Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1915-12-31
HAPPENINGS Of THE PAST Year.
CHRONOLOGY OF EVENTS THAT
ARE INTERESTING TO NOR
RISON COUNTY PEOPLE


ARE INTERESTING TO NOR
RIsoN COUNTY PEOPLE
AS is the custom, the Herald in this
issue gives brief chronology Of events
in Little Falls, Morrison county and
in the state and entire world for 1918.
The state, national and world chrO-l-
ology is given on another page.
Following is a chronology of the
events which occurred in this vicinity
of which was Of interest locally:
January
Jan. l.-Herman Vierk, of Agram, a
pioneer settler Of this county, passed
away at an age Of IS years.
Jan. 5-County commissioners held
meeting. Andrew Herum was elected
chairman. Board allows New Pierz
to vote on incorporation.
Jan. S.-John Cowick, an old resi-
dent Of Little Falls, passed away at
Los Angeles, CAL, where he and Mrs.
Cowick were spending the winter. De-
ceased was foreman of the N. P. round
house here for Is years.
Jan. 8.-High school basketball team
trimmed Sauk Centre 29 to 24.
Jan. 9.-W. J. Sullivan, Peter New
man and George C. Payne of Crosby
were convicted at Brainerd Of kidnap-
ping Theodore Sjogren, miner. New
man and Payne were sentenced to Still
water penitentiary and Sullivan 10 the
st. Cloud reformatory. All were par
doned later.
Jan. 9.-Dominick Bros. disposed Of
their pool and billiard hall to Leo
Smith. AL Dominick purchased farm
in Hillman and Leo Dominick returned
to his old home at Hopkins.
Jan. 9.-Little Falls All Star basket
ball team defeated Pine. River by a
score Of 43 to II.
Jan. 1O.-E. G.. Potter of Minnea-
polls, representing Minneapolis & Gen.
trail Minnesota Railway company, made
proposition to Commercial club for n
struction of electric short line to Pierz.
The proposition was carried >>out to the
extent Of surveying the route for the
proposed road. =
Jan. 13.-District court held special
session, Judge Roeser presiding. John
NJ. O'Brien, who burglarized Adams s:
Love and Victor Clothing company
stores, sentenced to Saltwater peniten-
tiary for indeterminate term. Samuel
Cowart, who forged the name Of l.. w.
Muncy of Royalton to a check for 500,
was sentenced to the reformatory, but
was placed on probation.
Jan. l4.-Martin Lasky of Little
Falls starts manufacturing concrete
tile and we'll curbing.
Jan. 15.-Mayor F0rtier issued or.
der requiring the removal of all punch
boards Or rattle cards from confectiol.
cries and other places in Little Falls.
Jan. I'D. A. Robinson Of .Brainer]
purchased Il last stand ae yizein nine ig
Morrison county, located nsaf Motley,
and had it sawed into lumber.
Jan. 15.-Offcials Of Luce electric
line made proposition to Eittle Falls
Commercial club to run line to this
city. The proposition was later drop
ped.
Jan. 15.-Little Falls Firemen's Re
lief association refused to appropriate
any Of it's funds for the purchase of 8
fire truck for the fire department..
Jan. 16.-Frank B. Logan of Royal
ton selected as member of: the board
| Of managers Of the Minnesota Stats
Fair society.
Jan. 16.-High school basketba ;,
team defeated Brainerd on local floor
81 to II.
Jan. l6.-Howard Clark of Little
| Falls and Roy Bobich of Bowlus wrest
| led at latter place. Clark was injured
| and forfeited the match.
Jan. 18.-The Little Falls CONNER
cial clup held its annual meeting.
Jan. 18.-Jos. Eich of st. Cloud died
at the age Of IS years. Deceased was
the father Of J. II. Eich of this city.
Jan. &c. r. Sterling disposed OF
Sterling Suitatorium to Schurr & Ran
kin Of New Ulm. Name was changed
to Kleanall Suitatorium.
Jan. 22.-Class of 81 eighth graders
graduated and entered high school, un
der the new rule of semi-annual pro
motion.
Jan. 22.-Work started on the com
piliation Of history of Morrison and
Todd counties.
Jan. 22:-High school basketball
team won its fifth consecutive victory
when it defeated Wadena hi gh by >
! score Of SO to %.
Jan. 26.-Albert Bell, who broke jail
in Little Falls on August 13, 1914, was
captured near Foley by Sheriff Felix
! upon advices from the authorities
there. He was held on charge OF
burglarizing a store at Pierz.
Jan. R9:-Little Falls high school
basketball team defeated Sauk Centre
18 to II at Sauk Centre.
Jan. p.-Jos. Wielinski of Flensbure
was bouhd over to the grand jury or
charge OF sen2ing liquor on Sunday.
| February
Feb. 1.-City council passed ordi
nance reducing the size Of the fire de-
partment. The ordinance was later re-
scinded.
Feb. Pickup basketball team was
defeated by the fast Troy, N. Y, team
! SO to 27.
Feb. 4-High school basketball team
defeated the St. Cloud high a. to 10
at local gymnasium.
Feb. 4.-Residents Of New Pierz set