, Meyers and Jones.
Little Falls herald., 1909-07-02
COMMITTED TO FERGUS FALLS

Torger Peterson, who resides on Sew
enth street northeast, was examined as
to his sanity before Court Commis-
sloner Lud Gaudet Tuesday morning.
but decision Of his mental condition
was deferred to Wednesday morning,
when his actions of Tuesday evening
were made known, and it was then
decided that his condition warranted
his being committed to the Fergus
Falls hospital for the insane. He was
taken to Fergus Falls yesterday noon.
Peterson was struck by train in
the local yards on March IA. since
which time he has been more or less
mentally unbalanced. His condition
was such the latter part of May that 1t
was thought hest to examine him at
that time, but that was not done and
Mr.. Peterson, went to the Lawrence
sanitarium IN Minneapolis where he
received treatment. Owing to lack of
money he was unable to continue the
treatment. He expressed his willing
ness to go to the Fergus Falls hospital.
Little Falls herald., 1909-07-02
HfLPTHffAGLf fSCRfAM.
Something Doing All the
Time in Little Falls
Next Monday

The anniversary of the nations
birthday Will be celebrated in grand
style in Little Falls next Monday, the
fifth, and preparations are practically
completed. for entertaining the large
number OF visitors from neighborlng
towns, villages and the country.
The program includes an automobile
race, hose race, marathon, motor
cycle, bicycle, foot races, jumping
contests, throwing contests, tug. Of
war, wrestling match, boxing match,
three-legged race, girls race, farmers
hitching and unhitching race, and
number Of other races and sports OF
different kinds that go to make up an
excellent celebration. Two big ball
games between st. Cloud and Little
Falls are included in the program,
which an Item in another column tells
what kind of games they will be.
A fine display Of fireworks will be
given IN the evening. st. Cloud has
no celebration this year, and large
number Of PEOPLE will be here to enjoy
the day and to witness the ball games.
In regard to the sports, much inter-
contests on the program. Some OF the
tention of hurllng the ball over block
and taking part in some Of the other
sports. The sports committee has
made a slight change In the amount to
be offered as prizes for few of the
minor events Of the day, and programs
will be distributed giving the exact
amounts to be offered and at what
time the different events will be
pulled Oft.
This celebration promises to be the
BEST and the largest attended ever
given in the city. The eagle will
scream here and Will be heard by most
OF the neople of the county, as also
many from the neighboring counties.
Little Falls herald., 1909-07-02
lMPROv IMISSlSS SSIPPI
EJ. Duean, Government
Engineer Has Made
Examinations

E. j. Dugan, United States Engineer
IN charge Of the government water re-
servoir system in tho upper Mississippi
valley, left tor the city today after a
tour days examination of the river
from Grand Rapids to Little Falls,
says the Wednesday Brainerd Dispatch.
He stated today that he found the rlv-
er from Grand Rapids to Aitkin in
fairly good shape From Bra1nerd to
Altkin 1t Is in fairly good shape and
navlgable except for the Deerwood
bridge, which is too low to let the
large boats used on the upper river
pass under except at the very lowest
stage of water.
From Deerwood to Little Falls the
river IS q succession OF wide shOal
stretches with gravel bars which make
1t impossible for boats drawing more
than 18 inches to go down. The only
thing which makes the navigation pos
sible is that the logs have formed bars
and restricted the water to q narrower
channel with minimum depth of 18
inches.
It IS very probable, he states, that a
sufficient argument can be presented to
the war department. so that it Will, as
soon as money is appropriated by con-
gress for the purpose, clear the river
of snags and the banks of trees now in
or liable to fall in through the wash
ing away of the banks in the next ten
yers Something, however, might oc-
cur which would delay the commence
ment of the work for q few years.
The matter Will now be up to the
board of engineers, sitting IN Wash
lngton. This board acts in an advisory
capacity to congress on matters of en-.
gineering in the rivers and harbors,
and congress usually abides by their
advice.
The examination was made from
Aitk1n to Little Falls IN a gasoline
launch owned by Arthur Brown. Mr..
Dugan speaks very highly of Mr..
Brown s skill as navigator and says
be took the boat through dangerous
places with great skill. Mr.. Brown
left the sorting works three miles this
side of Little Falls at O'Clock last
night and reached his home at II
O'Clock, a phenomenaily quick run up
stream
Little Falls herald., 1909-07-02
LOCAL BOY DIES IN NAVAL. SER.
" r. VICE.

With a notice received from the fed
eral authorities that the sum Of $40 per
month, which her son had made ar
rangements to be set aside from his
monthly wages as tar in the u. S.
Navy to be sent to his mother here.
could not be sent henceforth as he was
dead, Mrs. Ben Ashburn of Sixth
street northeast was apprised for the
first time of the death of her. son,
Chas. Proper. Two years ago, when
II years OF age, the young man en-
listed at st. Paul as a tar in tho q.
S. Navy for term of four yarsa He
was first sent to California but early
last year was sent to the PHILIPPINES.
Last winter he was stationed near
China. There he was taken id, and
the first part of May wrote that lie had
q high fever, later writing that he
was to be transferred to the Phii-,
llplnes and then to this cOuntFyzto
finish the time of his enlistment. This
was the last heard from him. 80
Previous to his enlistment, the
young man had resided here all his
life, with the exception Of couple
years in Wisconsin, where he was
born.
Mrs. Ashburn has secured County
Attorney Cameron to get the partlcu-
lars of the young man g death and to
find out whether the body could be
transferred here for burial.
Little Falls herald., 1909-07-02
BUYS sAUK RAPIDS BANK.

As announced by the st. Cloud
Journal Press tuesday. q controlling
interest in the Benton County bank at
Sauk Rapids has been purchased bv A.
81. Turritin of Rice and /. W. Bouck
of Royalton. Mr.. Bouck has been
elected president, and Mr.. Turrittln
cashier and is now in charge of
affairs He will remove to the Rapids
IN the near future, having purchased
the residence of Mr. Herrick who
resigns as cashier on account of his
health. There will be general regret
at losi ng so good banker and citizen
as Mr.. Herrick but Mr.. rurrettin will
be given a cordial welcome. He is one
of the successful bankers of the state,
and will be sure to succeed, and will
MAINTAIN the splendid reputation of
the Benton County bank.
Little Falls herald., 1909-07-02
Will Be FAST GAMES
Locals and st. Cloud Ball
Team to Meet Sunday
and Monday

That the series of three games be-
tween St. Clouds fast team and the
Gold Dusts Sunday, July 4, and Mon.
day, July 5, will be three of the fast
est games played on the local diamond
this year, there now can be no doubt,
as both teams are preparing for this
series of games as they never did be-
fore. The locals will put up an article
of baseball that will make st. Clouds
aggregaticn though fast, work for all
they are worth to get any runs at all.
A scare has been thrown into the
granite city camp, and 1t is authorita-
lively stated that their manager has
been gathering as good timber as pos
sib.e In the twin cities with which to
strengthen the st. Cloud aggregation
in an effort to take at least two out of
the three games
The locals on the other hand are
more than prepared for them. Lange,
Rasch, Newman and Wetzei will ap.
pear on the slab, and If these don't
give st. Cloud great deal of guessing
to locate their twisters, spltters, timed
shoots, and other throws which have
just been perfected and which we will
not give away, then we miss our
guess. Batters and Stoll will do the
backstop work.
Templeton will play second base,
Jennings short-stop, Dledrlch third
base, "Tobe'' Ferreu center field, and
lauerman, Kingen, Collins, Wetzel
and Newman will play in the out. field
during the series.
Rasch and Stoll will be the battery
for the Sunday game, which will be
called at 3 30 p. m. Batters playing
the first bag position. Lange will twlrl
the big game Monday afternoon at
8 o'clock. with Batters receiving and
Rasch holding down the first sack;
and Newman or Wetzel will hand over
the mystery shoots tor the Monday
evening game, which will be called at
6 80. Little Falls fandom is talking
little else than about the series with
st. Cloud, which indicates a very big
attendance. To relieve the STRAIN a
little, we are glad to be able to an.
nounce at this time that Long Prairie,
which has been plnlng tor a game
with Little Falls, has been offered a
game here on July 18, which offer will
most likely be accepted, po1tending
another excellent game. The colored
Keystones of Minneapolis will be
taken on tor game here on Aug. 2.
Sauk Centre will be given return
games at that place on Saturday and
Sunday. July 10 and IL; and st. Cloud
return games at that place August 10
and II, the dates of the Elks c0nven-
tion IN the granite city.
Little Falls herald., 1909-07-02
CLAIMED COUNTY OFFICERS
OVERCHARGED.

Public Examiner Schaeffer has filed
a report with the county auditor OF
Stearns county, which says that there
has been overcharges In the Offices Of
the clerk of court and auditor of that
county. The amounts are not large.
The auditor and clerk claim that their
charges are correct and on the same
basis as has been done for number of
years. The county attorney does not
agree with the examiner In the mat
ter. It seems that the difference comes
IN the reading of the law. The clerk of
court has asked that q suit be started
50 that the matter can be properly SET
tied.
Little Falls herald., 1909-07-02
CREW VAS DIS SCnARGf[J
Men Had Become Dissatis-.
fled With Treatment Re-
ceiYed from Foreman

A disagreement between Tony Man
~. foreman of crew Of Is men who
have been employed at ballasting on
the Northern Pacific, south of the city,
and Frank DeAngeleus who claimed
that he was assistant foreman, was
responsible for the discharge Of the
crew on Tuesday. #s 1
In the opinion of DeAngeleus there
was not cooks enough for the size Of
the crew, and he directed one of the
men to act IN this capacity. Manly
claims that DeAngeleus did not have.
any authority IN the matter, and that
he was simply to act as interpreter.
On this point they did not seem to
agree.
However the crew, of which two or.
three could talk English, stood by De.
Angeleus in the matter, and did not
intend to be bullied any longer. Thew
claim that the foreman carried =
couple Of revolvers and that the treat
ment they were receiving from him.
was anything but proper, being ad-5
pleasantrles such as treat to shoot
them if they did not hurry and get to.
work. They also claim that they did
not eject the foreman and time keeper
from the cars, but that they went
themselves
Wednesday afternoon Deputy Sheriff
Heroux went down with the switch
ing crew, and the cars with the crew
were brought to the city. They were
orderly and offered no resistance The
men later purchased tickets, and re-
turned to the twin cities.
The discharged men said that they
had each paid SIP to an employment
agency for their 81. 80 day job which
was to last all summer, and inferred
that 1T was to the advantage of the
foreman to get new crew every so Of
ten.
Little Falls herald., 1909-07-02
REJECTED Al Tltf BIDS
Bids 70 Furnish Fire Hose.
Evidently Not
Satisfactory

The meeting of the council to con-
s1der bids for new hose was held
Wednesday evening. Bids were re.
ce1ved from the ". S. Mott Co, sEu-
reka Firemen's Co., ". II. Ryan and
Little Falls Plumbing u Cycle Co Of
this city. The prices on hose averages
from 20 cents to $l.1O. The bid called
for double covered hose, and the
council seemed rather lncllned to ac-
cept Ryan's bid Of 80 cents per foot
for 500 Alderman Elvlg exhibited q
piece Of hose that could be secured
from the Chicago W1ecking company
for 35 cents. After talks by the differ
ent ones interested, the council rejected
all bids, we presume on the ground
that the prices asked were too high,
or to look into the quality Of 8 the
hose that Alderman Elvlg had a sam.
pie of.
In regard to the placing of one of
the two hydrants, which were found to
be on the N. P. right-of.way and
which were ordered out, and to be
placed near the Lincoln school, neeces.
stating the extension of the water
main block, T. e. Gordon Of the
Water Power company stated tnat the
company could not do this as the pa.
tronage that could be derived from the
extension would not warrant it. SThe
council accordingly ordered that the
hydrant be placed at corner Of Broad
way and Kldder street.
Liquor licenses were granted to
John Simon and Eugene Pllon.
The transfer Of the liquor license Of
81. Moehle to Kowalczek & Kaluza
was allowed. .
Little Falls herald., 1909-07-02
NEW ABSTRACT OFFICE.

NEW ABSTRACT OFFICE.
Frank E. Hall, for the past eight
and a half years deputy register Of
deeds, has opened an abstract Office in
the Gaudet or Y block, and IS pre-.
pared to furnish abstracts OF real es-
tate in any part of Morrison county
promptly and accurately. Mr.. Hall
has had long experience in the work,
is reliable and painstaklng, and should
do we'll. He has prospects before him
of a very successful business. The
same qualities of courtesy, efficiency,
and steadiness which have made q
highly popular official Will make
sure his success.
Little Falls herald., 1909-07-02

The Saturday evening game with
Sauk Centre was a fast and clean
game, but two errors being made in
the game, both by Stoll; the local
catcher, one of which was very ex-
cusable owing to darkness. Rasch and
Ston were the battery for the locals,
and Jones and Meyers for the visitors.
The game, which went seven innings,
was pitchers battle throughout,
Rasch allowing but three hits and
Jones four. Outside OF the three hits,
the visitors were unable to put a ball
in the outfield, and outside of the hits
the locals placed only one ball in the
outfield. Diedrich, however, touched
up Jones in the sixth inning for a
home run over the left field fence,
which brought loud ana continued
applause from the grand stand and
bleachers The local g other run was
brought in by West by three singles.
Sauk Genre was prevented from
scoring by heady work Rasch milling
himself out of holes with the greatest
OF grace, amt was given support that
in the seventh inning especially was
worth much to the big man. This
was when Bush of the visitors made
SVAAAOSOAOAA0 AOA eSA 064Sy G"OskA}k86I,
but in attempting to stretch it to a
three bag3er was retired at the third
sack by good pegglng, Wetzel to
Tempieton to Dietrich In the third
inning Rasch came in on a bunt like
an engine and unassisted put the ball
on johnson half way between the
home plate and the third sack. In the
fifth inning Wetzel retired man at
first from the right field. With one
man on Third, Rasch struck out the
next two. retiring the side.
Rasch passed three ana Jones two,
and each struck out nine men. Out
side of the strlke-outs, most of the
locals were put out on fly balls, only
three assists being credited to the visi-
tors. and these were made by the
pitcher. West, Wetzel, Rashch, John
son and Hines each secured one base
hit; Bush two-bagger and Diedrlch
q home-run. The latter became a
collector soon after the game.
Little Falls herald., 1909-07-02
WEDNESDAY EVENING CLOSING.

WEDNESDAY EVENINV CLOSINV.
The question as to the advisability
of the stores being open on every
Wednesday evening, the same as every
Saturday evening and payday Wednes
day-evenlngs, during the summer, has
again come up for the merchants to
decide. Most of the merchants are in
favor of closing Wednesday evenings,
except pay-days at the mills: and
Wednesday evening but two or three
of the stores were open. The proprle-
tors of these stores however express
their willingness to abide by Whatever
Is decided by the merchants as q
whole. A meeting will probably be
held in day or so to determine the
point for the summer.
Little Falls herald., 1909-07-02
M. N. CALDWELL MAKES COM.
PLANT,

Justice W. H. Alden and Otto Hell
nen went to Richardson Tuesday,
where MIR. Alden will take testimony
as commissioner in a case against
Town Treasurer T. s. Look against
whom complaint has been made by NJ.
N. Caldwell, property owner, for al
legged Irregularities IN the discharge of
his duties, says the st. Cloud Times.
The case will take up considerable time
and the two gentlemen. may be gone a
week.
Little Falls herald., 1909-07-02
BUYS BILLIARD TABLES FROM
CLUB.

The offer made by Claire Mcpherson
for two billiard tables pool table,
cigar case, couch, and q a few other
articles, which went to make up part
of the social features of the CONNER
clal club, was accepted Monday night
by the committee having charge of the
disposal of these, his offer being the
best of several that were made It is
Mr.. McPhers0n's 3 intention to open q
first class hall In this city in a short
time.
Little Falls herald., 1909-07-02
BASE BALL NOTES.

st. Cloud won from Sauk Rapids
Saturday to 3. Doty and Newman
OF Royalton were the Sauk Rapids
battery. The st. Cloud boys only got
two bingles off Joe, but the game was
thrown away on errors. Sauk Rapids
got ten hits off of Schroeder.
Long Prairie dropped into st. Cloud
Sunday and shut them out 2 to O..
This is an excellent showing for st.
Cloud, as Long Prairie has a bad
bunch. Dominlk let down the
Granite City boys without hit.
Royalton played horse with Sauk
Rapids Sunday to the tune of IA to /.
The Sauk boys were clearly out Of
form.
Alexandra defeated Melrose Sunday
4 to O.
Bralnerd was handed two defeats.
one at Verndale Saturday by a score
OF 8 to 2, and another at Staples Sum
day by a score OF 4 to 2.
The Long Prairie Leader is COM
planning that game could not be got
ten with Little Fails. It is not the
fault of the locals The Long Pralrle.
management was written to the early
part of the season, and answered that
games were booked for practically all
the Sunday games, but might con-
descend to give us day game
or two. which games do not pay, es-
peclally when not coupled with Sum
day game. We trust, however, that
the two teams will get together as the
game would be a hummer. At the
present writing, we can make them ali
step few.
Little Falls herald., 1909-07-02

John kosella of Swan River was be.
fore Justice Gerritz Wednesday after
noon, Joseph Oldkowskl complaining
that defendant was the owner or q
canine which was q nuisance. Mr..
Kosella said that he did not own q
dog, altough four were on the place,
owned by other members of the family.
The justice has not yet figured out the
problem.
Little Falls herald., 1909-07-02
HELD FOR MURDER.

Information has been asked of the
local police by the Spokane authorities
as to the past record ofOscar Lindgrlst,
who is held in that city on q murder
charge. They state that Llndgrist was
at one time employed by Ole H. Lind,
r. F. d. No. 6 out of this city. The
latter has been written to, and
in reply states that he does not know
Lindgrlst and consequently can't tell
anything of the young man 8 past
Little Falls herald., 1909-07-02

Marriage licenses issued: Frank A.
Krause and Elizabeth A. Vierk; Fred
CAROL and Lizzie Dobs: Peter McKib.
bin and Bertha Caroline Miller; A.
Ed. Brown and Ruth Schelin; Andrew
Poier and Hennetta V. Drager; Carl
Blemert and Barbara Tretter.
Little Falls herald., 1909-07-02
5. X. SNOW ELECTED PRESIDENT
OF ..HOTEL MEMS

Col. S. K. Snow of the Backman
Hotel was elected president of the
State Hotel Mems ASSOCIATION at It's
quarterly meeting held recently IN
Minneapolis. The attendance at this
meeting was larger than ever, about
fifty members being present. An excel
lent dinner was served at Hotel Rog-
ers. and q tine time was had by all
present.
Little Falls herald., 1909-07-02

D. McGregor, who IS now travelling
for the Iowa Separator Co., was in the
city Wednesday enroute to his home IN
st. Cloud. Mrs. McGregor has dis
posed of her millinery stock at Wa
dena and is now at st. Cloud