Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-09-21

Ol AdUOI LAY.
The Rye Straw store was entered by
unknown persons Saturday night. The
strongest evidence that it was the
work of some we'll dressed stranger
and that nobody in this community
had anything to do with it at all, is
the fact that nothing but lot of
socks are missing. Consequently the
Deputy Constable is out looking for
we'll dressed stranger wearing pair
of sox. An uncut plug of bologna
sausage was left undisturbed, more
evidence that local talent had nothing
to do with the robbery.
A we'll dressed stranger was among
the large crowd at Bounding Billows
! the other day, asking various ones the
time of day, and as a. result many Of
our citizens now have to look at the
sun to find out.
: Sap Spradlen, who hangs around the
Rye Straw store nearly all the time,
says there is less demand for whit
ting this year than eyer before.
AS strong evidence of the early
approach Of cold weather, lobe Nose
ley this week was noticed propping
up his chimney.
Sim Flinders and several of his dogs
spent the weekend at Tickville. Sim
generally takes just one dog with him,
but this time it was not feeling we'll,
so he took the others along to assist
| it in the fights along the road.
| An eye doctor was in our midst a
few days since, and sold the Blind
| Man nice pair of tin specks.
| The house-fy is escaping editorial
condemnation. This seems to be a
closed season for the annual uprising
against them. There is bigger game
! in the underground on the horizon.
| Miss Gondola Henstep has bought a
cage from the Tin Peddler in which to
confine her pet iay-bird. Cricket Hicks
says it is the first time he has ever
had the pleasure Of seeing jay-bird
in, rat trap.
Poke Eazley spent most of Tuesday
on Gander creek. But upon his return
he reported bad luck during the day,
the water having risen several inches
and f1oated off his jug.
Luke Mathewsla says his rooster,
that has for so long been Growing in
front Of the door as warning when
company was coming, is growing old
and corthless and unreliable now, and
only this week let a whole wagon load
OF company come in before they could
hlde the two pounds of butter.
;eAfter school is out the Wild Onion
teacher does not yet know exactly
what he will engage in, but he NAV
darken the building and start a night
school. s"'
A lot Of fellows act more unmarried
away from home than they do mar.
ried at home.
The Tickville railroad comnanv boe
put out notices for the benefit Of its
patrons and everybody that accident.
ally falls off the cars while the train i
on the co16pany's right of wav doa DC
so at their own risk.
me contract has been let for the
TIectlon OF new style block at the
Luke Mathewsla, the Oldest man in
ihogWallow, says the best attendance
ne mas ever seen at prayer meeting
was on Wednesday night after The
stars tell on Wednesday morning. No
sember ID, 1888. He says the attend
anee &c: was very large that night.
onm Plckens has been going THROUGH
new fashion catalogue this week
Plck1ng himself out a right nice look
Slim Pickens is firing the engine q,
tne saw-mill on Gander Creek. Slim
says the saw-mill is not making ver1
mucn money now as it takes about al
me wood they can saw to keep the en-
CINE running. 'A'' on
Sim Flinders went to hear the Hoo
toru preacher last Sunday. Sim is 3
strong Methodist, but Thought he
would 60 over and see if the Ran+;s+s
nad found any new arguments as ~
why their religion was the best. ~
Raz Barlow tried to Join the Hoo
Ford church Sunday, but was h1acE:
nailed by some of his enemies. It
tn1nks ne knows the ones who did #
rietcher Henstep has a mule named
sight. LIS oao eye
haz Barlow notices that there are
always two occasions when a fellow
uses his eyebrows to look thronrh .
one is while he is listening to some'
BODY pray in church, and the other Il
when he is having his neck shaved.
Cricket Hicks, during some, of h;s
leisure moments Sunday. went ovo,
/ AAAS1 oAu 10 very well pleased
with it. he hasn't accomplished verv
much but stands fairly well in thi,
community.
Slim Pickens was in Tickville Mon
DAY and enjoyed some music rendered
Dy blind man. Slim did not have to
pay as everybody thought maybe he
mad dropped something in the cup be.
fore they came up. -..
Cricket Hicks now wears his low
collar to church so that he can look
around without making a noise when.
ever anybody comes in.
The livery stable man at Tickville
says automobiles are greater curses
than chewing or smoking either one.
Thinking by retail and talking BY
Wholesale throws many minds into
bankruptcy. -
Several close friends attended the
singing Of Miss Hostetter Hooks at
the the entertainment near Bounding Bill
lows. They gave loud applause every
time she sang. even if they have heard