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Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-03-16
lime ago from Herman Ritter.

time ago from Herman Ritter.
Frank Veners Of Ward Springs Wis
tied Saturday and Sunday with friends
Schmidt.
M. A. Churchill of Little Falls, spent
Sunday in Randall.
Mr.. Raymond of Little Falls trans
acted business in Randall Saturday.
Harris Gourd returned home Tues
day, after a several days. stay in
Stokpee.
Willie Muller, who has been living
on his claim near Cohagen, Mont,
since the latter part Of October, re-
turned home Wednesday,, having
proved up on same.
H. J. Winker, Frank Beto and Oscar
! Taylor left Tuesday for Brainerd, to
seek employed.
Mrs. Anna Hagen, Mrs. Harris Gourd
and Mrs. Gutaf Wahlberg were Little
Falls visitors Saturday.
The Bible class of the Presbyterian
Sunday school will give a post card
social in the Randall hall Friday eve
ming, March 16, to which everyone is
invited. Two lunches free with every
post card sold.
Randall will soon be able to boast
of another garage, as Herman Ritter
contemplates erecting one just as soon
as the weather will permit him to be-
gin on it. The building will be 50x80
feet and will be built Of cement blocks.
The election passed off very quietly
in Randall this year. The following
officers were elected.
President-Fred Schwanke.
Councilmen-George Nelson, Frank
Schneider, G. l.. Brisbane.
Recorder-Dennis Sheedy.
Treasurer-Aug. Schwanke.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-03-16
RANDALL

March 15.-Mrs. Anna Bentler re-
turned home from Little Falls Friday,
where she has been confined to the
hospital for the past several weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs: G. W. Pierre left Sun.
DAY for Minneapolis, called there by
the illness of their daughter, Ada.
Miss Mary Roche spent the week.
end at her home in Motley.
Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. Anton Ber-
mel, Tuesday, March IL, a son.
Henry Gosch transacted business in
Fort Ripley Saturday.
Ed: Pechon returned to Brainerd on
Monday, where he is employed, after
a short visit at his home near here.
Miss Constance Stillwell, who is en-
gagged in teaching in this vicinity,
spent Saturday and Sunday at her
home in Little Falls.
Frank Kiewel Of Little Falls was g.
Randall business caller Saturday FORE
noon.
Elmer Leon, cashier Of the Farmers
and Merchants State bank at this
place, spent the weekend at his home
in Little Falls.
Joe Neary was county seat visitor
TUESDAY.
Will Crosby and Rudolph Kestner,
who have been employed in Brainerd
for tho past month, returned home on
Saturday.
Miss Marie Calhoun spent Saturday
and Sunday with friends in Little Falls
the guest Of Miss Constantia Mohr.
The Misses Raglan spent Saturday
in Cushing, with their aunt, Mrs. Ben
Nygaard.
Mr.. Theobold and family arrived
here last week from Iowa, and have
moved onto their farm, purchased some
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-03-16
APPEAL TO THEIR PATRIOTISM
RAILROAD HEADS ASK MEN 70
HOLD OFF STRIKE,
Brotherhood Officials State That Re.
oponsibiiity Rests With Railroads
Final Demands to BE Made.

New York, March 16.-An appeal 70
The patriotism Of the members of the
tour great railroad brotherhoods to
refrain from any rash movement"
which would bring on industrial wa
fare In the present national crisis has
been made by the National Confer
once committee Of railways on the
I'VE Of the conference with the chief
Of the trainmen's organizations.
There were additional indications,
however, that the brotherhoods were
determined to call a strike unless
their demands were granted.
After a meeting here with several
hundred general chairmen and chair
men Of the locals in the brotherhood
organizations on lines entering New
York, w. G.. Lee. president Of tho
Brotherhood Of Railroad Trainmen
announced that unanimous support
had been voted tho brotherhood chiefs
In the demands they intend to make
ut the coming conference.
These demands, he said, would be
based on the modified demands of last
December, which called for !. a basic
eight-hour workday and pro rata pay
for overtime. This is virtually what
the Adamson law would give if put
in force, he said.
The original program of the men,
the refusal of which resulted last
September in the call of the strike.
which was averted by the passage of
the Adamson act, included an eight
hour basic day with time and a half
tor overtime.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-03-16

Work Of the seed laboratory Of Uni.
versity farm for this year is almost
double that of the last year. Last
year, approximately 10000 samples
were received, tested and reported on,
and this year the indications are that
the number will exceed 5000.
The farmers Of the state are making
use Of the seed laboratory. This &C.
counts for the rapid increase. Seed
companies are using tho laboratory
less than formerly because practically
all Of the large companies now have
laboratories Of their own.
w. L. Osv aid in charge Of the labor
atory, says if farmers wish seeds test
ed this spring, they should send them
in early, addressing them to Seed La
boratory, University Farm, st. Paul,
MINI. The tests are made free. A
handful of small seeds like clover or
timothy, or a double handful of wheat,
oats or corn is enough. All samples
should be securely wrapped in cloth
bags or in regular seed envelopes and
distinctly labeled.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-03-16
Chinawn Llv> Sfnn1c-

Chicago, March 15.-Liberal ofrering2
including 10000 left over last night
unsold, eased off prices today in the
hog market Cattle were scarce.
There was no urgent call for sheep
Hogs, receipts, $4,000; tomorrow, 49,
900, steady at shade under yester-
days average; bulk. SASS @147f:
q. 40: pigs, $11@ 1880. Cattle, receipts.
$4,000; firm; native beef cattle. 1886 q
1855; stockers and feeders. $6.S0@e.76:
1915 @13.50. Sheep, receipts, $1,000;
weak: wethers. $l0.90@12.35; lambs,
412.266l47O
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-03-16
ROYALTON

Mrch 15.-A basketball game was
lelayed here Friday evening, between
,aae Brainerd and the home teams, re-
sulting in favor Of the visitors.
Mrs. Newman and Miss Parker, who
were the guests Of their sister, Mrs
y. H. Boyce, left Saturday for Lister
E'ark.
William Baker of Rice is reported to
he recovering from his recent serious
sMness.
B. r. Wilson was Little Falls bust
2acss visitor Friday.
F. B. Logan is recovering from an
:xStack of broncial pneumonia.
Miss Ruth Chapman came home from
71he Walker sanitarium, to attend her
grandmother Mrs. Thompson, fun
'esral at Elm Dale, held Saturday.
Friday evening a sleigh drive was
given by r. L. Lambert, j. Luhrs and
David Werner to members of the M.
FL church, to the Wayne Pauley home,
where a social evening was greatly
.snjoyed by all present.
Mrs Ed. Miller entertained at her
home Friday afternoon for a few
:fFiends.
WilEam Muncy is reported to be
I'll at his home east of Royalton.
Miss Ella Lambert of Little Falls is
Ia<sre visiting relatives.
Mrs. Byron Wilson returned after a
st,w days. visit at the home Of her
smother, Sunday afternoon.
A vacancy in the N. P. staff created
Wy the resignation Of L. j. Bishop is
Being filed by C. J. johnson of Elk
kiver.
Mrs. Alkaline Williams of st. Paul
vas business visitor in Royalton the
.sslst eof the week.
Constance Cairnes of Rice visited
S'cr aunt, Mrs. Street, the last Of the
TsNseek.
": H. Bourke spent Sunday with his
samily here.
lawrence Peters of Hibbing is here
visiting his parents for few days.
Isaac Wilson came home for days
visit with his parents, the first Of the
week
C. w. Bouck arrived from St. Paul
Sunday and returned Tuesday D. m.
Miss Clara Brockway came home
s,er parents.
WI 'AcOo WIN AC1u III tuC 1TcSUy CCTl-
asn church Sunday afternoon, by Rev.
Herman of Little Falls.
III. T. Gilbert has recently sold his
launches and fishing boats to John
s4innehan, proprietor of Camp Lime
han, on Sullivan Lake.
DIR. G. B. Esty of st. Cloud was a
~nest at the Parkins home the last of
fhe week.
Mrs. T. H. Lakin and daughter Ella,
.etanroed Saturday from Bemid]l, where
they visited Burt and Lee Lakin.
Mrs. Loren McGonagle will enter
tain Grace church guild at her home
Thursday afternoon.
D. J. Wilson went to st. Paul Tues
day might.
Mrs. F. H. Lakin and daughter, Miss
Ella Lakin, left Thursday noon for
Oregon, to visit Hugh Lakin and fam
Nly, for an indefinite time. Mrs. Robt.
Auncy Of Bemidji will accompany
them on their trip west.
Saturday afternoon the second Mis-
s'onary "Tca' was held at the home
If Mrs. A. A. Fitch. The program was
1Ivcn bv the Sunshine guild and was
Followed by very interesting talk bv
Mrs W. W. Gemmell of Brainerd. . On
tte 3Oth and 31st inst, there is to be
z 3unlor deanery meeting held in
lBrlinerd and several members of the
Rs'yalton Sunshine guild will attend.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-03-16
Grand Forks Plant to Cost 100000
1~a nj Hlnxil.a NJ n HHasol, IL

Grand Forks Plant to Cost 100000
Grand Forks, N. D., March 15.-Tho
contract for the construction of the
Northern Packing company's $4,000
plant viii DO lot soon, 30 that work can
DO commenced about April /. This
announcement was made by G. w.
Graves, secretary Of the company. The
plant, which will be built by Grand
Forks and northern North Dakota
men, VIII be ready for operation By
Nov. /. Anticipating the employment
Of 800 men the street railway com.
pany IL making plans to extend ona
- uno to ~ sitA "A.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-03-16
WARS COST TO FRANCE LARGE
viii Reach Twenty Billions by Jwns,
Il 10 Said.

Paris, March Is. - At the end Of
June France will have spent during
the war in round figures S23, 000. 900 900
francs (about $40, 600. 000, o0o), accord
ing to 4 report made by Raou1 Peret,
reporter Of the budget committee Of
the chamber of deputies. in behalf Of
the committee on the provisional cred
its asked by the government for the
second quarter Of the year. The re-
sources of every nature realized dur
ing the same period are estimated by
NJ. Peret at Is, 40s ,000,0 900 francs.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-03-16
Holland Protests 20 ENGLAND.

Holland Protests 70 England.
Washington, March Is. - Holland
has protested to Great Britain against
detention in British ports of more
than a dozen steamers loaded with
food and supplies for the Dutch gov.
eminent. The ships are under gov
eminent charter and some of them are
or more.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-03-16
SHIP IS SUNK IN INDIAN OCEAN
japanese Steamer 10 Victim Of Ger.
man Commerce Dasfroxer.

USAU OVHutu0VCo 0o0ITOySrs
+. Toxic, March 15.-Oficial announce
nent of the presence of q German
raider In the Indian ocean preceded
receipt Of dispatches hera detailing
tho destruction by this craft Of the
steamer Fukai Maru. The steamer
was en- route to India.
Australian naval authorities were
quoted in advices here as declaring
German raider. equipped with air.
planes. has been lurking In the vicin-
ity Of Colombo since the latter part
Of February.
japanese messages said . big An.
glo-JaDanese feet was securing the
ocean for the raider and all shipping
has been warned.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-03-16
GRAIN AND LIVE STOCK
Mfnneanolin Grain,

Minneapolis Grain.
Minneapolis, March 15:-Wheat. May.
$1.7SN: July. $l.72N: No. 1 northern.
{1.sSK; No: northern, $1.ss%; No. /
durun. $1.s23; No: 3 corn. $1.05: No.
white oats, 66hc; barley, mailing, CSC;
No. 2 rye, @1.54h; No. max. $2.s6h.
Duluth Grain.
Duluth, March 15.-Wheat, May.
@1.SoA; July, $l.74H.
South st. Paul Live Stock.
a. South s.. Pa9l; March 15.-Gatt1s-
stfss: !s.2S&s7s' cows isS19su@s::
sheep and lambs, 1880.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-03-16
SOUTHWEST DARLING

March 14-Yes, we have snow storms
every day now and we cannot get any
news or anything else. All we can
show up here are big snow drifts, some
as high as fifteen feet. When the snow
melts in the spring there'll be food
in East Darling and everybody better
get boats. Only few from here turn
ed out for the election Tuesday be-
cause of the bad road conditions and
the stormy weather.
One farmer from here took load Of
hay to Little Falls and could not dis
pose of it and he then took it to Ran
dali, where he sold it. Others claim
that they cannot bring enough hay to
Little Falls, and that if they take hay
to Randall they have to bring it back
and take it to Little Falls to dispose Of
it.
The rumors that Andrew Hedin has
sold out have no foundation, accord
ing to reliable information.
Louis Anderson and John Regnell,
Darling's star butchers, helped Aaron
Engstrom butcher hogs Friday.
Gust Nelson shipped carload Of
hay from Darling Monday.
Herman Hanson was out breaking a
road for the carrier On route 6 Tues
day. That's the stuff!
ORCHARD AND GARDEN NOTES
Order a few autumn bearing straw
berries to furnish fruit this fall. Pro-
gressive is good variety.
Currants and gooseberries may be
set out this spring. A few plants Of
good red variety will well repay the
efforts of their care.
Plant at least half dozen new per
ennials in the border this year. Pick
them out now and get the seed or be
ready to order the plants.
Don't be sparing Of manure on the
garden. We expect large crops from a
small area and hence must supply plen-
ty of plant food which may be quickly
made use of by plants.
Gamma bulbs may be started into
growth soon.
Plenty Of strong flats are needed at
this time of year.
Sweet peas may be planted in pots
or boxes and will give early flowers.
Celery, cabbage, caulifower, asters,
and other early vegetable plants or
flowers may be sown now.
Chrysanthemum cuttings may be
taken now. They will give good plants
next autumn.
It will do not harm to try few new
things this year. They are interesting
and may be valuable. Don It make the
new things a too important part Of the
garden.
Place plenty Of broken pottery,
stones, or charcoal in the bottom of
the pot or box in which seed is sown.
Good drainage is needed in the seed
box as well as for the growing plant.
Watch the hotbeds carefully on
bright warm mornings. It does not
take long for the heat to run up high
enough to injure the plants. Stocky
plants can be obtained only by giving
the best of attention to watering and
ventilation.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-03-16
ASSESSOR. Kennedy.
Justices Of the peace. II. Totten,
Anton Bermel.
Constables-B. W. Bentler, Ray
mond .alhoun. E

Indications now are that the gar
den will be we'll worth some extra
care and attention this year. Better
get plenty of good seed early and be
ready to plant as soon as possible.
Plan for good variety Of vegetables
the season through, from 1adishes to
celery. Don't leave out tho onions
Leroy Cady, associate horticulturist,
University Farm, st. Paul, MINI.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-03-16

Do not now prune any plants that
flower early in the spring. Wait until
they have Powered.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-03-16
Butter, EGgs and Poultry.

Minneapolis s4tra n 6s a7c extra :t.
39c;> firsts, SIC; seconds, SAC; diaries,
SOC; packing stock, 26c.
Eggs-Fresh prime f1rsts, new cases,
free from rot, small dirties and checks
out. per dos.,- 27c; current receipts,
rots out, $3.50; checks and seconds,
doz.. zoe: dirties, candled, per doz. zoo.
live PoultrySTurkeys, fat, 10 lbs.
and over, 22c; thin, small, 10@1Sci
cripples and culls, unstable; old roosts
srt 1sS; hens 1h: OF To over; fat; 1921
1Sc; stays, 16c; ducks, H., Ice.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-20
CHRISTMAS MAIL BREAKS
ALL PREVIOUS RECORDS

the country show there is no conges.
ton anywhere SO far. Unless the
public and merchants are holding
back on us there will be no conges-
ton
AS showing the enormity of the
task accomplished, Praeger declared
Americas postoffices have handled
every day since November Is.
volume of mail equal to the peak
loak of Christmas week last year.
which was the greatest ever handled
by the department.
"a telegram from the Chicago post
master today" said Praeger, tells
us that on the night of December II,
between 6 p. m. and 6 a. M, nine
hundred and ninety-seven tons of
parcel post packages alone passed
through that office. That is one hun
dred full carloads of mail. 1t does
not include the days run. That Is
the situation everywhere"
| To get away with this unprece-
dented job, the government added
three thousand men to its force of
$4,000 railway mail clerks. 1t has
used through mail trains from coast
to coast 1t has relieved congestion
/ in transfer centers by filling fast
coast-wise ships with mail and shoot
ing them from one end of the United
| States to the other on both coasts.
thus saving transfer centers Of from
two to seven cars a day each ever
since December II.
I'VE are in the midst of the final
squirt now. We will hit the heaviest
going about tomorrow and unless
something goes amiss all America
Christmas mail win be at its front
door by Christmas eve" Praeger
said.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-20
Burglars Drill Through Wall
Foot Thick and Get Away
With $4,000 in
Cash.
OVERLOOK MUCH MORE
Second Big Robbery Within Week
Within Few Miles Of Chi
eago, Hits Same
Man.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
CHICAGO, Dec. 20.-Burglars drill
ed through a twelve inch steel and
concrete wall into the vault Of the
Summit State bank, at Summit ILL.,,
about fifteen miles west of here, early
today, and stole more than $4,000 IN
cash and currency.
The money was contained in two
suit cases, one of which held about
$33 900, and the other $4,000. The
burglars overlooked another suitcase
containing 100000.
The robbery took place between 1:30
and 8 O'Clock this morning.
A policeman inspected the bank at
the former hour and found nothing un,
usual.
oficials discovered the loss at the
later hour.
Entrance was made through the rear
wall, directly into the vault. The
burglars left several hammers, chisels
and crowbars behind.
H. Kilgore, president of the bank
is also vice president Of the State
bank at LAGRANGE, ILL.,, which was
held un and robbed by bandits OF more
than $4,000 last week.
Stocking Banks Robbed.
CHICAGO. Dec. 20.-Bandits robbed
three "lisle" banks Of $3.50 today.
Two men invaded the apartment OF
the Misses Vera Taylor, Nan Baker
and Beatrice Thompson, dressmakers
lined them up against the wall and
extracted 500, $40 and $40 respective
" from their stockings.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-20
GREWSOME STORY IS TOLD
BEFORE CORONER'S JURY

from her pocketbook, and then forced
her to attempt to dispose OF the re-
mains by burning them in lye
kettle, and that she then killed ner
son with the axe and attempted, SINH
lar disposition of his body, county
officials expressed doubt of her story.
The evidence, they declare, does not
bear out her version of the affair.
The woman first told officers Bush
had killed the boy and fled. Evi-
dence of two murders was found, but
an investigation Of the bones and
charred flesh found in the lye kettle
revealed they were those of the
child. What disposition was made OF
Bush's body remains mystery.
The aged woman related in detail
how after the first murder, her son,
believing her asleep, attempted to
enter her room and how she later
secured the axe and killed him in
bed, fearing for her own life.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-20
America Did Her Mailing Early
and it Proves Biggest
in History.
rBy George Martin. United Press
Staff Correspondent

IBy George Martin. United Press
Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2O.-lhree
hundred thousand postmen are toll
ing night and uay to deliver Amer
ica's holiday mail-the biggest IN
bistory-by Christmas eve.
"And if they succeed said AS
sistant Postmaster General otto
Praeger today, 'it will be because
Am merica did its Christmas mailing
early"
Mail movement records have been
shattered since mid-November, Prae-
ger said. Billions of tons Of bundles,
boxes. packages and letters have
been whisked to their destinations,
despite war time obstacles.
Whole trains Of cars, units OF the
carefully worked out mail transpor-
tation program, have been comman-
deered by the government. A ten
car train was grabbed by the war
department at New York within the
last twenty-four hours.
Merchants have over-burdened the
parcel post by breaking up large ex
press shipments on account OF ex
press congestion.
Tons upon tons of government wal
mail have been added to the posta
burden.
And yet said Praeger, report:
from all fifteen postal divisions In
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-20
Woman Tells of Killing Her
Son After He Had Killed
Her Grandchild.

United Press Leased Wire Service.1
MONTROSE, Colo, Dec. 70
County officials here today continued
tne investigation of the grewsome
story told before coroner's jury
iate yesterday by Mrs. Nancy j..
Hush, who confessed she murdered
aer son, John o. Bush, after the lat
Ter had killed his eleven year old
son Otis, at their home in Olathe,
near here.
Although Mrs. Bush, who is Y
years old, testified that Bush killed
as son with an az for stealing $1.36
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-20
when 0uestlonnaires are Delayed.
/

When ouestionnaires are Delayed.
IUnited Press Leased Wire Service
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.-Draft
registrants who cannot get their ques-
tionnaires back to the local board
within the required seven days are ad-
vised by Provost Marshal General
Crowder to write Immediately to their
local board and explain the circum-
stances.
81 ocal boards have been instructed
to be reasonable said Crowder. but
TO avoid dissatisfaction, explanations
NJ 5elay should be made now and not
at the time the questionnaire is finally
sent"
Reports to Crowder indicate many
men have to send the questionnaires
to distant parts of the country to have
dependents sign the supporting all
dayits.