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Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1915-03-26
ORDER OF MYSTIC WORKERS Or
CANNED HERE

A local lodge Of the Order of Mystic
Workers Of the World has been organ
lied here, with membership or over
60. The order is a fraternal organiza-
tion. Meetings will be held on the first
and third Wednesday Of each month,
at the I. o. o. F.. hall.
The following officers have been
elected:
Prefect-John Michalke.
Monitor-Carl Swanberg.
Secretary-Arthur Hollander.
Marshan-John Crest.
Warden-Miss Tillie Axtell.
Sentinel-Thomas Picotte.
Trustees are to be appointed at fu-
ture meeting.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1915-03-26
INJURED BY FALLING LIMB

Peter Pratt, formerly resident of
this city, but now living at Onamia,
was badly injured Tuesday morning as
the result of being hit by limb from
tree while working in the woods near
Onamia.
The limb struck him on the back Of
the head, rendering him unconscious
and it was for time feared that he
would not recover. He was taken to
Onamia for treatment and it was found
that the injury was not IS serious as
was thought at first.
Mrs. R. H. Trask of this city, a SIS
ter-in-law Of the injured man, who was
called to Onamia, returned this morn
ing.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1915-03-26
THEN0R1HWfS7fRNP ANSMEN NORTHERN MINNESOTA CONTEST
FINE PRIZES FOR POTATO GROW
ING TO BE WON BY FARM
BOYS

Three hundred dollars in prizes are
offered the boys and girls Of Northern
Minnesota by the Northern Minnesota
Development association in the potato
contest to be conducted this year un-
der the direction Of the Agricultural
Extension division Of the State Univer-
sity and the United States Department
Of Agriculture.
The contest will be carried on along
the same lines as the acre yield corn
contests in other sections of the state.
It is opea to boys and girls between 10
and Is years of age living in the terri
tory north of the south line Of Pine,
Kanabec, Mile Lacs, Morrison, Todd,
Douglas, Grant and Wilkin counties.
Green Mountain or Carman No. l and
the Rural New Yorker or Carman No. 5.
Each contestant will be required to
grow one-eighth of an acre of potatoes,
do all the work, keep a complete record
OF operations, write story Of not over
800 words on how he grew his crop and
exhibit fifteen pounds of potatoes at
the meeting Of the Northern Minnesota
Development association at Bemidii De-
cember 9 and 10.
The prizes to be awarded at the Be-
midi meeting are:
Northumberland New Yorker type
|-Fir:t, 500; second, SIS; third, $40;
fourth, So; next ten, each, So.
Green Mountain type-Flrst, 500;
second, $l5; third, $40; fourth, $5; next
ten, each, So.
Club-At least five members to a
club First, $25; second, 500; third,
SIS; fourth, $40; next twenty, each, a
banner.
Grand championship prize, $25.
Each boy or girl finishing the contest
and exhibiting will receive club pin.
The contest will be under the direc-
tion of T. A. Erickson, state leader in
boys and girls club work and agent
of the United States Department of
Agriculture. All extension workers.
county agents, agricultural high school
instructors, county superintendent of
schools and rural school teachers will
assist in the work. Bulletins will be
distributed in a few days giving fur
ther details Of the contest.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1915-03-26
WILL LOOK OVER FIRE TRUCKS

Joseph Moeglein, Arthur LaFond,
Charles Farrow and T. O.. Berg, com
mittee On the fire truck, left yesterday
morning for the twin cities to look
over the various makes of trucks with
a view Of making a selection. The Fire
Relief association recently voted to
purchase fire truck for the city, the
cost not to exceed $500, but as the
cost of the different makes Of machines
may vary the committee may select
several different makes and the final
selection will be made later.
It is likely that some Of the truck
agents will demonstrate their cars here
at later date. 50 that the members Of
the city council will have a chance to
see them in action. No cheap machine
will be considered, however, and the
committee has been instructed to try
and get truck which is fully equip
ped, with chemical, chemical hose, lad
ders, etc., and Of about 70 horsepow-
er.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1915-03-26
COMMERC1AL CLUB GET-TOGETH-
Err DINNER

The committee appointed by the
Commercial club to arrange for a get
together dinner, have held a meeting
and decided to give the banquet on
Tuesday, April 13, at 1880 p. M, at
the Harrison & Peterson hall. The in
vitations are now being prepared and
will soon be sent out. The guests will
include the officers of the farmers
.lubs Of the county and the town Of
6cers.
Arrangements are now being made
for the serving of the banquet and for
speakers.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1915-03-26
DIED

Christian johnson, aged 63 years,
passed away Monday at his home in
Belle Prairie, after a brief illness from
iobar pneumonia. The funeral was
held from the Norwegian Lutheran
church of Little Falls yesterday after
noon, Rev. Mortenson officiating. In.
terment was in Oakland cemetery.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1915-03-26

G.. w. Firnstahl has purchased the
general stock from w. H. Cox of Swan
Vile and was therv this week to ar
range to dispose Of it through a sale.
Mr.. Cox is proprietor of the Albion
hotel at Swanville and will devote his
entire time to the management of this
place.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1915-03-26
HAD HAND SMASHED

Carl Knutson Of this city, who is
employed as brakeman in the N. P.
yards here, had one of his hands
smashed yesterday morning, as the re-
suit of getting it between the coup
lings Of two freight cars while switch
ing in the yards. He was taken to the
\. P. hospital at Brainerd or surgical
aid.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1915-03-26

City Custodian VIM. Batters states
that he has large number of guests at
the city hall every night. Wednesday
night more than twenty tramps slept
at the city hall. It seems that the
number of transients is much larger
this year than in previous years, due
probably to the expositions in the west.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1915-03-26

Mrs. Amelia Blattner, wife of John
d. Blattner Of Plainview, passed away
at her. home Sunday afternoon of last
week from cancer, after long illness,
at An age of SO years. The funeral was
held at Plainview Wednesday after
noon Of last week and interment was
at that place. August Blattner of
Route 6, Little Falls, a son of the de.
ceased, attended the funeral.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1915-03-26
MARRIED

Miss Olive Cornwell, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. G. G.. Cornwen Of this city,
was married Sunday afternoon at Den
yer, Colorado, to John s. Fly of Oma-
ha, Neb. :
The bride has been employed as trim
mer in millinery store at Greeley,
Colo., and she will finish the season
there. Mr.. and Mrs. Fly will then go
to Hastings, Neb, to make their home.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1915-03-26
MUSICAL ART CI,uB

The Musical Art club will hold a
regular meeting at the high school au-
ditorium this afternoon, beginning at
4:15 sharp. Miss Cecil Beattie will
render piano selection and Miss Beat
tie and Miss Janet Chance will also
give piano duet. Mr.. Broadly Of
Brainerd will render group Of songs,
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1915-03-26
HOWELL'S BEAUTIES pI:EAsE

Howell's Beauty Show, company Of
three men and four ladies, who appear
ed at the Victor theatre here Monday
Tuesday and Wednesday evenings,
staged a very good entertainment and
were well received. The show was
given in connection with the regular
picture show.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1915-03-26

The spring winds and sunshine are
now playing havoc with the ice in the
river at this point and already it is
open in many places. With a continu-
ance Of the present weather the river
will soon be clear here.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1915-03-26

Mr.. and Mrs. John Anderson Of
Tenth street southwest were pleasantly
surprised Sunday afternoon by about
IS friends. The occasion was the 25th
anniversary Of their wedding and they
were presented with a beautiful set of
silverware as a remembrance of the
day. Dainty refreshments were served
at the close Of social afternoon. 4,
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1915-03-26

J. K. Martin, cashier Of the First
National bank Of this city, and Gust
Lindgren, cashier Of the Upsala State
bank, attended convention of the
Sixth District Bankers at St. Cloud on
Wednesday. The visiting bankers were
guests at a banquet at the Grand Gen.
trail hotel Wednesday evening.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1915-03-26

vergne Tanner, the little son OF Mr..
and Mrs. L. V. Tanner, sustained a
broken arm last Saturday as the
result of falling from a shed. The in
jury is not considered very serious and
is not expected to cause him any trou-
BILE
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1915-03-26
DE MULES, THE SALESMAN, Is
I'LL AT BRAMERD

Brainerd DispatcA: Louis DeMuH-
les, a well known travelling man Of
seabury's, handling groceries, is very
sick at the Sisters hospital. He is an
Elk and belongs to other fraternities.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1915-03-26

Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. M. LaFond enter
tanned the Professional Five Hundred
club at their home on Second street
southeast Wednesday evening.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1915-03-26

John Michaels Of Dorset has DISPOSED
of his farm near that place and is now
in this vicinity looking for farm,
with view to locating here.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1915-03-26

Mr.. and Mrs. M. G.. Davis left on
Wednesday for Minneapolis, called
there by the death of the mother of
the latter. The funeral was held at
New London, Wis.,, yesterday.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1915-03-26
ELKS TO CELEBRATE 18th ANN1
VERSARY ON APRIL Is

E1ks lodge No. 10 VIII ceIebrare 1ts
fourteenth anniversary on Thursday,
evening, April Is. A dance and ban
quet will likely be given for the mem
bers on that evening and it is possible
that small class will be taken into
the order. At the regular meeting last
night preliminary arrangements were
made for the celebration.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1915-03-26

Mrs. N. NORM, who was operated
upon at hospital in Minneapolis on
Friday of last week, is verv low, ac-
cording to word received here yester-
day. Mr. MORN and son Frank, are
with her.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1915-03-26

Archdeacon n. F. Parshall of Duluth
will hold services at the Church of Our
Saviour this evening, beginning. at 8
o 'clock.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1915-03-26

VIM. Drews of Leigh collected $3.50
bounty at the court house Wednesday
for full grown wolf.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1915-03-26

The aged mother of Mrs. Odela Lane
of this city is confined to her home
with illness, due to her advanced age
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1915-03-26
WOLF BOUNTES

VIM. Leonard Of Ripley collected
81 so bounty at the court house Mon
day for full grown wolf.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1915-03-26

Clyde Young of Morrill, collected
$3.50 bounty at the county court house
yesterday for full grown wolf.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1915-03-26

Delma Germain is confn I'd to his
home with illness this week.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1915-03-26
CANDIDATES FILE EXPENSE
STATEMENTS

Below are given the amounts Of the
expenses Of the various candidates for
city Offices at the recent election. The
statements Of expenses must be filed
| within thirty days after election,
whether the candidate was successful
or not. Following are the filings to
date:
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1915-03-26

Louis siekert yesterday purchased a
Ford car from NJ. V. Wetzel.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1915-03-26
BORN

JOHNSON-To Mr.. and Mrs. ].
Albert johnson of Freedmen, Saturday,
March 20, a daughter.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1915-03-26

William Racicot, a pioneer resident
OF Morrison county, and veteran of
the Civil war, passed away Friday
night at the home Of his son, Eugene
on Fourth street northeast, at an age
Of 80 years. Death was due to old
age. but it was hastened by an injury
which Mr.. Racicot sustained several
months ago when he fell in his room.
Deceased was born in Shambley, Que
bee, Can, in 1926. In 1852 he was mar
rled to Julia Foisy and five years later
they moved to Minnesota, locating ON
a homestead in what is now Green
Prairie. He enlisted in COMPANY I.
Seventh Minnesota Volunteers. at the
outbreak of the Civil war in 1862 and
served until 1865, when he was honor
ably discharged. In 1908, FOLLOWING
the death of his wife, he moved to Roy.
alton to make his home with his son
Eugene. They moved to this city four
years ago and have resided here since.
Seven children survive the deceased.
Ihey are E. l. Racicot of this city. v.
Il. Racicot, Sand Point, Idaho: D. w.
Racicot, Darby, Mont; Mrs. J. C. Han
nan, Stockton, Calf; Mrs. M. Dupas,
Cass Lake; Mrs. E. Eckerson. Gresn
Prairie and Mrs. 2. Boyes of this citv.
ne also leaves two brothers, Henrv and
Vital Racicot of this city and sister.
Mrs. F. K. Gravel of st. Paul. =
The funeral was held from st. Fran
els Xavier church Monday morning at
y O'Clock, Rev. FIR. Lamothe officiat-
ing. Interment was in Belle Prairie
cemetery. beside the remains ~ h;.
wlfe. Members Of the Local G.. A. RI,
OF which he was = member, were pail
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1915-03-26

Mrs: John schippritt Of Pike Creek
passed away at the Hall hospital Sun
day evening, at an age Of So years.
Death was due to cancer of the liver.
Deceased was born in Germany in
1867 and came to this country in 1885.
She is survived by husband and four
children, Frank, Annie and Julia Schip-
prltt, who live at home and Mrs. Sam
uel Stack of Plains, Mont.
The funeral was held from St. Stan
islaus church, Swan River, Wednesday
morning at 10 O'Clock. Interment was
in the church cemetery.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1915-03-26

ENLUND-To Mr.. and Mrs. John
Enlund Of First street northeast, We'd
nesdav. March "a. a son.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1915-03-26
Hillnnau

Chairman-Henry F.. Voltin.
Supervisors-J.W w. Driver and Chas.
Lust. "a .rr
Clerk-Mat J. Juetten.
Treasurer-John Waytashek.
Assessor-M. NJ. Meyer.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1915-03-26
LATE ELECTION RETURNS
ARram

Chairman-John Loidolt.
Supervisors-John P. LANCER and j.
J. Drummer.
Clerk-H. J. Vierk.
Treasurer Terhaar.
Assessor-F. o. Bolster.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1915-03-26
Granite

Chairman-Christ Schleeel. :.
supervisors-Jos. schmidbauer and
Peter Billstein. Y. " sS+ gl 81
Clerk-Otto Hoffman,. W.
= Treasurer-P.J J.. .Gau. II u 4, $50 =
Assessor-Xavier Bueesler. ssg,&
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1915-03-26

Mt. Morris ,..p. Fo
Chairman-Peter NJ. Markusen, Jr.
Supervisor-M. Larson. ,t5r.... =
Clerk-William Polinski. t<,sr..
Treasurer-Frank K. .SteTr. :
Assessor Gabriel Olson. :.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1915-03-26

Morrill, = -.
Supervisor-Sam Wildasin.
Clerk-Bert Cheeley. @..l
Treasurer-F'rank Bodlocek.
Assess0r-Frank Yatch0Wski.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-21
NEW SUBMARINES
BIGGEST OF ALL
Navy Department to Ask Bids
for Two 1,30O-Ton Craft.

Washington, Nov. 20.-The two new
feet submarines, bids for which will
soon be advertised by the Navy De
psrtment, will exceed the Schley, the
worlds biggest underwater craft so
far as is known, by 500 tons displace
ment. They will be 1,300-ton craft on
the surface as against the Schley's l.
600 tons, and will exceed by 200 tons
the biggest of the cruiser destroyers OF
the navy.
Congress gave navy designers hard
task when it said that these two new
feet submarines should have surface
speed of twenty-five knots an hour,
"if possible" The Schley will be
twenty knot boat when completed, and
will have more than 1000 horsepower,
furnished by heavy oil engines. tx
periments with models of the new craft
show that they will require between
5000 and 10000 horsepower to make
the additional five knots.
Navy experts have worked out a
practical solution TO the mechanical
obstacles in the way of using steam
and have no doubt OF its success. The
boilers will be fired with oil fuel.
The boats will mount disappearing
guns for surface action, the new four
inch weapon of this type probably
being substituted for the three
inch gun on smaller submersibles. The
gun carriages have been 80 designed
as TO permit the guns to be aimed
straight up as a defence against air
craft.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-21
TRAIN MOTORBOAT MEN
FOR DEFENCE, IS URGED
Colonial Yacht Club at Dinner
Told of 10000 Available Men.

Two hundred members and guests
Of the Colonial Yacht Club met last
night at its annual dinner at the Hotel
Breslin to celebrate the thirteenth an
niversary of the clubs incorporation.
The speakers were Representative c.
Murray Hubert, Richard Weldon and
Commodore Joseph X. Van Denburg.
Mr.. Van Denburg introduced the sub
iect of National Preparedness" as re-
lated to the sport of yachting, adj
yancing the Colonial idea" of training
motor boat men for national defence.
He urged the Navy Department to in
augurate training classes for a Colo
nial navy" to be instructed by officers
of the United States Navy.
The speaker further urged the es-
enlistment in 1916 of naval Platts-
burg" at some station on or near Long
Island Sound, where yachtsmen, who
would pay their own way, might enlist
for a months training in scout and
messenger service. They should re-
ceiye. he said, instruction In naviga-
ton, squadron drills, target practice
and signalling, together with at least
a week at sea on a scout cruiser, tor
pedo boat destroyer or q submarine.
"The Atlantic seabosrd," he contin-
ued, "alone has upward OF l0,0O0 men
who can navigate their own boats and
who know their local waters thorough
ly To let these men volunteer as
privates in the army is TO waste, IN
time OF war. a sum total Of seamanship
that could not be replaced in years
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-21
PASSPORT BARRIER
KEEPS BRITONS HONE
New Rules Require Permit or
Men Who Can Fight.
lBy cabl. 70 The Tnbune.l

London, Nov. 2O.-Regulations Just
issued by the Passport Office make ~
impossible for any British subject OF
military age TO leave the country. with
out special permission. In addition 70
answering the ordinary questions the
applicant is required TO produce ms GER
tifcate under the national reglstratio11
act. and to divulge his destination ana
length of absence.
The inouisitors also ask whether the
person has been attested under Lore
Derby's scheme and placed in the army
reserve; whether he has been refused
for military service on medicai gr9uhuS
or whether ne has received discharge
from the army or navy.
Documentary evidence in corropora-
ton of these answers must De pro
duced. II none of the latter queries are
met satisfactorily the applicant must
give his reasons for not offering MIN
self for military service and for leaving he
the country. His good faith must be
vouced for by a stipendiary magistrate
or by two justices of the peace.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-21
Blockades Without War
Used to COerCe Action

Blockades without declaration OF war
have been resorted to before this by
great powers, with \the purpose OF
bringing pressure TO bear on a weaker
state. Such measures can be taken
only by great maritime powers against
states which cannot resist. In interna-
tional law they are considered acts OF
violence, and therefore in the nature
of acts of war, but unless the block
AIDED power is strong enough to resist
the other the move does not become
tantamount to a declaration of hostil-
tiles.
Greece was subjected TO this sort
of blockade-"paciic blockade" it has
been ealled-in 1886, when, Great Brit
ain, Austria, Germany, Italy and Rus
STA sought to prevent Athens from
making war on Turkey. The British
feet then, Is to-day, was the force with
which the order was carried out. The
British commander was instructed to
detain every ship flying the Greek flag
entering or emerging from the block
AIDED ports. But if any part of the
cargo belonged TO a subject of another
nation, and had been shipped before
the declaration of the blockade, the ship
was not to be detained.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-21
QUITS CARRYING u. S.
FREIGHT TO SWEDEN
Norwegian-America Line Forced
Out by British Order.

Christiania, Nov. 20.-The Norwegian
American Line has been compelled to
abandon transportation of freight from
America to Sweden because Sweden
does not guarantee TO Great Britain
that goods brought in will not be ex-
ported to Germany.
The liner Kristianiahord has arrived
at Bergen with a cargo of 5000 cases
of American pork and 1900 bags Of
coffee. These goods must be returned
to England on account Of an order of
the British authorities when the ves-
sci was detained recently at Kirkwsll.
At that time two American passengers
were taken ashore for observation.
The British authorities are particu-
larly anxiovs to learn the ultimate
destination of the pork on the Kris
tianiafiord, as it has been proved that
Swedish importers have violated prom
ises not to sell pork to Germany.