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Little Falls herald., 1913-01-17
Tnf MOTLEY FAIR WINS
SUPREME COURT UPHoLDs LOW
Err COURT-MOTLEY FAIR Is
HELD SENIOR SOCIETY

The trial court g decision in the case
Of the Morrison County Agricultural as
sociation vs.. s. G. Iverson, state au-
ditor which had for it's object the de-
termination Of the society entitled to
state aid the Morrison County Agri.
cultural association Of Motley or the
Morrison County Agricultural Coop
erative society of Little Falls, was af-
firmed by the supreme court. The case
was tried in the Ramsey county district
court which decided that the Motley as.
sociation was entitled to the aid as it
is the senior organization.
Hereafter should the business men
think it advisable to give fair each
fall they must do all the financing as
they have been doing the last two
years.
The syllabus follows:
State OK rel Morrison County Agricu1-
tural society, respondent, vs. 8. g.
Iverson, auditor Of the state of hin.
- nesota, appellant.
Syllabus Where the state auditor
awarded to an association which was
not entitled thereto the aid and recog-
milton provided by General Laws 1911,
G. 280, 391; relating to the encourage
ment Of county and district agricultur-
al societies, mandamus was the proper
remedy to compel him to make the
award to the society legally. SO en-
titled.
Finding Of the trial court in favor of
the relator in such proceedings, sus-
tained.
Judgment affirmed.
p. E. Brown, j.
Little Falls herald., 1913-01-17
SEEK ESCAPED CHARGE
FRANK SHERMAN, FROM STATE
ASYLUM, AFTER RUBERT
KOHLHAMMGR

Frank Sherman, an official from the
asylum for the insane ut Fergus Falls,
was in the city Tuesday looking for
Rubert Kohlhammer, who escaped
from the state institution at that place
some two months ago. Kohlhammer
lives q few miles from Lastrup and
although, he left the institution with
out permission no. steps towards re-
turning him were taken until COM
plant was made to the. authorities ,as
that place that he lis said to have
threatened to burn the school house.
and to do bodily harm to the pupils and
the teacher. 49,. H. i
Deputy. Sheriff Paul Felix, made q
trip out to Kohlhammer g home in COM
pany with Sherman and brought him
to this city, placing him in the county
Jail. Several Of the neighbors threaten
ed. to- interfere II Kohlhammer was
taken back to the institution as they
stated that he was sane. Upon being
questioned he appeared to be sane and
accordingly was not taken back to the
institution.
Little Falls herald., 1913-01-17
WHITE WAY SOON

The holes for the posts Of the "white
way" which will be installed on
Second street have been dug. The posts
will probably be here in week ana
the wiring in about two days. The
posts will only be temporarily installed
for the winter as it is necessary to tear
up the sidewalk and to cement the base
of the posts in about four feet Of
cement. >.".e:
There will be eight posts, each one
with cluster Of five tungsten lights on
the top. -. ...:.
Without any unforeseen delay the
lights will be ready for use on: Feb. 1.
The matter Of installing, a;"white
way" on other business streets of the
city: will probab1y yebe taken up at the
Monday nightB meeting Of the Com
mercial club. d The promoters Of the
"white-way" believe that after the
citizens view the difference in the
looks Of the street: light by that
modern methods ands the other streets Of
the city, that theywill demand the In
stallation throughout the business
section Of the city.
q III %
Little Falls herald., 1913-01-17
EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION
OF NORTHERN MINNESOTA WILL
MEET AT ST CLOUD JANUARY
"a AND rs

The Northern Minnesota Editorial
association will hold its sixth annual
business meeting at st. Cloud Friday
and Saturday, January "a and Is.
The committee has arranged an in
teresting program, which is as follows:
Opening address - President T.. A.
Dare, Walker Pilot.
Secretary's annual report-A. q.
Rutledge, Bemidii.
Election of officers.
interviewing the Railroads.&c.. F.
Scheers, Akeley Herald Tribune, chair
man railroad committee.
Front Page Editorials M.
Atkinson, Hibbing Mesaba, Ore.
How to run newspaper without
job press-F. A. Wilson, Bemidji Senti-
mel. ~
The Fallacies of the Flat Rate. G.
Morrison. Morris Tribune.
The Office Cat; Chalk Talk-Roe
Chase, Anoka Herald.
Boosting and the Country Editor -
G. F. Mahnke, Moose Lake Gazette.
Magazine Supplements and tho Coun-
try Weekly--C. r. G. Baker, Red LAKE
Falls Ga azette.
The profits of Charitable Advertis-
ing-M. G. Cutter, Thief River Falls
News-Press.
Evening Banquet at cartor hall,
followed by smoker. :. -
Saturday, January 25
Display Of job samples and discus
sion. n#: r.
Committee appointments by ne"
president. .:::s:.,i.,:s
Trip through watab paper mills.
Little Falls herald., 1913-01-17
JUDGE SHAW BEREAVED

AAA0~AS
Judge of Probate E. F. Shaw, re-
turned Thursday morning from
Charlotte Hall, st. Mary's county,
Maryland, where he was called by the
death of his father, Joseph Ford Shaw,
on January 4. -
Death was due to heart trouble with
which the deceased had been ailine
for several months before his death.
He was "a years old and his remains
are the first to be placed in the family
burying grounds since 1866. The fun
eral services were held from the resi-
dence, the pastor of the All Faiths
Episcopal church reading the ceremony.
Mr.. Shaw was conscious up to his
death and drew a plat Of the family
burying ground upon which he designat-
ed the spot where he wished to be
laid.
Little Falls herald., 1913-01-17
WORK IS PROGRESSING
NEW OPERA HOUSE WILL UN-
DOUBTEDLY BE COMPLETED
FEBRUARY 1.-THE INTERIOR

A great stride toward the completion
of the new opera house has been made
the past three weeks and it is practical
" a certainty that the play house will
be finished and ready for use by Fab.
I and possibly before that time. The
work OF wiring the building was COM
pleted Thursday morning. The main
building contains three clusters OF
tungsten lights. The stage is equipped
with one cluster Of five tungstens and
with half circle of stage lights.
A steel ceiling has been put IN and
the work of painting it has very nearly
been completed. One coat of plaster las
been put on and the placing Of the
second coat was began Thursday.
The front for the building which was
ordered from concerns in Minneapolis
and Anoka arrived and the placing of it
began Immediately. The front consists
of worked wood panelings with an art
glass diamond window over bevel
ground plate.
lobby to the main building and instead
of the incline which is sometimes used
there are four twelve inch steps leading
up to each entrance.
The balcony has wide pair Of steps
leading up to. it and a full view OF the
stage can be had from any place. In
the back Of the center Of the balcony
is the room for the machine operator
and this room is as near fire proof as
it is possible for one to be. The ma.
chine, which is Powers GA, is
guaranteed fire proof and is one Of the
best made. It was installed Wednesday
bv Messrs. VIM. Burns and A. c..
Dimock.
A ventilating fan which draws out
the stale air and replaces it with air
from outdoors will be installed in the
center of the ceiling. This fan is
guaranteed to change the air in the
whole building every three minutes.
Plain chairs will be used for the
balcony seats but the seats for the
down stairs will be of the most modern
style and worked in dull finish called
the "wax oak.' An orchestra pit 6x
II will be arranged directly in front
Of the stage.
A drop curtain made Of asbestos and
costing $3.50 will be one Of a set to be
installed. The other curtains in the set
ar a woodland scene, tea garden
scene and an interior scene. The drop
curtain scene will be paneled and will
be used for advertising purposes. :.
Il il the boast of those connected
with the erection of the play house
that there is not. poor seat in the
house, that IS one from which the
stage cannot be seen and one located
where the occupant cannot hear what
is said by the players.
The space over the lobby OF the
building will be used partly for store
room and part Of it will be finished in
to an office. The room is 14x41 feet.
Little Falls herald., 1913-01-17
LEGISLATIVE OohdMITTEE Al
. pOINTA6BN98

Committee appointments given 70
the senator and representatives from
this district are as follows:
Senator G. D. johnson Charitable
institutions, commerce and trade, Tor
estry and fire protection, printing.
roads and bridges, state soldiers' hs0s
military affairs.
Representative Bouck - Commerce
and retail trade, game and fish, foeds
and bridges, stat fair, temperance.
Representative vasaly Elections.
judiciary, labor and labor legislation,
legislative expense, printing, taxes ana
tar laws.
Little Falls herald., 1913-01-17
JUDGES OF ELECTION
CHOSEN N-BILLARD TABLE AND
BOWLING ALLEY LICENSES
MADE SIS EACH

Aldermen Kiewel, Hall, Brown,
Parshall, LaFond, Koslosky, G. E. and
G. A. Carlson were present at the
regular adjourned meeting of the
council held Monday evening.
The following Judges Of election
were appointed: First ward, j. J. Gross,
G. D. Auyer, J. Schwalier; Second ward
Tony Fuegar, Jos. Bastien and Jos.
Murphy; Third ward, Henry Peterson,
Jacob Posch and J. G: Burial; Fourth
ward, Victor Olson, Ernest Kaestner
and N. 81. Jacobson.
A resolution was passed making the
license fee on pool and billiard tables
and on bowling alleys $5 each instead
Of $40 in accordance with the original
ordinance passed in 1907. :.
The committee which had charge OF
the matter Of finding whether the
council had power to allow A. K. Hall
to extend the lobby Of his opera house
out onto the aeHalk- four feet, r.
ported that they had taken the matter
up with the city attorney and found
that only by declaring that part of the
street vacated could the council allow
Mr.: Halls request and they had ad-
vised him that the permission could not
be given. -. -. -. = =.
The committee which was appointed
to take charge of moving the council
chamber from the room used at present
to the big room on the same floor, re-
ported that they had secured an
estimate of approximately what it
would cost to fix the room into a first
class council chamber and that the
figures given them for the work was
$40.
These figures do not include the cost
of desks which it is proposed to have
for the aldermen. Each desk is to have
a drawer which may be locked and
which will be finished like the wood
work in the room. On the plan shown
the aldermen desks are arranged in
a semi circle around the PRESIDENT
desk, the clerk being directly in front
of the chair. The chairman's desk is
on platform. The city attorney is on
the left of the president and the mayor
is on his left. Press representatives sit
to the right Of the chair.
A rail extending across the middle OF
the room and outside of the railing
chairs will be placed for the public.
The report Of the committee was
accepted and a committee Of three con-
sisting of Frank Hall, A. K. Koslosky
and the clerk were appointed with
power to purchase desks and to order
the fixing of the hall for a council
chamber according to the plan shown.
Little Falls herald., 1913-01-17
anti ; DISCRIMINATION
BILL IS INTRODUCED BY REPRE-
: SENTATIVE VAsALY-sCoPE
-. IS VERY BROAD

Representative Il. w.. Vasaly OF
Monday evening introduced in tht
house Of representatives a bill entitled
T" An act to define and prohibit, unfai,
competition and discrimination, and tt
define the powers and duties Of the
attorney general in regard there
to:' 4.
The bill reads: .
BE it. enacted by the legislature OF
the state. of Minnesota:
Section /. Unlawful Discrimination:
Any person, firm or corporation, for.
,eign or domestic, doing business in the
state of Minnesota and engaged in pro.
duction, manufacture or distribution Of
any commodity in general use, that in.
tentionally, for the purpose Of destroy.
ing the competition, of any regular,
established dealer in such commodity,
or to prevent the competition Of any
person who, in good faith intends and
attempts to become such: dealer, shall
discriminate between different sections
communities, or cities Of this state, by
selling such commodity at lower rate
in one section,. community or city, OF
any portion thereof than such person,
firm or corpartion, foreign or domest.
ic, charges for such commodity in an
other section, community, or city,
after equalizing the distance from the
point Of production, manufacture OF
distribution and freight rates there.
from, shall be- deemed guilty Of unfair
discrimination.
Sec. 2. Duty Of Attorney General:
If complaints shall be made to the at
torney general that any corporation Is
guilty Of unfair discrimination as de-
fined by this act, he shall investigate
suchs complaint and for that purpose he
may subpoena witnesses, administer
oaths, taken testimony and require the
production of books or other docu'
ments, and if in his opinion sufficient
grounds exist therefor, he may prose
cute an action in the name Of the state
in. the proper court to annul the char
ter or revoke the permit Of such cor
poration, as the case may be, and to
permanently enjoin such corporation
from doing business in this state, and
if in such action the court shall find
that such corporation is guilty Of un'
fair discrimination as defined by this
act, such court shall annul the charter
OF revoke the permit of such corpora:
tion and may permanently enjoin II
from transacting business in this state
Sec.. g., ,Violation-P Penalty: Any
person, firm or :.eorpefa -vio1atina
the provisions Of section one (1) Of
this act, shall upon conviction thereof
be fined not less than two hundred dol.
lars nor more than ten thousand dol.
lars for each offense. T. T..
: Sec. f. Remedies Cumulative:
Nothing in this act shall be construed
as repeating any other act or part Of
an act, but the remedies herein pro7id.
ed shall be cumulative to all other TeE4'
edies provided by law.
Little Falls herald., 1913-01-17

- Moeglein & Sons received a three
year-old Holstein steer from Fred
Freudenreich Of Ripley. The animal
weighed 1880 pounds by the city
scales.
Little Falls herald., 1913-01-17
.HARIINGS SHOW WORK
FINE EXHIBIT OF ART SHOWN BY
FORMER LITTLE FALLS MAN
AND WIFE

{ Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Harting,
both graduates Of the Minneapolis
schools Of Arts, and now prominent
among the artists Of New York, had
considerable space in Sundays IS Mime
,apolis Tribune devoted to their work Of
art. Harting's photograph is published
with reproductions Of two Of his
magazine covers. Two portraits by
Mrs. Harting were also reproduced.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harting both have
pictures on exhibition at the alumni
association which is giving an exhibit
at Minneapolis.
Following is a clipping taken from
the Tribune.
of the two portraits by Mrs. George
{sHarting reproduced on this page one
has an historical interest. This is the
portrait Of Mrs. Charlotte Van Cleve,
who was the first white child born in
this territory. The original of this Is
at present loaned to the Pioneers Mu-
scum in the Godfrey House, Chute
Square, Minneapolis. Mrs. Harting is
at present working on a commission
portrait for New York resident. Mr..
Harting has two illustrations with the
touring exhibit Of the Society Of Amer
ican Illustrators, which is expected here
in February. Mr.. Harting does a great
deal Of work for the magazines; the
two illustrations on this page are good
examples Of his ability. He has just
finished a set Of illustrations for
Smith 8 Magazine. The Outing Maya
zine for January published a cover Of
Mr.. Harting' -. ..-... ...
In an interesting letter from New
York, George Harting tells Of art con-
ditions in the Metropolis. Mr.. Hart
ing was student at the school Of art
and is represented in the alumni exhi-
bition. Mr.. Harting is a member Of
the Society Of American illustrators Of
the "Dutch Treat club,'' a society Of
artists and writer's which holds week
II meetings, and member of the Long
Table club, a club composed Of men
doing live practical work in the field
Of art. Charles Dana Gibson is now
the president of the society in illus
traitors. Mr.. Harting said the society
gives monthly dinners to various prom.
inent men. The December dinner was
given to J. A. Mitchell, editor Of Life,
and the January dinner will be given
to Mr.. Drake, art editor Of the Gen.
tmy Magazine.
I, The Minneapolis art colony is
aller than it w.s three yesls sgo.
There is no complaint from them and
they are all working hard. We have
the advantage of many exhibitions
and there is a live and active spirit in
the art schools, not only in the in
structors but in the students. The
schools are large and the instruction
50 diversified that one can choose
almost any field and find good man
at the head of it. I am handling q
class in the City's Evening Trade
school four evenings a week. which
averages about 81 or % members. This
is practical work, not the dreamy kind,
The students are working students and
~vant something in the way Of instruc-
tion that is practical.
Little Falls herald., 1913-01-17

MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY
; The annual meeting Of the Mime
sofa Historical society will be held in
the former hall Of the house Of repre-
sentatives, old capitol building, ST..
Paul, On Monday evening, January 20,
at 8 o'clock.
Little Falls herald., 1913-01-17

g. B. Martin Of the Twin City Brick
company was in the city Thursday in.
terviewing the members Of the board
Of education regarding the brick to be
used in the construction Of the new
high school building. Mr., Martin show
ed samples Of the faced brick In
various colo1s. .@- .
Little Falls herald., 1913-01-17

T. J. Croteau, Geo. Jones ard Del
Batters left Friday for Livingston,
Mont, near which place they will be
employed on steam shovel for the
Northern Pacific.
Little Falls herald., 1913-01-17

A report Of the money paid out BY
the city to the needy poor Of the city
and the miscellaneous purposes for
which the ''poor fund" has been ex-
pended has been complied by City Clerk
Schallern, which shows q decrease in
the expenditure in the last six years
of approximately one-half. .s
Little Falls herald., 1913-01-17

Mrs. Wilhelmina Yorek Of North
Prairie was committed to the detention
hospital at Fergus Falls by Judge
Shaw yesterday after an examination
in which she was found to be feeble
minded. She was taken to the in
stitution by Deputy Sheriff Paul Felix
Thursday noon.
Little Falls herald., 1913-01-17
BRAINERD FANS TO SEE BUSCH
PITCH

Leslie Busch, the well known Brain
erd twirler, has signed up with econ
ME" Mack Of the Philadephia
Athletics for the coming season.
Busch is said to have secured q very
liberal contract. Busch 8 Brainerd
friends who are great baseball fans
plan on going to Chicago in a speciad
train to attend the games in that city.
Little Falls herald., 1913-01-17

>. Edward Ledoux left Saturday for
his home at Hibbing after visiting
relatives in this city. Mrs. Ledoux will
remain for an extended visit with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. Bastien.
Little Falls herald., 1913-01-17
BOUND ABOUT

The citizens of Brainerd have asked
the Northern Pacific Railway company
for a new depot. The present structure
was built about 40 years ago.
DR.. Pilon will erect a new hospital
at Paynesville. ,...
Little Falls herald., 1913-01-17

Irwin Cornwell and Ed. Nelson of this
city and Riley Pettitt Of Royalton
took the railway mail clerks civil
service examinations which, were con-
Quoted by Elias Brown, local secretary
of that board. The examination was
given in one Of the business college
rooms.
Little Falls herald., 1913-01-17

Matthias Fueger of Argyle left Satur-
day for his home after visiting at the
home Of his brother, A. A. Fueger, Of
this city and with friends at Pierz. He
stopped for a short visit at st. Cloud.
Little Falls herald., 1913-01-17

Mr.. and Mrs.. D. W. Allard, who
were married at Belle Prairie January
8, left Thursday for Jefferson, 8: d.,
where they will make their home. Mrs.
.Allard was Miss Irene Moran and 10
the daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs: Dave
Moran Of Belle Prairie. 81 = - !
Little Falls herald., 1913-01-17

Mrs. Cyril Houle of Montana, sister
Of F. K. Heroux Of this city, who was
operated on for appendicitis, is re-
ported improving.
Little Falls herald., 1913-01-17
GOURD WANTS GUARANTEE

GOURD WANTS GUARANTEE
Due to the fact that Gourd demands
guarantee of $25 it is possible that
the much talked Of boxing match be-
tween he and Faust will not be pulled
off. An attempt is being made to have
the match staged January 81. It is .
certainty that if match should be
arranged that the attendance will be
large.
Little Falls herald., 1913-01-17

John Shea, who was called here ~
the death Of his mother, Mrs. Eliza
Shea, left yesterday for his home n
Saco, Maine.
Little Falls herald., 1913-01-17

Mrs. P. J. Tomelty returned Wednes-
day from Minneapolis where she has
been visiting with her son, Caaovsk
who is employed there.
Little Falls herald., 1913-01-17

East bound flyer No. left this city
about s o'clock Thursday afternoon:
The train - due here at about =
o'clock IN the morning but was mow
bound IN western Montana.
Little Falls herald., 1913-01-17

Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Moran
Of Belle Prairie Wednesday, January
Is, q son. i$'-. 5!!.t; -.
Little Falls herald., 1913-01-17

The local train No. II, due here at
IL O'Clock in the night was delayed
three hours Wednesday night on &C.
count of a broken engine. :.r<:
Little Falls herald., 1913-01-17

Jos. Brosseau resigned his position at
the Carlson Bros. store and began work
Monday at the 81. j. LaFond store.
Little Falls herald., 1913-01-17
Miss Addie Raymond of the st. Paul
store is sick from the grip.

A. Vroman Of Mt. Morris collected
$50 Tuesday for bounties on four fun
grown wolves.
Little Falls herald., 1913-01-17

A marriage license was issued on
Thprsday to Miss Dora Ggiebler md
Alfred Herold and to Miss Frances
Kammermyer and Mike Glittner. =;
Little Falls herald., 1913-01-17
a marriage license was granted to
Harry o. Hollister and Miss Kate
Bentler Wednesday. - Z 5.Te Ie. s. -. Z q

Mrs. ]. 81. Newman entertained the
Kensington embroidery club yesterday
afternoon at her home on Second
street north.
Little Falls herald., 1913-01-17
Rachael Whitford of .Brainerd has
enrolled at the local business college.

The M. W. A. gave q dance Thursday
night. Music was furnished by
Bastien's orchestra. -
Little Falls herald., 1913-01-17
q Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. Math Adams
n Tuesday, Jan. IA, daughter:

Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Smith
Wednesday, January Is, q son.
Little Falls herald., 1913-01-17

Born-To> Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. Super o1
Pike Creek Thursday, January 9,
daughter. .tzA,.: g..
Little Falls herald., 1913-01-17

J. W. Crossfeld has an attack of the
grip.
Little Falls herald., 1913-01-17

Dominic Richard, clerk at the Hub,
has been under the weather few days
this week.
Little Falls herald., 1913-01-17

The stock from the Black q Rosness
store has been shipped 70 Fargo whore
it will be added to the stock in ono
OF. the company 8 stores in that city.
Little Falls herald., 1913-01-17

Henry Dengel Of Buckman has been
visiting with his son, Otto, this week.
Little Falls herald., 1913-01-17

Rorn-To Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Felix,
Monday, January 6, a SON.
Little Falls herald., 1913-01-17

Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. Hans Elvig
Of Randall, Tuesday, January ID, son.
Little Falls herald., 1913-01-17

Ezra Ledoux is ill from an attack of
the grip.
Little Falls herald., 1913-01-17
ANNUAL MEETING OF COM
MERCIAL CLUB

The annual meeting of the Com
merical club will be held Monday. The
matter Of getting 'white way" in
Little Falls will probably be discussed
and committee appointed on the mat
ter.
Little Falls herald., 1913-01-17

Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
Raymond, Friday, January 5, a son.
Little Falls herald., 1913-01-17

A wolf bounty was paid to Frank
Sobieck Of Swan River Wednesday.