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gave her an automatic pistol while he
took another, and not knowing how
to use the run, she allowed her finger
10 touch the trigger alter she had fired
III. first shot and Mr.. Spencer happen
ed to be in range.
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HEIGHT OF SHELTER STACKS
Saving In Metals In Smelling Process
Increases With Altitude Of
stack.

1t is generally supposed that the
stacks of shelters are built to a
great height in order to get rid OF
the smoke. That is partially the
reason, but it is principally because
the higher the stack the greater the
saving in metals to the smelling
company. The action Of the blast
furnaces carries fine dust containing
minute particles of gold or silver
out with the fumes. This Is first
precipitated in what is called a
dust chamber, a room several hun
dred feet in length and many times
wider than the vent from the fur
mace. Much Of the dust settles
there. Then the fumes from tho
molten metal enter the stack. By
that time their temperature is great
ly reduced. The higher the stacl
the cooler the dust will become, anc
the wider it is the slower, relative
IL, it will move as it approache
the top. After it cools If loses
measure Of its buoyancy and settle
down to the base Of the stack. TIN
du,+ ie rotbnrp1 mn nv m]pchaDlca
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1912-07-25
SEVEN YEARS
or MISERY
How Mrs. Bethune was Re-
stored to Health by Lydia
Z. Pinkharn'3 Vegeta-
bic Compound,
Sikeston, Mo. "For seven years ]
suffered everything. | was in bed for

Or five days at a
time every month,
and SO weak ! could
hardly walk. | had
cramps, backache
and headache, and
was 60 V and
weak that | dreaded
to see anyone or
have anyone move in
the room. The doc
tors gave me medi-
cine to ease me at
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s.. DE- Ruron MitcheIl. optomet.

.o.t .d A.. T.-.d,, III, ooh at !
Rssrden 4 K,ors You can have /
VAR eves carefully examined with
A., cbs,ce or obligation. See him ,
roy
FOR SALE-Pure bred Poland
china .nriag mos Of hes, breeding.
.,,D ayerars 100 pounds. Just what
.o, have been looking for. Write
a.. ,,icss Taony &, FuIIer Fovpt.
Miss.
Aberdeen Weekly, July l9-Mr.
Wn Carter +ovr . matinee Wedoes.
d.v ,[,arnoon 10 a number Of Young
,ooaIa COMMUNICATING Misses MARY
t.n E,r..,s Ann Cunmins and
LeNoir Devils.
Me,s,s Ollie and G. D. Conner.
.o( TooeIo. are off on a vacation.
They. in COMPANY with Misses SaIIie
Conner and Renie WoodGn, left here
T,ceda, ,o spand a week with DR..
anlNr. Y K. Quinn at McCondy.
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d Grade piano factory and can make
,~ic.s ard terms eolaI 10 any market.
Come 10 see Us.
OKOLONA HARDWARE CO..
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wa L =. - ALo.Jao.
E.,J...
K. account of the illness Of her father.
While in Aberdeen Miss LeNoir was
the recipient Of a number Of social
e comtesies.
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Re-. A. n Holder officiating. They
II.a on rbe II o'clock train for Meri
diam and Mobile.
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local News
lb-M y-T5sm will cure you.


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N'ss oyIaia Harbour IS visiting 70
a's-oo.
NH tI.E N'"a LETT yes'erdo .rI
aIa.d Wells.
NM. c. c. D.cEerson and t..Iv
~ SUNDAY Tor Oklahoma.
Mrs. D.. M. Haley s visiting ,.r
ON and daughter at Chattncosi.
en-"
Miss Mary Hutsay has rcllrnes
rom a delightful visit to relatives m
%ra'rIe.
See Adams & Nenbe,t f., W,,og.
nd hughes. Have al kinds P,,..
$ right.
Mr.. .Joe J. Kino Of Svan I.ke
listed relatives here Saturday ana
|unday.
See Adams & Neubert for Case.
inc Engines We always haze The"
u stock,
Rev. M. A Burns Was over from
Greenwood Sprlngs the latter narr o
asst week,
Excuse Me" is LEI, out this week
This charming story will apo.a
AGAIN next week
WANTED AT ONCE-To Inr
.ns 10 lrsa TX Isal Apalv 70 A.
.5toyal or r. W. NIunson.
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Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1912-07-25
For Women Who Care

Ofcourse you use az artisepticin your
family and III the care Of your own per-
son, and you want the best,
Instead Of what you have been using
such as liquid or tablet antiseptics or
peroxide, won't gou please try Paztlne'
a concentrated &ntiseptie powder to De
dissolved in waite, as neeGed.
paxtine is more economical, more
cleansing, mora germicidal and more
healing than anything you ever used.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1912-07-25

In tbet0ilct--to cleanse and Written
the teeth, remove tartar and prevent
decay. 10 disinfect the mouth, Gc-trc5
disease germs, and purify the br2ata'
To keep artificial Cecyh aad y~4-uae"9iH
clean and odorle5s. 70 remove nlaoti7
from the teeth and purify the bye"
after smoking, 10 e]la.los.a pU-"ts-'
ton odors by sponge bathing
As s. medicinal agent 10" l9"g
treatment al feminine ills WHARF 2el'l
catarrh, inAammnJion AID u-eel"''9:
exist, nothing equals hot douohca
Pa1tire. For ten years the a}~!a
Pinkham Med. ca. has been rog'l2r
advising their p2. tents to1~e It oec}a-
CT its extraordinary cleansing, 1e'lta
ard ~qcrmtai2al ,u}ye;. }ar l.-.& ".
pose alone HaEtiae il worth lis W..
in gold. Also t9c ulsal e~,tNr1'h, ''.
! tar5at. infaanct rraa. 'E.s s"1 E'' Ga'
All d,ut- En-. 2r awi 81 q ats a "'.
Trial bow @no }~aa.i'H"}iE - 81
women free on request,
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Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1912-03-01
Southwest Darling

Feb.28. The lay press company has
been baling all the hay they could get
hold of. which is forcing the price
up. A number will be short of hay
this spring.
August Blomquist received letter
from Sweden stating that there was
little snow there this winter and that
on Feb. 8. spring weather prevailed.
f. John B. Eystad is selling the u. S.
cream separator.
A sawmiil will be started IN East
Darling in the spring, .and a number
of.sthe farmers are hauling a lot of logs
to be sawed.
.. Axel Faro of Parker visited at Oak
Park farm Sunday.
Spring election will soon be here and
we understand that all the old officers
will be I'D for election.
Get your town tickets printed at the
Herald office.
Mrs. L. j. Rosnagle sends greetings
to all her Darling friends from Bakers
field, Cal. She says she much prefers
the climate of California to that of
Minnesota. +,
AaronEngstrom is busy hauling hay.
He has many tip-overs on account of
the roads, before he gets TO town.
/" Many valentines were sent this year
and the man carrier had hard time
to handle the mail.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1912-03-01
husband

Feb.. ". WIN. Fosdick hauled some
sa dust on Thursday.
j. J. Tucker was in this vicinity on
Friday selling farm machinery.
Mrs. A. G. Stroming, who was on
the sick list. is improving.
Among the TT. Ripley callers on Fri.
day were Mrs. VIM. Jones. Mrs. F. j.
Page, Miss Lena Atrouski, VIM.
Fosdick, g. j, stroming and Fred
Stromlng. &c.
: Mira. VIM. ~Fosdick visited with Mrs.
Jerry Derosier on Thursday.
August G. :Stroming was in Brain
erd on Wednesday with load of corn.
Miss Lena Atrouski had the misfor.
tuue to fall down cellar on Friday and
was quite badly scratched.
Mrs. Theodore .Stroming, who was
on the sick list, is,improving.
Rev. F. j. Oehlert, German Ev.
Lutheran pastor of Little Falls, held
services here at the home of August
Stroming on Monday. Feb 28.
g. j. St1oming was in Fl. Ripley on
Monday.
The basket social held at Ed. Rails
was we'll attended and every body re-.
ported tine time.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1912-03-01
The only Baking Powder, made
! from Royal Grape Cream Of
= Tartar-made from grapes
attack of .quinsy.

attack of quinsy. f..
Mrs.. George Ferguson has returned
from Belle Prairie, accompanied by her
daughter, Mrs. Tod Hin.'' r.: - ="
T. MIR. and Mrs. A. c.. Bouck have re-
turned: from Hudson, WIS.,, where
they spent last week. IT,:
Loren Mcuonagle visietd in Little
Falls over Sunday.
A Missionary meeting will be held
Saturday afternoon at the home OF
Mrs. 1. W. Bouck by the women of tue
guild. There will be a program re-
lating IT, Missions, after which refresh
ments will be served and 1T is the
privilege of each member to invite
their friends to be present from
O'Clock to six.
Mrs. A. c. Hoffman visited the
county seat Tuesday between trains.
William Mengel died in the Little
Falls Hospital Sunday after long ILL.,
ness. Mr.. Mengel was by birth q Ger.
man but came to America in-1871 and
has resided IN Morrison county since
that time. Since his wife's death in
1904 Mr.. Mengel has lived WITH his
daughter, Mrs. Henry Tleman of this
place until his late Illness made it
necessary tor him to be taken to the
hospital, The funeral services were
held Tuesday afternoon from the Pres
byterian church and interment was ia
Rlverside cemetery.
Rev. A. B. Adams was St. Cloud
visitor Tuesday afternoon between
trains.
linn Perry was the auctioneer at a
sale held Monday on the N. Kidder
farm north of town.
Barney Miller and Lyle Maggie OF
Buckmau were in town the early palt
Of the week.
Jack Taylor of st. Paul called on
bis grocery customers in Royalton
Tuesday. :: s.: =, ::
s. o. Rice is in tsaciue, Wis, where
he was called several days ago BY the
ILLNESS Of his father at that place.
Ole Peterson has moved into tina COT
tage owned by A. &. Wilson on Logan
q. E. Wilson. j. Doty. William
G,lmer aud j. ". Bartsow attended
the meeting Of Central Minnesota base.
tall association Tuesday at Sank
Rapids. -. -.
passed through Royalton Monday. en-.
route to the cities. ~
A. G. and q. E. Wilson were st.
Cloud visitors Monday.
Chris 1hoen and John Beunewltz OF
Buchanan were here "Wednesday "on
business. ..... -,
DR.. Gruuper aud C. Orav,tz Of
Bowlus we're in Royaiton: Tuesday on
their way to Minneapolis.
! A. A. Fitch as Saak Rapids visit.
ors Tuesday afternoon.
A meeting of the Library association
has been called tor Saturday, Marct
9th at Pm, when officers will bt
elected and plans made: to organize The
work of opening the library as soon a.
possible. 1t is earnestly hopeu that
every one who is interested in book,
will attend this meeting.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1912-03-01
.RQYALT0N

Feb. 29.-Dr. A. M. Watson at
tended the automobile exhibition at
Minneapolis Last week and while there
Durchased q new Ford touring car,
which has since arrived. !.
G. g. Llsle, A. c., Wilson and w. H.
Galley were in Minneapolis the first of
The week on business and to attend the
automobile exhibit.
J. Fl. Russell was at St. Cloud visit
ing one day last week.
Miss Clara Herman OF Minneapolis
was the guest of Mrs. Ben Cornell dur
ing the past week.
Washington programs were given
at the school by the pupils of the first,
second and third rooms.
Frank Sjoberg spent Sunday with
his parents at Two Rivers.
j. w. Lisle was q county seat visitor
Saturday.. =.
Mr.. and, Mrs. Geo. Armstrong were
IN Little Falls the last of the week
The Misses Susie Batter ana Laura
Stenger visited Little Falls between
trains Saturday.
Miss Elizabeth Christie of Rice
visited friends here last week.
Mrs. James Nichols and daughter of
Frazee spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Lakin
Robert Russell of Rice was here Sat-
urday on business.
Miss Ruth Lambert left Sunday for
Jamestown, N. D, where she is EN-.
zployed in a millinery establishment.
W. H. Ward held SERVICES in
Grace church Sunday returning to
Faribault early on Monday
Miss Anna Ryan has gone to Mora,
where she will be employed ins q store.
Mrs. r. Wilde visited her father in
the hospital At Little Falls Sunday.
Miss Bessie Lam bert OF Little Fails
spent Sunday in .Royalton with rela-
tives.
Mrs. e. Feitsam entertained the
members Of Holy Trinity sewing
circle Thursday.
Mrs. Mary Peterson visited relatives
in Little Falls tho last OF the week.
Chas. Werner. who has been EN-.
ployed by j. W. Russell is now In
charge of the Cooperative store.
Chas. H. Khoda was a Rice visitor
the last of the week.
DR.. Hughes is laid up with severe
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1912-03-01
GILBERT

81 Feb. 27.-Mrs. Chas. Hedluud, who
underwent an operation at the Little
Falls hospital Thursday, returned
home Saturday.
Frank Fl. Lester. who has been here
for visit with his family, returned to
Marion. N. d., Saturday.
Mr.. aud Mrs. W. H. futile were
Brainerd visitors Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Aug. Berglund went
to Little Falls Friday. returning Sat-
urdsy.
A large crowd of the Gilbert young
folks attended the dance at the j. A.
James home IN Ripley Saturday night
All present report rousing good
time.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1912-03-01
FLENSBuRG

Fen. 26.--Rev. j. r. johnson visited
with friends in Swanville town Mon
day.
Miss Anna Rylander returned to Lit
tie Falls Monday, after an over Sun
day visit with her parents.
John Had, Jr. will leave for Morris
tomorrow, where he will BIZ employed
during the coming summer.
John Peka has lost one OF his horses
by death.
The Ladies' aid CT the Swedish
Congregational church have purchased
q new organ for the church.
Mr.. and blrs. Moline, were callers
in Little Falls Saturday :--:A
Ole Bergstr0m and son. John, at
tended services in the German Luth.
eran church in West Culdrum, held
by: Rev. Gustafsor of Upsala last Sun.
day. =. ~... =.
q. Bowie is hauling wood to Elens:
burg, : q. - 80
Next Sunday. March 8. there viii Be
services in the congregational church
at 10 80 a. m. and Z 80 p: m. Every
body invited. =. "~
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1912-03-01

Much Good Dsrlvsd From
.lFs rtniers' / Rally / Which 1, ..1.)'
Ended Saturday At.

Saturdays session wound up q very
successful and instructive rally week
for the farmers of the county, interest
throughout being Ct tho. very best ana
the questions pr0p0uuded bringing out
some excellent pointers for tho dairy
and stock maa Of this county. ):
4 The judging .of, horses vas =. neees-
sarily: dropped because Of the time DO:
ing taken up In !; subjects which
aroused considerable interest: aud con.
Sequent discussion. 49,: ~
20. j. jacobson told of his exper-
liences with the silo lii this Icountrv at
tie morning session last Friday, show
'iue how silaee had Kept hin dairy herd
in .tine condition during the winters:
q. ", 0ristofd pplemented Mr..
Jacobon's talk BY telhng.ok the value
Vt sl!age TO tho dairy cQNs and. beef,
also TO other stock, and; explaining
the proper method Of erecting q silo. :
n An interesting talk was given on
hogs by ): II Metcalf, = local stock
breeder OF! some note who takes special
pride in his" Duroc: Jersey hogs, in
which he gave q rum6er OF excellent
pointers in this branch. OF agriculture.
! Entries No. 8 and 4 which won first
and second prizes reapectivelysin Nor
thern King corn, were made by Her.
bert Schmelzer and Ne1s Skoog. In the
corn judging contest RAYMOND Sulli
van, a short course student, won first
prize ($2); Samuel Melby, a high
school student, second Isl. 5O); John
Bastien. third ($1.OU). -.
j." Friday afternoon the Short Course
instructors and about fifty farmers and
students visited the dairy farm of NJ.
NJ. Williams, short distance west Of
town.
G. E. Brown talked on selection OF
seed corn Saturday morning, stating
that it should be- selected from the
healtbiest stocks in the field; and Mr..
Griswold told of the method of car
ing and feed ing of calves.
County Supt. of Schools NJ. e.
Barnes, Griffith Richards of the agri
cultural department of the local H1gt
ard Supt. q. E. White of the loca
High talked on agricultural education
and the agricultural department
of the local school. the short course Of
which was open to any resident of tn,
county.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1912-03-01
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RAND All

Ii Eeb. 28.-Atss Jessie Kennedy re-.
tutned 70 her homo ia Littte Falla
Tal,edaya after several days visit
hqf9 with freiAtfveo = ie>s<s tsss* 8
S.e3. !. Moore left Tuesday, for Foley
|attr a short stay with friends at this
III. aud Mrs. H.. :; WQe,,denbauclh re-.
turned to their home in Gregory tho
tirst Of tue week, after q few days'
visit at the home of Mr.. and Mira. j.
Kempeuich. %- - r.. = = ~.
Miss r. Randall, the music teacher,
came up from Little Ealls Wednesday
to give lessons, returning home Thurs
IN: E. Muller -: transacted ans, business
In Little Falls "Wednesday. y, ....,
p. 30 Brien has returned home
from IT. Pau, whore he spent several
daye N ordering the material for q
bridge to: be built near Little Falls.
he and Fred Smidth" have taken the
contract and expect to begin work
Miss Harriet Fish left "Wednesday for
her nome in st. Cloud, after q several
days visit With her sister, Hazel Fish,
principal of the school at this place.
Frank Snyder was county seat
visitor Thursday. - :.
Miss: Katie Sullivan, who 10 attend
ing high school in Little Fails, came
home friday for a weekend visit with
her parents.
Miss Marie Calhoun left Friday for
Ward Springs for visit with her
sister, Sara who: is engaged in teach
ing, at that place. She returned home
Tuesday. 49,.
John Bjarnoos left friday for Crosby
on business. He returned here Tues.
day.
Ruth Hail. who is attending school
at this place. spent Saturday and Sun
day at her home IN 'Clough town.
Miss Marvel Kingsley spent Friday
with Helen Jaschke IN South Parker
and while there went to the entertain
ment and basket social given at the
Snow school.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1912-03-01
west BELLEVUE

= Feb. 28.-Mr. and Mrs. II. thinner
man attended Mr.. Managers funeral IN
Royalton Tuesday.
). Hennenlotter is visiting }. r.
stone.
&C. M. Brockway left for st. Paul
Sunday to visit relatives. From there
he goes to Montana.
Get your town tickets printed at the
Herald Office.
W. G. Brockway went to Royalton
Wednesday,. - -
Many attended the Kldder sale last
Monday. "-~- :-~
G. Nj. Brockway and Miss Josie
Brockway visited at j. R Stones Fri
day. =z.5:I: .s,s-ss ~, :. ,e@44
Fred Zimmerman visited at Henry
Zinnerman: o Sunday. - s..
q Z: Crabtfee. spent the week end
vita his family. ~. :
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1912-03-01

Deputy u. s. Marshal G. B. BUCK
man made an Official trip to belgrade
Wednesday. :'.-:
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1912-03-01

Report of district No. 40 for month
ending Feb. %: No. days taught, 49,;
No. holidays, 2; average daily attend
ance, II. Those who received certifi.
Gates IF perfect attendance we're: Joe
Barbeau, Rose Ledoux. Philip Doucette
and Leo Doucette. Those absent three
days OF less were: Jake Houle, Sophie
Barbeau. Wilfred Doucette and Omer
Gaboury. *: Visitors :: :. Laura Barbeau,s
And Agnes Ledoux, =: H.. ::;;::; s:.":Es -
Hil3a II. Andersoa. teacher =
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1912-03-01

Herman Koop visited in the city
Tuesday enroute to his home at Brain
erd.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1912-03-01


- announce that am a candidate tor
the office of mayor of the city of Little
Falls. If elected. my earnest sndeavor
will be to give the city a good busi-
ness administration and to promote in
every way possible lts progress,
growth and prosperity. :.
49,. "A. Fl. Vernon.
The present incumbent of the Office
of clerk of the CITY OF Little Falls hav.
ing definitely announced bis retire.
ment at the end of his term. thereby
announce myself as q canidate for
said office at the coming spring cleo
ton, March 10.
respectively,
Victor Schallern.
herman Koop visited in the city
The Washington times., 1912-08-03
Lace Is Much Used ,
On Dinner FrOckS

Lace is much used on dinner frocks.
and is applied in so many ways that all
sorts of odd lengths may be pressed into
service.
A charming gown was composed OF
peach -colored satin, yelled with lnon OF
the same shade. the high WASTED cor
sage swathed, the skirt plain except ior
a few sparsely scattered gathers at tne
back. The MODESTO and sleeves OF
peach silk net were cut In one piece.
Posed on the corsage, going round undeT
the arms, was a narrow piece OF PONY
de Venise, while another much wi VIDE,
piece started from the waist line az
the left side of the gown, hung loose
to the knees, and was then turned up
abruptly and fastened halfway up the
gown on the opposite side. A..
At. the back Of thet gown from tne
shoulders there was loose panel OF
finc black crepe, which was caught over
to join the point de Venise. and the two
reconciled each other with small bunch
of siiken copper-colored roses. and their
deep green, vet vivid. leaves. few
more of these beautiful roses were worn
on the corsage, and turoan-nke
swathing of deep yet bright green was
the coiffure ornament.
The Washington times., 1912-08-03
Seeds terminate
In Short Period

1t has been said that the seed of the
globe turnip when growing increases Its
own weight fifteen times within a min
ute. The seed of this turnip Is exceed
ingly minute, being not larger than the
twentieth part of on inch in diameter,
and yet in the course of a few months
the seed will be developed b. the soil
into twenty-seven million OF times the
bulk OF the original. and this in addi-
ton to considerable bunch OF leaves.
On peat ground turnips have been
found to increase by growth 1880 times
the weight Of their seed each day they
stood.
The funsuses offer an instance Of re-
markably rapid growth. The great pun
ball will attain the size of a pumpkin
in a single night, and Llndley calculated
that the cells whereof It Is composed
will multiply at the rate of 1000, 900 a
minute. ...... ..
Many seeds germinate in a very short
pertodt-he cress in two days: spinach.
turnips and kidney beans in three days
lettuce In four; melons and gourds In
five; most of the grain seed In a week
hyssop at the end of a month. Bat
others remain for a very long period
without showing signs OF germination.-
New York Herald.