Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1912-04-19
SWAl3VIII,E.

given by local talent last Friday eve
ming was q great success. Hamm Q
large hall was crowded by an enthusi-
sastic audience some time before the
curtain went up. Mr.. Seager, who took
the part Of the private secretary, was
certainly the central figure Of the eve
ming and could not appear upon the.
stage without calling forth great
laughter and cheer. il No matter how
much he was pushed or ,jostled about,
he always kept q contented smile on
his face, even though his doughnut and
bottle of milk were taken from him
and cross Mr.. Cattermole slapped his
hands every time he got out his hand
kerchief. EDO you know" as the secre-
tary would say, it is q doubt whether
the original actor, who took the part
Of the private secretary carried out the
part more perfectly than did; MI.
lseager. Mrs. Seager, as Miss Ashford,
was interested in spiritualism and took
her part to- perfection, making weird
motions with her hands and called
forth the tmedium,'' "the private
secretary" from the chest by her
strange mystic power. Neil Win.
cent, as MI. Cattermole, ST.,
was great and also kept the audi
ence in an uproar. Albert McRae and
Manuel Larson, as young gentlemen in
the play, took, their parts very well.
Mr.. Sittko, who was tailor, was good
and was especially interested in measur-
ing everyone for q waistcoat after he
had had champagne for breakfast. Roy
McRae, as servant, looked as though
he were a true En- lish server in his
bright uniform and stately walk. Muir.
dock Vincent, a country gentleman,
carried out his part very well. Misses
/ Ethel Smith and Matte Mielke did
very nicely and made pretty figures on
! the stage when their .chaperon, Miss
!! Ashford, was giving them good advice
and they were ridiculing her behind
her back. Mrs. Stead, as landlady,
was very good and shook with fear at
i cross Mr.: Cattermole. A small orchestra
composed Of Hulda Muske, Roger Nc
Rae and Mrs. John Muske furnished
:, the music, during the evening. The play
, as whole was the hardest ever at
tempted by local talent and the actors
can certainly feel proud. that it was
such a great success. G. Nelson had
charge of the scenery and the manage
ment and much credit is due him for
the way everything was conducted The
proceeds: go to the: public school and
will help greatly in procuring necessary
equipment for the school. The play is
to be given again in the near future and
everyone should turn out as it is full of
funny situations. One never gets tired
; Of seeing it.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Stroman are
now comfortably settled in the resi-
dence formerly occupied by the W.
Smith family. .-.........
The Ladies' aid Of the Lutheran
church met for the first time with Mrs.
; John F.. Muske on Wednesday after
| noon Of last week. They elected the
following officers for the coming year:
President, Mrs. F. G. Muske; Secretary,
! Mrs. Ziehlsdorff; Treasurer, Mrs. J. F.
: Muske. After the business meeting re-
freshments were served.
Miss Hulda Muske returned from the
twin cities last Thursday, where she
had spent week visiting friends.
Miss, Martha Mielke arrived from st.
RI Paul Thursday for a visit with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Mielke. Her
;sister, Miss Lydia Mielke, met her at
Little Falls and accompanied her home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Braatz left for
the twin cities Monday to consult a
specialist in regard to Mrs. Braatz 3
eyes.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. F. Muske were Cul.
drum visitors Tuesday afternoon.
Miss Matte Mielke was at Little
Falls between trains Thursday.
Mrs. J. F. Muske entertained the
senior class of the Long Prairie high
school of which her sister, Miss Abeling
1ec ~ 3o11 -:
day evening. The party was composed
of Bessie Brooks, Grace Wheeler, Lii
liam Knapp, Effie Peterson, Eva Abel
ing, George Kooze and Galen Bush.
Miss Quigley Of the high school faculty
accompanied them. They arrived in two
autos in time for supper and in the
evening attended the play, "The
Private Secretary and the little
dance given afterwards. They made
jolly crowd and enjoyed themselves i'm
mensely.s. -.
Old Grandpa Long, who has been
making his home with his son, John
Long, near Pillsbury, passed away Sat-
urday evening at about six o'clock,
after an illness Of a.few days. Mr..
Long came to this vicinity in 1872 and
has resided here since. His wife and
, IAIee culluIeA nave Pieceueu nlm 10
the great. beyond. Funeral services
were held J, from the Lutheran church
Of this village Tuesday morning. Rev.
Ziehlsdorff preaching in both German
and English. The church was filed with
friends Of the deceased. Mr.. Long was
50 years old at the time of his death
and was laid to rest beside his wife in
!: the Lutheran cemetery south Of the vii
lage.
Mrs. W. Churchill of Glenwood ar.
rived Monday to attend the funeral Of
her grandfather, O. Long.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Rhoda of long
Prairie attended The funeral of c. Long
her Tuesday.
School began Monday after a week 8
vacation.
DR.. and Mrs. G. Crossette returned to
. their home in Chokio Monday after
visiting relatives here for some time.
Mrs. Grinstead returned to her home
in Kensington after spending week
with her daughter, Mrs. DR.. Ostrand-