Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1914-01-02
EVENTS OF THE PAST 4 &
LITTLE PARAGRAPHS TELL oE
INTERESTING HAPPENINGS D
OF 1918. t5fs sfs|

theseYents that have created the most
attention in the city and vicinit dur
| ing the past year. There is much of
it that could lie commented upon, but
the reader in perusing the article, viii
no doubt do that part Of it ID full.
~ The matter with dates Of happening,
follow: =%vz z. ~
..=5 ..s JANUARY
Jan. Parcel post went into effect.
Jan. First class hotels -aised
rates. &:5s%@s.# 4.
Jan. Harris Gourd stopped Bill
Weatheree of Los Angeles at Milo
theatre in l, 1-2 minutes OF boxing
JAN: G--H. J. LaFond is selected
councilman for the Fourth ward %
| fill vacancy called by death Of e. sGssaa
Lane. A. Fl. Vernon is selected city
attorney, to I'LL vacancy caused by
resignation Of L. w. Vasaly.
Jan. 9-School board approves specs
ifcation of high school s.
| Jan. l0-Motley was given deciss
|>ion over Little Falls in fair matter. 81
! Jan. 14-Hal Clark won hand ap
wrestling match from tJohn Albrechs= !
! Of Minneapolis, he securing only one
fall on Clark in the hour.
| Jan. 16-J. L.. Lemieux, SO, an old
resident of Little Falls, died at st.
Joseph hospital, Fargo. 81. 4
Jan. l8-Frank Kuklock, 40, Of Elm
Dale, all his life resident Of Morri-
son county, died at ST. Gabriel s ;hos-
pital !.s5..@ aE@ ssls5 Il
&: Jan. 90 - Mrs. Hammerbeek, Geoss
.Hammerbeck and Ansger Hedren nar-s
rowly escaped asphyxiation from coal
stove gases at their home IN LITTLE
Falls town. s. II. {. q
Jan. % Carl Ehman, aged died
at Bozeman, Mont, of cancer OF the
| stomach .,. s
| Jan. 24-Gym quint defeated M
C.. a. team of Brainerd at local gy,slns
nasinm 81 to 26. @rss:.. Il.
f. Jan. 25-rSchool board selects First
street site for new high school.
| Jan. 25.-Judge Shaw fines z. W. .s
Baron for contempt Of court. This
was due to the tone of letters ad
dressed to the Judge IN relation to an
estate. Barron had charge Of. sS
5>.... FEBRUARY
Feb. 3--Victor theatre opened with
the '.White Sister.
Feb. Sc. 3. Collins made applicasS
ton for gas franchise. After publ
cation Of ordinance of !. fHanehiss aud e VI 1
granting Of same The plant failed
materialize. s. s.
Feb. 12-Local high quint ..efeateds
Catholic Young Mems associationss
team Of St. Cloud. -
Feb 13-School contract let to Carl D
Cd
a re-submission of lowest FIVE bidders, &
Kropp's previous bid having been
$62,36S. >:~-~ f=x fx as.SS
Feb. 21-Fred Greish defeated Har= 4
ris Gourd in l0-round boxing match /
at the Milo, winning in the fourth Il
round. =. 49,. >-,-.s..-..- .st1
Feb. 2l-Herald Bowling team de-
feated the Hammonds on the Ghrisch-
lilies alleys, 1927 to 2,294. !
Feb. 21-Duclos' brick yard closed 4
contract for l2yOO0,0O0 brick. {, 4
Feb. PIT f.; Turner invents an
pliance FOR heating and tempering
grain. %.Essz
Feb. .24-Farmers' Short course and !
Teachers Institute held, and W was y very
successful. IN ass4 1
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March Guernsey Breeders perfect
organization. A. I;Ss, I35ssssss:
March "a number of addresses
were made at the court house by local
people on civic questions. ~
March 2-Eight hour schedule went
into effect at local postofice.
March 3-Hammond bowling team
defeated the Heralds at st. Cloud
by 500 pins. 3S. .s..ssa5s
5 March Herald bowling team de
feated Royalton by 157 pins. .sEHs.st &
March l2-Royalton won over u er--.ISS
aids by "a pins.
March 10 Col. s. R. Snow, former.
landlord of the Buchanan hotel, died
at Los Angeles, Cal. :.
March l6-Andrew Dlugi, given ms
determinate sentence in Stillwater8*
penitentiary for adultery.
March l7-Excayation for new high
schol began.
March is City election, Frank
johnson being elected mayor over the
incumbent, s. P. Brick.
March 2O-Geo. Emder, for many
years proprietor Of Buckman n hoteI
bar. disposes of, same to- Lao. Smith
March Charter commission 81
ganizes for work.
APRIL
April New council organizes.
April l--Over 5000 sent to the Ohio 1|l
flood sufferers. .Ss|s. 4
April 1-R. M. Leblanc appointeds
chief of-police, chief Tourlittotte ], .hsoS8 ss8
served under previous admins rations
refusing to give up paraphanalia ands !,
preferred charges against the new
appointee, claiming that his qualiiica
tions did not come within the ehar
ter. After fighting the case for g g time '''s
Leblanc resigned, and was followed /.
by Ernest Gatchell as chief,
turn was succeeded By the present.;
chief of police, Jim Larson.
April fans gathering 80 tal IT
baseball team. b 2s3s|
April II Saw mill starts
week later than previous year 5ss''s s;S9sS
April 17-First drive of tho aspils
starts from Brainerd. ssSss