Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1915-01-01

settler of Morrison county, passed
away. at her home at an age Of 70
years. >.gi ...
; 25-Theo.. H. Peterson and Lloyd O.
Magee of Little Falls enter newspaper
business at Eveleth.
24.-County fair Of Morrison County
Cooperative Agricultural society open
ed. The fair was attended by nearly
1000 people and was pronounced the
best ever held in Morrison county.
Prizes totaling over 81 800 were award
ed.
ga. Woke and family returned
to their old home in Pierz from Cana
da, where they had made their home
for two years. They had been detaln-
ed at Tribune, Sask., Can, for whole
month, Mr.. Woke being held as a Ger
man spy.
Oct., 3-Little Falls high school
football team defeated the Wadcna
high team by score Of $50.
: l0-Little Falls high school football
team defeated the Alexandria high
j team by score of 14-13.
10-Mrs. l.. D. Brown of Little Fans
was elected president of the Sixth Dis
trict Federated Womens clubs, at con-
vention held at Rochester.
12-J. B. Anderson Of Little Falls
SECURES patent on his invention, flue
expander.
l2-Frank Wachlarowicz of Little
Falls was held up and shot, while going
home from his place of business. The
holdup men were captured and were
later sentenced to the st. Cloud reform
atory.
15-Mrs. Gertrude Newman, an early
:. settler of Morrison county, died at her
home in Little Falls.
17-Little Falls high school football
team shut out Brainerd high team by a
score 1910.
F.! 22-Traffic ordinance went into ef-
feet in Little Falls.
27-Floyd Domer Of Polo, Ind. wrest-
. Ter, defeated r. Jordan of Chicago, Sc
curing two straight falls, the first in
So minutes and the second in II min
utes.
+, 29.-Chas. Hershey of Snake River
Junction, Idaho, was hit by train and
killed.
30-Soren Geer of Royalton was
awarded first prize in the Morrison
county acre yield contest. He raised
1O5 bushels Of corn on one acre Of land.
November
Nov. Maurice Richard Of Little
Falls took possession Of the Gilbert
Herald, which he leased.
3-General election day.
3-Frank K. Armstrong, sheriff Of
Morrison county for six years, passed
away at his home from Bright's dis
ease after a years illness.
6-Deputy Sheriff Paul Felix, heriff-
elect, appointed sheriff of Morrison
county to fill vacancy caused by death
of Sheriff Frank Armstrong. Sheriff
Felix appointed A. A. Fueger deputy.
Eric l.. Martin of Granite town
committed suicide by shooting himself
with a shotgun. Dependency was the
cause.
10-Big game season opened. The
season was unusually favorable and
nearly every hunter secured a deer.
More than $50 big game licenses were
issued by the couny auditor.
10-Little Falls high school football
team was defeated by the Brainer I'd
eleven, score 20-13.
,13-Fund started in Little Falls for
the purchase Of -four for suffering Bel
gians. A total of over $500 was con-
tributed before the fund was closed
"A Minnesota defeats Wisconsin in
football, 14-3. Joe Dedrich played
quarter for Minnesota.
20-Morrison county was awarded
a Judgment for $965.SO against the
bondsmen Of the defunct Royalton and
Bowlus State banks, in district court.
These banks were county repositories
at the time they were closed. The
judgment against the bondsmen of the
Royalton bank was for $889.3O and
amounted with interest to 1913. The
judgment against the bondsmen cf the
Bowlus bank was for $3.50 with in
terest.
20-Bowling season opened in Little
Falls with game between the M. C's
and the R. H. Adams team, in which
the former Won by margin Of SO pins.
24-City council, upon advice of CITY
attorney, allowed damage claim of
Mrs. Catherine Marshall of Iowa Falls,
Iowa, and ordered voucher drawn in
favor Of her attorney, for $l,7OO.
28-Minnesota defeats Chicago in
football, 1876. Diedr1ch played quar-
ter.
December
Dec. THE special war revenue tax
went into effect.
6-Little Falls Elks lodge held an
nual lodge Of sorrow for departed
brothers.
3-Thos. Lamb of Onamia, formerly
living near Rice Lake, sustained in
juries while moving a house, which
eaused his death the Sunday following.
12-Little Falls high school basket
ball team took first game Of season,
when they defeated the Royalton hi"h
quint by score of 1922.
1.-THE state supreme court affirmed I
the order of the district court in case
wherein Peter L. Newman and VIM.
Sullivan of Crosby were found guilty
of kidnapping one Theodore Sjogren. |
12-Jos. Lagerbauer Of Little Falls
was held up and slugged and robbed